The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-03-20

Kefauvers victory in New Hampshire does not mean he is a S popular
in other sections of the country. Truman still has the nomination tied up
if he wants it. Some observers believe, however, Truman will now hasten
his decision about running, if he has not already made up his mind. By a
quick announcement he might check growing Kefauver popularity.
DEADlocK-wt With peace talks deadlocked Owe prisoner exchange
and what nations will supervise the armistce, if me is negotiated,
two armies which have faced each other for nearly two years.
In this connection, Gen: James A: Van Fleet, us. Eighth Army
the Chinese and Korean Reds have built up force of 100000 men in
Korea; He added that the Reds have more men, weapons and planes
But he does not believe the Reds will launch a spring offensive. but
if they did he would welcome it and stop it cold. "
Il am confident We could stop any attack the Communists might
throw unonn. at nnt U.S. st. he's he said fOIno oIt would .d dh be "a good TO thing tn IF :" so e0pl fba get y those ws
AS for possible Allied plans. the general said: THE future operations
of the Eighth Army are still on the conference table at Panmunjom."
will be- "a NO wa about eus Ai Ia offensive aen MeI unless Ds the tn - tuc aet talks S collapse conn eon-
pletey. If they should then the people Of the home towns OF America
1t could mean an about war in Asia.
casualty total in Korea at 1906 458. Of the total. l85O5 are known to have
been killed.
TAXES The an-powerful house-senate economic committee re-
portedly has agreed that there should be nj general increase in tax rates
this year. It was not exactly surprising news to the nations taxpayers.
since congressional opposition has been expressed from the moment
President Truman announced his record $S5oOoo 600 spending budget
The committee went m record as favorng a $40 OOO 100000 cut in the
budget By closing existing tax loopholes,. the $40 billion budget cut and
Wmd it t peESn Gmi budget r could be balanced. ' 'N~' ''
annual economic report, but had also asked an increase in taxation by
whatever additional was necessary to boost government income by
s5OOooOO.GO a year.
been such a vast shift in income distribution in the United States in the
past 20 years i can be classed as a social revolution.
out of four families had incomes of less than $4,000 a year in 1885, only
one out of three fell into that class ten years later.
The wen-todo and the rich have become more numerous. In the late
thirtes, n family in about so was in the $4,000 and over income class,
and one out OF 100 was in the $40 900 and over class. Ten years later one
family out of six was in the $4,000 and v class, and n out OF twenty
over the years the very rich have become poorer because the rise
in labor incomes has been accompanied by a decline in property in:
comes. The share of the upper per cent of income receivers in total
incomes has declined in IS years from 16 per cent to 9 per cent.
NEW WATcHA fantastic achievement in the science of time
keeping "a revealed when Elgin researchers took the wraps off their
latest developments conventional sized wrist watch that stores its own