The British Loan Debate and U.S. Financial Aid
A Washington debate centers on whether the United States should fund Britain’s 3.75 billion dollar loan request. The piece notes Britain leads a group including Russia, France, and others seeking credits, while questioning why U.S. taxpayers should underwrite foreign socialization of industries. It argues Americans face their own troubles and suggests Finland is the sole European state deserving continued credit.
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Great Britain
Capitol Hill
Washington
United States
Europe
Finland
Britain
Russia
France
China
Atlantic
Pacific
America
Uncle Sam
Open Your Eyes on Bible Roots of American Progress
A persuasive commentary argues that Bible teachings shaped America's business and government, contrasting nations driven by individual power with the nation's Constitution grounded in religious ideals. It warns against powerful government subsuming individual liberty and urges readers to keep government as a servant, not a master.
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United States
America
The Magnificent Problem of Liberty
European and American observers claim that U S progress mirrors Europe. Lafayette praised the American system, touring the states and praising the republic’s liberty and private property as the keys to freedom in a new world.
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Europe
United States
England
America
Lafayette
American Republic
Republic
Union
Washington
Mt. Vernon
New Orleans
Mississippi
Ohio
Great Lakes
New England
Bunker Hill
France
New World
Shirt Surplus and Price Rules Confuse Manufacturers
A large shirt maker holds 420000 shirts while a major retailer has none as demand grows. The piece explains an OPA rule let manufacturers restore average price by selling at or below the average or by reducing monthly MA P via installments. The aim is to work off the surcharge and clear the idle stock.
May 15 Draft Ends Saw Military Policy Shift
The Christian Science Monitor argues that with the Selective Service Act expiring May 15 the U S must craft a new military policy to avoid occupation collapse and preserve defense. It notes that voluntary enlistments rely on drafted vets and top NCOs for ratings, warning of limited unemployment aiding enlistment and urging Congress to devise a feasible postwar framework.
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United States
Army
Christian Science Monitor
Strikes and Prices Clash Over Wartime Reconversion
An editorial argues that rising wages require price adjustments and production volume, criticizing OPA policies under Truman and Bowles. It urges return to collective bargaining and an end to strikes to reconcile inflation, wages, and profits as reconversion begins.
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OPA
Truman
Schwellenbach
Chester Bowles
Bernard M. Baruch
Bowles
Office of Price Administration
CIG
Washington
Twofold human challenge in nuclear age and reform
The piece argues civilization faces annihilation unless quick action is taken. It calls for an effective world organization and spiritual rehabilitation of humanity. Citing Fortune’s January 1946 editorial, it stresses curing intellectual and moral fission as essential to meet atomic threats. Arthur H. Compton is named as a key scientist endorsing these views.
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Fortune Magazine
Arthur H. Compton
Washington University
Bible Society Appeal in War Times Urges Large Gifts
A call to fund Bible distribution as a moral response to World War II outcomes. Joseph C. Grew cites Christianity as essential to a peaceful new world. The American Bible Society prompts donations to supply Bibles and New Testaments in Japan and Germany, detailing urgent needs and costs.
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Joseph C. Grew
American Bible Society
U.S.S. Missouri
Japan
Hirohito
Ivan Bennett
U. S. Army
Kagawa
America
Germany
Europe
Far East
Park Avenue
New York
N. Y
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Mary Melvin
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Plymouth
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Bullock & White
6Th & Gay Sts
Joe Marsh
Ollie Mapes
Ollie Manes
Ollie
United States Breeers Foundation
The
Denton National Bank
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Federal Reserve System
Bank Credit
SPA
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