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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1951
Page
8
A summary of Soviet price controls and state monopoly contrasted with American competition. The piece cites a New York Times editorial noting Soviet wage and price levels and argues U S living standards outpace communism due to market competition and varied retail outlets.
Britain and Western Europe face coal shortages not from reserves but policy. Government control and socialism limit mines, with obsolete equipment and low miner productivity. The United States alone meets domestic and export needs, driven by free enterprise, suggesting a contrasting path for Europe.
The Los Angeles Times warns that dictators muzzle the press, citing Argentina's La Prensa seized by Peron's government and its editor Gainza Paz who fled to Uruguay. The piece argues a free press acts as a crucial safeguard against oppression and asserts truth as a dictator’s greatest fear.
The Office of Price Stabilization is urged to share burdens evenly across retailers and labor as margins are adjusted. A chain store president argues current ceilings resemble 1942 margins despite wage and benefit hikes. Retailers across sectors contend profits and competitive forces will correct excessive markups without bias.
In a Federal Power Commission hearing the Interior Dept urged blocking a Virginia utility dam. The region favored the dam for taxes, while a government plant would be tax free, prompting scathing critique that if taxes vanish government control becomes communism. The Scotland Neck Commonwealth called the line absurd.
A national drive urges states to allow larger truck loads citing defense needs. Officials warn roads are not expendable and current liberal laws cause excessive wear, higher repair costs, and postponed road construction. The push faces strong opposition from highway officials and taxpayers.
The Fulbright inquiry into the Reconstruction Finance Corporation reveals political influence and favors shaping agency actions, highlighted by the $9,000 mink coat scandal. Kefauver’s anti-gambling hearings show officials’ protection payments and rackets, underscoring a national moral decline and calls for nonpartisan reform.
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