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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1945
Page
3
Western Newspaper Union reports President Truman advocates unification of the U.S. armed services and active U.S. participation in the United Nations Organization as part of a broader foreign policy push.
President Truman backs merging the army navy and air force under a single civilian headed national defense department with a military staff. He says unified forces will improve coordination and reduce waste while Congress acts on universal military training for 18 to 20 year olds.
Convict Captain Charles B. McVay acquitted on inefficiency charge in the 1945 sinking of the cruiser Indianapolis in the Pacific with 880 lives lost. Sentence on negligence stands for review by the secretary of the navy. McVay testified initial belief of salvage then abandonment after damage became clear.
University of Wisconsin biochemistry professor Dr. C A Elvehjem urges expanded nutrition research to improve understanding of balanced diets. He notes experts view high protein diets as beneficial but warn vitamin B6 deficiency can develop faster on such diets. He also cautions that high fat may reduce tooth decay but could hinder intestinal vitamin synthesis.
The government in New York filed anti trust charges accusing Scophony Limited and American firms Television Productions Inc and General Precision Equipment Corp of delaying US television development via a market division with Europe and the Western Hemisphere. British Scophony set uses a light system for large screen and the Americans lag in display sizes. Also noted are memoirs of former Japanese premier Konoye detailing diplomacy before Pearl Harbor and a frontier attorney Moman Prusett of Oklahoma City who died at 73.
The Agriculture Department reports the 1945 crop year produced a record wheat crop of 1,123,143,000 bushels with other gains in oats, tobacco, rice, popcorn, hops, fruits, and truck crops. Cotton fell to its lowest since 1896, while overall production was 1.5 percent below 1944 and 2 percent under 1942 peak.
The 250 ton documentary Luftwaffe record has been housed at Wright Field in Ohio. The army says possession of the record implies access to a detailed German research report that could save time and money by reducing duplication of experiments where Germans led.
Pattern 290 offers an easy to follow guide for transforming tins into decorative home items. It covers lid making antique finish and shows designs for a cigarette box trinket box mayonnaise jar top and trays with Dutch Swedish and bird motifs. Postpaid 15 cents.
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