United Nations ratification push gains Senate momentum
Senate moves toward ratifying the postwar security organization after Gen. Connally and Sen. Vandenberg declare support. Stettinius named U S representative on the council with power to cast votes subject to congressional reservations. Byrnes looms as possible successor to secretary of state as discussions unfold in Berlin. OPA extended for a year giving Anderson pricing powers while tweaking parity concerns and meat supply rules.
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Tom Connally
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Texas
Arthur Vandenberg
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France
China
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Edward R. Stettinius
OPA
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Clinton Anderson
House
Anderson
Medical bill totals and hospital investment rise in 1944
The 1944 U S medical bill reached 4 billion dollars with six billion invested in hospital plant and equipment. Consumers paid 3 billion in direct care last year, while governments contributed 800 million. Industry and philanthropy provided the remaining funds.
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America
Wes
Japs Seek Peace Terms Backed by U S Bombardment
Senator Capehart said Japan seeks peace terms while U S forces pound cities and defend the homeland. He stated the enemy is willing to surrender all conquered territory including Manchuria, though details could not be revealed. He warned unconditional surrender would prolong war, possibly two more years in China.
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U.S. Spending Sets Record Through June 30 1945
The United States ran a record year with rising revenues near 45 billion dollars while expenditures surged to about 100 billion, producing a 54 billion deficit and pushing the national debt above 255 billion. War outlays led, but construction contracts and subsidies fell, signaling shifts as fiscal 1948 begins with reduced spending and projected lower revenues amid reconversion.
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U. S
Waterfowl Population Declines in U S Estimates
Dr Ia N Gabrielson chief of the U S Fish and Wildlife service says the U S waterfowl population stands at 105 million, about 20 million less than 1944 figures. He cautions the 1944 estimate may have been inflated, so the drop may be overstated.
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Ia N. Gabrielson
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U. S
Savings and Poland: postwar shifts and new government
The text notes large postwar savings in income tax installments and government bonds, with money moved into life insurance and private premiums while consumer debt fell. It reports Poland forming a representative government tied to a Moscow backed framework, drawing exile criticism from London and Warsaw, as Red Army occupies Poland.
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Okinawa Chiefs Die in Hara-Kiri After Battle
Lt Gen Isamu Cho and General Mitsuru Ushijima performed hara-kiri on Okinawa as American troops loomed nearby, joining over 100000 enemy deaths in the brutal campaign. A separate wartime note reports margarine price boosts and Civilian meat supply projections for 1948, with beef and pork figures rising as hog numbers decline.
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Cho Isamu
Okinawa
Isamu Cho
Cho
Mitsuru Ushijima
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Interagency Committee of
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OPA
Strikes Grow Across Nation Amid War Production Fears
Strikes plague officials as Europe victory lifts restrains and strains on War Labor board and conciliation service. Officials, led by President Truman and Labor Secretary Schwellenbach, seek fixes while strikes total about 86,000 workers. Rise in strike votes since March preceded V E Day. leadership battles and union rivalry drive unrest alongside wartime grievances in plants.
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Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Transport Rise Amid War Time Freight and Passenger Growth
Total volume of freight and passenger transport across carriers rose through the war period reaching a 1944 high. Air transport led with a 21.4 percent rise while railroad traffic grew 171.4 percent pipelines 137.7 percent motor trucks 123.5 percent. Water transport fell 29.9 percent offsetting gains.
Washington Digest Nazi Planning Terror And Control
BAU News Analyst reports Kilgore hearings reveal German industrialists funding underground Nazi groups while American aims focus on reorienting the German mind. The psychological warfare program seeks to maintain order, expose Nazi crimes, and foster individual responsibility amid a remade occupied Germany.
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Washington, D. C
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War's Greatest Saga Air Transport Command Story
A vivid portrait of the Air Transport Command, detailing its pioneering role in war logistics. It highlights routes over the Hump and the North Atlantic, high-volume troop and mail movements, rescue efforts for wounded airmen, jungle survival training, and the creation of improvised airstrips in Africa, all underscoring the vast, unseen effort sustaining Allied forces.
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Air Transport Command
Pat Hurley
Air ‘Transport Command
Surplus War Property, Army Training Noted
The piece cites General Eisenhower remarks and warns against meddling with military matters. It notes surplus war property equaling one third of national man-made assets a decade ago, from pins to Boulder Dam. German wine crop up 60 percent, while war fees appear bitter. 600,000 soldiers have trained in construction under Senator Murray's oversight.
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Harold George
Resene
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Benator Murray
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