Food Conference Agrees On Five Postwar Policies
Informant reports say delegates at the Hot Springs international food conference have reached consensus on five policies to boost postwar food production and distribution. The measures call for an interim commission to create a permanent world food agency, expanded postwar output, sustained production in the long term, improved distribution, and coordinated international action. Committees will draft declarations based on these policies, with no timetable for final submission yet.
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Hot Springs
Red Cross Looks to Boost Women in Nursing Roles
Miss Madeline Healy, chairman of the Red Cross nurse recruiting committee, reports word of her brother's motorcycle accident in Newton Iowa. Franklin school Victory Corps officials including Mrs. Wells C. Peck and others lead the program with home nursing, first aid, and surgical dressings efforts. The Red Cross war fund allocations show 65 percent used for disaster relief. Volunteers have sewn to stockpile clothing now aiding 160000 homeless flood victims.
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Red Cross
Newton
Victory Corps
Franklin School
Wells C. Peck
L. K. Cornell
A. E. Einen
First Aid
Harold Miner
Home Nursing Committee
Nipponese Official Names Minister in Grave Situation Warning
The Tokio radio announced the appointment of Fumio Goto, former home minister, as minister of state without portfolio. He warned the public that Japan faces a grave situation and urged vigilance amid rising tensions.
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New York
Tokio Radio
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Red Cross Schedules June Board Meeting and Memorial Day Roles
Linn county Red Cross board meeting moved from June 2 to June 9 at Lafayette club rooms. Red Cross to march in Memorial day parade with Mrs. John M. Drabelle driving a station wagon for Red Cross personnel. Volunteer service rooms at the Y M C A closed all day Monday for Memorial day. OWI requests Red Cross aid in distributing Norman Rockwell posters about the four freedoms. A consignment arrives for placement in community centers as Cedar Rapids joins 99 other Midwest cities in poster campaigns.
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Linn County Red Cross Chapter
Lafayette Club
Red Cross
John M. Drabelle
Motor Corps
Y.M.C.A
OWI
The
Unprecedented grave situation voiced in imperial speech
The statement warns of an increasingly grave war situation and urges full loyalty to the imperial household. It calls for thoroughly fulfilling duty, manifesting devotion to the nation, and preparing for a decisive battle by consolidating national strength and strengthening domestic structures.
Allied air raid hits Madang base in New Guinea
A military communique reports a raid on the Japanese base at Madang on the New Guinea northeast coast. Bombs weighing up to a ton were dropped on the airdrome and nearby installations on Wednesday, with the attack noted in Thursday's update.
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Madang
New Guinea
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