War Labor Fight and Nazi Trials Dominate News
The article notes 175 000 UAW members strike GM over a 30 percent wage demand with a $4 million strike fund and ongoing talks with Chrysler and Ford, while GM argues wages average $1.18 per hour. It also covers U S Prosecutor Jackson opening the Nazi war crimes case, outlining Goerings and Hitler era records, and Adm James O Richardson revealing Roosevelt’s Hawaii fleet policy before Pearl Harbor.
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CIO
United Automobile Workers
General Motors Corporation
John W. Gibson
G.M
UAW
Ford
Chrysler
OPA
Pearl Harbor
Big, Bluff
James O. Richardson
U. S. Navy
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Richardson
Japan
U. S
Thailand
Dutch East Indies
Malaya
Philippines
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Hiffs
Burma
China
Samoa
Warn Against Postwar Credit Boom Dangers
A Northwestern Mutual Life report from the family economics bureau warns that a postwar credit boom could become a boom and bust if installment credit expands excessively. It cites a massive demand for goods and over 100 billion dollars in consumer cash savings as factors that could fuel dangerous excesses, noting total consumer credit neared 9% billion with about 6 billion in installment credit as of fall 1941.
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Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National’, Life Insurance Company
Peace Pattern Bishops Report on World War III Risks
The U S Catholic hierarchy endorses peacetime training and urges fair play to avoid an atomic World War III. It criticizes postwar European policy after the 1943 Moscow conference and condemns Russian domination attempts, large-scale population transfers, slave labor, and mistreatment of POWs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Russia
Dangerous Trend in Civilian Air Crashes Warned
Col. George C. Price of the office of flying safety warned that civil air accidents from V J Day to Oct 31 rose 70 percent vs the previous year. With 300 000 planes in the air over five years, he projected as many as 48 000 serious crashes and 5 000 fatalities annually in the early 1950s. He noted army losses in wartime were high but peacetime rates remain worrying and offered army safety expertise to civilian agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Forces
George C. Price
Office of Flying Safety
AAF
Price
Growth in Output Surges While Jobs Lessen per Unit
The National Bureau of Economic Research reports that production in agriculture, manufacturing and utilities fell 50 percent per unit of output over 40 years ending 1939. Meanwhile total industry output rose 200 percent with only 75 percent more workers. The bureau cautions the figures miss true progress due to better product quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bureau of Economic Research
American Legion Ends 27th Convention in Chicago
The American Legion concluded its 27th annual convention in Chicago with a platform urging compulsory youth military training, civilian control of atom bomb research, foreign aid for non trade-restricting nations, and unification of the armed forces. John Stelle of Illinois was elected national commander, honoring WWII veterans Fred LaBoon of Oklahoma and Dudley Swim of Idaho as vice commanders.
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Chicago
Ill
American Legion
Army
Navy
John Stelle
Illinois
The
Legion
Fred LaBoon
Chickasha
Okla
Dudley Swim
Twin Falls
Idaho
Mass German Resettlement Plans Amid Winter Transport Strains
Millions of Germans are slated for transfer from Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Hungary to the Reich this winter, despite scarce fuel and rail resources. About 6,000,000 move to be allocated among Allied zones next summer, with 3.2 million to the U S occupation zone and others to Soviet and British zones. another 6,000,000 from East Prussia awaiting decision. Churchill voices opposition over dispossession and suffering. Meanwhile chemists report a textile revolution with new synthetic fabrics and fibers, including grass-based cloth and seaweed rayon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reich
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Hungary
U. S
East Prussia
Winston Churchill
American Chemical Society Journal
Subways in Subsidy Debate Over Price Support Policy
Washington observers weigh for and against the wartime subsidies on farm products as prices and parity come under review. Officials favor gradual roll back with dairy and sugar subsidies likely last to end, while farm groups push for a new parity basis possibly including farm labor costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Chester Bowles
The
RFC
Pace
Senate
Third Smith Bride Gets Good Advice
A Kansas letter from Mrs. W H Smith praises Faultless Starch across three generations of brides. She notes her family began using it forty seven years ago and that the habit extended to her daughter in law and granddaughter over time. The endorsement urges readers to try Faultless Starch for wrinkle free shirts and easy ironing.
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Hamilton
Kansas
W. H. Smith
W. O. Smith
Adv
Lamp patterns offer stylish gift idea with blocks
A guide explains making a decorative lamp using a base of five blocks and four slimmer blocks, finished in a darker tone for living rooms or studies. A toy block lamp for a child's room is suggested, with Pattern 287 for bases and shades and Pattern 288 for decorating, both 15c postpaid. Send order details.
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