President Truman backs bill for unemployment pay expansion
President Truman told Democratic lawmakers that he supports widening unemployment compensation. White House secretary Charles Ross said the president stood firm on his position after the Ways and Means Committee rejected the administration plan. The meeting followed a House vote against the proposal, with several Democrats and Republicans present as the president asserted his stance and awaited committee and congressional moves.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Charles. Ross
House
Robert L. Deoughton
North Carolina
Atory
Rossaki
Congress
Bess
Wilbur BD
Ara
Miron EL West
Teng Sidmey
Caxep
Senate
Army Air Transport Command Seeks Help On World Flight
The U S Army Air Transport Command pressed AP for help as public demand for the 61-4 day world flight surged. Only military or diplomatic travelers qualify. civilians must be traveling in the national interest and stamps for fares are limited. Collectors seek souvenirs and publicity, while time constraints prevent full civilian service.
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Washington
U.S. Army Air Transport Command
Associated Press
George Mason
St. Paul
Indianapolis
New York City
Postofice Department
Stow Avenue Man Guards Wainwright at Yamashita Surrender
Pte. Eamund Dalton of 232 Stow Avenue served with an M P battalion in Manila and was chosen as an honor guard for Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright at the surrender of Japanese General Yamashita in Baguio. He wore a Bronze Star ribbon from the New Guinea campaign after eighteen months overseas and met Fat Cioffi from Troy at the meeting.
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Eamund Dalton
Stow Avenue
M. P
Manila
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Yamashita
Baguia
Philippines
New Guinea
Fat Cioffi
Troy
Dog Saves Children In Medford Rattlesnake Scare
In Medford Oregon the Fairchilds watch as their dog T Bone alerts by barking and dragging two granddaughters aged 3 and 7 away from a rattlesnake coiled near their play area. The dog’s quick intervention prevented a potential bite and danger to the children.
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Medford
Ore
Ins
T-Bone
Glen Fairchild
Fairchild
Kings Point Academy Poised to Gain Prestige and Growth
Kings Point Academy faces a push to rise beside West Point and Annapolis, with a $3 million campus on sixty acres by Long Island Sound. Cadets endure six months at sea, then two years at Kings Point, preparing as future naval and merchant marine officers.
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Kiggs Point
United Justed Menchant Marine Academy
West Point
Annapois
Kings Point
Sators
Alma Siater
Lang Istana
Academy
Christian
Misa
Gan Marco
Calif
Cadera
Seven Seas
Fromm
New York
Long Island Sound
Jan Walter P. Chrysler
Chrysler
West Pointer
Annapolis
Harvard
Dartmouth
Kings Point Academy
Commodore Giles C. Tedran
USICR
America
Navy
Merchant Marine
State Receives Bid on Selkirk Highway Work
A low bid of 472 081 75 for reconstructing six miles of State Highway 1 from Glenmount to Selkirk Albany County was received by the State Department of Public Works. A 2 Saven Construction Co was low bidder for the contract which includes one bridge. The contract was one of seven bids opened Wednesday. Total estimated cost of all projects was 3 000 900. All projects are in line with the state's postwar highway renewal plans.
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Glenmount
Selkirk
Albany County
State Department of Public ‘Works
A 2 Saven Construction ‘Co
Community Notes From Stephentown Area War Efforts
Local notices report service members arriving and furloughs, visits between families in Albany Laconia Holyoke and Washington with names Warren Hempstead Carl Johnson Lloyd Vincent Henry Allen and Frank Cherth. Community events include a card party for War Service Fund and Stephentown Baptist Association meeting at Petersburg Church with sessions and meals.
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Ac EH Sawyer
Boston
Henry Allen
United States
Tome
Kathy Waters
Albany
L. B. Waters
Warren Hempstead
Camp Dix
Eugene Vena
William Trexler
Pottage
Joseph Clancy
Frank Wilcox
Archie Weaver
Laconia
N.hs
Carl Johnson
Alabama
Layton Reynolds
Mike Cecilia Barnes
Washington, D. C
Lilian Bombard
Holyoke
Mass
Lloyd Vincent
Babcock
Frank Cherth
War Steporiel Fund
Masonic Bait
Unclear OCR fragment hints at government ties and resignations
Fragmentary text mentions board member Crowley, federal deposit insurance, and a White House statement. Details are garbled with no clear event, date, or location to confirm a concrete news item.
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Eign ‘Heonomie Admins
Ife
BEA
Tin Ag
Crowley
Sietealyne- Federgl Deposit Insurance Corp
House
Crowley Larcestance
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Broadway
M. T. Grant CO
By Mossler
PN Rive Mosler
McEasbatiel
Wainwright
Third ST
Fetta
Petersburg
Leo F. Crowley
Weinberg’s
Inborg
Third Street
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