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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1947
Page
6
Washington observers note a steady diplomatic struggle between the United States and Russia over the Truman Doctrine. Officials describe a policy to block communist expansion, with motions and loans tied to Hungary and Yugoslavia, while stressing no imminent war risk.
Government ends sugar rationing citing global supply shifts. About 200000 tons of Indonesian sugar will be offered to world markets. Retail meat prices jump across the country due to higher feed costs with cuts rising by 10 cents or more in Chicago and New York. A fall of up to 25 percent is forecast with the autumn beef run.
The United States accuses Russia of threats during Hungary's communist seizure and calls for a joint UN investigation with Britain. It states Nagy was forced into exile to allow the takeover. A separate report details a 2000 mile pilotless aircraft flight from Long Beach to Washington using pushbutton automatic control.
Government forecasts indicate winter wheat at 1 093 071 000 bushels and spring wheat at 316 822 000, with oats at 1 247 333 000. Compared to last year’s 1 509 867 000 bushels, corn is unplanted due to late season conditions. Unequalled winter wheat seen across the Great Plains and Texas amid wet spring delays.
The tariff, once a dominant political fault line, is described as dead. The piece traces its rise with Mark Hanna and McKinley, notes shifts after World War I, and argues the United States has become the world’s creditor and financier, making the tariff a lesser factor while debating whether the nation should finance global needs and bear potential bad debts.
In a push by Henry Wallace as secretary of agriculture, an effort proposed a bill allowing the secretary to jail any merchant for advertising considered false or misleading with no right of court appeal. The plan even contemplated jailing the President and echoed maximal control over public statements. Also reported a 17 year old fined five dollars for bicycle on a sidewalk after court.
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