Congress Probes State Department Diplomacy and CIO Demands
Congressional inquiry targets U S diplomacy amid Hurley claims of counter policy in China and Potsdam policy debates. Ford and UAW wage talks clash with GM and steel union threats while Yamashita and 20 Nazis face war crimes trials in Manila and Nurnberg.
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President Truman’s mother Martha Truman at 93
Washington profile details Martha Ellen Truman born 1852 in Kansas City. It notes her long life in Grandview Missouri with family, her health, quiet public role, and memories of her son Harry Truman’s political rise from senator to president. It also includes brief CAPITOL CHAFF notes on Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and Ed Pritchard’s political moves.
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Strikes Tied to Centralized Labor Control Say The News
In his column Paul Mallon argues that postwar strikes show labor as a centralized, militarized entity with a unified strategy. He links the Washington strike and CIO auto workers action to a broader push for union responsibility and anti trust immunity loss.
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Novel Uses for Radio Surplus Whistles Prove Peacetime Market
RFC technicians and industry workers find antenna tube sections can be cut into toy whistles for children. The effort aims to convert billions of dollars worth of surplus radio and electronics from the armed forces into peaceful markets and products.
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Do It Yourself Household Hints and Tips
A collection of practical DIY advice covers trimming a whiskbroom into a V-point for hard to reach corners, easing binding over scallops, soaking nuts before baking, choosing wall paper tone by room light, adding rubber stair tread strips to prevent ladder slipping, applying colorless nail polish to stiffen fabric, sprouting yams, packing around well curbs to prevent washout, organizing canned foods by use, washing bras to extend life, baking soda paste to remove coffee stains, and protecting rubber gloves with cotton wads in fingertips.
Saint Lo Memorial Question Mirrors WWI Douaumont
The government weighs preserving Saint Lo as a memorial amid war destruction, following a precedent set after World War I with Douaumont. The move reflects views on memorializing crushed towns and the balance between destruction and remembrance.
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France
Douaumont
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