Wage Talks Resume and Hurley Testimony in Congress
In a rousing hearing, Maj. Gen. Patrick Hurley accused state department officials of steering policy away from unification of China under Chiang Kai-shek. He charged career diplomats favored imperial powers and urged a unified Asia with limited American influence. Marshall, testifying on Pearl Harbor prep, said Short anticipated sabotage and that Allies needed large ground forces to defeat Germany, not just supplies.
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Patrick Hurley
State Department
China
Hurley
Chungking
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Chiang Kai-abek
U.S
Asia
Great Britain
France
Netherlands
Yalta
Marshall
Hawaii
George C. Marshall
Congressional
Pearl Harbor
Walter Short
Army
Navy
Tokyo
Thailand
Malaya
Short
U. S
Germany
Japan
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
New York
Harry
Claude Pepper
Florida
Europe
Fulbright
Strategic Services Unit
The
War Department
Wild Bill’ Donoven
Russia
Maj
Raymond Cromwell
Wall Street Journal
Truman plan to speed industrial peace spooks capital and labor
President Truman proposed a fact finding machinery to settle industrial strife and gain congressional authority. General Motors and UAW agreed to resume negotiations on a 30 percent wage increase after a Pittsburgh secret meeting. CIO leaders denounced the plan and pledged vigorous action to block legislation while U S Steel and Westinghouse disputes loomed.
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Truman
General Motors
CFO
United Automobile Workers
CIO
United Steel Workers
U. S. Steel Corporation
Electrical Workers
Westinghouse
General Electric
G. M
UAW
Pittsburgh
Tabor + management
Washington, D. C
Philip Murray
Yamashita Trial Casts Shadow Over War Crimes Case
Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita faces a landmark war crimes ruling as the U S Supreme Court weighs whether the military commission lacked authority. The case centers on whether he bore direct guilt for atrocities and whether Gen Douglas MacArthur’s court stands as final arbiter.
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Tomoyuki Yamashite
U. S. Supreme Court
Douglas MacArthur
Yamashita
Yamashit
U.S
Fat Stock: Record Sale at Chicago Market Show
Grand champion steer Tomahawk raised by Carl A. Henkel and Joseph Duen sold for 11100 to John R. Thompson. The steer weighed 1100 pounds at 10 per pound, far above prior records. High prices also echoed in Hereford carloads and Berkshire hogs. The 4-H banquet in Chicago drew 151 delegates with about 32000 in awards, scholarships, and travel funds. Secretary Anderson urged youth to pursue progress amid farm mechanization.
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Carl A. Henkel
Mason City
Iowa
Joseph Duen
Belmond
John R. Thompson
Chicago
Karl Hoffman
Ida Grove
George EB. Hoffman
George Jr
Ill
Stevens Hotel
Anderson
4-H
Roadways with More Than Two Lanes Remain Scarce
Charles M. Upham of the American Road Builders Association notes that only 6 percent of the 333000 miles of primary rural highways in the United States have more than two lanes. In 1943 the nation had 20878 miles with more than two lanes, of which 1466 were three lanes. He cites Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, and Texas as leading with over 1000 miles each, mostly three-lane or more.
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United States
Charles M. Upham
American Road Builders’ Association
America
Upham
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
New York
Texas
Farm Problem Spurs Federal Support for Rural Shift
The Committee for Economic Development urges broader vocational training and accelerated manufacturing in country areas to use surplus farm labor. It calls for three federal payments to aid depressed regions, compensate operators during industrial downturns, and support farm prices for two years postwar, plus a redefinition of parity in light of current conditions.
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Committee For Economic Development
Chester Davis
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
CED
Cotton Belt
GOP Platform Emphasizes Budget, Economy and Reform
GOP lawmakers in 1948 drafted a platform urging budget balance, lower bureaucracy and a counterweight to Democratic radicalism. They backed collective bargaining with government dispute settlement, farm price support, UN cooperation, self government, relief for war torn lands, and strong military with support for scientific research.
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Congress
GOP
United Nations Organization
Wartorn
Goering Leads Nazi Elite on Trial for War Crimes
The Nuernberg trial enters its second phase as Hermann Goering tops the 20 defendants. He shows defiance while continuing to defend national socialism and accepting responsibility for his official acts amid British prosecutions on charges of violating international treaties.
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Nuernberg
Hermann Goering
Palmier
Karin
Ball Estate
Goering
British Loan Trade Help Aimed at World Recovery
The United States approves a 4.4 billion dollar British loan to restart foreign trade, spreading repayment over 51 years at 2 percent interest with first payment in 1951. Britain will use proceeds to settle wartime debts by exporting finished goods while importing essential materials. Both nations vow tariff reductions and removal of quotas and trade barriers.
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Truman
Britain
Troop Transport Shuffle From Atlantic to Pacific Planned
The army announced plans to move 32 American troop transports with a total capacity of 82,000 men from the Atlantic to the Pacific via the Panama Canal by year end as they head toward Japan or the Philippines. Seventeen are fast troopships including the former West Point, and the remaining 15 are converted Victory ships.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
Japan
Philippines
West Point
Y. & Passenger
Disabled American Veterans to Help Disabled Vets Find Work
The Disabled American Veterans organization launches a national employment program led by Dr. Gilbert S. Macvaugh to match disabled World War II veterans with jobs. Emphasis on training for multiple roles, employer outreach, and steady support from DAV chapters and the U S Employment Service to ensure fair hiring and workplace conditions.
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Disabled American Veterans
Veterans’ Organization
United States
DAV
Washington
Gilbert 8. Macvaugh
Normandy
The
Khim
Macvaugh
Corps of Employment
Atlantic City
National Association of Manufacturers
American Bankers Association
Chamber of Commerce
National Council of Farmer Co-operatives
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Retail Federation
Air Transport Association
Aircraft Industries Association
Investment Bankers Association
Committee of Economic Development
American Trucking Association
American Waterways Operators
Association of American Railroads
National Foreign Trade Council
Nations
Reetail Dry Goods Association
International Association of Lions Clubs
National Grange
National Association of Motor Bus Operators
Veterans
United States Employment Service
G.il.s
FRIEND OF ENLISTED MAN WASHINGTON AND TRUMAN TALES
A humor filled column recounts a sergeant's failed attempt to reach General Eisenhower for a home emergency, Truman's birthday miscommunication tale with the Kansas City Star, and snatches of Cold War era policy chatter. It notes Hopkins declining zest after FDR, Pepper criticizing foreign policy, and a wartime censorship clash at the White House plus Randolph Paul finishing a taxation book.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Samuel Cohen
Philadelphia
Berlin
Cohen
G.I
Truman
Kansas City Star
Grandview
the Star
Coast Guard
Joel Fischer
Germany
Fischer
Clarence Darrow
Perry Mason
Darrow
Mason
Earle Stanley Gardner
John Snyder
White House
Randolph Paul
U, Treasury
Barbs and Bites from Wartime Pantry and Navy Deals
Wartime humor notes canned meats dominating soldiers diets with 40 varieties as investigators say favorites were home staples. A quip on Truman swapping a pistol for a plow share and a Navy surplus chain for watch dogs ends with a nod to sturdy BU-fent length links.
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Navy
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