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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1948
Page
2
Public diary by BAUKHAGE recounts 1947 1948 events from January through December. Highlights include political shifts with a Republican congress, Truman doctrine references, visits with diplomats and officials, theatre outings, spring travels, and broadcasting from Roosevelt era rooms and the UN. The piece blends personal travel, commentary, and historical snapshots.
Panama's national assembly rejected a treaty giving the US rights to lease and man 14 bases around the canal. The vote, opposed by President Jiminez, leaves the US with a choice to withdraw about 2,000 troops and face possible UN involvement while signaling a new security stance for the canal zone and US Panama relations. The report also notes US grain market probes and a council of economic advisers urging price competition to avert a broader economic slump.
Officials acknowledge a critical shortage of scientists in key military research areas. They deny an anti weapons stance as the main cause, citing economic factors and a wish for academic freedom. The shortage is most acute among scientist administrators for large projects, with long-range planning underway.
The 48 Auto, described as a child of evolution, reflects how today’s cars descend from 2,200 manufacturers that appeared in the US over 55 years. It notes lasting engineering contributions from firms now gone, such as Pierce, Brush, Hupmobile, King, Pierce-Arrow, Dusenberg, Rickenbacker, and Franklin, whose innovations shaped current designs.
The piece argues that the people wield unlimited power to shape laws including punishing Communist affiliation. It asserts Congress can enact protections up to the death penalty for Communist party membership or collaboration, calling the view that constitutional limits bind the people a superstition. It claims the people can widen or warp the Constitution as needed.
A collage of quotes and notes on war guilt, American wealth, and postwar life. Molotov warns of occupation effects while GIs are framed as seeking riches. A domestic feature recalls winter comforts and a Newark to Miami flight. The piece muses on memory, leisure, and European upheaval with a call to endure sacrifice.
The citizens food committee and the secretary of agriculture formed a voluntary plan with distillers to save about four million bushels of grain monthly by not distilling whiskey. Most distillers joined, but a neutral spirits producer did not, overproducing and driving up prices, costing grain savings and benefiting the noncompliant filer. Consumer credit controls also collapsed as all but one mail order house joined a voluntary limit, leading to competitive credit offers.
Insiders say the White House struggles with inflation as Truman’s aides keep people away from him. Unification would split the A G O from the army and AAF. The ALP may split or unite for 1948 to back liberal Democrats. Hoover reportedly wants to meet comedian Durante. Marshall hints Eisenhower would clash if he runs.
Drew Pearson reports that movie and publishing firms want U S information service staff abroad paid in foreign currency to accumulate abroad. The treasury would then remit green dollars to home offices. Congress members contacted reportedly approve the idea and see potential for wider use with Marshall Plan expenses.
The Adventurers' club of Chicago once provided a holiday dinner with presents and a show for underprivileged children. This past year charity groups reported no needy children in Chicago, saying housing is the city’s main need. The note reflects a shifting American social scene.
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