USC Drive Is Extended To June 22 Victory Meeting
Officials of the USC Relief drive announced the victory meeting scheduled for this evening will be postponed to Monday June 22 to allow the county organization to finish its work. Campaign Chairman R Paul Smith and Senator E Stuart Bushong stressed the county’s slower start due to tire and gasoline shortages and urged complete county participation for a successful conclusion. The city campaign nears completion with industrial canvasses finished, and final county results will determine the overall outcome.
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U.S.C Navy
Washington County
R. Paul Smith
E. Stuart Busheng
Smith
Senator Bushong
News of the Universe: wartime innovations and policy shifts
The item surveys wartime tech and policy changes including turning nut shells into plastics, ultra-fast X-ray tubes, dehydrating meat to free shipping space, milkweed fibers for life preservers, and sugar rationing debates. It notes industrial alcohol demand, whisky production shifts, and projected war costs with tax tweaks and government funding requests.
Astronomical figures describe large war chest totals
The speaker notes that 200 billion dollars is a meaningless figure to many, uses the term astronomical to convey scale, and mentions the dollar bill length at 644 inches as a vivid detail to illustrate large numbers while discussing the current fiscal year and upcoming period.
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Roosevelt
Congress
The
Wall Street Journal
War debt and money supply linked to space distance figures
A long discussion in New Orleans by Herbert J. Vogelsang on postwar planning argues the United States could absorb a 200 billion dollar debt given a 100 billion dollar national income and full employment. The piece compares money in bills to a moon and sun distances, notes a Sun Baltimore letter estimating WWII costs near one trillion, and mentions the world potato crop averaging 9 billion bushels.
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Earth
American Institute of Banking
New Orleans
Herbert J. Vogelsang
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Vogelsang
Baltimore Sun
Axis
Allies
Honorary Degree Reduction Urged by Oregon Educator
Oregon educator Dean Stephen Epler reports a survey of 241 college and university leaders finds abuses in honorary degrees. Most favor fewer awards and some support abolition. motives include financial gain and publicity. Since 1870 over 50,000 people have received nearly 200 degree varieties led by Hoover with 52. Roosevelt had 26 through 1941.
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Washington
Oregon
Stephen Epler
Southern Oregon College of Education
American Council On Public Affairs
Epler
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Dean Epler
Educator notes wealthier groups influence on awards
An educator remarks that wealthier individuals tend to dominate recognition, suggesting financial advantage may partly explain why he receives fewer awards. The comment points to disparities in access to opportunities and visibility within prestigious circles.
Few Married Men Face Early Draft
Washington reports that members of the Senate Military Committee say family men with dependents are unlikely to be drafted this year. Senators Lee Austin and Thomas discussed a measure to grant allowances to wives and children and noted single men should meet manpower needs through 1942 and into 1943.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Lee
Okla
Selective Service
Army
Austin
R-Vi
Thomas
Utah
Missing son of West Coast police chief found alive
Chief William H. Peters of the West Coast police reported his son, Private First Class Lordton Peters, previously listed as missing in action in the Philippines, has a correction indicating he left the Philippines shortly before the outbreak.
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William H. Peters
War Department
Lordton Peters
Philippines
Peters
War in the Pacific Dispatches Highlight West Coast Stationing
wartime reports note U.S. forces in the Pacific theater and deployments on the West Coast as part of strategic defense and training. The fragment mentions stationed units and raised vigilance in coastal regions during the ongoing conflict.
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