War Time Spending Signals Naval Lead in WW II Strategy
The 78th Congress appropriated about 181.756 billion dollars over two years to run the government and wage the war, with naval outlays holding steady and military spending dropping from last year. Analysts link the pattern to a Japan-first strategy and anticipate demobilization after Germany falls, while noting the Far East political factors and ally cooperation shaping the balance of power.
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78Th Congress
Senate
McKellar
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Army
Japan
Europe
Germany
Ben Lear
Tokio
Burma
China
Russia
Siberian
Far East
India
Quebec
Washington
Boston Barber Declares Victory Pause for Customers
Barber T. Console in Boston tells clients he will drop his tools at victory bells, whether customers are half shaved or half hair cut, signaling a celebratory break.
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T. Console
Boston
Library Notes Highlight New Books and Honor Roll
Mrs Weldon Newlin lists resources in the Indiana History Bulletin August issue and notes new titles at the library. Highlights include The Church and the New World Mind, Toward Zero, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, Young Man of the House, Mary Poppins Open the Door, Tommy and his Dog Harry, and the Goldstar Honor Roll in state and county records.
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George B. Moore
Skinner
Hunt
Mary Poppins
Travers
Tommy
Harry” Ferris
Private plane orders surge as reconversion looms
Airplane orders on file show firms developing small planes for private flyers and small businesses. Several companies already building for the armed forces have mapped reconversion so they could start peacetime production within weeks.
Quotes of the Week Highlight Varied Sayings
A set of quotations features Hon Galo Plaza new U S ambassador to Ecuador remarks on striped pants and friendship with the United States. A Penn State freshman excuses weekend homecomings with family. Salt Lake City mail official J W Bambrough declines to register a love letter to a G I abroad. A committee on economic development calls taxation of divided income a bold form of job creation. Private Al Barone from Brooklyn describes Allied action in France with stark glee.
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Galo Plaza
U. S
Ecuador
J. W. Bambrough
Salt Lake City
G.I
Committee For Economic Development
Insects Attract Interest From Local Readers
A reader shares a recollection of green mantises observed by William E. Peck of Indianapolis and discusses their color changes with age. The correspondence notes Peck’s belief that green mantises are female and darker forms male, with a sighting of a black mantis and a possible Kentucky origin.
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Lee Retherford
Indianapolis
William E. Peck
Hovey St
P. S
Mr. Peck
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