Old Age Pensions and Economic Security Debate
President Roosevelt outlines a threefold old age pension plan including contributory insurance for workers, universal annuities funded by government, and a voluntary group option. The proposal estimates $50 million first year rising to $125 million annually, with payroll tax starting at 1 percent and increasing to 5 percent by 1957.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Robert F. Wagner
New York
United States
Japan
Austria
Europe
Soviet Union
Sweden
American Association For Old Age Security, Inc
Abraham Epstein
William E. Borah
Idaho
Senate
Doctor Townsend
Palm Beach Panorama and Beach Culture Notes
The writer describes daily life at Palm Beach with a kaleidoscope of beachgoers, from cabana loungers to sunbathers in $40 hotels. Guards aim for a tan, comparisons to performers Jolson and Friml are made, and newcomers are marked as interlopers while locals seek social status through sun exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Apollos
al Jolson
Rudolf Friml
Jolson
Florence Mills
Palm Beach’s Broadway swash buckler Byron Chan dler
Among Palm Beach permanent residents, Byron Chandler known as the millionai re kid is noted for lavish spending along the street. He lives with a young attractive wife on a lakefront skirt and in a hacienda named The Plantation where leisure now centers on flower raising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Byron Chandler
Palm Beach Ambience Amidst Decay and Quiet Industry
The writer describes a breakfast amid poinsettia and grapefruit, notes Palm Beach’s empty mansions and sparse storefronts, then contrasts a persistent ant at the beach with a self deprecating, idle effort to finish a magazine piece. The tone mixes local decay with idle observation and personal distraction.
Umbrella mishap recalls childhood and Bahamas shout
A speaker recalls lifelong mishaps with blood blisters from opening and closing large beach umbrellas. The memory adds that a finger once got caught, comparing past incidents to a wide keyed moment and a Bahamas shout of goody goody.
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Goody
Bahamas
Florida's movie industry pitch eyed with free sites and tax bait
The author notes Florida promotes itself as a welcoming home for film production with no inheritance tax, free sites, and free studies, hoping to lure the industry from California. He observes the hype dwindling and cites shrinking broker networks while recounting a curious tale of a dog and a stray S P C A concern for animal mistreatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
California
Upton Sinclair
First Yachtsmen Race Rivalry Origins Highlighted
King Charles II of England and his royal brothers are noted as early figures in yacht racing with the first amateur helmsman status and a wagered royal yacht race.
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Charles
King Charles II of England
Royal
Does Lashing Do Good The Cosmic Rays And The Old Age Plan
A Brisbane feature ponders the effectiveness of corporal punishment after three Wilmington youths faced public lashings and ten year burglary sentences. It compares deterrence claims with Townsend plan costs and broad fiscal conservatism, questioning long term reform vs punishment.
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Wilmington
Del
London
Doctor Reveals Cosmic Ray Source and Gene Change Risk
A German scientist claims to have found the source of cosmic rays that constantly pass through the body driven by billions of volts. He warns the bombardment could occasionally disrupt atoms in the body, slowly altering heredity, a risk tied to selective mating and heredity.
Graves six thousand years old found by Hebrew University professor
Doctor Sukenik of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reports graves six thousand years old, predating Moses and Job, dug and filled before Jerusalem became the city of the Jews, in the site’s early inhabitants. The rest mentions a White House call to the Holland Society and Roosevelts, noting Dutch origins and Motley reference.
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Sukenik
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Moses
Job
Jerusalem
Old
White House
Holland Society
New York
Holland
Roosevelts
Theodore Roosevelt
Fichters
Names and headlines mix in a wartime era plunging into marriage ruse
A report outlines Tony Fon Lew known as the Chinese doll bride and her pretend father Gin Lem accused of arranging marriages for money. It also notes Kack Lew Gee paying 1800 dollars for a marriage that never happened and tensions between Los Angeles Chinese associations. The piece mentions Fon Lew fleeing to China to be tried for Mann Act violations and discusses Saar plebiscite results signaling German loyalty despite claims of political victory.
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Tony Fon Lew
Gin Lem
Kack Lew Gee
Los Angeles
Hop Sing Tong
Four Families Association
Jones
Robinson
Fon Lew
China
Saar
Hitler
Germany
France
League of Nations
Navy plane XP2H-1 flies nonstop to Canal Zone label XP2H-1
National defense officials celebrate a nonstop 25 hour flight from Norfolk to the Canal Zone by a U S Navy XP2H-1 aircraft. Amelia Earhart flies 2400 miles in 19 hours solo without sleep. A Russian aircraft completes 7500 miles nonstop.
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Canal Zone
Norfolk
Amelia Earhart
Uncle Sam
Russia
Beverly Hills Confidences From Notre Dame Dinner Notes
The speaker recalls trips with Jimmy Doolittle and attending Notre Dame’s football dinner, praising Elmer Layden and the school’s heritage. He comments on Washington events, Garner’s opinions, and the Cabinet Brain Trusts while noting the Supreme Court and politics of the era.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Jimmy Doolittle
South Bend Indiana
Notre
May
Rockne
Elmer Layden
California
Cleveland
Ohio
Father Ohara
Washington
Garner
Brain Trusters
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Kinder
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Ex Service Man and Veteran Distinctions
The term ex service man denotes one who has formerly served in the military, regardless of age or length of service. A veteran properly refers to someone who is long trained or aged in service, derived from Latin veteranus meaning old.
Longest Rail Bridge Built by British Firm
A British engineering firm completed the Lower Zambesi railway bridge the longest in the world to connect Beira and Lake Nyasa in East Africa. The structure spans 11 650 feet with six approach spans and 33 main spans on concrete piers. Hell Gate bridge in New York is longer overall but largely over land and river branches, while the Lower Zambesi remains waterborne in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Zambesi Bridge
Beira
Lake Nyasa
East Africa
Hell Gate Bridge
New York
Zambesi Bridge
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William C. Utley
French Sea
England
Belgium
British Empire
Chile
Portugal
Yugoslavia
America
Townsend
Francis Everett Townsend
Townsend Clubs
Raymond Moley
Western Newspaper Union
F. E. Townsend
Macent
Sluggard
Rascal
Brisbane
Jimmy
South Bend
Air Line
Dr. Caldwell
Coleman
Coleman Lamp & Stove Company
Wichita, Kane
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Comfort
Jehan
Lewmann
Sboldt
Rang
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