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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1951
Page
8
Government issues a stopgap order freezing wages and many prices while exemptions protect food. It halts hundreds of bargaining talks and seeks ceilings industry by industry. Farm prices stay below parity for many items, delaying real impact.
Government issues a stopgap order freezing all wages and prices as the economy faces strain. The AEC conducts atomic experiments alongside ongoing policy debates.
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio pushes Republicans to oppose any Communist appeasement and Russia détente, signaling a tough foreign policy stance for the next election. Meanwhile the House Armed Services Committee orders the Defense Department to study raising the draft age to 30, potentially blocking 18-year-olds.
Las Vegas Nevada about 40 miles from the test range reports three atomic blasts with windows shaking and burglar alarms sounding. In Washington French Premier Rene Pleven meets President Truman to discuss policy in Korea Indochina and broader western defense cooperation.
The January toll shows traffic fatalities reaching 966 000 since 1900 with about 29.5 to 30 million injured. The figure rivals totals of all American war deaths to date and reflects a widespread national impact.
After UN forces pushed south of the 38th parallel a lull fell over the front and probing attacks failed to contact Chinese main armies. Reports indicated continued UN movement with minor resistance and raised questions about Communist strength and weather impacts. U.S. officials noted less urgency to label China aggressor as two weeks of light fighting continued.
Four hundred economists from 30 institutions urge higher taxes and tighter controls as the main defense against inflation. They call for cutting nonessential government spending, raising revenues faster than defense, and restricting nonessential credit to secure a cash surplus, citing a proposed tax rise exceeding 16 billion dollars.
British housewives protested a drastic new cut in fresh meat ration, the third in three months, amounting to 20 percent. The reduction left each person with about a bite a day as prices stayed high and controls debated.
Multiple classified items list registered quarter horses and Palo Minos for sale and service, a quick way to contact J W Brown in Beaumont for a model J machine, and various consumer ads from different cities offering mice cures and stamps. The page showcases items from horses to household products and promotional mail offers.
United Arts Dental Lab in Memphis Tennessee offers dentures made from your old plate with a new Dupontlastic material at 18 50 per plate. Repairs and cleaning services are also available through the lab.
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