Soviet Union eyes U.S. goods but seeks long term credits
Moscow voices strong interest in American machinery, tools, electrical gear, locomotives, railcars, boats, and mining equipment for postwar reconstruction. Stalin signals desire for loans from the United States, potentially 2 to 3 percent interest over 20 to 30 years, with repayment possibly in gold or furs as Russia rebuilds after war.
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Soviet Russia
U.S
Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
Sweden
Uruguay
Norway
Finland
Stalin
Washington
Christmas parties for displaced children in German Red Cross clubs
More than 125,000 German children, displaced persons and American dependents are being entertained at Christmas parties in American Red Cross clubs in Germany. Each child receives a gift package of candy gum soap toothbrush and toothpaste from surplus stocks, with some receiving toys. American soldiers help the Red Cross girls run the events and often contribute gifts.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Red Cross
Library Closes Early for Christmas Observance
The library will close at 5 p m Tuesday in observance of Christmas. Acting librarian Muriel Fuller announced the shutdown.
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Muriel Fuller
Girl Bookkeeper Admits Theft Of 16000 For Italian P W
A 22 year old woman bookkeeper Carmelia Vozza admitted taking about 16000 to woo an Italian prisoner of war. Sheriff Monaghan said she gave funds to the POW starting in spring 1945 at Chambersburg and then falsified the firm’s books. She described a ill fated romance and said she spent 10000 on the prisoner and the rest on gifts for friends and relatives. The case goes to Alderman John J. Lardo for hearing on embezzlement charges.
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Pittsburgh
Walter C. Monaghan
John J. Lardo
Carmelia A. Vozza
North Africa
Monaghan
Italy
Radio Programs Airing Tonight and Tuesday Listings
Radio networks NBC CBS and ABC present a dense schedule of Christmas concerts comedies dramas and variety shows from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. including Helen Traubel Apollo Boys Choir Goodman and Borge Joan Davis Dick Haymes and Sweeney and March. The slate continues with Lone Ranger The Fat Man Dark Venture Drama Doctors Talk and Fantasy in Melody among others with a full Tuesday lineup noted across NBC CBS and ABC and MBS networks.
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NBC
Voorhees
Helen Traubel
Apollo Boys’ Choir
Goodman and Borge
CBS
Inner Sanctum
Joan Davis
Dick Haymes
You Love
Sweeney
March
Evelyn Posen
ABC
Gregory Hood
Guy Lom
America
Judy
Red Skelton
Kate Smith
Marty Mann
American Melody
Vox Pop
Breneman
Alien Prescott
Lum
Abner
U. S. Naval Academy Band
Johnson Family
Lowell Thomas
Abc World News
Allen Prescott
Abc-East
Cbs News
Patton Lewis, Jr
Jack Smith
Elmer Davis
Ward Donovan
Abc American Melodies
Arthur Hale
Kaltenborn
Bill Brandt
Rudy Vallee
Michael Shayne
the O'Neills
Amos and
Andy
Rex Maupin
Gabriel Heatter
Abc the Hollywood Players
Chicago Philharmonic Orches
Mbs
Bob Hope
Arthur Godfrey
Upton Close
Cbs Dance Band
Nbc Basic
Nbc-West
Radio Spotlight Presents Christmas Concerts and Santa Broadcasts
The Cavalcade of America will skip its usual drama for a Christmas concert by the DuPont Chorus on WKBH at 7 PM from Wilmington Delaware. Santa Claus appears in his last local broadcast at 4 30 PM on WKBH, then a special program tomorrow features The Night Before Christmas and a salute to La Crosse area youngsters. Helen Traubel headlines the Telephone Hour Christmas broadcast with the Apollo Boys Choir of Dallas at 8 PM on WKBH. Kenny Delmar recalls Christmas package duties from a Los Angeles department store. Jane Wilson describes moving and furniture hunts across 100 miles of territory before finding an apartment.
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WKBH
Richard Harkness
New York
Nelson Olmsted
Cavalcade OF America
DuPont Chorus
Wilmington
Del
Santa Claus
Santa
la Crosse Area
Helen Traubel
Miss Traubel
Apollo Boys Choir of
Dallas
Kenny Delmar
Claghorn
Fred Allen
Delmar
Los Angeles
Jane Wilson
Fred Waring
Jane
Thousands of U S businessmen entering export trade surge
Clarke Beach reports that the Commerce Department records 22 000 exporters and 2 500 importers, up from 15 000 exporters in 1941. The article notes the world is a buyer’s market and the United States leads in capital goods production with plans to expand foreign sales and meet growing domestic demand.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Department
U. S
Postwar Trade Surges Across Key Industrial Sectors
A forecast notes rising surpluses in steel machine tools and heavy equipment across automotive transport construction and mining. Imports from Canada the Americas India Australia Turkey Italy Portugal Spain Switzerland and Russia have doubled while the UK and Sweden only resumed prewar exports as of last June.
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Canada
India
Australia
Turkey
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Russia
United Kingdom
Sweden
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