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...Porto Rican independence, the Administration once again gives startling evidence of its "good neighbor" attitude towards Latin America. This latest move is particularly astute since it gains sentimental prestige as the generous act of a great nation towards an aspiring little one; and at the same time it may rid us of the last and most harrassing of the Caribbean hornets...
...program of "The Veterans of Future Wars," organized at Princeton to get a bonus for the youth of the country. The economic aspect of the plan came in for particular praise. No one could deny that the granting of the bonus would aid Mr. Hopkins to get rid of that embarrassing "wad" he is trying to dispose of, and as young 'uns are notoriously good spenders, the effect on the depression would be incalculable. As for the justice of the demands, the organization's statement that "the most deserving bloc of veterans has always been killed...
...fortnight, also lose his No. 1 Congressional spokesman. But it remained to be seen whether these two apostasies meant, as newshawks reported, that the Townsend Plan was in process of collapse. For Dr. Townsend, serene in the conviction of his messianic destiny, they apparently meant only that he had rid himself of two pushing, self-willed associates who had been trying to edge in on the power & glory which rightfully belonged to him. Promptly the 69-year-old onetime country doctor popped out with a "plan of democratic management" for Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd. which he said...
...election system insures absolute honesty. Under rigidly-enforced civil service regulations, the merit system holds good in all city departments. Last year Milwaukee had only one murder, one manslaughter. Famed for incorruptibility, its police department, under a non-political chief removable only for malfeasance, has rid the city of gangsters, given it rock-bottom burglary insurance rates. Its fire department and fire prevention program have reduced fire losses from an average of $1,440 to about $256 per fire, secured for its building owners about the lowest fire insurance rates available...
...first plane, due next spring, is $500,000, for subsequent ships $250,000. By shouldering this sum jointly, the "Big Five" claim they are saving three-quarters of development expense. By creating such a fleet of supertransports, they expect to jack their passenger and express business into the black, rid themselves forever of the inconvenience of their present dependence upon Government mail subsidies...