Stabilization policy aims to spur postwar production in U S
The Western Newspaper Union reports on Truman’s wage price stabilization plan urged by John Snyder to raise wages 15 to 17 percent and permit price increases to sustain prewar profits. Bowles will administer the new formula while Snyder maintains overall control. The piece also covers the U S State Department blue book condemning Argentina’s junta and Peron, plus World Outlook on 1946 food supplies and consumer availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
John Snyder
St. Louis
Snyder
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Peron
U. S
Spruille Braden
Argentina
State Department
United Nations
Germany
Department of Agriculture
Italy
French North Africa
France
Spain
India
China
Europe
Russia
1945 Horse Slaughter Surges Amid War Scarcity
The 1945 slaughter of 77 887 equines for meat marks a 49 percent rise from 1944 as horse populations shrink to less than half their 1920s level. Slaughter of goats also jumps 98 percent to 13 150 by federally inspected packers. With veterans returning and new plants starting, 1946 outlook improves though rubber shortages persist and tire production shifts to synthetics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Feder 'Y
General Motors
Postwar National Guard to Reach 622 500 Strong
Plans to expand the National Guard to 622 500 personnel after the war include 571 000 in ground forces 47 600 in air wings and 4 000 in miscellaneous services. The ground force structure features 22 infantry divisions two armored divisions and 18 regimental combat teams. New York will have the largest guard total followed by Pennsylvania California and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
National Guard
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Illinois
Boundary Problems Roil Postwar European Peace Talks
The Big Five face clashes over southern Tyrol as Italy and Austria contest the land Peace talks hinge on vetoes to the region. Italy guards hydro plants on the Adige despite Austria promising to relinquish control and cooperate on hydro developments. The dispute slows progress on the treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Five
Italy
Austria
Tyrol
Adige
Ickes Leaves Cabinet After Truman Testimony Clash
Harold L. Ickes resigns as interior secretary after President Truman questioned his testimony on Edwin Pauley and underwater oil reserves. Ickes warns of potential scandals over political pressure and oil policy. He had supported Henry A. Wallace in 1944 and does not oppose Truman's 1948 run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Ickes
Department of the Interior
Truman
Edwin W. Pauley
New Deal
Harold
Ickes
Teapot Dome
Pauley
Interior
Henry A. Wallace
Grain Movements and Air Travel Move to Resolve Bottlenecks
Emergency meeting in Chicago urged President Truman to speed boxcar movements and clarify price and tax rules to spur grain shipments. Farmers fear delaying price controls keep grain off markets as car supply remains tight and loans or tax revisions are debated. Separately, U S and Britain settled on a postwar air travel pattern allowing shared bases and cross‑country routes with equitable rates. Rural Electrification progress shows 77 percent of farms in the Northeast now have central station electric service, aiding maple industry expansion.
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Chicago
Ill
National Federation of Grain Co-operatives
Truman
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Federation
U. S
Britain
Hamilton
Bermuda
Atlantic
Newfoundland
British Guiana
Caribbean
Provisional International Aviation Organization
Rural Electrification Administration
Treasury
Congress
Washington Digest Proposes Rural Social Security Plan
The piece argues farmers with low incomes should join federal social security. Benedict proposes a stamp book system for self employed farmers and farm workers, easing paperwork while funding retirements. It notes political hurdles, cost concerns, and the need for education before broad adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Benedict
Jake
Tom
Barbs and banter on space, war, and politics
The column mocks scientific funding and space plans as the UN battles war, noting Ickes anointing Edwin Pauley with oil during Senate hearings for undersecretary of the navy. It also teases a new hair tonic comb for the bald in a light feature from the Better Mouse Trap page.
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Western Newspaper Union
Juan Peron
U. S. State Department
Army Junta
Capitol Hill
Denis Row
Harold Ickes
U.S
Washington Digest
Baukhage
WNU Service
Eye Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
United States
Esquire Magazine
Fish and Wildlife Service
Murray R. Benedict
University of California
Benedict
Jake Duncan
Smithsonian Institution
Bankhag
Moon
Millenia
United Planets
Senate
Navy
Brookfield
J. Hopper
Chillicothe
Lebanon
L. L. Martin
Elsberry
Missouri
Poplar Bluff
Chas. Anthony
J. Chester Knorpp
Pleasant Hill
Home Furnishings & Appli
Round New
Gov
Broadway
N. 6Th
Mogueees Guernsey
Wrepelmar Farm
Ersailies
Parcel Post
Leonard
Ats. State
Bob Parman
Route 7
McAlester
Okla
Q. L. Stroman
Mission, Texas
Fullerton
Calif
Xas
Turkey Ranch
Franklin
Texas
Shawnee Hatchery
Hudson Topeka, Kan
Cantrelloultry Farm & Hatchery
Carthage, Mo
State Department of Agriculture
Romines
Dayton Tenn
Central Feather & Down CO
St. Louis Ave
Kan
City
Wahlert & Guntzler
Saint Louis
Williams Co
Cleveland
Ohio
WNU
Segbure
Doans
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