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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1946
Page
4
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A column argues that the Eastland Bridges plan to curb entrenched appointees is constitutional, noting past wartime overreach and rubber stamp practices. It urges voters to elect reformers in the next two elections to remove entrenched officials and restore direct public control.
Based on the Doolittle gripe board report on caste system abuses the army adopts new rules to curb caste bias. The reform focuses on equal treatment for soldiers regardless of caste, with stricter enforcement and training across units.
Secretary of War Patterson has reviewed the board’s recommendations aiming to purge incompetence among officers, stress human relations in officer training, and trim privileges to essential command. Proposals include dropping the hand salute outside installations, with Patterson cautioning against harming discipline. The aim is to reduce friction between officers and men and remove caste divisions in the armed forces.
A presidential memorandum to Washington bureau heads orders disposal of old and duplicate records to free space for private use. The piece estimates over 400,000 square feet of storage, noting 2,241 agencies and vast, duplicated paperwork. It argues the bureaucrats outlast the records and questions the real space impact.
After World War I veterans turn to selling apples as a form of livelihood, turning to a simple trade to support themselves and highlight economic readjustment after the war.
Washington report notes rising temper in the Senate amid procedural fights over a reorganization bill and draft extension. Labor talks threaten Pirates, while U S Spain diplomacy pivots to Latin ties as famine aid and Peron politics shape policy. Diplomatic parties strain under larger war-won famine pressures.
By Helen Essary. A recent eastern European embassy affair featured modest wartime style, but with fine French wines and champagnes. Hors d oeuvres and caviar sandwiches were served while the host asked reporters not to mention the food, citing home sensibilities as vodka grows in popularity.
Ed Erard argues that fear without courage threatens American government as Congress faces pressure from special interests. He cites Beecher Patton and Clay to defend leadership, warns against propaganda and fear tactics, and notes Tipperary council allowing limited Sunday hours for drinking venues.
A guide for parents on teaching children to curb impulse buying. Children should learn to want useful things, not clutter, with one toy at a time and time to decide. If a child cannot control wants in a shop, give nothing and train early for restraint. Senseless wanting harms future happiness.
The Gemini forecast highlights intense focus and perseverance in work, with few failures and many successes. Thursday June 20 favors physically handicapped individuals and shut-ins, while national health program sentiment grows and strikes remain likely.
The piece notes Democrats face poor prospects in New York and elsewhere while Republicans see signs that the New Deal era is peaking. It cites Truman’s mixed record, foreign policy criticisms, labor and economic strains, and calls for a clear GOP program and strong leadership beyond 1948.
Three Butte youths W. P. Dolan G. K. Jessen and W. C. Norcott were notified they must take final examinations for United States Navy enlistment next month in Salt Lake City Utah. The notice appears amid a roundup of local sports and events from June 2 1936.
Sydney show racecourse at Victoria Park faces sale to a foreign industrialist for about 800000 dollars. The 120 acre site was bought in the early century by the late Sir James Joynton Smith who drained the swamp and turned it from a wasteland into a premier racecourse.
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