Bid for Early Ratification of United Nations Pact in Senate
The Senate moves toward ratification of the postwar United Nations security charter led by Sen. Tom Connally with support from Sen. Arthur Vandenberg. The plan seeks early approval while addressing veto rights of the Big Five and advancing American involvement in international cooperation.
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Texas
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Rep
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Security Organization
Britain
Russia
France
China
Pacific
Medical bill shares and hospital investment in 1944
A survey shows the 1944 national medical bill at four billion dollars, hospital plant and equipment investment at six billion, with consumers paying three billion, governments eight hundred million, and the remainder from industry and philanthropy.
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America
Report Says Japs Seek Peace As U S Pounds Cities
Senator Capehart states Japan seeks terms, hints at possible surrender of Manchuria and other conquered areas. He notes unconditional surrender would imply a prolonged conflict, potentially two more years in China, while U S forces continue pressure.
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Manchuria
China
U. S. Spending Sets Record for Fiscal 1945
The United States collected about 45 percent of a billion in revenues while outlays reached nearly 100 billion, producing a 54 billion deficit and lifting the national debt above 255 billion. War spending topped 90 billion as military contracts and subsidies fell off in other areas.
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U. S
Waterfowl Population Estimate Drops From 1944 Figures
Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson chief of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates the U.S. waterfowl population at 105 million, about 20 million below the 1944 figure. He notes the 1944 estimate may have been too high, so the decline may not be exact.
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Ira N. Gabrielson
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U. S
Gabrielson
Savings rise as 1944 tax installments loom and debt falls
US savings for the first quarter reached almost 8.5 billion dollars as individuals banked near 5 billion, bought 1.5 billion in government bonds, and paid 1 billion in life and 900 million in private premiums. Consumer debt fell by 200 million, signaling postwar readiness, while 1944 tax installments press on. Poland forms a Moscow backed provisional government drawing mixed reactions from exiles and Western powers amid ongoing occupation.
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U. S
London
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Poland
Transportation growth during WW II reaches record high
Total freight and passenger transportation across all carriers expanded through the war, peaking in 1944. Air transportation rose 421.4 percent, railroads 171.4 percent, pipelines 137.7 percent, and motor trucks 123.5 percent, while water transport declined 29.9 percent, offsetting overall gains.
Washington Digest Nazi Influence Remains To Vex Allied Control
Washington columnist analyzes Allied efforts to dismantle Nazi influence in postwar Germany. He outlines Kilgore committee hearings on wartime terror plans, the psychological warfare aims to reorient German minds, and the challenge of countering widespread Nazification in occupied zones.
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Paradox of Postwar Policy and Military Training
General Eisenhower urges care with veterans and warns against misusing surplus war property. The article notes war assets equal to a third of national man-made property a decade ago. It also reports a stronger German wine crop and cites Senator Murray on 600000 servicemen with construction experience.
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