Oil Shortage Sparks Senate Fight Over Federal Control
In a tense Senate hearing the oil industry faces Senator Wherry as he attacks voluntary rationing schemes. Gulf Oil executives testify that contracts already sold oil and refuse to reallocate. a gray market of brokers and backroom deals emerges amid frost-bitten households awaiting fuel.
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America
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Wherry
R. M. Barrett
The
Gulf Oil Co
Federal Control
Barrett
Bartlett
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the Stars Oil Co
Rome
N. J
Wherry blasts Barrett over price and cooperation
The dialogue shows Senator Wherry accusing Barrett of high costs and poor cooperation. Sears says he cannot reach Barrett by phone, urging government controls if talk with Barrett fails. Meanwhile oil tankers sit idle and 50 rusting vessels highlight wartime logistics and legal questions.
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Taft Seeks Freedom Growth Over Price Controls
Senator Taft addressing the St Andrew's Society dinner in Philadelphia criticized Truman's inflation program. He argued the remedy for current and world conditions lies in sound fiscal policy, saving, restraint, and more production with incentives, not price control. He urged freedom and less government restraint.
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