Truman Reveals Major Cut in Army Strength in 1946 Plan
President Truman announced that by June 30, 1946 the Army will be reduced to 1.95 million personnel from a peak wartime level above 8 million. He asked Congress to cancel about 29 billion dollars in War Department appropriations and noted 18.5 billion would cover current year army costs. He pledged continued research and limited procurement of new weapons while demobilization and occupation needs are funded.
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Truman
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United States
Japan
Schwellenbach backs 65 cent federal minimum wage
Labor Secretary Schwellenbach urged a 65 cent hourly minimum for workers under the wage hour law. He testified before a Senate subcommittee as hearings opened on raising the 40 cent minimum set in 1938, arguing a higher wage would sustain living standards and purchasing power.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
Senate Labor
Standard time legislation signed to end daylight saving
A law signed by the president establishes standard time nationwide with clocks set back one hour at 2 a m Sunday. The change ends daylight saving or war time as previously observed, returning the country to standard time.
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Washington
Truman
Whitewright
Texas to raise old age pension payments in November
First monthly payments above 30 dollars will be issued to Texas old age assistance recipients in November. The constitutional amendment raises eligibility to 40 dollars, with funds expected to cover through December for about 46,692 current beneficiaries while October averages show 24.06 dollars to 172,493 Texans. A future pro rata cut could affect all recipients if eligibility expands.
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Austin
Texas
John Winters
Public Welfare
Atty
Grover Sellers
Winters
Board of Public Welfare
Inch and Half Rod Through His Head Shock London
Arthur Shelford walked into a London hospital with a 13 inch steel rod stuck through his head. The rod pierced just below his right eye and exited behind the ear after blasting from a factory machine. Doctors feared a fatal operation but Shelford remained conscious and recovered after the rod was withdrawn without eye or brain injury.
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London
Arthur Shelford
Shelford
3d Armored Division Spearhead of Europe Achieves Firsts
The 3d Armored Division, nicknamed Spearhead, claims major firsts in World War II from Normandy on June 28 1944 to Cologne's capture. It led First Army across France, pierced the Siegfried Line, and crossed the Rhine as it advanced toward the Elbe. Commander Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose was killed near Paderborn. the division fought through the Ruhr and ended near Dessau.
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Calf Sets World Record Price in Colorado Sale
A 5 month old Hereford calf named Baca Duke 5th sold for 12 500 at the Baca Grant ranch sale near Crestone Colorado. The price set a new world record for calves of that age, while Baca R Domino 33d fetched 27 700 as the top bid earlier in the same sale. Albert Noe of Milky Way Farms Pulaski Tenn purchased the 12 500 calf.
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Albert Noe
Milky Way Farms
Pulaski
Tenn
Urns With Ashes of 2 600 POWs Received
Tokyo report says urns containing ashes of at least 2600 Allied prisoners of war who died in Japanese custody have been turned over by the Japanese government. Col Marcus said urns will be sent to relatives if requested, otherwise they will be buried with full military honors. The 8th Army GHQ in Yokohama oversees the work and has collected remains from 25 camps, including locations near Tokyo Osaka and Nagasaki.
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San Francisco
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Japan
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Yokohama
Osaka
Nagasaki
8Th Army Graves Registration Division
United States
England
Diplomacy in Business A Lesson From Father and Son
In a brief exchange the father frames diplomacy as the art of considering matters rather than outright refusal. The dialogue frames business as persuasion and measured response rather than blunt denial.
Teague and Goodman Form Limited Partnership in Denison
Advertisement of limited partnership indicates Teague and Goodman as general partners with Page Nelson and H P Campbell as special partners. Construction and electrical work to be performed in Denison Texas. Capital contributions total 10000 with Nelson 8000 Campbell 2000. Duration from September 12 1945 to August 21 1947.
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Denison
Texas
Clifton Teague
Abilene
Taylor
R. S. Goodman
Grayson
Page Nelson
H. P. Campbell
General Partners
Special Partners
Geologists Claim Texas Holds Vast Gas Reserves
Geologists estimate Texas possesses 65 percent of all U S gas reserves, highlighting the state as the dominant source in national energy stocks.
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