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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
4
Western Newspaper Union reports that smaller nations gain influence in postwar peace talks while Western industries face auto output cuts due to strikes. A bond funded furlough pay vote is released, with editorials noting analyst opinions separate from the paper.
Russia shifts stance allowing smaller nations to discuss peace treaty drafts while insisting on a two thirds vote for any changes. Molotov frames this as paving the way for a sound peace amid U S backing and competing blocs. The report also covers Klan investigations in seven states amid voting turmoil, and new Palestine partition funding debates.
Erie Basin Metal Products Inc asks the U S tax court to block the government from refunding 358 874 58 for the year ending November 30 1943. The Garsson munitions empire faces Senate scrutiny led by Mead and May alleged to influence war contracts. The firm contests rentals salaries maintenance and depreciation as allowed expenses and argues costs and efficiency metrics were ignored.
The International Red Cross Committee in Geneva authorized 3.75 million dollars from affiliated societies and governments for relief through 1950. It ran a 27 million card index for 15 million POWs, handled 900,000 inquiries, sent 420 delegates to 56 countries, and safely delivered 107 million letters. Inflation in Hungary collapsed postwar economy. pengoes were retired for a florint replacing currency, while OPA eased farm machinery ceilings and fertilizer price rules amid price shock and policy shifts.
The state sets up the Commission on Alcoholism to run Yale Plan treatment clinics. Three other states allocate funds for alcoholic treatment and 14 cities have established education committees on alcoholism.
Sharp increases in prices received by farmers for cotton grains meat animals poultry eggs and dairy products during the month ended July 15 lifted the general index to 244 percent of the 1909-14 base. This marked the largest monthly rise and the highest level in 37 years of record, nine points above the prior peak.
Electrical engineer Harry A. Winne predicts atomic energy could aid peacetime tasks such as irrigating deserts and altering polar ice. He stresses it will supplement existing energy sources rather than replace them.
A Washington analysis recalls Senator Wheeler’s defeat by Leif Erickson in Montana and reflects on his career, integrity, and isolationist views. It traces Wheeler’s rise and ends with anecdotes from the Senate press gallery and references to other long-serving senators.
Barbs notes a call for a bird proof car as the Civil Aeronautics Administration approves new windshields. The piece cites trends from the Metropolitan Information Service and Petroleum Notes on housing, heating, and clothing readiness, signaling social change in 1946.
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