GI bill lessons stir new plan for veterans education
A committee report finds about 3 percent of the 11 billion spent on the GI bill wasted on overpayments and phony courses while 8 million veterans used the program. Lawmakers, led by Rep Ohn E Teague, plan hearings on a new bill to curb fraud and reduce red tape, arguing education aid proved vital to postwar recovery and should continue. The piece notes benefits include thousands of engineers teachers and skilled workers, and highlights continuing federal aid to colleges as a core policy.
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Ohn E. Teague
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New York Times
Short Name, Big Laugh in Desert Rat Courtroom
Editor Arry Oliver recalls a legal spoof where an Indian asked to shorten his name from Chief Train-whistle to Toots in a white man’s court. The quip reflects a playful take on courtroom procedure and cultural naming.
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Water supply in Elyria area sparks county action
Voice from readers urges Lorain County to create an independent water system to serve outside Elyria. The letter criticizes city supply limits, advocates a county plan, and calls on commissioners to act now to prevent ongoing shortages and empty buckets near LaGrange Road, Elyria.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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Ohio
Ridgeville
Lake Erie
Lorain County
Ely
Horoscope for Wednesday August 1 and hospital incident at Greensboro
Born today you are clever and original yet impulsive and quick to land on your feet. Women are adept diplomats who risk little and hope for the best and you may struggle to settle on one lifelong partner. POSSUM BRUSHED OFF GREENSBORO reports a hospital refused admission to an expectant mother wandering in the parking lot despite an obstetrician’s request.
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Propaganda Is A Potent Weapon Of Reds
A Cold War era analysis explains how Soviet propaganda fuels internal fear and shifts global opinion. It details Moscow’s messages to Russians, Europeans, Asians, and Latin Americans alleging Western plots while praising state control. It notes censorship, centralized radio, and education rewrites to tout Communist leadership and global aims.
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Marshal Tito
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U.S
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Mussolini
Franco
Soviet Union
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Communist Party
Ussr
America
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Europe
Asia
North Korea
South Korea
Ohio Tax Chief Warns of Gifts in Auto Sales Scam
Ohio tax commissioner John W. Peck says generous citizens have cheated the state of thousands by listing casual auto sales as gifts since the May 21 effective date. He cites 3,562 gifts, 614 inheritances, and 1,753 pre law transactions, with many gifts under investigation and a highlighted case of George Kel.
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Peck
George Kel
Pearson Column Not Received For Publication Today
The Washington Merry Go Round column by Drew Pearson did not appear in the Chronicle Telegram today. The column will be published tomorrow.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
Chronicle Telegram
Man Convicted of Perjury Over False Auto Purchase Price
Keller of Cincinnati stated he bought a late model auto for 100 dollars to dodge 48 dollars in sales tax. He was convicted of perjury, fined 500 dollars plus costs, with 200 dollars of the fine suspended by the judge. In Chicago, Orville Russell’s wife Ann learned his trade and now works beside him in a shop.
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Chicago
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