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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 3 July 1943, Page 6

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FRESIDENT VETOES FOOD SUBSIDIES BILL RUGBY, July 2.—ln a message to the American Congress President Roosevelt vetoed the Food Subsidies Bill A correspondent says the Predent declared the bill an inflationary bill, a high cost of living bill and a food shortage bill, and said it would make it impossible for the Government to stop the cost of living going up under it. The housewife would have to pay more for butter and meat and the measure would have a devastating effect on their economy and the war effort. The President held up Britain as an example of how limited subsidies could be used to control inflation. A Washington message says that the House of Representatives has upheld the President's veto. This automatically kills the bill. —8.0. W. SOVIET BOMBERS ACTIVE RUGBY, July 2.- Soviet bombers are keeping up their attacks on German supply ports in the Crimea. These raids have been forcing the Germans to use longer communications between the Crimea and the Kuban. There is no major change in the land fighting. MILITARY GOVERNORS RUGBY, July 2.—Military ors have\ been appointed for Pantellaria and Lampedusa. They axe both aiimen, a Briton for Lampedusa, and an American for Pantellaria. WELLINGTON RACES TRENT HAM, This Day.—The Wellington Winter Meeting opened in brilliant sunshine but the track was heavy after rain. Results:— Mariri Steplechase —1-1 Abbey Lu, 1, 5-6 Radiant Ray 2. 6-5 Valantua 3. Woburn Handicap—l-1 La Fiiette 1, 5-4 Killeymoon 2, 6-5 Dash o* Dink 3. Vittoria Hack Hurdles —Khurja 1, First Edition 2, Colonel Bogey 3. Stewards’ Handicap—l-1 Whackie 1, 6-7 Autolite 2, 7-6 Black Robe 3.