Fear Passage In House War I Pension Bill Near Top
Backers push an $11 billion World War I veterans pension bill toward a House vote after a petition with about 192 signatures seeks discharge from the Veterans Affairs Committee. The bill would remove age and disability tests and liberalize needs criteria, offering $102.37 monthly for eligible veterans. Attendees at a Crosby family reunion in Seminary, Mississippi included Mrs. J. Warner Lewis of Delhi and Mrs. Joe Newman of Monroe from the Northeast Louisiana area.
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Duck Breeding Population Shows Definite Decrease
The Interior Department reports a precarious outlook for wild duck production this year. Air surveys show a 37 percent drop in breeding in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba from last year, with mallards down 12 percent and pintails 28 percent. Dakotas and Minnesota habitat improves but will not offset Canadian prairie losses amid multi year drought.
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Beale Plans July Birthday Marathon in Pangbourne
Gilbert Beale of Pangbourne England wonders which date to celebrate his birthday next month figuring he is about 95. He decides to celebrate every day in July to be sure not to miss it.
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TV Guide Award Show Names Glenn Kennedy News Leader
Telecast on NBC bestows TV Guide awards to Glenn and Kennedy in a clash with Emmy results. Bonanza tops Casey in favorites while Vincent Edwards is singled out as top male performer. Carney impersonates Paar amusements, Holliday delivers laughs, and Burnett is cited as favorite female performer.
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Belt Tightening Averts Canadian Dollar Crisis
OTTAWA AP Canada began a belt tightening austerity regime of tariff increases and government cost cuts ordered by Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker to bolster the dollar. He urged national unity and said measures would be temporary as Canada sought more than 1 billion dollars in short term aid, mainly from the United States, to shore up foreign exchange reserves while the Bank of Canada raised the rate to 6 percent to keep capital in the country.
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Child Strangles On Flowers
A 10 month old girl Donna Marie Giovingo died in New Orleans after apparently swallowing two artificial flowers from a vase. Coroner ruled asphyxia due to obstruction of the windpipe. The mother briefly left the room. a relative said the child removed a flower and later gasped for breath.
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