Early Ratification Bid for United Nations Pact in Senate
Senate moves toward ratifying the postwar United Nations security charter led by Sen. Tom Connally and Sen. Arthur Vandenberg after delegates from 50 nations met in San Francisco to map the pact. Debate appears limited though sovereignty and armed force questions loom with Big Five veto power. Smiling Ed Stettinius set to lead U.S. representation on the security council as Byrnes emerges as potential successor to the secretary of state post. Clinton Anderson gains one year extension of OPA pricing powers over farm and food products while meat supply policy shifts to aid non federal packers and federally inspected slaughterhouses.
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Steel Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton Anderson
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Medical bill scene shows large 1944 health costs
A survey reports that in 1944 America's medical bill totaled 4 billion dollars with 6 billion in hospital plant and equipment investment. Direct consumer payments reached 3 billion, government expenditures 800 million, and the remaining balance came from industry and philanthropy.
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Japanese Surrender Term Proposals Referenced by Senator Capehart
Senator Capehart says Japan seeks peace as U S pressure pounds cities and tightens around the homeland. He notes Japan may offer to cede all conquered territory including Manchuria, but details remain undisclosed and unconditional surrender could prolong two more years in China.
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U S Spending Peers Peak War Year Ended June 30 1945
U S spending set records for fiscal year 1945 with revenues near 45 percent of trillion and outlays close to 100 billion creating a 54 billion deficit. The national debt rose to about 255 billion while war spending remained the largest single outlay at about 90 billion. Military contracts declined in 1946 as reconversion reduced overtime and layoffs hit revenues.
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U. S
Waterfowl Population Estimates Fall Short
Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service estimates the U S waterfowl population at about 105 million, roughly 20 million less than a prior figure, noting the drop may reflect overestimation in earlier counts.
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Gabrielson
Savings rise for individuals in first quarter of 1945
Personal savings reached almost 8.5 billion dollars in the first quarter of 1945 while deposits in banks neared 5 billion, government bonds purchased near 1.5 billion, and life insurance payments around 1.9 billion. Debt reduction excluding mortgages totaled 200 million, signaling postwar financial strengthening amid busy government and wartime shifts.
Nazi Influence Remains to Vex Allied Control
A WNU Service analysis notes Kilgore subcommittee hearings on Nazi underground subsidies and the U.S. aim to reorient German minds. It describes planned terror, the long Nazi indoctrination of youth, and the daunting task of running Germany while maintaining order in the American zone.
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Gestapo
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Barbs by Bankhage and Eisenhower Paradox on Military Surplus
The piece notes General Eisenhower urging restraint with returning G I personnel and warns against touching their pockets. It cites surplus war property valued at about one third of national output a decade ago, mentions a stronger German wine crop, and quotes Senator Murray on 600000 service members with construction training.
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