Hoover Commission urges crackdown on government waste
The Hoover Commission urges Congress and the President to curb mismanagement of federal real estate and properties. It cites 472 million acres of land and vast building space, recommends stronger GSA authority, better property coordination, and a study on rural lands followed by uniform agency policies. It also calls for disposal of about 100 idle industrial plants and policies for wartime mobilization.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Eut
Herbert Hoover
Eisenhower
General Services Administration
Bureau of the Budget
Interior Department
Bureau of Land Management
Agriculture Department
Forest Service
Commission
John R. Lotz
New York
Office of Defense Mobilization
Dishwasher Questioned In Widow’s Torture Killing
Fort Lauderdale police questioned a 38 year old dishwasher about the torture killing of 81 year old widow Janet M Barley. He is not charged with a crime. The intruder stabbed her at least ten times Thursday night and ransacked the house. The attacker, described as slender with gray sprinkled hair, avoided fatal wounds. The lung was penetrated by a thrust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lauderdale
Robert W. Johnston
Johnston
Kentucky
Janet M. Barley
Women Pilots Face Weather in Key West Flight to Havana
Women pilots racing from Washington to Havana paused at Key West as weather over the Florida Straits delayed final leg. Thirty three starters, including great grandmother Zaddie Bunker and 18 year old Joan Merriam, faced scattered landings from Charleston to Miami with 17 planes here by night. Bernice Trimble and co pilot Joan Rhubee led the field in preliminary legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Washington
Havana
Florida
Charleston
D.C
Coast Guard
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Florida Straits
99Ers
Zaddie Bunker
Palm Springs
Calif
Joan Merriam
Miami
Titusville
Fort Lauderdale
Daytona Beach
Pompano Beach
Vero Beach
South
Bernice Trimble
Flint
Mich
Joan Rhubee
Cleveland
Nest of Grafters Found Senate Graft Probe Continues
Senate subcommittee led by Senator McClellan proceeds with procurement probe after four weeks of hearings into military contracting linked to Harry Ley a Chicago hat maker. Ley denies bribery though hearsay implicates gifts. rival Leon Levy claims $50 000 in gifts via a business associate. McClellan vows broader checks across military agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Harry Ley
Chicago
Ley
Air Force
Raymond Wool
Leon M. Levy
New York
Solicitor Recommends Partial Citrus Overtime Exemption
Federal labor solicitor recommends Florida citrus canning remain partially exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act while revoking the dehydration of citrus pulp and waste exemption. Findings say canning is seasonal and part of fresh produce, dehydration not seasonal. Final actions await reconsideration period. revocation would take effect after notice.
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Birmingham
Ala
Florida
Stuart Rothman
Florida Council of Citrus Workers
Homer E. Krog
Guaranteed Wage and Unemployment Insurance Compared
The article explains how guaranteed wages differ from unemployment insurance and outlines Ford and GM agreements. It details UI structure, state variations, and how combined pay compares to regular earnings, plus raises, pensions, and union shop changes under UAW contracts.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors
District of Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii
Nunn-Bush, Hormel
Procter and Gambler
UAW
Reuther
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