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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1950
Page
2
An editorial denounces government spending and rising taxes, arguing the Truman era debt mars purchasing power and inflation. It warns that the rich will not bear the tax burden and calls for reduced spending and lower taxes to protect citizens’ livelihoods.
Idaho senators Dworshak and Taylor criticized the national potato price support program. They noted Idaho’s small acreage reduction, low government purchases, and rising imports from Canada, arguing the program benefits other states more and risks Idaho's potato industry.
Lebaston Daily News notes the Post Office Department ran losses through the war years, with an estimated 500 million dollar deficit forecast. It details rate hikes for newspapers, magazines, parcel post, and other services, and references Hoover commission findings from 1948 proposing a businesslike restructure to save hundreds of millions annually.
Joseph C. Goff of Utah Power and Light urges boys to follow safety rules when flying kites as March winds bring risks. He cautions about tangles and potential disaster.
Mr. Goff outlines kite safety guidelines emphasizing removing metal or wire in any form, using dry cotton string, avoiding wet string, not climbing poles, not throwing stones to free tangled kites, and reporting kites caught in wires to the power company.
Idaho 4-H club members conserved 33 thousand quarts of food during the past year. The effort involved multiple clubs across the state and aimed to strengthen emergency reserves and community support.
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