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July 19, 1945

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Headlines from July 19, 1945

65-CENT HOURLY PAY PROPOSED IN BILLS AS NATIONAL LEVEL; Drives in the Senate and House Would Lift Wage Standard as a Help in Reconversion SCALE WOULD RISE TO 75C Sponsors, Led by Pepper and Mead, Estimate 10,000,000 Workers Would Benefit 65 CENTS AN HOUR ASKED AS MINIMUM

By C.p. Trussell Special To the New York Times

identical bills offered in Sen and House setting legal minimum wage at 65c hrly for 44 hours and raising it to 70c hrly for 42 hrs and 75c hrly for 40 hrs after 1 and 2 yrs respectively

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SENATE VOTES, 52-31, TO ACT IMMEDIATELY ON WORLD FUND BILL; Taft Motion for Delay to Nov. 15 Fails After Barkley Says It Was Likely to Kill Plan FINAL BALLOT DUE TODAY Senators Disagree on Whether Approval of Agreements Will Aid Truman at Potsdam Warns of Embarrassing Truman REFUSE TO DELAY WORLD FUND BILL Barkley Backs Increase Wheeler Agrees With Wagner Taft Would Curb Spending

By John H. Crider Special To the New York Times

Sen rejects Taft motion to postpone action; roll-call; Barkley claims postponement would hinder Pres Truman at Potsdam conf; denies overlapping with Export-Import Bank; claims much of US contribution will come from '33 dollar devaluation profit; Sen approves com amendments; Ball s for action postponement

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Notable Births

1945Paule Baillargeon, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter[†]

Paule Baillargeon is a Canadian actress and film director. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, and was a nominee for Best Director for The Sex of the Stars . Her film roles have included August 32nd on Earth , Jesus of Montreal , A Woman in Transit , Réjeanne Padovani and Days of Darkness .