Peace Talks and Pacific War News Roundup
Allied fleets pummel Japan as peace terms rumors swirl with the Big Three meeting possible in Berlin. Bretton Woods agreements pass the House as the Senate debates funding and UN Security Pact moves forward while OWI tortures propaganda to aid Europe relief and reconversion efforts.
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Japan
Senate
U. S
Nippon
Hokkaido
Honshu
Tokyo Bay
Marshal Stalin
Berlin
Truman
Russia
London
Moscow
Germany
Australia
Sydney Sun
Hirohito
United States
House
Bretton Woods
Bank of Reconstruction
Taft
Rep
Ohio
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Farm Notes on 1945 Poultry Prices and Demand
The report notes supplies of chicken and turkey will rise seasonally through fall 1945 while demand remains unusually strong due to meat scarcity high consumer purchasing power and large army procurement. Prices farmers receive for poultry likely stay higher through 1945 than in 1944.
War Production: Tapering Off Across year
War production forecasts show a drop from 60.7 billion in March to 49.9 billion in July with further cuts expected through December. Aircraft output falls to 800 million, ships 500 million, guns and fire control 100 million, combat and motor vehicles 200 million, communications 200 million, other items 900 million, ammunition steady at 600 million, rockets doubling to offset declines.
Kilgore Unemployment Bill Extends Coverage and Benefits
Senator Kilgore introduces a broad unemployment compensation bill to cover federal maritime and agricultural workers and firms with fewer than eight employees. The plan would push state benefits to a $25 weekly maximum for 26 weeks annually, with federal funding. Vets benefits rise to 25 dollars for singles and 30 dollars with dependents for 52 weeks, plus travel allowances for job referrals.
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Kilgore
W. Va
Radar and its echoes transform warfare and peacetime use
The article explains radar basics from electron beams to return blips, compares to bat sonar, and describes range, elevation, and mapping on a circular scope. It notes German and Japanese radar work, Iwo Jima Okinawa roles, Hood and Bismarck naval engagement, and hints at top secret developments and future civilian uses.
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WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Bankhage
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Ise
Japan
Iceland
Greenland
Japs Forge Knives From Bomb Casings in War Notes
Briefs recount wartime quips and rumors as Americans report on enemy metalwork and morale. A flier returns from a Japanese prison camp saying captives are treated better as defeat looms, while jokes reference Hitler and a bear. Mentions DDT as a new insecticide weapon.
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Pacific
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Office of War Information
Europe
Owis
White House
OWI
Great Britain
Canada
Wheeler
Dem
Mont
G.i.s
OPA
Illinois
Il Duce
Donna Rachele Mussolini
Donna Reachele
Mussolini
Donna Rachele
Badoglio
Jop
H. P. Barrand
Stamford
Conn
Churchill
America
Washington Digest
Intelligence Branch
Veyor
France
Harry Truman
James Byrnes
Hitler
Londonderry
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
McKesson & Robbins
Porter
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Lae
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Nature
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Tomeouns
WNU
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