27 Dec 1947
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1947
Page
1
A study tracing the dollar path from ranch to dinner table explains how meat costs accumulate in today’s family budgets. Analysts note meat rationing debates in Congress and reveal the chain of value from producer to consumer, with input from industry experts.
A Norwalk able to trace a pot roast from Texas ranch to Mrs. Smith's table. It shows ranch costs vary, with profits from 70 to 175 percent for producers, packers and buyers, and reveals the hidden losses from waste and bones lowering meat profit below a quarter per pound. The piece follows Warren Wolf of Canton Illinois and his 25 steers at 1000 pounds, through the packer and jobber steps to final retail cost.
Hideki Tojo testified he alone bore responsibility for Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor that started the Pacific war. The 63-year-old ex premier denied plotting against the Allies but admitted war responsibility and defended Emperor Hirohito while questioning the tribunal's authority.
Local cumulus calculators report in Pocatello that a man without shoes gets cold feet. Yesterday's high 35 and low 12. Today forecasts variable high cloudiness with little temperature change. high 39 and low 17 degrees.
Manila and Tacloban suffered extreme damage as typhoon winds of 120 miles per hour flattened roofs and caused millions in losses. At least five deaths were confirmed with many injured and more expected as search efforts continue.
Los Angeles reports a record high of 84 degrees on December 26, surpassing the Christmas day mark of 83 and beating the prior December 26 record of 82 set in 1890. The five day heat wave prompted beachgoers and extra lifeguards to patrol popular shorelines.
Bobby Riggs defeated Jack Kramer 6 2 10 8 4 6 6 4 before 15 144 fans as a snow storm made attendance record. The veteran Riggs played steady defense and forced Kramer into errors to secure the cross country pro tour opener in New York.
Brigham Young University edged the Arkansas Razorbacks 68 to 58 in a tight Los Angeles Basketball Invitational game. A late second half push by BYU secured the victory.
The Pocatello USO hut, a friend to more than two million GI's since mid-1942, closed yesterday. Originating as Hazel Harris’s cookie-jar canteen, it served coffee cookies and doughnuts to U S and Allied troops including Russian French and Empire forces before ending its wartime mission.
Washington based source says President Truman plans to reluctantly sign the Republican backed anti inflation bill while publicly calling it a pop gun. Decision expected early next week with December 31 deadline looming. He aims to push for broader price and rationing controls when Congress returns, while criticizing GOP for not endorsing his proposals. The bill extends export and transport curbs, limits grain use by distillers in January, and enacts a voluntary allocation system for scarce materials like steel.
Fentress Kuhn owner of Bogus Basin near Boise telegraphed New York Mayor William O Dwyer offering 15 cents a ton for surplus snow in the city. He would donate the snow to Sun Valley while Sun Valley lacked enough snow to hold a meet on its slopes and planned an Inter collegiate championship at Galena Summit 25 miles east.
Westover Field Massachusetts reports a Goose Bay Labrador B-17 forced down on a northern lake on Christmas Eve. A C-47 volunteer crew reached the scene as a major arctic storm bore down, rescuing nine Americans.
The Pocatello POST defends its stop sign coverage amid police claims of trick photography and publishes a reader letter from D F Jones, Order of Railroad Telegraphers. Jones urges visible street markers and criticizes current placement, noting many signs are hard to locate and suggesting improvements for the city administration.
New York and surrounding areas endure a historic blizzard with over two feet of snow and drifts up to a man’s height. Nineteen deaths reported across the region, major transit disruption, milk deliveries halted, and Times Square emptied as power and phone lines strain under emergency conditions.
The Agriculture Department released 1240 wheat futures traders on April 30 1946 as part of a probe by congressional investigators into market insiders. It named no prominent government officials though some traders held military titles. Brokers were ordered to report by Jan 3 any government employees or close relatives who traded in the market since Jan 1 1946.
Russian ambassador Ivan Sadchikov reportedly left Tehran with part of his staff and the rest to depart soon amid tensions over Iran's refusal to grant a Soviet oil concession. He met Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi for an hour Tuesday night as Parliament rejected the concession, fueling rupture concerns.
The House Armed Services subcommittee sent subpoenas and questionnaires to nearly all 2,593 Army colonels and Navy captains retired for disability since 1945 to determine if disability pensions for officers have been overly generous.
A nationwide survey reports 332 holiday deaths in 31 hours from Christmas Eve 5 p.m. to Christmas night. Traffic crashes caused 192 deaths, fires and shootings 140. California led with 32 deaths, Texas 26, while notable incidents occurred in Orange and Fredericksburg Texas.
The Pocatello West Side fire department answered a box alarm at 12 15 this morning. It proved to be a false alarm with no fire detected.
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