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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1946
Page
2
The piece reports on reduced civilian meat supplies for April to June and the diversion of livestock to black markets. It notes OPA reforms, Senate actions, and coalition limits aimed at controlling prices and subsidies while preserving agency powers amid inflation fears.
Gen. George C. Marshall faces renewed fighting as nationalists and communists clash in Manchuria after a truce. Nationalists seize minor sites while about 40,000 Reds, aided by captured Japanese gear, retake the Manchurian capital Changchun. Discussions resume on political power and central government interests.
General Douglas MacArthur responded to Russian questions on his purge of anti democratic elements in occupied Japan. He defended past actions and said he would continue investigations to remove undesirables from parliament. He rejected four power council claims to review actions and noted data supported his directives.
Builders expect many postwar homes to use enhanced versions of existing materials rather than new innovations. Manufacturers stay focused on core materials while speeding up output and targeting scarce items critical to reconstruction.
Argentina announced a subsidy of over 30 cents a bushel to wheat growers and limited miller purchases to last year’s level. The move aims to draw hoarded wheat from farms and stimulate acreage while urging reductions in consumption. Reports note 190 000 tons shipped in early April and plans for 200 000 more tons. Peron signals co operation with allies and acceptance of hemispheric defense ties if axis influence is erased.
A powerful new American air force is forming in Europe after V-E Day. Built from scratch, it plans 50 000 personnel with a 70 000 goal, led by B 29 bombers operating from French and German airfields and P 80 jets powering a fast fighter command based at Bremen.
United Nations relief lists sample diets for Italy Greece Czechoslovakia and Poland to show tight food conditions. Each plan centers on bread with breakfast lunch and dinner featuring soups pasta or beans meat fish cheese and fruit or wine.
The CIO political action committee plans a six million dollar national campaign to defeat reactionaries. Sidney Hillman and Philip Murray lead the PAC with local CIO groups choosing candidates and mobilizing union votes, pamphlets, and literature promoting liberal programs and evaluating incumbents' votes. The drive targets opposition to OPA extension, wage measures, housing subsidies, health insurance, and the abolition of the poll tax.
The League of Nations palace in Geneva, built at about 10 million dollars over seven years and completed a decade ago, faces sale after the organization’s dissolution. The vast complex once housed about 850 people in its 700 rooms during peak activity.
A seventies-era column outlines Russian efforts to move the United Nations capital to Geneva arguing U S public opinion favors smaller nations. It notes British support for an American city and cites European distrust, plus a separate piece on racial attitudes in the army and the influence of the power and nylon lobbies on Congress.
A Wall Street era clash within the auto workers highlights Walter Reuther’s tenuous control of the UAW after ousting Thomas. Rumors of AFL-CIO realignment center on John Lewis and Dave Dubinsky while Sidney Hillman and Phillip Murray loom, suggesting a split with communist and socialist factions reshaping labor power.
An eclectic column sketches stars and socialites from Walter Pidgeon to Loretta Young at venues across Manhattan. It notes Connie Haines with a jeweled dog collar, Mrs Ray Bolger scolding royals, and anecdotes from Embassy hatcheck to the Hampshire House. It touches on film talk, party banter, and fashion glimpses, with snatches about industry gossip and New York scenes.
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The 1905 Russian strike paralyzed most of the country as workers and even domestic servants stopped work in a mass demonstration against the Czar over demands for representative government. The stoppage halted economic activity for its brief duration.
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