Beef Withholding Spread Amid 8-10 Cent Rollback Fuss
Beef buyers face rising shortages as cattlemen withhold meat in protest of a government price rollback. Truman and DiSalle defend the policy while Chicago and other cities report near empty pens and a drop in weekly cattle marketed. The piece also notes Marshall’s Korea visit and ongoing MacArthur inquiry.
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Truman
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Chicago
Gen. Wedemeyer
Gen
MacArthur
Wedemeyer
Korea
Russia
Price controls and memory of 1946 lessons
In recalling 1946 price controls, the piece argues big business and farm interests pressed to end controls, claiming market forces would set prices. It notes prices rose sharply, cites leaders like Charles E. Wilson urging industry to drop “business as usual,” and describes cattle market tensions as a suspected strike against controls.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Congress
Mr. Big
Big Business
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
Mr. Wilson
America
Office of Price Stabilization
Postal workers vote on 360 dollar yearly raise plan
The House Post Office Committee has endorsed a 360 dollar annual pay raise for most postal workers. The measure estimates a 150 million dollar yearly cost and would be added to a bill raising postal rates by about 125 million dollars annually. The raise would be 360 dollars for salaried workers and 20 cents per hour for hourly employees.
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House Post Office Committee
Crossword puzzle across and down clues mixed text
Across and down clues list many misprinted entries from a crossword puzzle including obsolete wind instrument firm hand grasp Roman garments and various other clue prompts with inconsistent formatting and stray symbols
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Latvia
Pigs Boosted by Dixie 40 Percent Hog Supplement
Farmers are advised to finish hogs for market using Dixie 40% Hog Supplement with corn or pasture. A dry lot option Dixie 34% Hog Supplement is available, both containing Vita min B-12 and antibiotic feed supplements.
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Dixie
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