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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
2
Western Newspaper Union analyzes a sweeping public works push by local governments and hints at a controversial new “horror weapon” development. The column notes editorial framing by the Western Newspaper Union analysts.
Pres. Juan Peron and the Argentine cabinet witness Britain's Reginald Leeper and Juan Bramuglia sign accords for Britain to buy 83 percent of Argentina's meat exports in year one and 78 percent in year two, with prices 25 percent above prewar levels. A separate deal cedes railway control to Britain in exchange for shares in a joint company.
Churchill at the University of Zurich urged a reconciled France and Germany forming the cornerstone of a European union within an international framework. He said a united Europe would support the United Nations and that Western nations must act to deter threats to global security. Rubber manufacturers report a record seven months for passenger car tire shipments in 1946, with replacements nearing yearly totals.
Washington analyst notes housing conditions in the USSR worsen under the five year plan. He compares Moscow and Ukraine spaces with U.S. housing norms, cites a Harper’s account of Kiev and Kharkov, and discusses labor unions as state tools and wage levels in rubles. He links housing and unions to broader political shifts ahead of elections.
Department of Agriculture representative backed a 25 percent freight rate increase before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington. Carriers argued the raise was needed to avert deficits, warning it would raise costs for farmers and hinder rural electrification and fish shipments. Rails say 1946 earnings would fall far short of costs, with 50 percent rise since 1939. ICC postponed final decision, maintaining a temporary 10 percent wartime raise.
International Labour Organization delegates from 51 countries gather in Montreal for a 113 page review of the world reconversion. Director Edward J. Phelan warns against inflationary wage boosts not tied to productivity and urges price stability and harmony between capital and labor. He says productivity based raises, consumption growth, and profit sharing can support ongoing prosperity and employment.
Kentucky physician honored by townsfolk after delivering 5 492 babies over 47 years without a wrong address. An 84 year old mountaineer seeks higher pension for his wife’s nine pound baby, while a fish cause ties a Lombard telegraph line.
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