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Many War Powers Scrapped by Truman

January 1, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

San Bernardino Sun, 1 January 1947 Surprise Action Cuts Taxes, Ends Curb on Strikes WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (AP) – President Truman sprang a major New Year’s eve surprise today by yielding many of the government’s war powers – an action which means a $1,500,000,000 tax cut and scrapping of the biggest strike control weapon. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: California Newspaper Archive, Politics, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: army, Farm Subsidies, foreign brides, foreign laborers, G.I.s, Immigration, Mexicans, Oak Ridge, proclamation, Strikes, Taxes, Treasury, Truman, War Powers

Emperor Norton I, Dei Gratia Emperor of the United Sates and Protector of Mexico

August 26, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Updates to this post as new proclamations are discovered: Daily Alta California, Volume 21, Number 6928, 8 March 1869 AMUSEMENTS, ETC Mechanics’ Pavilion.— The attendance still continues to be large at the Velocipedestrian School. A few days ago Emperor Norton was present, and he mounted one of the bicycles to find how it went. Helios, … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, History, Obituaries, Thinking about Tagged: Emperor Norton, Old San Francisco, proclamation

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