Rio Franco Rule and U S Stiffens Foreign Policy
The piece notes Franco Spain under scrutiny with a new Franco regime seen as possible, while Britain and the United States push for a democratic shift. Byrnes and Vandenberg urge firm foreign policy, speedier peace treaties, and equitable reparations to curb future aggression amid tension with Russia and Allies.
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U.S
France
Spain
Britain
Gibraltar
United Nations Organization
U. S
Franco
Arthur Vandenberg
Rep
Mich
Russia
Byrnes
Vandenberg
London
Far East
Europe
North Africa
Asia Minor
State Banks Ship Shape With Bond Holdings and Loans
State and national banks show large asset growth by year end 1945 with government bonds totaling 50 billion dollars and loans and discounts near 16 percent of resources. Cash plus balances with other banks surpass 15 billion dollars, while capital stock sits at 1.5 billion and reserves around 365 million. Ready Credit moves to expand consumer credit postwar with 12 thousand banks likely to extend personal loans and auto financing, plus FHA home repair loans and modernization credit for small businesses and homeowners.
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Congress
State Chambers of Commerce
Wartime Shifts and Postwar Ventures Across Industry
The article notes Fritz Kuhn's deportation and loss of citizenship, Henry J. Kaiser expanding postwar by leasing Spokane aluminum mills with options to buy, and government aims to boost competition. It also covers packaging wage boosts costs, meat price impacts, and optimism amid rising tire output and shifting market dynamics as 1945 ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Kaiser
Spokane
Wash
Kaiser
Trentwood
Kaiser- Frazier
Kaiser Cargo, Inc
Co op Sponsorship Brings New Voice to Radio
Washington Digest describes cooperative local sponsorship of radio as a democratic boost for broadcasters, listeners, and sponsors. It highlights a midwest farm couple, John and Mrs. Oeser, chosen by WNAX, touring Washington after winning a trip and a tractor, and notes how small business sponsors foster closer community ties and trust in broadcasts.
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Germany
Reich
Field Marshal Montgomery
London
U. S
Russia
WNU
Eye Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
Legion
WNAX
Yankton
S. C
John Oeser
Westside
Iowa
Oeser
Xville
Joe Doe
Electric Power Company
America
Pennsylvania Avenue
Main Street
Marines
1945 National Income Falls Short of 1944 Peak
National income in 1945 totaled 145.594 billion dollars, down from the 1944 peak of 160.695 billion. The 1945 figure is preliminary and could be revised upward, though it remains near 1943 levels, the second largest on record.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
American Meat Institute
OPA
Barbs and a Soldier’s Wish Amid Wartime Taxes
A 20th Century Fund note says the prewar income tax counted four million Americans rising to over 40 million after war began. The piece laments wartime stress and argues the strongest desire of U.S. soldiers in Europe is to return home, or at least bring their wives and children there.
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20Th Century Fund
Europe
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Packard Motor Car Company
Flint
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North Dakota
Oregon
Pacific
Ohio
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Indiana
Missouri
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Canada
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Australia
Hirohito
Kanagawa-Ken
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Bund
Fritz Kuhn
Hohenasberg Castle
Stuttgart
Big Man
Washington Digest
Bankhage
Center
the Oesers
Washington, D. C
Doncher
Vicks VapoRub
VapoRub
Nck
St. Joseph
Ame Is Baking Guide
Hulman & Company
Terre Haute
Ber Girl
West Ache DT
Mare Ag Old
McKesson & Robbins
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