26 Jul 1945
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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1945
Page
1
Senate acts on international pacts as wartime allies discuss the postwar order while big three leaders outline plans. The weekly analysis notes Japan at a pre invasion stage amid Allied war strategy and shifting alliances shaping the peace.
Naval operations around Japan push toward pre invasion phase as U S and British carrier planes attack Nippon with 2700 pound shells. Nimitz outlines aims to choke lifeblood of Japan via blockade and destruction of industry while coordinating with Churchill and Stalin on postwar security and economic foundations.
The article notes Brazil’s reorganization into five regional groupings and calls attention to the nation’s massive size. It claims Brazil spans over 3,275,000 square miles, nearly half of South America, and imagines an overlap with the United States of America with land to spare for another Texas.
Navy officials state that a typical aircraft carrier in the Pacific has 153 items and ample rations to provide personnel a full ration three times daily for 90 days. Supplies include 40,000 pounds of potatoes and 39 ounces of maple syrup flavoring, all stored in large refrigerators.
Ten northeastern states petition the ICC to reconsider its August 30 class rate revisions that raise East rates by 10 percent and lower Southern and Western rates by the same amount. They argue evidence does not show previous tariffs were unequal or unlawful. Five southwestern states support the change as non-discriminatory.
President Truman urged 65,000 civilian railroad jobs to speed troop and materiel redeployment to the Pacific. The army furloughed 4,000 experienced railroad men, but 12,000 skilled workers are most needed. Western railroads received top priority in interregional recruitment to meet the demand.
Civilians and GIs mingle cautiously as German women keep distance from Americans amid occupation tensions. Food stocks show mixed levels with meat rising to 635 million pounds but mostly reserved for the army, while public warehouse capacity sits at 73 percent. The Allied Reparations commission proposes using Germanys existing wealth to pay claims and distribute war materiel to claimant nations, with no new funds for rebuilding military industries.
Washington radar insight traces radar from its 1930s roots to its wartime impact. It credits radar with repelling daytime bombs, guiding night defense, and enabling the Normandy victory. It predicts peacetime uses in aviation traffic control, collision avoidance, and safer landings in fog and poor visibility.
A district portrait shows Washington thriving yet crowded as veterans, business leaders, and political operatives flood the capital. Truman aides and Battery K veterans mingle with White House hangers on, while Republicans prepare for a strong 1948 campaign amid cabinet changes and food policy reforms.
John W. Snyder of St Louis, 48, named to succeed Fred M Vinson as director of war mobilization and reconversion. Vinson, former congressman and judge, was nominated to replace Henry Morgenthau as secretary of the treasury, after serving as director of economic stabilization and federal loan administration.
Column notes a playful tone about mail habits and romance amid wartime life. It mentions never opening mail on the first of the month, French attitudes to love, and a domestic market for a product. It cites Metropolitan Life finding divorced and widowed individuals may remarry more easily than bachelors.
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