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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1950
Page
4
The US Department of Labor compares minutes worked to buy a pound of bacon in ten countries. Americans need 30 minutes, Canada 45, Britain 53, Ireland 96, and the Soviet Union 466. The piece argues free economies drive abundance and efficiency.
Frederick G. Brownell argues in the Buffalo Evening News that commercial trucks overload highways, breaking weight laws and costing more per mile to repair. He cites federal officials and state engineers, urging truckers to obey rules and share highway costs to prevent ruin. Public opinion grows against highway destruction.
A group of 100 electric companies presents a 20 page plan to the President's Water Resources Policy Committee outlining a long range joint government private strategy. Four points stress continuous power, government investment repayment, universal federal hydro power, and stronger private utility service. The spokesman argues industry leadership benefits national defense and economy while opposing government waste.
Erwin D. Canham warns that a United Nations treaty could damage press freedom by limiting reporting and banning offensive news. Johan van de Kieft cites Argentina as an example where government newsprint favors official papers, suppressing opposition. The panel argues against restricting press rights, insisting a free press protects all freedoms.
Two national unions and two Missouri local unions condemn government involvement in utilities and Rural Electrification Administration loans. They warn government ownership would erode private firms, jobs, and collective bargaining, equating socialism with loss of labor freedom and pointing to Russia as a cautionary example.
The piece argues that socialist government overseen by the Labor Party leads to centralized power, weakening individual liberty and expanding state control beyond industry to agriculture and small business, risking dictatorship. It cites Ivor Thomas speeches in 1945 and 1948 about public enterprise and creeping state dominance.
The piece discusses the rising share of people over 65 and the strain on providing for elders. It notes unions pushing for monthly pensions and social security, hopes for higher standards, and doubts about universal feasibility. It highlights complications for small firms and uncertain future costs and yields in pension plans.
The article notes savings from a new pension approach and cites Eastman Kodak executives. The treasurer argues benefits include security for older workers, morale boosts for younger staff, reduced labor turnover, and a more efficient organization, while warning on maintaining affordable prices and taxation.
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