Parallels Drawn Between China 1945 and Spain 1936
A columnist compares China in 1945 to Spain in 1936 noting similar foreign involvement. The Chinese Nationalist government receives American aid and Marines while Soviet aid to the Communists remains disputed. The piece urges caution, warning that world war dynamics took 25 years to mature after World War I, despite weariness from the postwar era.
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Meat Ration Dispute Reaches White House Over Policy
OPA chief Chester Bowles asked President Truman for a White House review of meat, fat, and oil rationing policy. Officials say Bowles sought a statement backing continued rationing or an explanation if the program should end, amid interagency differences with the Agriculture Department.
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Australian Brides of Yanks Stranded in Sydney Await Ships
More than five thousand Australian brides of American servicemen remain stranded in Sydney with no ships in sight for return to the United States. Brig. Gen. William Donaldson says no early transport is possible though arrangements exist to move them to another Australian port if a vessel becomes available.
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Truman Receives 33rd Degree Masonic Medal and Bible
President Truman was awarded the 33rd degree Masonic medal for service to country and humanity. Melvin M. Johnson presented the honor. The American Bible Society gave Truman a Bible for his desk through Dr. J Chapman Bradley.
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