Rail Pensions Raised Twenty Percent in New Law
The railroad retirement board announced a 20 percent hike in pensions and annuities for 216,009 retired workers and widows. Average payments rise from 70 to 84 dollars monthly for annuities and from 59 to 71 for pensions, with a maximum of 144. The law also increases survivor payments to widows and guarantees retirement tax coverage plus interest, restoring beneficiary designation rights.
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F. W. McCoy
Railroad Retirement Board
Federal
McCoy
Leach
Federal Pay Bill On Truman's Desk
Legislation granting permanent pay raises awaits President Truman. The plan increases annual pay by 450 dollars for about 478,000 postal workers and 330 dollars for roughly 800,000 classified civil service employees, affecting 1.278 million federal workers.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Mistory Repeats As Girl Hit by Car in Pleasanton
Special to The Tight. Miss Anna Lois Woodlee McCoy suffered a broken pelvis, cuts, and bruises but is expected to recover after a moving car struck her in Pleasanton on Main Street. Her sister Gloria, connected to Joe, was previously killed in a similar crossing accident years ago.
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Pleasanton
Anna Lois Woodlee
McCoy
Miss Wood
First National Bank
Joe
Gloria
Main St
Pleasan- Pleasanton
Ston
Texas Guard Under Quota
AUSTIN June 29 Major General K L Berry said Secretary of the Army ordered Texas National Guard enlistments to continue until the maximum quota is reached. He noted Washington directed telegraphic reports to assess how many more recruits are needed and doubted the full strength of 13 095 ground forces and 1775 air force personnel would be met.
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Austin
K. L. Berry
Army
Royals
Texas National Guard
Berry
Washington
Canada Rail Strike Looms
Montreal dispatch reports Frank H. Hall chairman of a committee for 120000 Canadian rail workers vows a strike on July 15 if the wage dispute remains unsettled. The item notes a wage dispute prompting action and cites a large workers’ group.
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Montreal
Frank H. Hall
Oklahoma Hoods Eased by Clearing Skies
Northeastern Oklahoma saw flood conditions ease as clearing skies returned Tuesday. Weather observers reported new crests from Monday rains descending on all streams in the sector but posing no threat of serious flooding.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Business Failures Rise in Week Ended June 24
U S business failures increased in the week ended June 24. Dun and Bradstreet reported 111 failures, up from 100 the prior week, 6 a year ago, and 14 in the same period of 1946.
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York
Dun and Bradstreet
New Capital Move Urged to Boost China War Morale
Vice President Li Tsung Jen said north China military position is safe and advocated moving the national capital from Nanking to Peiping to lift army morale in the fight against Chinese Communists.
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Priping
Li Tsung-Jen
China
Nanking
ISAN ANTONIO LIGHT item from June 29, 1948
A fragment from the San Antonio light dated Tuesday June 29 1948 mentions ads and an instruction to use ad writer with a code. The text is fragmentary and reads as a publisher’s note or classified reference with vague directions.
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Maverick-Clarke
Lasco
White House
Laredo
Army Surplus CO
S. Laredo
Stock Yards
Philco
Zemo
Etuboora
New Hartford
N. Y
Astraddie
Mrs. Doe
Mistory
Texas Guard
Rusty Riley
Puck
Comic Weekly
Luke's Department
Broadway
Canada
Napazine
Austin Highway
Chevrolet Advance
Milam Chevrolet Co
Flores
Smith Motor Sales
Ormsby
Chevrolet
St. Mary's
U. S
FT. Worth
Trailways Bus Depot
N. Alamo Street
Southern Pacific Lines
Gillette
Bist
Pass
M V. E
Boerne
Lincoln Park
East Commerce Street
Hed Berry Lake
Eelling Berry
Coca-Cola Company
SAN Antonio Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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