82nd Congress Ends Quarrelsome Session
The 82nd Congress adjourned sine die after a quarrel with President Truman. It increased veterans benefits and social security, boosted federal pay and pensions, extended draft and foreign aid, but blocked civil rights and health care legislation. A coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats limited administration aims while investigations ranged from Hollywood communism to air pollution.
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Capital's Leap Year Bail Reveals Washington Bachelors
The Capital's Leap Year Bail highlights well-known Washington bachelors who remain eligible for marriage, noting many have dodged Cupid yet stay unmarried despite a few recent high-profile couples like Vice President Alben W. Barkley.
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French Striking Red Supply Line In Indochina War
In Indochina, French union air force with American planes conducts the war’s largest push against Vietminh supply routes. Aircraft bomb routes to China, notably Colonial Route No 3 from Hanoi toward the border, while Vietminh rely on camouflaged trucks and coolies for repairs and transport. French pilots report no Vietminh air opposition and seek more American aircraft to intensify strikes against crucial supply lines.
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U S Experts Fight Reds In Home Area Of India
American experts in India under the Indo U S technical cooperation plan assist rural development and oppose Communist influence in targeted villages. Horace Holmes notes villagers respond to concrete results, while communist leaders flag the program as aiding landlords and countering propaganda. The $50 million effort funds farming improvements, seeds, green manure, pest control, and better cultivation to raise yields. Holmes, an old China hand, cites UNRRA experience in Kiangsu and foresees joint efforts with reform-minded locals without a Red Army backdrop.
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Ship Salvage Planned From Singapore Harbor Debris
Two ocean miners and a coal link salvage near Singapore harbor aim to recover the Empress of Asia the Sirdhana and the hulk Oscar I. The Empress of Asia was bombed and sunk during WWII with armor aboard while the Sirdhana struck a mine in 1939 and the hulk was scuttled to prevent capture. Chloroform was first developed. mm 1831.
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Marland Rejects Debate on Issues
West Virginia Governor candidate William C. Marland refused to debate Republican challenger Rush D. Holt. Marland denounced Holt’s debate challenge as abuse and unsubstantiated accusations about state government. Holt had issued a formal challenge to debate campaign issues across multiple cities in the state.
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Marland
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Weston
Banks raise current account charges in Australia
Australian banks announce a doubled charge for keeping current accounts now set at $1.10 per half year. They will continue to waive charges for drawing checks. The move impacts account holders as banks adjust service costs amid changes in consumer banking policy.
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Dxyyney
Australia
Debating West Virginia Campaign Platforms Proposal
A fragment notes an exchange on debating statesmanlike proposals for West Virginia welfare. Another speaker agrees to debate campaign issues aligned with West Virginia platforms, signaling an exchange on policy discussion and civic engagement.
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West Virginia
German Women Gain In Revolutionary Step
BRACK CURRY reports from Bonn on West Germany preparing a draft law to give women equal say in family matters. The bill would end the husband’s sole decision power in marriage, allow wives to own pre marital property, require both spouses to work for living costs, and remove doweries for young brides. Approval in Parliament is expected.
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Brack Curry
Bonn
Germany
Denmark Rejects American Protest Over Danish Tanker Sale
Denmark on Monday rejected a U S protest against delivering the Danish built tanker Apsheron to the Soviet Union. Foreign Minister Ole Bjoern Kraft said no legal basis exists to halt delivery. The tanker may sail today with a Soviet crew aboard and leaders backed the government’s stance.
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