davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1952-07-27

OPS doesn't leave room for too much
optimism. In the first place, IS cents
out of each dollar spent by the con-
sumer, on the average, goes for things
exempted by law from OPS control.
The exempted goods include all fruits
and vegetables, most rents (after
September 30), transportation.
medical care and most fuels.
The OPS itself has exempted some
foods and odds and ends Gce, for
1nStance) from controls. Such items
account for 3 cents out Of the con-
SumerS' dollar.
About Is cents out Of the dollar
are spent on things subject to loose
controls. These are farm goods with
ceiling prices that fluctuate with par
ity prices. Included are cereals and
bakery goods. dairy products. eggs
and poultry.
That leaves only At cents out Of
each dollar spent which are pro-
tected by ceiling prices. Under such
ceilings are meat. clothes, coal, house
furnishings, liquor and tobacco, auto
=
ImboIonce Feared
The price controllers are not conf
dent they can hold a rigid line even
in the areas where they are permit
ted to impose controls. The nations
economy, they say, Is an interde-
pendent. more-or-less balanced group
Of presSures. Spotty controls tend
to throw it out Of balance, they
say. and If one price spurts. it tends
to bring other prices up with it.
These in turn affect still other prices.
Consequently. OPS says, Uncle Sam
could be run ragged sticking fingers
into holes in the dixie If another
real wave of imitation sets in.
But on the other hand, all Is not
lost. Enough commodities are con-
trolled so that the OPS will be able
at least to slow down the expected
price rise.
Some OPS officials feel the agency
isn't using all the powers it has. A
bit more diligent application Of the
controls law and less wavering under
political pressure, they feel. could
make the controls law more effective.
In case Of q real emergency-an
all-out war or an immediate threat
of one-price controls would be in a
bad way. The price dam probably
would break, and under the present
law is would not be possible to build
an effective new one, nor would it be
possible to roll back prices with any
degree Of effectiveness. II an emer-
gency does occur. OPS will certainly
ask Congress for a better law and
for more money so the staff could be
expanded.
Barring an emergency. however,
the outlook for the harassed house,
wife is for somewhat higher prices
in the next few months, but not for
runaway imitation. The OPS will
carry on with the powers 1t has. It
won't be satisfied. but on the other
hand, it expects to be able to hold OF
any inflationary disaster.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Prices.
Outlook Is for q Rise,
But Not q Stampede
ByJohn r. MoxweIl

When Congress Scurried out Of
Washington three weeks ago to at
tend the conventions, 1t left behind
a new price control law which some
administration spokesmen said left
the consumers with virtually no pro-
lection in case Of serious emergency.
In addition, last-minute cuts in the
Office of Price Sterilization ap-
preparation. which will force SO per
cent cut in personnel, caused further
worry over prices.
Some business groups, on the other
hand, saw no reason to be concerned.
The Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States said the consumers
would be better off if there were no
price controls. Such controls aren't
necessary during this limited war, the
chamber believes.
What is the outlook? Will strict
price controls be needed in the next
few months? Can Ellis Arnall's OPS.
under the new law. hold the price line?
Are the consumers in for another
merry ride up the scale Of higher
prices?
More New Records
Prices were fairly stable during
the first part of this year. In June,
however, the pressures toward higher
prices began to build up. The Con-
Sumers' Price Index was nudged to q
new all-time high in the June calcu-
lations and was again pushed to q
new high this month.
The chief reasons for the steady
rise are these:
l. The steel shortage, resulting
from the long strike. cut supplies
Of civilian goods and piled up back
log of military orders.
2. High defense spending plus Gov.
ernment deficit spending is stimulat-
ing imitation.
8. Consumer demand seems to be
increasing.
Government economists say dairy
prices are due to 60 up more than
would be expected seasonably. Bakery
goods are moving up slowly. Fruits
and vegetables are caught by short
age OF tin cans, caused by the steel
strike, and will be scarcer on the
grocers' shelves and therefore higher
in price. Beef is in good supply and
likely will not go up in price. Hogs
are in short supply and should be
more expensive. Rents are going up.
Clothes will level off or will drop
slightly. Home furnishings and ap-
pliances are now declining in price,
but steel strike repercussions should
put them in short supply again.
OPS Power
If prices do rise as expected, can
the OPS check and roll them back?
A look at the present power of the
Evening star., 1952-07-27

the low population is the weather In
Hokkaido. It's cold on the island
and there's snow on the ground about
six months out of the year. The
island, about the size of the State
of Indiana, is one of As procedures
in Japan. Over 40 per cent Of the
people are engaged in farming. The
principal farm products are wheat,
rice and dairy products. The dairy
industry is the biggest and most
modern in Japan, and Hokkaido
butter and cheese are world famous.
There also is considerable lumber
ing, coal mining and, as might be
expected, fishing.
japanese fishermen are hard
pressed these days-what with the
Macarthur line restricting them to
a 3-mile limit around the portions Of
Hokkaido facing RuSSian-held terri
tory. Boats are being seized con-
stantly by overzealous Soviet ships.
Rndiomen Preferred
Many times, the fishermen claim,
they have been seized within their
own territorial waters. Those cap
tured are taken to the Russian is
lands and detained there. Then
after about five months, they are re-
leased. all but the radio operators,
who presumably are held for future
use by the Russians.
Capture of these fishing boats is no
myth. Until early this year, for in
stance, statistics showed that 176
Japanese fishing vessels had been
captured by Soviet forces. OF that
number, ia subsequently were re-
leased. 20 conf1scated, and 80 were
listed as missing.
Gen. Macarthur and Gen. Ridgway
often have been obliged to send notes
of protest to the Russian delegation
in Tokyo.
One thing which worried Ameri.
can authorities during the occupa-
tion-and the same worry probably
prevails at present with the now
independent Japanese government
was the danger of Communist agents
slipping ashore with the returned
fishermen. Hokkaido has q long
Shoreline and the fishermen usually
come back after dark. It was pos
sible, too, that returning fishermen
might have been indoctrinated to
the ways of communism during the
period of their capture.
With such carryings-on it is ap-
parent that the Russians have a
more than casual interest in Japan.
Ambassador Sebald puts Is this way:
"You can be sure that in their
evaluation of Japan the masters Of
the Kremlin place high premium
on Japan's industrial potential, the
know-how of it's technicians and the
great manpower reservoir Of its "a
million people,"
While the 1st Cavalry Division
and Japan's own police reserve would
be hard-put to stave OF a full-scale
Communist invasion, they are alert
to the danger and probably could
make enough trouble to give America
and It's Allies time to bring UP re-
placements.
Evening star., 1952-07-27

All these developments had seemed
to portend the success of Great Brit
aims waiting game. It was reasoned
that Mossadegh couldn't go on for
ever. Sooner or later he was expected
to see the light and come to terms
with the British. or he would be cast
aside by his people for another leader
who could get the refineries running
again.
1t looked like the time for the pay
off on this strategy had arrived
earlier this month. Mounting pol
itical unrest was coupled with parlia-
mentary backtalk at Mossadegh's in
creasingly desperate requests for
more power. When Mossadegh asked
the young Shah Of Iran for absolute
control over the army and police, the
Evening star., 1952-07-27
By EorI II. Vos.

Shah refused. Mossadegh resigned.
The Shah named Ahmed Qavam, q
more moderate leader, who set about
reopening negotiations with the
British.
Four-Doy Term
But the ultranationaIists who had
brought Mossadegh to power in 1851
didn't take this lying down. Rioting
increased in intensity. Qavam lasted
only four days. The Shah turned
back to Mossadegn, and this time
made no objection to his plans to
take virtual dictatorial powers over
the country's army and police.
One Of the first things Mossadegh
was expected to do was to cut the
Evening star., 1952-07-27

size Of the army in half. This would
further reduce the effectiveness of
an already weak instrument to re-
Sist the kind of mob psychology that
the Mossadegh ultranationalist fol-
lowers liked to use.
Prospects for the future of Iran
now are the kind that make the
Kremlin's politburo members rub
their hands. The economic crisis
seems certain to heighten. And the
Communists are expected to bid
for more influence in Mossadeghs
National Front"
There is still no clear indication
that the Communists can make much
Of their opportunistic entry into the
alliance with Kashani. The Iranian
Premier has had little time for the
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-04

Transportation Services require 190 per 10000 population in tar { 7! areas, ard 13U per i0,UO0 ln support areas.
 After an attack the Engineer ing Services will have the task of restoring such essential com muNity services as comnunjca- tons, transportation, power and Watcr.SupHly, and emergency re pairs must be made to such ia cilitics as hospitals, streets, high
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-04
One Our of Twelve Needed To nsGn Civil Defense

An effective civil defense or gaHization for thc United States will require the services of one out of every F citizens, the Fed oral Civil Defense Admin.Sro- tjoa anuouncoa iast week.
 |ersoonel recommendations sent to civil dcfoas- ssalo diroc- tors i0 an advisory bulletin by FGDA call for q e.Gzaa volua- teer force If 1TJ090G1 to man community emergency groups.
 To fill the ranks Of these or ganizations. it is ostimatad that 1900 persons per 10000 are nec1,d in critical target areas, and 720 volunteers per 10000 population in support areas. or the districts immediately sur rounding metropolitan sections.
 No quotas were established for clergymcn and professionals in the health field, such as phy- sicians, dentists, nurses, radio logical, chemical, biological, and sanitation cXpsrts. According to FCDA all persons in these cate gories will be needed in an emergency. It is estimated that 390 volunteers per 10000 popu- lation in target areas, and 80 per 10000 population in support areas will be required to supple ment the prof ssionally trained health people.
 The warden service requires 380 volunteers per 10000 in tar get areas and 100 per 10000 DO pie in support areas. The war dens will be the neighb0rh0Od civil defense leaders. They are responsible for eraluating the skills of the people in their as signed territory instructing them in self-protcction and providing On-tno-SpOt direction in an emcr- gencv More than haIt If the WafdenS should bo women.
 Engineering Services an d
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-04

ways, and bridges.
 Under the Transportation Scr vic, management and labor of the trucking industry should be enrolled in order that trained leadership and skilled operators be used to the greatest advan- tagc for civil defense.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-04

MT and Mrs. Charles Adkins returned Wednesday on the Bar an0f after Q vacation of several weeks Outside, They had a fine time, MT. Adkins says, but are glad to get back home.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-04

MT, Malcolm, Matanuska Val Icy Bus Lines manager here, stated today that the highway hetW~ en Seward and Anchorage is in fine condition.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-04

Warm waiting room for Northern Cab customers. Gail Main 5h or Main 55
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-08
|0!!!'!!!!|seae!:&|!!!; g.,
Ap Newsso4Uras by nom0T 60tfen
By Homer Hotten

but this. Is this where we started
to go?"
Toni's eyes were like bright
stars, and there was a half-smile
on her lips. She was as enchanted
as some child who had won
through to magic land that had
been only a half-heard, half-for-
gotten legend.
"This is Palmentera," she said
softly. 'Palmentera, just as they
have always told me. ="
Told you? Do you mean to say
that you've never been here be-
fore?"
''Never before. But I have
known of it, and l have been told
of the trail to follow since the
time that l first became one OF
Las ESpiRaS." She stopped abrupt
ly and her eyes widened in sud-
den alarm. MY tongue runs away
with me-"
Clay shifted his weight in his
saddle and grinned uuizzically at
her.
'LGs ESpinas, Ell? In other words,
The Thorns. And now you say
you're one OF them"
She lifted her shoulders in a
gesture of rueful regret, laughing
a little at her own careleSSneSS
and confusion.
at is always the way with
women. They chatter and their
tongues are loose at both ends and
before their minds can curb their
lips the damage is done. ST, cord
zon, there is an organization here
in Texas of men who call them
selves Las EspinaS-but ! had
planned to have Senior Palmenter
tell you of it first"
Clay nodded, his eyes narrowed
in speculation as he studied her
face. II know. You haven't exactly
overwhelmed me with informal
ton since We started out"
As they rode forward across the
\ valley the gates swung open
and four horsemen came riding
through.
They were in no hurry. Indeed,
they trotted carelessly along like
men who had no greater respon-
than casual hunting trip
or a pleasure journey to some
nearby poSada. But there were
long rifles across their saddle
bows and, as they drew nearer,
Clay could see that their belts
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-08
Chapter Q

Chapter 9
IRON the beginning, Toni had
selected the trails they were tc
follow. Dim trails, little used
sometimes fading away into moth
ingness, sometimes deliberately
abandoned, as they swung away
from them to avoid some ragged
settlement. The rare settlers ca
bins they encountered with q
lifted hand and shouted hail and
farewell. For the rest, there was
only the earth and the sky and the
storm and the wind to bear them
company.
And SO it was that they reached
the final wind-swept peak of rock
and looked down into Blair Pal
mentors hidden valley.
Seeing it so, with the long
leagues of savage desolation be-
hind him, Clay had strange sense
of unreality. For here, in a vast
hollow, ringed by jagged rock,
was pastoral of rolling acres,
tended, cultivated, and tanned.
Neat rail and rider fences criss-
crossed the great valley and spoke
of order and discipline and or
ganization. There were trees here.
protected from the wind, that
grew straight and tall and spread
wide branches out above the
friendly earth. In the center of the
valley a great tWo-Storied log
house gathered a flock of smaller
houses and barns and sheds about
it, and ringing them all was a stout
stockade of upended logs set deep
in the ground and rising to sharp
ened points good fifteen feet in
the air. Two massive gates of
hand-SaWed oak provided an en-
trance to the stockade, an entrance
wide enough to admit two coaches
driven side by side, and on each
corner of the enclosure an over
hanging watchtower commanded
the approaches to She walls.
Slowly, incredulously, Clay's
eyes roved over the scene before
him. There was a strange incon-
gruity about 1.-THE contradiction
of the wide fields and the bellicoSe
Stockade, the sheltered trees and
the bristling defiance of the fort
like dwelling.
We'll" he said slowly, II ex-
pected everything in the world
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-08
Chaplin Trip To
u. S. Is Rumored

LAUSANNE, Switzerland Up ~
Charlie Chaplin's private secretary
declined comment here on a re-
port published in the United States
that Oona O'Neill Chaplin made a
secret visit to the United States
recently to bring some cash
rumored as high as five million
dolIars-back to England.
s'That is Mr.. ChapIin's private
affair."" the secretary said. "And
/ never discuss his private affairs
with him."
Chaplin himself. who has been
saying here since he arrived from
England recently, could not be
reached Sat. The US. Govern
ment ordered an inquiry in Sep
TENDER to determine whether he
should be permitted to reenter the
United States. He is a British
subject.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-08

were heavy with small arms anA
with swinging, unsheathed knives
Lets let them come to US" hal
suggested, and at his words Toni
pulled her horse to q stop besidal
his own. The horses were tireda
and they stood quietly an thoa
mounted men approached, still,
without haste, still without anNl
evidence of hostility or alarm.
AS the group stopped before;
them Clay could see that they
were Mexican UdqueTos, the lean.
Steel-muScled horSemen Of the
plains, as selfiess as medieval mere
cenaries, knowing no law or hin@t
ORANGE except the words and
wishes of their master. Sharp
eyed, they measured Clay andi
Toni in a fraction Of an instant
their bodies careless and relaxed
but their eyes watchful and alert
One OF them. man past middlos
age, asked question with straight;
bps that scarcely moved.
.Adonde pan? Where are ycs$
going?"
Clay glanced inQuiringly sts
Toni and saw that she was leaning
forward eagerly, her lips half
parted, her eyes studying the dark /
face OF the man before her. She |.
spoke slowly, spacing her words /
well apart, as if there were more I
meaning in the phrase than in the |
words themselves.
"Quien sobe, atnioo9 II hombral
propone y Dios dispone.
Silently, Clay translated the
phrase within his mind: Who
knows, friend? Man proposes and /
God disposes.
The old mans eyes f1ickered
once and then his face was impas.
sive again. "Es peTddd. "a este
nlundo no hay rosas. It Is true. -
TINS world there are no roses
He paused expectantiy and Tond
took up the ritual triumphantlys
NO hay Tosds sin espinax.s
Clay let the tightly held breath
60 out OF his lungs in q sigh OF re-
lief. Now he understood. II was q
password, and with TOMS re.
Spouse, There are no roses With
out thorns, the pattern was ecsm-!
plete. This, then. was the outerl
guard of Las Espinds, and The
high walls of Palmentera formed
Q stronghold of whatever strange
brigade these men might b.
sEgsas re - eonllnseQ esal
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-08
RESTRAINING ORDER
FOR MAKEUP ARTIST

LOS ANGELES Rs-Movie make
up artist Bud Westmore is under
court order to pay his estranged
wife. actress Rosemary Lane, $3.50
month, and not modest or annoy
her. pending trial Of her separate
maintenance suit.
Miss Lane has asked 81 .245 sup.
port for herself and their child,
Bridget, Z. Westmore claims he
is earning 81 ,326.O8 a month.
Now the American people have no
choice except to line up solidly
behind the hero who has always
led them to victory before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-03

From the great laboratories of Dow Chemical Co..
comes a revolutionary new household wrapping mate.
rial-SARAN-WRAP 1t is transparent-as crystal.cear
window. 1t satnsof flexible, pliable yet tough
you can't pull it apart Because it seals ITSELF you
wrap foods for your freezer, preserve etovers in
artgh packages Foods stay fresh for days, weeks
Baked goods, too, will remain fresh and moist almost
indefinitely when preserved in SARAN-WRAP The new
material is odorlessand has the further quality of SEAL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-03
YOU Can Cut YOUR Food Budget!

SAVE The PRICE OF A PRIME STEAK EACH WEEK!
When take advantage of the many food and dosavng o
sARANWRP you'll least the price of good steak each week
Use preserve all leoves freeze foods when
prices low Even without you buy larger quantities.
and sARANwRAP keep meats vegetables and baked goods
counter-reh for long periods of time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-03

ing odors in QUIT This means that even melons,
onions, be placed IN your refrigerator for days with
out imparting absorbing odors.
WASHABLE AND REUSABLE SARAN.WRAP is the
most economical material ever created for household
use. NEVER throw it away. You just wash it off, dry it.
crumpe it up and drop in convenient place for
MOISTURE CANNOT PENETRATE SARANWRAP.
Positively waterproof, it is the perfect freezer.wrap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-03
Tight fitting bowl eovers-in an instant!

Now YOU cover any bowl or dish. whichever its shape
by Just pressing piece Of thrifty. rsvsobs sARAN-
WRAP obevt the top or-seoIs tight gloss bowls
you'll have 70 pop Il. like balloon. IL you went 70
punefvre it. YET-erystoIesor. washable. SAVANNAH
con be lifted off costly. dropped in brewer and reused
Gives every dish its own transparent eevsh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-03

Saves time and money in the kitchen!
Wrup sandwiches for lunch polls the night before sARAN
WRAP ssa. them 50 tight the flavor improves when
they're stored in the refrigerator Cut onions. melons,
ether edorou. foods be safely stored right next 10
the butter when sARAN.WRAPPED! Leftover foods stay
fresh for days-week.. SAVANNAH i. economical re-
Usabls asein and asoin-makes refrigerator sporkIs
Evening star., 1952-01-13
greater reserves of equipment and
medical supplies.

greater reserves of equipment and
medical supplies.
when our people and our cities
are trained and organized to cope
with sudden atomic attacks the
enemy may well conclude that
such attacks are not worth max
ing" the President declared.
The occasion for his statement
was the first anniversary of the
signing of the Civil Defense Act.
Civil defense officials have
worked hard against considerable
odds, Mr.. Truman said. adding:
"They have sometimes fought
apathy in their own official circles
particularly in our own Congress
The President noted that mill
tary leaders now regard civil de-
tense as co-equal with military
preparedness in the total secur-
ity program.
Virtually all States and cities
have civil defense organizations
with varying degrees of effective
ness, and nearly two million per-
sons have volunteered for active
service in local civil defense
groups, he said. But he added
that many more millions are
needed if the preparations are te
be effective.
Evening star., 1952-01-13

numbers (of planes) over our bat
tlelines, we would handle them.
Those planes would fall like rain.
It would be something to see"
Van Fleet said the Reds now
have more artillery in Korea than
the 9th Army. He said they have
also reinforced their armored
forces. but that the biggest build
up is in the Communist air force
The 9th Army COZ nder called
the Korean arini talks "a
nagging disappointment"
"The Communists want an6
need an armistice," he said. "Ths
Korean war is a terrible drain or
them-more than they calculated
They have learned the hard way
they cannot win a shooting war
But they are proving to be expert.
of the conference table. They
want an armistice on terms thai
appear to be wholly their terms
Their negotiators have been ar.
|rogant, nasty, onery, insincere ane
insulting.
What they want is a cease -f1rt
which would be of tremendous ad.
vantage to them and disadvantage
Ito us-and they are using delay.
ing tactics in an effort to get it.
II am satisfied the northern part
Iof Korea is so badly destroyed
that the Reds lack food, clothing
and shelter and the population o1
North Korea is in very critica
condition"