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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1947
Page
2
A condensed review notes Truman's food conservation plan and the U N pursuing a difficult agenda in a period of labor tensions in the West. Taft is referenced amid broader geopolitical and economic headlines shaping policy debates.
President Truman urges universal food conservation to avoid US price spirals as Europe faces a dire food and fuel shortage. He names Charles Luckman of Lever Brothers as head of a citizen’s food committee and weighs immediate aid steps without a special session.
Col G H Vogel of the arm navy petroleum board warns 1948 fuel supply may fall short for the armed services. Training could be curtailed and they may have to accept gasoline of lower octane. Current 1947 contracts cover remaining needs but stocks remain low. Diesel, motor gasoline and other special fuels are scarce.
Joseph Valentino told the Camden court he believed Miss McGhee was his wife after be laboring March. The judge gave him 10 days in jail. In Frankfurt Germany a German family was sentenced to four weeks in a refugee camp for mistreating refugees. In Houston Lt General Ira C Baker retired and took a job as vice president at Hughes Tool Company.
In 1947 the agriculture department faced a potato glut with 11.46 million bushels purchased at $12.27 million. Disposals included gifts to schools and hospitals, sales for industrial alcohol and dehydration, exports, and losses of 643,000 bushels. A storage surplus of 1.761 million bushels remains, while support prices keep retail levels near five cents per pound.
The U S treasury says no plan to return Fort Knox gold domestically but will allocate about 165 million dollars of looted Nazi gold to assist European economies. France Italy lead shares with Albania Austria Belgium Czechoslovakia Greece Luxembourg the Netherlands Poland and Yugoslavia among others. Acting Secretary Lovett says top officials are mobilized to respond to the Paris conference appeal for 22 44 billion dollars in four years.
Joseph B. Keenan told the international war crimes tribunal that the people in the dock are responsible for the war. He stated the prosecution believes the leaders convicted and others would be in the dock if there had been any single alternative.
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