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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1948
Page
9
Maryland motor vehicle owners would pay another 3.5 million dollars if the gasoline tax increase in Senate Bill 359 and House Bill 613 passes. An analysis of highway finances shows that without a tax rise there would be twice as much money available for road building in the next few years as before the war.
Retailers and manufacturers fret over high prices as consumer resistance grows. Chains lead, buyers scrutinize goods, and overhead cuts aim to push prices down or stave off increases. Independent and chain stores compete, driving the price floor toward the lowest sustainable level across goods.
Congress consider the Reed Bill to exempt railroads from antitrust laws with ICC oversight. Supporters say it protects established rate setting while critics warn it risks monopoly and chaos in the nation’s transportation system. Newspapers broadly note ICC regulation underpins fair, integrated rates.
In a Mexico City speech President Truman warned that a new exploiter has emerged in organized labor via the closed shop. He argued no man should be forced to join a union to earn a living and urged Congress to confront the issue, stressing the right to work without coercion from either management or labor bosses.
A harsh column argues that John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers press for a March 31 strike, while the Supreme Court faces deadlines. It warns that letting one leader dictate court timing threatens American freedoms and urges decisive congressional action to curb labor dictatorship abuses.
An essay extols the daily freight movement by rail and road that sustains the American standard of living. It highlights diesel trucks, tankers, trains, and airbrakes as vital to distributing food, medicine, and goods while noting retailers operate on slim margins to maintain high sales volumes and keep freight moving nationwide.
The article surveys potential presidential contenders as Congress faces a critical year. It notes the open race, the rivalries within parties, Truman as a likely Democratic nominee, Stassen as the active Republican, and Dewey’s enduring but challenged bid, with emphasis on electoral stakes and factional support.
The piece surveys Taft Vandenberg Morse Knowland Ball and other young Republican senators, noting Taft's influence and concerns over soft-pedaling key labor issues, while Vandenberg earns praise for foreign policy. It also mentions possible nominees including Earl Warren and a dark horse scenario like Willkie in 1940. It concludes with a Balkan comparison to illustrate regional tensions.
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