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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1948
Page
2
President Truman in the state of the union urged a broader reclamation and conservation plan to bring arid lands into production and improve water supplies. He called for multi purpose dams on major rivers to prevent floods and generate hydroelectric power, citing lessons from the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Ada and Bannock counties led Idaho in traffic deaths for 1947 with 23 and 12 fatalities respectively, according to State Traffic Safety Director George E. Vaughn. Incomplete reports show 182 traffic deaths statewide, down from 213 in 1946 despite a 15 percent rise in traffic.
In Rio de Janeiro the Chamber of Deputies voted to remove Communist legislators and President Eurico Gaspar Dutra signed the bill into law after deputies brandished revolvers during the session.
The Earl Can reflects on 1948 New Year optimism about reducing anti Semitism, praising friendliness in social scenes from New York to the Midwest. He cites Elia Kazan and Darryl Zanuck on Gentlemen's Agreement, notes critics naming the filmBest Picture of ’47, and jokes about public attitudes, Hollywood, and a busy New Year kickoff in Akron and beyond.
President Truman urged Congress to approve broad programs from wage controls to housing and health, pressed for social security expansion, refugee admissions, and extended rent controls while defending his foreign policy against critics and promising limited rationing. He criticized the Taft Hartley law but said it would be enforced while on the books.
Undersecretary of Agriculture N. E. Dodd tells the 19th annual National Council of Farmer Cooperatives convention that current legislation is inadequate to combat inflation. He urges farmers to study the issue and push for action to support European recovery and long term farm stability.
St Cloud Teachers College claims to be the first school in the country to offer a two quarter course in boy scout leadership training. Credits will be given for those completing the program.
Twin Falls and North Side Canal companies plan to accept the five point water use agreement for American Falls reservoir. Charles Westeroth says changes remain to be detailed to the Bureau of Reclamation. N V Sharp notes his company aligns with North Side on the plan.
Ernest Pollard, a Welcome Minnesota war veteran, has invented a cornstalk cutter that chops stalks into one inch pieces to kill corn borers or curb their survival. The pest caused about 13 million dollars in damage to Minnesota corn this year. The borer hibernates in stalks and breeds in spring.
The American Labor Party pledged backing for independent candidate Henry Wallace in New York. Key union leaders including Hyman Blumberg resigned amid a wave of resignations by Amalgamated Clothing Workers and UAW and USW officials, signaling a major split and loss of strength for the party that had backed Roosevelt in 1944.
Alexander M. Galbraith, 50, once acting British consul in Pittsburg, vanished six days after learning he would lose his post. His daughter Jean said he had been gravely ill and depressed, leaving his office to go to the bank and never returning, with little money on him and last sighted at the bank.
American Falls trio Don Loof bourrow and Robert Wheeler travel Sunday with Roy Taylor to Moscow to attend the University of Idaho. All three are students at Idaho.
BLACKFOOT Special to the Post At the annual meeting of the Bingham County Mounted Sheriff's Posse in the courthouse 41 members elected officers for the coming year Orlan Clark chief Claude Orison foreman Alfred Hahn secretary and top hands Lawrence Lambert Archie Ball Jack Draper Ralph Peck and Max Roberts. The meeting was moved to Friday due to New Year’s Day holidays and members focused on improving horses and equipment with a goal to be the best posse in the inter mountain country.
In Huntington Indiana Santa Claus will visit shut in children who cannot reach town. A call to the chamber of commerce arranges a home visit. He is also available for afternoon teas and parties if transportation is provided.
In Lake Ilopango near San Salvador a volcanic crater appeared above the surface overnight, signaling abrupt geological activity. Authorities warn residents and scientists to monitor seismic signals as the new vent forms in the lake’s craterier terrain.
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