Nazi leaders executed as Allied justice enacts postwar order
Western Union's weekly analysis notes the Nuernberg executions of 10 top Nazi figures including Goering who failed to escape and faced Allied justice. It also reports on Truman price decontrol for meat, predicted price rises, and Molotov's Paris conference charges amid Allied-Russian tensions.
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Nuernberg
Hermann Goering
Julius Streicher
Alfred Rosenberg
Germany
von Ribbentrop
Army ends 1946 draft calls as volunteers surge
Army reports nearly one million volunteers in the past year, with 604,131 re-enlisting and 298,517 joining from civilian life. Draft calls are suspended for the rest of 1946 though induction remains possible if volunteer strength slips. About 50,000 registrants slated for October November are not called.
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Army
Congress
Wisconsin Leads Nation in Commercial Fur Production
Wisconsin tops the nation in commercial fur production per the American National Fur Breeders Association. The state’s climate favors thick valuable fur with 461 silver fox ranches listed in 1945, including 65 in Marathon, 38 in Wood, 32 in Waupaca, and 24 in Manitowoc counties.
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Wisconsin
American National Fur Breeders Association
Marathon County
Wood
Waupaca
Manitowoc
Railroads See Sharp Drop in Income for Eight Months 1946
Class 1 railroads in the United States reported an estimated net income of 55.4 million dollars for the first eight months of 1946, down from 443.9 million for the same period in 1945. August alone yielded about 51 million in profit, while tax credits from 1944 and 1945 helped avert losses for the eight months. Without carryover, the sector would have faced a 4.9 million deficit. The 12 months to August showed a 1.51 percent return on property investment versus 3.90 percent a year earlier.
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U. S
Association of American Railroads
Vatican Excommunication Ties Stepinac Trial to Austerity of Faith
The Holy See excommunicated all Catholics who took part in the Yugoslav trial of Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac, accusing him of Axis collaboration and forced conversions. Stepinac received 16 years hard labor, while Vatican officials framed the move as a spiritual weapon unrelated to physical force. Separately, France approved De Gaulle's new constitution in a referendum, 9,002,467 for and 7,790,676 against, signaling support for his leadership and a permanent postwar government structure with a strong national assembly.
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Vatican
Holy See
Alojzije Stepinac
Yugoslavia
Axis
Croatia
Stepinac
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Council of the Republic
Washington Digest on Fixing the White House Burden
The piece argues the White House functions like the world’s largest organization and asks if presidential duties can be delegated to a skilled staff. It cites past reforms, Wallace episodes, and the limits of advisors while noting the need for stronger, properly readied administrative mechanisms. It references Truman era concerns and calls for streamlined executive action.
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Washington, D. C
White House
United States
Willard Kiplinger
Washington
National Committee
Democratic Party
Hannegan
Ickes
Wallace
Lincoln
Seward
Congress
Tommy Corcoran
Supreme Court
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
OWI
Wallace- Byrnes
Roosevelt
Colonel House
Wilson
Truman
Barbs and Boils Over: Egg Cargo Ship and Political Gripes
The Holland American liner sailed with more than three and a half million eggs aboard in its first such cargo since shells ceased bursting. Government statisticians leave Washington amid chatter that the political climate is risky. Chester Bowles notes meat may be plentiful after elections, while Russia criticizes Shostakovich ninth for not obeying party lines. The piece lampoons counterpoint as counter-revolutionary and notes reactionary overtones.
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Russia
Shostakovitch
Simple DIY Tables From Shelf Boards and Spools
A short home hacks note promises easy table making using plain shelf boards with corner holes, empty spools, curtain rods and glue. The piece pitches BOOK 5 with over thirty ideas and urges sending 15 cents with name and address to obtain a copy.
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Western Newspaper Union
Goering
Heinrich Himmler
Reichsmarshall
American Meat Institute
George R. Dressler
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Great Meat Trust
Robert R. Wason
National Association of Manufacturers
OPA
Paris
Hitler
Molotov
Britain
Council of Foreign Ministers
New York
Trieste
Danubian
Agence France-Presse
Averell Harriman
Stalin
Harriman
Moscow
Kremlin
B. C
Heirens
Little Suzanne Degnan
William Heirens
Ilinois
Stateville
Menard State Hospital
Washington Digest
U.S
WNU Service
Eye Street
N.W
Oscar
California Academy of Science
Baukhage
Bankhage
Business Week
Chester Bowles
Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hills
N. Y
St.Joseph
State of Kansas
American Building & Loan Association
K. C
Kansas
Wwe
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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