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WASHINGTON
THEATRE
TRI. SAT. FEB. 27 - 28
“THE HIRED GUN** ROBY CALHOUN
t SHOWS BACH NIGHT
_i_i__i „„ ■- . - s’ guests a contingency fund of $200 million to meet aid needs which cannot be forseen but might crop up, “consdering the turbulentstate of the world today.”
The mutual security program will be considered in Congress against a background of sharplyconflicting views and in the light of. repeated revelations of xyjaste in its overseas administration. The, President’s views of the program’s importance to national security will be accorded substantial weight but many members of Congress— and many private citizens—-will want to hear more details of the proposed uses of their money, particularly as to the economic assistance, In 1948 under the Marshall Plan, we were trying to help 14 countries. The list has grown to 67 countries, and mutual security, or foreign aid, stretches ahead of us, into the indefinite future. j
--yPower Of The Press
A leadingassociation of retailers recently held- a convention. And one of the highlights develo. ped, according to an Editor & Publisher account, is that “Newspapers remain tops among retailers as the prime implement for moving goods/’
That speaks well for the powter, prestige and durability of the press, in this era when all manner of media are scrapping for a share in ' the advertising dollar. The printed word, in regularly-issued periodicals, has not lost its magic.
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