Growth Good For Business
A newspaper editorial argues that government regulation harms both large and small business. It contends small firms grow from big business and warns against restraining growth with overreach. The piece urges less restriction and more freedom to allow legitimate competition and expansion.
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Small Business Committee
House of Representatives
United States
House
House Small Business Committee
Congress
Truman Versus Taft Portrait in Candidate Politics
George E. Sokolsky accuses Harry Truman of decontrol rhetoric shaped by public opinion and election fears. The piece compares Truman to past presidents, claims he blames Taft for policy shifts, and criticizes timing of the meat decontrol move as vulgar and politically driven.
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George E. Sokolsky
Harry Truman
Mr. Roosevelt
Hugo Black
Supreme Court
Chicago
Milady
Congress
Missouri
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Senator Mead
Dewey
New York
Senator Taft
Truman
Chester Bowles
PAC
OPA
London
God
Bob Taft
King Features Syndicate, Inc
The Acid Test: Fashion and Paint Fight Age
An intriguing note from the Chicago Daily News suggests clever wardrobe and expert painting can shave years off a woman's appearance, but stairs reveal the truth.
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Chicago Daily News
Year of Decision or Insanity in Postwar Economy
Milwaukee Journal editorial laments postwar strikes and shortages as major industries lay off tens of thousands. It argues wage and price controls fail to stabilize, urging collective effort to halt spiraling costs and keep prices down without reducing production.
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Ford
Pittsburgh
Chrysler
Briggs
Truman
Milwaukee Journal
Larry Smith
Paul Porter
Washington
Porter
Iled
Mr. Smith
What Is Restraint Of Trade
Westbrook Pegler discusses the Sherman Antitrust Act and restraint of interstate commerce. He satirically cites Judge Lindley and Wagner to critique unions and corporate power, noting A&P’s shutdowns, teamsters strikes, and wage burdens while questioning enforcement and politics.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Joe
Walter C. Lindley
Federal District Court
Sam Goldwyn
Joe Miller
Sam
Department of Justice
George Spelvin
Rich Muggs
George
John
Spelvin
U. S. Treasury
Hartford Boys
Old Dan Tobin
Teamsters
Wagner
Soviet Program Critics Call It a World Conquest Threat
Louis Budenz asserts the Soviet program aims at world revolution and a proletarian dictatorship after Russia is ready. Averell Harriman publicly contradicts but offers no denial. The piece criticizes U.S. appeasement of Communists and urges a strict policy against internal subversion while defending Baruch's call for liberty to win national survival.
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Pau Washington
United States
Russia
Louis Budenz
Averell Harriman
Moscow
Stalin
Roosevelt
Harriman
Pearl Harbor
Bernard Baruch
Washington
Baltimore
Byrnes
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Truman
Wallace
Pepper
Columbus
Ohio
Messrs
Mallon
Westchester UN HQ threat prompts nationwide concern
A Washington scene column questions the impact of a United Nations plan to seize Westchester homes for a permanent headquarters. The piece ponders nationwide precedents, potential relocations, and broader implications for non Westchester residents amid housing and policy debates. It includes reader letters and anecdotes about price controls and maritime lore.
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Washington
United Nations
New York
Westchester County
Westchester
Wake Four Neighbors Prompted Spare Milk Note
A note left by a summer resident asks to be woken to pay a milk bill. The milkman finds a reply under the door saying he tried to wake the renter and suggests waking four others instead, signaling return next year.
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The
New Yorker
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Washington Scene
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Ludlow
James Stewart Richardson
Sandy
Haigs
Joe Conrad
W. W. Jacobs
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Mr. Richardson
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