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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1947
Page
2
The speaker stresses that aid will continue but only if suffering countries craft plans to maximize resources, raise production, and practice broad self-help. He argues the plan goes beyond the Truman Doctrine, signaling a shift from past practice toward enabling independent recovery.
The piece analyzes the limits of material aid to Europe, noting a production gap at home and rising prices from foreign purchases. It contrasts the Marshall Plan with broader aid, cites Soviet opposition, and outlines the emerging East West power blocs with Europe at the center. It closes with warnings of possible renewed conflict and calls for larger military funding.
A Minnesota reverend, Rev. Elmer Schwarz, narrowly survives a highway miscue north of Alton after failing to spot an overhead turn on highway 33. Two-fifty feet north, his vehicle went over an embankment but left uninjured. In Decatur County, veteran sawmill operator Price Rex died after a 2x6 board dislodged from his mill struck him midafternoon. A rural saying notes friends multiply while needs decrease, and another old line says pearls on teeth do not equal wisdom.
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