Weekly News Analysis Boosting Meat Prices to Offset Wages
Editorial notes the administration's stance against the Case bill regulating union practices. Secretary Schwellenbach calls it biased against labor and potentially unlawful for employees. The piece covers congressional hearings, industry reactions, and the broader reconversion strike context with NAM backing.
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O.K
Senate Labor Committee
Schwellenbach
Organized Labor
National Association of Manufacturers
Raymond Smethurst
Rail Wage Arbitrate Grows Amid Congress Hearings
Congress debates extending the price control act while Chairman Marriner S. Eccles urges approval and curbs on inflation. In Chicago 18 rail unions begin voluntary arbitration over wage demands as operating unions seek 25 percent raises plus a daily minimum. non-operating groups demand 30 cents an hour.
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Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Chicago, Il
Mississippi Bonds Drive Industrial Plant Ownership
Mississippi communities win state approval to issue bonds for building plants to lure industries. The industry can relocate with small investment and retire the community bonds from Mississippi earnings to gain plant ownership. VETS: Unemployment High Gen Omar Bradley told the American Legion committee that 13 percent of G I workers were jobless with about 1 035 000 on unemployment compensation in early February.
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Mississippi
American Legion
National Employment Committee
Omar Bradley
G.i.s
Meat price rise with wage pass through by packers
The Office of Price Stabilization allows packers to pass the full 16 cent wage increase to consumers, expecting meat prices to rise about 1 percent. The order covers the big five Armour Swift Cudahy Wilson Morrell, with other firms following the wage pattern likely to get similar relief after review.
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Office of Stabilization
Bowles
Armour, Swift, Cudahy
Wilson and
Morrell
New GOP Chief Conservative Midwesterners Seek Chair
After Herbert Brownell resigns in New York, conservative midwesterners gather as the GOP choos es a new national chairman. Brownell faced party criticism for his foreign and domestic policy leanings, while John W. Bricker of Ohio emerged as a leading 1948 presidential hopeful.
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Herbert Brownell
New York
Brownell Long
Brownell
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Mississippi factory plan draws national interest as funds flow
Officials in other states watch Mississippi's program after a total of 1,183,000 dollars was spent on factory construction under the balance agriculture with industry act, signaling a model approach for attracting industry statewide.
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Mississippi
China Forms Unified Army Under Nationalist Communist Pact
In Chungking a historic ceremony marked the first unified Chinese army after a nationalist communist fusion. Gen. George C. Marshall attended as Truman's special representative and one of the three signers. The army will be reduced to 60 divisions totaling 850,000 men within 18 months, 50 nationalist and 10 communist, with mixed forces in the Reds' northern strongholds.
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China
Chungking
George C. Marshall
U. S
Truman
Japan Export Program Aims to Spur Recovery in Asia
The program allows Nippon to export up to 25 percent of prewar volume in 1946 to Asia markets such as China Korea Formosa and Southeast Asia with some shipments to the United States. Early exports rely on wartime stocks including 80 thousand bales of raw silk 75 million yards of silk and rayon fabrics 500 tons of medicines 10 thousand tons of pottery 114 thousand tons of tea and 200 thousand fur pelts.
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Nippon
China
Korea
Formosa
Southeast Asia
House ends federal control of school lunch program
The house passed a bill to eliminate federal control over the administration of the 50 million dollar school lunch program by a large majority and sent it to the Senate for consideration.
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House
Senate
Return of G I Personnel Postwar Movement
World War II troop repatriation reached a peak in November 1945 with about 1,050,000 service members returning to the United States. The pace has since slowed, with most Europe returnees home and nearly half of Pacific personnel already back. By July 1, 1946, the War Department expects all overseas troops except 870,000 for occupation and garrison duties to be en route home, including 400,000 in the Pacific and 370,000 in Europe.
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Europe
Pacific
War Department
Canal Zone
Alaska
Co op Sponsorships in Radio and a Midwest Farm Visit
WNAX feature explains local sponsor model boosting broadcaster morale and listener closeness. John and Mrs Oeser of Westside Iowa, lauded for farm leadership, win trip to Washington with a tractor and ward robe funds after wartime service and production.
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WNU
Eye Street
N.W
Washington
D ,c
Legion
Xville
Joe Doe
Electric Power Company
WNAX
Yankton
S. C
Mid-West
John Oeser
Westside
Iowa
Oeser
Bromfield Wishes Away Rural Phone Company
Louis Bromfield of Malabar farm laments owning a rural telephone system. He lent 1000 dollars to keep the line operating, then the owner sold the company to settle the debt. Bromfield asks Richland county court to appoint a receiver and sell to a competent operator.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Louis Bromfield
Bromfield
Malabar Farm
Lucas Telephone Company
Richland County Common Pleas Court
Sit Look Pretty In 1946 Dresses
New York based designer Omar Kiam predicts 1946 fashion will favor romantic femininity with dresses designed to sit and look pretty. He foresees an era of feminine curves and daring silhouettes, including evening gowns, sheer styles, lavish negligees, play suits, and golf dresses cut in nightshirt style with slit sides and belts.
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New York
Omar Kiam
Government Rat Men Warn Over Rats Cost
Washington reports growing concern over rat populations as they consume large amounts of grain, with each rat eating about 120 pounds yearly. Officials warn rats have caused more destruction than all past wars and their food waste prevents wheat from becoming bread.
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Washington
U.S.A
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