Washington muses on peace, MacArthur, and ethics in gov
Drew Pearson reports Frankfurter and McMahon critique Dean Acheson and U.S. propaganda. Frankfurter notes English influence on Dean. MacArthur’s Texas trip tests political support, with Miller backing and past primary disappointments. Eisenhower endorses Fulbright ethics in government, while border-impurity talk and limousine requests loop through Washington notes.
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EN. Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Felix Frankfurter
Acheson
Dean
Frankfurter
Gooderham
McMahon
State Department
MacArthur
Texas
Doc" Miller
Nebraska
Miller
Wisconsin
Tokyo
Robert Eichelberger
United States
Eichelberger
Japan
Price controls in 1946 and today save nations from folly
A Washington Home Town Reporter piece argues price and wage controls once worked in 1946 before big business and farm groups pressured removal. It cites soaring prices, high production, and a 12 percent tax boost while urging Congress to let controls function, noting industry leaders warn against consumer harm.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Congress
Eric Johnston
U.S.C. of
Big Business
House
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Slaughter Slump Sparks Price Ceiling Tension
Cattle going to market ran below normal as big packers passed up limited offerings claiming price ceilings. Officials called the situation a sitdown strike and an attempt by the cattle industry to create an artificial shortage in order to kill controls.
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Office of Price Stabilization
Cattlemen Withhold Beef in Protest of Rollback
National meat stocks dwindle as cattlemen refuse to market beef over a price rollback by 8 to 10 cents a pound by October 1. Truman and DiSalle defend the program while markets in Chicago and other cities report near empties.
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Truman
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Chicago
Day of Decision Local Boards Face Student Deferments
Local draft boards across the country will soon review college aptitude test results for 3 853 boards to decide student deferments for students like Joe College. Decisions will weigh aptitude scores scholastic standing and leadership potential to classify II A or I A.
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Joe College
Classified department sales and business opportunities
A collage of for sale and business listings from Texas and nearby areas. Ads include a large cafe in Nacogdoches County, a pool and domino hall business, a mid sized apartment unit with 40.00 monthly income, a service station with wholesale gasoline, a dry goods and pod store in Central Texas, and an electric fans catalog offer. Names and addresses include Jem D Richardson LaGrange, V Cooner La, R J Carroll Houston, and Mercury Electric Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Ave
Texas City
Texas
Jem D. Richardson LaGrange
Port Arthur
V. Cooner
Magasine St
Robert Lee
Amazing Kel-O-Bob Automatic Fishing Float
An advertisement touts a Kel-O-Bob Automatic fishing float that measures water, casts and reels without knots, with a satisfaction guarantee. Price 60 cents each or two for $1.00 from Keller Laboratories in Oneida New York.
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Keller Laboratories
Oneida
New York
General MacArthur
Congress
Veterans & Associates
Broadway
Los Angeles
Calif
Biloxi
Bayou
Intercostal Canal & Parish Road
New Orleans
Communicate Inc
Stegen
Magazine St
Personal ad offering view cards and mailings
An informal appeal promising 3 View Cards of New York for 25 cents with instructions to write a message and address for mailing. It notes sealed letters mailed at 25 cents each and provides B. V. Romano’s address in New York 29. Then references GOSLINGS and poultry farms in Missouri.
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New York
B. V. Romano
East 116 St
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