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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1949
Page
4
A Newburgh case shows reporters jailed for contempt after buying lottery tickets to expose a local racket. State Sen. Desmond from Newburgh proposes a state law to shield news sources, praising reporters’ discretion and urging 48-state adoption to safeguard press freedom and prevent censorship.
The Idaho state senate faces criticism for returning appointments to the fish and game commission and other key bodies under political pressure. The piece argues for a civil service system to replace patronage, saying highways and law enforcement require merit and long term planning, not political whim. It predicts future reform by capable leaders prioritizing state welfare over party interests.
The piece surveys President Truman's state of the union message as a wide ranging plea to Congress. It notes civil rights public housing universal military training and social programs alongside calls for more dams power lines and irrigation. It questions likelihood of approval and emphasizes need for a comprehensive conservation plan.
Marquis Childs argues for a national conservation commission to coordinate government reorganization based on Hoover commission ideas. He notes waste from duplication between army engineers and reclamation, urges congress to authorize project work piecemeal while pursuing a broad, vision driven national effort tied to conservation and irrigation.
Earl Wilson reports Benny Goodman plans a new B-Bop style for the Inaugural Ball amid mixed fan reception. He notes Goodman’s uncertain stance on the genre and describes scenes from the Metropolitan Opera House and the Broadway B-Bop scene, including Buddy Greco and a beret moment.
Robert Ruark reports on a former Norwegian diplomat linked to Nazi collaboration who flees jail by sea from Tangier toward South America. The aged figure, ill and desperate, contemplates suicide if captured, then reaches a Spanish hotel and sails for South America as dawn nears.
Washington Merry-Go-Round recalls Truman’s 1945 private briefing with Rayburn and others after Pearl Harbor time, then reenacts a 1950 inauguration back-room gathering with Barkley Vinson Clark Symington and Biffle. It notes Dutch delays before Indonesia textiles and a blistering note from the state department. New Hampshire senators Styles Bridges and Charles Tobey feud.
John Golden recalls a London hotel anecdote about Charles Froham a temperamental guest who demanded a strict 8am breakfast routine. For two weeks the waiter served orange juice two soft boiled eggs toast and coffee exactly on time with no morning conversation.
John Wheeler recalls a London waiter imported from the Savoy as a birthday surprise for Charles Dillingham and Froham. The waiter becomes major domo, then headwaiter after a firing over profits. Mr. Froham ultimately keeps him on amid sentimental ties and a borrowed pair of glasses.
Local notes from Pocatello share a robin sighting and poetry contest winners Mrs Milton Klaudts prize poem for a Maid cleanser jingle Coca Cola plant bragging a safety device rail worker Paul Rosenberg faces surgery in Salt Lake City Rocket lounge set to reopen after license changes and union pacific seating debates plus traffic turn on red rule announced by city council with drivers warned about yellow light anxieties.
In a rhymed column, a diner complains about two women with oversized purses blocking the salt, napkins and sugar, while their scarves, lipstick and chat slow service. He imagines the bags contain parlor furniture and kitchen stove, lamenting the intrusion on meals and counter space.
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