Democratic Leaders Fear Surplus Property Scandals
A Washington report says Democrats fear uncovering War Assets Administration missteps in surplus property disposal. It notes concerns over Geneva plant assets, aluminum distribution, and proposed WAA reforms led by Small Business Committee investigations and calls for civilian leadership and agency overhauls.
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Colorado
Small Business Committee
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Stuart Symington
Egypt
WAA
Seniority Rules Shape Senate Reorganization Act Debate
The piece explains how Senator La Follette’s reorganization act aimed to modernize Congress but failed to abolish seniority. It notes seniority still makes chairmen of long-serving majority members, concentrating power in the South and leaving liberal Democrats precarious. Northern Democrats face reduced chairmanships as staff sizes grow and committees gain influence.
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Strike Front Spreads As Meat Shortage Deepens
Housewives scour neighborhoods for scarce meat and plan more meatless meals while men confront the difficult task of keeping supplies flowing. OPA suspensions and reluctance of feeders to fatten cattle complicate policy makers' aims as late fall grass runs offer partial relief and high cattle prices threaten feeder profits. Pack workers fall idle as the strike wave broadens across North America, prompting calls to restore free markets and raise parity in prices amid shortages.
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OPA
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Truman
Worry No Longer: Vets Let Government Insurance Lapse
Washington reports World War II veterans let about 90 billion dollars of government life insurance lapse due to non payment. Over 10 million policies lapsed, while 2.7 million former service members kept policies. Reinstate by paying two monthly premiums. no physical exam needed before Feb 1, 1947. convert options and popular 2 percent plan noted.
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Washington
Armed ‘Forces
Veterans’ Administration
Isle Royale Becomes Nation's Newest National Park
The article chronicles Isle Royale in Lake Superior as the nation’s newest national park. It notes its isolation, early exploration by French traders and Native Americans, and the 1933 establishment process following Roosevelt era funding. It highlights the rugged winter conditions, diverse wildlife, and the island’s transformation from logging threat to protected reserve.
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Congress
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Department of Interior
Injured Veteran Plans to Try Out for School Glee Club
Richard J. Werner of Jamestown, wounded in Germany March 25, 1946, with a throat wound and severed vocal cords, was told he might never talk. After months in Army hospitals and a silver breathing tube, a doctor sutured his cords and Werner surprised staff by croaking that he could speak.
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Jamestown
Richard J. Werner
Germany
Werner
England
Fort Deyans
Mass
Even Beavers Occasionally Are too Eager
In Greeley Colorado county road workers repair a flooded section and find beavers have dammed an irrigation ditch. The workers remove the dam by day and the beavers rebuild it at night in an ongoing battle. Sheriff Anderson declines legal action and alerts Game Warden Adkins to trap the beavers.
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Gus Anderson
W. C. Adkins
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