Turmoil in Labor Talks Clouds Postwar Industry
In a year of upheaval the nation faces stalled labor and management talks with little progress. President Truman cites reconversion gains while retail stocks dwindle and prices rise, even as belt-tightening looms and diplomats haggle over China and policy amid a broader foreign policy critique.
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General Motors
U. S
Warren
Cio-Uaw
United States Steel
Truman
Tucson
Bridges Across the Sea and Public Billing Burdens
A press collage notes that France seeks to bridge Russia and the United States while the U S aims to bridge Britain and Russia and Russia aims to bridge Britain and the United States. It also laments high gum spending versus books and worries about the cost of financing social schemes with clocks being dissected by authorities.
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United States
Britain
Russia
France
St. Louis
Housecleaning Urged Over State Department Clique
Westbrook Pegler reports Pat Hurley warned of a hidden nationalist clique within the State Department. The group, unsympathetic to current policy and distrustful of probing Russia, allegedly skews diplomacy and undermines officials. Byrnes and Stettinius face pressure for reform. Hurley seeks congressional inquiry.
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Westbrook Pegler
Washington
Pat Hurley
State Department
China
Byrnes
Stettinius
Hurley
Russia
Chiang Kai-Shek
Britain
Downing Street
Chungking
Hull
Sumner Welles
Welles
General Marshall
Truman
King Features Syndicate
Tony Galento vs Farr: postponed 1945 boxing clash discussed
In 1945 retrospective notes the piece recalls a proposed bout between Tony Galento and Farr that never happened. It paints Farr as steady and tough, Galento as fearless, and argues such a fight would shape public interest even if the match never materialized.
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Arthur
Bugs
Beer Sport
Conn
Louis
Farr
Beef
Tony
England
Galento
Tommy
Santa Claus
Michigan
Joe
King Features
Truman faces four faults in State and postwar policy
A Washington opinion piece faults the State Department and Truman for a weak administration, argues Byrnes should have named a nonpartisan undersecretary like John Foster Dulles, and cites four broad failings: lack of public persuasion, labor strife, overreliance on the military in demobilization, and missing a governing brain trust.
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Hurley
Department of State
State Department
Truman
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
America
Stettinius
Congress
David Lawrence
John Foster Dulles
San Francisco
Mr. Dulles
London
Council of Five
Seacoast
Japan
China
Truman's Troubles Facing a Critical Public
Drew Pearson analyzes President Truman's record noting cabinet strength and continuation of Roosevelt policies. He argues Truman shows courage on health, FEPC, unemployment, antitrust issues, and submerged oil, yet questions why the administration struggles to gain momentum. He contrasts with Roosevelt and discusses partisan reactions.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Roosevelt
Congress
FEPC
FDR
Rules Committee
Hopping Type War Blurs Sheep Hauling Tale
Lone Indian recalls a college boy sent to herd sheep during a war effort. The boss questions the lambs claim as April snows or distant jackrabbits reveal the joke. The boy jokes he cannot bring in the lambs, pointing to a distant jackrabbit in a humorous misunderstanding.
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Nazi Germany
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Palestine
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Christian Science Monitor
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Navy
Tommy Corcorans
Missouri
Mississippi
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