Why Controls Are Needed
James Marlow explains why government price and material controls persist after war. He argues controls curb inflation and prevent hoarding and unequal allocation of scarce goods like tin and aluminum while easing the transition to peacetime. He cites fear of bidding wars, wage-price mismatches, and deflation as reasons to maintain controls until supplies recover and free market forces normalize.
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James Marlow
Washington
Reig
Fuster
Bulgaria postpones elections under Allied pressure
Bulgaria yielded to Allied demand and postponed its elections scheduled for yesterday. The government cited the Allied Control Commission and Soviet support as reasons, aiming to speed peacetime arrangements. The move drew mixed reactions from officials noting democratic standards and continued concern over electoral viability.
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London
Bulgaria
Muinierer Im Sota
Loscon Wuld
de Bendsy
USA
Dinner on the Hoof Delivered in India
In Calcutta and Burma battle zones goats and sheep are parachuted to Indian Army units unable to receive meals. The varying religious beliefs of the fighters demand different slaughter methods, and food parcels include stamps describing how the meat was killed when possible.
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Calcutta
India
CPI
Burma
WMC Chief Pledges Aid To Veterans
Joseph B. O'Connor named regional director of the WMC and vows a peacetime program expanding veteran and job seeker counseling. He takes over Sept 15, as Mrs Rosenberg retires. The WMC will push rapid reconversion with seven area committees to clear bottlenecks and accelerate industry hiring. State officials differ on unemployment projections, urging immediate action to place workers.
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Joseph B. O'Connor
Trojan
WMC
U. S. Employment Service
Sirs
Rosenberg
New York
WMC Swill
Edward Corsl
Louis Hollander
Hollander
Corsi
New York State
Management-Labor Wisory Committee
WIC
Management-Labor Committees
Tiring Politica: Tire Rationing Upsets Bogota News
In Bogota and Colombia a rationing officer faced charges from opposition papers alleging he offered a tire for a vote for the government party’s presidential candidate. The official denied the claim, saying imported tires given to essential users are worth more than a single vote.
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Politica
Bogota
UFI
Colombia
Brazil
Atomic planes may reach 1000 mph within decade
Seattle reports forecasts by Pacific Coast aircraft leaders that atomic energy could power planes within ten years with speeds limited only by atmospheric heat. Boeing and Lockheed executives cite limitless range and pilotless or rocket craft as future directions and note remote control advances.
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Seattle
Wash
Atomic Energy
Senate
Pacific Coast
C. L. Egtvedt
Boeing Aircraft Co
Egtvedt
Robert E. Grows
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Slavs Ratify Charter
Belgrade radio reports Yugoslav National Assembly ratified the United Nations Charter on Friday.
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London
Belgrade
Yugoslav National Assembly
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C.W. Busuop
Allied Control Commission
Hussia
Control Commission
Britain
United States
Memphis
Memphis A
Joseph Powell Colvin
James Byrnes
Wester
Ister
Leuteville Theological Seminary
Louisvile
Feutex
Kentucky Civil
Troy
Cert Smart Boe Eee
Karu
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