Settlement of Steel Strike Plans Outlined by Western Union
The Western Newspaper Union outlines a steel dispute settlement as essential to end major industry strikes. Truman proposes a 16 percent wage rise and about four dollars per ton price boost, while CIO United Steel Workers demand more. Also discussed are meat-packers wage talks, Ike Eisenhower’s demobilization plan, and plans to aid Germany’s essential civilian production under U.S. control.
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Cio-United Steel Workers
CIO
AFL
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Armour
Swift
Cudahy
U. S
Europe
Pacific
Philippines
Eisenhower
G.i.s
Hawaii
Germany
War
State and Agriculture
Reich
U.S
America
G. Bromiley Oxnam
Federal Council of Churches
Bishop Oxnam
China plans unified industry drive with foreign help
The national resources commission in Chungking aims to unify and expand key industries including mines power plants and factories with American consultants aiding postwar reform. Yumen oil field in Gobi yields 4000 barrels daily from 25 wells for a small refinery as China backlogs five years of demand. Auto industry expansion hinges on 800 million dollars in investments led by General Motors 500 million Ford 200 million and Chrysler 109 million.
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China
National Resources Commission
Chungking
Gobi Desert
Yumen
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
America Finishes Its Job In Germany Says Washington Observer
The writer reports on American occupation policy in postwar Germany, noting concerns from officials in Berlin and Paris about finishing the job. He contrasts Allied approaches, highlights denazification issues, food aid, and the push for German economic unity, and cites a German border case and U.S. policy impacts on industry and relief.
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America
Berlin
Washington
Europe
Clay
Saar
Ruhr
Forecast Drops in World Sugar Harvest for 1945-46
The USDA foresees a 400000 ton drop in world sugar production for 1945-46 to 27.8 million short tons, with Europe down and North America rising slightly. World output would be the smallest since 1923 at 7.3 million tons, as cane harvests in the western hemisphere offset declines in the Far East and other regions.
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Usda Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
North America
Europe
War veterans picket Lansford mines over local hiring
World War II veterans in Lansford Pennsylvania picket local mines carrying banners like We Can't Live on Promises and Welcome Home for What. They protest outsider hiring in Edison Anthracite Coal pits while UMW locals urge outsiders who worked since 1940 to leave. Edison defends hiring outsiders as lawful and rehires discharged workers, craving to protect jobs for town residents.
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Lansford
United Mine
G.I
Edison Anthracite Coal Company
Edison
UMW
Iran Iran Crisis Tests New UN Security Role
The United Nations faces its first major test as Iran seeks security against alleged Soviet plans. Indonesia also seeks UN support to end Dutch colonial rule, but lacks sponsors to gain a hearing. Iran pushes for a showdown despite British urges for unity, risking a General Assembly decision if the Security Council fails to act.
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United Nations Organization
Iran
UNO
East Indies
General Assembly
Security Council
Russia
Churchill urges continued U S support in Europe
Churchill told reporters he hoped America would not pull out of Europe risking victory fruits. He warned Britain alone cannot handle the postwar burden and advocated partition of Germany as a negotiated outcome after military occupation.
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U. S
Plunt
Rugged Winston Churchill
America
Europe
Britain
Germany
Churchill
Barbs on Markets and Jobs From Industry Leaders
Barbs from Bankhage Agriculture and Aviation suggest joint efforts could transform food and produce marketing. The Council of American Business notes 885 occupational disease days lost daily to non-industrial sickness. A 1942 print plan distributes 40 million free road maps, and Shoe News credits wartime footwear as the best, though few want those shoes now.
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Council of American Business
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Ambassador Caffrey
Byron Price
Price
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The
Aircraft Industries Association
Business & Invest
OPPOR
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Self
J. J. Lee Company
Marshall, Texas
Charles Kirk
Essex Station
Boston
Mass
Mitchell
Dak
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Fing Features Syndicate
Quints
Doan
Doans
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