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...President gave his praise and thanks to the U.S. people, to farmers, millers and bakers, and to Chester Davis' Famine Emergency Committee, which had done much to promote public conservation and aid.* Last week former President Herbert Hoover, who had done as much as any man to spur the U.S. conscience into action, made his final famine relief report in Ottawa (see CANADA). Not mentioned in the official reports was fiery, little Fiorella LaGuardia, head of UNRRA, who had cut through much Government red tape and indecision...
...industry, which has declined 45% in 20 years, out of its lethargy has become a principal preoccupation of the Labor Government. The way Britons are going about modernization in cotton and 14 other industries* is startling to American businessmen, used to thinking that their own initiative is the surest spur to technological progress...
...President's request, Food Ambassador Hoover would continue his famine mission by a trip to South America to spur contributions there. But the hope of the world was still the vast U.S. granary. Would the U.S. keep its promise to win the race...
Such projects as study halls, kindergartens, libraries, and local stores can be undertaken by the 520 to 820 families that will be assigned to the area. The railroads have promised to "do their utmost" to provide adequate transportation to and from Devens, 32 miles away, with possible use of spur tracks. Regular bus service and car pools should supply the remainder of the necessary facilities. Rents lower than those paid in Cambridge will make up some of the increased expense involved. With expeditious action by the FPHA, the community should be ready for occupancy at the beginning of the fall...
...price ceilings for new manufacturers of such items as toasters, lawn mowers and fountain pens below those of established makers. Now, new manufacturers often have ceilings outrageously out of line. In some cases, they were set 150% above those of established companies, in the weird belief that this would spur production. Instead, old manufacturers simply stopped unprofitable production, and the shortages became worse than they had ever been before...