Subsidies to Food Producers Set for Gradual Elimination
Stabilization Director John C Collet outlines phased end dates for wartime food subsidies. Vegetable shortening by Dec 1 1945 cheese by Feb 28 1946 pork payments ending by June 30 1946. canned vegetables beans prunes raisins dairy and meat subsidies to terminate by mid 1946. Estimated 1945-46 subsidy costs total about 1.799 billion with livestock slaughter and dairy payments comprising major shares.
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John C. Collet
Department of Agriculture
Ascal
Labor Industry Clash Over Wages Sparks Washington Talks
In Washington labor and management delegates led by AFL chief William Green and John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers oppose the CIO plan to tie wages to a cost of living formula. Lewis argues pay should be settled by collective bargaining, not a fixed index, while employers would be guided by competition.
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John L. Lewis
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Washington, D. C
Truman
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Evan
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U.S. Steel Corporation
Postwar diplomacy battles over atomic bomb policy and access to strategic straits
The United States Britain and Soviet Union clash over atomic bomb sharing while differing on peacemaking aims. Molotov warns secrecy fades yet bombs must preserve peace. Bevin urges cautious, politics driven decisions. Byrnes pushes Allied commission for free Black Sea access and Dardanelles reform as Italy outlines boundary readjustments and North African bases amid Palestine immigration talks with Truman.
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Russia
Vyacheslav Molotov
Molotov
House of Commons
Ernest Bevin
Canada
U. S
Commons
Bevin
North Africa
Eritrea
Byrnes
Palestine
Att Jee
Truman
Aid for polio victims tops $1 million in grants
The National Foundation for infantile paralysis reports over 1.0 million dollars in epidemic aid disbursed this year. More than three fourths of the funds go to Illinois New Carolina New York and Virginia. Principal expenses cover hospitalization transportation of patients equipment purchases and salaries for doctors nurses and other professionals.
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National Foundation For
Illinois
New Carlina
New York
Virginia
National Foundation
China teeters as civil war looms after V J Day
The article notes a full scale clash between communists and nationalists in China with Reds blocking Chiang Kai-shek forces in northern strongholds. The United States withdraws troops from combat zones though pledging continued material aid to Chiang. The move shadows China’s postwar hopes for peace and modernization.
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China
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
Chiang
Finland Leaders Arrested in Axis War Divide
Finland moved to prosecute eight prominent leaders for refusal to mediate with Russia and for aiding the Axis war effort. Vaino Tanner and other officials face trial for failing to accept U S British mediation and conciliatory proposals in 1943, amid shifting wartime politics. In the U S the 1946 congressional outlook shows Democratic gains in cities and municipal offices while Detroit’s mayoralty remains in dispute with CIO opposition.
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Russia
People's Court
Vaino Tanner
Tanner
U. S
Risto Ryti
Henrik Ramsay
Edwin Linkomies
Rudolf Walden
Tyoko Reinikka
Meteor pilot sets air speed record at Herne Bay
Britain's Gloster Meteor flown by Capt H J Wilson shattered the 1939 mark by Fritz Wendel, averaging 606 mph over four runs on a 1.86 mile course. The feat sparked estimates of world circumnavigation in 41 hours and rapid cross continental flights such as Los Angeles to New York in under 4 hours.
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H. J. Wilson
Fritz Wendel
Wilson
Herne Bay
England
Los Angeles
Calif
New York City
Chicago
Panama
Mexico City
Man About Town notes and Hollywood chatter wrap
Rumors swirl of Marshall Fela courting a New York evening paper with possible sale to Gannett. Parisian and Miami circles, Sun Valley reopening, wage talks at Ford, and Einstein era gossip mingle with Broadway quips. Notables like Kathryn Grayson and Joan Crawford surface amid city life vignettes and jocular quotes.
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New York
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Upstate
Gannett
Roney-Pleasure
Miami ‘Beach
Stork Club
Ford
United Auto Workers
Gen. Motors
Chrysler
Nazi Spy Testimony Tells of 1942 Sabotage Plot and Trials
George Dasch, a Nazi spy who aided the FBI, disclosed the full U S sabotage plan in 1942. He named conspirators, helped track them in New York and Chicago, and testified at trials that led to executions and life terms. He described targets including TVA facilities, Hell Gate Bridge, Ohio River locks, and key rail lines, plus planned bombings to terrorize civilians. Separately, the State Department notes abaca production rising in Central America and Panama, with expected shipments to reach 25 million pounds this year and up to 50 million in 1944.
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U. S
Germany
George Dash
New York
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Hell Gate Bridge
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Ohio River
Pearl Harbor
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Panama
State Department
Philippines
Baruch Predicts Inflation Threat and Policy Stance
Elder statesman Bernard Baruch warned 14 congressmen at the Shoreham that inflation would tighten the economy over the next six to nine months. He opposed tax cuts now, urged slow demobilization, and favored keeping prices down amid pent up demand for postwar goods. He also suggested cabinet members testify in Congress to boost executive legislative cooperation. Churchill recalled defeat and loneliness after loss of premiership, noting no cables to read and finding solace painting in the south of France. Senate elder statesmen ages listed from Bankhead to Ae Sellar.
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Chattanooga
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Oklahoma
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Georgia
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Arthur Winstead
Mississippi
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