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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1945
Page
4
State and Agriculture experts warn that nearly a billion people face starvation this winter, with about 20 million in Europe and ten times that number in China, India, and other places at risk. The report stresses looming hunger amid global shortages and worsening conditions.
An ARM UNRRA and Major Hepple described travel world food shortages, focusing on Greece's Pappas family near Athens. The family relies on rationed staples with rare meat, facing 1400 calories per person daily, while children suffer growth delays and a baby dies. Widespread hunger spans Greece, Poland, Yugoslavia, Austria, Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, and other regions, with urban poor most affected and rural areas faring slightly better.
The text describes families sharing scarce groceries with children and edits, noting ample butter and eggs at table, a 3000 calorie baby diet, and Americans and Canadians consuming more meat than before due to purchasing power and bumper crops. It mentions difficulties obtaining oil and cooking utensils and households tightening sugar usage.
Eddie Brannick, road secretary for the New York Giants baseball club, says players who served in the military will be better men and better teammates. He notes the experiences taught discipline and peaceable living, and expects most players to be back by spring training.
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