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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1946
Page
4
The piece argues inflation is already underway and could worsen unless peacetime supply grows. It cites rising debt, money supply, wages, real estate, and incomes as drivers, notes budget miscalculations in 1939–41, and projects 1947 federal revenue and spending shifts with defense taking a smaller share and taxes becoming a larger source.
President Truman’s proposed budget of 35.86 billion dollars for the next fiscal year is an estimate, a forecast of expenditures starting five months from now. History shows such projections rarely match actual results due to unforeseeable economic factors.
A columnist denounces the filibuster as cowardly while noting Southern senators stall the Fair Employment Practices bill. The piece urges abolition and references the La Follette Monroney committee studying congressional reform and cloture rules.
In a 1950s tone the article notes changing but persistent roles as men often control finances while women increasingly buy and hold wealth. It cites a radio survey showing most say husbands carry the purse, yet women manage most purchases and own much of the wealth through inheritance and life insurance.
A reflective column compares historic conquerors and modern soldiers, noting how young Americans sent abroad feel homesick. It muses on national identity, freedom, and the appeal of America’s farms, rivers, mountains, and highways as Columbus’s dream from a single egg.
A compact aphorism from Lactantius notes how memory moderates gains and losses, guiding youth and comforting elders as prosperity and misfortune mix across a lifetime. The quotation emphasizes temperance and the enduring value of remembrance.
In Congress as the so called British loan dispute grows, popular British figures visit the United States while critics say the deal, framed to back Britain’s credits, funds a claim with little repayment in kind. Supporters argue it preserves postwar trade, but opponents cite hidden risks, altered guarantees, and the future debt tied to Britain’s own reorganization of its economy.
Marquis Childs explains how officers have long enjoyed terminal leave and medical benefits while enlisted personnel wait for discharge. Congress weighs extending the privilege to all services, with cost estimates around 2.8 to 4.0 billion dollars, and its impact on inflation and demobilization.
Drew Pearson reports that if Stuart Symington becomes secretary of war he will press pro GI reforms. Symington helped ALCOA surrender patents to the government after stiff negotiations with Berge and fellow officials. Taft loses Yale faculty bid after opposing Emerson on grounds of radical links while peers vote against him.
Economist David Lawrence argues that inflation stems from fiscal imbalance and debt, urging a genuine debt reduction program. He cites Truman's 1947 budget plan to retire debt from 278 to 271 billion, notes expense drivers like interest, veterans payments, and postwar costs, and says surpluses require a 25 billion dollar spending cap and 30 billion in revenue to steadily pay down 270+ billion in national debt. He warns that without durable fiscal tightening and prudent tax policy, American confidence and bond markets would suffer, delaying economic stabilization.
Dr Brady argues prospective spouses should be medically examined before marriage to prevent disease spread and heartbreak. He notes TB and gonorrheal infections as major risks, describes legal requirements for health certificates, and warns unrecognized illness can ruin families and lead to sterilization or divorce.
A newly married couple describes renting a riverfront bungalow heated by a kerosene stove and noting persistent cold feet and dampness in a cellar. A reader asks if water and damp air pose health risks. the reply says no risk from cellar water, but damp air and clothing warrant caution for comfort and potential illness.
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