International tensions and wage policy shape postwar Pacific
U S troops guard Chinwangtao as Chinese nationalists square off with communists while Indonesians press for independence. Chiang Kai shek leverages northern gains with wartime timing, amid Moscow's nonintervention. In Washington, industry wage policy talks aim to curb costs and set price boosts after a trial period.
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Japan
Pacific
U. S
Chinwangtao
Chiang Kaishek
Red
Chiang
Reds
Chungking
1946 Prospects of Indonesian Independence Turmoil
East Indies leaders under President Soekarno seek Allied conferences to settle independence claims as fortunes of their Dutch conquerors wane. Soekarno, dubbed Mr Big of the movement, faces hot-heads threatening his control and Dutch negotiations.
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East Indies
Soekarno
Mr. Big
Wage policy aims to ease reconversion pay raises
The administration advised maintaining high take home pay to ease wage negotiations in key industries while urging management to absorb added costs. After talks with Henry Ford II and other leaders, officials expect a satisfactory settlement though production and prices may shift next year. Farm income in 1946 may fall 15 percent in real terms but remain double the prewar average, with cuts in eggs and oil crops and smaller reductions in milk and potatoes.
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Truman
Henry Ford II
Department of Agriculture
Führer Adolf Hitler End: Suicide in Berlin Bunker
British intelligence concluded after exhaustive inquiry that Adolf Hitler shot himself in the Reichskancellerei bunker on April 30 while Eva Braun took poison. He reportedly remained mentally alert to the end and married Braun on April 29. Goebbels and Bormann burned the bodies with gasoline and likely hid or scattered the remains.
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Berlin
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Reichchancellery
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Goebbels
Bormann
Farm prices rise to 199 percent of 1909–14 average
Substantial gains in prices received by farmers for truck crops grains and cotton drove a two point rise in the general level of prices received to 199 percent of the August 1909–July 1914 average by mid October. Prices paid by farmers for commodities interest and taxes also advanced to a new 25 year high.
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Department of Agriculture
Shoes expected to surge with wartime rationing eased
Production for November and December is seen at 30 million pairs a month as factories resume after wartime limits. Output rose from 20 million in August to 28 million in October, with retailers replenishing stocks after rationing ended.
Warning of severe winter driving hazards from safety council
Prof Ralph A Moyer chair of the National Safety Council committee warns of a harsh traffic accident winter with 36 northern states seeing higher death rates in winter. He urges drivers in snow belt states to check brakes tire chains windshield wipers and headlights while noting safer auto designs and easier anti skid chain installation are being pursued by manufacturers.
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National Safety Council
Ralph A. Moyer
Iowa State College
Moyer
Snow Belt
Foresee Trouble in Germany as Winter Threatens
General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned that widespread unemployment and shortages may trigger serious outbreaks in Germany this winter. He cited German youths and returning soldiers as the main troublemakers and said discontent could fuel resistance to Allied occupation and pressure for a clear economic policy.
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Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Remnant Japanese Navy to be broken up by Allies
Allied plans call for destroying Nippon naval strength by sinking one battleship four cruisers four aircraft carriers and 51 submarines with the battleship used as an atomic test target. Forty one destroyers and other coastal vessels will be redistributed among the Big Four.
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Japan
Nippon
U. S
Britain
Russia
China
Beverage Taxes Show Rising Federal Spirits Revenues
Federal revenues from distilled spirits rose from 163,998,710 in 1934 to 1,408,368,230 in 1944, the New York Trust company notes. State collections are harder to total due to varying regulations but the sale of distilled spirits clearly constitutes a substantial portion of state income.
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New York Trust Company
Lesson Topics for November 18 Scriptural Selections
The bulletin outlines the November 18 lesson subjects and scripture texts selected by the International Council of Religious Education for study and use by permission.
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International Council of Religious Education
New Fellowship and Name in Antioch Church Mission
The Antioch church becomes a dynamic witness as Barnabas and Saul join, forming a vital fellowship. Christians adopt the name Christian, uniting Jews and Gentiles in the Christ life, while Antioch funds fellow believers and supports the missionary effort.
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Samaria
Phenice
Cyprus
Antioch
Jerusalem
Antioch Church
Barnabas
Saul
Messiah
Christos
Jesus Christ
Christ
W. H. Griffith Thomas
Judea
Ili
Cause of
Christian Missions
All Bran Advertises Digestive Health Benefits
A Kellogg's promotional piece touts All Bran as a natural bulk aid for regular elimination. It claims the cereal provides iron calcium phosphorus vitamins and protein nourishment and positions it as a non purgative daily food available at grocers.
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Battle Creek
Omaha
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