United Nations session judged a cautious success in tumult
A four week General Assembly and Security Council session is judged successful despite tensions. The Assembly set up the International Court and kept headlines low while the Council avoided precursors. The piece urges continual global cooperation and notes postwar college enrollment strains and the need for practical scheduling and housing solutions.
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London
Syria-Lebanon
General Assembly
Security Council
Alos
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International Court
Assembly
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Speneh
United Nations Organization
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Nations Organization
Governor Dewey Leads Meeting on Postwar Education Crisis
Dewey calls educators to a conference to address veterans housing and educational facilities. The summit probes enrollment surges, scarce housing, and strained university capacity as colleges face a 3,000 plus student demand and wartime shifts. Talks seek remedies while avoiding blame and urging action.
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Dewey
Nathonatty
Peart Weber
Association of American Colleges
Ambassador Smith Named To Russia Post By Telegraph
The article notes General Walter Bedell Smith is appointed ambassador to Russia, praising his military career and ties to Allied leadership. It highlights his experience with Eisenhower, Chiefs of Staff, and Allied coordination, arguing a soldier diplomat may suit Moscow given Russia’s wartime victory sentiment. It compares Smith to General Marshall and notes growing use of uniformed officers in diplomacy.
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Russia
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China
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Economic Absurdity On Wage Pushes And Steel Prices
The piece rails at wartime wage policy, arguing wage hikes misalign with steel price raises and inflation. It notes steel workers demand reconversion, predicts broader pay claims as steel costs lift, and cites Bowing before a committee as power shifts. It portrays Washington as creating economic absurdities with labor and price controls.
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Othey
Nath
Bowing Pow
Price controls and production clash in wartime economy
The article argues price controls fail to prevent inflation and misallocate resources. It criticizes government fixation on price management, notes reduced real income, and predicts a tension between production goals and stabilization policies as the economy faces a difficult period. It highlights President Truman era policies and Chester Bowles leading the Office of Economic Stabilization amid growing economic strain.
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Truman
Chester Bowles
Americans seek leisure in Australia after wartime speed
An Australian report recalls how American soldiers arriving in Australia were drawn by lower living costs and a slower tempo of life. They expect to pocket about $1,000 to start anew, finding privacy and leisure more valuable than the frantic pace at home. The piece links wartime exchange to a broader trend of cross ocean migration and changing American attitudes toward daily life.
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Carl Magne
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Renana
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Ghlewpa
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Harry
Sineelle
Cyt Mayme
Iifevartion
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Tim
Pearl Harbor
Ertrand Gourhirt
California
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Pratt Harbor
Hopkins
New Wage-Price Policy Backed by Editorial View
The Milwaukee Journal argues for the new administration wage price policy as realistic and necessary to end interdepartmental bickering. It notes wage and price controls must align with the Little Steel formula, foresees reduced labor disputes, and praises Chester Bowles for stabilizing inflation and guiding production toward national goals.
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Chester Bowles
Botrles
Anonymous Letters Spark Debate on Federal Aid Seaway Plans
Pulse of the People calls for anonymous letters while The Record defends residence rights and urges prudent government spending. Readers argue that federal grants and highways drain state funds, favor private transit schemes, and shift tax burdens, urging fiscal restraint and balanced public works.
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Edlor
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St Lawrence Sea
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National Lys
Price Control Policy Sparks Inflation Fears
A Washington summary analyzes the executive order on price adjustments and wage impacts, detailing how the price administrator must judge increases for twelve months, potential profits shifts, and the risk of inflation. It notes changes in oversight, the roles of Bowles and Porter, and the prospect of repeated cycles to stabilize purchasing power amid union demands.
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Summie
Lmow
Ling
OPA
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Coster Bowles
Paul Porter
Porter
Fowles
Wits
Bowles
Washington War Plants and Labor Labor Tangle in Truman Era
Washington dissects labor shortages and price fears as Governor Wallgren presses for government owned plants to revive industry. He argues for rapid private return of wartime facilities and warns of unemployment and price pressures in Washington. Initial budget battles reveal broader federal labor policy debates amid postwar transition.
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Truman
Nike
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Kas
Washington
Bolt
Fu Nls
Dale
Ander Aluminum
ALCOA
Henry Kaleer
Watlgren
Prima
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MeLuro
Aihomer
Agu
Clinton Anderson
Aniderson
Albuquerque
My Journal
Carl Mage
Wardings
Westbrook Pegler on postwar housing push and graft fears
The column argues President Tranvin’s plan for 2,700,000 new homes by end of 1947 will trigger renewed union rackets and contractor fraud in housing projects, recalling wartime graft and veterans’ presence. It brands Democrats as racketeers and claims reform will fail, predicting widespread daylight looting and corrupt labor locals reemerging in a housing revival.
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Tranvin
Wilson Wyalt
Roorlus
Union
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Um Suet
Leonsadd
Congress
Democrats
Mitian
Teamsters
Maine
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House Judiciary Committee
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