U S Canada Team Up On Arctic Defense Pact
The United States and Canada announce a cooperative wartime to postwar defense pact aimed at the Arctic frontier. The informal agreement requires no congressional approval and envisions officer familiarization, weapon standardization, and reciprocal use of facilities to deter Arctic aerial attacks.
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U.S
Canada
Washington
Ottawa
State Department
Arctic Circle
Asia
Europe
U. S
Allied policies in Germany spark economic policy conflict
The article outlines divergent Allied plans for Germany after occupation. U S anti trust measures target 30 large firms with assets around 300 million dollars, while Britain and Russia pursue different paths including state monopolies and socialization. Coal shortages in Britain worsen, with emergency measures curtailing rail and lighting. Industry debate continues over corrective labor legislation and coal mining nationalization, reflecting complex postwar economic restructuring.
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Germany
Reich
U. S
Britain
Russia
Profits Near Normal in 1946 Reported by Economists
Jules Backman and Martin R Gainsbrugh say profits in 1946 were normal relative to national income and long term ratios for active years. They note profits averaged between 7 and 8 percent of national income in the era of high employment and production. Sally Comes Home Deer Sally the 3 year old doe, freed at two months, returns regularly to the Russell home near the Picatinny arsenal. She has mothered two fawns and expects another, keeping her offspring in the yard rather than the house.
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Jules Backman
Martin R. Gainsbrugh
National Industrial Conference Board
Sally
Doe
William H. Russell
Army
Picatinny Arsenal
Lake Denmark
N. J
Postwar Amnesty Proposals and Labor Strikes Stir Global News
Poland offers amnesty to thousands of exiles and 100000 political prisoners to ease civil strife as Britain resettles 127000 Polish troops in Britain. In China inflation soars with the yuan at 19000 per dollar while U S. exit from peace talks worsens economic strain. The CIO UAW reports strike costs over 2 million with finances strained. a $1 monthly capitation added to dues. Urban planners urge self reliant communities with federal aid needed for slum clearance and redevelopment.
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Europe
Mediterranean
Canada
Poland
Warsaw
Britain
CIO - United Automobile Workers
George F. Addes
Addes
UAW
Allis-Chalmers
West Allis
Wis
J. L Case Company
Racine
Union
Top Command
Louis Justement
Urban Planning Committee of
American Institute of Architects
Divorce rate climbs toward parity with marriages
Census Bureau and Public Health Service data show U S divorces rising from 264000 in 1940 to 502000 in 1945 while marriages increased from about 1.596 million to 1.618 million. If trends continue, annual divorces could match marriages within a decade.
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U. S
Bureau of the Census
Public Health Service
Census Bureau
Fire waste tops 1946 losses at 561 million dollars
The 1946 national fire waste totaled 561,487,000 dollars, the highest in 20 years and second highest on record. The loss nearly reached the 1926 peak, with last year’s fire waste exceeding any citywide conflagrations of previous years.
Palestine: Problem for U.N.
Britain nears crisis over the Palestine plan as Arab and Jewish opposition threatens a civil war. Jewish terrorists push a compromise while Arabs resist, risking wider turmoil in Saudi Arabia Iraq and Egypt and affecting oil lifelines. Submitting the case to the United Nations could relieve Britain of enforcing peace on a hostile country.
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Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Britain
Near East
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Egypt
Far East
U.N
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Dog Blood Bank
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Red Cross
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