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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1948
Page
1
Mrs. Ruth Berbes ended a two week fast over rising costs after eating a $3 steak dinner. Butter price had dropped to 85 cents per pound by the end. She plans to mobilize women’s clubs nationwide to combat the cost of living and has received numerous letters of support.
Mrs. Dollie Laster, 60, of 345 North Third Ave, was struck on East Center Street by Russell Buehler, 20, of 747 South Main St. She suffered a fractured leg and possible other injuries and was taken to General Hospital in fair condition. Buehler said he swerved to miss another pedestrian and could not see the woman in dark clothing due to rain.
The FTC ordered United States Rubber, Firestone, Goodyear and B F Goodrich to supply sales and price data within 30 days or face civil penalties. The four Akron companies supply about 80 percent of US rubber tires and were under probe for possible anti trust practices involving large volume discounts.
The House rules committee sent Senate-approved a 2.5 billion budget cut to the floor as Republicans push to trim President Truman’s 39.7 billion fiscal 1949 request. Rep. Clarence Cannon denounced the move as wasteful while Chairman John Taber aims for a larger cut to 37.2 billion and two hours of debate are planned.
A federal court jury awarded Fred Emich a total of 1 236 000 dollars in damages against General Motors Corp for Sherman anti trust law violation. The 12 jurors deliberated 31 hours 50 minutes ending the four month civil trial, the longest heard in the U S district court in Chicago.
Helen and George Kastanos, ages four and six, born in Greece to a Greek father and American mother, face forced departure from the United States. They came as visitors on limited visas and were denied extensions, though their mother hoped to keep them until adulthood. The family, long in the U S, now awaits immigration decisions amid fear for the children's future.
Utah Attorney General Grover A. Giles condemned Henry Wallace and Glen Taylor's third party efforts at the Jackson Jefferson day dinner in Boise. He argued no third party is necessary and warned it would confuse rather than unite issues amid the Marshall plan debate.
London and Paris weigh possible responses as Austria Italy Belgium and France fearful of their own fate. Britain France and the United States issue a joint protest while diplomats predict no immediate break in ties but a冷 soft line and possible sanctions.
Summerfield Robert L. Summerfield of Twin Falls, an unsuccessful 1946 Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, announced he would seek the U S Senate nomination this fall unless a liberal candidate enters the August primary. He has 44 petition signatures and says he may run as a Roosevelt esque liberal not tied to Taylor or Gossett factions.
State Brand Inspector O. J. Shaw announced that cattlemen holding certified copies of their recorded brands may move stock anywhere in Idaho without inspection. Certified copies are issued as brand cards through his office.
City officials approve a master plan for Pocatello Municipal Airport development. Highway widening to four lanes near the airport prompts relocation of commercial buildings and schools. Managers say moving facilities will improve runway use and require a new access road. plan not yet final.
Finals in a speech and essay contest conducted with the local Red Cross will take place Friday at 1 20 p m in the speech room of Pocatello high school under Miss Daisy Evans. From ten finalists of an original 300 contestants judges will pick three winners to form a speakers bureau for the upcoming Red Cross drive.
Communists in the free territory of Trieste warn of increased agitation against Anglo American military units. They say their memorandum will be sent to the United Nations in response to a report by British General Airey and predict mounting tension as provocations fuel a possible new war.
A light Page column reviews small local happenings including Richie Reisinger’s reaction to the enlarged Pocatello Post, a Cana dian Jaycee event with C Ed Flandro drawing the prize, and George Philp’s third anniversary of liberation from a Philippines prison camp. It notes Wilson Klaudt’s new command in the 472nd transportation truck company and Police Inspector Bob Pugmire’s furniture space planning at the station, with spring cleaning humor and a nod to a future Post note.
Jeffer son Jackson day banquet in Boise erupted as a resolution disapproved Idaho Senator Glen H. Taylor's switch to a third party. The stand off and executive session prevented any action. the party set April 24 as tentative delegate convention date with Rexburg chosen site.
Gov. William M. Tuck rejects Truman civil rights plan proposing laws to remove presidential candidate names from Virginia ballots. A party convention would decide who gets the state's 11 electoral votes. Bills would bar third parties and limit ballot party names to those on the last official ballot or reaching 10 percent in prior elections.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with cooler conditions and scattered snow flurries. Expect a high near 40 degrees and a low around 25 to 30 degrees.
The United States Britain and France condemned the Czechoslovak Communist coup as a "dictatorship" and a blow to freedom in a three power communique drafted in Washington. They warned the move threatens liberty and signaled possible economic reprisals including restricting aid and exports. The purge extended across government, parties, media, and even youth organizations as President Eduard Benes faced pressure and possible resignation.
The 27,000 ton aircraft carrier Valley Forge and escorts W G Lane and Lloyd Thomas will sail from Tsingtao to the Middle East with stops at Singapore and Ceylon en route to Saudi Arabia. They will visit Persian Gulf and Suez ports before returning to San Diego mid May, part of Western Pacific covers under Vice Adm Badger and alongside forces under Vice Adm Sherman.
The 9100 ton British cruiser Sheffield steamed to Belize to stand by for possible disorder amid renewed Guatemalan claims to the crown colony. The ship, visiting Cartagena, was ordered to sail. Adm. William Tenant, commander of the British West Indies squadron, returned from Bogota to join the mission.
UN records reveal a contradiction between the United States new Palestine policy and earlier American positions on UN enforcement of Holy Land partition. Diplomats note the U S previously linked the partition to Security Council responsibility and dismissed legal objections to partition and UN enforcement.
Several senior lawmakers from the Senate foreign relations committee left a closed briefing with Secretary of State George C. N. Thursday convinced that American military aid to China would be an error.
Arabs attacked the Hadassah hospital and Hebrew University colony on Mount Scopus in a long eight hour clash. Haganah said about 20 Arabs were killed with many wounded while Jewish defenders repulsed the assault. Separately, Secretary Marshall asked Congress for 275 million dollars in military aid to Greece and Turkey to reinforce Mediterranean alliances.
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