Conservative Bloc Moves to Modify OPA Powers in Congress
A coalition of southern Democrats and Republicans led by Representative Hartley seeks to modify OPA rules rather than abolish them, backing a one year extension while pressing for looser economic regulation. Senate prospects appear slower as members gauge positions amid broader labor curbs.
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Hartley
Crawford
Mich
Smith
Dem
Barden
N. C
Camp
Roe
Jenkins
Ohio
Buffet
Neb
Pace
Sundstrom
OPA
Wherry
Senate
Capitol Hill
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
McKellar
Postwar auto strike ends amid wage concessions and limits
After 113 days, UAW and General Motors reach a pact with wage gains and benefits. The agreement falls short of UAW demands yet promises future pay concessions, while production outlook remains uncertain and broader labor disputes persist nationwide.
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CIO- United Automobile Workers
General Motors
UAW
R. J. Thomas
G. M
Ford
Chrysler
Hoover urges hemispheric aid to conserve cereals for Europe
Former President Hoover as honorary chairman of the famine committee urged South American nations to join with the United States to conserve cereals. He estimated the western hemisphere could save about 7 million tons in four months to meet a 9 million ton need, with South America contributing 5 million tons through reduced purchases and surplus transfers. Milk per capita rose to 442 pounds in 1945, about 206 quarts annually per person.
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Herbert Hoover
Europe
Asia
Hoover
North
South America
Western Hemisphere
Fossils intrigue a bright young scientist farmer
Jim Gibson an 18 year old farm boy from Washington state reached Washington D C as a finalist in Science Talent Institute. He collects fossils and found a 20 000 year old fossil embedded in rock weighing 120 pounds. He also owns a 8 million year old shark tooth given by Dr Foshag of the Smithsonian. His family supports his fossil hobby while he does most of the cooking. The Science Talent Institute praised the group for actions like a talk back report on atomic energy and Kilgore bills and visiting the White House.
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Fllensburg
Wash
Jim Gibson
Washington, D. C
Zoo
White House
Congress
Lise Neitner
Jim
Science Service of Washington
Westinghouse Electric Company
Includ
Science Talent Institute
State of
Washington
Lise
Bureau of Standards
Science Service
Watson Davis
Washington Zoo
Mr. Davis
World hog numbers fall sharply in 1946 start
Global hog totals decline by 5 million head to 244 million at the start of 1946. Reductions in central Europe Canada Argentina offset only partially by gains in the U S France and the Soviet Union amid grain shortages and strong meat demand. Canada shows a 1.8 million head drop to start 1946, while the U S rises about 4 percent.
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Europe
Canada
Argentina
U. S
France
Soviet Union
Pauley Withdraws Navy Nomination Amid Oil Politics Clash
Big Ed Pauley, California oilman and former Democratic treasurer, concedes his nomination as undersecretary of the navy. He cites opposition in Congress and pressure from Ickes who alleged fund-raising influence for 1944 campaign. Pauley says he was cleared and withdraws with Senate Naval Affairs Committee praising his integrity.
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Ed Pauley
Truman
California
Pauley
Navy
Ickes
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Barbs on butter ceilings and rising cream satire
The piece argues that price limits on butter fail as cream escapes limits, likening it to a bootlegger era trouble and predicting a US shift from strong enthusiasm to indifference. It notes a vogue for polyamide products, especially nylon stockings, and cites USC President Lindsay Kimball on public sentiment.
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USC
Lindsay Kimball
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