Debate over postwar manpower controls in Congress
Washington reporters describe stalled Senate action on war manpower policy as House committees pledge to push a training proposal for youth and a softer work or jail plan. Senators Bailey and Woodrum clash over the alternative approach while President Truman’s wartime decisions loom.
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War Manpower Commission
Woodrum Eyes Hearings On Postwar Military Training
The Woodrum committee plans two month hearings on a proposed postwar military training program for all able bodied male citizens, with possible age 18 enrollment. Chairman May said the military committee will ultimately act, though Woodrum cannot write the bill. May urged brief Woodrum hearings to avoid delaying broader military discussions in May.
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War Production Board urged to keep full speed for Pacific landings
William L Batt warned Rotary Club audience that war production must stay at peak to support large scale landings in the Pacific and a potential European style ground war. He listed massive U S output including 28 471 heavy bombers 246 845 aircraft total 79 776 fighters and 56 697 naval vessels and 75 000 tanks with 37 198 000 rounds of small arms ammunition and other munitions. He cautioned that reconversion must be limited and emphasized re equiping for the Pacific and Far East, noting differing clothing and equipment needs for tropics versus Northwest Europe.
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Far East
The Pin Money Phrase From 16th Century Wives
The expression pin money referred to the allowance men gave their wives for pins, a luxury item in the 16th century. This small stipend reflected social norms and economic distinctions of the era.
Plain Private Is Four-Star Linguist
Pvt W Schmahl of the 67th Quartermaster Training Company at CAMP LEE Va is described as a four-star linguist in military circles. He edited what officers call the first U S military polyglot dictionary, translating English legal language into German and back. Schmahl speaks ten languages including Japanese and Chinese and has written textbooks on international law. He previously worked for the Justice Department and the FCC Foreign Intelligence Service in Washington.
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Foreign Intelligence Service
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Port of Ports anchors world’s busiest harbor system
New York harbor spans 650 miles waterfront with about 2000 piers and quays. Eight large bays, four rivers and four straits shape the 1500 square miles of its territory, earning the title Port of Ports.
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American Resolutions Near Approval At Inter-American Talks
Mexico City march 1 far reaching resolutions to unite American nations to enforce peace tighten bonds and cooperate to make the South American continent an industrial hub appear headed for approval by the Inter American conference. The decisive Chapultepec declaration calls for joint armed assistance to stop aggression while a draft redraft splits war and postwar periods and requires senate treaty in peacetime. Senator Tom Connally arrives from Washington to review policy decisions for the hemisphere.
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