Washington Peace Plans Meet Tough Congressional Hurdles
In Washington the House Banking and Currency Committee faces decisions on a Bretton Woods style world monetary organization and a compromise plan to appease bankers. GOP opposition in Ways and Means blocks a three year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, while Democrats push for expanded world trade to prove postwar cooperation. The debate shows domestic issues may stall postwar peace goals.
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United Nations
San Francisco
U. S
World Monetary Organization
Bretton Woods
House Banking and Currency Committee
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Congress
Legislature Is Puzzle To Citizen Witnesses
Columbus reports on FEPC hearings as lay citizens from major faiths and cities fill the Senate Commerce and Labor room seeking fair minority employment. They sense opposition among committee members, with Sen Sheppard’s bill unclear in fate and a quorum missing as lawmakers drift to other tasks.
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Ohio
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
FEPC
Ohio Council of Churches
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Sheppard
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Sen. Sheppard
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Cincinnati
Five Million Ohio Voters Seek Change in Columbus
Small town residents travel to Columbus united by belief their voices will count. They leave convinced a wrong must be fixed at the next election, showing a demand for reform across the state.
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Ohio
Columbus
Negro Heroes Made Iwo Beach Landing Possible
Sacramento reports on a Negro Army amphibious truck company whose D-Day actions on Iwo Jima enabled the Marines to bring in 105 mm howitzers. Lt Grover I Groves praises the outfit, noting they braved heavy fire, suffered 29 of 50 vehicles lost, and completed emplacement of two guns with only two guns lost, shaping the island’s defense.
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Groves
Larry Schulenburg
Marine Corps
Mt. Suribachi
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