Senate Setup Promises Postwar Treaty Approval
The piece argues the postwar era demands strong US leadership in international cooperation. It notes a favorable Senate shift toward internationalism, highlighting key defections from isolationism and the influence of leaders like Ball, Fulbright, Taft, Vandenberg, White, and others. It also warns against excessive nationalism while stressing a united American posture for UN and aid plans.
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White
Taft
League of Nations
Vandenberg
Middlewest
Mackinac
Repubican
Yeoman
Hull
Senate
UNRAA
Austin
America
Army Strives to Take Some of the Risks Out of Warfare
The Army’s safety drive covers ordnance, ground and air forces. It cites massive explosive production from 1941 to 1944 with few injuries, improved weapon safety, tank hatches and seat padding, and extensive training in battle field sanitation and weapon handling. The Air Forces report rising flight hours with fewer fatal accidents, and uniform safety practices across all services.
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Army
Ordnance Department
U. S. Army Ordnance Department
U. S
America
War Department
Army Air Forces Training Command
Continental
Labor management committees run war plants nationwide
Bankage reports labor management production committees now operate in more than 5000 war plants. California’s prewar oil surplus supports West Coast markets and an export push to the Far East. A nationwide contest for a popular song to lift wartime spirit is announced by the Japanese Information Board. Concentrated fruit juices will be supplied after the war to meet expected oversupply of sweets and candy.
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Alexander Hamilton Institute
Great Britain
London
Rockies
California
Far East
Informacoon
Itis
Photo-Cells Aid Blinds To Safely Run Machinery
New mechanical devices from the American Foundation for the Blind assist sightless workers. A photo-electric electric eye stops sewing machines when fingers near the needle, and a bill detector uses light beams and tones to identify currency denominations. The audio-scale weighs items by pitch, aiding balance and preparation in wartime plants.
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United States
American Foundation For the
Bund
George A
Evelyn Watson
Buffalo
Winter Driving Hazards and Simple Precautions
National Safety Council research guides Safe Winter Driving. Prepare with full fuel, drive at suitable speeds, use chains on ice for 40 to 50 percent shorter braking distances, maintain safe following distance, brake lightly with pumping action, avoid quick stops, keep windows clear, and stay informed on road and weather conditions. Be a defensive driver.
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National Safety Council
Safer Shells Promise Fewer Gun Blasts in Tests
Tests of guns and ammunition show premature explosions are nearly eliminated. Shells are called more safe as they will not detonate in the gun tube before firing. Antiaircraft guns, shown here, discharge high powered small caliber shells, and crews feel confident they won’t be harmed by their own weapons.
Tales of the Towns Unprinted Chicago and Wall Street Ephemera
Anecdotes about Vice President Henry Wallace's staff wakeup scare at the Chicago convention and a Roosevelt son’s hitchhiking tale mingle with Wall Street watchers. Fisher Brothers’ factory sighting boosts a minor firm’s stock, a photographer’s risky jump scene stops a potential suicide, and courting headlines hint at a divorce, Broadway ties, and political buzz about Dewey.
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Henry Wallace
Chicago
Wallace
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