Hickenlooper Faces British Aid Debate and U S Taxpayers
Bourke Hickenlooper, competing with Roosevelt era policy, defends proposed Four Billion Four Hundred Million dollar Britain aid while dubbing the loan a gift or business loan. He argues aiding free international trade justifies funding despite repayment questions. The British press pressures his stance as political positioning.
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Yown
Bourke Hickenlooper
Roosevelt-Truman
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Hickenlooper criticized for favoring foreign interests over Americans
The piece argues that U.S. lawmakers, led by Hickenlooper, push large loans and gifts to Britain while American taxpayers shoulder tax burdens. It claims British investment dominates, threatening American financial footing and voter livelihood as taxes rise and wages lag.
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Truman
America
Hickenlooper
Labor Views on Strikes: Costs vs Gains in GM Blockade
The piece argues GM workers lost far more than a nickel raise after a long strike. It computes nine years and seven weeks of pay for 16 weeks out, notes evictions and debt, and blames union leaders for prolonging the dispute. It condemns high alloy industry leaders and OPA price controls as worsening hardships.
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Milwaukee
Wis
General Motors
General Motors Corporation
Ruether
Reather
Labor
UAW
Ford
Chrysler
Nash Planta
Fnally
G.M
CFA
Johns-Manville
Las
Congress
OPA
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Boobus Americanus
Baoz
Henry Kaiser Targets Steel Firms In Auto Venture Feud
Cut Bank Montana's Pioneer Press reports Henry Kaiser castigates steel companies for partiality during talks over steel supplies for his automotive project. He vocally accused the giants of bias as negotiations stretched, highlighting a widening rift between management and labor.
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Cut Bank
Montana
Pioneer Press
Henry Kaiser
Henry
Footnotes on the Tidal Wave
Honolulu officers grumble over lack of warning from the coast and geodetic survey after the tidal wave triggered by the earthquake. The event defies forecast, leaving seismologists and meteorologists to assess possibilities while Hawaii braces for blame and lessons from prior disasters.
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Chicago Tribune
Army
Navy
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Washington
Bikini
Pearl Harbor
Mississippi River
Roosevelt
Mississippi’ Valley
New Madrid
Theodore Roosevelt’s Patriotism Sparks Separate Allegiance Debate
A Roosevelt named Theodore asserted there is no room for dual loyalty, denouncing any allegiance beyond American. The quote contrasts Theodore with Franklin D. Roosevelt, framing him as a warmonger but patriotic and non internationalist.
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Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Mackey Fletcher Wedding Surprise in Akron
Charles Roland Fletcher and Margaret Mackey, both of Akron, were married in a ceremony at Hiawatha Kansas on March 28 1946. Margaret Mackey is the daughter of Frank and Mrs Mackey and works as a bookkeeper in Akron. Fletcher son of Lawrence Fletcher of Akron Iowa after serving in the European theatre is now operating a filling station with his brother in law Francis Mackey. The couple reside in Akron and are wished happiness.
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Charles Roland Fletcher
Margaret Mackey
Akron
Hiawatha
Kansas
Frank Mackey
Akron First National
Lawrence Fletcher
Ita
Francis Mackey
OPA Drags On to Its Sorry End
A biting critique compares the OPA's fate to prohibition, arguing the meat black market thrives as federal controls fade amid corruption and crime. The piece laments the public policy collapse and questions the agency’s usefulness.
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OPA
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Heller Poultry & Egg Co., Inc
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