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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
4
The Gate City and nearby towns receive brickbats over tourist courtesy but praise comes from pedestrians. Pocatello Chamber of Commerce runs Smile Week to boost year round friendliness. Readers urged to greet strangers, easing minor traffic violation interactions with polite, calm officers.
Analysts split on the special session outcome with a draw favored by some and a close call for Mr. Truman. The event exposed flaws in congressional rules, showcased a civil rights filibuster, and featured tense exchanges between Senators McCarthy Tobey over housing policy and leadership roles cited by Tobey.
The author describes a McCall Idaho trip into Payette National Forest along Sheepeater Ridge. A plane to a mountain meadow, then truck, horses, and pack mules take them into near untouched country far from civilization. The piece stresses wilderness value and conservation.
Marquis Childs argues that thousands of irrigated farms and new industries rely on intact western forests. He warns that grazing and development threaten water, soil, and the delicate ecology, risking desertification. The Forest Service’s role in protecting this heritage draws support from sportsmen farmers and conservationists alike.
Paul Gallico recounts a playful ruse by the Maharajah of Baroda who blew ten million dollars in six weeks. The Missus bets she can dispose of a million in three hours, by buying pelts and jewelry on Fifth Avenue and surrounding shops, then art and Old Masters, leaving about three hundred thousand in small change before a final steak dinner at a city nightspot.
The piece riffs on Boston fans and Ted Williams, mocks aging stars, and quips about tobacco money. It playfully notes a reformer's question, a spouse knowingly unsecretive man, and jokes about debts from relatives in a breezy, tangled opinion snippet.
A reader letter argues for expanding the Idaho state police and reforming the Bannock sheriff's office amid criticisms of local law enforcement. It suggests a College of Criminology at Idaho State College to train peace officers and improve policing standards regionwide.
U S Army misuses disabled veterans while President Truman appeals for jobs for the handicapped. The piece urges using skilled disabled officers for training and condemns army personnel policies hindering such use. Douglas leads rodeo parade in Oregon. Dwight Griswold quits as U S aid administrator in Greece with critique of Greek reforms and a controversial sale of Liberty ships to wealthy Greeks.
In a noisy election year, two sharp incidents sharpen the debate on communism. Oksana Stepanova Kosenkina leapt from the Soviet consulate in New York, while several Hungarian and Czech Olympic stars chose to stay in Britain rather to return home.
The piece argues that charges against Russia and its associates are often unproven while praising acts of defiance from Russians and Americans abroad. It contrasts media spin with moments of personal risk and sacrifice that illustrate a broader political stance without endorsing specifics.
CIO head Philip Murray blames big business and a controlled Congress for rising prices. President Truman says world peace prospects look good despite Berlin. Senator Wherry cites export license racketeering as a risk to ERP. General Eisenhower warns future grandchildren face an unhappy world if wars persist.
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