Fate Of Cherokee Indians Is Sad Note In U S History
Cherokee leaders in Cherokee, North Carolina seek a Point Four program to gain capital for new industry and self sufficiency. They recount Trail of Tears, own 55000 acre reservation in the Smokies, 350 employed by Unto These Hills, and insist self support is possible with government aid.
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U.S
Cherokee, N. C
Uncle Sam
Walter Jackson
U. S
Virginia
Alabama
Jackson
Oklahoma
Great Smoky Mountains
Cherokee Historical Society
North Carolina
United States
Pacific
Korea
Olahoma
Cherokee Nation
Taking Stock of GI Bill Results in Kansas
Wichita officials and the American Legion report on the GI bill across 95 Kansas counties. The figures show 43,710 veterans homes bought with GI loans, 2,415 veterans business loans, 1,559 farm loans, 129,663 trained educationally, 62,689 attending colleges, 20,765 in on the job training, and 17,637 in farm on the job programs. The bill’s impact is praised as boosting welfare and home ownership, with nine million adjustment claims, only 16 percent exhausting benefits, and earnings power rising about 50 percent for trained veterans within six years. The act’s provisions mostly end July 25, with some reenlistments continuing under the 1945 act.
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E. J. Klag
Veterans Administration
Wichita
Kansas
American Legion
Numbers From the GI Bill’s Early Impact
The GI bill during its first decade gave to the nation 744000 scientists 700000 mechanics 750000 farmers 100000 lawyers 380000 construction workers 180000 electricians 238000 teachers 145000 engineers 430000 salesmen 280000 metal workers 450000 communications specialists 240000 accountants and 63000 doctors.
Winter Returns To Some Areas
The Associated Press reports a sharp cold snap across northern sections from the Midwest to New England with temperatures 25 degrees cooler than a day earlier. Readings hovered in the 30s and 40s, freezing along the northern border, while Gulf and South Atlantic states enjoyed mild, clear weather. Storms brought hail, wind, and rain to parts of Texas and Oklahoma, with 6 to 8 inches of hail reported near Adrian, Texas. U.S. Savings Bonds are safe.
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Midwest
New England
Canada
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes Region
Pellston
Grand Marais
Mich
Ike To Meet GOP Leaders In Waco After Baylor Honor
President Eisenhower will receive an honorary degree from Baylor University in Waco and then meet Texas Republican leaders. The White House suggested a possible political conference with Texas politicians, while H J Porter called it a brief social visit with friends at the airport.
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Tex
Eisenhower
Texas
Baylor University
White House
Murray Snyder
Snyder
H. J
Jack) Porter
Houston
Washington
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Schwimmer
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Gaste & Appee
RODEO
HAM
N. Main
Ottawa
Waymire
New California
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