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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1949
Page
4
The article notes President Truman clarifies the middle class by placing it in the middle income tax bracket. It outlines definitions, questions about who constitutes the middle class, and specifies earnings from $6,000 to $25,000 or $30,000 a year as the putative range.
The piece notes a shrinking middle class income, suggests taxation may bite those under $6000 and above $25 000, while a Senate raise contrasts with low earners. It chronicles the World War II surplus disposal program winding down by Feb 28, with $14.3 billion in real property to sell and $4.2 billion gross return expected.
The Moslem Brotherhood grows despite Egyptian efforts to stamp it out after high profile attacks. Founder Hassan Al Banna, called The Sheik, leads a movement with 500000 claimed members and cells in several Middle Eastern countries. The group seeks an orthodox Moslem life under Koran guidance, distancing from Western civilization.
The text outlines the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s shift toward a nationalist, Islamist program emphasizing Quranic law, anti foreign stance, and pre military drills. It notes alleged terror plots, police raids, and claims of communist links while detailing aims such as expelling foreign troops and uniting Egypt with the Sudan.
Paul Gallico argues the ongoing trial of 12 top Communists mirrors a police state scenario where agitators threaten access to court. He urges citizens to back government efforts, defend law and order, and write to officials to oppose perceived intimidation and subversion.
Paramount hired William Wister Haines to adapt Old Man in a Fast World about air force intelligence. Dennis Morgan stars opposite Jane Wyman in The Octopus and Miss Smith, Warner hope to break the logjam mid February. Mike Curtiz to direct Ray Milland deal at Columbia for A Woman of Distinction and A World for Alex Gottlieb. Irene Selznick backs Norman Corwin's Mary and the Fairy.
Beltsville Maryland agriculture department scientists report no soil fertility gains yet from radioactive fertilizer but succeed in tracer technique to measure phosphorus sources in crops. The method lets farmers estimate per acre fertilizer needs by tracking radioactive phosphorus through plants for precise application guidance.
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche, newly reelected, visits Louis Bromfield at Malabar farms. He cites using lifers as mansion staff to reform inmates, a plan he vows to retry. A George Ade tale recalls Indiana’s ex governor visiting a state prison barber shop with a pranking warden.
Inside newspaper lore recounts a parole board scene where John Wheeler recalls a harsh courtroom rebuke and the governor hints at future prospects. The piece also notes a humorist Graham Wyer aliasing Bugs Baer used for Hearst wiregrams and Runyon’s pursuit of him.
Wildlife death in snow seen in Pocatello as a duck hangs by a parking meter on North Main Street. Idaho auto usage notes include cars still in use since early ages. Gate City school art programs prepare for state Easter Seal poster design contest with finals in Boise on April 1 and scholarships for top designs.
Earl Wilson recalls the inaugural ball as overhyped and awkward with long lines for drinks and coats. He notes Truman’s missteps with his box seating and a recurring mix of pomp and pratfalls amid the stiff formalities of a dry, overlong political gala.
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