Prisoners of War to Share in Virginia War Claims Kit
Roanoke announces that former prisoners of war and civilian internees from World War II may file for part of a multi million dollar war claims fund. About 130,900 former PW and 6,000 civilian internees nationwide may be eligible. filings open January 3, 1950. The War Claims Commission in Washington will adjudicate and pay claims under Public Law 896 of the 80th Congress. Former POWs may receive 1 dollar per day of imprisonment with inadequate rations. civilian internees may receive 60 dollars per month of internment under certain conditions.
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Roanoke
W. M. Tuck
Nelson F. Richards
The
Division of War Claims Office
Virginia
War Claims Com
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Conscientious objector may receive GI Bill benefits
The Veterans Administration says a conscientious objector who served in the armed forces, for example in a medical corps, and was discharged under honorable conditions, is eligible to receive benefits under the GI Bill of Rights.
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the Veterans Administra
Pension rise eyed as study begins on new $100 monthly plan
Senate finance panel orders an immediate feasibility study of $100 pensions at age 65, a move likely to extend hearings on the social security bill. If enacted, minimum pensions would rise to $25 a month and couples’ maximum to $126, with House passage already secured 333 to 14. The issue comes as unions push faster benefit expansion amid complex private plans.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
The Pension Question Clouds 1950s Economics
The article surveys pension costs across autos, aluminum, and steel and debates their inflationary potential versus wages. It notes pensions as non wage labor costs rising over two decades, with unions defending them as decent wages while economists warn of risks to small firms and solvency. Government rules for pension trusts are discussed as possible safeguards.
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Cou
Reward Offered for World War I Deserter Captures
A government reward for capturing a World War I deserter was fifty dollars, with exceptions where the Statute of Limitations applied. The law was rescinded in 1925 and no reward was paid for a deserter's body.
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J. McN. A
Japanese germ warfare unit linked to 1942 China typhoid case
A broadcast from Kremlin coverage of the 1945 Siberian war crimes trial reports that 12 Japanese army officers pleaded guilty to germ warfare. A medical assistant testified that Unit 731 used typhoid and paratyphoid bacteria to provoke epidemics in central China and that 3000 Chinese prisoners were infected.
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Puruichi
Kwantung Army
Unit 731
China
Central
Winchester Subscribers Call Office To Receive Missing Paper
Notice asks Winchester readers to contact the Star office before 7 p m if the copy was not delivered, with a Saturday deadline of 6 p m for late calls and resupply.
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Winchester
Star Office
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