United Nations Pact Heads to Senate Ratification
Analysis notes the UN security charter nearing Senate approval with Republican and Democrat backing. It discusses potential constraints on armed force use, congressional oversight, and repercussions for Germany, plus war updates in the Pacific and effects on pork supply and tire rationing policy.
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Postwar Germany Carbon Industry and U.S. Plans
The U S state department outlines a program with Britain to acquire Germany wartime tech and limit reestablishment of German industry abroad after World War II. Assistant Secretary William L. Clayton says the aim is to deny the conquered Reich a military revival by controlling technological developments for peacetime use.
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Presidents succession proposal aims to fix line of presidential
President Truman asks Congress to revise the succession law to place the speaker of the house after the vice president, noting 156 years of legislative gaps. The history shows shifts from president pro tempore to speaker, then to cabinet officers, with 1932 detailing only that a vice president elect would become president if death occurs before term start.
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Lend-Lease Aid to USSR Probed for 1946 Budget
Foreign Economy Administrator Leo Crowley told a House committee that more than 3 billion dollars in lend-lease aid had reached Russia in 1944. The program will continue as long as needed to pin down Japanese forces in the Pacific and support Allied interests. The 1946 budget requests 4.375 billion dollars for lend-lease with Italy slated to receive supplies to aid occupation needs.
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Federal Insurance Claims Rise with 17.6 Million Accepted
The report notes 17,627,500 applications approved for federal life insurance through June 1945, totaling over 136 billion. The figures cover claims filed and processed during the wartime period, reflecting large-scale coverage for veterans and dependents.
Dicker With Cuba Over Sugar Trade Terms
Cuban millers and planters rejected the US offer of 45 cents a pound for the 1946 sugar crop. They demanded 4.5 cents plus guarantees for aid and continued US market support through 1950. The proposal called for 85 percent of Cuban sugar bought by the US, minimum imports of 3 million tons annually, and US provision of fertilizers and machinery to expand Cuban production.
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Salaries of 1943 44 top Americans reveal GM leaders
Treasury list shows Charles E. Wilson of General Motors at 459 041 topping the year. Thomas J. Watson of IBM earned 425 549 and actor Fred MacMurray 419 167. Five GM officials exceeded 300 000, with Hunt 359 619 Bradley 350 432 Smith 306 311 Brown 306 161 Kettering 306 118. Barbara Stanwyck 323 333 and Bing Crosby 294 444. Farm Security loans total 25 million for vets buying farms with 40 year terms at 3 percent interest. Over 2 000 veterans seek farm purchases and 2 500 have rehab loans for machinery and supplies.
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Charles F. Kettering
Barbara Stanwyck
Bing Crosby
Australian boom linked to wartime highways drive growth
A network of strategic highways born of military needs promises rapid peace time development for Australia. The roads, likened to major international routes, connect the north, south, east and west opening vast tracts of land. World War I fueled industry growth and pushed the project forward.
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White House Tempo Shapes Truman’s Early Presidency
Two months into Truman’s term reveal a businesslike White House, cordial staff, and a president assertive on domestic policy while relying on diplomats for foreign affairs. He can fire underperforming aides, reshaping the administration as he builds postwar peace. The piece also recalls Eisenhower’s rise, MacArthur’s clash, and a Philadelphia bid for United Nations hosting amid a quip about the Phillies.
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Specter of Starvation Stalks Liberated Europe
Washington analyst Baukhage reports a world food emergency as liberated Europe faces shortages of meat fats oils and sugar. UNRRA supplies struggle to reach Greece Yugoslavia and other regions amid broken transport and scarce vehicles while Americans face rationing and talks of continued control.
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Barbs and Broadcast Warnings Echo Wartime Shortages
The Dorel reports transmitter trouble with static or B-20s from Tokyo. Importers who prepaid for French lace before the occupation will be aided by the Foreign Economic Administration to locate it. Frills will help cover necessities as closures items like slide fasteners and buckles reappear. WPB doubts a big bicycle production rise in Q3 1945, urging use of pedal extremities.
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Skinny" Wainwright
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Romania Expropriates Land for Peasants Reform
The government expropriated all lands owned by Germans and Romanian war criminals and all estates over 125 acres. Exemptions include churches hospitals and King Michael. The land is divided into 125 acre farms and given free to landless peasants.
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