Wartime labor disputes threaten United States industry
The piece outlines looming strikes in steel, meat packing, and other industries with President Truman proposing a settlement framework around a 16 percent wage rise and a $4 per ton price boost for steel. It notes government mediators pushing for quick resolutions to avert production shutdowns, plus Eisenhower’s demobilization plan and postwar Germany revival strategies.
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United Steel Workers
CIO
APL
AFL
Wilson
Armour
Swift
Cudahy
U.S
Germany
Reich
U. S
America
G. Bromley Oxnam
Federal Council of Churches
Bishop Oxnam
Europe
Forecast of World Sugar Harvest Drops 1945 46
The USDA foresees total world sugar output at 27.8 million short tons for 1945 46, down 400 000 from the prior year. North American beet sugar rises while European output falls, with world production seen at 7.3 million tons the smallest since 1923.
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Usda Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
North America
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Far East
Africa
Australia
Pacific
Vets Picket Lansford Mines Over Outsider Jobs
World War II veterans picket the Lansford area mines protesting outsiders filling pit jobs since 1940. Edison officials refuse to discharge nonresidents, citing potential legal action as UMW locals urge outsiders to leave and demand locals be rehired.
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United Mine
G.I
Edison Anthracite Coal Company
Edison
UMW
UN Faces First Substantial Test Over Iran Security Plea
The United Nations faces a pivotal early challenge as Iran seeks security assurances amid alleged Soviet moves in the Middle East. Indonesia urges UNO support to oppose Dutch reestablishment in the East Indies, but lacks sponsor and unlikely hearing. Iran pushes for a showdown despite British urging for unity, risking General Assembly debate with Russia's veto power. Oil wealth and strategic location give Iran levers in the Cold War context.
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United Nations Organization
Iran
UNO
East Indies
General Assembly
Security Council
Russia
Nelson tops pay scales as golf earnings soar in 1945
Byron Nelson led professional earnings by surpassing $60,000 in 1945 while Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, and Johnny Mize were among others earning in the $25,000 to $30,000 range. The piece contrasts higher golf pay with football, baseball, boxing, and horse racing stars, noting potential big jumps in salaries with new league entries and diminishing after taxes.
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Byron Nelson
Hogan
McSpaden
Snead
Hank Greenberg
Hank
DiMaggio
Marty Marion
Cooper Brothers
Hal Newhouser
Dizzy Trout
Sammy Baugh
Sid Luckman
Don Hutson
Paul Brown
Ohio State
Cleveland
Paul
Greenberg
Gordon
Dickey
Wakefield
Pop Anson
Honus Wagner
Ty Cobb
Larry Lajoie
Gene Sarazen
Gene
Hagen
Sarazen
Nelson
Dows
ASK ME ANOTHER General Quiz Questions
A quirky quiz item lists questions about rivers stars coastlines and World War I era munitions. It asks why the sun is a star and how a 36 cent swimmer pass through a lock, plus counts of workers in munition industries and detains how many musical tones the ear can distinguish.
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Norway
Africa
Fanata Canal
Answers and Gulf Stream in a coastal notes roundup
The excerpt lists topics including The Answers and The Gulf Stream. It notes astronomical bodies that give true light are called stars and explains coastal inlets extend along the coastline. It mentions weight determining balance, a peak figure near 10,300,000 tied to munition workers per service members, and a total exceeding 10,000 with the musical scale relying on limited human voice.
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Gulf Stream
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