{
  "id": 18542376,
  "title": "CARE Packages Provided a Lifeline for World War II Survivors. Here’s How the Group Turned Leftover Army Rations Into an 80-Year Legacy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/care-packages-provided-a-lifeline-for-world-war-ii-survivors-heres",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T17:30:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/care-packages-provided-a-lifeline-for-world-war-ii-survivors-heres-how-the-group-turned-leftover-army-rations-into-an-80-year-legacy-180989826/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The organization began as the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, and it became a way for those in need to receive food, clothing and other necessities. It continues to aid people today",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}