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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1956
Page
11
Preston Idaho publishes weekly with Franklin County and Cache Valley ties. Subscription rates are three dollars in county and three fifty outside, payable in advance.
Idaho Senator Henry Dworshak warns in a news release that the president’s request for 4.9 billion dollars in new foreign aid faces strong Senate opposition. Dworshak notes opposition from Senate leaders to eight year long budget outlines and long range projects abroad while allies criticize U. S. aid.
The Salt Lake Tribune notes that the postal service runs an annual deficit of about 250 million dollars and faces competition from banks and private remittance firms. Banks offer cheaper larger value money orders while the post office keeps higher costs for small sums, prompting calls for a careful congressional review.
The speaker argues it is untenable to broaden foreign aid now as each Congress must review budgets and cannot bind future sessions to long term projects. He cites the $1.3 billion Aswan Dam in Egypt as an example of dubious spending and warns against locking in American taxpayer funds to volatile foreign developments.
Idaho interim legislative tax structure committee warns spending must be frozen or taxes raised next year. They cite growing costs from citizen demanded services and question who these citizens are and how much they pay, noting a vote among many.
A British commentary laments communist rule across 24 nations. It accuses red leaders of trampling free will, citing slave labor camps and mass executions while criticizing Western praise and reliance on diplomacy as insufficient to defend democracy.
Western papers highlighted Georgy Malenkov's London trip where he mingled with officials and crowds while appearing as a figurehead for Soviet leaders Kruschev and Bulganin. Time noted sympathetic crowds and a demagogue image amid political intrigue following Stalin's death.
British leaders and clergy urged restraint during Malenkov’s London visit while promoting prayers for Christians persecuted behind the Iron Curtain. The host nation welcomed the Soviet leader with public photographs aimed at influencing non communist countries, including France, Italy and India, amid widespread awareness of Stalinist crimes.
The Preston Citizen issue No. 8 covers a concise summary of recent local happenings. It presents brief notices and community updates with an emphasis on timely civic and social items.
The Preston Citizen reports revised selective service regulations prioritizing delinquents aged 19, then volunteers under 21, non-fathers 19 to 26, fathers 19 to 26, men over 26 with extended eligibility, and registrants 18 years and six months to 19. The changes aim to exhaust non-father pools before calling fathers.
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