Congress to Probe Diplomacy and CIO Wage Fights
Congress to investigate U S diplomacy as Hurley charges State Department with counter to his China plan and Potsdam policy. CIO battles UAW Ford GM wage demands and potential penalties amid auto industry reconversion pressures and price restraint, while GM negotiates terms and steel workers threaten strikes.
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Congress
State Department
CIO
U.S
Long
U. S
Patrick Hurley
China
Capitol Hill
Hurley
Chinese Communist Party
Bloc of Nations
Orient
Sehater Wherry
Rep
Neb
Foreign Service
South America
Army
Navy
George C. Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers
Ford
UAW
General Motors
G. M
United Steel Workers
OPA
Yamashita Denies War Crimes Charges at Trial
Gen Yamashita, once known as the Tiger of Malaya, pleads innocence before the Allied tribunal in the Philippines, denying atrocities and arguing the impracticality of wiping out 18 million Filipinos as witnesses and evidence unfold. Concurrently, Nazis face Nürnberg proceedings as prosecutors build a conspiracy case for aggressive warfare and Nazi infiltration plans involving Von Papen.
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Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tiger of
Malaya
Philippines
Alled Military Tribunal
Yamashita
U. S. Supreme Court
Philippine Supreme Court
Manila
Nuernberg
U. S
Novel Uses for Radio Surplus Peacetime Markets for RFC Techs
Reconstruction Finance corporation and industry technicians repurpose surplus radio and electronics equipment from the armed forces. Antenna tube sections are cut into small toy whistles for children as one adaptation. The effort seeks peacetime markets for vast quantities deemed no longer needed by the military services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Pearl Harbor Secrets Shielded by Top Officers
Maj. Gen. Sherman Miles testified to Congress that U S code breaking remained top secret to nine officers including Roosevelt Stimson Hull Gerow Knox Stark Bratton and Marshall Miles. Short and Kimmel were kept informed of events but told to act cautiously against sabotage. A decoded Sept 24 1941 message warned of Japanese espionage to reveal fleet disposition and was viewed as part of broader war aims.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S
Sherman Miles
Army Intelligence
Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
Stimson
Hull
L. T. Gerow
War Plans Division
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Admiral Stark
Naval Operations
Col
R. 5. Bratton
Army Intelligence Staff
George C. Mateshall
Miles
Walter Short
Husband Kimmel
Far East
Short
Kimmel
Hawaii
Tokyo
Therm
Woman Fights Town Over House Widening In Silver Lake
Mrs Clara Caspryzk a 44 year old crippled resident refused to move her five room home as Silver Lake Minnesota widened Center street. The village court ordered relocation but she ignored it. Carpenters cut the building leaving one bedroom. she returned to the remaining room after a brief stay with relatives.
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Silver Lake
Minn
Center Street
Clara Caspryzk
Caspryzk
Frank Bandes
Mrs Truman at 93 Still Active in Grandview Home Life
The President's mother, Martha Ellen Truman, is 93 and remains hale and sociable in Grandview Missouri. She recalls her son Harry's rise, once advised against his presidency, and notes her own early political involvement and community activity while detailing her daily routines and home.
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Washington
Clair
Jackson County
Martha Ellen Truman
33Rd
Indiana Avenue
Kansas City
White House
Mrs. Truman
Truman
Grandview
Trusman
Harry
Missouri
Washington Township
Veterans notes on discharge rules and pensions
A Washington Bureau column outlines army and navy changes in discharge eligibility, noting three children under 18 and reduced points to 55. It cites pension rates for widows, disability payments, and vocational training for veterans, with guidance on inquiries to VA regional offices and War department agencies.
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Army
Navy
G.T
Veterans’ Service Bureau
Washington
Veterans’ Administration
Frank W. Kelsey
Veterans
Treasury Department
Veterans' Administration Finance Service
Administration Service
W. K
Charlottesville
Va. A
Washington, D. C
Cumberland
MD. A
Veterans' Administration
Q. L
Washington, N. J. A
War Department
Judge Advocate General
TD. C
Milwaukee
Wis
Office of Dependency Benefits
Newark
N. J
D. B
Sturgeon Lake
Minn
Go ‘Won
Maly
M. EF. H. Kosciusko
Miss. A
Adjutant General's Office
Washington, D
Labor-Industry Meetings End With Cautious Tone in Washington
Conference on labor management began with hope but ended leaning toward no major new machinery for quick dispute resolution. Delegates urged collective bargaining first, then conciliation, then voluntary arbitration to settle grievances without strikes or production interruptions. A plan to meet for consultation was approved as talks falter. Also report on school lighting shows improved exam results in Tuscaloosa and other cities.
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Labor Industry Conference
Washington, D. C
Best Pays
Frozen Fish Use It Quickly After Purchase
Fish of all kinds are highly perishable and should be used soon after purchase to preserve flavor and texture. Learn market shipment days to plan meals, avoid keeping Frégh fish, and note that thawed frozen fish deteriorates rapidly, so buy and use promptly.
Plan Closet for Neat Family Storage Space
Plan the closet as orderly storage for clothing and gear. If two people share a closet, install separate front to back rods with both sides of the door and position them at not less than 63 inches from the floor. Include shelves, shoe storage, winter gear room, garment bags for formal wear, a box for mittens, and an overhead light for easier finding items.
Elm disease sweeps midwest elm trees nationwide
A deadly virus named phloem necrosis threatens elm trees across the midwest and parts of the country. It attacks American elms but not Siberian or English varieties, with yellowing leaves and rapid death possible within weeks to years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USDA
Midwest
Kansas
West Virginia
Mississippi
Peoria
Illinois River
Ohio
Wool Blindness Proves Handicap in Rambouillet Sheep
Open faced Rambouillet ewes at the Du Bois Idaho breeding lab show wool blindness as a definite handicap. Last year they outproduced similar flocks by 25 percent in wool and averaged 12 percent more lambs per ewe. Findings support Prof. P E B Neale of New Mexico A and M, who linked facial wool to poorer feeding and flock separation.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Dubois
Idaho
P. EB. Neale
New Mexico A & M
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