Washington lumber price crisis and postwar policy talk
President Truman met with Gov. Mon Wallgren in Washington to discuss lumber price ceilings and boosting output for housing. Wallgren urged higher ceilings, sale of idle aluminum plants, and warned of timber bid manipulation. The piece also notes butter exports to Mexico and other postwar commerce concerns.
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Mon Wallgren
Wallgren
Truman
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Alaska
Williamsburg
Harry
Spokane
Alcoa
Henry Kaiser
Weyerhauser
RFC
Chester Bowles
Office of International Trade
Commerce Department
U. S
Mexico
Tiajuana
San Diego
OPA
Department of Commerce
Cuba
Farm leaders split over Case bill and labor strife in Washington
Washington dispatch reports farm groups vary in stance on the Case bill. Farm Bureau and National Grange back the measure as fair, while Farmers Union opposes it, arguing no new complaints exist about labor disputes. Farmers warn inflation and price shifts threaten production costs and rural livelihoods.
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Washington
Nebraska
Oklahoma
House
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Farm Bureau Federation
Edward A O’neal
Farm Bureau
National Grange
National Farmers Union
Pensions and benefits guidance for veterans widows and dependents
A Washington Bureau column outlines general pension rules for World War I and II veterans widows and dependents. It covers amounts for widows with children and without, and constraints on income. Advice includes eligibility for hospital and disability-based payments, readjustment compensation, discharge point rules, and GI bill tuition aid up to 500 dollars with proper application.
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Wis. A
Veterans’ Administration
Wolf Island
Mo. A
U. S
Red Cross
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Louisville
Ky. A
War Department
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Vienna
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Carterton
H. R
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New York
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Kaeneik
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United States
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United Nations Organization
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Arthur Vandenberg
Eleanor Roosevelt
Edward Stettinius
John F. Dulles
New York International Financial
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Port Hueneme Navy Depot
California
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R. Taschereau
R. L. Kellock
Supreme Court of Canada
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Tokyo
U.S
China
Albert C. Wedemeyer Hosen
Chiang Kai-shek
Home Furnishings
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Scotts
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