U S Cracks Down on Russia and UK Loan Fight
The United States signals firmer stance toward Russia over Iran withdrawals and Manchurian loot. Treasury and State push a 3.4 billion dollar loan to Britain while Export-Import support is outlined. Emergency housing measures expand FHA funding and prioritize wartime construction.
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U. S
Russia
U.S
State Department
Iran
Teheran
Azerbaiani
Moscow
Britain
Manchuria
United Kingdom
Vinson
New Japanese Constitution Winds Across a Rebuilt Nation
Amid Japan's postwar reforms, the new charter strips the emperor of sovereign power, enshrines two-house elections and freedoms, and renounces war. OPA price controls ease on many items though some, like shoes, remain regulated. Henry Kaiser seeks sheet steel for postwar autos, urging DOJ and OST action amid limited supplier options.
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Japan
MacArthur
Shidehara
Hirohito
OPA
Henry Kaiser
Kaiser
Joseph W. Frazer
Department of Justice
Economic Stabilization Board
Fontana
Calif
Gary
Ind
Japan Opens Foreign Outlet for U.S. Cotton
The United States plans to ship CCC cotton to a Japanese government agency under Allied supervision to restore the long-standing export channel. The program aims to move 200000 bales within a month and use textile purchases to reimburse the U S in full.
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U. S
Japan
Commodity’ Crédit- Cor
Supreme Commander of the
Allied Powers
Department’ of Agriculture
Unemployment Seen Slower Rise After V J Day
The Alexander Hamilton Institute notes unemployment rose after V J Day but not as sharply as expected. About 830,000 were out of work in August with gradual increases since, as reconversion absorbed many idle war workers.
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Alexander Hamilton Institute
Housing Bill Faces Rough Going in Congress
Editorial argues the housing bill will be sliced and reshaped by Congress amid pressure from builders and lenders. It notes Sen. Taft's unlikely support, CIO backing, and the stakes for home affordability, homelessness, and veteran housing. It touches on sovereignty debates and foreign policy warnings linked to Peffer and Nuernberg references.
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WNU
Eye Street
N.W
Washington
D. C
America
Congress
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
Senate
Vox Taft
Vox
Wagner
Patman
House
CIO
Labor
From London to America on bargains and bonds
A 20th Century fund survey notes the term collective bargaining arose in London 1891 with Beatrice Webb and spread in the U S via Samuel Gompers of the AFL. It adds a quip about linoleum from coal plastics, and a remark on market criminals and rights, plus a personal lunch with Marshal Montgomery showing a Normandy color interpretation of a necktie.
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London
Beatrice Webb
Samuel Gompers
The
AFL
20Th Century Fund
Gems of Thought on Self Knowledge by Bishop Wilson
A reflective aphorism notes that every person knows more of their own faults than those of others, even as self ignorance burdens judgment and character. It anchors moral humility in a maxim about awareness and comparison.
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Bishop Wilson
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Adams Seed CO
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