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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1948
Page
1
Almost 1,000 Marines including Pacific veterans boarded two transports at Morehead City N C for a mission to reinforce warship personnel in Italian and Grecian waters. Observers noted heavy weapons and equipment aboard as the second Marine division prepared for secrecy.
Athens Greece AP 42 000 more men are being mobilized to meet the rebellion in northern hills near Konitsa. The army will grow by 12 000 and the national guard by 30 000 60 500 man battalions to counter rebels aided by Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Government forces press attacks with artillery rockets and infantry as rebels withdraw from Konitsa but remain entrenched northeast and northwest near Bourazani bridge.
The United States has authorized Britain to transfer to the Greek army lend lease equipment held by British forces in Greece. The move, aimed at bolstering the Greek government in its civil war against Communist guerrillas, was disclosed by the State Department in a routine surplus military equipment sale announcement.
Senator Glen H Taylor of Idaho says he may join Henry Wallace on a third party ticket if Truman names a banker or Wall Street figure to replace James M Landis as Civil Aeronautics Board chairman. He had planned to stay with Democrats but paused after the Landis decision and says Truman’s moves influence his choice.
Alfred Cordon, a Pocatello attorney for the Idaho Farm Bureau, endorsed Senator Glen Taylor’s plan directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to re-examine freight rates in the Mountain Pacific territory. The Senate ICC reportedly formed a subcommittee to study the resolution, arguing Idaho has suffered colonial freight-rate treatment harming agriculture, livestock, and related industries.
Washington officials said eggless Thursdays will be dropped from the three month old food saving drive after next Thursday, while meatless Tuesdays continue due to high meat prices. Restaurant owners in New York Philadelphia and Chicago said they will drop both meatless Tuesdays and eggless Thursdays, calling the observance impracticable and hurting business.
Deputy state veterinarian Dr. Howard Wilkins warned Western livestock growers that hoof and mouth disease threatens the industry as it spreads through Mexico. He cited high failure in Mexico combat efforts and noted wild animals can carry and cross the border. A New York committee urged Congress to back a nationwide war plan including a testing island, safer carcass disposal, and a strong U S border fence.
Thirteen half frozen shipwreck survivors, including two women and a six year old boy, were saved by a coast Guard landing party near the Alaskan Peninsula after the motorship Spencer went aground four days earlier. A surfboat crew battled heavy breakers to reach the shore and carry the victims to safety aboard the cutter Clover.
James Lahtinen of the State Purchasing Department began a statewide survey of Idaho schools to determine their war surplus needs. He has been based in San Francisco and will travel through the state, finishing in Southeast Idaho.
Salt Lake City UP veteran F H Knickerbocker retires at 72 after 51 years in railroading. He began as a 21 year old stenographer in Salt Lake City and rose through Union Pacific to general manager roles in Oregon Short Line and LA division before serving as assistant to the president. He will reside in Beverly Hills California.
Old timers in Pocatello note an unusually mild winter with temperatures reaching 48 degrees and sunny intervals. The month remains above normal on average as a cloudy stretch with intermittent rain is forecast for today and Wednesday. Highs near 45 and lows around 35.
ARCHBOLD Ohio UP report says parents of ten children killed in a railroad crash said they do not blame the driver who froze on sight of the oncoming train. Lawrence Grieser, father of four of the dead, called it an accident and expressed sympathy as thirteen children ages up to 13 rode a low-slung farm sleigh when the collision occurred one mile east of Archbold. Only three survived the Sun afternoon outing in a light snowstorm at the crossing.
Preliminary hearing for Frank Gavlovsky charged in the Christmas Eve slaying of Effie O’Dette was postponed again due to the illness of attorney P A McDermott. County Attorney Henry McQuade said the hearing likely will occur this week after the earlier absence of the county attorney and a prior postponement.
A nine month dispute over prisoner meals at Bannock County Jail sparked a Monday meeting of the board of commissioners. Arguments centered on sheriff Alma Marley and a claimed five to ten cent per meal kickback from a local feeding contractor. County attorney Henry McQuade was asked to weigh in as officials noted prisoners receive 50 cents per meal with two meals per day, funds budgeting and potential transfers to the general fund.
Congress opens as Senate GOP pledges to consider Truman price controls while House leaders push a new tax cut. Taft signals anti inflation stance, Knutson aims for a $5.6 billion cut by Feb 1, with debates over budget, Marshall Plan, and relief for low income groups shaping early action. The president to deliver state of the union midweek.
Washington update states housing expeditor Tighe E. Woods announced removal of trailer camps from rent control. He said motor courts and attached trailer camps had been decontrolled and some previously controlled areas are now unconstrained. This marks a shift in how trailer units are regulated.
A thank you note at New Year from a young woman delivering popcorn to Pocatello editors boosts morale and loyalty. Idaho reports 75,000 Idaho potato and onion banners shipped for Idaho potato and onion week as highways improve. Automobile traffic set a record in the past year with 7,544,405 cars passing counting stations, up from 6,575,119 in 1946.
Hollywood star Donna Durbin and her producer husband Felix Jackson have separated after 20 years together in a friendly parting. Lawyer Elmer Bromley said there is no public interest in detailing the split, and neither party was available for comment. Jackson had left Durbin’s Universal-International studio a year earlier after producing most of her recent films.
Mrs Benjamin F. Harrison widow of the 23rd U S president died at her New York home Monday at age 89.
The United States asks for détente as the UN Little Assembly convenes with a Soviet boycott. Warren Austin proposes delaying full debate on curtailing the Big Five veto power until after March 15 to give Moscow time to reconsider and perhaps join the assembly. Moscow is unlikely to end the boycott despite the bid for broader participation.
GOP leaders in both houses declared opposition to Truman policy as the new session opens. In a Mutual radio rally they blamed high prices on wartime spending, foreign aid, and loose credit. Taft argued inflation stems from fourfold postwar spending, foreign dollar transfers, and unchecked bank lending.
President Truman dropped the 17 billion price tag on the Marshall Plan and backed a year to year funding approach. Senate Foreign Relations chair Vandenberg, testifying with George C. Marshall, outlined hearings while noting a $6.8 billion first 15 months allocation. The compromise aims to ease passage by omitting full life cost and focusing on annual appropriations.
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