The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
By Dre1C Pearson

mddle-of-the-road party but warned that there may be a vigorous left-wng swing in the June elec- tions 1. . Ex-Secretary Of War Harry Woodring may not agree with the administration on some things but he is pulling no punches regarding OPA. Out in Kansas, he let the folks know what he thought of Congressman Frank Carlsons OPA attack. :. Italo-American leaders are waging back-stage cam saign against the appointment of Assistant Secre- tary of State Jimmy Dunn as U. s. Ambassador to Ttaiy Meanwhile, Ambassador Alexander Kirk is doing a good job but wants to be relieved. confidential first draft of the House Military Affairs Committees report on Army courts martial was shown to the War Department prior to publication. Some of the generals nearly had fits They immediately start ed a counter back-fre by appointing committeei of their own to study courts martial, headed ny Jacob Iasfiley 1t is considered significant tha Lashley is the former law partner of White Hous Naval Aide Captain Clark Clifford Under seu retary of War Kenneth Royal, who comes from Josephus Daniels home state of North Carolina but doesn't receive his blessing, described publicity gwen the Litchfield court martial as just lot Of hol- lerin'." Some people are wondering why tne Army didn't clean their court martial house petore Con- gress beat them to it.
 Mrs. Tom Clark wife of the Attorney General is one of the Cabinet ladies who takes seriously both her cooking and the Presidents suggestion that Americans reduce their diet two days week to equal that in Europe.
 daughter of the former Chief Justice of Texas has done her own housekeeping most of the time since her husband came to Washington Here s 2 menu she has carefully worked out, equivalent to Euro pean diet of l500 calores; and which she is serV- ing in the Clark home:
 Breakfast-One glass orange juice, oz. (78 calories) poached egg (74) two stripes of bacon (35); one slice of Whoe-wheat toast and one-half pat of butter C49; coffee (nc calories); one tea spoon of sugar (l6); oS of cream (52); total-4O4
 Dinner-Pot roast, oz G16); one-fourth head of lettuce (16) one tablespoon oil dressing (62); three-fourths cup buttered peas (92) one hot bran muffin with one-haN pat of butter (l6D; apple sauce one cup (2D; milk one glass 14S); total-6le
 supper-Beef barley ioup, oz. (3D; broccoli, two 5-inch stalks (32) one-hah cup carrots steamed (36); One-half cup potatoes, creamed dncluding butter and creanl) Q2D rye melba toast (50); one half pat butter (S6) fruit cup, pineapple and straw berry (5O; milk, one glass ti4S); total-So0 Total for day-l529
 I'M RADIO: Over 300 construction permits for the building of new frequency modulation radio stations have been issued by the Federal Commun- cations Commission in the past few months, with hundreds more applications on file.
 Meanwhile the FOG has made disturbing study of manufacturers plans for radio sets this year This study indicates that although upwards of l6,- 100000 radio receivers will be produced in 1046, hardly more than one in ten will be equipped to bring in "FM" programs. Several of the major man. ufacturers are yet to be heard from, but thus far there is nothing to show that they are planning heavy production of "FM" receivers.
 With I'M" receivers being held from the mar ket the audience for this new type Of broadcastng will be held down to such small number that only in a few metropolitan areas will there be real attraction for advertisers The result probably VII be indefinite delay in the emergence or I'M broadcasting