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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1948
Page
4
The piece argues Idaho roads cost lives and money due to political delays and patchwork repairs. It urges shifting funds from cosmetic fixes toward eliminating deadly hills and curves on routes like Portneuf hill, calling for a professional, non political highway department and immediate improvements.
A farmer challenges Secretary Krug about Central Valley water supply as President Truman era reformers like Oscar Ewing take on personal PR duties. The piece notes Ewing’s self-managed press contact and a controversy over a private office cook. It reflects debates on Senate anti filibuster reforms and climate for UN Security Council veto changes.
Washington reports that liberal Democrats led by figures like Chester Bowles press President Truman to bring in fresh ideas and energies to fulfill the campaign promises. Bowles, former Connecticut governor and ex head of the Office of Price Administration, advocates a tougher anti inflation policy and at times proposed drafting Eisenhower, conditioned on his views on major social and economic issues.
Marquis Childs notes the president’s forgiving stance after victory while Bowles voices concern over stale ideas. The piece contrasts Keynesian spending with inflation risks and urges creative leadership to bridge East West tensions and domestic policy.
Robert Ruark argues for strict penalties for draft dodgers after a federal judge sentenced Sander Katz to a year and a day. He contrasts Katz’s actions with the duty of service, cites Katz’s wartime record, and urges harsher enforcement and universal application of Selective Service laws.
Gwilyn A. Price of Westinghouse warns incentives are thinning due to inflation and taxes while stressing the need for stable policy. Pope Pius XII calls for European unification. Truman emphasizes food security’s role in future world peace and the FAO’s work.
A local appeal organized by KSEI and the Whitman hotel collects toys clothing and furniture for needy families in Pocatello Idaho. Donors from the community provide bicycles dolls and blankets while volunteers plan to visit more households noting several families with children in school and in need. Contributions may be left at the POST or Whitman hotel or picked up by the POST delivery truck.
Washington sources say Secretary of State Marshall disagreed with Gen. Lucius Clay and ambassador Murphy on Berlin mediation and Ruhr policy returning industry to German cartels. The dispute followed Clay’s Paris visit and a leaked Berlin briefing quote. A protracted tug of war over who drives policy and who leaks news emerged amid postwar diplomacy and U S banking influence.
The narrator describes enrolling for hula lessons at the Royal Hawaiian in Honolulu and the vivid surroundings of Waikiki Beach. He recalls a playful exchange with the instructor and reflects on his attempt to shed the image of a wallflower at parties.
A humorous memoir fragment recalls a hula lesson in New York 1928 where a strict instructor grills McLemore about dances and songs from the era. The exchange ends with a quip about Valley Forge and the Bulge, followed by a punchline about contacting an agent.
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