Truman to Recommend Universal Military Training Plan
President Truman signals support for universal military training for young men not involving active service. He outlines manpower goals for 1,070,000 Army and 571,000 Navy Marines, and urges a new draft law with authority to hire temporary civilian staff to balance shortages.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Navy
Marine Corps
War and Navy Departments
Army
Recruitment and equipment plans for new naval unit described
A historical notice outlines classifying candidates into ratings like CD CL SCOM ELT SE ET or SET. It states five enlisted ratings are ready for train and a recruitment station is active. Equipment for forming the company is prepared for immediate shipment once organization completes.
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Seace
Agen
Ae Eco
Ators
Ssorta
Unemployment compensation rules outlined by Marshall
Marshall explains unemployment benefits are funded by employer taxes and not by workers. Eligibility and benefit amounts depend on earnings from tax paying employers, with a limit of 18 dollars per week and no payment exceeding half of prior earnings. Texas law disqualifies those who quit without cause or are dismissed for misconduct.
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Rancelike
Marshall
Texas
Soviet council calls 16 percent coal output rise in 1947 plan
Moscow reports the council of ministers identified wartime and postwar hardships as delaying overall economic development and set a target to increase coal output by 16 percent for 1947 under the five year plan. It criticized leadership failures and outlined needs for sharp rises in 35 items including electrical and agricultural machinery, sheet steel, rails, and building materials.
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Moscow
Council of Ministers
Cabalag
Attempt to derail freight trains at Oak Forest site
An alleged derailment attempt near the Oak Forest housing project spurred police action. Reportedly, labor tensions sparked rock piling to obstruct tracks while assigned deputies patrolled the line and Judge W. W. Moore was cited as overseeing proceedings.
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Houston
Oak Forest
Seedmeya
Peron
of Labor
France's Largest Labor Union Calls Meeting on Pay Boost
France's largest labor federation announced a meeting to discuss the proposed pay raise described as unsatisfactory by executives. The talks aim to resolve gaps between union demands and management offers, signaling possible escalation in wage negotiations.
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France
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