House Bill Authorizes Sale of Federal Housing
Washington December 18 The House without a dissenting vote passes a bill ordering sale of government housing erected during the war to relieve congestion in industrial centers The measure abolishes the United States housing bureau and transfers the properties to the Treasury for sale to private buyers for cash or part payments
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Mondell Urges Rigidity in U S Budget Cuts
Wyoming Leader Mondell urged strict economy in federal spending for 1921 with only post office and pensions spared from deep reductions. He warned army and fortifications face the largest cuts while noting receipts total about 6.03 billion and expenditures exceed estimates by over 8.05 billion. He called for at least a one billion dollar reduction and no new pay or loan terms for military personnel or ex servicemen.
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Post Office and Pensions Departments
Mondecil
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House
Monde
Mondell
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Army
Navy
War aftermath drives a push for strict budget cuts
The speaker warns that the next fiscal year will bear the heavy burden of postwar costs. He notes financial problems rival those faced during the war, rejects tax increases and bond issues, and calls for economy to the limit.
Coal Commission To Be Named This Week
Presidentially appointed commission to investigate wages and prices in the bituminous coal industry will be named this week, Attorney General Palmer said. It will not begin work until after the Christmas holidays when official reports show miners have returned to work. Palmer will appear before the Senate committee investigating the Indianapolis agreement ending the strike.
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Presidential Commission
Palmer
Senate Committee
Indianapolis
Wheat acreage for Missouri cut in two
Jefferson City Missouri December 18 The wheat acreage in Missouri is 2 500 009 or 1 120 000 less than last year according to the report of the state board of agriculture Reasons assigned for this are the uncertainty of wheat prices and the long drought at the beginning of the planting season General crop conditions are good the report says and a record corn crop is predicted for next year.
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Missouri
State Board of Agriculture
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