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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1945
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes a collapse of Nazi power signaling the end of German dominance in Europe. The piece also mentions President Truman cutting the budget by seven percent, highlighting shifts in U.S. policy.
Ex Nazi leader Albert Speer declares Germany at Allied mercy as Doenitz and Himmler negotiate surrender terms with the Big Three. Allied forces occupy major regions while Norway resists and high ranking German officers such as von Rundstedt surrender to the U S Army.
President Truman cut the 1945–46 budget to 83 billion dollars with a 70 billion defense total. Shipbuilding led the shrink by 7.365 billion, while the Maritime Commission retains funds for ongoing and future vessel work. Other cuts target education for defense workers, science, information, censorship, and defense transportation.
Magicians have long pulled pies from hats, but scientists at Rutgers prove quick frozen pies rival fresh ones. Tests show frozen pies tasted as good and sometimes better in pastry quality, surprising researchers.
The article notes sustained high demand for farm products through 1945 as civilian incomes are ample to buy available goods. It cites February 1945 nonagricultural income payments at an index of 240, the highest on record and about 5 percent above last year.
War Production boards officials say arms contracts are being cut back to ease readjustment after V-E Day while civilian output rises. An estimated 48 billion dollars of munitions and supplies will be produced in the first year after victory. Some material and manpower controls will stay to meet Pacific needs and essential civilian industries may receive priority. A Milwaukee diver tested a 550 foot depth dive with a helium oxygen mask and 50 pound suit, claiming 650 feet possible. at 550 feet the pressure reached 240 psi.
Turfmen report ban on horse racing costs breeders and owners about 3 million dollars monthly for upkeep with no return. Maintenance covered 32 000 horses including stallions mares and foals on farms and in training with varied daily costs, while purses revenue dropped to zero after the ban took effect.
United Nations postwar security talks in San Francisco discussed long term U S bases on conquered lands and similar leasing arrangements. A House committee urged readjusting price subsidies to curb meat shortages with forecasts of reduced interstate meat movement and higher cattle prices to stabilize markets.
Western newspaper study profiles Molotov Eden Stettinius and Soong at San Francisco talks. It notes Molotov’s businesslike focus, Eden’s British tradition and parliamentary style, Stettinius’s earnest boardroom demeanor, and Soong’s sharp, financial mind, contrasting them with absent leaders. The piece highlights early conference dynamics and the junior leaders’ influence.
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