| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS- Congress poo COO COOBy fights Truman Proposals High Crop Goals Set Wheat Cut Atomic Tests Assure New Power By Bill StaLl Staff Writer Writer- Western EDITORS EDITOn'S l n Newspaper NOTE II er b When Unions Union's Union n opinions I news new o analyst are I expressed re and not In these necessarily columns column of of they this tr newspaper are those r of CONGRESS and Bitter recriminations resounded as the fight between President Truman Truman Tru Tru- man and the GOP-controlled GOP congress congress congress con con- gress moved into a new round with convening of the extra session of the congress In a dynamite laden dynamite laden atmosphere the President appeared before a joint session of the congress which he had labeled one of the worst In history to demand a sweeping inflation anti economic program The reception for both the President President President dent and his program was cool as Republicans launched their wreck wreck- ing-crew ing tactics Defiant GOP leaders charged Mr Truman with playing politics and prepared to play politics of their own The net result it appeared would be a short special session Initial step in the GOP's program program program pro pro- gram of ot obstruction was a decision that the extra session should consider consider consider con con- sider only those recommendations made by Mr Truman which could pass a test This test established by the majority conference set the qualifications for or congressional action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion as follows Proposed legislation must be emergency in character It must contain a a. problem of national Importance It must be a program which can be processed properly within with with- in the time available to an emergency session This available time for processing processing processing process process- ing would be no longer than a period o of congress which would not interfere with the proper conduct of the autumn campaigns No appropriation bills were to be considered nor would any consideration consideration consideration consid consid- be given to confirmation of nominations which might be sent to the senate by the President Over all hung the threat of a Dixie Democrats' Democrats filibuster against the poll anti tax bill which would widen the rift between Mr Truman and the southern wing o of his party There were no surprises in hi the Presidents President's recommended legislative legislative legislative legis legis- package He proposed a re- re imposition of the excess profits tax limited restoration o of price controls controls controls con con- even more limited wage controls controls controls con con- and enactment of the Tait- Tait Wagner Ellender-Wagner housing bill WHEAT Goal Cut Gut CutAs As clogged elevators and enforced enforced enforced en en- forced embargoes once again mark the nations nation's harvest of another bumper wheat crop the department of agriculture recommends a cut of 8 per cent in wheat acreage in Its preliminary recommendations for the 1949 crop year Although continued high production production production tion of other major grain gram commodities ties Is recommended a slight decrease decrease decrease de de- de- de crease Is suggested for wheat acreage acreage acreage acre acre- age which has increased sharply in recent years in response to war and relief needs Looking forward in a move to conserve conserve conserve con con- serve the country's soil resources the department points out that a better balance between soil ing and soil-depleting soil crops will actually assure higher productivity over a longer period of years Farmers also are urged to provide provide provide pro pro- vide for sufficient summer fallow and in marginal areas to plant grass seed on land which is not suitable for sustained production of crops Also considered in arriving at at the wheat goal were this years year's increased increased increased in in- creased over carry-over prospects that the 1948 crop will be second largest in history and possibility of smaller small small- er demand because of Improved crops in importing countries The department recommended wheat plantings for 1949 of million acres which with an average average av av- av- av yield of 15 bushels an acre would mean production of nearly 11 billion bushels July estimate of 1948 wheat production was 1 bushels In setting another farm goal the department recommended a beef bee cattle breeding herd of million cows next January 1 I a decrease a of about head Better management management manage manage- ment meat improved feeding practices and thorough culling it was suggested suggested suggested sug sug- will put the cattle industry industry industry indus indus- try in hi better position to supply the meat requirements of the increased population The recommendations are submItted submitted submitted sub sub- to state agricultural councils for consideration State goals and final national goals are determined on the basis of st state te review and recommendations I Hands in in Pockets rd l r i Face to face with the con congress ress he had labeled worst save one in history President Truman was Vas greeted by one of or the coolest congressional receptions ever accorded accorded accorded ac ac- ac- ac corded a chief executive when he appeared before the special ses ses- sion Only polite applause came occasionally from the galleries galleri's and from administration followers follow follow- ers Republicans kept kepi their bands hands In their pockets BOMBS A New Force The veil of secrecy which has shrouded most of the war post-war atomic energy experiments was lifted a tiny bit at least for far the American public in the fourth semiannual semiannual semiannual semi semi- annual report of the atomic energy commission and an accompanying statement by President Truman Justifying the secrecy the President President President dent contended that until controls are established on the international level to prevent use of atomic energy for military purposes we cannot as a nation afford to disclose disclose disclose dis dis- dis- dis close these secrets which make this new force th the most deadly form of military weapon With that statement the American people people peo peo- pie anxiously eyeing war clouds on the horizon are inclined to agree Some measure o of reassurance was contained in both reports stressing stressing stressing stress stress- ing the fact that the nation has gained new power in atomic wea wea- pons Both disclosed that the secret tests a of new type bombs at the proving grounds on island early this year were highly successful The commissions commission's report the fourth semi-annual semi summary to congress as provided by law indicated indicated indicated indi indi- there were three bombs used at in the spring project known as Operation Sandstone Principal study was on the generation generation generation gen gen- of nuclear explosion itself rather than on the effects of the nuclear explosion as was the case in the earlier Bikini tests The report stressed developments developments developments develop develop- ments of a atomic tomic energy research in medicine agriculture metallurgy other sciences and industry Radioactive Radioactive Radio Radio- Radioactive active materials have been given institutions and commercial agencies for experimentation LIVING COSTS Hit Peak They changed the name name from from cost of living index to consumers price index index but but they still cant can't change the trend upward trend upward and ever upward In fact the index struck an all- all time high on June 15 with food prices reaching shattered record-shattered levels levels levels lev lev- els the bureau of labor statistics reports The index which represents retail retail retail re re- tail prices of goods and services bought by moderate income families families families fam fam- in large cities registered 1717 per cent cent of the 39 1935 av av- av- av Further increases are inevitable too for wholesale prices hit an all- all time high during the week ended July 17 and it takes about a month for their impact to be recorded in retail prices The new consumers price index is 93 per cent higher than a year ago per cent above June 1946 when price controls generally were abandoned and per cent above the August 1939 level On V-J V Day in 1945 the same index was 1293 per percent percent percent cent o of the 39 1935 average DRAFTEES Old Pals In an endeavor to make the upcoming upcoming upcoming up up- coming draftee as happy as aa a khaki khaki- colored lark the army is removing Its petty annoyances as It co completes corn com to men inducted inducted in- in plans process men ducted under the first peacetime draft in history On orders of Gen Omar Bradley chief of staff to remove the petty annoyances that sent many World War II veterans away hating the army army training officers prepared to greet geet the recruit like an old friend of the family Only the finest officers and noncoms noncoms noncoms non- non coms will handle the draftee training training trainIng train- train Ing officers promised The recruit will even be given a n 5 advance on his 75 a month pay the first day In camp so he wont won't be broke He wont won't even have to wait to tell It to the chaplain as hell he'll be taken to the chaplain during his orientation orientation orienta orienta- orientation tion days and urged to let his hair down All of this will take place at eight major training centers which have been set up to receive the draftees and give them their basic training They are Fort Knox and Camp Breckenridge Ky Fort RIley Kans Camp Chaffee Ark Camp Pickett Va Fort Ord Calif Cali Fort Jackson S S. S C. C and Fort Dix N. N J J. J The standard week 13 army training training tramIng train tram ing course has been condensed into eight tough weeks Later draftees will be selected for specialist training training training train train- ing or sent directly to duty About half elf of the draftees will see overseas overseas over over- seas duty probably In Korea Japan Japan Japan Ja Ja- pan Germany Alaska the Canal Zone Hawaii or Caribbean defense area It Might Have aye Been i yr r N t e hrs sic c K Had Dad there been no World War Warn n H Ho do abdication of the late King Victor Emmanuel and no dissolution dissolution tion of the House of Savoy by vote taking the crown away awny from King ex-King Humbert then Victor Emmanuel pictured here third of the line might have been fated one day to sit on the throne of 01 Italy Seemingly the least unhappy about the turn of affairs Is handsome blond Victor Emmanuel now at Geneva Switz Switz- erland GERMANY GERl Explosive Germany remained an explosive issue in hi the torn strife international picture As the West East-West struggle for Berlin continues reports were current that power four-power talks would be resumed in an attempt to settle the crisis there as well as to scan the entire European situation The rumors circulated after top diplomats diplomats diplomats diplo diplo- mats of the U U. S. S Britain and France were closeted in a series of conferences In the biggest air lilt lift in hi history U. U S S. S and British planes continued to transport food and fuel to the beleaguered city The big planes averaged tons of essential goods daily in hi their effort to break the Russian blockade Violence broke out in hi the Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian sector of the capital city as thousands of Germans jammed banks to exchange their money for new sponsored Soviet-sponsored currency Alth Although ugh she looks like a prim schoolmarm Berlins Berlin's woman mayor Socialist Louise Schroeder courageously defied Russia's order order- to dismiss the Communist anti deputy police chief I I Headliners I IN ANNAPOLIS An year 18 old plebe at the US U.S. naval academy shouldered a heavy burden when he took his oath The plebe is John Paul Jones of Piqua Ohio no descendant of his famous namesake IN FORT WAYNE Joseph NeaL 48 46 survived by a nose when he was buried for 20 minutes in a collapse of a sewer trench A fellow fellow fel fel- low worker tore away some of ot the dirt to expose the tip o of Neals Neal's nose Later firemen and police dug due g gIN the rest of him out IN SALLISAW W OKLA E E. E W W. W Floyd year old d grocery clerk rk and brother o of the onetime Public Enemy No l I Charles Pretty ty Boy Floyd was elected sheriff in a bit bit- it fought terly-fought contest IN Farmer Eben Trussell drove his nei new car r home parked i It t in the barn There there therea a bull calf caU saw his reaction reflection lot ion In the windshield ruS took a running leap crashed through rough the glass and bounced d back on the hood A vet veN stitched t the he bull together and a mechanic did the same for tor the car 7 41 L. L |
