Tag: January 1943
Washington’s Insider Trading Scandal Rocks the Senate
January 29, 1943, Washington D.C. – In a shocking move, Senator Henry F. Van Nuys (D-IN) has urged Edward J. Flynn to withdraw his name from consideration as Minister to Australia, citing the controversy surrounding his appointment. The Senator’s proposal comes after a heated debate in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Van Nuys had…
Government’s Gluttony: 2.5 Million Civilian Workers Hogging the Payroll
In a shocking revelation, the United States Civil Service Commission has sounded the alarm on a manpower bottleneck caused by an unprecedented glut of civilian workers on government payrolls. As of December 1942, a staggering 2.5 million employees were drawing a paycheck from the executive branch of government, a whopping 100,000 more than the previous…
