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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, January 20, 1950

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fist Thi stars and Stopes Page h getting a lift in a Drift social Security chief urges coverage for All employed  �7. St to expansion plan for vote on Liv rights to senators. V7washington Jan. 10 caught in the snows he passed the Nulden Gate Bridge 15 Miles from san Francisco an inexpert Queed Motorist is helped by two ethers in getting the car rafting he Slid the Ley Rod. Acme about 7 million due to get 2d Nesli dividend in Washington Jan. In up president Truman has told a Rivil rights delegation be was assured by Senate democratic leaders that they would fight All summer if Nec j j Essary to get a vote on the admin stratum s civil rights . Truman made this statement to officials of the National Erner j gency civil right mobilization a group of More than 4.000 delegates meeting Here to put pressure on Congress for action on civil rights. Roy Wilkins chairman of the group gave the first version of or Truman s remarks to the Dele gation saying the chief executive wanted the people of the country to Tell members of Congress How hey Felt about the  White House later made Public a transcript of or. Truman s remarks. The president Aid he was doing everything possible to set Washington Jan. 19 the postman will ring twice for about half or the 16.000,000 veterans now being mailed National service life insurance  sources said die government win Send another dividends payment next year to world War ii veterans who have Nesli policies in Force at that time estimated to number More than 7,000,000. This was Learned veterans be receiving Cut of the $2,600,000, 000-dividend Melon which ripened since the Start of world War h. Thaw Figan Lic program was going belter than expected. Cooperative efforts by the veterans administration Treasury department and Post office put More than 300,000 checks in to mail the first Dav Al thought goal was Only 200,000 checks daily until the Job was completed. In Masse payments second round dividends will note paid in Masse. A officials said payments will be made according to the anniversary Date of each individual policy. This Date is the Day the Veteran subscribed for his insurance.  the next payment will Covera three year period from the anniversary policy Date of 134b to the same Dale in 1951. Checks will trickle out each Day of 1951 Start ing Jan. 1, unless something drastic happens to the mortality rate contingency not considered Likely by a officials. These dividend payments will approximate the amount of the cur rent payment on an individual basis. 5o cents a month or thereabouts per $1,000 of insurance. Current payments Are being mad for the life of the insurance up to tie anniversary Date of 19415. Bridges gets recess i  trial san Francisco Jan. 9 up a recess until monday in the Harry Bridges perjury conspiracy trial has been granted the defense St that it can prepare an answer a the government s Contention that the defendant and two Long Shore Union aids lied when they said he never was a communist Federal judge George a Harris granted the request of defense at Torney Vincent Hallinan for a six Day adjournment Hallinan admitted he was caught off balance by the government s sudden adjournment of its prosecution late monday. He told the Bench he hoped his request was nol  unless it was granted he pleaded he could not Call his witnesses in orderly fashion but would be forced to resort to piecemeal manner. German War Bride finds pen pals for friends in America Nashville Jan. 19 mrs. Gisella Evitts 24, a German War Bride living in Nashville has received 211. Letters from Germany since she advertised in a Frank Furt newspaper for men pen Friend for Tennessee girls mrs. Evitts said she was 5,3 besieged with requests to talk about Germany to her new friends in America that she decided to insert the advertisement so that others could help meet the demand for Nev of her Homeland. Mrs. Evitts said she did not have time with her new Job in the credit department of a department store to Hill All she knew about life in Germany. Her close friends Aad fellow employees miss Phyliss Hayes 20, and miss Ruth Locke 18, emphasized they were not seeking German Hus bands. Miss Locke said she just looked on the overseas correspond ence idea As something new and . Yitts said she had received a Tetter from the Frankfurt Neue prose asking about response to her advertisement. Trapped Miner found dead Mahanoy City Pajan. 19 up Edward Burda. 25-year-old Miner was found dead yesterday at the Bottom of a collapsed Anthracite Miti where he was buried six Days ago by a Cave in. Trumana vote on his civil rights program in the Senate. Asked Congress the Leader of the majority and  the vice president have assured me that they will eventually get a vote if h takes All summer he said. I Hope that when that Vole is taken we will be in a better position to understand who our friends Are and who Are not 1 or. Truman said that this is a serious situation explaining that it was important for american foreign policy to put the program across. I Hope All of you will continue your hard work on the subject the president said and that you will make it perfectly Plain to the senators and congressmen who represent your states and districts that action is what we want and i think that is possibly the Only Way we can get  report i taps a Auglyn for accepting front press dispatches Washington Jan. Is maj Gen Harry h. Vaughan president Truman s military aide was reprimanded sharply by a Senate committee  committee investigated the activities of men who collected Lees often 5 per cent for helping others obtain government contracts in a unanimous report the committee rapped Vaughan Over the Knuckles Lor accepting seven re or iterators As gifts and criticised him on other counts. The bipartisan report charged Vaughan enabled John Maragon Toto pose 6s a fixer for business dealings with the government. It labelled Maragon a Brazen fixer who encouraged businessmen to Deal with the government in devious ways and declared made dealings possible there is no doubt that  s Friendship with Gen Harry h. Vaug Han made his activities in his Deal Ings with the Federal government possible. In several instances the evidence showed that Gen Vaughan or his office personally interceded with government agencies on behalf of Maragon or those whom he rep  the report was shot through with bitter criticism of Washington s unsavoury influence paddlers who applied pressure on government officials for businessmen from whom they received a fee. Call More witnesses it conceded that a number of Steps have been taken to put the "5 percenter out of business but lidded that disciplinary action against Federal officials involved had been carried out to questionable  in the report the subcommittee served notice that it has not finished with the subject and plans to Call More witnesses for thorough questioning As soon available. As they Are Senate defeats Bill to ban interstate coloured Oleo Sale Washington Jan. 19 up the Senate by 48-37, killed a Dairy state substitute for the administration Bill to repeal Federal taxes on Ole Margarine. Killed with the substitute were provisions of repeal wartime excise tax rates. Taxes on furs jewelry admissions Telegram and phone charges and other items would have been reduced by the Defeated excise tax provisions the administration plans to seek a reduction in excise taxes in separate legislation. The substitute Bill would have repealed the taxes on Oleo but banned interstate shipment and Sale of coloured Oleo. Defeat of the substitute apparently cleared the Way for passage of the Bill to repeal All Oleo taxes an permit unrestricted interstate ship ment. It was a major Victory for Senate forces which have been pressing for repeal of the 64-year-old Federal Margarine taxes. Dec rules out Transfer Santa be n. M., Jan. 19 apr the atomic Energy commission a announced plans Nave been dropped to Transfer its operations office from los Angeles to another City. Guerrilla hero sought for stealing baby san Francisco Jan. 19 up an american guerrilla hero of the War in the Philippines and the daughter of the Philippines vice president elect Are being sought by police Here for stealing her 2-year old son from the Home of her american sex husband in Roswell.  were alerted to hold mrs. Yolanda Lopez Puckett whose Romance with Tumes r. Puck it 34, on the Island of Ijana during the War blossomed into one of the Island s biggest social weddings. Former Philippines guerrilla Ted Lewin of los Angeles decorated with the . Medal of Freedom for his work in the underground during the japanese occupation was identified As the Man who aided mrs. Puckett in Spir iting Little Bobby Puckett away from the Roswell Home of Puckett s Mother. Puckett who became a manufacturer s a ent for automobiles and soft drinks in the Philip Mas after the War flew to san Francisco to Aid police in belief the pair in tended to Board a plane with Bobby for the far East. Mrs. Puckett is the daughter of Fernando Lopez who was elected Philippines vice president during last year s election Puckett charged in his child stealing complaint that his former wife forced her Way with Lewin s Aid into his Home while he was absent and took the child. The Bra Kings Institute has blamed the Rise of dictators like Stalin and Hitler on the rapid scientific and Industrial advances during the last 50 years. The organization said that improved living conditions have caused Many individuals to seek release from personal responsibility by surrendering their liberties to the  this the Institute added has opened the Way for a new Hierarchy of leaders which would fit them Back into society in some definite Way think for them and Tell them what to  Al Union will construct 8-Story apartment House Washington Jan. 19 a the International brotherhood of Eicca micral workers Al plans to construct a $4,000,000 eight Story apartment building Here Union president Dan a Tracy has disclosed the Structure Wil contain 557 one and two bedroom apartments to rent from j90 10 $130 monthly  
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