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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1949
Page
5
In a Western Newsservice column, the editors present analysis on the Atlantic Pact as a potential war driver and President Truman's dismissal of economic gloom. The piece notes the committee's decision to slash ERP funds amid wartime policy debate.
In a Senate speech Senator Taft led the opposition to ratifying the Atlantic pact linking Western allies for mutual defense He warned the treaty ties to arms programs risking an armament race and war He signaled openness to reservations excluding military aid while some colleagues applauded the critique The piece also notes debates over Marshall Plan funding and Spain’s role in foreign aid allocations.
Chicago university professor Robert C. Woellner argues at least half of adults are mis placed or could have been better placed with modern vocational guidance. He links misplaced careers to social unrest high divorce and mental illness in the United States.
President Truman told Congress the economy is in orderly retreat from inflation while warning against balancing the federal budget in a shrinking national economy. He also abandoned a plan for new taxes, proposing tax relief for past losses and higher estate and gift taxes.
Walter Reuther wins a third UAW presidency amid right wing strength at the convention. Leon Keyserling urges wage policies to sustain full employment, while Ford fights proposed raises. Tom Clark attacks business monopoly as Congress probes without retreat.
CIO President Philip Murray said a half million steelworkers would strike at an early date after fruitless talks with government conciliator Cyrus S. Ching. He described a complete deadlock and warned of looming trouble in the steel industry.
Washington dispatches report that about 9,300 rental units daily have been removed from rent controls since the new law began on April first. Officials say few decontrol actions affect large metropolitan areas and many units remain under controls, with 551 wartime defense areas and 1,047 counties under some restriction as of June 30. If the decontrol pace continues, critics may be pleased.
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