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Taft’s radio speech on wage and price controls sparks debate
In a radio address Senator Taft argues against expansive wage and price controls citing a Truman quote as police state control. He lists opponents including the United States Chamber of Commerce and the American Farm Bureau and notes a 71 percent Ohio farmer poll against controls. He links controls to mobilization against the Korean war and defends defense production act usage.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Senator Taft
United States
Taft
National Manufacturers Association
United Mine Workers
The
Carpenters Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
United States Chamber of Commerce
American Retail Federation
Congress