Show SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS of Main Street and the World Korean Conflict Is One Year World War May Have Been Averted IF AT ALL A few days ago June 25 the Korean war was one year after a year of fighting Communism in the questions uppermost In the minds of most Americans is what are the chances for world Is World War III nearer or more A great many unknown factors and arise with such But there Is a growing belief In the world today that a general war is more remote than a year This reasoning is based mainly upon two The free nations of the world are growing stronger every c the free world has demonstrated in deeds as well as words it will resist There is one fact that none of the free nations of the world Is There is the in the face of the west's growing that the Soviet Union realizes It must act if at To wait would only give the west time to grow so strong that victory for Communism would be an The Korean war seems to have accomplished several It brought to life the west's lagging plans to marshal political and economic resources to meet future And these moves may have served as a deterrent to ambitious TEXAS TOUR Douglas MacArthur flew to Texas for a number of official receptions and For three days he preached his doctrine of a realistic approach to far east He went so far In a speech as to say is fantastically unrealistic to refuse to accept the fact that we arc at war a savage and costly But the colorful general who has caused more controversy in a few months than many prominent figures do in a departed from his main theme to take a slap at the domestic policies of the Truman There are those who seek to make the burden of taxation so great and the progressive increases so alarming the spirit of tireless and masterful initiative which built the material strength of the nation shall become stultified and he are those who seek to make all men servants of the The departure from the main theme of his speeches since he returned to the United States Increased speculation that the general may be planning a political career despite his assertion he is not interested in entering The Texas visit has been called a test for future political GRAIN FOR INDIA The long delayed grain for India lending India on easy terms to buy to to tons of U.S. wheat and other basic was signed Into law by President The bill was subject to months of heavy debate In congress before It was finally Critics argued that India's opposition to some U.S. policies In Korea made her an ill deserving Backers said it had a humanitarian purpose it would help line up India with the western world as opposed to the Communist In the months of debate many forgot the fact that the food purchased by the loan will prevent famine In It was the only humane thing this nation could PRICE CONTROLS By the time this reaches print the defense production act which gives the government the power to control wages and rents may or may not have been In all probability it will but It will not contain the broader powers as asked by President Special interests the cattle the building industry and others have used every trick at their command to get amendments tacked to the act that would be to their As a the house banking committee voted tentatively to knock out two future price rollbacks on live cattle planned by the office of price the senate banking committee voted to renew and expand the government's rent-control But the senate committee at the same time recommended a raise in some of the rent The committee felt that a 20 per cent Increase should be allowed In some Many of these areas already had from 10 to 30 per cent increases above 1042 As for the house vote on beef it was a direct slap at the administration's beef The vote was In the form of an amendment that would limit future price rollbacks on all agricultural commodities to 90 per cent ot prices on May Whatever its the new defense production act will be far from what President Truman MACARTHUR HEARINGS Any day now the MacArthur hearings will It would be interesting to know what historians will make of the incident and read into the millions of words of No hearing or debate In American history ever caused so much comment In the big towns and the home towns of the And possibly no Incident in modern excepting World War II and the Korean received such coverage in the nation's It made good reading in dailies and small town newspapers The debate may have been good for the and was carried out in the best American tradition of free speech and But there was one aspect of the Our potential enemies now know the inner thoughts and reasoning of American foreign Our policies are an open book to the entire RESERVISTS TO GO HOME Home town enlisted reservists not members of organized reserve or national guard units are going to be released by the Approximately will be released in the next six i There will be no or other inflexible standards to determine the order In which the reservists are Each unit will set up its own standi giving to maintaining maximum But veterans who served 90 days or more during World War II are to be let out first under the general standards set up by the Reservists who have had previous military service other than World War II arc to get second Truman presented With t il Club Key Marjorie jJ Richard delegates to the National Club Camp in present a club key to President Mora than delegates from 48 V. S. and seven nations attended the |