War Trials Okayed and UNO unity fractures marked week
The Supreme Court upheld the legality of war crimes trials in the Philippines by a 6 to 2 vote, while at the UN the Russian veto broke Big Four unity over Greece and troop audits. Germany’s postwar pattern centers on light industry and farming as exports are planned to pay for imports. Overseas relief faces tight grain supplies with cuts urged to farmers.
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Andrei Vishinsky
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Ernest Bevin
Greece
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O. K
Tomoyuki Yamashita
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High Tribunal
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Murphy
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Australia
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Acheson
Anderson
Veterans Affairs Q and A From Washington Bureau
A weekly veteran and service family column answers reader questions on discharge timing, pensions, insurance, and benefits. Ike’s 1946 discharge promises are noted, with guidance to file claims at regional VA offices in Richmond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, or Pittsburgh as appropriate.
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Truman
Omar Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
John Stelle
American Legion
G.I. Care
Stelle
G.I
Bradley
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Western Newspaper Union
Eye Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Army
Elk Mills
Veterans' Administration
Richmond
Baltimore
Philippines
Sap
Watsontown
Philadephia
Pittsburgh
D. Hi
Wisburg
Unita
Yanks Bring Civilization to Okinawa With Cement Mixer
Marines and Seabees on Okinawa oversee a novel laundry method where native women use a cement mixer to wash clothes. The device, repurposed after wear, had its blades removed and replaced with six two by four bumpers. Clothes tumble against the bumpers as in a washer, a process learned quickly by the local community.
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Okinawa
Shirts production shift under OPA price rules
Under OPA policy revision producers may make more expensive shirts as shortages of lower cost fabrics persist. Regulations require balancing output to a maximum average price, allowing higher quality items to rise by about $4 a dozen for breadcloth and 30 cents for carded cotton. Officials cite mill labor shortages and unsettled price-wage issues as factors.
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House
Mediation Board
Snyder
OPA
Bowles
Farm Income in 1945 First 11 Months Reaches 19.69 Billion
Cash income to farmers including benefits totaled 19.692 billion for January through November 1945, up slightly from 19.29 billion in the same period in 1944. The goods sold index stood at 136.1 versus 137.4 year earlier, while the price received index rose from 130.4 to 135.3.
Blue Ribbon Centerpiece Doily Crochet Pattern
A blue ribbon winning 21 inch centerpiece uses popcorn stitch and pineapple design. To obtain complete instructions for Pattern No. 5632 send 16 cents plus name and address. A favorite pineapple motif version measures 16 inches across and requires three balls of cotton thread.
River Main Currents Forcing Tow Boats On 180 Mile Run
The Main in Germany runs so fast that steamers cannot make headway upstream. Vessels between Aschaffenburg and Bamberg are required to be towed by a chain boat that pulls along a massive chain over the full 180 mile stretch.
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Main
Germany
Aschaffenburg
Bamberg
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