Crises in China and Indies Threaten Peace in Far East
Western Newspaper Union analyzes rising tensions in the Far East as Chinese nationalists and communists clash, Indonesians push for independence, and U S troops guard key coal mines and rail routes around Chinwangtao. Truman's reconversion wage policy aims at substantial pay increases amid labor-management talks.
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China
Indies
Far East
Japan
Pacific
U. S
Chinwangtao
Chiang Kaishek
Red
Chiang
Reds
Chungking
Truman
Henry Ford II
Washington, D. C
Agriculture 1946 Prospects Report By Department
The agriculture department predicts no overall production decline in 1946 yet real farm income may fall as much as 15 percent due to higher prices farmers buy. Even with the drop income remains about double prewar levels. the first decrease since 1935. Production goals include maintained livestock and hog marketing, more cotton and sugar beets, cutbacks for eggs and chickens and oil crops, with milk and potatoes lightly reduced.
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Department of Agriculture
Fuehrer’s End Destroys Berlin Escape Rumors
British intelligence announced an exhaustive inquiry found Adolf Hitler killed himself in the Reich Chancellery bunker on April 30 and Eva Braun took poison. Hitler, still alert, remained in Berlin to the end as Russians advanced and wed his mistress on April 29. Goebbels and Bormann reportedly burned the bodies with gasoline beyond recognition.
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Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Reichchancellery
Eva Braun
Goebbels
Bormann
Germany Foresee Trouble From Occupation Strife
General Dwight D Eisenhower warned of serious outbreaks in Germany over the winter due to widespread unemployment food and fuel shortages and violence by displaced persons. He noted German praise for the occupation of the British mixed with anger at American indifference and hatred of the Russians amid youth and returning soldiers unrest.
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Germany
Dwight D Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Remnants of Japan Navy to be Destroyed by Allied Plan
Allied war plans call for sinking a battleship four cruisers four aircraft carriers and 51 submarines as targets. Destroyers totaling 38 will be shared among the Big Four with coastal and auxiliary vessels divided as part of the destroyer program. The notes say Japanese designs varied and crews faced cramped spaces in the ships.
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Japan
Nippon
U. S
Britain
Russia
China
Beverage taxes lift federal revenues for distilled spirits
Federal revenues from distilled spirits rose from 163,998,710 in 1934 to 1,408,368,230 in 1944, the New York Trust Company notes. State totals are harder to calculate due to complex regulations, but spirits sales clearly contribute a substantial share of state income.
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New York Trust Company
Debates on a Department of Peace and foreign policy shifts
A column discusses proposals for a Department of Peace alongside War and Navy, the Byrnes led State Department push for new peace bureaus, and cuts by Congress. It notes Mrs. Roosevelt’s upcoming world tour, Navy officer discontent with Annapolis, Rosenman defending George Allen, and looming housing needs for 700,000 homeless veterans amid unAmerican Activities probe.
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Department OF Peace
Washington
Department of War
Navy Department
Defense
Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
State Department
Department of State
Jimmy Byrnes
Office of War Information
USA
Byrnes
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Franklin D Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Russia
Europe
Truman
Samuel Rosenman
Franklin Roosevelt
Mississippi
George Allen
Harry Truman
Rosenman
George J
Allen
Pat Harrison
White House
Missouri County
q@ OPA
G.i.s
New York City
House Committee On un-American Activities
Robert Reynolds
Nationalist Party
George McDavitt
Farm prices rise driven by truck crops grains and cotton
The October 1909 to July 1914 average parity rose to 199 per cent as farm prices for truck crops grains and cotton gained. Prices paid by farmers for commodities interest and taxes also advanced, pushing parity to a new 25 year high.
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Department of Agriculture
U.S. Shoe Production Surges to Replenish Wartime Rationing
The report notes shoe output rising from 20 million pairs per month in August to 28 million in October after V J Day and expects November December shipments to reach 30 million pairs monthly. Dealers anticipate plentiful supplies as rationing rules loosen.
Warn of Winter Driving Hazards From Safety Council
Prof Relph A Weyer of Yews State College chaired a 30 member National Safety Council committee warning that the coming winter may be one of the worst traffic accident seasons in history. A study shows northern states 24 to 53 percent higher deaths in winter. drivers should check brakes chains wipers defrosters and headlights now. Manufacturers design safer models with easier anti skid chains and improved defrosters and headlights for better winter visibility.
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National Safety Council
Relph A. Weyer
Yews State College
Moyer
Snow Belt
Home Management Hints for Daily Comfort and Safety
Practical domestic tips cover pest prevention with gum camphor in piano cases and moth deterrence, organizing small items on a large tray, avoiding exposed wiring, replacing damaged switch plates, and handling butter by heating and inverting pans. Bread tips preserve freshness and reuse stale bread for crumbs, while keeping jar lids on empty fruit jars to protect rims.
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Soekarno
Mr. Big
Tientsin
Eva
Sandra Evans
Los Angeles
Calif
Tiny Sandra
Mrs. Roosevelt
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Annapolis
Annapolis Grads
Kellogg's
Essen Dial
Sloan’s Liniment
TRU de Seta Firestone Factory
Firestone
Firestone Quality
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Voice of Firestone
NBC Network
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