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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1950
Page
5
President Truman and Congress push speed to establish family support allowances for servicemen with differing ideas on payments and government contributions. Administration and Senate plans propose various monthly amounts, with a likely compromise near $65 to $75 and extended living allowances for enlisted ranks.
The article outlines how a private with two children could send home 70 percent of a total $105 to a family, a sergeant with dependents could net $151.25 or $217 with two children, and Senator Chapman pushed Senate committee action to order family allotments for all grades after noting some servicemen refused to send allotments home under the World War II Family Allowance Act.
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