Economic Crossroad on Labor Strife and War Debts
Postwar America faced mass strikes as major firms like General Motors General Electric and U S Steel faced union demands while Congress debated remedies. Tax laws let firms idle with wartime refunds, and labor leaders warned of drastic economic fallout if no agreement emerged.
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Huff Duff: A Global Pinpointer of Wartime Signals
The Navy’s HF-DF or huff duff is a high frequency direction finder that detects radio signals to locate ships or planes overseas. It aided anti submarine efforts, helped sink U boats, and could pinpoint carrier locations up to twenty times a second, operating aboard vessels and shore stations.
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Afterwar Demobilization Sparks Global G I Protests
The article describes widespread veteran protests demanding immediate demobilization from the United States Army and Navy after World War II. It notes marches in India China Japan Korea the Philippines England France and Germany plus U S petitions and a Washington faced debate over manpower and a 45 point demobilization threshold. President Truman and military leaders warned that slowing demobilization was needed to maintain international commitments.
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United States Drives Plan For World Police Force
The United States leads early UN talks in London on policing schemes amid Cold War fears. James Byrnes pledges full cooperation as the General Assembly weighs atomic-age control and international responsibility.
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Wartime marriage push backfires as German divorces surge
Amid Nazi urged births, German divorce filings soar tenfold since 1932 while other postwar tensions unfold. Los Angeles thefts strike veterans' housing. diaper shortages hit new mothers. and veterans schemes clash with wartime aims as global policy debates at the UN loom.
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World leaders discuss UN role and atomic threat
Pedro Lopez warns that control of the atomic bomb cannot ensure peace, calling for education of heart and mind to prevent greater monsters. Winston Churchill questions the UN’s chances and necessity, noting, what else is there to hope for in the world.
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Henry Ford II named outstanding young man of the year
Henry Ford II is selected as the nation's outstanding young man of the year by the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce. Eleanor Roosevelt plans a Russia visit after the UNO General Assembly ends in London. General MacArthur postpones Japanese elections from January to after March 15 to weed out ultranationalists and warmakers. A terrorist gang wrecks a Palestine train with explosives and the British attribute the attack to Jews.
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Admiral Kimmel Breaks Silence On Pearl Harbor Debacle
R. Adm. Husband E. Kimmel tells Congress his Pacific Fleet was deprived of vital information that could have trapped the Japanese task force before Pearl Harbor. He accuses Washington of withholding facts and outlines a fighting chance lost amid the 1940s crisis.
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German Elections in U S Occupation Zone Mark Anniversary
Upcoming Sunday January 20 notes German elections in the U S occupation zone and the 163rd Armistice of the Revolutionary War. Tuesday January 22 marks New Orleans primary. January 25 sees the 31st anniversary of the transcontinental telephone.
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Argentina Strike Shuts Pampas in Three-Day Blackout
Argentine businessmen mobilize a national three day shutdown in protest of a government Christmas bonuses decree. Stores and factories stay closed while Buenos Aires streets lie empty and workers largely remain indoors amid a tense political backdrop surrounding Col. Peron and President Farrell.
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