Atomic Bomb Tops 1945 News Says TCU Class
Texas Christian University journalism students name the atomic bomb the top news story of 1945. The list includes Allied victory, Roosevelt’s death, the San Francisco Conference, and Iwo Jima flag raising among the ten best.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Christian University
J. Willard Ridings
TCU
Germany
Japan
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Law and Order
Hitler
Iwo Jima
Veterans Civil Service Employment Policy Explained
The December 1945 report by M. A. Wahl shows 2948 veterans placed in Federal employment across Texas Louisiana and Mississippi, including 2841 World War II veterans and 100 from other wars. For 1945 total placements reached 20520, a rise from 1944, with future federal hiring affected by retrenchment and reassignment plans.
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U. S. Civil Service
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
M. A. Wahl
Sec
Soil Conservation Program at High School Auditorium
February 6 program in the High School auditorium invites all residents to hear about soil conservation. The event includes a cash attendance prize and information from Hill Country Implement Co. A young man may join National Service Life Insurance and the Regular Army today at cheaper rates than commercial policies.
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Regular Army
Navy
Hill Country Implement Co
A Letter to Truman on Steel Wage Demands 1946
The United States Steel Corporation replies to President Truman regarding the proposed 180 cent per hour wage increase for United Steelworkers. It argues the amount is excessive, would harm steel users and the economy, and notes the union’s rejection of a 15 cent offer and threat of a nationwide strike.
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United States
Washington
United Steelworkers of America
United States Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
New York
White House
Murray
National Steel
OPA
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Francis James
Center
ARC
Geneva
International Red Cross
Wim, M. Petmecky Asok Ani
TAS
H Welge Lewis
Dempster
Fredericksburg Implement Company
ROBT
Blum Warehouse
Fredericksburg
Harry S. Truman
The
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