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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1948
Page
4
David A. Robinson and Theron C. Liddle publish a daily and Sunday newspaper from 334 North Main Street in Pocatello Idaho. Subscription rates are $1.25 per month by carrier or by mail with second class matter application pending.
A critical examination of Senator Taft's stance on European aid argues that while people endure hardship, economies and governments risk collapse without sufficient assistance. The piece weighs whether U.S. spending on the Marshall Plan is affordable and necessary to prevent Soviet dominance, versus cutting aid to reduce costs.
A Greek correspondent of a European Communist newspaper is barred by US authorities, following a prior French case. Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho warns that foreign communists being restricted reflects broader US economic concerns amid Soviet planners.
Henry McLemore records a personal meeting with Madame Ida the palm reader who forecasts a grim election year. Ida cites politicians pursuing self interest over national welfare, naming Truman Patt Dewey and Eisenhower while predicting a year of ambition and pride affecting the White House and country.
The Hyde Park reader offers a sharp response to Henry A. Wallace’s Chicago address praising a positive peace program. It argues Wallace oversimplifies global tensions and warns against aligning with totalitarian regimes, noting USSR relations and the need for economic strength over naive peace aims.
In Twin Falls, commissioners praised returning travelers from Arkansas who sent seven dollars as the county’s last food aid. The note closed a brief chapter of relief after the couple faced hardship while stranded, ending with a homely quip about Thanksgiving and a gar bage man’s fortune mentioned in the same piece.
Drew Pearson argues that postwar lawmakers cut funding and instruments for peacetime defense, undercutting the United States’ ability to win the peace. He lauds the Friendship Train and public support for rebuilding hope and international cooperation in 1948.
A reader recalls an old 1913 notebook titled Maxims and Precepts for 5th Grade. The pages mock popular proverbs, noting outdated and contradictory lines about bargaining, self reliance, curiosity, and necessity. The piece comments on how these sayings feel silly to modern readers and cites various figures and ideas from history and culture.
In a pivotal pre election moment the Democratic Party weighs militant progressivism versus a middle of the road stance. Thomas L. Stokes argues the choice shapes the two party system and the nation's political balance amid conservative influence and New Deal supporters. A closing note reflects on a Indiana packing house fire and a wry remark about bigamy.
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