Congress Expected to Adjourn After Farm Bill Action
Congressman Paul C. Jones reports House passage of H.R. 6000 amending the Social Security Act with payroll tax increases toward 3 percent by 1970. Senate debates a farm bill with rigid parity support, REA loan expansion, flood control authorizations, and cotton acreage adjustments for Missouri. A White House breakfast with Missouri lawmakers, the President, and leaders hints at adjournment around October 15.
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House
Senate
Congress
Barkley
Agricultural Committee
REA
Public Works Committee
Missouri
City of
Cape Girardeau
St. Francis River
Arkansas
Truman
Moulder
3D District
Boone
Cooper County
Dewey Short
Sam Rayburn
John McCormack
Capitol
Caruthersville
McCormack
Frisco Railroad names new top officers and safety head
Frisco President Clark Hungerford announced a slate of new officials. Dr. W W Hollo will succeed Dr. E M Fessenden as chief surgeon and head of the Frisco Employes Hospital in St Louis. James L Homire of New York named general attorney. R L Elmofison of Springfield Mo named safety supervisor, replacing K E Beshears who becomes terminal trainmaster at Birmingham. Appointments take effect Oct 1. Also notes Missouri counties cash basis usage in 1947 and borrowing in 1948.
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St. Louis
E. M. Fessenden
Frisco Railway
Springfield
Frisco
Clark Hungerford
Fessenden
W. W. Hollo
Hungerford
Frisco Employes Hospital
Beshears
Birmingham
Ala
Crossing Rivers Is The Toughest Pipeline Job
Water is a great enemy of natural gas pipelines and of pipeliners too. Engineers on Texas Eastern's system wrestle with crossing five rivers using large-diameter steel pipe. They lay long sections on barges, dredge the riverbed, and attach river-weights to prevent buoyancy. Bad weather threatens weeks of prep as winches lift and welds join segments across the river.
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Texas Eastern
Government Holds 848 567 Typewriters For Federal Staff
The federal government owns 848 567 typewriters and about 235 000 workers use them full or part time. This yields roughly 3.6 typewriters per user across the federal payroll.
Truman Urges United Nations Day Support Worldwide
President Truman urges all-out observance of United Nations Day to mark the UN’s fourth birthday. The National Citizens Committee for United Nations Day reports plans for October 24 observances with church sermons, exhibits, school programs, and civic activities across cities including Brattleboro, Waynesboro, Buffalo, Nutley, Racine, Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Vermillion, Oak Ridge, and Moorehead.
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Truman
United Nations
National
Citizens Committee
Washington
White House Rose Garden
United Nations Day Citizens Committee
Brattleboro
Public Library
Lions Club
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
American Legion
Lake Success
Waynesboro
Rotary Club
Buffalo New York
Council of World Affairs
Nutley
N. J
Racine
Wis
Tulsa
S. D
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Moorehead
Minn
Final step in Texas Easterns Big Inch Line work crosses rivers
Texas Eastern advances its cross river crossing in three states as final stage of this years pipeline project. Veteran contractors handle the task to boost natural gas capacity of the Big Inch and Little Big Inch lines and to expand service to the nation while contributing to local taxes payroll and purchases.
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Texas Eastern
Little Big Inch
Sadway
Milam Street
Shreveport
Louisiana
Giig
Itp Eran
Yasamod
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Paul C. Jones
Tenth Congressional District
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Crop Reporting Board
10Th Congressional District
10Th District
Carter County
Howell
Oregon
Ozark
New Madrid
Pemiscot
Dunklin
Stoddard
Mississippi
Scott and
Butler
Frisco Railroad
Jackson
Buchanan
Greene
Jasper
U.S. and
Can. Pat
Rewalater
Ohta Eso
Acheson
Benjamin V. Cohen
United Nations Security Council
Cohen
Hg & Hq Co
140Th Inf
Sikeston Armory
Nona
Texas
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