National Review - Weekly Journal of Opinion - January 18, 1956, Vol. 1, No. 9 - Contents

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January 18, 1956 issue of National Review presenting political analysis, election-focused strategy, and legislative outlook across U.S. national affairs. Highlights include debates on foreign aid, taxation, and housing, alongside investigative plans and labor-policy proposals such as right-to-work expansion and Taft-Hartley strengthening. The issue also reports campaigns, budget or program developments, flood-compensation legislation status, and multiple departments covering national and international trends, arts, reviews, and poetry.

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January 18, 1956 Vol. I, No. 9

Inflation—Hot and Cold WILHELM ROEPKE Reminiscences ofA Middle-Class Radical JOHN DOS PASsos Fear and Owen Lattimore ALOISE HEATH Articles and Reviews by ····JOHN CHAMBERLAINJERRY KLEIN·C.DICKERMAN WILLIAMS ·SAMM.JONESRUSSELL KIRK · WILLIAM S.SCHLAMM · HUBERT MARTIN A NE WSLETTER The Congress Vying for popular approval in an electionyear,both parties,each split internally,offer separate programs to attain similarobjectives. Administration forces need ameasure of Democratic support to insureenactment of "must"bills.Majority Demo-crats need skillful blending of criticismand legislative initiative to provide avote-getting record.Barring a parliamen-tary tour de force,the ultimate programwill be a bi-partisan composite,for whichboth parties can proudly claim parentagenext fall. Changed View Walter George,who faces the toughestfight of his political career in the GeorgiaSenatorial primaries against challengerHerman Talmadge,has deserted his veteranally in the cause of government thrift,HarryByrd,to fight for reduction in individuaiincome taxes.Significantly,Talmadge hasbeen edifying Georgia voters on the Sena-tor's record of support forforeign aid whileopposing(last session)Democratic propos-als for tax cuts and farm aid. Investigations Democratic quiz-masters with a five mil-lion dollar probe fund are preparing a ser-ies of investigations which may,beforeCongress adjourns,top previous records innumber and scope.Prime target is the Eis-enhower Administration,with multiple in-quiries scheduled into alleged waste inmilitary procurement,"giveaway"charges,loyalty-security processes,and dollar-a-year men. Vs.Big Labor Boldly barging in where most Congressmentread timidly,if at all,leaders of nation-al farm organizations are demanding Taft-Hartley stiffening -to curb the power oforganized labor and abolish forced unionmembership.Both the American Farm BureauFederation and the National Grange now seekextension of the right-to-work laws cur-rently in effect in 18 states,but theirdemands go much further and include federalrestraints against Big Labor's power overjobs and consumer costs. from WASHINGTON straight SAM M.JONES Help Wanted:Senate Candidate Not long ago some Republican strategistswere including Missouri among the stateswhere they hoped to pick up a Senate seatnext November.The latest reports from St.Louis,however,indicate that the GOPorganization is having trouble finding acandidate to oppose Democratic SenatorThomas C.Hennings,Jr. Foreign Aid The Administration will have its way onforeign aid,but the total will be reduced bytoken amounts. Milton Hires Journalist Keith Spalding,former editor of the NewYork Herald Tribune News Service,is nowserving as Administrative Assistant to Mil-ton Eisenhower,President of Penn State.Whether Spalding's talents will be employedto assist in Dr.Eisenhower's extra-curricu-lar,off-campus activities has not yet beenascertained. Di Salle in Ohio Race Mike Di Salle,former federal price sta-bilization director,is now running for theDemocratic gubernatorial nominationin Ohioon Frank Lausche's coattails.Lausche isstrong enough to get Di Salle in over anotherDemocratic aspirant,Robert w.Reider,PortClinton publisher,should he choose to do so· The Green Light The Highway program stymied last sessionis due for enactment on a pay-as-you-gobasis. OTC Proposal for U.S.participation in theOrganization for Trade Cooperation may bedefeated by Republican votes despite WhiteHouse sponsorship. Flood Compensation Flood insurance legislation will be stud-ied,outcome uncertain. Housing The Administration will ask for 105,000new housing units in next three years.TheHouse is expected to reduce this figure. NATIONALREVIEW A WEEKLY JOU RNAL OF OPINION EDITOR and PuBLISHER:Wm.F.Buckley,Jr. EDITORS Willmoore Kendall James Burnham Suzanne La Follette Jonathan Mitchell William S.Schlamm PRODUCTION EDITOR:Mabel Wood WASHINGTON CoRRESPOND

FAQs

What are the main political topics covered in this issue?

The issue focuses on election dynamics, legislative strategy, foreign aid, taxation, investigations, and labor-related policy proposals.

Which labor-policy direction is discussed regarding Big Labor and union membership?

It discusses strengthening the Taft-Hartley framework, expanding right-to-work laws, and seeking federal restraints on organized labor’s influence.

What additional sections appear beyond the main articles?

It includes departments, books in review, and a poem section, along with a detailed contents listing for the issue.

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