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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1946
Page
5
The Western Newspaper Union reports President Truman advocates a nine point program to boost production and conserve wheat, with higher flour yield and reduced alcohol use. The plan targets exports, rail shipments, fats and oils, meat, canned milk, and price controls to support Europe while addressing domestic shortages.
Democrats and Republicans back a diluted full employment bill creating a three member council of economic advisers to report on employment production and purchasing power and propose corrective programs. A seven member congressional committee will act on the recommendations as Manasco voices cautious deficit spending limits and Judd argues it may do good.
Labor tension at the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad erupts into deadly violence near a Gridley siding as four armed guards confront strikers. Two workers are killed and three wounded during a confrontation after the company resumed service on its eastern division. Police review whether pickets were armed. Communist appeals renew interest in Turkish lands. Stamford Greenwich UNO site opposition grows over cost and facilities.
Federal receipts from alcohol industry reached 2.4 billion dollars in 1945, a 14 percent rise from the previous peak. The total includes wartime excise taxes and occupational taxes, signaling strong postwar revenue. Also notes UNO International Court of Justice elects Hackworth and farm land values rise 50 percent in WWII era.
Washington reports suggest Milton Eisenhower, brother of the president's chief of staff, could be groomed as a successor to Agriculture Secretary Anderson amid farm lobbies and policy clashes. The piece notes Anderson's stance on parity and world price theory, and surmises a Washington power shift.
Senators view Pauley Davies ties as risk as oil policy collides with naval and interior oil lands. Davies long tied to Pauley and Ickes, aided Pauley's Mexican octane plant, later undercut by Acheson, revealing palace politics in postwar oil and state power.
Production reached 233 million pounds in 1945, up 23 percent from 1944 and 19 percent above the 1939-44 average. Beekeepers benefited from higher prices amid a sugar shortage, expanded packing into one and five pound containers, and stronger retail sales.
Ad copy for a crochet star medallion pattern 7404 from Sewing Circle Needlecraft. States quick memorization and usefulness for cloth, accessories, and both small and large items. Advises orders may take longer due to high demand and asks to send orders to a given address.
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