Congress Backs Pearl Harbor Probe Faces Domestic Policy Fight
Congress moves to open a joint inquiry into Pearl Harbor with Barkley pressing for full civil and military accountability. Bushy debates loom over Truman's domestic program including unemployment benefits, fair employment, public works, and reconversion pricing as Japan war exits.
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Congress
Pearl Harbor
Truman
Barkley
Dem
Senate-House
Vandenberg
Rep
Mich
Ferguson
Philippine
Wake and
Midway Islands
Senate
House
Rayburn
Texas
Mr. Truman
Quick War Recovery Seen for Japan by Expert
Dr. John W. Stanton, former war department consultant on Japan and Northwestern professor, says Japan should recover faster than the United States because two thirds of prewar Japanese workers were in agriculture and fishing while Germany and Western nations had higher industrial shares. He notes longer recovery expected in highly industrialized nations.
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Japan
United States
John W. Stanton
War Department
Northwestern University
Germany
U. S
Britain
Quisling Defends Self Amid Treason Trial Showings
In Oslo, Vidkun Quisling’s counsel Henrik Bergh portrayed him as a constructive European statesman and anti Bolshevik. Bergh claimed Quisling sought peace with Britain and France while contacting Hitler in 1939. He argued sympathy for the 1940 Nazi occupation stemmed from avoiding Poland like a British landing and German counterattack. Production curbs hit Ford and Hudson plants after labor disputes. In Washington, the Truman administration pressed to prevent reconversion slowdowns. Ford laid off over 26,000, Kelsey-Hayes 4,500, and Hudson reductions followed a 6,000 walkout in sympathy with 500 foremen.
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Vidkun Quisling
Henrik Bergh
Oslo
Norway
Bergh
Quisling
Hitler
Chamberlain
Germany
Britain
France
Poland
Russia
Ford and Hudson Automobile
Washington, D. C
Truman
Ford’s
Kelsey - Hayes Wheel Company
Hudson's
Rites Fatal Snake Handling Ends in Death
Lewis Francis Ford a 32 year old lay preacher of the Dolly Pond Church of God near Birchwood Tennessee was bitten while removing a rattlesnake during sect rites. He died after being rushed to a hospital. The same service preceded the death of Mrs Harvey Kirk of Wise Virginia who died from a rattlesnake bite after giving birth to a child that did not survive.
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Lewis Francis Ford
Dolly Pond
Church of God
Birchwood
Tenn
Ford
C Ga
Harvey O. Kirk
Wise
JAP Resettlement Plans After Coast Ban Lift
The coast ban on 110000 Japanese Americans is to be lifted and about 45000 are expected to return to the Pacific coast. Roughly 50000 found new homes in other regions in diverse industries while another 50000 remain in relocation camps. Maj. Gen. H C Pratt urged Pacific coast residents to grant resettlers equal citizen privileges.
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Pacific Coast
Pearl Harbor
U. S
H. C. Pratt
Western Defense Zone
Surplus Goods To Sell At Fixed Prices In New Policy
The commerce department announced a shift to fixed price sales for surplus war goods to speed turnover and widen distribution. About 300 million dollars in material will be available to wholesalers and retailers with items including chicken wire trucks hardware shotguns and shells. Under the plan sales to wholesalers and retailers will follow OPA ceilings with for profit margins and thirty days credit. The Rubber Manufacturers association reports 1941 and 1945 tire production data showing civilian car and truck casings and tube output with current inventories and recent six month figures.
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Department of Commerce
Department
OPA
Rubber Manufacturers Association
Miracle Insecticide DDT Not a Panacea
Washington readers are warned that DDT though lifesaving in war and valuable for pest control is not a cure all. Experts say proper use and handling are essential to avoid harming pollinators and the environment while noting air sprays and powders can control mosquitoes flies and other pests.
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Zeidler
Paul Muller
Paul Langer
America
United States
Paul A. Neal
Division of Industrial Hygiene
U. S. Public Health Service
Jones Beach
Long Island
N. Y
Rockford
Minois
A. L.ahnfeldt
U. S
Surgeon General
Army
Lister
California
Walnut
Missouri
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Reorganization of Farm Marketing Agency Announced
Secretary Clinton P. Anderson announced the consolidation of more than a dozen Agriculture Department offices into a new Production and Marketing Administration PMA. The PMA is led by Under Secretary John B. Hutson and includes 10 commodity branches 9 other branches the Commodity Credit and Federal Crop Insurance Corporations.
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Department of Agriculture
Production and Marketing Administration
Clinton P. Anderson
PMA
John B. Hutson
Commodity Credit
Federal Crop Insurance Corporations
Average Citizen Has Answer to National Welfare
The piece discusses civilian attitudes shaping postwar economic paths, with groups predicting either free spending or cautious saving. It notes the Economic Development Committee's optimistic postwar market outlook, three reconversion phases through 1947, and meat demand despite lower storage stocks. It also mentions cattle and hog movements and favorable range conditions affecting ranchers' winter supplies.
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Committee For Economic Development
Anderson
Mrs Beulah Hankins Praises Faultless Starch Letter
Indianapolis resident Mrs. Beulah Hankins writes a playful note praising Faultless Starch. She cites easy ironing and time saved on laundry for her family including a four year old, twins eight months old, and numerous white dresses. She urges readers to ask grocers for Faultless Starch.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Beulah Hankins
S. Collier
Faultless Starch Company
Adv
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U.S
Tokyo
Washington Digest
Winfield J. Dryden
WNU
Bankhage
Simmons
Army Medical Corps
Mrs. Beulah Hankins
Emaar Nee
Scott
Rowan
Ie Joseph Asd Es
Canaries
Felloge Seed CO
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Tryco
Tryce
Tryce Co. Inc
Hollywood
Calif
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Doans
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