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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1947
Page
2
A Nippon Times editorial in Tokyo warns Allied forces to avoid too lenient a postwar approach lest core institutions and leadership responsible for wartime evils persist. The piece argues leniency could spark future reactionary undercurrents and distrust, asking if occupiers know the Japanese people better than they know themselves.
The House Ways and Means Committee narrowly voted 7 to 5 to approve a 5 percent tax on liquor sold through state stores. Proceeds, about 1.4 million annually, would go to towns and cities per capita. Advocates cite municipal need while critics warn higher prices may boost bootleg sales.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee seeks a five member House-Senate inquiry into the State Department information program and Voice of America broadcasts with a $100,000 cost. Congress already voted $12.4 million for the fiscal year, and the panel will report by February 1, studying education and information exchange to ensure value and prevent unsuitable material while keeping programs pro American.
A Kansas City primary embroilment involving Truman backed politics and a Slaughter renomination led to indictments for fraud while the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected a broader probe into the Justice Department. War Assets selling 2,000,000 sets of surplus false teeth prompts veteran quips about teeth and battle gear.
The piece argues the state should not run liquor to profit but to cover government costs and curb bootlegging. It warns excessive pricing by state stores or taxes could drive bootlegging, harming regulation and potentially reducing municipal revenues.
Washington observers question why the Senate war investigating panel has not probed the atomic energy security leak, amid claims Army laxness and Lilienthal’s commission reforms. Byrnes scholarships loom as memoir earnings rise, funding fatherless scholars. Third party talks threaten Wallace candidacy. Truman argues for displaced persons and Senate crossfire on Dooley confirmation. Under the dome, Mississippi lawyers are preparing for what comes next.
A compact opinion piece discusses Greece's peril amid Cold War tensions. It weighs risk of wider conflict between Russia and the United States, urges firm resolve to prevent war, and references media figures such as Drew Pearson and FCC scrutiny of Robert F. Jones.
A wide collage quotes leaders on atom bomb fear and economic stress. Edwin Strout and Dr. Sidney French weigh independence on farms. J. A. Krug and Charles Wilson link fear to unemployment and prices. Truman warns against collective bargaining while scrap drives grow. Taft and Hartley referenced with a new song project amid postwar tensions.
The World Today reports strong reader support for US policy to rehabilitate war ravaged Germany as a path to Europe recovery. Gen. Lucius D. Clay and allies stress Western Germany's role, while Russians press heavy reparations and the Ruhr dispute lingers.
New York up the science scene shows intoximeters now measure blood alcohol levels, revealing how men explain “just a couple of beers” to companions. The devices provide objective data on drunk driving risk and social excuses.
Walla Walla witnesses warned that new Lower Snake and Columbia River dams could halt the salmon's upstream migration. Claims supported by fishermen and tribes clash with proponents urging hydroelectric and navigational benefits. Dr Paul Needham and Arnie Suomela voiced concerns about energy versus fish survival and spawning grounds in the Columbia system.
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