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Postwar Critique of Hoover as Famine Emergency Chair
Federated Press reports widespread distrust of Herbert Hoover's appointment as chair of the Famine Emergency Committee. Critics fear food will be used for political ends and point to Hoover’s WWI record and past hunger within the U.S. They urge rationing and production boosts for abroad relief, with Bowles noting most family budgets go to food and prices rising.
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