Japanese Diet Session Ends In Confusion
Tokyo reports a turbulent opening session as Premier Shigeru Yoshida resigns and blocks coalitions with left wing factions. Diet chaos continues with party realignments, four Liberals joining Democrats, and Katayama mulling a three party cabinet as MacArthur oversees approval.
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Elder statesman opposes 100000 Japanese army plan
Count Nobuchi Makino, 86, a former foreign minister, told Allied officials Japan would prefer 50000 American soldiers over a homeland Japanese army. He warned revival would strain Japan’s economy already on the brink of collapse and doubted Japan could sustain 100000 troops under future peace terms.
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Wisconsin Senate Bans Public Utility Strikes and Jurisdictional Walkouts
The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill outlawing strikes in public utilities and approved a jurisdictional strike ban by 26 to 4. Earlier it approved compulsory arbitration as a last resort in disputes involving gas electricity telephone transportation and other public utilities by 17 to 12. Both measures proceed to the lower house for action.
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