Postwar crisis tests Truman amid labor strife and aid for France
As railroad and coal strikes roil the nation Truman faces political risk from labor conflict while the U S commits to France with a 1.4 billion loan and credit package including 650 million cash and 720 million for lend lease. Eisenhower and Nimitz urge hemispheric defense cooperation. Bowles signals dairy price boosts and subsidy cuts, raising consumer costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Truman
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Missouri
A. F. Whitney
Alvanley Johnston
Locomo
Export Future Requires Five Years for Europe Agriculture Restoration
Agriculture expert says full restoration in Europe will take five years. Surplus producing nations including the U S should prepare for a future when Europe’s import demand subsides and plan drastic international measures to sustain high trade levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
U. S
World cotton production for 1945-46 estimated
The department of agriculture estimates world cotton production for 1945-46 at 21,650,000 bales of 478 pounds net. This is the smallest world crop since 1923-24, down 12 percent from 1944-45 and 30 percent from the five smaller U.S. crops.
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Department of Agriculture
U.S
U S and Russia Clash Over Paris Conference Fallout
Foreign Affairs reports Molotov accusing the United States and Britain of uniting to pressure Moscow at the Paris talks. Byrnes rejects a Western bloc claim and says Iceland base and a 25-year German demilitarization pact are framed as security measures and world opinion submissions.
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Molotov
U. S
Britain
Paris
Moscow
Byrnes
Communist Party
Pravda
Russia
West
Iceland
Germany
Stalin
United Nations Organization
Market gains and river floods dominate regional news
The New York Stock Exchange rose to a 15 year peak as wage price dynamics and strike settlements boosted investor optimism. Major gains included Commonwealth and Southern Montgomery Ward Canada Dry National Lead and Santa Fe. Separately the Susquehanna River flooded sections of Pennsylvania and New York with heavy damage, especially Williamsport Elmira Athens and Wilkes Barre. James Casear Pitrillo, aiming to lead the AFM, challenged the legality of the Sea act by striking at WAAF Chicago, signaling broader labor law conflict.
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New York Stock Exchange
Commonwealth
Southern
Montgomery Ward
Canada Dry
National
Santa Fe
Susquehanna
Pennsylvania
New York
Williamsport
Elmira
N. Y
Athens
Wilkes- Barre
Wyoming Valley
Dapper Little
James Casear Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFM
Natty Little
Jimmy
WAAF
Chicago
Supreme Court
Petrillo
Fire losses show rise to 15 year high in 1945
The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports annual U S fire losses rose to 484,274,000 in 1945, 6 percent above the board’s preliminary estimate of 455,329,000 and 10.7 percent higher than 1944, based on member companies’ incurred losses.
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United States
National Board of Fire Underwriters
National Board
Washington political action groups flex new influence in parties
Washington Digest reports three rising organizations shaping party policy. ROF led by Harold Stassen runs strict Republican open forums with cross participation, CIO PAC enlarges its political party role under Sidney Hillman, and NC PAC pushes New Deal progressivism with a June 26 campaign school. The piece notes wage inflation ties to politics and advocates higher congressional pay to attract capable candidates.
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Washington
SPCPA
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
ROF
Cio-Pac
National Citizens
Harold Stassen
Wayne Morse
Walter Judd
Raymond Baldwin
Connecticut
Stassen
Mr. Stassen
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Mark Sullivan
Spain
Argentina
Ciopac
OPA
Nc-Pac
New Deal
Frank Kingdon
Sydney Hillman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Henry Wallace
Hugo Black
National Citizen
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
FEPC
Young Republicans
Ickes
Independent
Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
James Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
PAC
RDF
Barbs and Crisis Echoes War Strains and Pianos
An editorial collage cites a Bankhage personal crisis, compares Mars, and notes six million piano tuners needed after six million pianos go out of tune. It flags inflation fears, cites Jack Spratt on diet, and argues nationalization of mines and railroads won’t end strikes, contrasting US concerns with Russia’s Gestapo and Siberia.
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Piano Manufacturers’ Association
Russia
Siberia
Posies for Bathroom From Yard of Chintz
A savvy interior hack uses flowered chintz to craft decorative posies for the bath. Cut out blooms and spread them around to create drama on a faded bath mat towels and shower curtains with roses applied for a fresh look.
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White House
Whitney
Mr. Truman
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
John L
AFL
South
France
Pan-America
Joint Defense
Canada
Eisenhower
Nimitz
Bowles
American Butter Institute
Admiral Nimitz
House Military Committee
Representative Bloom
Dem
Treasury
Vinson
State Byrnes
Bonnet
Leon Blum
Russ Clash
LABOR
Washington Digest
Baukhage
WNU Service
Eye Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
Philip Broughton
Congressional
Broughton
Bankhage
Mars
Jack Spratt
Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hills
O'Sullivan
America
Pazo
PY Steatt
BmStear
Pere «Es
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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