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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1946
Page
7
Radar advances enable new scientific exploration of the stratosphere. The Western Newspaper Union reports on a fair employment bill and its legislative fate, with editorials noting the analysts' opinions.
Army radar tests at Evans Signal Laboratory in Belmar New Jersey bounced signals off the moon 238,857 miles away, suggesting future uses such as long range guidance, atmospheric studies, planetary mapping, and data recording aboard stratospheric craft. Congress grapples with anti strike proposals as a major steel walkout looms, affecting auto and appliance supply chains. Government moves to allocate steel, reroute warehoused goods, and oversee meat production amid postwar tensions.]]>
Maj. Gen. Walter C Short told the Pearl Harbor investigating committee the War Department delayed intercepted Japanese messages, leaving Hawaii underprepared for the attack. He claimed he would have prepared for an all out alert if given the gist of the signals. The article also notes a Senate filibuster against the FEPC led by southern lawmakers and wheat export plans for 1946 affecting supply and milling.
Judy Hackman a two year old from Buckley Washington underwent a delicate heart repair at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Maryland. Surgeons Blalock and Taussig connected a good artery to a defective one increasing oxygenated blood flow and turning a blue baby rosy. First free German elections since 1933 favored the Social Democratic party with 41.4 percent. Christian Democrats and Communists trailed. Life insurance policy loans rose after V J Day while debts and reserves improved since 1939 and 1945.
The Alexander Hamilton Institute notes farm product prices tend to mirror postwar trends seen after World War I. Prices fall from wartime peaks, then resume an advance as the postwar pattern stabilizes.
Washington analysis argues a Byrnes led handshake with Moscow aims to cement Soviet control in the UNO. The piece alleges top posts for Russians in the council, with divisions among the Big Three, and hints at atomic leverage to secure lasting global arrangements.
The Pearl Harbor investigating committee spends months probing why the United States was caught unprepared on December 7 1941. It notes munitions lobbies in Washington pressed for war goods to Japan and reports how Harold Ickes blocked helium exports despite cabinet support. Veterans affairs chief Bronson describes a flood of varied SOS requests and jokes about the agency as the government’s “Little Mother.” Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce welcomes a daughter named Clare.
Ethyl News magazine says South America, already the world's second largest oil producer, may hide major deposits along the Andes. Wartime depletion raises urgency as surveys suggest petroleum traces stretch the full Andes range from Tierra del Fuego to Venezuela's Caribbean coast.
The War Assets Corporation forms a special division to speed disposal of surplus goods to veterans. The Chicago regional office sets models for issuing purchase certificates and guiding veterans to the right departments. If items are unavailable, vets are notified when received and can buy under OPA ceilings. Past complaints cited high ceiling prices and lack of notice of dealer bid sales for unclaimed surplus materials.
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