Three Powers Reshape Europe and Looming Labor Strikes Amid War Talks
Wartime diplomacy by the Big Three moves toward European peace treaties with France to discuss Italy while a new framework for Asia forms. Britain seizes 180 Ruhr mines to curb German war potential, with reparations and devaluation plans shaping Western economies. Labor unrest grows as CIO and auto steel disputes threaten new walkouts, even as per capita incomes triple from 1933 to 1944.
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States adjust wartime pay for 300000 workers
A survey shows 300000 employees across 41 states received wage adjustments during the war. In 17 states increases were by legislative action, in 19 by administrative action, while six states used mixed methods.
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Food Schools Run Frozen Food Experiments Survey
More than half of leading schools and state universities studied are conducting or planning frozen food experiments. The aim is to keep fresh flavors of fruits vegetables meats and dairy while preserving vitamins and nutritive value.
China Seeks Truce as Reds Press for Unity Talks
In China 60,000 communist troops reportedly near the Yangtze between Nanking and Shanghai push for a truce with Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist forces while keeping troops in place. Gen George C Marshall arrives to aid unification talks as Communist leaders propose modified terms. Red strategists press the U S to curb support for Chiang and gain leverage at future conferences amid nationwide leftist student demonstrations urging noninterference.
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Candy Shortage Forecast Amid War Labor Strains
The candy trade predicts a 700 million pound deficit in 1944 due to shortages of ingredients and labor. Despite wage gains, workers have not returned to confectionery plants, signaling continued material and labor pressures, with modernization planned as plant capacity is expanded to meet demand.
Nürnberg Trial Notes From A War Crimes Court
A wartime correspondent reports from Nuremberg on the opening of war crimes trials. The piece reflects on the city’s destruction, the courtroom atmosphere, and Justice Jackson’s charges, noting the global press presence and the transformation of reporters into civilian soldiers under military orders.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Europe
Uity
Aruman More Questions Of Second Term In 1948 Race
Reported remarks reveal Truman’s cautious stance as Ed Herbert jot and Major Robert Maestri press for support. Veterans’ clothing shortages loom with linings bottleneck, rayon and cotton allocations favoring women, while CPA and WPB shifts complicate pricing and rationing. CAPITOL CHAFF notes echo political skepticism amid postwar policy debates.
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New Orleans
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Con. Carter Manageo
Alabama
Capt Harding
Democratic Congressional Committee
G I Insurance Advantage Warns Veterans
Dr. W. M. Curtiss of Cornell urges discharged servicemen not to drop National Service Life Insurance calling it the best bargain in life insurance. He notes premiums are lower than mutual and stock companies and include a disability waiver, costing about 75 cents per 1,000 of ordinary insurance from private firms.
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W. M. Curtiss
Cornell University
Curtiss
Barbs on grape harvests across French provinces
Baukhage notes varied harvest rituals in France with terms vendangeots in Burgundy and cagues in Champagne. Describes container types by region including wooden barrels in Champagne, baskets in Bordeaux, and buckets in Provence. Mentions radio telephone links since December 1, 1845 between St. Maarten and Saba, a small island once a volcanic cone, with a notable community nicknamed the bottom.
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Netherlands West Indice
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