Pocatello backs UP against Ogden gateway in freight dispute
The Pocatello chamber of commerce backs the Union Pacific in opposing the establishment of through freight rates via the Ogden gateway to Pacific Northwest points after a 12 day study. The Denver and Rio Grande Western plea to open the gateway rests with the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Post endorses UP protection, arguing opening harms local revenues and expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Union: Pacific Railroad
Ogden Gateway
Pacific Northwest
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Gateway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post
Chamber of Commerce
Union Pacific
Pocatello
Idaho
The
the Post
Newspaper Enterprise
Newspaper Service
Ogden
Truman Drops Broad Arms Aid Plan Names Beneficiary Countries
President Truman revised the 1.45 billion arms aid bill by specifying the recipient nations rather than leaving discretion open to the executive. Critics warned the vague language could force global commitments without Congress, while supporters said it would gain wider acceptance. The new bill aims to ease congressional concerns and allow debate on arms aid without fear of vague presidential powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Congress
United States
Stout
Mr. Truman
Washington Joyride in Cannes Recounts Star-Studded Escape
A New York observer notes Cannes as a glamor hub where Lou Walters and Darryl Zanuck mingle with Errol Flynn and George Raft. The piece satirizes European morals, luxury, and celebrity culture, with quips about the Duchess of Windsor, a rabbi foot, and open churches in Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darryl Zanuck
Errol Flynn
N. Y
Joan Lisle
Alex D’arcy
Duchess of Windsor
England
Donahue
Nightlife notes and social spotlight in New York scene
In a watering hole described as waterless for years, figures like Larl Wilson Shubert, Leland Hayward in a red shirt, and Porfirio Rubirosa mingle amid money talk. The Midnight Earl in New York notes Tom Clark spurning a $100,000 Hollywood offer for Supreme Court work and other society buzz from Toscanini to Jolson and Laura Leeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shubert
Leland Hayward
Porfirio Rubirosa
Doris Duke
Doris
New York
Tom Clark
Hollywood Exec
Supreme Court
The American man outshines foreign romantics in Ruark's view
Robert Ruark argues against French and other national stereotypes about love and marriage. He defends American men as more capable lovers than their European and Latin counterparts, while noting generalities and praising individual exceptions.
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New York
Lili Dame
France
Clark Gable
Joe DiMaggio
Sonny Tufts
Kansas
Texas
Latin America
Minnesota
London
Don Juan
Romeo
England
Italy
Australia
Hawaii strike risks federal intervention says columnist
Marquis Childs argues the Hawaii longshoremen strike presses toward federal action under Taft-Hartley. He notes Governor Stainback's hard line, the Hawaii legislature moving to recruit non union workers, and fears the strike could spread to the mainland. He sees statehood as key to Hawaii and Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hawaii
Truman
Pacific Paradise
Ingram M. Stainback
Stainback
Harry Bridges
International
Congress
Pacific
Alaska
Ernest Gruening
Alaska Steamship Co
Gruening
Executive Council
CIO
Bridges
Cleveland
Krug Moves Against Idaho Power in Construction Battle
Secretary of Interior Julius Krug obtained a court order halting Idaho Power Company from building a transmission line on government land between American Falls and Boise. The piece links Krug and Taylor to broader anti private power campaigns tied to CWA and New Deal era politics, noting their 1946 Idaho election setback and continued efforts to sway public opinion in 1950.
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Julius Krug
Idaho Power Company
American Falls
Boise
Krug
Taylor
Idaho
CWA
Notice Regulating Fire Hazards In Idaho Forest Areas
The United States Forest Service issues a legal notice declaring the worst fire threat since 1931 and imposes emergency fire restrictions across extensive Idaho areas. It orders no camp fires without a forest officer permit, restricts smoking on most roads and forest areas, allows smoking only in cars on oiled highways with proper disposal, and permits smoking at improved camp sites while stopping before travel resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Forest Service
Idaho
Bum the educated hound and summer diversions in Idaho
A column follows Bum the smart Fox Terrier who pets the bar at Spngs Place and visits Pierson’s team at home games. He begs nickels at lunch, watches baseball with fan R H Myers and Ray D Bistline, and while outside, describes boating along flooded Idaho lakes and sailing as a hobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spng
R. H. “Holley” Myers
Enterprise Motors
Bum
Ray D. Bistline
Africa’s baseball fever in Johannesburg crowding stadiums
Henry SteLemore notes the rise of baseball in South Africa with 73 Johannesburg teams and a Transvaal vs Natal match drawing 10 000 fans at Balfour Park. He describes crowd quirks and bilingual play, praise for U S equipment, and calls for American major league exhibitions to boost the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Africa
Skeidsregter
Union of South Africa
Transvaal
Natal
Balfour Park
Voortrekker
Yankee Stadium
Ebbets Field
Eersterusspeler
United States
Voices on policy and culture from postwar era leaders
A collection of quotations from Lt Gen Eichelberger Sen Wherry Prof Van Veen William Batt and Rep Brown addressing democracy foreign policy isolationism and political stakes in 1950s America including views on China and the public role of art.
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North Main Street
Pocatello Post Publishing
Eec
Flandro
L. C. Giauque
Pia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
N Darrah Editor
U.P
Joyride
Cannes
Coney Island
s-Lou Walters
Lou
George Raft
Carlton
Europe
He-Man Raft
Lou Walters
Rome
Lee
Larl Wilson
Arturo Toscanini
Ridgefield
Conn
al Jolson
Marshall Grant
Mike Todd
Archduke Franz Joseph
America
Paul Douglas
Berlin
Laura Leeds
King Edward’s
Blue Room
Robert Ruark
Lili
Bim
I Marquis Childs
Power County Press
Idaho Statesman
Roise
Axel Pierson
Lombard Jack
Boat Club
R. L. Getty
Effie
C. Ed Flandro
Dean Reynolds
South Idaho
Idaho State College
University of Washington
H. P. Sturm
Steve Lamoreux
Henry SteLemore
Eersterus-speler
Draaibal
Chey Say
Roebert L. Eichelberger
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
U. S
China
Stuyvesant van Veen
New York City College
William L. Batt
SKF Industries, Inc
Ohio
Taft
Clarence J. Brown
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