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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1947
Page
16
The Amarillo Globe notes its 1924 founding date and post office classification. It lists publishing schedule, offices at Sixth and Fillmore, staff roles, and subscription rates including daily, Sunday, and bundled Globe and News options with various durations and prices.
The platform calls for charter revision to expand representation and city limits, a new city hall, better traffic control, and education. It urges downtown cleanup, sports facilities, park expansion, water supply study, more hospitals, an air terminal, and support for small industry and cultural welfare activities.
The FTC and Justice Department probe price fixing in steel and tires amid rising costs. The piece notes historical precedents with cement cases, warns against partisan blame games, and urges unified action on inflation ahead of the 1948 elections. It suggests policy may hinge on who is attacked and how, with no quick resolution in sight.
A critical view denounces plans for an eighty million dollar UN World Capital with climate controlled lounges bars and private entrances for delegates while depicting global poverty and neglect. The piece mocks luxury amid suffering and warns such indifference mirrors human folly.
George E. Sokolsky argues that U S economic health hinges on steel, criticizing anti inflation rhetoric and linking wage and price dynamics to steel production. He cites 1947 steel output projections around 85 million tons, a 45 percent price rise since 1939, and scrap cost increases near 98 percent since April 1946.
Billy Rose riffs on gifts and dates as he recalls a birthday present an Exercise Ma chine scene and a pistol anecdote. He argues memorable gifts beat cheap tokens and cites Roosevelt birthdays and a New Orleans pistol gesture as cautionary, humorous tales.
Narrator recalls studying wildlife at Bandelier Park New Mexico. Skunks Oscar and Minnie visit camp nightly while a deer, antelope, thrush and buzzards appear. small trout hungry. spiders and miller bugs invade gear. All park animals seem confident Uncle Sam protects their welfare.
An analysis argues that steel payrolls rose 101 percent since 1939 and $448 billion is planned for modernization. It notes shortages from war reconversion and strikes, disputes whether more expansion is wise, and warns against government funding. The piece links steel supply to broader industry health and cites a surprising line on 1818 watermelons and cantaloupes.
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