Government Issues Stopgap Order Freezing Wages and Prices
Government issues a stopgap order freezing wages and prices while the AEC conducts atomic experiments. Editor notes clarify opinions are those of the Western Newspaper Union analysts.
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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1951
Page
3
Government issues a stopgap order freezing wages and prices while the AEC conducts atomic experiments. Editor notes clarify opinions are those of the Western Newspaper Union analysts.
The government issues a stopgap wage and price freeze to curb the wage price spiral. It halts many collective bargaining talks and freezes many prices while exempting food at farm level and certain communications and publication fields. Price administrator DiSalle and Attorney General McGrath oversee the new order.
AEC official Captain Carroll Tyler announced detonation tests at the Los Alamos range near Las Vegas New Mexico Nevada residents received a warning of scheduled tests. Reports describe flashes shaking windows and burglar alarms while three explosions were observed and felt as far as Boulder City.
The article notes unanswered questions about Chinese forces south of the 38th parallel in Korea. A lull in battles follows a pause in UN counterattacks as probes miss main communist units. Rumors claim illness and cold hit Chinese troops while some say they will not fight below the 38th parallel.
Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio urges Republicans to confront any Truman appeasement of Russia and any Communist sympathy. He leads GOP policy efforts and hints at a 1952 presidential bid while predicting party opposition may form.
Shell Oil researchers in Emeryville California show how skilled glass blowing shapes a lab distillation column for testing oil refining. The article traces glass history from ancient Thebes to Venice and Rome, notes its practical uses in laboratories and optics, and highlights the transition from art to instrument making.
The January close shows 966000 traffic deaths in the United States, tallying near the toll of all U.S. war deaths to date. Injuries since 1900 are estimated between 29.5 and 30 million, reflecting widespread impact on daily life.
Britons oppose a new 20 percent cut in fresh meat rations, the third reduction in three months. The tighter limit shrinks each person's allotment to about a bite a day as housewives demand price controls and relief from rising costs.
Sewing circle patterns offer a neat slip and pantie set with optional ribbon straps and lace trim. Pattern No 1978 comes in sizes 32 to 46 with yardage for slip and panties. Pattern No 3038 provides sizes 11 to 18 for a skirt blouse and jacket set with listed yardages.
Advice on washing woolen clothes to prevent stiffness by adding glycerine or borax to wash water. Steps to deliberately shrink a wool garment, clean and store a clothesline, and dry wool indoors using towels or window screens.
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