Wage Talks Resume After Truman Bid on Labor Law
In a tense hearing Maj. Gen. Patrick Hurley attacked state department officials over China policy alleging pro communists influenced U S aims. Truman proposed fact finding to curb strikes prompting GM and UAW to resume talks on a 30 percent wage increase amid CIO opposition. Marshall testified Pearl Harbor prep and warnings. he blamed Short for missing broader alert signals and noted Allied plans focused on Germany rather than Japan.
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Yalta
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Philip Murray
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Yamashita Convicted War Crimes Trial Faces High Court
Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita was the first Axis figure convicted of war crimes. His life hinged on a Supreme Court ruling about the military commission's authority, and ultimately Gen. Douglas MacArthur denied his petition. He was not charged with atrocities but accused of countenancing them. He thanked the U.S. for providing what he called brilliant and conscientious lawyers and praised the fairness of the hearings.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Douglas MacArthur
Yamashita
U.S
Fat Stock Record Sale Tops Chicago Market Prices
Tomahawk Shorthorn steer raised by Carl A Henkel Mason City IA and Joseph Duca Belmond IA sold to John R Thompson Chicago restaurateur for 11100 highest price for a steer. Steer weighed 1100 pounds and returned owners 10 per pound, 1 15 less than 1929 top. 4-H congress in Chicago awarded about 32000 in awards to 151 delegates with scholarships and travel funds. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson urged youth progress amid mechanization.
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Iowa
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John R. Thompson
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Ida Grove
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U.S. Rural Highways Have Few Multi Lane Roads
Engineer Charles M. Upham of the American Road Builders reports that only 6 percent of the 333000 miles of primary rural highways in the United States have more than two lanes. In 1943 there were 20879 miles of roads with more than two lanes, of which 14661 were three lanes. Only five states exceed 1000 miles in multi lane length, with Kansas and Texas leading in four and three lane totals.
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Charles M. Upham
American, Road Builders’ Association
America
Upham
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
New York
Texas
Farm and GOP Platform Proposals Highlight Postwar Policy
The Committee for Economic Development urges federal aid to farmers in depressed regions to shift crops, compensate for industrial downturns, and back farm price supports after the war. GOP lawmakers craft a 1946 platform stressing budget balance, reduced bureaucracy, collective bargaining, farm price support, UN cooperation, self-government, relief for war-torn regions, and strong scientific research.
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GOP
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Goering Leads Nazi Trial Docket in Nuremberg Proceedings
The article notes Hermann Goering as the dominant figure among 20 top Nazis facing war crimes charges in Nuremberg. It reports his diversion tactics and his insistence on national socialism while the trial enters its second phase with British prosecutors pursuing principals for violations of international treaties.
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Hermann Goering
Palmier
Karin Hall
Goering
British Loan to Britain for World Trade Aid
The Truman administration agreed to a 4.4 billion dollar loan to Britain to resume foreign commerce with congressional approval. The loan will be spread over 50 years at 2 percent interest, first due in 1951, enabling debt repayment through exports while maintaining imports. Both nations pledged tariff reductions and removal of quotas and other trade restrictions.
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Britain
Troop Transport Reassignment Ships Move to Pacific Route
Thirty two American troop transports with capacity for 83,000 men shift from Atlantic to Pacific for passage through the Panama Canal by December end. They head toward Japan or the Philippines. Seventeen are fast troopships including West Point formerly the America largest U S passenger liner. The remaining fifteen are converted Victory ships.
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Pacific
Panama Canal
Japan
Philippines
West Point
America
U. S
Debate over Ivy League football scholarships and fairness
The piece argues that football scholarships can aid poorer students, but calls for stronger conference standards to keep competition fair. It urges regional recruiting, limits on outside recruiting, and emphasizes education as college primary goal while recognizing football as a needed but secondary element.
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O.K
Greece
Quiz show questions from Ask Me Another segment
A set of trivia prompts covering topics from U S Presidents and weather terms to astronomy and territorial acquisitions. Questions include who was the first U S born president, the term for a thundercloud, the meaning of aureole, the land cession that expanded U S territory, the definition of a sadist, and the first president who later served in Congress.
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United States
Answers to a Mixed History Quiz Items
The list includes names and terms such as Martin Van Buren and John Quincy Adams. It features weather type cumulonimbus and a phrase about illumination around the body of a holy person in Christian art as well as the Louisiana Purchase and a descriptor for a person who inflicts pain on others.
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van Buren
Louisiana Purchase
John Quincy Adams
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