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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
2
Washington observers note public anxiety over inflation and a possible recession amid booming business. A financial expert recalls a Communist’s prediction of a 1929 style depression, contrasting hopes for controlled inflation with wage and price pressures.
The United Nations Security Council rejected an American plea for an emergency debate on Greece amid rising Balkan tensions. US deputy Herschel V Johnson warned the crisis could explode, while Soviet and French delegates urged restraint. The US proposed fast tracks and a strong 11 nation border patrol to safeguard Greek freedom, with American troops potentially aiding Greece against invasions.
The war in northern Greece sharpens with six guerrilla units massed along the Albania and Yugoslav frontiers to join 2,000 invaders repelled by government forces. Napoleon Zervas reports prisoners with Soviet insignia while a pincers battle forms nine miles from Albania and a second column is halted near Ioannina.
President Truman called for a swift start on a 10 year 250 million dollar flood control program for the entire Mississippi basin. The plan envisions storage reservoirs levees flood walls and diversion channels to protect cities towns and farms and includes soil conservation upriver to slow runoff and reduce topsoil loss. Several senators voiced support for moving the proposal before adjournment.
Dr Allan Bates of Chicago told a house armed services sub committee that universal military training is a vicious political racket and would be a horrible cancer on the United States. He urged instead a strong striking force a large air force robust reserves and an organized national guard backed by scientific and industrial research.
A hobbyist describes adding Elmer the bantam cock and two hens Clementine and Adeline to his Florida yard from Iowa. He notes bantams as an industry in the United States, kept for exhibition and beauty, with roots in ancient China and decorative European estates.
With a record crop outlook in the United States and Cuba, industry spokesmen say sugar shortages are over for households and canning. US beet and cane production may rise by over 450,000 tons to about 2.2 million for 1947, while Cuba aims for a 64 million ton harvest.
In a sermon at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Rev Peter Marshall urged GOP leaders to ease labor tensions and protect soil conservation saying employers guided by Christian principles could reduce labor unrest. He warned soil erosion destroys 300000 acres annually, equating to about 1875 farms of 160 acres each, and urged lawmakers to heed such wisdom in the Senate.
Walter Winchell delivers humor about Congress adjournment and a spoof on flying saucers. The column spars with jokes about housing chaos, unemployment, Churchill's manuscript insurance, and Broadway theater gossip including Mayor O'Dwyer’s niece and stage gigs.
The Paris talks confirm Soviet resistance to peace and Western aid, signaling a bolder push for world communism. Marshall favors cautious, flexible action to counter the revolution, with Ruhr restoration proceeding slowly as officials seek prudent policies amid anxiety over open Communist obstruction.
A satirical glossary notes terms like Democracy Satellite and Parley. It mentions Robert Ringling and John Ringling North amid a court decision, implying renewed leadership or role changes in the circus sphere. The tone mixes political jargon with show business figures and uncertainty.
Washington observers expect the senate to restore most cuts in agricultural spending. Restore soil conservation to 267 million, raise school lunch to 75 million, and restore 48 million for farm surplus disposal. If conference approves, the farm bill may reach the President with about a 15 percent cut instead of 40. The wool bill remains contentious, opposing the reciprocal trade policy, with duties or quotas under presidential discretion. GOP leaders say a presidential veto would signal distrust of Truman’s 1948 aspirations.
In late 1918 on the Strand London a narrator recalls a walk with a nobleman. Two British soldiers pass and they step aside to let them pass. The moment illustrates a rising belief in equality between commoners and titled peers. The speaker calls this a new spirit in England and claims the current government embodies it.
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