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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
6
Analysis notes that foreign policy will be a major issue as the 82nd Congress convenes. It cites a slight advance in North Korea policy and signals emphasis on international affairs shaping early legislative agendas.
Post election, Republican leaders push for domestic reforms and inflation controls while preparing probes into government Communist influence. Senator Wiley faults military item price rises since Korea. Taft attacks Secretary Acheson as Republicans vow broader foreign policy consultation. The party mounts an all out drive for national control ahead of 1952 ballots.
Reports estimate up to 90,000 Chinese Communist troops in North Korea as UN forces advance with air strikes. A Chinese delegation is invited to the UN to respond to US charges of aggression. Analysts link Chinese action to protecting hydroelectric plants along the Manchurian border supplying 2,681,180 of Korea's 3,132,727 kilowatt hours.
Vincent Impellitteri ran as an independent and defeated Democratic, Republican, and Independent opponents to win the mayoral race. He had previously been rejected by the Democrats.
Sen Robert A Taft criticizes isolationism while urging clear public argument on sacrifice to deter Soviet threat. Nevada Kefauver reports organized crime links between racketeers and public officials, calls for stronger federal laws including gambling device bans and tighter wire and postal controls. He notes vast tax losses from gambling rackets and policing gaps.
Leaders from both major parties see the midwest corn belt as the key battlefield in 1952. Farmers shifted GOP support when prices rose, but swung back as incomes fell and foreign policy discontent grew. Either party will target Midwest farmers to gain the next presidency.
President Truman urges a sweeping expansion of American foreign aid with several billion dollars annually. The plan aims to lengthen Marshall type aid to Western Europe and bolster defense in Asia and the Middle East against Communist aggression while expanding strategic raw material output. Congress is expected to debate quickly in a volatile, closely divided session.
A national survey of Republican state chairmen shows Robert Taft of Ohio as the strongest favorite for the 1952 GOP nomination. Earl Warren and James Duff follow in second and third. Taft leads Democrats and labor chiefs in the view of the party, though he says he would not campaign for the post unless offered. Ray Bliss calls Taft the logical 1952 nominee if he is interested, with Eisenhower the only potential rival who is unavailable.
The agriculture department projects the 1951 crop as the fourth largest on record with a bumper corn output of 3.105 billion bushels. Conditions are described as virtually ideal for maturation and harvest across most regions, with the total near the five year average and only slightly below earlier forecasts.
A group of over 100 businessmen announced the creation of a committee to oppose an excess profits tax. They called the levy inequitable inflationary and dangerous while noting that business profits must bear a fair share of taxes as Congress prepared to return with proposals convening November 27.
British Foreign Secretary Bevin rejects Russia demand for a Big Four foreign ministers conference on Germany. He signals a near unanimous allied refusal as they consult on their replies.
Report explains first safety rule not to touch a blasting cap and second to call police. Police trained to handle explosives will locate a trained man if needed and work to trace the cap source for security. Caps are dangerous in criminals hands.
Calumet Farm in Lexington Kentucky pastures about 200 Hereford steers brought from Texas. They graze 1,200 acres from April to November with an average gain around forty pounds per month. Manager J P Erbelhardt says the eight month grazing yields similar net profit to a full year of feeding. Herefords are chosen for docility and easy handling across pastures.
A survey shows farmers spend a larger share of income on fertilizer since the war, though average use may still be only about half the economically optimal level. The guideline suggests 100 to 200 pounds per tillable acre annually, meaning 12 tons for a 160 acre farm at 150 pounds per acre. Increased crop expenses are needed, not reduced, with higher seed costs offset by higher yields.
Aaron Ganz of Chicago known as the atomic farmer received a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Chicago. Working at the university’s atomic farm he grew tobacco plants in radioactive carbon dioxide. He injected minute nicotine doses from these plants into rodents to study nicotine behavior in the body, finding rapid nicotine clearance with the liver absorbing more than the brain.
Specialists report many dairy farmers face calving troubles in heifers bred at 15 to 16 months. The issues stem from undersized heifers not properly grown. Feeding a proper growing ration helps mature heifers faster and begin production sooner.
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