Charting Postwar Reform in Japan Under MacArthur
Western Newspaper Union analyzes U S plans to dismantle Japan's wartime business dynasties led by Mitsubishi Sumitomo and Yasuda and to spread ownership. It details wage and price controls, rationing, asset accounting by Gen MacArthur, and a projected sale of major commodities to rebuild Nippon over two to five years.
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Douglas MacArthur
Japan
U. S
Nippon
MacArthur
Hirohito
Mikado
Bank of Japan
Mitsubishi
Sumitomo
Yasuda
Mitsui
Germany
Higashi-Kuni
U.S
Farm program may curb 1946 output and impose quotas
Secretary Clinton Anderson signaled smaller harvests may be needed as demand shifts postwar. He backed price support at not less than 90 percent parity for two years after the war and floated marketing quotas to curb crop surpluses. He also noted veterans’ job rights and labor disputes as unions press wage claims and staffing responds to wartime rolls.
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Clinton Anderson
Anderson
Truman
Farm Bureau
Lewis Schwellenbach
CIO
Northwest
AFL
New York
War Labor Board
Occupation Plans Narrow Germany Force as Postwar Talks Continue
U S authorities aim to cut occupation manpower in Germany to under 400 000 by spring and to skeleton levels within years while Mac Arthur signals no more than 200 000 troops for Japan. Germans may elect local officials soon, and POWs are being trained to assist in administration and policing under democratic guidance as Big Five ministers adjourn amid complex postwar peace talks and possible direct U S Britain and Russia negotiations.
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MacArthur
Japan
U. S
Germany
Reich
Pws
Big Five
Council of Foreign Ministers
London
Europe
Britain
Russia
Mediterranean
Balkans
Washington, D. C
Moscow
Kaiser Frazer plans at Willow Run plant and stock deal
Henry Kaiser announces the Kaiser Frazer Corp with Graham Paige at Willow Run to build low and medium priced cars along with tractors and farm implements. The new venture will invest 15 million dollars financed by private and public stock, with Graham Paige taking a 250 thousand share stake valued at five million.
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Henry Kaiser
Graham Paige
Willow Run
Graham - Paige
Joseph
W. Frazer
Graham- Paige
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Kaiser-Frazer
Cake recipes tempt with sugar-lite favorites for fall
This clip outlines ready to bake fall friendly cakes from Bran Devil's Food Cake to Marmalade Tea Cake. It includes ingredient lists and step by step mixing directions designed for homemakers to bake in cooler weather and please hungry families.
Lynn Chambers Recipes for Veal Shoulder and Cakes
A collection of Lynn Chambers menu items and cake recipes. Includes stuffed veal shoulder with onions carrots potatoes and cranberry orange salad, plus sour cream spice cake gingerbread upside down cake and whipped cream with gelatin method. Also notes bake times and temperatures and a Western Newspaper Union release.
Few college lettermen unfit for military service
A survey by the American College Publicity association finds only 4 percent of college lettermen rejected as physically unfit. Among 9,635 lettermen in 119 colleges in 1941, just 358 were found unfit for service.
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American College Publicity Association
Push Fight on Polio Reaches Record Funding
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis allocated 4 157 814 15 for polio research education and treatment in the year ending May 31. No preventive or cure exists yet though polio is recognized as an infectious disease caused by a virus.
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National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Stunt Fishy Odors With Vinegar Rinse For Dishes
Washing dishes becomes easier with soapy water and vinegar added. Rinse in hot vinegar water for greasy dishes. Use cold water for egg starch and milk items. Scrape, strain leftovers, stack carefully, and air dry china while wiping glassware and silver immediately. Have absorbent towels and paper towels ready.
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Joseph W. Frazer
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Arends
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Ill
House
Hiroshima
Downey
Dem
Cali
United Nations Organization
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
United States
Lynn Chambers
Lynn
Wee
Double Action Action
ITV
Wan
Ben-Gay
Ben- Gay
Trae
R. Farmer
Pearl Harbor
U.s.co
Your Community War Fund
National War Fund
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