18 Mar 1948
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1948
Page
1
Col. Kenneth D. Nichols is named to succeed Maj. Gen. Leslie H. Graves as head of the armed forces special weapons project, the group that developed the atomic bomb, signaling a leadership change at a critical research and production agency.
Rural letters report farm price drops as the sole relief in the inflation spiral. Economists expect prices to ease gradually toward parity with government support likely resuming around April. Secretary Anderson holds grain purchases at about 100 million bushels to back export commitments. Income for 1948 forecast about 16 percent below 1947. Farmers largely sold before the crash, limiting impact.
The Argentine ambassador in Washington faces a difficult task to urge Mr. Truman to invite the Fogons. Hyfta’s envoy aims to impress Washington with suave style. We note Harry Wallace’s initials spell LAW. Brooklyn crimes in chic districts go unreported as victims hide wealth. Communist William Poster listed in the Bronx phot directory. Songwriter Hugh Martin may not earn medals for a song about Texas. Producers shift musical comedies as headlines report Texas disasters. The show features a Texas flavored song “Love, Ali, Ure Bauciy.”
Sen Owen Brewster Maine Republican leads a five year aviation plan to boost U S airpower and reduce need for universal military training. The plan calls for mothballed planes to re enter service and a new building program to produce aircraft. It also urges coordination of military and commercial air systems and creation of an independent air safety agency with unified armed services aviation.
A column laments rising admissions and crowded colleges risking mediocrity in American higher education. It notes student apathy, altered campus life, and a wartime mood shift replacing zeal with practicality, praising Willow Run University while criticizing inflated enrollments and costly contracts.
Westbrook Pegler decries alleged plotting by CIO leaders and Hollywood executives to boost a candidate using anti trust schemes and CIO News, claiming a 10 year pattern. He argues the film industry is pressured by political year motives and DOJ action.
The article denounces pork expenditures as partisan patronage that preserves local pork projects for a senator or representative. It argues such items, though not single billions, aggregate to large sums taken from taxpayers, bought votes, and reflect district benefit rather than national interest.
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