Auto Industry Faces Tieup in CIO Pay Strike at GM
The CIO demands a 30 percent postwar wage increase fueling a 175,000 member UAW strike against General Motors, threatening the industry with parts shortages as negotiations with Chrysler and Ford continue and GM defends its current pay scales. Meanwhile Nazi war crimes trials open with Goering defiant, fighting jurisdiction and neutrality claims.
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CIO
United Auto-mobile Workers
General Motors Corporation
John W. Gibson
G.M
UAW
Fard
Chrysler
Ford
OPA
Prosecution Charts Nazi Rise in World War II Trial
U S Prosecutor Robert H Jackson outlines the first count in the Allied case against 20 surviving Hitler aides. He argues the party seizure of power marks the initial step toward global conquest and asserts records will prove the defendants’ guilt beyond foes’ testimony. The narrative traces the 1834 purge, concentration camps, labor suppression, and industrial control.
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U. S
Robert H. Jackson
Hitler
Germany
Jackson
Goering
Tris
Pearl Harbor Star Witness Reveals Roosevelt Pacific Policy
Star witness Admiral James Richardson testified during early Pearl Harbor hearings that President Roosevelt favored basing the U S Pacific fleet at Hawaii over objections to restrain Japan aggression. He said the fleet’s presence could influence civil government, but Japan faced a weaker, undermanned force. He cited logistical and security issues at Pearl Harbor and noted a planned 1941 shipping blockade from Hawaii to the Dutch East Indies was dropped after Japan’s actions never materialized.
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Pearl Harbor
James
Richardson
U. S. Navy
Roosevelt
Pacific
Hawaii
Hawa
Japan
U. S
Thailand
Dutch East Indies
Malaya
Philippines
Knox
Burma
China
Ricchardson
Samoa
Warn Against Postwar Credit Boom Dangers
A Northwestern National Life Family Economics Bureau report warns that postwar installment credit could trigger a boom bust. With over 100 billion dollars in consumer savings and a surge in demand, excessive credit risked repeating past excesses and high total consumer credit neared 9.5 billion dollars in 1941, much of it installments.
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Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurante Company
Peace Pattern Bishops Urge Realistic Peace Amid Cold War Tensions
The Catholic hierarchy in the United States calls for fair play to avert a World War III, urges recognition of differences with Russia, and warns against Moscow's independent course after 1948. They demand U S support for overseas relief, oppose vengeance on defeated nations, mass population transfers, slave labor, and mistreatment of prisoners of war.
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U.S
Europe
United States
UNRRA
World Organization
Air safety warned as civilian aviation risks rise
Col. George C. Price, chief of the office of flying safety for the AAT, warned that civil air accidents since V J Day through October 31 were 70 percent higher than the prior year. With 300,000 planes in the air over five years, he forecast up to 48,000 serious crashes and 5,000 fatalities annually in the early 1950s, while noting wartime army losses were high but peacetime rates lower. He offered army safety expertise to civilian agencies to reduce hazards.
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Army Air Forces
George C. Price
Office of Flying Safety
The
AAT
Price
Productivity gains mask worker reductions in 40 years
The National Bureau of Economic Research reports that Increase Production Agriculture manufacturing and public utilities cut manpower per unit by 50 percent from 1895 to 1935, while total industry output rose 200 percent with 75 percent more workers. Bureau notes quality improvements explain the apparent decline.
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National Bureau of Economic Research
American Legion Convention Ends With Bold Policy Stand
The 27th annual American Legion convention in Chicago, NL, closed amid lively debate and bold proposals. Delegates urged compulsory military training for youths, civilian research boards, civilian control of atomic secrets, foreign aid for friendly nations, and unification of military branches. Former Gov John Stelle of Illinois was elected national commander, with two World War II pilots named vice-commanders Fred LaBoon and Dudley Swim.
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Chicago
American Legion
Army
Navy
John, Stelle
Illinois
The
Legion
Fred LaBoon
Chickasha
Okla
Dudley Swim
Twin Falls
Idaho
MASS TRANSFER Move Germans Amid Forced Relocation Plan
Millions of Germans are set to be moved from Poland Czechoslovakia Austria and Hungary to the amputated reich by next summer. The United States occupation zone would receive 3 200 000, the Soviet 2 750 000, the British 1 500 000 and the French 150 000. Another 6 000 000 from East Prussia and other areas await disposition. Churchill protested the plan citing massive dispossession and suffering.
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Reich
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Hungary
U. S
East Prussia
Winston Churchill
Science fuels textile revolution from chemistry firms
The American Chemical Society journal says chemistry-driven fabrics are reshaping textiles with grass derived cloth, seaweed rayon, new satins and silk-like evening wear, nylon threads for textiles, and fabrics that recover fully after stretching.
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American Chemical Society Journal
UNRRA Test of World Co Operation as Trust Wanes
The WNU Service discusses Washington battles over UNRRA funding amid doubts about collective security. It notes isolationist pressure, the need for American support, and UNRRA's progress and flaws while examining postwar hopes for global cooperation and the lesson of Japanese propaganda.
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WNU
Eye Street
N.W
Washington
D. C
London
Russia
Far East Advisory Commission
Argentina
Europe
UNERA
Congress
UNRRA
U.S
Lts
Eisenhower political roots traced from Kansas youth
The article recalls Dwight D. Eisenhower's early life in Abilene Kansas showing Democratic leanings in youth, mixed party support, and social circles shaping his West Point path. It notes his 1909 Democratic banquet speech for student politics intent on preparedness and helping the underdog.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Philippines
Dewey
Dwight Eisenhower
GOP
Eisenhoower
West Point
Rock
Kansas
Joseph P. Bristow
William Jennings
Abilene
Kan
Yam
J. W. Howe
Emporia
Howe
Abilene News
Dwight
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Republlicans
Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Phil W. Heath
Abilene High School
George HR. Hodges
Europe
Ike Eisenhower
Ike
Ott
Eisenhower Gangst
Barbs by Bankhage and the coming three wheeled bugs
Barbs by Bankhage describe three wheeled tear drop cars powered by airplane engines appearing at about a thousand dollars. The piece notes a wave of strikers in shoe factories and questions about speed and endurance in performance. It mentions the DOJ holding over 97 million fingerprint cards including the authors. It also reports rubber manufacturers predicting revolutions in sports wear and home decor with new water and oil resistant coatings.
Restoring Worn Linoleum and Practical Cleaning Tips
The text advises restoring worn linoleum with a special paint from large manufacturers and recommends high gloss indoor paint for a smooth dirt shedding surface. It cautions against overnight soaking, notes salt can pit aluminum ware, and suggests adding salt only when water boils. Woolen garments stained can be cleaned with soap and water. Gummed labels should show both phonograph record titles on each side.
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Science Today
Neral
UNRIA
Allied Relief Agency
Food Board
Unhra
Bankhage
Jong
Department of Justice
Ilar
Sunita
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WOC
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