Show SCANNING THE WEEKS WEEK'S NEWS of Main Mam Street and the World U. U N. N Forces Near Parallel Johnston Wants Wa New N e Parity Ruling WHERE TO NOW NOW Grim Grim smoking pipe-smoking Douglas MacArthur took too time out from directing a war in Korea and and his duties as top man In i Japan to tell newsmen UN U.N. forces were insufficient in numbers to hold holda hot hota a line at the parallel He pointed out that there are no natural de de- defense defense tense features anywhere near its immediate proximity The generals general's statement brought to the front again the question of what happens now that the Chinese have abandoned their last great de- de defense defense defense center center below the parallel and 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 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 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 in Korea Koren wanted a quick answer as his troops stood poised along the line If his I advance was stopped it meant a stalemate in the war and the dirty business of preparing a defense line on unfavorable terrain If he was given the go-ahead go signal it meant more mOle of his slow but thorough tactics of operation killer MEAT MAKERS MAKERS MAKERS-A A big man In a pearl-gray pearl ten-gallon ten hat stiff stiff- stiffened stiffened stiffened ened turned purple and brought his polished boots from desk to floor witha with a crash This is the most outlandish thing those those fools fa I o 0 01 I s in Washington ever thought up he exploded One of 2500 ranchers at at- attending attending t tending a cattle raisers a ti meeting in Dallas he was expressing the the- view of fel- fel h rg s low cattlemen who had lust just heard a government plan to roll joll back cattle prices 10 to 20 per cent That view of the govern govern- governments government's governments government's ments ment's attempt to hold down inflation and to regulate k j prices rices was not confined to his group The automobile President Truman Truma vacationing at the industry labor grain farmers farm farm- little White House Bouse at the naval base ers ers steel and a d numerous numero s at West defended his administration I others continued con their n u e d their Key screams The T h e cattlemen trop tion at a s news conference He lie said his were just a little more color color- staff was made up op of ot honorable men ful Cattlemen said a roll-back roll of prices would force curtailment of production and encourage black markets Like farmers throughout the nation they argued that production costs have advanced and that in in- increased increased in- in increased creased supply will regulate regul te prices Said one rancher Yon cant can't control what the public is willing to tor r pay for meat FOOD PRICES PRICES- PRICES Eric 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 fine This Johnston said is the heart of the problem Unless food boa prices can be held held and rolled back there will be no holding wages And if wages wage continue to go up industrial prices and parity will keep on climbing and the economy will be torn apart Johnston has about as much chance of getting cong e repudiate P parity as he would of getting Iowa to stop growing corn Nevertheless he recommended 1 A change in the parity exemption provision of 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 hott st spot in the US U.S. the past several weeks has been the witness chair at the senate crime investigating com com- committees committee's committees committee's 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 that Costello prove controls a gam gam- gambling gambling bling syndicate that reaches reaches to the Main Streets of America As for ODwyer the committee wanted to know if there is any connection be be- between between tween gambling and time big-time 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 nent man as he should trot to the home of Costello to ask his advice and counsel ODwyer said he was carrying c out an army assignment adding They say theres there's a lot of it bookmaking in New Hampshire Well we haven't a Costello in New Hampshire Tobey roared I III wonder ODwyer retorted adding that Tobey had sent to New York for campaign funds Its not true Tobey shouted Im under oath ODwyer f J bristled Youre You're which not To which Tobey roared Im Ima not no a a All All of which provided television fans with a spectacular show putting soap operas to t ri shame What it provided in the way of facts concerning gambling in the US U.S. is anybody's guess POLITICS T POLITICS T T h he e 1952 presidential presidential presidential campaign was again in inthe inthe inthe the news s with a published report The realities of the Korean that President Truman made a war are shown In i the picture of ot two deal with General Eisenhower to tomake waifs waits perched on a haystack make Ike available in 1952 calmly waiting for US U.S. troops In to According to the story stor widely the background to fire a heavy published throughout the US U.S. the mortar Ask yourself this question President told old Ike that one Harry How Bow would you feel if It it was acted Truman did dI not want to o be ac sc- scout accused out in the US U.S. and the waifs were of exiling a potential power power- American kids kIds' ful contender for the honors of the White House his usual blunt and 11 The general in inThe III His statement said the straight-forward straight way attempted to kill the story President has never mentioned to political me any possibilities of 1952 whatsoever That should have been that but rumors persist that Eisenhower I will be available in 1952 to one of the major parties As things stand it now would appear he could win hands down RENT CONTROL CONTROL-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 dent where the President President was expected to sign it without delay It becomes effective and expires June 30 April 1 House members pushing the fere with measure argued decontrol would inter inter- interfere interfere recruiting workers for defense production and lift defense and military districts limits in |