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The Northwest Times
Seattle, King County, Washington
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The U.S. Senate passed over the Dirksen Return Bill, which aimed to return vested Japanese property to former owners, due to objections from Senators Smathers and Hendrickson, as reported by the Japanese American Citizens League on August 18.
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Dirksen Return Bill
WASHINGTON,
Aug. 18 (JACL)
—All hopes for the return of vested
Japanese property to their former
owners were ended when the Senate
"passed over" the so-called Dirksen
Return Bill, reported the Washington
office of the Japanese American
Citizens League today.
Coming up before the Senate last
week on the Call of the Calendar,
which requires unanimous consent,
the return bill introduced by Sen.
Everett M. Dirksen (R., Ill.)
was
"passed over" because of objections
raised by Sen. George A. Smathers
(D., Fla.) and Sen. Robert C. Hendrickson
(R., N.J.).
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Washington
Event Date
Aug. 18 Last Week
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bill passed over due to objections, ending hopes for return of vested japanese property
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The Senate passed over the Dirksen Return Bill on the Call of the Calendar last week, requiring unanimous consent, after objections from Senators Smathers and Hendrickson. The bill, introduced by Sen. Dirksen, sought to return vested Japanese property to former owners.