Pearl Harbor probes weigh causes and lobbying currents
Washington report notes that the Pearl Harbor investigation has spent months probing military and political factors behind the surprise attack. It highlights munitions lobbies in Washington pressuring for war goods sales to Japan and contrasts cabinet votes on helium exports with Harold Ickes resisting without inspections. It also covers veterans affairs, congressional reactions to Ike and Nimitz, and Clare Boothe Luce’s new daughter.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Japan
State Department
Harold Ickes
Interior
Hull
Germany
Ickes
FDR
Harold
Congress
Eisenhower
Library of Congress
Admiral Nimitz
Army
al Marano
Rural groups urge FCC to boost farm program air time
Four days of hearings before the FCC drew farm leaders from the National Grange National Farmers Union and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. They argued that rural listeners face limited good farm programming and night and daytime service gaps, calling for more adequate, high quality agricultural content. The USDA participated alongside farm groups, noting agricultural broadcasting and extension needs.
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Frarm
Federal Communications Commission
National Grange
National Farmers Union
National Council of Farmer Co-operatives
FCC
Clear Channel
Department of Agriculture
John Baker
USDA
M. L. Wilson
Baker
Agriculture
Anderson
Farm, Home Hour
National Farm and Home Hour
Department of Agriculture and
Farm Organizations
Russell Smith
Farmers Union
C. Maurice Wieting
Co-operatives
Louis Wilson
The
Grange
Paul Porter
National Association of Broadcasters
Ins March
Porter
Continental
United States
Veteran and service family questions on discharge points
Eisenhower cited by January 15 testimony that most service members would be discharged by July 1, 1946 under Marshall plans, with points at 50 enlisted and 70 officers. The column answers readers on eligibility, dependents, schooling, and government allotments, detailing who earns discharge points and how benefits are handled.
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Veterans’ Problems
R. P. Bronson
Veterans’ Administration
Bronson
G.I
V.A. Mail
Maryland
West
Wash Bureau
Western Newspaper Union
Eye Street
N. W
Fashington
D.C
Hove
Armed Services
Dwight Eisenhower
House
Senate
George C. Marshall
MacArthur
War Department
Army
Albertville
Ala
Mt. Sterling
Ohio
Lewistown
N. A
Army Institute
P. H
Valley Head
Indiantown Gap
Ww. W. R
Millmont
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WNU
Washington Bureau
Eye St
Romania
Bulgaria
Egypt
Ankara
Turkey
Syria
Paitene
Transjordan
Baghdad
Iraq
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Teheran
Iran
Persian Gulf
University of Miami
Nanette Verhoeff
Zeta
Tokyo
United Nations Assembly
Dardanelles
UNO
Astoria Trojans
New York
Navy
New York City Navy Recruiting Office
W. T. Vrooman
Norfolk
Hirohito
Dick Ryan
Emperor Hirohito
Hollywood
Arthur W. Wermuth
Bataan
U.S
Michigan
Senator Vandenberg
George A
Toronto
Cabba
Serene
Bermuda
Bat. Guar
Stokes Plant Co
Fitsgerald, Ga
U. S
R&r Schiffmanns
Sheedby
James Dor’ Rich
Tome
Muse
Expo- Contai
Metoneen
Newton
Dept. AL
California
Naa Mraz
Ebel Mole
Ates Doan
Doan
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