Byrd calls for tax rise to fund defense not adjournment
Senator Byrd argues Congress must stay in session to meet colossal defense costs and fiscal crisis, urging a $1.5 billion tax increase and at least $500 million in non defense cuts while avoiding adjournment before the 1940 Republican convention.
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Panhandlers jailed after blunt street pleas in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on a June 8 doubleheader, two plain clothes patrolmen arrested a panhandler for city ordinance violations after he asked for a dime. Waiting for the patrol wagon, a second man asked for a nickel, and both received 10 days in jail.
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Suspicion Over Fifth Column Talk In Columbus Barber Shop
Justice agents report a man surrendered after making indiscreet remarks in a barber shop and fearing misinterpretation. The note refers to wartime paranoia in Columbus Ohio and mentions a large catch in 1938, a 1291 pound man-eating shark taken at Port Lincoln Australia.
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Ulcer Causes Traced by Mastoscope Discovery
Dr. A L Levin of Louisiana State University School of Medicine reports ulcers arise from underfeeding and respond to good food vitamins and especially vitamin C. using the mastoscope he demonstrated color motion pictures of ulcers and noted rapid healing after a week of proper nutrition. He also announced the gastroscope confirmed cases of stomach syphilis, sharing details at the National a...
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