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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1945
Page
6
Analysis notes Congress' response to labor unrest and President Truman's broad program to relieve a critical housing shortage. Western Newspaper Union editors frame the debate and outline expected political and economic moves.
Congress moves to pass an anti violence bill with a 20 year maximum for interference with interstate commerce amid labor unrest. President Truman proposes a fact finding board for wage disputes while UAW negotiates with Ford GM and others, car output lagging across the Big Three.
President Truman announced a broad program to speed housing by directing building materials to low cost homes under 10 000 dollars, using wartime shelters, placing price controls, and prioritizing essential construction while aiding veterans.
Washington writers predict 1948 could see Harry S. Truman atop the Democratic ticket barring a major shift. The piece surveys possible Republican contenders including Dewey Bricker Stassen and Vandenburg, plus Senate figures McKellar and McMahon, and notes evolving vice presidential speculation.
The department of agriculture price index for farm products shows a dip from 206 in July to 197 in September, then recovery to 205 in November based on August 1909 to July 1914 data. The Alexander Hamilton Institute notes WWI price patterns reemerge after WWII, with expected rise followed by a return to normal levels. Prospects suggest deflation postponed to 1947.
The treasury report shows Louis B. Mayer earning 908070 dollars as the highest income in 1948. Following Mayer are Charles E. Wilson and Thomas J. Watson. Movie stars Fred MacMurray and Deanna Durbin top Hollywood earnings with Barbara Stanwyck and Bing Crosby also high. General Motors executives Boulevards include Ormond Hunt Albert Bradley John Smith Donaldson Brown and Charles Kettering with multi hundred thousand pay.
Civilians faced hardship as 35 percent of coach seats and 75 percent of sleeping space were diverted to troops. One million men to be moved in December, with 660000 debarking west coast and 40 to 50 trains daily needed to clear Pacific ports. Military travel dominated eastward routes, profits declined in nine months to 452 million from 503 million a year earlier.
The piece argues the United States stands as an island of capitalism amid leftist neighbors after the war. It warns that internal rather than external pressure threatens private property as the nation faces possible state socialism. A Washington parade scene includes a saluting Admiral Nimitz with planes spelling his name in the air.
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