Postwar Franco Spain policy shift amid Allied pressure
The United States and Britain push to end Franco's regime as France closes its border with Spain and threaten a unified front at the United Nations. Meanwhile, Allied food aid to German zones tightens as Montgomery negotiates relief, and U.S. agriculture plans crop boosts to meet European and domestic needs. 175,000 workers lose wages. GM supply shortages hit Packard and Flint plant workers. rationing drops to 1000 calories in the British zone.
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France
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Gibraltar
United Nations Organization
U. S
Franco
G. M
Packard Motor Car Company
Flint
Mich
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Reich
Field Marshal Montgomery
London
U.S
Russia
Department of Agriculture
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South Dakota
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Minnesota
Colorado
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Oregon
Washington
Pacific
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Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
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Byrnes Presses Firm Foreign Policy Amid Vandenberg Clash
Secretary Byrnes vowed U S readiness to go to war to curb future aggressors and urged speedy equitable peace and reparations to revive the world economy. He defended U S resolve after Senator Vandenberg accused Washington of compromising with Russia and Britain. He warned failure to push ideals could let Russia press ahead in the Far East and Europe. The GM UAW wage dispute loomed, with losses exceeding 800 million tied to plant closures and unfilled GM orders.
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Arthur Vandenberg
Rep
Mich
Russia
Byrnes
U. S
Vandenberg
United Nations Organization
London
Britain
Far East
Europe
North Africa
Asia Minor
U.S
National income in 1945 shows lower yearly total
The 1945 national income totaled 145,594 million dollars, down from 160,695 million in 1944. It remains near 1943 levels, preliminarily suggesting a possibly higher final figure.
House-to-Auto Phone Call Comedy Sketch
A humorous back and forth on a house to car telephone exchange reveals misdialed lines and busy lines. A wife tries to reach her husband in his auto while Central and various voices misidentify numbers and read out fictional business names, ending with a playful confession about a cigarette lighter in the ear.
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Central
Carl
Clark Hall
Flivver
Gerald
G Tuning Cross Stitch Designs for Tea Towels
A collection of cross stitch patterns for tea towels and linens featuring fruit motifs. Realistic colors in cotton floss render golden pineapples red strawberries purple plums crimson cherries and apples ideal for breakfast or luncheon cloths and placemats.
A General Quiz From Jumble Style Town Page
A reader quiz lists questions about a tidal wave speed mythical twins US wars composer in a musical clan aardvark and the Easter calculation date. Answers not provided.
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Artemis
United States
Wall Street Adverts Warn Against Rumors and Hype
The New York Stock Exchange launches space advertisements urging caution before buying stocks. The campaign warns about tips rumors and gossip from brokerages and offices. It promotes a booklet How to resist a Rumor in Ten Lessons and notes a Hollywood director’s alleged nightclub incident with a sharp slogan.
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New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
the Stock Exchange Now
Answers Quiz Item List
The list includes items about speed, space program, wars, music, an ant eating mammal, and a computable date rule for March. It compiles quick facts such as one thousand miles per hour for speed and Apollo as the NASA program, plus major wars, Bach, and a March date rule.
Harvard Yale Deafness Study Sparks Humorous Commentary
Harvard pursues a special research into cures for deafness, while jokingly debating if Yale men are deaf or merely not listening. The piece notes Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald in Going My Way and The Bells of St Marys, and mentions Hollywood studio wage demands and light quips about strikes. It ends with ad-like snippets and a patriotic verse by Fred Dahl.
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Harvard
Yale
Bing Crosby
Barry Fitzgerald
Bing
Barry
Hollywood
Laughs and Music Collide in Local Stage Comedy
A lively musical comedy promises hearty laughs and catchy songs. The show blends pratfalls with witty banter, aiming to lift spirits and entertain audiences tonight at the downtown theater.
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