Price control debate shifts as free enterprise tests itself
The article argues that price control, abolished after congressional and presidential actions, could return within weeks if inflation accelerates. It stresses the role of manufacturers and retailers in reacting to freedom, warns of possible stricter controls, and reflects on Philippine independence and U S policy in a broader context.
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Congress
Truman
FEPC Death Marks End for Fair Employment Practice Committee
The FEPC died at Sunday midnight as an executive order agency ended. Unlike OPA, FEPC cannot be revived by Congress, and its lack of promotion of fairness or employment sustenance means mourners will be few and far between.
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OPA
FEPC
Office of Price Control
Congress
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Independence Day Reflections From a Young Republic
The commentary marks Independence Day as the 170th anniversary of Philippine independence and notes its parallel with nearly one year since liberation from Japanese forces. It emphasizes the long road to sovereignty decided twelve years earlier, surviving a tragic period that tested the Commonwealth and its protector nation.
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Philippines
America
Orient
Japan
Philippine Republic
New Republic
United States
Far Pacific
Philippine Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Cardinal Tien Urges Immediate War as World Crisis Looms
The report notes Cardinal Tien and many in China foresee World War III and urge fighting now to end the threat of even more devastating weapons. It suggests millions of Chinese share his fatalistic view and anticipate an imminent global conflict.
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China
Cardinal Tien
T. Fuller
J. Baker
Eliason
Ida James
J. Gart
Palestine
Cannon
Louis
E. Cuneo
G. J. Nathan
AFL Leader Warns Truman on Hobbs Bill Threats
AFL President William Green urges veto of the Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Bill, warning that passage could spark widespread labor discontent and unrest while accusing some labor leaders of labeling reform as union busting. He argues rank and file would resist illegal acts, not the law.
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Truman
AFL
William Green
Labor
Nails Shortage Sparks Farm Irony In North Carolina
Kerr Scott complains farmers eat nails due to shortages caused by OPA limits. He urges production support, noting state needs for nails at farm buildings and the Raleigh fairgrounds. Aluminum coated nails offered at 40 cents a pound were rejected as unsuitable. Jurist Varser reports tobacco curing progressing as farmers improvise with scraps and grape vines to repair barns.
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Kerr Scott
OPA
Scott
Naval
Raleigh
J. S. Dorton
L. R. Varser
Lumberton
Capitol Square
Sugar Stocks In Cuba Hint at Price Strain
A Washington column notes large sugar stores in Cuba and broader hoarding of shirts and shorts. It argues the new OPA plan aims to release storage to push prices up briefly, then settle toward consumer demand, while criticizing congressional action and administration effectiveness.
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Washington
Cuba
OPA
Seaboard
Congress
Idaho
Taylor
Orson Welles
Public opinion on OPA controls and production outlook
Paul Mallon argues that OPA controls hinder production and consumer interests. He predicts limited price relief or production gains this summer and possibly into winter, noting some items may improve slowly while essentials remain scarce.
Oscar Lange Targets U S Policy At Hunter Speech
An exiled Polish born official and former U S citizen, Oscar Lange, at Hunter College proposes a resolution to curb American innovation and brands his past as a betrayal. He denounces U S protection and warns of new masters allowing city bombings, stirring xenophobic sentiment against naturalization seekers.
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PAC
Gromyko
United States
Poland
Hunter College
Oscar
Poland, War Losses, and Oscar Lange Critique
In a pointed critique, the writer argues Poland suffered most in the last century, cites 6,000,000 dead, and blames Oscar Lange for defending Soviet methods. It accuses Russia of invasion and puppet control, credits the United States with aiding Poland and condemns compromises at Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam.
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Poland
Hitler
Stalin
Russia
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
Soviet Russia
Oscar Lange
Oscar
Kosciusko
Pulaski
John Sobieski
Gromyko
Broadway Notes and Nutmeg of a Lively Week
Talulu Bankhead stars in Noel Coward's Private Lives at the Greenwich Playhouse, praised for her cyclonic charm. Reviews note a broad mix of shows and radio items, with Fred MacMurray in Smoky and Sylvia Sidney leading dramatic works, plus gossip from theater and press circles.
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Talulu Bankhead
Geenwich (Conn
Noel Coward
Vernon Rice
Tallulah
Mr. Winkle
the Mirror
R. Coleman
Maine
Weisenheimers
Broadway
Fred MacMurray
Fred
Sylvia Sidney
Paulette Goddard
Bill Powell
Esther Williams
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