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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1957

Page

5

Washington Studying Price Curbs and Inflation Controls

Reports show two separate inflation studies in Washington. The Federal Reserve Board is preparing a five volume review of consumer credit controls at President Eisenhower’s request, with no formal recommendations yet. The Office of Defense Mobilization develops war only price and wage control plans, awaiting renewal of authority next June, while avoiding immediate action.

Washington NEA Secretary of Commerce Office of Defense Mobilization Federal Reserve Board Weeks Eisenhower Council of Economic Advisers Ralph Young FRB Congressional Economic and Banking Committees Board of Governors Congress Edward F. Phelps ODM S. Fleming Gordon Gray

Checks Total Reached Three Trillion in 1956

Americans wrote about three trillion dollars in checks in 1956, with nine billion checks drawn on and paid by some 14,000 banks. The figure topped the 1955 record of about 2.9 trillion by more than $200 billion, according to American Banker.

New York American Banker

Moscow Traffic Chief Says Horn Ban Cuts Accidents

L N Malov Moscow traffic chief announced a ten percent drop in automobile accidents since horn blowing was banned. He did not specify the irate.

Moscow L. N. Malov

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