Common Man Fit to Rule Sparks Debate in Washington
Washington column questions if the “common man” can govern as talks on Wallace and population intelligence reveal concerns about education, IQ, and democratic competence. It cites Sir Cyril Burt, Guy Burch, Dr. Francis Brown and Canon Bell, debating whether widening education can raise governance suitability.
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Henry Wallace
California
America
Teddy Roosevelt
Wallace
United States
Commmon
Great Britain
Congress
Guy Irving Burch
Population Reference Bureau
Burch
England
Sir Cyril Burt
Royal Commission On Population
Sir Cyril
Britain
Dallards
Francis Brown
American Council On Education
Secre
President’s Commission
Brown
Bernard Iddings Bell
Episcopal
Chicago
Bell
William Rainey Harper
United Nations Security Council
U.N
Australia
India
Council
Balkan
U. N
Netherlands
Economic crisis links England policy to U S market swings
A British policy shift forced by mounting costs and coal shortages sends shocks to the U S economy as wheat and other markets slide. Analysts note four contributing factors including dollar scarcity and inflation while the stock markets react with broad weakness.
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Clement Attlee
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U. S. State Department
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New York Stock Exchange
Death Road Safety Report Shows Lower Death Toll in 1947
The National Safety Council reports 14 480 highway deaths in the first six months of 1947, 9 percent below the prior year as total travel rises 11 percent. June fatalities reached 2 490, up 5 percent from June 1946, while major cities cut deaths, with New York down 15 percent and Los Angeles 16 percent. Jacksonville Florida led gains with a 69 percent drop. The report notes increasing traffic safety awareness nationwide.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Farmers Benefit AAA To Resume Soil Program
Washington reports the AAA soil conservation program will resume after Congress approved 255 million dollars for administration and 265 million for farmer payments. The plan, begun early this year, offers cash materials income and fertilizers for approved soil and water practices, with local work by over 100 000 former committeemen. The halt came after a 165 million dollar House vote. next year funding will be reduced and the program cut further, though 150 million remains for 1923 per Senate insistence.
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House
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State
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