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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
15
Economy minded congressmen push to trim appropriations for federal electric power projects and balance the budget. Localities fear cuts, believing economy targets hurt them, while the public protests expansion of tax exempt systems that compete with private industry.
Petroleum industry leaders have urged decontrol as supply meets demand and wartime price ceilings remain. OPA’s inaction prolongs uncertainty, prompting overproduction of profitable products and underproduction of others, hurting industry balance and markets. Congress is urged to act.
The piece warns of a nationwide fire danger fueled by negligence and inflation. It cites a half billion dollars in annual losses, with April alone seeing 52 million dollars in property destroyed. It urges stricter fire safety and better insurance practices to curb rising costs.
A long ago surplus drive resumes as food chains launch a national effort to move a record early white potato harvest sixty percent above last year. Onions and other produce join the campaign to promote variety and more eating, with thousands of stores everywhere aiding the effort to place these crops on tables during Europe’s famine.
Retailers say they will sell ample food items using all resources to reduce strain on grain supplies vital to European relief. The effort follows recommendations from the Presidents Famine Emergency Committee and government agencies, stressing that public success hinges on efficient use of American abundance.
Statement by Representative Biren of Oklahoma warns against government control of essential industries. He argues the American system bases freedom on individual rights and private property, cautioning that centralized economic power becomes political power and resembles slavery.
A constitutional lawyer reviews decades of Supreme Court rulings and labor acts from 1938 to 1944. He argues that picketing, speech, and maintenance of membership were variably protected or constrained, contributing to rising strikes in the United States. The piece cites Norris LaGuardia, Wagner, Taft Hartley era actions, and government interventions, noting Parker Ward and Petrillo figures.
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