| Show i- i r WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS' ANA Nourse Raps Deficit it Spending Decontrol Fails to Boost Rent Military Budget Tops 15 Billion In these columns column they are lire those of EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions are expressed Western Newspaper Unions Union news Dews analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper uS u.S. SPENDING Deficit System Hit It seemed an obvious conclusion that the Presidents President's council of economic economic economic eco eco- advisers was having little effect in influencing government officials officials of of- to insist upon a real effort by the administration to put its financial house in order ANY such conclusion would have been bolstered by the fact that Dr Edward G. G Nourse chairman of the council was quitting that body In an address before the national retail farm equipment association Dr Nourse hit hard at federal deficit deficit def deL spending and charged that the government is slipping back into deficits as a way of life Instead of deficit financing he said the government should be putting its fiscal house in order and husbanding reserves to support the economy if less prosperous times overtake us According to reports Dr Nourse had informed President Truman that he was going to leave the government government gov gov- although there was no word as to whether the President had accepted or would accept the resignation WELL-PLACED WELL official circles were said to believe that Nourse's decision to leave the advisers' advisers council council coun coon cil was because of his belief that he had failed in what he regarded as asa asa asa a fight to keep the council on a strict professional plane of factfinding factfinding factfinding fact- fact finding and giving advice divorced from political issues In his address Nourse was critical critical critical crit crit- ical of elements among labor agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture and management chiding farmers for demanding tive prices labor for demanding shorter hours in the face of the need for increased production RENTS Keep Level LevelA A rather surprising thing had happened A survey showed that lifting of rent control in more than areas had not resulted in Whole whole- 1 4 4 ft ft y T u OcL CU un U u. u VU troIs put into effect in wartime began last April 1 TAKEN as a whole however rents in key decontrolled areas did didgo didgo didgo go up a little but the hike was not as severe as most observers had predicted The survey disclosed that landlord landlord landlord land land- lord reaction to decontrol was spotty One major factor in the over-all over rent picture was said to be bethe bethe bethe the number of vacancies available a a factor which might after all have considerable restraining effect effect ef of- on any appreciable over-all over rent increase Some landlords raised rents but had to cut them again when tenants moved out Also some landlords were still bound by leases issued in the period before decontrol According to the survey increases increases increases in in- creases were scattered rather than general in most places THUS THE PICTURE of the re rent t situation generally is clouded by bythe bythe bythe the factors enumerated factors which may of themselves have enough restraint value to hold down rent hike as well as a disinclination disinclination disinclination dis dis- dis- dis inclination of landlords to raise rentals to levels most Americans expected Continuing strikes loss of income more accessibility of housing sites may au 10 w Keep any general general general gen gen- gen gen- eral and extensive rent increases from rom being made in the near fu Lu- ture MILITARY r Billions V V If war comes America intends to tobe tobe tobe be ready Demonstrating that fact congress finally got together on a record time peace military appropriations appropriations appropriations bill bil totalling approximately approximate approximate- ly billion dollars including funds to build the air force up to 58 groups BREAKING a month-long month deadlock deadlock deadlock dead dead- lock and spurred no doubt by reports reports reports re re- re- re ports that Russia has the atomic bomb Domb house and senate hurried through the details of the final measure which went to President Truman for approval In this action the senate finally bowed to house insistence on giving the air force some 10 groups and million dollars more than President Pres Pros ident Truman had requested for it it CONCERN over the possibility of enemy atomic attack was indicated when congress also appropriated 50 million dollars to start construction construe construe- tion ion of a vast radar screen designed designed designed de de- de- de signed to warn the United States of any enemy air attack Records Record's In InH H 4 A President Harry S. S Truman with congress finally in adjournment adjournment adjournment ad ad- would have to go goto goto goto to the people with the rd of that congress in the fight for Democratic seats scats In the 1950 elections Little of his program was enacted but there was little doubt he be would defend the congress to the end BIG DAY Break for Kids Underprivileged children in more than US U.S. and Canadian communities communities com corn will receive assistance from a reaching far program of ot youth welfare announced by Kiwanis Kiwanis Ki- Ki wanis International and The National National National Na Na- Kids' Kids Day Foundation Inc J. J Hugh Jackson Stanford Calif Cali president of Kiwanis International in hi announcing the cooperative effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort said the problems of underprivileged underprivileged underprivileged under under- privileged children are the problems problems problems lems of the entire nation but their solution depends upon local action There are more than Kiwanis clubs which are geared for participation participation participation pation in the program FOCAL POINT of the campaign will be the observance of an annual annual annual an an- nual National Kids Day the first to be held on Saturday November 19 when each community will be asked to enlist the support of its citizens in meeting the problems of local youth The Kiwanis president emphasized emphasized emphasized sized that National Kids' Kids Day will not be celebrated as a holiday or used as a giving gift-giving occasion It Itis Itis is our intention to use the observance anc ance of this day as a means of rallying the forces of each community community com corn toward solving local juvenile juvenile juvenile juve juve- nile problems he continued By this means we hope to raise additional additional additional ad ad- funds to carry carryon on a year- year round program of youth activity in cities and towns in the US U.S. and Canada Money raised in each community community com corn will vilI be spent in the same community for the benefit of chil chil- dren CHARLES executive executive executive tive secretary of The National Kids' Kids Day Foundation Hollywood Calif said his organization was formed last year to call national attention to the right of underprivileged youth to enjoy some of the benefits normally normally nor nor- mally accruing to boys and girls in more fortunate circumstances s. s The Foundation also seeks to attract attention attention at at- to the accomplishments of youth and to stimulate additional interest in the problems of youth I. I I t. I I k f A Speedup The United States was moving swiftly to meet the threat of Soviet possession of the atomic bomb President Truman and the atomic energy commission had ordered a 30 million dollar expansion of atom bomb facilities at Oak Ridge Tenn Term and Hanford Wash THUS THE RACE to see whether the US U.S. or Soviet Russia could produce produce produce pro pro- duce the most bombs seemed to be beon beon beon on and with it went any immediate hope at least for any international control of atomic energy The extent extent extent ex ex- ex- ex tent of ot the US U.S. effort in the race was seen when authoritative quarters quarters quarters announced that the new atomic- atomic plant-construction plant program ultima ultimately ultimately ulti ulti- ma tely would cost million dol- dol lars ars Chairman McMahon D. D Conn of the congressional atomic energy committee called the project a major expansion effort McMahon McMahon Mc- Mc Mahon would not say that the acion action action ac- ac tion ion stemmed from Russian progress progress ress ross with atomic fission but there therewa's was wa's was vas a certain evidence of haste inasmuch inasmuch in in- as White House clearance for or the project came just six days after President Truman announced the atomic explosion in Russia |
