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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1948
Page
1
An editorial in the Post advocates voting Yes today on a $130000 sewer bond for Pocatello. It argues the bond funds an interceptor sewer to address health risks from the Portneuf River, warns against extra taxation, and cites Mayor George Phillips and the city council backing immediate action to modernize the city.
In a chaotic sleet episode teletypes in Pocatello carried Salt Lake news via rerouted lines from San Francisco to Portland, then east, delaying Utah content by minutes and delivering stories about 2000 miles away. A local resident saw a long slender white animal in her yard, initially mistaking it for a cat but later thinking it was a weasel.
In Chicago two high schools saw men teachers sit down and strike after the city council delayed pay checks. The Chicago Teachers Federation representing about 7,000 of 14,000 district teachers reports a 90 percent strike vote if payroll is not met Monday. The board refuses cuts to its 1948 budget despite council finance committee objections, leaving salaries tied up while council members show reluctance to act before a court order or other means.
Gate City residents vote today on a 130000 negotiable coupon bond to fund an interceptor sewer line, part of modernizing the city's deteriorating system. Polls run 9 am to 7 pm across four wards with church and school venues. City officials warn catastrophe if the bond fails and the line is not built.
Harold E. Stassen defended his charge that Pauley and 10 others profited nearly 5 million dollars on government export plans using inside information. Pauley dismissed the claim as poppycock as the hearing before a Senate appropriations subcommittee devolved into interruptions and sharp exchanges.
Washington (UP) A revised Rockwell bill to amend reclamation law moved to the Senate amid clashes over impact on western projects. Bureau spokesmen warned that if House passage becomes law power rates could rise about 25 percent. A western congressman warned it could end small reclamation works while House chair Ben Jensen said it would ease funding for reclamation.
Denver report says a Civil Aeronautics Administration search plane heard a high frequency signal possibly from a downed C-47 with three aboard in the Rockies west of Denver. Pilot Chester Shimp noted the signal near Nederland, about 40 miles northwest of Denver, with a ground radio station also hearing the keying sound.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told Republican supporters he would not accept any presidential nomination. In a letter to Leonard Finder he stated his decision is definite and positive and urged military men to stay out of politics. The move follows prior disavowals and may boost Dewey’s candidacy in the Wisconsin and New Hampshire contexts.
In London Churchill and Attlee urged a unified Western challenge to Soviet expansion before the atomic bomb shifts the balance. U.S. officials welcomed Britain's plan for a Western European bloc to counter Communism, as Bevin and Bevin’s proposal drew broad political support and a tough stance in Parliament.
Weather forecast for Pocatello and vicinity calls for morning snow flurries with a dip this afternoon. Highs today expected 35 to 40 degrees and a 25 to 30 degree low tonight. Yesterday’s high reached 44 with a 32 degree low. Sunrise was 7 52 am and sunset at 5 32 pm.
The 24 hour strike of about 1.5 million workers in Bavarian areas ended on schedule at one minute after midnight Friday. Train service began to resume between Munich Nuernberg and other cities, with trolley traffic at 12 53 a.m. Most Bavarian workers start a three day holiday. coal miners were expected to work. Large rallies occurred in Munich Würzburg and Regensburg. The strike aimed to protest alleged food distribution bungling by Bavaria's administration. The Anglo American Bitonia council approved emergency measures including a house to house and farm to farm food census and bonuses for farmers who exceed quotas.
Kiel Werner, longtime Ward Pocatello assistant manager and Navy veteran, will transfer to Missoula to become assistant manager of Ward’s Montana store. Werner rose from display man eight years ago and rose to second in command at Pocatello. His wife and daughter will join him in Spokane pending housing in Missoula. Ward’s manager Stanley Day says the new assistant manager will be officially announced soon.
The United Nations Palestine commission, based in Lake Success New York, disclosed Friday that it will ask the Security Council to study urgently the need for an international army in Palestine.
Citizens of Pocatello and Bannock County support St. Anthony's Mercy hospital expansion as donations flow to the POST campaign offices. Contributions include $10 for two Simison children, $500 from Carpenters Local 1258, $450 from Utah Oil Co, and a Downey plant gift of $50, bringing the total to $161,531. Officials note all sizes matter and rally local support for nurses' quarters and new buildings.
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