Weekly News Analysis on Japan Fires and Bretton Woods Talks
The column reports Allied carrier air raids on Japan as peace talks rise with the Big Three. It details Bretton Woods pacts, Export-Import Bank expansion, and UN Security Charter moves, plus U. S. relief plans for Europe and farm food outlook for 1946.
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War Production: Tapering Off Through Year
War production will decline further into the year after dropping from 60.7 billion in March to 49.9 billion in July. By December aircraft output falls to 800 million, ships to 500 million, guns and fire control 100 million, combat and motor vehicles 200 million, communications and electronic gear 200 million, and other items 900 million. Ammunition stays steady at 600 million with rockets helping offset cuts in other explosives.
Miners to Get Extra Meat Rations in August
The OPA expanded meat allowances for hard labor workers as miners in Illinois walk out for higher rations. About 10,000 miners left Illinois pits and 1,500 foundry workers joined. The policy covers only miners and other specified strenuous occupations.
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Reconversion rules aim to curb prices before demand balances
The OPA sets a formula to keep consumer goods near 1942 costs during reconversion. Manufacturers earning $200,000+ annually may add labor and material costs but may use only half the 1936–39 industry profit margin. Lower tier firms keep their own margins, and producers can submit prices to OPA for approval before general industry limits are set.
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Donna Rachele Mussolini Defends Il Duce in Song
Donna Rachele Mussolini appears briefly to rebut claims that Benito Mussolini was a philanderer influenced by many mistresses. She says he was closest to her when down and distant when up, insisting Mussolini never involved with any woman and blaming others from Badoglio for the blame.
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Radar, Echoes, and the War’s Invisible Eyes
BAUKHAGE explains radar in plain terms, from electron beams and blips to blind spots and automatic calculations. He notes German use, Iwo Jima and Okinawa’s radar bases, Hood’s fate, and shows radar’s peacetime promise beyond war.
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Greenland
Farm Notes Reflect Strong Demand Through 1945
Farm notes indicate meat supplies will rise seasonally from now until fall but demand remains unusually strong for 1945. Prices farmers receive for chickens and turkeys are expected to be higher than in 1944 due to meat scarcity, high consumer purchasing power, and army procurement.
Kilgore Proposes Expanded Jobless Grants and Benefits
Senator Kilgore of West Virginia introduces a comprehensive bill to extend unemployment compensation to federal maritime and agricultural workers and small firms. The plan would raise weekly benefits to 25 dollars for up to 26 weeks and boost veterans benefits, plus travel allowances for job relocation. Hotel industry shows wartime profit surge with occupancy at a record high and guest numbers doubling since the war began in Europe.
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Brief items on wartime Japan and home front remarks
A collection of wartime notes cites Japanese knife production from American bomb cases and hints at home front preparations. Reports quote an American returning from a Japanese prison camp who says captives are treated better as defeat nears. Aerial warfare and a new DDT insecticide are mentioned as military tools.
Happy the Duck Pattern for Wood Toys and Applique
Pattern offers a life size Happy the Duck and ducklings for wood cuts, weather vanes, wall decor, or quilt applique. Mrs Spears provides full directions and color guide. wheelbarrow pattern included. Price 2 58 cents with mailing. address given for ordering.
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