28 Apr 1949
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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1949
Page
1
Western Newspaper Union analysts urge that critics attack the new farm program as extending unprecedented controls and hint at a possible extension of the Marshall Plan. The column presents a debate on policy, governance, and economic strategy with emphasis on farm regulation.
Mixed reaction on Capitol Hill to President Truman’s broad farm plan. Critics warn of socialist drift and vast government powers while supporters claim lower retail prices and farmers’ incomes tied to a decade-long average. Brannan warns of heavy consumer drain and pork-price support costs. Representative Anderson cites up to 10 billion dollars yearly.
Europe looked to continued Marshall Plan aid for 15 more months as the House approved a 5.38 billion dollar bill by 354 to 18, with amendments brushed aside. The Senate’s 5.58 billion package faces possible later cuts, and debate touched on private investment guarantees abroad.
The article notes English fear at a proposal requiring 15 percent of all corn shipped for the European Recovery Plan to be cornmeal or hominy grits. It contrasts English dread with American poverty, suggesting Americans would not regret English discomfort while many in the South rely on hominy grits as a staple.
The piece questions defense appropriations and the cost of the two headed army navy system. It cites Robert Patterson and Herbert Hoover insiders accusing padding in requests and waste. Hoover calls for basic bookkeeping and cataloging federal property. It notes Truman pressing NATO pact action and Wallgren's stalled White House talk of leadership.
William A. Braun proposes an automatic storage garage system in Boston where cars are parked by machine without human contact. City officials show interest as Braun touts the mechanism behind their prototype parking facility.
Connie Mack Matt Winn and Lonnie Stagg are depicted at 86 to 88 as active sports figures shaping the 1949 Kentucky Derby and Philadelphia Athletics postseason chances. Winn claims Derby crowds exceed 100000 while Mack aims for another pennant aided by reserves. Stagg mentors youth in a Pennsylvania college.
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