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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1950
Page
3
In a weekly news analysis, the accused mock charges while Johnson asserts U.S. defense remains firm. Britain signals reduced purchases from the United States, prompting calls for coordinated responses amid the disputed spy case.
Owen Lattimore a United Nations employee denies McCarthy’s charge of being Russia’s top U.S. spy and a State Department agent. The dispute centers on whether FBI files should be opened for the committee. Lattimore vows he will testify in Washington and prove the charges false.
Britain unveiled a plan to reduce purchases from the United States and other dollar economies by up to 25 percent in the 1950–1951 period, aiming to halve its annual gold-dollar deficit by mid 1951. The plan hinges on stable US business, controlled wages, rising productivity, and stronger dollar export growth.
Two top figures clash over U S defense strength as General Eisenhower warns defenses may have fallen below the danger point while Secretary Johnson and President Truman seek to reassure Congress. Johnson says defenses are sufficient for the moment, though clarity is lacking on future readiness amid no declared war. A separate tech advance features Floyd Steele's Maddida, a magnetic-drum digital differential analyzer, touted as a step toward fully automatic factories.
The United States protests Moscow new exchange of 4 rubles per dollar, replacing 8 rubles. The move would raise embassy costs by nearly a million dollars annually and deepen tensions over currency policy between the United States and Russia.
Research shows earworm injury in field and sweet corn links to planting time. Critical silking date affects damage with three-fourths of eggs laid on fresh silks before wilting. Recommended Midwest planting dates: May 1 for field corn and long season sweet corn, May 15 to 18 for medium season sweet corn.
Virgil Freed of the Oregon State College agriculture experiment station reports IPC as a selective grass killer in crops. While still early for lawn grass growth regulation, IPC shows advances in legumes seed crops vegetables strawberries orchards and perennial grasses, nearly as valuable as 2,4-D.
U S Bureau of Labor Statistics compares old and current prices from 1926 to today. Building materials that cost $b in 1926 now cost $1.89 for the same dollar value. Food that cost $1 then now costs $1.51. Textile at 1928 levels today costs $1.37. Fuel and lighting materials would be $1.30.
A new remote-control system lets farmers turn yard lights on and off from six or more locations via push-button switches. A magnetic relay forms the control core, offering economical operation and easy installation for farm electrification.
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