Price contrasts show why free enterprise beats state control
Mid July Soviet price cuts highlight living standards under state monopoly. A bicycle costs 1,120 rubles while the average worker earns 500 rubles monthly, taking over two months’ pay. The New York Times notes the beer, radio, and sewing machine prices. By contrast American producers must cut costs to survive competition, and stores compete on price and quality. Every U.S. store window argues for free enterprise.
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New York Times
Russia
America
Socialism Fails and Free Enterprise Surges in Coal
Brigadier General Wade H. Hayes cites Britain's socialized coal mines as costing 40,000,000 pounds yearly with no added benefit. He contrasts with American coal, where free enterprise yields higher output, better quality, and lower prices, supporting a strong case for capitalism over socialism.
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Wade H. Hayes
Canadian Electric Company
Britain
Europe
England
Price controls would harm economy says grocers chief
C C Precure president of the National Association of Retail Grocers warns that reimposing price and wage controls would spark a huge black market, create scarcities, and undermine free enterprise with losses for retailers and consumers. He argues competition and efficient distribution keep prices low.
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C. C. Precure
National Association of Retail Grocers
Europe
The Editor's Stake on Free Press Independence
The piece argues that a free press relies on advertising and private enterprise, warning that socialism or communism would threaten political freedom and press independence. It urges opposition to government ownership of business and cautions readers not to assume such control cannot occur in the United States.
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United States
Prise
Maryland Joins US Tree Farm Program to Boost Forest Industry
Maryland will join the American Tree Farm System to promote sustainable management of its 2.7 million acres of woodland. Tree farms will be certified for continuous production and protection, with owners titled as tree farmers. The program launches July 30 in Charles County with 1200 acres of Glatfelter Pulpwood Company dedicated as Maryland’s first tree farm, making Maryland the 21st state in the system.
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Maryand
Joseph F. Kaylor
Department of State Forests and Parks
Maryland
Mr. Kaylor
Kaylor
Maryland County Forestry Boards
Tree Farm
Old Durham Church
Charles County
Glatfelter Pulpwood Company
Washington
American Forest Products Industries
Washington, D. C
Economic highlights on Berlin and Western alliance
The piece argues Berlin’s value to the Western Allies goes beyond material gains. It warns that snubbing Berlin risks American prestige and moral obligation, noting Russia could threaten anti Nazi Germans and erode democracy in Europe, with broader implications for Allied unity and resolve.
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Berlin
England
Germany
Stalin
Russia
Berlin as a test ground for rival life and government theories
The piece argues Berlin tests two opposing worldviews amid postwar tensions with Russia. It notes US restraint under General Clay and Secretary Marshall, warns of possible incidents, and critiques the idea of preventive war. Cites Hanson Baldwin’s Harper’s article on limits of destroying Soviet power and the high costs of invasion, urging strength and delay of war.
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Berlin
Russia
United States
Germany
Washington
Clay
Marshall
U. S
Harper’s
Hanson W. Baldwin
Baldwin
New York Times
Europe
Mr. Baldwin
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Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
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Pepsi-Cola Company
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Howard Land & Gravel. CO
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