GOP Takes Over 80th Congress and Wartime Powers Shrink
The 80th Congress convenes under Republican leadership with veteran lawmakers guiding the agenda. Key figures include Arthur Vandenberg as president pro tem, Wallace White as majority leader, and Kenneth Wherry as party whip. Joe Martin, hailed as speaker, faces leadership clashes with Dewey and Yafti factions. The administration sets wartime limits, ending certain powers and reducing wartime taxes, while labor reports show 107,475,000 man days lost in 1946 offset by rising wages and shorter hours. Industrial pay reaches new highs amid disputes, with coal industry earnings at 62.54 dollars weekly on a longer week.
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Border dispute shapes postwar German borders policy
Secretary Byrnes outlined a planned revision of Germanys eastern border for the Moscow peace talks. The U S seeks to restore Pomeranian and Brandenburg farmland to Germany while accepting Silesia and East Prussia to Poland. Restoring Pomerania is argued to avert a severe German food shortfall. The piece also notes Monroe Autos 30th anniversary as a major hydraulic shock absorber maker and its 1999 sales milestone.
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Half Mexican Livestock Imports Under Scrutiny
Veterinarians were set to inspect every Mexican animal import into the United States after the border reopened on October 17 to curb hoof and mouth disease. Republican lawmakers planned to probe President Truman’s border reopening last fall amid a meat famine and alleged lax supervision of imports from other South American countries. The disease is highly contagious, causing blisters on cattle’s feet and mouth and hindering movement and feeding.
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Mexico
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President Truman Proclaims End of Hostilities
President Truman formally ends hostilities and terminates government powers under 20 laws while designating 33 others to expire within six months to a year. The move stops active fighting but keeps states of emergency from 1899 and 1941 and the state of war in place.
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Power: 1946 Growth in Electric Utilities and Usage
The year 1946 saw phenomenal growth in the electric utility industry with nearly two million new customers. It also set a high average residential consumption of 1330 kilowatt hours per customer, reflecting rising demand across service areas.
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Avorage
Potatoes Huge Loss From Government Surplus
Government owned potato stocks from a 1946 bumper harvest may rot due to inadequate farm storage causing a potential loss of up to 20 million bushels. To avoid total waste, millions were resold to distillers and livestock feeders, with exports to famine areas and free distribution to public institutions and school programs.
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U.S
U.N Pursue Disarmament and Russian Veto Clash
The United Nations debates disarmament while Russia pushes for rapid action and veto power over any punitive measures. A House committee urges tougher Moscow relations and possible U.S. aid curbs until the Soviets meet international obligations and agree to full atomic energy control.
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Peak Enrollment Among Veterans Reaches New Highs
A survey of 688 colleges shows veterans making up a large share of undergraduates. Of 3,718,862 students at 638 schools, 714,477 are ex-GIs, with 150,000 more at junior colleges and several hundred others, pushing GIs to over half of two million students. Full-time enrollments at top universities rise 57 percent since 1939, with men outnumbering women two to one.
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Raymond Walters
University of Cincinnati
G.i.s
Debt: War drives U.S. debt to 400.5 billion in 1945
A Commerce Department survey notes total national debt reached 400.5 billion dollars by end of 1945 as world war era borrowing surged. Federal debt nearly doubled from 1941 to 1945, rising about 42 billion dollars, while state, municipal, and private obligations fell.
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Colorful Seminoles Cling To Ancient Tribal Customs
A WNU Service feature from Washington reports from the Brighton Seminole reservation about life in the Everglades. It describes three generations in one family, the preserved chikee homes, and how postwar labor demand and education influence Seminole customs, housing, and diet amid limited land and population.
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Everglades
William Boehmer
Brighton
Big Farms Vs Small Farms in California Study
A Senate Small Business Committee release reveals a two year suppression of a study contrasting Arvin large farm areas with nearby Dinuba small farm communities. Dinuba shows higher local commerce, living standards and government participation, while Arvin lags. pressure from large landholders suppressed publication until Sen. Jim Murray pushed to release it.
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Senate Small Business Committee
California
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Congress
al Elliott
Ellett
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Dinuba
Jim Murray
Montana
Palmistry in Florida Trees and Bark Quips
A humorous musing contrasts palmistry with Florida flora while joking about peppers and senators. The speaker notes misidentifications between tree types, laments doghouse status, and compares fleas and crowding to park bench life.
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Two Sides to Every Question Cited in Opinion
The quote notes that every question has two sides and that workers complaining about ignorant bosses may lose jobs if bosses act wisely. It presents a view on workplace dynamics and accountability.
Pet Crematories Tap Niche With Pet Burial Service
Four crematories serve pets in the country led by a modern facility in New York City opened in 1936. It cremates over 500 animals annually including dogs cats parrots and canaries charging 15 to 25 for the cremation 5 to 300 for an urn and 25 to 100 for a niche with perpetual care.
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New York City
Sir Mark Young Wit Tale From Hong Kong
The article recalls Sir Mark Young, former Hong Kong governor during Japanese capture, famed for sharp wit. A well known anecdote has a guest at Government House grumbling to be seated on his left rather than his right. The governor replies that those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter.
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