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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis reports Arab opposition to a plan allowing Jewish entry in the Holy Land. Rail unions threaten a strike to push wage increases amid broader labor tensions.
Arab leaders condemn the Anglo American committee recommendation as a betrayal of Arab rights and vow to resist its implementation. They warn of strife and possible alignment with Russia as western powers push for immediate admission of 100,000 Jews and looser land restrictions while preserving the British mandate pending UN trusteeship.
Foreign ministers meet in Paris to discuss Germanys postwar status and rebuild Europe. The United States seeks a four power plan to control Germany for 25 years and prevent rearmament while seeking a non military production Reich. Britain advocates retaining Ruhr and Rhineland under British control with a four power commission for permanent supervision.
After a breakdown in negotiations between carriers and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, union leaders threaten a strike over wage gaps from 16 cents to 25 percent. Federal conciliators push to end the coal deadlock as fuel shortages force railroads to cut passenger service on coal burning trains by 25 percent and halt nonessential freight shipments.
Japanese lawmakers debate female leadership as Hatsu Imai resigns from parliament and four female colleagues step in amid reactions from Haru Wazaki Tsuko Yamashita and Shizue Kato. At the same time Secretary Anderson pushes meat price controls, urging slaughter quotas and tighter anti black market measures to secure supplies for major packers. Senator Barkley cites a stockman report of dramatic slaughters dropping from 7000 to 500 weekly.
Production of meat animals in 1945 totaled 40.2 billion pounds, 1.6 billion below 1944 and about 6 billion under the 1943 peak. Cattle output set a record while hogs ranked fourth. sheep and lambs remained below par. Gross income from meat animals reached 6,252 million dollars, near the 1943 record and 138 million above 1944.
Weather expert J B Kinger reports charts show a 50 year cycle toward warmer weather reversed about five years ago. A continued temperature dip could bring colder winters, though not guaranteed for this or next summer. Another 5 to 10 years may clarify reversal in atmospheric conditions.
The 54 year old Manuel Roxas won the Philippine presidency pledging friendly trade and US investment. He supports cooperation with the United States and United Nations in Far Eastern policy while denying collaboration with Japan. Osmena contested his leadership amid wartime accusations.
Ten bipartisan senators push to limit debate to ten days to curb filibuster tactics and advance the anti poll tax bill. They also discuss creating a permanent FEPC and reshaping Senate rules after contentious letters for and against Morse’s maneuver.
In Washington, President Truman pushes for army navy unification amid navy lobbying led by H Struve Hensel. The plan would create a single defense secretariat with three service secretaries, an overall chief of staff, and joint chiefs, preserving naval independence. Russia’s Iran retreat and Turkey risk loom as Moscow eyes Black Sea moves while shortages plague Soviet production.
Fifth Avenue runs the heart of Treasure Island, a glitzy international hub hosting Toy factories, two art museums, cathedrals and synagogues, the Empire State Building, Radio City, banks and mansions with ghosts. Sunday closures once quieted the street for worshippers.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and local chapters approve a nationwide poliomyelitis treatment and professional training program costing more than five million dollars. Headquarters allocates $800,000 to train doctors nurses and physical therapists at the centers.
The Department of Agriculture estimates 1945 U S milk production at 122.2 billion pounds, the highest since 1942 when 119.2 billion were produced. U S milk cows on farms averaged about 25.5 million in 1945, 0.4 million fewer than 1944, the all time high for milking cows.
The first Fifth Avenue Hotel, six stories high, opened in 1859 featuring New York's first vertical railway a passenger elevator. Elevators along Fifth now are elegant, making pilots of the Air Forces look down their shafts at ordinary elevators.
The actor John Barrymore faced fluctuating finances in a turbulent career. A colleague reproached his spending, and Barrymore quoted a Westminster Abbey epitaph: What I gave, I have. What I spent, I had. What I left, I lost by not giving it.
The article recalls Jed Harris, once a Broadway showman worth a million, failing to connect in Hollywood. Insiders say a meeting with Louis B. Mayer ended abruptly after a sharp exchange over weekly pay, revealing a rift about earnings.
Heywood Broun, famed for scribbling through dull Broadway shows, finally stops taking notes during a second act. The producer jokes about his notes and Broun admits he broke his pencil, a quip that captures his sharp wit and weary attendance.
A chorus of sharp one liners echoes through Singapore venues from Sing apore to Stuyvesant Casino and Ciro's. Highlights include a joking jab about an atomic bomb styled check and an insurance agent as the only casualty.
The renowned author recounts a bantering exchange with a ten dollar weekly actor, Charlie Chaplin, who proposed sharing incomes for life. Doyle refused the suggestion as ridiculous, noting Chaplin’s youthful audacity in a play casting.
Harry Wagstaff Gribble introduces Negramerican as a new descriptor to replace outdated terms for Black actors. The Anna Lucasta casts welcome the change and applaud the neologism as an elegant solution.
In a light moment Alec Woollcott was spotted wading in the Atlantic City surf while tipping the scales in the 300s. Two actors quipped about his dip noting Woollcott’s use of the ocean as a display.
The piece riffs on the proverb There is nothing new under the sun and notes that old ideas can still entertain. It frames classic sayings as witty observations, suggesting continued relevance of familiar notions in contemporary life.
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