Conservative Bloc Fights OPA and Goering Testimony
A coalition of southern Democrats and Republicans in Congress aims to modify rather than abolish the OPA, seeking a one year extension. In Nurnberg, Hermann Goering boasted as the first Nazi war criminal to testify, claiming efforts to preserve Nazi rule and recounting the 1933 blood purge. Western Union notes Iran tensions with Russia and Britain over oil concessions and Iraq, amid Bevin and Molotov statements on Iran and Manchurian industry.
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Congress
Representative Hartley
Rep
N. J
Hartley
Crawford
Mich
Smith
Dem
Barden
N. C
Camp
Roe
Wherry
Senate
Hermann Goering
Nuernberg
Germany
Goering
Kurt von Schleicher
Curt von Hammerstein-Equord
Hitler
von Schleicher
Russia
Iran
Turkey
Iraq
Washington, D. C
Truman
U. S
State Department
Moscow
Bevin
Great Britain
Stalin
Ellensburg
Wash
Jim Gibson
Zoo
White House
Includ
Jim
Lise
Washington
Bureau of Standards
Science Talent Institute
Science Service
Watson Davis
Washington Zoo
Mr. Davis
Capitol Hill
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
McKellar
Auto Wages Pact Ends 113-Day UAW GM Strike
After 17 hours of talks, UAW President R J Thomas said a solid contract was reached with General Motors ending a 113 day strike. The settlement grants 18 percent wage gains, raises averages to 1.12 to 1.30 dollars per hour, and includes better vacation pay, double time, and equal pay for women, though total gains exceed 19 cents per hour due to broader concessions. Losses hit bound by $138 to $150 million in wages and $606 million in unfilled orders. industry output forecasts tighten as suppliers negotiate next wage deals.
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CIO- United Automobile Workers
General Motors
UAW
R. J. Thomas
G. M
Ford
Chrysler
General Electric
CIO - United Electrical Workers
International Harvester
CIIO
Anderson
General Motors’ Electrical Division
CIO Union
Pauley Withdraws Navy Undersecretary Nomination
Big Ed Pauley, California oilman and former Democratic treasurer, concedes that oil and politics clash and asks President Truman to withdraw his nomination as undersecretary of the navy. He cites strong congressional opposition and reports of past navy oil scandals. Senate Naval Affairs Committee members praise his integrity as he retires from the fight.
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Ed Pauley
Truman
California
Pauley
Navy
Ickes
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
World Hog Numbers Show Big Drop in 1945
Global hog totals fell sharply with a 5,000,000 head drop to 244,000,000 at the start of 1946, as Canadian herds declined 1.8 million from 1944, while U S numbers rose about 4 percent.
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Europe
Argentina
U. S
France
Soviet Union
U.S
Draft Extends as World Tensions Grow
Congress backs extending the selective service act beyond May 15 amid world instability. War Department plans aim for 1.5 million troops by July 1946 and 1 million by July 1947, with no fixed permanent size due to UNO outcomes. Eisenhower cites the draft as a spur to voluntary enlistment. in five months 600,017 volunteers enrolled.
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War Department
UNO
Eisenhower
Pearl Harbor
Hoover urges South America join famine cereals drive
Former President Hoover, honorary chairman of the emergency famine committee, urged South American nations to join North America in conserving cereals for Europe and Asia. He said the western hemisphere could save up to 7 million tons in four months to help meet a 9 million ton need, with a total annual requirement of 21 million tons.
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Herbert Hoover
Europe
Asia
Hoover
North
South America
Western Hemisphere
Barbs on butter ceilings and a rising cream
The piece jokes about price controls and inflation, arguing a butter ceiling fails as cream always finds new highs. It compares the trickiness of a black market to Prohibition bootlegging and notes Americans alternate between enthusiasm and indifference, mentioning games like monopoly and mahjong as distractions.
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America
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Reich
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Studebaker
Nash
Hudson
Edwin W. Pauley
Harold
Washington Digest
Baukhage
WNU Service
Eye Street
N.W
State of
FCC
James Gibson
Rynders Tire Shop
E. William Wichita
Kan
Kansas City
Suiter Farm Co., Inc
Baltimore Ave
Idaho
Sun Valley
L. K. Hulett
Bellevue
Compton
Johnson County
Main
Kansas City, Mo
Barton County
Lamar
McKibben
Holmes
Su TV
Tor Small Hospital
Po Ae
Smithville
Legal Reserve Insurance Company
Associated Underwriters Corp
Broadway
Stevens Novelty CO
Houston St
San Antonio
Tex
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Flying Fields
Thomas
Barrett Earthmaster Farms
Roscoe
Christie Hatchery
Beatrice, Neb
Gualtie Bertincetnes
Adams Seed CO
Knee
Moe
Elberta
Dallas
Kansas
Wichita Nursery
Wichita
Frank Koutny
Wahoo
Nebraska
Tom Concord
St. Regis
Fairbury Nurseries
Fairbury
Nebr
Ralph Townsend
Atchison, Kansas
R. Morrison
Manorcrest
Kans
Wahlert & Guntzler
Saint Louis
WNU
Bankhage
USC
Lindsay Kimball
Jazo
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