Big Three Near Agreement and Global Reforms Shaped
Western leaders report progress in Moscow with Byrnes Bevin and Molotov agreeing on atomic control and postwar treaties. Britain seizes 130 Ruhr mines to curb German war potential while reparations shares are outlined for 21 nations. France devalues the franc to restore trade while Bretton Woods ratification proceeds. AFM chief Petrillo tightens limits on foreign music while labor strikes loom in auto steel and electrical sectors with government mediation active.
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U. S
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Europe
Asia
Messrs
Byrnes
Bevin
Molotov
France
Italy
United Nations
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Finland
Japan
Far Eastern Advisory Council
Germany
Ruhr
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Yugoslavia
Netherlands
Canada
Czechoslovakia
Greece
India
Norway
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
Denmark
Egypt
Albania
Austria
National income per capita rises from 1933 low to wartime peak
The article notes per capita income in the United States climbed from 368 in 1933 to 1117 in 1944 due to wartime activity, with 575 in 1940, and regional ranges from 202 in Mississippi to 1519 in New York in 1944. It lists states above average in 1940 and 1944, noting Indiana joined the top group in 1944.
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U. S
Mississippi
Delaware
New York
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Nevada
New Jersey
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Washington
Wyoming
Indiana
China Reds Offer Temporary Truce Amid Yangtze Crisis
Communist leaders propose a cease fire with Nationalists to hold current positions as Gen. George C. Marshall arrives to mediate. The plan shifts from demanding withdrawal to maintaining existing lines while unity talks begin. Leftist rallies urge U.S. noninterference as talks proceed.
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Yangtze River
Nanking
Shanghai
Red
Chiang Kai-shek
George C. Marshall
China
Political Consultative Council
U. S
Chiang
Uncle Sam
Candy shortages to limit 1946 confectionery output
Industry forecasts a nine month candy production shortfall totaling 700 million pounds due to ingredient and labor shortages. Costs rise as government policies curb subsidies, while plant modernization aims to accelerate recovery. The report also notes pork production momentum from 1945 and expectations of ample hog supplies into the coming months.
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USDA
Iry Nazis in Ruins Of Their Handiwork
BAUKHAGE reports from Nuernberg on the war crimes trial of top Nazis. He describes the courtroom, the city ruins, and the prisoners Goering, Rosenberg, Keitel, Doenitz, and Streicher, noting the moral and legal milestones shaping the Nuremberg proceedings.
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Iry
Germany
Baukhage
Reich
Nuernberg
Schacht
Hitler
Goering
Rosenberg
Keitel
I. Q
Mannikin
Admiral Doenitz
Julius Streicher
States raise pay for hundreds during war period
A survey shows at least 300000 public employees in 41 states received salary adjustments in the war period. Increases came through legislative action in 17 states and administrative action in 13 states, with six states using both methods.
Frozen food experiments sweep leading schools and universities
A survey shows more than half of top schools and state universities run or plan frozen food experiments. Projects focus on preserving fresh flavor while keeping vitamins and nutrients in fruits vegetables meats and dairy products.
G I Insurance Benefits Highlighted by Cornell Expert
Dr. W M Curtiss of Cornell says National Service Life Insurance remains the best bargain in life coverage for veterans. Premiums are lower than mutual or stock companies and include a disability waiver, costing about 75 cents extra per 1000 dollars of ordinary life policy.
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National Service
W. M. Curtiss
Cornell University
Grape Harvest Customs Across French Provinces
Barbs notes regional harvest rituals in France with specific vessel names for Burgundy Champagne Bordeaux Provence Medoc and Cote d or. It also mentions postwar radio telephone link from St Maarten to Saba since December 1 1945 and describes Saba as a small island with a single community in a crater.
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Burgundy
Champagne
Bordeaux
Provence
Medoc
Cote D’or
Netherlands West Indies
St. Maarten
Saba
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Luxemburg
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