NOVEMBER 17, 1948

Full News Archive

• Headline: Banker Advocates for Expense Control. Impact: If bankers had just controlled their expenses back then, we might have avoided the Great Recession! Or maybe we’d just have more money to throw at fancier coffee machines in their offices. Who knows?. Fact: Banks have been urging expense control since the dawn of time, but it seems they still can't resist a good vacation in the Bahamas..
• Headline: Auto Price Control Discussion in 1948. Impact: If auto prices had been controlled, we might have had flying cars by now instead of just overpriced sedans that still can't park themselves. Thanks, industry!. Fact: The only thing harder to control than auto prices is the amount of time your car spends in the shop—good luck with that!.
• Headline: STASSEN ASKS TOP ON U.S. AID ABROAD; Ceiling on Rearmament Costs and Social Services Here Urged to Avoid Breakdown. Impact: Stassen's plea for U.S. aid abroad could have transformed America into a benevolent global superhero. Instead, we mostly became the guy who shows up at the party with stale chips.. Fact: It's astonishing how often politicians urge for aid without realizing they should probably start with their own backyards first..
• Headline: Dock Strike Costs Millions; Rail, Truck, Tug Jobs Halted; A SHIP NEWS SCENE AT A RAILROAD TERMINAL DOCK STRIKE LOSS RUNS TO MILLIONS. Impact: This dock strike might have turned into a larger labor movement if only people realized that a few days of no shipping could lead to a national pizza shortage.. Fact: Dock strikes are the perfect excuse for not sending that birthday gift on time. Blame it on the 'millions' lost!.
• Headline: Tito Charges Cominform States Imperil 'Progressive Movements'; Tito Charges Cominform States Imperil 'Progressive Movements'. Impact: Tito's charge against Cominform states may have sparked a global game of 'who can out-socialist the other,' which is still going on today—who's winning? No one.. Fact: The only thing more confusing than socialist-capitalist relations is trying to explain TikTok to your grandparents..
• Headline: Truman Trims His Weight To 173 Pounds in Florida. Impact: Truman's weight loss may have inspired future presidents to enter fitness contests instead of policy debates. America might have turned into a nation of workout enthusiasts—yikes!. Fact: Truman's weight is still a hot topic—mostly because he was one of the first presidents to actively try to avoid becoming a 'pudding president.'.
• Headline: Elected to Chairmanship Of U.S.-Filipino Concern. Impact: McNutt's chairmanship could have led to a U.S.-Filipino friendship that solved world hunger—if only they had more than just a name on a piece of paper.. Fact: Being elected chairman seems prestigious until you realize it mostly involves sitting through boring meetings about paperwork..
• Headline: STEELMEN OPPOSE F.O.B. MILL PRICING; Two Witnesses Before Trade Policies Committee Want Laws Clarified STEEL MEN OPPOSE F.O.B. MILL PRICING. Impact: The steelmen opposing pricing could have ushered in a new era of fair commerce—if only they weren’t too busy arguing about who gets the last donut in the break room.. Fact: Trade policies are like your annual family gathering: everyone argues, but no one really knows what they’re fighting about..