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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1946
Page
6
Farmers expand acreage to meet wartime food demands while weather remains favorable. government goals show a 3 percent shortfall across 16 major crops, yet wheat and vegetable oil seeds face mixed prospects as oats, peanuts, tobacco, and rice may surpass targets. Corn acreage dips, livestock feeding projected lower through 1947 as reforms follow industry plans.
The United States presses the United Nations to consider Iran's complaint over Soviet occupation while opposing a postponement. Tehran reports pledge to back its UNO rights. Iran's case follows a separate Iran Azerbaijan dispute linked to oil concessions and Red influence.
Japan's wartime economy slowly recovers under American direction with more peacetime production and rising labor unions. food shortages persist with imports urged. Paris trial of Marcel Petiot exposes gruesome murders for gain. Henry Stimson testifies on Roosevelt's prewar Japan policy and possible diplomatic options.
Washington columnist recalls Hoover urging Americans to conserve food and feed the hungry postwar, noting his calm, factual appeal. Mentions labor conciliator Maj. Estes on communication and dispute prevention, praising practical, proactive methods over arbitration after conflicts.
Americans spent $58 per person on alcoholic drinks in 1945 totaling 190 million gallons. Consumption rose 14 percent from 1944. Federal tax take neared $21 billion on almost $8 billion in sales, with states adding about $0.5 billion.
The senate education and labor committee drafted its own labor bill for upper chamber consideration. It proposes freer movement of perishable farm goods to market or processing centers without interference, contrasting with the house approved Case bill.
A civilian board of former enlisted men and officers led by Gen James Doolittle will hear complaints about the army caste system. The inquiry will examine officer enlisted relations on and off duty and address housing clothing living conditions and recreational facilities for enlisted personnel versus officers.
Total income payments to individuals reached 160.749 billion dollars in 1945 per the Alexander Hamilton Institute, up 2.5 percent from 1944. Salaries and wages were 110.162 billion, slightly below 1944’s 111.734 billion, yet show a 141 percent rise since 1939 due to war years.
The columnist notes the government perceives Franco as not threatening peace and says Spain's democratic elements pose no risk to him. He compares objectivity to a dog evaluating a butcher shop and briefly mentions Greta Garbo's Swedish finder dying at 64 and the Indonesian situation as more complex than a simple independence struggle.
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