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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1949
Page
2
Weekly News Analysis questions if administration plans for price ceilings and a six man wage board are viable as price trends fall and political realities challenge Congress. It notes civil rights tax hikes repeal of Taft Hartley and socialized medicine face rough odds and questions the need for controls without urgent justification.
Physicians through the American Medical Association advocate a federal health department with cabinet status to promote welfare and fund medical education. The program includes rapid diagnostic facilities, health centers, hospital services, public health units, and integration of veterans care with civilian care, plus industrial medicine emphasis. The plan mirrors Truman era aims but risks vagueness and political control challenges.
Governor Earle Clements greeted the Merci train in Frankfort with a warm bus and a handshake as French representative Andre Picard presented him a Kentucky commission as an eight colonel. The exchange highlighted cordial relations during the arrival ceremonies.
The piece critiques Senator Vandenburg and others for suggesting Congress must decide on war while arguing a North Atlantic security pact would merely acknowledge a community of interest after an armed attack. It contrasts this with constitutional authority and cites Pearl Harbor and Lusitania as failed deterrents.
A Westerfield New Jersey woman, Mrs Katherine G Lyon, celebrated her 102nd birthday with vitality and cheer. She credited exercise and fresh air, urging those aged 102 who cannot walk two miles to see a doctor. The party featured greenery, flowers, and even an orchard.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower tells the Columbia College forum that the country faces a real danger of a gradual dictatorship through centralized government and bureaucratic control. He warns of a drift toward paternalism that could yield no freedom without a shot fired.
A southern report recalls a startling event in Jacksonville Florida where nylon stockings unsafely tore apart after exposure to soot and acid fumes. Health officials cite incompletely burned soot particles releasing acids that weaken fabric.
Dr J H Holloman of General Electric reports metals can become five to ten times stronger. Metals are composed of grains and fail at high temperatures due to micro staple cracks along boundaries. Prevention of these cracks could significantly strengthen metal.
The column argues the GOP must shed extremes and embrace social progress under private enterprise. It notes Taft's influence in the Senate, shifts in party strategy, and the likelihood of Democratic cohesion on major issues while recognizing limits of both parties on government regulation and private monopoly.
Ad prompts DIY lawn furniture with full size chair Pattern No. 32 and child chair Pattern No. 132. Shoppers are urged to mail 25 cents to East Bird Pattern Company in Pleasantville for patterns 32 132 and 39.
Historians note a 1695 English levy targeting bachelors to fund the war against France. Though no formal law exists on bachelors tax, individuals without wives were sometimes taxed more heavily than others in practice.
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