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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1948
Page
8
A commonplace lump of coal is described as evolving from solid fuel to a source for gasoline and other fuels, plus chemicals. Authorities say complete conversion would spawn new major industries with large plants costing about 100 million dollars, employing thousands. A pilot plant is under construction to test feasibility.
During a conference on the price problem Donald Rothernberg of the Washington Committee on Consumer Protection urged cooperation with retailers. He said retailers share narrow profit margins and must raise prices when wholesale costs rise, stressing they cannot profit on or fund today’s costs and that prices are driven by factors beyond retailers' control.
In a New York Times letter Chester Bowles argues it is too late to reinstate price controls, defending free markets and warning that a planned economy would empower a police state. He cites Britain’s failures and urges free enterprise as the path to economic development and liberty.
An United States News editorial by David Lawrence argues labor fixes prices and is exempt from antitrust laws. It cites coal wage agreements, higher steel and rail costs, and payroll proportions in coal textiles and machinery to show wage-driven price fixing. The piece calls for labor unions to be regulated like other monopolies to curb price manipulation.
After recent British municipal elections the Conservative gains outpaced Labour losses. Critics argue socialism misfires as austerity remains essential. Britain’s nationalization trends in coal, finance, and looming power sectors are blamed for economic unease and rising uncertainty.
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The Congressional hearing on un-American activities in Hollywood opened with dramatic flair as fans swarmed for autographs and charged witnesses. Observers noted mixed skills among interrogators, with left wing groups well organized and aiming to cast the hearings in a ridiculous light. The session produced millions of dollars in talent and left many questions unresolved, with plans for a second act to be held at an unspecified date possibly in Hollywood.
The article surveys perceived Communist influence in Hollywood and labor, noting secrecy around affiliations and tactics to insert party lines in films. It links these fears to government security concerns, espionage cases, and a broader worry over labor leaders and Canadian trials. It also reports a steel industry boom with over one billion dollars in expansion, 2.5 million tons of equipment, and a peacetime production record.
Doc Hollister explained an allergy to Cat fur caused her sneezing. He administered an inoculation so she and Harpo could live together without sneezing, in a note attributed to 1947 copyright by the Four States Brewers Foundation.
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