Truman Faces Momentous Tasks Abroad and at Home
The analysis notes President Truman inherits a world at war’s end with the San Francisco peace conference looming. It discusses postwar roles for the United States, Bretton Woods, and the push to create an international organization, plus domestic policy questions and Truman’s leadership style and labor relations. The piece covers Allied advances in Europe and the Pacific, including the U S 7th Army, Russian moves toward Vienna, and Japanese resistance on Iwo Jima Okinawa and Luzon as the rainy season approaches.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Truman
San Francisco
Bretton Woods
CIO
AFL
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Luzon
Philippines
U. S
New Refrigeration Extends Life of Whole Blood in Transit
Whole blood, a key factor in saving wounded soldiers, is being flown to Europe under a new refrigeration system that prolongs its life by about one third. Current storage allows 16 days, new method reaches 21 days with expendable feed containers keeping the fluid at proper temperature.
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Europe
Rise in Pocketbook Theft Alleged by Britannica
The Britannica notes a rise in purse snatching and pocket picking driven by war workers carrying large sums. The article urges vigilance as thieves target wallets and money.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Government raises hog floor price and Wheat crops hit record
The administration boosts the hog minimum to 13 dollars, with continuation of support prices through September 1946. Wheat yields are forecast near a record 862 million bushels due to favorable weather and low abandonment, stocks on farms high. John L. Lewis wins wage concessions for United Mine Workers, though subject to government review and possible anti inflation scrutiny.
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War Food Administration
WFA
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Organized Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
Little Steel
Meat shortage quizzed army over meat use and poultry buying
Congress hearings on wartime food policy reveal that in 1944 the army did not take enough meat, delaying ration support and boosting housewives' chances at meat. Debates debate federal inspection of small slaughterhouses and army poultry buying in meat-scarce markets.
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Clinton Anderson
Washington
Army
Carl Hardigg
Quartermaster Corps
Marvin Jones
Hardigg
U. S
United States
Jones
Vinson
Trever
Kentucky
Wilson
Anderson
Albuquerque
Delmarva
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia Vinson
War Food Administration
WPB Grants 50 Million in Auto Industry Civilian Tool Priority
With Europe near victory, the War Production Board allows auto industry access to 50 million dollars of machine tools and related equipment for civilian manufacture. Orders placed last fall without priority rating showed delays as the war neared 1945, but a plan aims to avoid harming wartime material output while shifting to peacetime production.
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Europe
War Production Board
WPB
Disabled workers perform on par with able-bodied peers
A study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds physically impaired workers produce as much or more than able-bodied workers and are dependable, regular, and careful about safety. The selection favored serious defects and most participants were placed by matching their impairments to job demands.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Cleaning glazed chintz and gentle household tips
Clean glazed chintz by spreading on a flat surface and sponging with lukewarm water. Press on the wrong side with a warm iron or use a slightly damp pressing cloth. To water ferns weekly, place in the tub with the shower on and adjust spray to room temperature. Carrots without tops stay crisper. dental floss mends elastic. reuse worn shirts into outfits for a one year old with trimming.
13 400 Mile Auto Race From New York to Paris 1908
The longest automobile race in history ran from New York to Paris in 1908. It crossed the United States, Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Russia, Poland, Germany and France. Six cars started and two finished. the winner, driven by two Americans, covered 13 400 miles in 112 days.
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New York
Paris
United States
Canada
Alaska
Siberia
Russia
Poland
Germany
France
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WLB
OPA
Jap High Command
Stalingrad
Red Army
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Black Dragon Society
Ed Stettinius
State Department
Dumbarton Oaks
Sewing
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Chicago
B. F. Goodrich
U.S
Belgian Congo
Bfgoodrich
PIA
Wincharger Corporation
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Euecraue Systems
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