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Vei; 2 ir0; 9
IBIOKrAIIOiT AND EDUCATION SECTION
5 March-19^
HOW .ABOUT YOUR STATI "
USO SHOW - VICTORY VARIETIES
State veterans' aid pro; r ar is still
ore in th« blue print stage in man;'- state
legislatures. However, vIehs to help
the returning soldier are ran;.-. Many
legisla-Jinres have veterans' aid bills
before "(hem with some action anticipated
this year. The exception v, is the New
Jersey^legislature, which passed a "bill
last year granting serviceae% loans up
to $3*000 to establish theiruelves in
businttssi The state guarantees JO^of
the lorm to the lending banki.
Proposed veterans legislation ranges from free tuition at sta.e universities to bonuses and huge public works
programs. The Ohio legislature has before it a$25,000,000 appropriation bill
to give veterans a bonus of $12^50 for
each month of service oversea 3 and $10
for each month served in this country.
Another bill before the Ohio legislature
would permit servicemen to hun; without
a license, Illinois is now studying
bonus bills ranging from $300 to $1,000*
A proposal before the Washingt m legislature would, create" a $25,000,000 post
war reserve :f und for a huge pub'.ic works
program to provide work dur'.ng slack
periods.
Another legislative proposal would
give veterans free tuition at the University of Washington, Arkansas has a
similar proposal ■ which would give veterans' $150 annually to continue their
education. Also -before the Arkansas
legislature is a proposal to transfer
$100,000 to a vocational education fund
for the rehabilitation of disabled veterans. The Texas legislature studied a
proposal to permit soldiers who formerly
worked for the stato bo guaranteed their
old job back; another has introduced a
bill, giving veterans preference in stato
jobsii
Other legislatures have received
no concrete proposals for aiding returning vetorans but have namod commit-" tees to study the problem. At least ten
states aro acting on tho theory that if
a man is old -enough to fight, ho is old
enough to vot'o and-aro showing some -interest.in proposals to lower the voting-
age to "eighteen yearsi Georgia already ■
has reduced t&a voting ago £roa tupniy-
ono to eight eon. (CNS)
Something just a little bit extra
in the way of vaud.eville entertainment
is promised residents of Base "E" this
week,when USO Gar.ro Shows is slated to
present its gala new revue VICTORY -VARIETIES. The colorful program is emceed
bycanedian Charlie Eiga, a veteran night
club and theatre performer.
Featured on this program is attractive Iris Wang, a little American-Chinese
noted for her versions of such old-time
American favorites as "Let Me Call You
Sweetheart," and "Little Grass Shack,"
Other stars of VICICRY VARIETIES are
Eddie Scott, Walter Walters, Lorraine
Deano, and Margy Langley, Eddie Scott
plays piano and doubles on tho accordion*
Walter Walters is a vontriloquist. Walters enjoys .quite a reputation in the
States as the man who makes Frankio say
those peculiar things. Littlo Frankio
has tho company of tho Bunin Puppets who
aro just a bit different from the aver-
ago dummies who jump everytime a string
is pullod*
Petite and blonde Lorraine Doano
does tho vocal chores in VICTORY VARIED
TIES, Tap-dancer largy Langley rounds
out the cast,
j " VICTORY VARIETIES is to be present-
\ ed twice here in the Base "E" area, to-
', night at Theatre #1 (Ordpheum) and to-
I morrow night at the Premier Theatre.
• The starting time for both performances
lis I930 hours, 7:30 P.Mi to most pee—
;ple. No need to remind prospective at-
1 tendees that tho early arrivals will
!get the best seats.
'.£*********.-****.**********************•*
PAY BOOST FOR OVERSEAS Gist
Representative Sparkman, Alabama
Democrat, has proposed that mombors'of
armed forcos bo granted a 5?* incroaso in
pay for each year after their first yoar
of ovorsoas service. The incroaso would
be in addition to present incfroasc for
overseas duty. (CNS)
*******.********************************
- NEW IHAFT ORDER -
Selective Scrvico has ordered drafting of men 30 through 33 yoars old by
permitting thoir deferment only if thoy
aro nocossary to an osscntial industry*
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| Full-text transcript | Vei; 2 ir0; 9 IBIOKrAIIOiT AND EDUCATION SECTION 5 March-19^ HOW .ABOUT YOUR STATI " USO SHOW - VICTORY VARIETIES State veterans' aid pro; r ar is still ore in th« blue print stage in man;'- state legislatures. However, vIehs to help the returning soldier are ran;.-. Many legisla-Jinres have veterans' aid bills before "(hem with some action anticipated this year. The exception v, is the New Jersey^legislature, which passed a "bill last year granting serviceae% loans up to $3*000 to establish theiruelves in businttssi The state guarantees JO^of the lorm to the lending banki. Proposed veterans legislation ranges from free tuition at sta.e universities to bonuses and huge public works programs. The Ohio legislature has before it a$25,000,000 appropriation bill to give veterans a bonus of $12^50 for each month of service oversea 3 and $10 for each month served in this country. Another bill before the Ohio legislature would permit servicemen to hun; without a license, Illinois is now studying bonus bills ranging from $300 to $1,000* A proposal before the Washingt m legislature would, create" a $25,000,000 post war reserve :f und for a huge pub'.ic works program to provide work dur'.ng slack periods. Another legislative proposal would give veterans free tuition at the University of Washington, Arkansas has a similar proposal ■ which would give veterans' $150 annually to continue their education. Also -before the Arkansas legislature is a proposal to transfer $100,000 to a vocational education fund for the rehabilitation of disabled veterans. The Texas legislature studied a proposal to permit soldiers who formerly worked for the stato bo guaranteed their old job back; another has introduced a bill, giving veterans preference in stato jobsii Other legislatures have received no concrete proposals for aiding returning vetorans but have namod commit-" tees to study the problem. At least ten states aro acting on tho theory that if a man is old -enough to fight, ho is old enough to vot'o and-aro showing some -interest.in proposals to lower the voting- age to "eighteen yearsi Georgia already ■ has reduced t&a voting ago £roa tupniy- ono to eight eon. (CNS) Something just a little bit extra in the way of vaud.eville entertainment is promised residents of Base "E" this week,when USO Gar.ro Shows is slated to present its gala new revue VICTORY -VARIETIES. The colorful program is emceed bycanedian Charlie Eiga, a veteran night club and theatre performer. Featured on this program is attractive Iris Wang, a little American-Chinese noted for her versions of such old-time American favorites as "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," and "Little Grass Shack," Other stars of VICICRY VARIETIES are Eddie Scott, Walter Walters, Lorraine Deano, and Margy Langley, Eddie Scott plays piano and doubles on tho accordion* Walter Walters is a vontriloquist. Walters enjoys .quite a reputation in the States as the man who makes Frankio say those peculiar things. Littlo Frankio has tho company of tho Bunin Puppets who aro just a bit different from the aver- ago dummies who jump everytime a string is pullod* Petite and blonde Lorraine Doano does tho vocal chores in VICTORY VARIED TIES, Tap-dancer largy Langley rounds out the cast, j " VICTORY VARIETIES is to be present- \ ed twice here in the Base "E" area, to- ', night at Theatre #1 (Ordpheum) and to- I morrow night at the Premier Theatre. • The starting time for both performances lis I930 hours, 7:30 P.Mi to most pee— ;ple. No need to remind prospective at- 1 tendees that tho early arrivals will !get the best seats. '.£*********.-****.**********************•* PAY BOOST FOR OVERSEAS Gist Representative Sparkman, Alabama Democrat, has proposed that mombors'of armed forcos bo granted a 5?* incroaso in pay for each year after their first yoar of ovorsoas service. The incroaso would be in addition to present incfroasc for overseas duty. (CNS) *******.******************************** - NEW IHAFT ORDER - Selective Scrvico has ordered drafting of men 30 through 33 yoars old by permitting thoir deferment only if thoy aro nocossary to an osscntial industry* |
