Four Pension Programs Revised in New Social Security Law
Washington AP report outlines changes to Old-age and survivors insurance, Public Assistance, dependent children, and unemployment insurance under a sweeping social security reform. It details new eligibility, benefit amounts, and funding shares for aged, disabled, blind, and dependent children, plus Knowland amendment implications and veterans credit rules.
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Congress
Mississippi
California
Washington
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Nevada
U S Reds Present Real Threat Hoover Says
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns that Communist influence reaches a third of the world population and that the underground in the United States has intensified He cites aims such as atomic research data radar maps and military resources and notes 54174 members in the US party with no new cards since 1949 The piece highlights labor union infiltration and the trial of 11 Communists in New York.
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Malcolm Johnson
International
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
MR. Hoover
Communist Party
Hoover
New York
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S. and Russia Battle for Critical Foreign Materials
A broad under cover war for vital war materials sees the United States and Soviet Union racing to corner rubber, wool, and strategic metals in Britain and India. Washington plans 500,000 tons of manganese ore from India as it seeks to avert shortages impacting uniforms and munitions.
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Alliance
Washington
Russia
United States
U.S
Malaya
Commerce Department
Great Britain
Uncle Sam
U.S.S.R
India
Senate
Scott Lucas
Korea
Congressional
U. S
Congress
France Boosts War Trainin g 18 Months
Premier Rene Pleven announced France will extend military service from one year to 18 months to meet Western Europe defense obligations. He outlined a plan to maintain 20 divisions and corresponding air power while seeking U S aid, and said production is at its peak with no intent to return to rationing.
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Strasbourg
France
Rene Pleven
Europe
Pleven
Germany
United States
Washington
Jules Moch
Japan peace treaty talks gain pace five years after surrender
Five years after Japan's surrender a possible peace treaty advances with preliminary work done for a New York meeting of the western Big Three. The United States aims to press for prompt action while weighing participation of Soviet Russia and Nationalist China.
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Ashington
Japan
United States
New York
Acheson
Russia
China
Douglas MacArthur
Pentagon
U. S
Moscow
Peiping
Welfare Department workers to receive $8 monthly raise
About 4,000 institutional employees in the State Welfare Department get $8 a month raises as approved by the State Civil Service Commission under the job reclassification act. Effective as of yesterday, the minimum monthly salaries rise from $160 to $168 for nursing assistants and from $184 to $192 for attendant and guardian attendant grades.
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Columbus
State Welfare Department
State Civil Service Commission
Carl W. Smith
Benton Seeks Propaganda War Aid and Exchange Funds
Senator Benton urges larger U S spending to win the propaganda war with Russia via student exchanges and libraries abroad. He cites Truman’s request for 89 million and Voice of America, noting House cuts to 77 million, and argues U S safety hinges on bolder, broader cultural diplomacy amid the Korean crisis.
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Washington
Benton
Connecticut
McKellar
Senate Appropriations Committee
Truman
Voice of America
House
United States
State Department
Crow Insults Back Talk Crow Denied by Law
In ASHINGTON Sept 2 AP a man in Municipal Court complained a neighbor's crow insults him from the yard. Judge Lowther found birds may be regulated only if they disturb the neighborhood. He advised replying back as a legal option rather than silencing the crow.
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Ashington
Joseph Lowther
Auto Pioneer's Widow Dies One Week After Him
Mrs. R. E. Olds, 84, widow of automotive pioneer R. E. Olds, died in Lansing on September 2 from complications after a fall broke her left hip. She married Olds in 1888 and led church, social, and educational efforts, notably aiding the Burmese Bible translation.
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Lansing
Micn
R. E. Olds
Automotive Pioneer
Olds
Baptist Church
Belgium Plans Two Year Military Service Extension
Belgium's Defense Ministry announced a policy to extend military service from one to two years. Parliament will ratify the measure next month with a Social Christian majority predicted to pass. Conscript age shifts to 19, October releases gain four extra months of training, and 1,929 volunteers are eligible for Korea service while 394 are declined for age, alien status, or imprisonment.
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Brussels
Belgium
Defense Ministry
Korea
Dog Owner Frees Dog By Tearing Wall Of Store
Union City dispatch reports delicatessen owner Paul Reiner freed his mongrel Brownie after a wall squeeze. He spent an hour trying to loosen the dog before calling the fire department and having the brick wall removed to rescue the pet.
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Union City
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Delicatessen
Paul Reiner
Brownie
Reiner
Treasury, State Officials Attend Parleys in Paris
Secretary of Treasury Snyder and Undersecretary of State Webb left for Paris to attend the fifth annual meeting of the boards of governors of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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Paris
Washington
INS
Snyder
Webb
International Monetary Fund
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
No-records of boa swallowing a grown man found
The article notes that while boa constrictor skin can stretch greatly there are no authenticated cases of a grown person being swallowed. It emphasizes the lack of verified evidence for such an event.
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