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The original documents are located in Box D13, folder "Zeeland Rotary, August 17, 1948"
of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box D13 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Zuland Rotary
8/17/48
130, 000 inters
are Nets
11, 600 75, and to votal 700 who inted.
Dengerous Trand in the V.S.
Voting 1 Popular disrepente A politicians
60% fortess registeral or to polls I ante.
1] increased federal payroll.
500 per day smu Jan /.
may total - 2,066, 285 (62,000, 000 total amp.)
War assets alm. -25,700 (March)
more than twice 1939 peak.
2). Increased cost of govt.
314 for all government
3) Military strength
70 group NO 55 group airpore.
Really a personnel problem.
may 1948 - 85% Touthoryed strangth
army 127, 000 Short
air force 37, one
nday 155, on "
marines 29, 000 n
350, 000 "
17,000 enlitments per month
& LIBRARY GENALD
4) Foreign problem
allerman Inc Kenna - "Leave us face 'it,"
Marshall Plan
Failure 7 PM W.W. II isolationism
Cost in "lives" I "money"
Caesar - 75t
30 yrs 1 50
Civil War -5, 000
W.W.I- 25, 000
W. W. II - - #200, 00, 000
W.W.I- 1 51, on billed in contact
47 56, on died of fee.
Amillion cost
W.W. II 1 225, on lives
Over $300, Willim cost.
5/
FORD s LIBRARY SERALD