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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1945

Page

10

Frigate Fires First Shots in Liberation of Philippines

Coast Guardsman Robert J. Vranesic served aboard a coast guard manned frigate that opened fire on Homonhon and Dinegat islands near Leyte gulf, two days before MacArthur's Leyte landings. The ship faced a typhoon as it moved to target enemy positions before the invasion.

Coast Leyte Gulf Homonhon Dinegat Islands Dinegat Coast Guard Leyte

Job insurance pay tied to 1943 earnings persists

Acting Director of Labor Robert L. Gordon reminded Millinois workers that unemployment compensation benefits will continue to be paid on the basis of 1943 earnings until April 1 1845. Under Illinois law, no benefits can be paid on the basis of 1944 wages until April 1.

Robert L. Gordon Millinois Illinois

New Benefit Year Beginnings For Job Insurance

The text explains that the new benefit year starts April 1 1945 and a worker’s eligibility for job insurance benefits through 1943 earnings lasts until then. A person who has already received the full benefits due from 1943 earnings cannot again qualify until April 1 1945, when unemployed and eligible he may file for job insurance based on 1944 wages.

Penicillin produced by mold needs laboratory conditions

Penicillin comes from a mold named penicillium potatum found on agricultural diet. The mold resembles common bread cheese molds and grows easily but yields penicillin only under ideal controlled conditions with proper nutrition. Production is a laboratory job for trained scientists.

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