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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, January 22, 1950

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page t the stars and stripes sunday january 22, 1950 state by state Roundup of Bonus picture for veterans Philadelphia Jan 21 is As Pennsylvania became the latest stale to pay a Bonus Here is the Staie by state picture Alabama no Bonus. Proposal still in committee of legislature. Arizona no Bonus. Attempt to place proposal in 1948 election unsuccessful. Arkansas no Bonus action. California no Bonus action. Colorado no Bonus. Introduced but no affirmative action reported. Connecticut Bonus approved in March 1947. Ten dollars for each month of service maximum s300. Delaware Bonus approved. Now being paid Florida no Bonus. Proposal introduced but no  Bonus action. Idaho no Bonus action. Illinois Bonus approved in 1946. Fifteen dollars monthly for foreign service �10 for Domestic. Indiana Bonus approved but pay ment not to be made before 1953or 1 54. Fifteen dollars monthly for foreign service so monthly for Domestic $600 maximum. Iowa Bonus approved. For each month of foreign service �12.50 for each month of Domestic service,$10 maximum �500. Kansas no Bonus  Bonus. Legislature action unfavourable Louisiana Bonus approved in 1948. For foreign service $250 for Domestic $150. Maine no Bonus. Rejected by voters. Maryland no Bonus. Unfavourable action by legislature. Massachusetts Bonus approved. For foreign service $300 Lor Domestic $200. Michigan Bonus authorized by constitutional amendment. Fifteen dollars monthly for foreign service?10 Domestic $500 maximum. Minnesota Bonus will pay �15 monthly for foreign service $10 for Domestic maximum $400. Mississippi no Bonus action Missouri Bonus rejected by Vot ers. Montana no Bonus. Unfavourable action by legislature. Nebraska Bonus rejected by Vot ers. Nevada no Bonus. Unfavourable action by legislature. Mew Hampshire Bonus  dollars for each month of. Active duty. $100 maximum. Mew Jersey Bonus rejected by voters. New Mexico no Bonus legis lature unfavourable. New York Bonus approved. For foreign service �250 for Domestic $150. North Carolina no Bonus action. North Dakota Bonus  each month of foreign service 117.50 for Domestic $12.50.ohio Bonus approved. For each month of foreign service $15 for Domestic $10 maximum $400. Oklahoma no Bonus. Unfavourable action by legislature. Oregon Bonus rejected by voters. Pennsylvania Bonus  each month of foreign service $15 for Domestic. $10 maximum�500. Rhode Island Bonus  wartime service ?200. South Carolina no Bonus. Unfavourable action by legislature. South dakota75 events daily for foreign service 50 cents daily Domestic $630 maximum. Tennessee no Bonus. Unfavourable action by legislature. Texas no Bonus action. Utah no Bonus action. Vermont Bonus approved. Ten dollars for each month of sltvh�120 maximum. Virginia no Bonus. State a is lature unfavourable. Washintgon Bonus  dollars a month or foreign service $10 for Domestic West Virginia Bonus proposal Obe submitted to referendum in 19 id Wisconsin Bonus rejected by voters. Wyoming no Bonus action. Alaska Bonus approved. Ten Dol Lars for each month of Active Stryk a. Hawaii Bonus of 3300 approved. Bonus Blank Fleady for Penna. Vets Philadelphia Jan. 21 is application Blanks for Pennsyl  s world War ii Bonus we made available throughout the stat with payment to be made on a first come first served basis. The Bonus payment was approve by an overwhelming referendum i its november s election. Approximately 1,215,515 Pennsyl Vania veterans will share in th830,000.000 Jackpot with payment up to $500. Depending on the length of wartime service. Veterans i receive $15 for every month serve overseas and so a month for serv be in the states. Must be notarized arrangements have not been com plied yet for financing the Bonus but Bonds Are expected to be issued to pay the Bill. Application forms have to be notarized before submission and must be accompanied by the Veteran s orig Inal discharge papers or other offi Cial records of separation. If the applicant is still a member of the armed forces a certificate signed by his commanding office must the attached to the completed form. This will state that the co holds the applicant s service record and that he certifies the answers on the application Are valid. The applications will be processed a they Are received and payment made in the order of arrival. Forms for Neucom authorities for the american Hec Cross in new York told the stars and stripes that application forms for eligible Neucom personnel would be available but they could not give any specific Date. The Blankis for shipment overseas will Fie handle div red Cross officials in Alexandria a. The Bonus payment is restricted to Legal residents of Pennsylvania. The state defined Legal residents As those who gave Pennsylvania As their domicile when they entered the service regardless of where they enlisted or were inducted. In the Case of deceased veterans next of Kin will receive the Maxi mum payment �500. A special application form is available for this purpose. Wot designated in the list of eligible beneficiaries Are wid Owers of was or other female personnel. However other Kin of de ceased female veterans will be Elig Ible. Delay for naval Veis state authorities expect some de Lay in paying naval veterans since their discharge or separation papers unlike the army a do not Showtime served overseas qualifications for the Bonus Are state residence and 60 Days service Between dec. 7, 1941, and sept. 2, 1w5, final Date for filing of applications is july. 1950. Average payments will be about$350. Lining up for Bonus forms vets wives and children wait in line at Philadelphia for state Bonu forms. The distribution of the forms was made by am vets. Acme re lit her demands Chrysler pay per hour to fund Detroit Jan. 21 up Walter Reuther United Auto workers Cio president has demanded welfare plan which would Cost Chrysler corp. 11% cents an Nour for each of its 90,000 production employees. R e u t h e a who entered contract negotiations to try to Avert a strike set for wednesday said Chrysler s rejected settlement offer would Cost Only 3 cents per worker. The Law Leader just Back from Washington fixed the Union s de mands at 7 cents for pensions and 4% cents for medical care slightly More than the Auto workers won from the Ford motor co last sep tember. Reuther and Robert w. Conder Chrysler labor relations director said no Progress was made a wednesday s meeting. Conder insisted that Chrysler s guarantee to pay pensions was sufficient. But Reuther said the Union would require that the corporation make a fixed cents per hour con i Button into a Trust fund. Ford cuts prices of trucks and v8 station wagons Detroit Jan. 21 up the Ford Thiol or co. Has announced immediate Price cuts of $20 to Iso on 1950 Rucks and �148 on v8 station wag is. The reductions were the first n the new Ford line. Ford which made nearly half of 1 station wagons produced last ear also introduced a new six Cylinder station Wagon which will Al for a list Price of s 1,895, com ared with �1,970 for the is. Hearing asked on Denfeld Washington Jan. 21 up pro Navy senators rallied yester Day for a showdown on their de mands for a congressional study of adm. Louis e. Denfeld s ouster Schief of naval operations. It is time this thing was brought to a head sen. William f. Know land a Califa member of the Senate armed services committee said. I am going to demand action at the next  Knowland said the committee should Call Secretary of the Navy Francis p. Matthews to a close hearing. He said that Matthews has agreed to that step and there is no reason Why we should no take  Matthews was said to be preparing a Public answer to charges that he is incompetent or lying mad earlier this week by sen. Joseph r. Mccarthy a wis. The charges involved testimony that the Nav Secretary has Given on the Denfeld dismissal. I am not untruthful and i Amnot an incompetent Matthews told reporters. Mccarthy s move forced a temporary delay in Senate confirmation of adm Forrest p. Sherman to succeed Denfeld As Navy chief. Denfeld requested retirement yesterday an asked that it be made effective March 1. Cabot named envoy Washington Jan. 21 ins president Truman Nas nominated John m. C a b o i of Cambridge mass., to be minister to Finland. Cabot has been a career foreign service officer since 1926, he last served As Counselor at Shanghai in194b. Lbs puts on to show of paintings in color Washington Jan. 21 a with Rembrandt paintings and other old masters As the stars. Lbs demonstrated color Tele vision from the National gallery of Art. Gallery officials gave a commentary on the paint irks and said the show demonstrates that color television can do for Art what radio has done for music the Public saw the broadcast on color receivers in a nearby office building. Hunt fails to yield clues i mystery of vanished Cadet West Point Jan. 21 ins state police West Point and 1st army authorities admitted they had no clues to the disappearance of Cadet Richard c. Cox who vanished a week ago saturday. The third Classman 22, was last seen in full dress uniform and believed headed for the town of West Point where he was to meet an unidentified officer at the Hote Thayer. Authorities since then have investigated reports that the Cade Thad been seen in several places particularly new York but no basis has been found for them. The Provost marshal at West Point said he knew nothing about reports that the Mansfield Ohio Cadet was feared to have met with foul play. State police said they too had not received such  said they understood Cox had gone to town to see an office with whom he had served in the occupation forces in Germany. Bridesmaid bridegroom of 40 years ago to wed los Angeles Jan. 21 a mrs. Blanche Fletcher a bridesmaid at or. Jacob Swisher s wedding 40years ago was to marry him Here today. Mrs. F be t c h e a now 60. Said Swisher 65-year-old Iowa historian began writing to her a Feriv months ago after his wife died and pro posed marriage. Army denies rues received secret guns Washington Jan. 21 tap the army has said that Russia of no secret antiaircraft guns from his country during the War. It made thai comment in reviving to a Story in the  Angeles tire in which a wartime colonel.  c. Lynch said that a superstore self aiming antiaircraft a Capon i i shipped to Russia Iii 1944. An army spokesman said  two antiaircraft weapon it re i itto Russia and other Al is. They were the 90-mm and 120-mm is iks that were Standard Equi Merv were not classified As in to. I said. He added that no Atimer he Altitude antiaircraft weapons vre in existence during world War ii Lynch was identified by he Aren As chief of the Field service my a Hin Ion Street. N y this is not an official publication of the o 3 army re entered As second class matter sept 22 1947 it the Potof get new York. H. Under the act of Marci 1 1879  
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