Chains vs Independents Hold Their Ground in Retail
A 1947 Department of Commerce snapshot shows chains supplying 21.5 percent of retail volume, up from 20.3 percent in 1929 but just shy of 194- eight years earlier. Independent and other operators still total 93 billion dollars in sales, while chains reach about 25 billion. The article argues competitive balance persists amid economic shifts.
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Department of Commerce
Chain Store Age
Railroads and the American Spirit in a Cold War frame
A reflective arc on railroads as a unifying American symbol and economic driver, citing their wartime and postwar influence. The piece highlights Alexander Barmine's view in the Saturday Evening Post that Russians deserve autonomy from Kremlin oppression, and notes Stalin's repressive apparatus while acknowledging Allied aid to the Russian people during the war.
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Kremlin
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Saturday Evening Post
Alexander Barmine
OSS
Price control fails against real costs and market dynamics
The argument for price control collapses when faced with production costs and profit pressures. With wages rising, government spending, tax cuts, and persistent competition, prices would not fall to prior levels. Manufacturers and retailers earn margins, workers resist wage cuts, and shortages or black markets would take hold as equilibrium finds its own level.
Youth's Brave New World and the Case for Capitalism
A columnist argues against totalitarian appeals to youth and defends capitalism as the system that offers liberty, dignity, and broad opportunity. The piece criticizes college texts and movements favoring state control, warning of a drift toward government dictatorship unless fundamental truths are taught.
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Karl Marx
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Germany
Italy
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Questioning Soviet mass support and Western views
The passage surveys how 200000000 people under Stalin are viewed by critics. It asks whether the masses in the Soviet Union favor communism, accept Kremlin control, and whether capitalism or the West shapes their beliefs. It notes ongoing debate among observers about the true mood of the Soviet populace.
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Stalin
Kremlin
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Answers Clue List
The puzzle provides a long list of across and down clues covering common words from applaud to solution hints. It concludes with Answer to Puzzle Number 20.
Kremlin’s grip fuels fear in Soviet citizens, exiles urge rethink
An analysis argues Stalin’s repatriation pact with the Allies caused executions and camps for returnees, branding the Kremlin regime as a “giant with feet of clay.” It urges Washington to separate totalitarian Russia from its people, warning against anti-Russian sentiment risking anti-Western coalitions.
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Yalta
Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Europe
U.S.S.R
Communist Party
Politburo
Iron Curtain
Mr. Barmine
Russia
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