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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1950
Page
4
A partisan urging strict government economy highlights the need to curb domestic spending while supporting a policy of active resistance to communist aggression. The piece argues expenditures will rise and emphasizes government focus on constitutional duties rather than welfare state expansion, with bipartisan and national support.
Senator Byrd criticizes rising domestic spending from 1948 onward and warns that wartime needs require cuts. He argues real security rests on hard work and a vigorous economy, not phony welfare schemes, to prevent bankruptcy and counter Soviet aims.
Fire on the farm causes thousands of injuries and deaths yearly and damages nearly $100,000,000. A new Farm Safety Inspection form from the National Board of Fire Underwriters offers a free checklist to identify hazards such as lightning, flammable liquids, electrical systems, and heating equipment. Farmers can request the blank at 85 John Street, New York City.
A 7500 member retailer association formed a Committee on Emergency Government Controls chaired by a Harvard retailing professor. After the Korea hostilities began, the committee urged stores to serve consumers and the nation, delegating experts to work with government on policy. It praised wartime retailing for fighting hoarding and ensuring fair distribution, while warning against hoarding and urging purchases only as needed.
A banker at the American Institute of Banking urged keeping government out of power, warning public ownership threatens credit in the $22 billion light and power sector and could cost $803 million in taxes. He proposed leasing or selling facilities to private utilities with regulatory safeguards to protect consumers and local tax roles.
The Switchmen's Union fights Western railroads over wages after an Emergency Board recommended 40 hour weeks and 18 cents an hour raise. The Union seeks 31 cents an hour, though the Board found this excessive and unfair relative to other workers. The public interest hinges on acceptance of boards’ findings and labor peace. The Board urged railroads to seek postwar stability.
The writing argues rising costs stem from intertwined debts and prices with blame shifting among groups. It cites Omaha World-Herald examples of rising federal deficits and urges immediate action to curb federal spending to avert a financial crisis and erosion of representative government.
Analyzes postwar war planning ideas as seen in U S News & World Report noting jet combat limits and naval carrier value in Korea. Highlights that bombers, tanks, and infantry remain decisive while new concepts fall short, urging caution toward adopting unproven strategies.
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