Mass produced housing drive clashes with WAA over Dodge plant
The Lustron Corp Chicago seeks to use the Dodge plant in Chicago for mass produced homes. Wyatt challenges WAA lease to Tucker Corp while AMVETS support mass housing. NHA reports aircraft factories ready for aluminum dwellings and guaranteed market pacts with pre fab firms cover 19,400 homes by Home Ola Chicago 10,000 by Harman Philadelphia 7,500 by American Fabricators Louisville.
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Lustron Corp
Chicago
New Orleans
Andrew J. Higgins
MAT
Wyatt
Was Assets Administration
Dodge
Chica
Tucker Corp
Yatt
Amvets
WAA
NHA
Homeola Corp
William H. Harman Corp
Philadelphia
American Fabricators
Louisville
RFC
Veto tensions and UN prospects stir early postwar debate
The passage discusses strained relations over economic aid to Czechoslovakia and the veto power in the UN. It notes Bevin Churchill alignment against a veto, and Russian plans to back the UN while questioning if Russia would leave the organization. Molotov arrived signaling commitment to UN success amid calls for broader change.
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United States
Czechoslovakia
Bevin
Churchill
Russia
Mr. Molotov
Palestine violence cited as abominations and outrages
Creech Jones denounced 150 ran outbreaks as abominations and cold blooded outrages and highlighted dangers to troops police and administration in Palestine. Labourer Tom Driberg pressed for wider dissemination of facts in New York while Viscount Hinchinbrooke questioned the rise in terrorist activity and security measures.
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Palestine
Creech Jones
Laborite
Tom Driberg
Colonial Secretary
Foreign Office
New York
Viscount Hinchinbrooke
Coal Crisis Deepens As Government Considers Action
The potential cutoff of coal supplies looms as mines face possible government seizure. Talks may resume with Lewis after Southern operators show willingness, while Krug resists reopening the wage and hours dispute. Several strikes show mixed progress, including the Allis-Chalmers La Crosse settlement and ongoing maritime and airline labor actions.
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Krug
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Edward R. Burke
Southern Coal Producers Association
Truman
Washington
Associated Press
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co
la Crosse
Wis
National Maritime
Trans World
AFL
Hollywood
Allis-Chalmers
New York
CIO Marine Engineers
Pacific Coast
East
Gulf Coast
TWA
Airline Pilots Association
National Mediation Board
Pennsylvania
AFL Teamsters Union
Pittsburgh
Teamsters
AFL Central Labor Union
AFL Teamsters
Indian South Africa row delays UN veto debate at assembly
The 44 nation committee debated 53 agenda items plus a supplemental list but failed to resolve the India South Africa dispute. Prime Minister Smuts urged removing the charge as domestic, while Spaak and Vishinsky clashed over the issue’s international status under a treaty protecting the Indian minority. The assembly planned general debate with speeches by Noel-Baker Acre Stolk and Pandit.
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Assembly
India
South Africa
Britain
Sir Hartley Shawcross
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Philip Noel-Baker
Jose Acre
Argentina
Carlos Stolk
Venezuela
Vinjaya Lakshmi Pandit
Noel-Baker
Jan Christian Smuts
Spaak
Smuts
Vishinsky
Church Leaders Cite Pacifist Views on War and Defense
The article quotes church leaders arguing against unilateral renunciation of war and national defense. They contrast a universal disarmament framework with the Baruch plan and insist defenses cannot be dropped without global agreement. They reject links between communism and Christian social teaching, reaffirming the Ten Commandments as the foundation of their order.
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Federal Council
Labor unions press for share in wartime productivity gains
The AFL and CIO demand a cut of increased productivity from wartime gains. Clague's labor statistics index measures output per man hour, but a higher figure may reflect efficiency or loafing. The report covers multiple states and recent strikes in Huntington West Virginia and Boyertown Pennsylvania ending with wage talks and settlements.
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AFL
CIO
Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ing
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
North
South Dakota
Tulsa
Ohla
Huntington
W. Va
United Steelworkers
International Nickel Co
Clarence W. Meadows
Boyertown
Boyertown Burial Casket Company
AFL International Upholsterers Union
Nazi leaders linked to war crimes face probable slave labor charges
Col Gen Heinz Guderian and Dr Wilhelm Stuckart are named along with Walter Darre Herbert Backe and other high ranking figures facing probable slave labor charges. I G Farben board chair Herman Schmitz Georg von Schnitzler and Friedrich Flick appear in the list with additional names. Negotiations discussed to try Alfred Krupp by American or British authorities or jointly.
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People’s Courts
Heinz Guderian
Hitler
Wilhelm Stuckart
SS Obergruppenfuehrer
Norway
Interior Ministry
Walter Darre
Herbert Backe
Food and Agriculture
Herman Schmitz
I. G. Farben
Georg von Schnitzler
Friedrich Flick
Eberhard Warlimondt
High Command
Taylor
Alfred Krupp
Gustav von Kien
Halbach Krupp
International Military Tribunal
Earliest Rio Grande Valley Pueblo Occupation
The first permanent occupation of the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico by prehistoric Pueblo Indians likely dates to no earlier than about 1000 A.D.
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New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
CPI Grants Millis Two Applications in Greensboro
Nineteen grants totaling 158 061 were approved by the civilian procurement administration in Greensboro during the past week. Two High Point projects and one Winston-Salem project were among those approved, including 2300 for H Albion Millis to house Piedmont Insurance and Realty and 4600 for fire damage repairs to a garage and an X ray machine for Dr J C P Farrington of Winston Salem.
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Greensboro
Civilian Production Administration
Chester
Ensign
High Point
Winston-Salem
H. Albion Millis
Piedmont Insurance and Realty Company
J. C. P. Farrington
Barrier Barrage Near Antung Signals Manchuria Push
Chefoo reports from Peiping say Gen Chen Cheng united government forces at a recent military conference. Government units converge on Antung while another column nears Fengcheng sien and Hsiuyen as Communist forces retreat to guerrilla tactics.
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Chefoo
Peiping
Chen Cheng
Nanking
Antung
Hsin Sheng Pao
Fengchengsien
Liaoning Province
Hsiuyen
Tu Li-Ming
Manchuria
Sheriff Abandons Search for William Glanton in Bedford
Sheriff Lester W. Hayes began with a warrant for William Glanton 45 of Mitchell but could not locate him. After a long search Blanton wasn't found, and the sheriff returned to the county jail where Blanton remained in a cell, having been arrested earlier by Mitchell police on another charge.
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Bedford
Ind
Lester W. Hayes
William Glanton
Mitchell
Blanton
Ind Blanton
Early street lights used pine knots in iron baskets
In 1795 the first American street lighting relied on pine knots set in iron baskets and lit by night watchmen, marking an early urban illumination method.
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America
Coffee Imports Hit 1.25 Million Tons Across Seven Regions
In 1945 United States seaports handled a total coffee import of 1,254,970 tons through 15 ports. Imports came from seven world regions, indicating broad global trade activity during the year. The report highlights the scale of postwar coffee flows and the distribution among major port hubs.
Churchill Faces Critics Over Wartime Inquiries
In a public exchange Churchill defends his conduct and insists the facts cited are correct. Government spokesmen stay silent as parts of the press grow more critical of his wartime methods and conservative critics accuse him of insulting rhetoric toward Russia.
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Churchill
The
Daily Mirror
Britain
Russia
Production of 100 octane aviation gasoline aids Allies fuel edge
Production of 100 octane aviation gasoline gave the Allies a marked advantage in fuel quality and quantity over Germany and Japan.
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Germany
Japan
Maine Closer to Africa Than Florida in New Comparison
A reader note compares distances from Maine to Africa versus Florida, highlighting geographic quirks and surprising travel implications. The piece frames Maine as nearer Africa than Florida in a playful geographic contrast.
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Maine
Africa
Florida
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