Controls Necessary in Food Crisis Export-Import Regulations
WNU Service outlines two key points on world hunger and U S policy. It argues continued wartime controls on exports and imports are vital to prevent food price spikes and to ensure aid reaches the needy. Concerns include fertilizer supply, trade distortions, and conflicting interests among producers and refiners amid global recovery efforts.
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WNU
Eye Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
Columbia
White House
United Nations
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Potadam
Congress
Sre
Britain
United States
America
Crossroads of Humanity in a Myriad of Theories
Two recent Washington comments sparked debate on global risk. University of Ohio apiarist Charles Reese notes drones are expelled from hives amid a pollen shortage. French writer Andre Visson compares world conflict to a clash between Americanism and Communism.
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Washington
Charles Reese
Extension Apianist
University of Ohio
Aphrist Reese
Andre Visson
Visson
Columbus
Farm Budget Cuts Hit Rail Fares Up Across Regions
The House Appropriations Committee proposed a 32 percent cut in Agriculture Department funding for 1948, harming soil conservation and farm price supports, while the Interstate Commerce Commission approved roughly 10 percent higher basic passenger fares for railroads east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac. The combined actions faced opposition from Secretary Clinton Anderson and Democratic lawmakers who warned of political fallout ahead of next year’s elections.
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House Appropriations Committee
Department of Agriculture
Truman
Clinton Anderson
Anderson
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
AAA
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Ohio and
Potomac Rivers
Housing: Unfounded Hope On Costs
James C. Downs Jr of the Real Estate Research Corp argues against any near term drop in new housing costs. He cites high national debt and global capital demand as factors keeping prices elevated, noting the housing shortage worsened over the past year and that rising armament spending boosts demand while builders fear high costs.
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James C. Downs Jr
The
Real Estate Research Corporation
Downs
Russia Abolishes Capital Punishment Amid Wartime Peace Claim
The Moscow radio announced the immediate abolition of capital punishment as Russia grows stronger and patriotism deepens. It said peace can endure long despite aggressive elements, noting postwar international stability. Herbert Hoover countered, accusing the Soviets of hindering relief and blocking peace treaties with Japan and Germany, keeping economies paralyzed.
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Russia
Moscow Radio
Germany
Japan
Herbert Hoover
United States
Appalling Waste Mounting Fire Losses Warn
Chicago report cites National Board of Fire Underwriters president Frank A. Christensen urging support for a federal fire prevention program after President Truman’s conference. He links rising losses since 1841 to physical and psychological factors, warns life losses may reach record highs, and notes a 22 percent rise in arson investigations while juvenile arrests for incendiary fires increase.
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Chicago
Frank A. Christensen
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Truman
Christensen
Are
National Board
Red Cross Hatches Cake Hungry Vets School
Jamaica New York area Red Cross reshapes its School for G I War Brides into the Red Cross School for Cake Hungry Vets after a poll showing husbands favor home baked treats. Nutrition chief Dorothy Wettemann and famed amateur baker Grace Lohmann headline instructors guiding ongoing classes for groups of 25.
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Red Cross
Jamaica
N. Y
Red Cross Nutrition
Red Cross School
Dorothy Wettemann
The
Grace Lohmann
Horseback Trek To Follow Trails Into Adventure
A Belle Fourche based trek offers a eight day horseback caravan from Belle Fourche to Devils Tower Wyoming as a new summer tourist attraction. Nine trips are planned in June July and August with 25 to 30 riders each departure on the 1st 11th and 21st. Western Trails Inc sponsors the event with wranglers trail boss and camp crew guiding riders through Black Hills National Forest toward Devils Tower 875 feet high.
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Belle Fourche
M. D
Devils Tower
Western Trails, Inc
Black Hills National Forest
Trail Boss
Overtime Parkers Get Second Chance at Meter
In Chillicothe Missouri a single parking meter at the police station offers overtime parkers a second chance. If a driver pays a nickel within one hour of a ticket they can be forgiven. Waiting 61 minutes requires a one dollar payment.
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Chillicoths
Model Aircraft Contest Highlights Kans City Activity
Sixty eight youngsters competed in a model aircraft contest in Kansas City Kansas under the Model Aircraft Institute and sanctioned by the Academy of Model Aeronautics. A civic drive in Du Quoin Illinois seeks 10000 dollars to buy a 94 acre site for an airport with Lions club backing. Expansion of Civil Air Patrol activities was discussed at the Washington meeting, noting nearly 1600 CAP units nationwide and its Army Air Forces auxiliary status. Airplanes aided land inspection in western Kansas and monitoring farm fallow on 2500000 acres, with 16000 farmers involved. An Arizona highway patrolman used a Cub plane to spot fleeing youths and capture them. Modern prospectors may use helicopters for mineral location. Dr Francis A Thompson foresees helicopter prospecting for deposits. Dr Frank A Brewster, staff physician in three cities, uses plane flights for rapid transport, piloting a Fairchild F 24 Ranger on trips to Chicago El Paso and Kentucky with his wife and nurse.
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Kansas City
Kas
Model Aircraft Institute
Academy of Model Aeronautics
Washington
du Quoih
Lions Club
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
United States
Army Air Forces
Kansas
Glenn H. Johnson
Kansas Production and Marketing Administration
Manhattan
Frank A. Brewster
Holdridge
Nebr
Lexington
Oberlin
Brewster
Chicago
el Paso
Points
Kentucky
West Point of the Air Opens Cadet Training at Randolph Field
The Army air forces resume aviation cadet training with a postwar class of 600 cadets. Civilians may apply for the program at Randolph Field in San Antonio, Texas, with training beginning July 1. The 52 week course covers flight instruction and related theory for prospective pilots.
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West Point
Air
West Point of the Air
Army Air Forces
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Tex
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