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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1946
Page
9
Shanghai suffers from oil strike and civil strife limiting inland commerce. Merchants avoid moving wares to interior zones while Communist activity nears Shanghai, delaying normal trade until a peace settlement near Nanking. Pilferage and high unloading costs worsen shortages as customs strikes cripple cargo movement.
President Truman sought emergency powers to draft strikers into uniform, a move that faced a new obstacle to rapid action on the expiring draft act. He also urged Congress to treat OPA policies with urgency, meeting limited support on Capitol Hill.
Wendell P. Brown a longtime member of the state law department since 1925 was named solicitor general to replace Orrin G. Judd. Brown has served as first assistant attorney general since Nathaniel L. Goldstein took office in 1943. Judd resigned to return to private practice in New York City. Brown, a Republican, has prior service under Ward and Ottinger and worked in the department during 12 years of Democratic control.
In Tokyo soldiers denounce a geisha remark by Senator Edwin Johnson and Representative Albert Engel over an extended Draft Act. A radio message accuses the lawmakers of insult while Johnson suggests GIs respond with love and kisses to geisha girls amid fast enlistment.
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