Throttling the Free Press Editorial
The Freeman notes President Truman’s hostility to the press and warns of Senate 2170 granting the administration control over private advertising budgets. An amendment bantered through the Senate would curb free speech by deciding what constitutes reasonable ad expenses and excluding certain costs. John E. Lyle Sr of Corpus Christi warned the danger, sparking editorial praise for his vigilance.
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Strengthening Utah Water Policy Aimed at Unified State Voice
The Tribune argues for stronger policy making in Utah water issues through Governor Lee and the Water and Power Board, to create a nonpartisan, tenure protected body. It urges defining policy powers by statute to ensure continuity in interstate Colorado River negotiations and reduce dependence on transient officials.
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Leap Year: One Tree Sparks Million Matches
One tree starts a fire that yields a million matches while a single match could burn a million trees, illustrating a paradoxical tale of rapid ignition and vast resource loss.
Truman signals possible special session and Fair Deal push
The article discusses President Truman’s televised message to Congress as largely political, with Democrats seeing shrewd rhetoric and Republicans labeling it weak. It notes plans for a possible July–November special session to push Fair Deal legislation and critiques of agricultural policy, with expectations of renewed spending, defense funding, foreign aid, and price controls amid the 1952 election context.
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Number of mortgages rises with postwar home boom
The Federal Reserve study shows non-farm owner occupied homes mortgaged rose by about 1.5 million from 1949 to early 1951, totaling roughly 10.5 million. Mortgaged homes accounted for 47 percent of U S homes in early 1951, up from 45 percent two years earlier. Most debts are under 5,000 dollars and over 70 percent are mortgaged for less than 60 percent of value.
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United States
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