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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1946
Page
6
The article argues price controls ended but inflation will not spike. It notes retailers and producers resist sharp rises, relying on goodwill and competition. It cites chain stores and big producers as bulwarks, while acknowledging some price gouging and the continuing influence of supply and demand dynamics.
Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley pushed price legislation and urged passage of the compromise OPA bill. The President vetoed it, drawing a clash with Barkley who once resigned after a Roosevelt veto. Without White House backing, Barkley’s leadership position could become more difficult.
The Linn county Republican convention urges the next legislature to study the direct primary system and overhaul it. The Earl Miller nomination for secretary of state last month is cited as evidence that the system fails to ensure competent public officers and allows party responsibility to be evaded with ballots listing many names.
The essay argues fascism is a mental attitude found beyond politics. It cites power dynamics between bosses and workers, comparing birthright advantage to coercive authority and warning against whipping threats. It links freedom, democracy, and the need for humane governance with caution toward isolationism.
The piece jokes about scientists chasing heavy water and overblown rainfall ideas. It recalls Morse Bell Edison and Einstein as examples of heavy moisture and failed experiments, arguing for lighter innovations to benefit mankind.
By David Lawrence a critical column arguing that President Truman’s veto of the OPA bill worsened inflation and high costs. It claims his policy shifts and wage actions provoked Congress to end price controls and predicts a political landslide against him in a parliamentary system.
Marquis Childs surveys a UC medical school success using radioactive phosphorus to treat superficial skin cancers noted amid atomic bomb trials. He argues radiation’s broader potential against cancer, cites the Hiroshima Nagasaki bombing survey, and cites Dr. Robert Stone on fundamental mechanisms of radiation effects.
The essay critiques the Good Neighbor policy and Bradenism as U S interventions in Latin America, arguing they failed to influence nations, damaged sovereignty, and reflect American arrogance. It links Braden to propaganda campaigns and warns that ongoing Cold War rhetoric risks spreading interventionism and distrust.
Dr. Brady reflects on childhood in country towns, changes over time, and the idea of a “second wind” in running physiology. He cites R. Tait McKenzie and muses on youth activity, milk temperature, and health habits, mixing nostalgia with practical questions for children aged four to twelve.
The piece argues Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder can curb treasury losses by repealing carryback provisions in the excess profits tax. It cites Rep. Cleveland Bailey and Rep. Wilbur Mills urging action and notes GM could seek an 80 million dollar refund. It frames Snyder as pivotal in challenging big business influence.
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