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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1950
Page
2
Weekly analysis notes Secretary Brannan favors price supports and subsidies for farm commodities but Congress doubts the plan can sustain a favorable price level. It argues current programs encourage overproduction and under consumption, risking continued surpluses and political pushback.
United Mine Workers president John Lewis proposed a one million dollar loan to Walter Reuther and the United Auto Workers to aid in wage and welfare gains at Chrysler and General Motors. The move followed UAW strike actions and ongoing wage disputes across the industry amid uncertain outlook and potential new walkouts.
After a crippling national coal strike, miners return to pits with pay raises and extra health benefits. Operators plan to appoint Harry W Moses as full time representative to negotiate peace with the United Mine Workers, aiming to end years of chaotic mine field relations and secure lasting industry peace.
The Commerce Department reports February unemployment at 4 684 000 the highest since 1941 while industrial leaders warn of danger. Officials blame a seasonal labor force increase but observers question if the rise reflects real employment changes and note missing striking workers.
The United States pays under a dime per person for the UN budget. Senators O Conor Douglas Kefauver clash over whether this is too high too low or just right. The UN Gram presents each view and aims to spark public discussion on the world body and peace.
James Patton of the National Farmers Union urged the United States to strike a global bargain with Russia and other nations. He proposed an annual credit of 10 billion dollars for 15 years to develop undeveloped regions and build TVA projects along the Danube and Yangtze, arguing for peaceful coexistence and productive aid.
The United States faced a new problem as a sharp French German split over the Saar emerged. France and the semi independent Saar government signed a pact giving France the Saar coal for tithe years, prompting German Chancellor discontent.
Military experts who led the recent mock warfare in the Alaska sub Arctic say large masses of men cannot be pitted against each other as in the last war. They offer reasons including difficulty of transporting supplies and a lack of space in Arctic wastes.
Six year old Dagmar Glombig, daughter of Eberhard Glombig, is likened to America's Shirley Temple as she stars in German films. A Paris report suggests a Big Four meeting including Russia could be considered, with French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman citing the possibility and another source noting the Big Three would study the problems.
Southbridge Massachusetts reports a single pair of spectacles corrected for seven optical issues. The American Optical Co. fabricated trifocals for near, intermediate, and far vision, added a wedge top for an eye tilt, fused separate lenses for size disparity, and used UV absorbing glass made from five pieces to meet all needs in one pair.
New York reports university health officials cite fatigue as the most common complaint among college women. Doctors Ruth Boynton and Ruth Collings say social pressures and heavy extracurriculars drive tiredness, with academic work rarely the direct cause. They urge psychological counseling to curb the drive to be popular and active leaders. Underweight and overweight follow as secondary issues, linked to energy use and unmet personal satisfactions, while hospitalizations decline due to antibiotics.
New York. Alcoholics Anonymous Intergroup Association of New York declined a $10000 legacy from a grateful woman member. A spokesman said acquisitions of money or property beyond hat-passed funds divert members from rehabilitating alcoholics and the group cannot mix money with its spiritual work.
Winston Salem police report William s Hill said he could not put on his overcoat then found an ice pick protruding from his left chest. He recalled a fight with several men the previous night but not how the weapon entered his body. He pulled it out and went next door for help. doctors said the wound near his left collarbone should heal.
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