Postwar Japan reconversion and labor peace drive
In the Pacific theatre MacArthur forecasts 200000 troops to police Japan within six months, shaping debate in Washington over postwar force levels while Japanese cooperation under Premier Higashi-Kuni aids rapid demilitarization. Labor actions threaten reconversion as CIO unions push wage boosts and the administration reshapes the Labor Department to curb inflation and stabilize prices.
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Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Japan
Washington, D. C
Truman
MacArthur
Tokyo
State Department
Dean Acheson
Department
U. S
Prince Higashi-Kuni
Imperial Family
U. S. Army
Schwellenbach
Harry S. Truman
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
UAW
General
War talks and allegiances in postwar US politics
National Democratic chairman Robert Hannegan declares the wartime political truce off as the 1948 election nears while President Truman unveils a broad European relief and reconstruction program. The plan lists wheat, milk, meat, dairy and other supplies, with expectant shipments of coal, and notes allied funding and political reactions in Washington Moscow and London.
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Robert ©. Hannegan
Democratic Party
Hannegan
Congress
U. S
Europe
Harry S. Truman
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Alcoa Monopoly Challenged by Justice Department
The Department of Justice urged breaking up Aluminum Company of America to restore competition in the U S aluminum industry. It argued that Alcoas monopoly hampered wartime expansion and postwar peacetime use, risking broad investment losses for small savers and institutions while Alcoas officials warned breakup would destroy millions in property value.
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Tois
WAW
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers
International Harvester
Oliver
John Deere
Allis Chalmers
United Steel Workers
United States Steel Corporation
CIO
Ask
Aluminum Corporation of America
U. S
Department of Justice
Alcoa
Department
Army Surplus Vehicles Placed for Redepoyment Survey
Commanders in Europe and the Mediterranean must declare 112042 motor powered vehicles and 11000 trailers surplus after a redeployment survey by automotive experts. The War Department allows 13000 vehicles from Europe and 3022 from the Mediterranean to be turned over to the Federal Emergency Administration for relief and UNRRA.
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European
Mediterranean
War Department
Federal Economic Administration
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Army crackdown tempers veteran protests over discharge
A secret army order signed by Brig. Gen. Gurney threatens disciplinary action for veterans or divisions appealing to press or Congress to speed discharge or oppose redeployment to Japan. The 95th Armored Division at Camp Shelby faced pressure after protests, which were later rescinded, while railroads push to release skilled workers. Senate restaurant reform and unemployment bill positions shift as Derwin Darling returns to Alleged United States politics.
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Japan
A. M. Gurney
Lloyd R. Fredendall
2Nd
United States
Pacific
95Th
Camp Shelby
Miss
Europe
Capitol Hill
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
S. P
el Paso
Derwin Darling
Senate
United. States
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Oklahoma
Washington
California
Connecticut
Notes and News Bits from a World War II Desk
A collage of wry observations and brief items, including jokes about Halsey and Russia’s entry into the war, Capitol quips on unemployment benefits, and cultural chatter from stages in New York. Notable names appear, with mention of Petain, Truman, and Oboler amid wartime humor and social commentary.
Farm Labor Shortage Hits Peak During War Years
The Department of Agriculture says about 3 million men women and children will be needed in October and November to harvest 1945 bumper crops. It notes 2.5 million farm labor placements occurred in the first seven months, but the labor shortage is at its tightest point of the war years.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Extension Service
Surplus Property Board Opens Aid to Rural Communities
Aid for rural communities to obtain medical equipment and supplies from surplus war property stocks is expanding. The surplus property act requires use for the public good and the board will price items by need rather than original cost, prioritizing distribution to areas most in need.
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Surplus Property Board
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Paper Union
Blackpool
England
Labor Department
War Labor Board
War Manpower Commission
United States Employment Service
Harold Burton
Rep
Ohio
Supreme Court
Robert Patterson
Burton
Justice Roberts
Western Newspaper Union
U.S. Food
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Russia
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Britain
Stalin
Russell
Dem
Italy
Big Five Council of Foreign Ministers
London
France
Rome
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Washington State
Potsdam
Northwest
Gov
Mon Wallgren
Sen
Warren Magnuson
Christiansen
SAMY
Snyder
Halsey
Hirohito
Admiral Halsey
Turner
de Gaulle
City Hall
Nippon
House Ways and Means
Pres. Truman
Knutsen
Minnesota
Fanny Ward
Frank Murphy
Frank
Justice
Courtin
Petain
Verminy
Germany
Enduro
Metropole
Chateaubriand
Arch Oboler
Kerrickters
Oboler
Mr. O
Metro
Aid
Emerson
Rebroys
Bret Hamp
Spurgeon
Eta
Stokera
Durabilt Mfg. Co
Hi Aurora
Hiinois
Des Moines
Kasor Construction Co
Adel
Iowa
Aude H
Hormel
Hollandale
Wahlert & Guntzler
Saint Louis
Freemont
St. Joseph
Begoodrich
Wilke
Wale
Pinehurst
America
Zou Fegler
R. L. Swain Tobacco Company, Inc
Spring Streat
Danville
Virginia
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