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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1949
Page
2
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The Paris four power accord resembles early recovery from a long siege with uncertainty over its real value. It hinges on Russian good faith and could mark progress or collapse. Key gains include talk of an Austrian peace treaty and reduced Russian claims, but openness remains about German unity and a permanent settlement. Western officials doubt lasting changes, yet see a possible thaw if Moscow avoids a renewed cold war.
Edward Robinson denies party membership while criticizing Moscow for manipulating public sentiment in peace and freedom rhetoric. Prof Sydney Hook accuses propaganda techniques akin to Hitler’s big lie. Emerson Schmidt warns that deep mood adjustments by business leaders could depress economic activity and dollar hoarding.
Washington reports rapid progress toward unified armed services, with officials at Fort Benning Fort Benning Georgia Eglin Field Florida Norfolk Naval Station and carrier Franklin D Roosevelt cited. Viewpoints from officials and observers indicate better cooperation, reliance on air observation and strategic partnerships across branches, despite rivalries and debate over carriers and postwar firepower.
Rome reports that to counter Soviet propaganda, Italy's postwar plan uses comics and booklets nationwide. A Rome office with 1700 editors promotes the Marshall Plan through simple, vivid materials aimed at workers, peasants, and students to counter red influence and explain ERP benefits by 1952.
In a New York city scene a large firm fills a sky scraper floor with cubbyhole offices as two young men Jim and John mingle with coworkers. After a spree at a bar they discuss money and credit while a cab ride to a lakeside cottage ends at a sanitarium sign. Jim admits his heart is tired and a “secret merger” is hinted at as the story pivots toward an ambiguous ending.
James Marlow notes the Eighty First Congress has produced few major items in seven months since starting in 1949. He cites rent control as a rare exception and predicts only a couple of major measures may pass before adjournment, with more action unlikely in 1949. The piece recalls budget fights and calls for decisive government spending cuts.
The piece argues over whether devaluing the pound would help Britain’s crisis. It explains fixed exchange rates, potential boosts to tourism and exports, and rising import costs. It recalls 1931 when Britain abandoned the gold standard and notes warnings from officials and business leaders.
A reader recalls a mathematician’s gadget for bidding and a test of a robot bridge nlever that failed. Alfred P. Sheinwold argues bridge is an intellectual pastime not a math game and recounts a rubber and match point hand where careful play and deception determined the outcome.
A New York AP column surveys a piecemeal recession with a predicted bottom in early 1950 and a gradual spring recovery. It notes varied indicators, including lower industrial output yet higher auto production and bank clearings, with unemployment rising but employment up overall.
The narrator recalls asking J. P. Morgan for a public statement on England’s devaluation. Morgan, famed for avoiding interviews, finally conveyed a cautious message that the British move was hopeful rather than discouraging. His remarks, telegraphed worldwide, helped steady international reaction amid the crisis.
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