Show SCANNING THE WEEKS WEEK'S NEWS of Main Mam Street and the World UI U. N. N Forces Near Parallel i Johnston Wants New Parity Ruling ng WHERE TO NOW NOW Grim Grim pipe smoking pipe smoking Douglas MacArthur took time lime out from directing a war In Korea and his duties as top man in Japan to tell newsmen UN U.N. forces were insufficient in numbers to hold holdi 1 i line at the parallel He pol pointed out that there are arc no natural defense defense defense de de- features anywhere near its immediate proximity The generals general's statement brought to the front again the question of ot what happens now that the Chinese have abandoned their last great de- de lense center below the parallel and nd have retreated into North Korea Do UN U.N. forces advance beyond the line and continue their campaign The British government has insisted for weeks as a political matter that the parallel was as far as UN U.N. forces should pursue the Reds This view was backed by a number of United Nations members In Washington the situation was put like this If It the UN U.N. succeeds In smashing the next expected Communist offensive and the Reds then continue retreating how far north should the UN U.N. forces go Prodding working hard-working Matthew Ridgway commander in Korea wanted a quick answer as his troops stood poised along the line If It his advance was stopped it meant a a stalemate in the war and the dirty business of at preparing a defense line on unfavorable terrain If he was given the go-ahead go signal it meant means more of at his slow but thorough tactics of operation killer MEAT MAKERS MAKERS- MAKERS MAKERS-A A big man man mal in a pearl gray ten gallon hat stiffened still stiff ened turned purple and brought his polished boots from desk to floor with a crash This is the most outlandish thing those 2 r f fools o 0 e a eOne I 1 s in Washington ever thought up he exploded One of at f 2 2500 ranchers attending attending attending at at- tending a cattle raisers meeting in Dallas t he was expressing the view of fellow fellow fel fel- f flow r Y low cattlemen who had just heard a government plan to roll back cattle prices 10 to 20 per cent That view of at the governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's attempt to hold down do L inflation and to regulate prices was not confined to his group The automobile President Truman vacationing at tho the industry labor grain farmers farm farm- little White House at the naval base ers steel and numerous at Key West defended his administration others con continued tIn u e d their screams T The h e cattlemen tion at a news vs conference He said his were just a little more color color- staff was made up of honorable men ful fur Cattlemen said a rollback roll of ot prices would force curtailment of production and encourage black markets Like farmers throughout the nation they argued that production costs have advanced and that increased increased increased in in- creased supply will regulate prices Said one rancher You cant can't control what the public is willing wining to pay for meat FOOD PRICES Eric PRICES Eric Johnston the former haired fair-haired boy of the movie industry lately turned economic stabilizer for the government sent word to the White House he had found the way to hold down food prices Smiling Eric reported that the parity extension provision is the key to inability to keep food prices in line So long as he and Michael DiSalle the chubby price controller cannot touch a food price until it gets above a parity that moves in a rapidly ascending spiral they cannot control inflation This Johnston said is the heart of ot the problem Unless food prices can be held and rolled back there will be no holding wages And if wages continue to go up industrial prices and parity will keep on climbing and the will be torn apart I Johnston has about as much chance of getting congress to repudiate parity as he would of getting Iowa to stop growing corn Nevertheless he recommended 1 A change in the parity exemption provision atthe of at the present law 2 authority to use subsidies to hold prices in line 3 extended licensing powers 4 adequate authority to handle labor disputes THE HOT SEAT The SEAT The hottest spot in the US U.S. the past several weeks has been the witness chair at the senate crime investigating committees committee's committees committee's committees committee's com com- hearing in New York Occupying that seat has been gambling kingpin Frank Costello and handsome William ODwyer former mayor of New York now US U.S. ambassador to Mexico The committee was trying to prove that Costello controls a gambling gambling gambling gam gam- bling syndicate that reaches to the Main Streets of at America As for ODwyer the committee wanted to know if there is any connection between between between be be- tween gambling and time big politicians in New York The hot seat really got hot when Senator Tobey balding and acid acid- tongued member of the committee asked ODwyer why such a prominent prominent prom i- i nent man as he should trot to the home of Costello to ask his advice and counsel I ODwyer said he was carrying out an army assignment adding They say theres there's a lot of at it bookmaking in New Hampshire Well we haven't a Costello in New Hampshire Tobey roared I wonder ODwyer retorted adding that Tobey had sent to New NewYork York for campaign funds Its not true Tobey shouted Im I un under d er oa oath th OD ODwyer of m wyer t j j Y A 1 Youre L w t L' L bristled You re no not I. I rAw ft To which Tobey roared Im J ij not a t L s- s I All of which provided television f fans ns with a spectacular 0 7 show putting to tor dam s soap operas 9 k r z t i shame What it provided in the r h way of at facts concerning gambling L P 1 tf i t in the US U.S. Is anybody's guess I 1 presidential kl 1 POLITICS The POLITICS The 1952 presidential Ja campaign was again in inthe inthe the news with a published report The realities of the Korean war that President Truman made a aare aare adeal are shown in the picture of two deal with General Eisenhower to tomake waifs wails perched on a haystack make Ike available in 1952 calmly waiting for US U.S. troops in inthe According to the story widely the background to fire a heavy published throughout the US U.S. the mortar Ask yourself this question President told Ike that one Harry Bow How would you feel if U it was acted Truman did not want to be accused scout ac sc- out in the US U.S. and the waifs were vere of exiling a potential powerful power power- American kids ful contender for the honors of the White House The general in ih his usual blunt and straight forward way attempted to kill the story His statement said the President has never mentioned to me any political possibilities of 1952 whatsoever That should have been that but rumors persist that Eisenhower will be available in 1952 to one of at the major parties As As' things stand now it would appear he could win hands down RENT CONTROL CONTROL-A A. A day 90 extension of the rent control law was passed by the house after heated debate The measure already has been enacted by the senate It was sent to the White House where the President President dent was expected to sign it without delay It becomes effective April 1 and expires June 30 House members pushing the measure argued decontrol would interfere inter fere with recruiting workers for defense production and lift limits in defense and military districts |