What Price Controls in Inflation Debate
In Washington leaders debate how to curb inflation as Pocatello housewives feel the squeeze. The piece outlines two main fixes: boost goods or cut money supply, with a third path favoring government price and rationing controls as temporary sedatives. It warns such controls don’t cure underlying imbalances and urges simultaneous action to realign money and goods.
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Pocatello
Washington
Congress
Truman
Walcott Drubs Porters On Inflation Plan Hearing
Rep. Jesse Walcott of Michigan grilled Paul Porter over President Truman’s proposed anti inflation act and the recaptured power to control consumer credit under Regulation W. Walcott pressed for wage boards and bank reserve controls while Porter failed to justify broad price and allocation measures.
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Truman
Jesse Walcott
Michigan
House Banking Currency Committee
OPA
Paul Porter
Wolcott
Porter
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Federal Reserve Board of Ss
Dewey Faces Shift Over Public Power Role in St Lawrence Project
Governor Dewey backs New York Power Authority plans for a massive St Lawrence dam and generating station near Messena, prompting a fight with private power interests. The issue centers on wholesale sale to private companies vs direct government supply to municipalities and industries as Washington weighs state rights against federal development.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Larry
St. Lawrence River
New York State Power Authority
Federal Power Commission
St. Lawrence
Messena
N. Y
Dewey
U. S. Senate
New York
Ontario
Washington
U. S
Phil
Adelphia
St. Lawrence Valley
New York State
Oregon
Corvallis
Missouri
Columbia
Williamette
Remington Provokes Mother‑in‑Law Firestorm in Washington
Robert Ruark satirizes Congress and Polly Webb in a parody piece about a wife’s mother-in-law, calling her a communist threat and depicting her as a meddlesome, regimented figure. He mocks committee hearings and the idea of political fear while lampooning domestic control and surveillance.
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New York
William Remington
Washington
Polly Webb
Washington, D. C
Congress
Congressional Country Club
Congressional Committee
Lhe Kremlin
J. B. Webb
R. C. Ruark
Mr. Remington
FBI
Vacation Tips and Picnic Ants Reported
Barbs note that top vacation tips are saved by not taking trips. City phone waiting lists show hundreds of people plus delays from gabbing. Reports say picnic ants have stored enough food for a million years.
Viennese Dining Drama in May December Marriage
A columnist recalls Eleanor in the country and a Viennese Lexington Avenue restaurant where an old man with a hearing aid dined with a young woman who is his wife. The pair’s relationship evolves as the headwaiter confirms the marriage and a future separation is teased.
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Eleanor
Lexington Avenue
Foxy Grandpa
Europe
Rose
Walter
Rover Boy
Celebration Night Exposes Hidden Marital Tensions
A restaurant tale recounts a couple celebrating a return husband and wife whose quiet headaches and a dead hearing aid reveal trust issues. Gossip in the next booth hints at an affair, while the husband hides his hearing loss to avoid lip reading. The head waiter notes the wife’s resilience and hints at a final, decisive breakup.
Awful To Be Rich A Tailor Story From Oklahoma City
A social sketch recalls the woes of wealth with a Hawaiian waistcoat of humor as a man visiting a Oklahoma City tailor finds vast gaps between luxury and everyday practicality. The comic missteps of fittings reveal class mismatch and self deprecation.
Rich Man's Suit Fitting Sparks Tailor Ordeal
A wealthy man battles a tailor over a custom suit, demanding a flip flap pocket with a vent and a one button single breasted style. The tailor scorns measurements and dress language as the client seeks early fittings and a completion before Thanksgiving.
Alameda Traffic Campaign Turns Into Fee Rally and Rumors
The piece argues Alameda's traffic safety drive, including a new police chief and speed traps, shifted from preventing accidents to raising revenue via fines. It notes Pocatello officials and tourists report harsh enforcement at 25 mph, while local merchants fear loss of customers and residents demand clear speed signs and fair policing.
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Yellowstone Hares
Alameda
North Pocatello
el Alameda
Idaho Highway
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Gate City
Pocatello
United States
Drivi
Ala
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Stalin
Kremlin
King Solomon
Duce
Billy Rose
Plum
Oklahoma City
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Sam Hanson
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