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Show The r W Returns From a German Prison Crave to Health UflMk TfiWM Villi, iuiiii i REPORTER 1 1 in " r 111 4 I - I If I Washington llhis Concerns Every Citizen WNU Washington Buret. 621 Union Trust Building. I v v ' N 5 k Mix- 3 la a vast VV stage upon which events ol national and international moment - themselves with lightning and with kaleidoscopic rapidity I clarity. They are events and pro-- I ramifications af. posals which have 1 and lives destinies, one the gCting I wav or another, not only of our own and hometowns people in the cities I in America, but of people every-- J crowd 1 I 1 x ; ' , t 7 t criticize our congressmen J our governmental agen-- j at gr'Pe cies freely and often, but, as a mat- ter of fact, it is amazing that with Ithe quickening and increasing ! tempo of affairs here, the men land women In government keep I abreast of the times and the respon-- I sibilities with which they are faced as well as they do. j Just within the last few days . . . i victory for the Reciprocal Trade ex- tension in the house and its defeat senate committee . . . the ; by a overwhelming vote of confidence in : world cooperation by the house . . . the ; action of Bretton Woods i streamlining plans for the Veter-- i administration by General ans the President's vic-Bradley tory in the Russian empasse at San f Francisco the Truman pro-- 5 for unemployment temporary posal ! compensation during the reconver- sion era . . . the modernization of as planned ! the governmental set-u- p most," Tunney told me a few weeks ago, "were Jim Corbett and William Muldoon. It was Mr. Muldoon who gave me I needed one who physical You would never think that Pvt. Joseph Demler trie Kennedy General hospital In Memphis, was the U. S. troops found him when they captured a German on March 29, 1945. On June 7 he 124 of Fredonia, Wis., shown above as he appears (left) at same man who is shown at right, a bag of bones, as prison camp where he was held. He weighed 70 pounds pounds. He was fed a planned starvation diet while a prisoner. weighed Drums Furnish Home and Industrial Convenience ... ... j , ' I ww.v the a overhauls, enlarges and federalizes the present social se- curity law, bringing under its pro-- ; visions an additional 15,000,000 farm- domestic em-- 5 era, farm laborers, profes-- I ployees, small merchants, sional men and women, seamen and employees of organiza-- t It completely i T v I ..oflm, jr.; 5 BILLIONS INVOLVED measure, a bulky, 185-- ; carries with it ap- propriations which will run into bil-- lions of dollars. The section on hos-j pitals and health centers alone calls for $950,000,000 over a period. That it will meet with deter-- . mined opposition is a foregone conclusion, for it attempts to national--; ize all provisions of the present act, except medical and public as- sistance, taking over old age and survivors insurance and unemploy-- : ment compensation from the states and placing those features ex- clusively in the hands of the fed-- : eral government Rates to employers are increased from the average of 3V per cent they are now paying to 4 per cent to finance all the insurance features, and employees would pay approximately 3 per cent more than they are paying under the present law but are given greatly expanded prot- iiS J The new page document, ' 3 How empty oil drums are being used In the Pacific area is shown by these photos. Left, the drums were used in asphalt plant, as stacks, etc. Center, household use, wash sinks made from drums. Upper right, view of one of the oil drum farms. Lower right, used for barbecue. Other uses include bomb shelters, gateway arches, legs for water tanks, incinerators, sewer pipes and reflectors on light poles. Coaches One Armed Ball Players -- I New Veterans' Head farmer is entitled to all the Few Vulnerable Spots provisions of the. bill except unemployment compensation and temporary disability He insurance. would get medical aid, old age and lurvivors insurance and disability insurance for which he would pay per ci nt on his net income up to $3,600. He would make his payments quarterly or If the farmer has a hired hand, he would deduct 5 per cent of his net income or tran?missal to the government, and records would be kept through the use of stamps to be issued for e purpose, eliminating any book- ' semi-annuall- keeping. The samp mpthnrt mnniH k by the small business man. He would 1 on his net income up to $3,600 t the same rate, and if he has one or more not now receiv-ffi- g ich i employees benefits of the social security he would deduct their percenta- ges and issue stamps to the employees to eliminate bookkeeping. w ome states from one to ""Ployees are not r-- i f r i " A ' I!-!-- . i -- it ' c r a MhZZti l3. watch Pete Gray, Amputees at the Walter Reed hospital, Washington, ball player of the St. Louis Browns, demonstrate how he can of catch a ball, shake off his glove and throw the ball with the greatest ease Left to right are: Pvt. Steve Lawrence, T5 Anthony Motyka, Pfc. Peter Brennan, Sgt. John Gallagher and Cpl. Harry Waters. one-arm- eight now covered by the social security law. DOMESTIC HELP Army's Experimental Helicopter AIDED. help would come under tame provisions. If you have a m4 a cook, a washwoman, you uld deduct the proper percentage om her pay on pay-da- y and pre- her with stamps for her book ued for the purpose. Professional "en such as doctors, lawyers, den-- . veterinarians ete., also for the benefits under Uw with a cost of 5 per cent on Domestic 6J1 Provide: provisions of the new A program of federal P1 and loans for construc-- r of hxpitals and health ccn- -' 'specially in rural areas. It broadens the present fed-- J tr,nt - In aid for publlo :!IUl "vie op to 75 per cent of mount,, expended by the slates. rxpanda the community, maternal and child-healt- h J welfare service, the federal tU monnt expended by the "Judging a fight from the viewpoint of blows that hit certain parts of the anatomy is something more than you can ask a referee or any judge to consider. And yet it is a vital factor. I've heard fight crowds cheer loudly at some solid thump on an opponent's shoulder. This means nothing at all. It is just wasted effort, no matter how effective it may look to the crowd. "There are only certain parts of the human body that give way to punishment. These are parts that few boxers today even know about. It was Corbctt's advice that led me to study these vulnerable spots. At Gen. Omar Bradley appointed least Jim proved to me beyond any head of the veterans' administration. doubt that boxing was more of a sci"If I bad a son I would like him to go ence than mere brute strength. A to Bradley or Ike for advice," the scientific boxer can make a crude late Ernie Pyle once said. Service- fighter look awkward although the latter might be twice as strong. men are backing the choice. "I've found that few of these terrific punchers can hit a moving target who knows how to keep out of the way. You may recall how many punches Max Baer landed on Jim Braddock, who was no section of I don't believe Max lightning. landed even one solid blow in 15 rounds. But Max couldn't miss big Camera. Boxing is one of the finest and one of the most scientific sports in the world. It would be a great help to the game if a few of the modern generation coming along were only willing to work along these lines. Which so few of them I'm Nelson Wins Again ' . new army modrl. s mi Mw net income up to $3,600. Briefly, the "What boxers need today," Tunney said, "is variety of attack. Jack Dempsey didn't need this so much SHE is much too cool and to care what the temwith his devastating left hook. He could knock your head off with this perature is! Lucky little girl to one punch. And don't forget that have such a sensible, practical Jack was extremely fast. I had no and pretty play suit. The ric rac trimmed bolero can be slipped on such punch. So I needed variety, which Corbett gave me. At least to prevent too much suntanning on Jim gave me the general idea. For a tiny back and shoulders. Corbett had more variety than anyTo obtain complete pattern, cherry apone I've ever known. plique pattern for pocket, finishing Instruc"After talking and working with tions for the sun suit and bolero (Pattern Corbett I went to work on several No. 6883) sizes 2, 3, 4 years included, send 16 cents in your name, address and types of punches. I the pattern coin, number. mean by that the uppercut, SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK which few boxers 709 Mission St., San Francisco, Calif. had ever used. Enclose 16 cents for Pattern Most uppercuts are No- headed for the chin. There were several Name- other punches I Address- worked on, day after day. I might even say year after year. I made Gene Tunney a close study of the SNAPPY FACTS human body to find the most vulnerable parts. Especially the nerve centers. I had discovered that a punch delivered to some RUBBER spots would have no effect where the same blow a few inches away could cause trouble. Fitzsimmons applied this knowledge in his famous s punch that left Corbett Synthetic rubber, as used In paralyzed for a minute or more. Six rubber gloves made by B. t. inches to the right or left, this punch Goodrich, If superior to natuwould have had no such effect. ral rubber. The new "service Slaves" are Impervious to "It was Jim Corbett to whom I went for ring advice. In my opinion strong soap, oils and cleaning fluids that deteriorate natural there has only been one Corbett rubber. when it comes to the science of boxwhen he Corbett with I boxed ing. Two synthetic rubber plants operwas past 60. He would feint with his ated by The B. f. Goodrich Comleft hand and then hit you with the pany have produced 300,000,000 left. Or he would feint with the left pounds of synthetic rubber. This Is and nail you with a right. There equivalent to the normal yield of 28,000,000 Far Eastern Rubber was no way to tell just what he was trees, requiring the services of more He mix could do. to up going 79,000 natives for the same period punches than any one I ever saw. of time the plants have been In Corbett not only had amazing hand operation. The two plants employ immore even but foot and speed, about 1,200 men and women. portant he had a smart brain. Even at that age, Jim could really dazzle you. He could still keep you bewildered. So I can imagine what he must have been when he was 25 or 30 years younger. I can only say that Jim was always kind to me, always interested in helping." solar-plexu- ection. The 5883v Master Boxer C2L non-prof- it 3 early encouragement when it badly. He was also the gave me sound adviee on conditioning and training. body " k' tions. I V.w mmmmmm . all employment bill . these are a few examples. And now the Wagner - Murray - Dingle bill which will affect the livea of ev-- ; ery man, woman and child in every hometown and rural community in e America. j two men would you say played the most prominent roles in making Gene Tunney the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world? It must be admitted at the start that Tunney did a fair job on his own. He was still the vital factor. He did most of the work, and most of the thinking. But he still needed some outside help, for Gene was a raw product on the way up. In his first match against Harry Grcb, Tunney took the worst beating ol his career. But from that fight on Commander Tunney kept moving "The two men who helped me we ... ! mm up. where. I Sun Suit for a Tot X'HAT ! ItttaSHINGTON today I Gay and Practical Innlr IIL . " ftJSC,age. The l nlrtiirrd hv thl craft is an experimental 'a "x :;,.- - V J l. Tk f V r M yew RY A MARTIN " of - " ....ParaUooeo. the !Tli Picture, wVrrbbio.. McKesson - TOOTH are." Return of Lombardi .a. Byron Nelson shown as he won the 72 holes of the $10,000 Canadian Open Golf tourney. lie finished 10 strokes better than Jug McSpaclcn, the second man. When Ernest Natall Lombardi lay stricken in the dust of Cincinnati's home plate in the final world series game of 1939, the big fellow's career seemed to be closing out. But it is all different now. The big Giant catcher has again become one of the most valuable adjuncts to his squad, one of the strong men from either league. Lombardi, normally a .300 hitter, dropped down to a .255 average last season. But now, in his 37th year, he has again been thumping tha ball lustily. SAVE YOUR SCRAP ii T7 TO Hai CAJN ICTORY Old METAL, RAGS, and PAPER RUBBER |