Economy Talk on Retrenchment Amid Election Pressure
The article argues President Truman should curb public spending to fight inflation, noting deficits fuel inflation and political timing around three months to elections. It urges substantial, verifiable reductions before Congress convenes to gain credibility and avoid public grumbling over meter reform.
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Truman
Washington
House of Representatives
Republican Party
House
Congress
Easy Does It on Meters N MOVING to buy on a trial basis
The city council moves to buy about 1 000 parking meters on a trial basis as a step toward solving downtown parking. The plan aims to ease shortages and test effectiveness, though full satisfaction for all remains unlikely.
BLS Commissioner Post in Question After Hinrichs Resigns
The search for a successor to Dr. A. Ford Hinrichs as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics continues amid debate over the cost of living index. Hinrichs, a respected economist, served as acting commissioner since 1940 and resigned last month. Secretary of Labor Schollenbach cited impossibility of a permanent appointment, amid pressure from labor leaders to alter the index for wage and living standards debates. It remains to be seen who will be named and their stance on the index.
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A. Ford Hinrichs
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dr. Hinrichs
Bureau
Hinrichs
Labor
Schwellenbach
American Statistical Association
White House
Patriotism and the people who share a nation
Roger Quillen questions shallow patriotism and argues that true love of country hinges on respect for all people. He contends America is a world in miniature and stresses overcoming intolerance to foster peace, unity, and national identity. He critiques prejudice, hints at political cautions, and muses on policy and society.
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Quillen
M. Molotov
Kremlin
Moscow
United States
Atom bomb rhetoric and threats from a wartime commentator
A satirical screed defends the atom bomb as essential and mocks demands to scrap it. It claims universal demand for disarmament is as unlikely as filling the Grand Canyon with cement and uses provocative imagery to mock opponents and foreign threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Grand Canyon
Niagara Falls
State of U S Soviet Relations Deteriorates Further
Analysis by David Lawrence argues the United States and Russia remain in a fragile, suspicious standoff. Disappearances of American officers near Berlin prompt fears of espionage. Chinese and European tensions, atomic secrecy, and calls for international inspection color a wary, unsettled peace process.
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UX/ASHINGTON
United States
Russia
Berlin
McNarney
U. S
Potsdam
Seattle
Wash
China
Chiang Kai-shek
State Department
Kremlin
Paris Conference Showdown Warns Against Bad Peace
Drew Pearson argues the Paris talks need real goodwill and access to Russia, warning a hasty treaty would be a useless scrap. He says U.S. leadership is damaged, Molotov will resist, and only a genuine peace vision linked to Four Freedoms can stabilize world peace.
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Paris
James F. Byrnes
Washington
United States
Trieste
Pearson
Byrnes
Russia
United Nations
Balkans
M. Molotov
Molotov
Austria
Yugoslavia
Red Army
U. S
Truman seeks high capacity for atomic board posts
President Truman faces delays in naming the five members of the atomic energy commission. Interim appointments may start the panel, with confirmation later. Names considered include David Lilienthal and Edwin G. Nourse, amid political maneuvering and concerns about qualifications and patronage. The panel will have a chairman and four members with salaries of 17,500 and 15,000 respectively.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Senate
White House
David Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley
Lilienthal
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
McKellar
TVA
Oscar Chapman
Chapman
Sen
Robert Wagner
New York
Leon Keyserling
Edwin G. Nourse
Brookiings Institution
Key
Washington
Russians Secure Permanent Hold in Balkans Draft Treaties
The drafts with Romania Bulgaria and Hungary lock in Moscow influence over Danubian politics and trade. Russia seeks to keep troops on Romanian soil to secure communique lines with Austria while bolstering forces in Romania and Bulgaria. Byrnes worries over an ideological and practical path to a fragile peace and early American troop withdrawal.
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Washington
Danubian
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Moscow
Europe
Red Army
Austria
Mr. Byrnes
Paris
Balkan
Poland
Yugoslavia
Italy
Morgan Line
Byrnes
Oral digestion and dental health tied to body fitness
Dr Wm Brady argues most illnesses stem from nutritional deficiency caused by poor mastication and salivary digestion. He urges maintaining 28 to 32 teeth in good working order and warns against neglecting dentistry despite cost or ignorance.
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Texas Rangers
Sahara
George Clark
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Laweenc
Drew Pearson
Dinary
John Q
Venezia Giulia
Fox Molotov
United ,States
Secretary Byrnes
Marquis Childs
Ashington
Ity
Danger
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Vienna
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Bevin
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