Evening star., 1948-11-02
Is States 10 Decide
Veterans Bonuses,
LIQUOR Questions
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

Veterans bonuses and the peren- |
nial wet VS.. dry question provided
added vote-pulling power today in
16 States.
Labor issues, old age pensions, Sc +.
curity measures, voter qualifications
and upward of 200 octher local is !
sues-many affecting the taxpayers |
purse-also come up for decision.
Reports from Kansas indicated !
that the fate of the States 68-year- /
old dry law is topping the Presiden- |
tial race in voter attraction.
A controversial birth control i
amendment has offered an addition
al incentive for Massachusetts,
voters, particularly Catholics. A Bay
State law now makes it an offense !
to advertise or give information to !
prevent pregnancy. The proposed I
constitutional amendment would |
amend tss:e law so it would not apply |
to married women when health or
like are at stake.
Twelve States Vote on Bonuses.
Bonuses and other veterans bene-
fits appear on IL State ballots. Ap-
proval of all-which is considered /
unlikely-would entail an outlay of
approximately $1,000, 100000. The
proposed bonuses, ranging from $40
to $3.50 for each World War II vet |
eran, are based generally on length
of service, and whether it was over
seas or at home.
The bonus question appears on
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ana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
Oregon, South Dakota, Wisconsin
and Washington. Other proposals /
affecting veterans are up for vote
In California, North Dakota and
Louisiana.
Financing proposals include sales
taxes, increased levies on tangible |
property bond issues and, in WASH
tngton State, 10 percent tax on
all retail tobacco sales.
Decide on Liquor Controls.
Besides Kansas, seven States have
liquor control questions on the bal
lot. Most deal with places of sale,
but a South Dakota referendum
also would require all whisky sold
years old. The other States voting
on liquor questions: Arkansas. Cali
fornia, Colorado, North Dakota,
Oregon and Washington.
A Massachusetts, statute-applica-
bic in this election-permitS voters
to decide once every two years
whether their town or city will be
wet or dry for the following two
years.
Labor Is an issue in three States
Arizona, Massachusetts, and New
Mexico. Arizona voters ballot on a
Senate bill Ito put into effect the
open shop" amendment voted two
years ago. Under it no worker may 4
be denied a job because he does not |
belong to union. New Mexico de-
cides on a similar constitutional 1
amendment proposal.
State Pension Systems. /
Three initiatives appear on the
Massachusetts, ballot dealing with
the right to work." union elections
and the calling of strikes.
In other local issues, California, /
Colorado, Oregon and Washington /
voters decide on improving present |
State pension systems. Maryland /
and Michigan citizens vote on pro-
posals designed to. protect their
States against subversive influences.
"A constitutional ~amendmentssin
Arkansas. IL approved, would author
ize the Legislature to institute a reg
istration system as q voting re-
quirement.
Mississippi has an amendment to
add to voting qualifications the
broad provision that persons, in
order to become qualified electors,
shall sustain q good moral char,
acter" il