US Rebuffed In Attempt To Cut Reparations
A stalled bid to limit reparations failed as delegates at the international talks battled from night into dawn. The plan would have created a Yugoslav Italian influenced free port zone under UN Security Council control with a demilitarized status and a governor to oversee administration and foreign relations. The next stage moves to the plenary peace conference then the Big Four Foreign Ministers Council before final inclusion in the Italian peace treaty. In other news E R Beck suffered scalp lacerations at 853 Dewey Avenue and was treated at Washington County Hospital. Also note Egypt’s cotton, a major crop, only entered the country in 1821.
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South Africa
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United Nations Security Council
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Foreign Ministers’ Council
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Dewey Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Truman Calls For Industrial Peace Amid Price Pressures
President Truman urged stable prices to avoid a wage price spiral, with Steelman reporting that an uncontrolled price rise would hurt demand and production. The plan calls for ready public works, policy readjustments, and business price reductions to temper inflation while sustaining employment and output.
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Steelman
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Shortages and costs loom as postwar economy slows
The report notes declining real wages from $47.23 in April 1945 to $43.20 by July 1946, with meat shortages worsening this winter and clothing costs rising 23 percent from May 1943 levels. Housing remains acutely in short supply, while unemployment hovers around 900,000 veterans and 2,000,000 overall job seekers in August amid calls for longer workweeks to boost production.
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Steelman
OPA
John D. Small
Newfoundland Plane Crash Retreats From Sight
In heavy rain a Skymaster plane crashed near Harmon Field in Stephenville Newfoundland, killing 38 of 46 aboard. Rescue efforts mobilized from Goose Bay and Presque Isle as weather hampered search. eight crew and 31 passengers were aboard. Relatives reported some women and children were en route to Germany to join husbands. This followed another 27‑victim crash near Gand er on Sept. 12, marking a second Newfoundland tragedy in two weeks.
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New Wage Pact At Victor Plant
Victor Products unit Local 842 UAW CIO approved a new contract with Victor Products Corp. The pact sets a $2.00 per hour minimum wage, 20 to 30 cent general raise, and replaces merit with seniority boosts. It adds veteran and age 70+ provisions, night shift premium, and production standards, after five negotiations.
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Passengers Listed After Newfoundland Air Crash
Rescue teams strive to reach the site within four to eight hours as survivors appear doubtful. Among 34 listed aboard were Helen Kent Downing of Thom son Georgia and her two children Laurie Elizabeth and Barbara Kent. Nine passengers traveled from New York to Berlin and three from New York to Amsterdam, with nineteen booked for Frankfort. One employee, George MacCall, reportedly flew as a deadhead to Newfoundland and may have left the plane at Stephenville.
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Amsterdam
Holland
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Thomson, Ga
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Barbara Kent
George MacCall
Newfoundland
Stephenville
Byrnes Sees No Danger Of War
Secretary Byrnes warned that while no nation seeks war, policies may lead to conflict. He stressed opposition to Germany's domination and endorsed a 40 year four power treaty to keep Germany disarmed and not a pawn in east west power struggles, with renewal as needed for peace and security.
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Germany
Stuttgart
United States
Navy Plans Expansion of Guam Outpost in Defense Build Up
The Navy announces a formal push to enlarge Guam installations as part of broader defense plans. Admiral Nimitz reportedly agreed with the approach after a discussion with Towers in Washington, signaling Guam’s rising strategic role.
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Navy
Towers
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Washington
Nimitz
Navy power stance eyeing Pacific alignment
Views on the new alignment of Navy power in the Pacific note that most installations at Guam were not permanent but must be made so or else, if another conflict arises, they will have to be rebuilt.
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Pacific
Guam
Opposition Grows to Army Mandatory Training Plan
The article notes opposition to a four month compulsory Army camp plan with other training options, urged by the Legion. Rep Brooks supports the Legion, praising the Army plan’s alternatives. Sen Lucas calls it an interesting compromise amid long-standing public resistance to compulsory training. House committee postponed action. Senate has held no hearings.
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Brooks
D-La
House Military Committee
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Lucas
D-Ill
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House
Senate
Democrats to Meet in Sharpsburg Tonight
The Men's Democratic Club of Sharpsburg will hold its regular meeting in Community Hall at Sharpsburg tonight.
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