Labor and U.N. meet face thorny world issues
The weekly analysis notes Tokyo radio workers strike protests at Nippon Broadcasting Corporation amid wage demands as CIO unions push for higher pay across auto and farm equipment sectors. Molotov and Truman exchange greetings at the U.N. gathering as major powers debate veto reforms, trusteeship questions, and postwar influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N. Meet
OPA
Auto
Cio-United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
UAW
International Harvester
Cio-Farm Equipment
Harvester
Mr. Truman
U. N
Australia
Cuba
Security Council
Mediterranean
Russia
Iran
Spain
Egg Strength Breakthrough Appeals for Durable Shell
Department of Agriculture scientists report an egg that resists eight to nine pounds of pressure, up from four, with breeding and tougher shell and firmer white. Separately the OPA released many foods and goods from control, including bread, cereals, oils, canned fish, produce, and some alcohol, plus assorted daily items and tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Department
OPA
U. S
Counties Seek Modernization Through Home Rule Proposals
The International City Managers' Association notes growing attention to county government reform as 13 states have amended constitutions to allow counties to adopt home rule government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International City Managers’ Association
Vets urged to seek work before unemployment benefits end
Veterans were urged to search for jobs to preserve benefits, with weekly and monthly limits noted. The VA cited regional departure rates, including Mississippi and New York, and warning that idleness could hurt future seniority and earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
South
New York
Mississippi
Washington Digest on German Education and Democracy
The piece argues that Germany must recast its education to democratic lines as the United States shapes postwar policy. It highlights the German system’s classed streams, the fourth grade split, and extensive logistical hurdles while praising denazification and demilitarization and urging sustained American backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Party
Germany
U. S
Attlee
Britain
United Kingdom
Washington
Old Germany
Congress
State and
War Departments
Reich
William Benton
Zook
Western
Europe
Educational Mission
Benton
Fritz
Johann
Secretary of State
Economists foresee higher 1947 costs cutting urban food purchases
Rural economists say spending on automobiles home equipment clothing and fur nishings may reduce city residents food budgets in 1947. They expect higher prices and a larger supply of goods will draw more dollars from urban family incomes, narrowing food purchases compared to 1942-46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Barbs by Bankhage and Broadway Satire
A satirical riff critiques maps and media ads, noting top comedians mock silly commercials. It references Ford jokes and a Broadway hit The Iceman Cometh, imagining a practical plumber and praising Monsanto for a doodle proof table cloth with wind shield like protection.
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Ford
Lizzie
Monsanto Chemical Company
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Tokyo Radio
Japanese Broadcasting Corporation
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Interior
Krug
Lewis’ Blunt
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
United Nations
Molotov
FAO
la Guardia’s Cause
Fiorello LaGuardia
Butch
the Hat
United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization
LaGuardia
Socialism
la Guardia
Washington Digest
WNU Service
Eye Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
Dr. Zook
Ger
Goebbels
Baukhage
Bankhage
VapoRus
Huntoon
Topeka
Kan
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