Lewis Wrecking Coal Industry by Strikes in Washington
The piece argues Lewis and the United Mine Workers used political tactics around a government strike, criticizes his coal taxation plan, and notes shifting fuel use to oil. It highlights wartime actions, industry decline, and rising alternate energy like electrification and water power, suggesting Lewis’s influence waning as miners diversify.
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Lewis
Washington
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Roosevelt
White House
Petrillo
Pennsylvania Railroad
Downfall of Henry Wallace Cited for Lacking Political Sense
WNU report analyzes Henry Wallace once a force at Paris and in Truman circles. Critics say he lacked political sense, showing generosity in policy but suspicion of business, leading to missteps as agriculture head and later as commerce secretary.
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WNU
Eye Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
Washington
Truman
New Republic
Henry Agar Wallace
Wallace
Henry Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Department
Congress
Disarmament push and occupation probe shadow postwar policy
War weary world moves toward disarmament as Russia leads in the United Nations with a proposal for an international commission but veto concerns loom. Senate kills the U S occupation inquiry in Germany amid reports of disorder and black market activity while landlords in Texas push to end rent control. Gold Star mother Mrs. Frank Morris campaigns for housing rights, rallying 3 000 vacant Dallas dwellings and veterans to challenge OPA practices. Two World War I vets, Joe H. Blann and Capt John R Lowery, headline the landlords’ sit down, holding vacant properties to press for management control.
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Russia
United Nations
U. N
Reds
U. S
Britain
Security Council
Germany
Frank Morris
Dallas
Texas
Morris
Abed
Joe H. Blann
OPA
John R. Lowery
Byrd Heads Back To Antarctica Amid Jealous Claims
Admiral Richard Byrd plans another Antarctic expedition as nations contest claims to the vast polar region. The veteran explorer, who first flew over the North and South Poles, faces mixed reactions from rivals and even the penguins as he prepares for renewed flights beyond the ice.
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Richard Byrd
Antarctica
South Polar
Dixie
Europe
John Briscoe
Enderby Land
Antarctic
Admiral Byrd
North Pole
Washington
Byrd
Pole
Spitzbergen
Floyd Bennett
South Pole
London meeting draws up world trade blueprint for 1947
Representatives of 18 countries except Russia met in London to draft a plan for world trade to be reviewed at a fall 1947 international conference. A key outcome was a recommendation for full employment as a top achievement while stressing nations’ responsibility to preserve purchasing power and demand for consumer goods. If one nation runs a trade surplus, the creditor country may choose steps to rebalance exchange.
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Russia
London
Savings Slow Pace in 1946 After Wartime Surge
The Federal Reserve reports 1946 sees continued but moderate growth in personal and business savings. Personal liquid assets rise to about 152 billion dollars in the first half, while government securities holdings fall by 4.6 billion as tax payments and capital expenditures rise. Business demand deposits increase modestly, with time deposits and currency nearly flat, and regional bank deposits grow faster in the West and South than elsewhere due to wartime concentration effects.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
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Olive St
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North
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