Cost of World War II Measured in Lives and Billions
An analysis based on Harper’s April issue by C Hartley Grattan estimates World War II cost about 40 million lives and four trillion dollars including military spending two trillion in destruction and six hundred fifty billion in resource depletion. It notes civilians suffered higher mortality and warns future costs could exceed comprehension.
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Harper’s Magazine
C. Hartley Grattan
Victor
Mr. Grattan
Grattan
Navy Calls Off Huge Aircraft Carrier Project
Government Waste A reports that Defense Secretary Johnson ordered the Navy to discontinue construction of a 65000 ton carrier valued at 189 million dollars after the keel had been laid at a Virginia shipyard. Officials impose a no comment policy while critics call the project a wasteful white elephant.
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Navy
Defense
Lewis Johnson
Sullivan
Virginia
Transportation Association of America urges reform for U S transport
The group blames excess government regulation and fragmented policy for a haywire system. It cites waste and duplicated costs, overbuilt facilities with insufficient traffic, and urges decisive action for national transportation policy.
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the Transportation Association of America
Sunday Beach Drive and Local Club Meeting
Gaylord residents enjoyed a Sunday drive to Bandon beach with Mr and Mrs George Boren and Mr and Mrs Berlyn Huntley and two boys Frankie and Dickie. Saturday evening visitors at C A Gilbert home included Mr and Mrs Johnnie Reed and two children of Coquille and Mr and Mrs Delbert Summers and three children of Broadbent. The Gaylord Women's club met last Thursday with a potluck dinner for listed ladies and three children present. a short business meeting followed with a collection taken.
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Daniels
George Boren
Berlyn Huntley
Frankie
Dickie
Bandon Beach
C. A. Gilbert
Johnnie Reed
Coquille
Delbert Summers
Broadbent
James Devereaux
James White
Tanglers
White
Devereaux
Gaylord Women's Club
Mrs. Lear
Emma Devereeux
Mary Carman
Aileen Carman
Genevieve Luttrell
Ferm Hayes
Mary Bones
Killeen Kaufman
Nellie Curry
Elsie Arnold
Evelyn Huntley
Effie Morgan
Edna Daniels
Marylyn Luttrell
Kathleen Carman
Richard Morgan
Queen Lake
Eee
Fouls Kaufman
Paul Turnbey
Myrtle
Jim Devereaux
Yellow Creek
Evelyn Daniels
Jerry Handcock
Katalka
Ray Grant
Louis Lund
Lewis Kaufman
Louis Breitenbacher
Reese Daniela
Alma Letts
Clint Carman
Robert Carman
Colleen Carman
Thos Luttrell
Marylyn
Local Charity Drives Collect Four Dollars At Cancer Fund
The cancer fund collection totaled 04.06 with new contributors Mary Carman Eileen Carman and Genevieve Lattrell. A Busy schedule of visits and events followed including an extension meeting at Broadbent and a Senior ball in Powers.
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Bandon
Ken Galloway
Austin Curry
Wallowa
Oregon
Cas
Dr. Curry
Californie
Norman McWilliams
R N
San Francisco
H D. Bones
See Jesse Clinton Truck Accident and Insurance Telephone
A fragment notes Jesse Clinton involved in a truck accident and relates to automobile and insurance telephone contacts. Details are sparse, but the entry signals a incident with claims or inquiries directed to insurance and telephone lines.
Congress weighs peace talks as Southern Democrats hold sway
All Quiet on the Potomac reports the White House seeking peace feelers with Congress while Southern Democrats shape policy. The pace hinges on poll tax issues and lynching laws as sections of the South push for strict measures amid factional leverage.
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Congress
White House
South
Prophets Say Boom Ends Yet Prices Decline
Reports from Washington warn that the boom is over but reassure that lower price levels are appearing in wholesale and retail sectors. They forecast the cost of living through 1949 to stay above 7 or 8 percent, and suggest if personal incomes drop equally, most Americans will endure the downturn.
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Washington
Forest Fires Campaign Aims for 10 Percent Cut
National eighth annual forest fire prevention campaign opens with a goal to reduce man caused fires by ten percent this fire season. West coast observers urge fullest cooperation to protect forests.
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