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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
4
Opinion piece arguing Idaho highways are dangerous and underfunded. The author faults political influence in the highway department, calls for merit-based staffing and nonpartisan administration, and urges a system to maximize taxpayer value and safer routes for high speed traffic.
President Truman told a Kansas City audience that some Russian leaders may seek an understanding with the United States. Ambassador Bedell Smith offered cautious remarks, noting differences of opinion within the Politburo but no clear consensus. The piece weighs the likelihood of a Soviet shift and peacetime understanding.
The piece decries the Republican Party as a Balkan government in exile clinging to power with a select aristocracy and protestations to curb spending. It cites Sen. Homer Capehart Rep. Charles Halleck and John Taber as emblematic exiles aiming to oppose President Truman's large looming budget of 341.9 billion while criticizing past budget cuts for their blunt effectiveness.
Marquis Childs notes a circle of claimants echoing past slogans. He compares Agrarian reformers such as Sen. Charles W. Tobey to exiles from Graustrark who favor moderate reforms to enable a future return to power, while world changes push moderates further into the past.
The United States must appoint its representative to the UN Palestine Conciliation Commission created by the General Assembly in Paris. France and Turkey await the U S choice. The ideal appointee should be unbiased, respected, and able to win trust from both Jews and Arabs to aid peace and future Middle East stability.
A columnist recalls a near blind young man labeled 4-F in wartime and later reclassified 1-A for peacetime service. The piece critiques shifting draft criteria focusing on psychological fitness and argues one eyed soldiers could be dangerous with weapons.
Gossip column notes NBC may move Henry Morgan to Sunday nights as TV expands. Fred Allen riffs on Hooper ratings while comparing radio reach to seeds in a roll. Joked about Boston readers of Shakespeare and coach Jim Conzelman turning to writing after Chicago Cards exit. Hal Block cartoon lines. Meredith Wilson on ABC marks an outdoor type.
Drew Pearson reports James E. Webb, once budget director, was chosen by President Truman to run the State Department as undersecretary. Webb, a long time North Carolina link to Gardner and Sperry, is described as efficient, conservative, and ready to trim costs, with health and education funding scrutinized.
Paul Gallico questions income tax rulings and asks for a plain rule on what qualifies as capital gains. He contrasts real persons with fictional characters like Amos and Andy and asks why authors selling book to movie rights may be denied gains while living performers in shows may not. He calls for expert clarification on why a 1939 novel later sold to a 1949 film is treated differently.
A reader laments a magazine article claiming dogs are far smarter than humans, noting her two dogs Dinah and Bumble outperform her. She jokes that if dogs are nearly the dumbest animals yet outwit her, she may be dangerous to be around in public.
The narrator compares two mischievous parrots to Fagin Machiavelli and Houdini. He laments their daily antics from dawn to night, claiming they plot thefts, outwit him at every turn, and vanish so completely that only a telescope could barely spot them.
An editorial remark about a Gate City school official’s stance on sex education is followed by a local dog birth report and a maternity note. The column mentions Lady the Irish setter’s 16 puppies born to the Exeter family and a Stork delay, plus birth details from St. Mary’s Tucson for Gerald William Camp.
A rhymed survey of laws about gambling and morality across states. The army murder case is cited as solved by lie detector. debates over slot machines dice and roulette dominate legislature. The piece contrasts Prohibition era violence with open gambling in Nevada and Boise betting habits.
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