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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
4
The U S Supreme Court rules that railroad workers may recover damages for occupational diseases under the federal Employers Liability Act. Silicosis contracted over years from faulty equipment is compensable. The majority says extended negligent conditions harming health count as injuries as much as sudden events.
The Weaver-Newell proposal, replacing Truman era Columbia Valley Authority plans, splits dam work between the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation across about 60 projects in the Columbia Valley. States, agencies, and the White House reviews followed, with final clearance before Congress.
A vertical crossword style list presents clues for terms across several definitions. Entries include amphibian, rodent, farm items, Indian terms, symbols, weights, and verbs, arranged with numbers and headings for solution.
Answer to Previous Puzzle 26 Negative re 28 Paid notice 32 Runs away marry 33 Take into custody 34 Painter 35 Tarry 38 Cicatrix 39 Possess 40 Troop 41 Symbol for samarium 42 Roman emperor 43 Waste allowance 45 Tree fluid 46 Aeriform 49 Musical note
Henry McLemore defends New York City against claims it does not represent America. He argues the city embodies culture, diversity, industry, and achievement, insisting no other town matches its mix of people, arts, libraries, theaters, and opportunities. He confesses he is not a New Yorker but wishes to identify with its singular vitality.
A husband returns to find no dinner and a deserted home after a long day at the office. He contemplates asserting himself but chooses patience, warning his wife of consequences while planning not to threaten. She arrives late with excuses and he feigns no hunger, hoping she had a good time.
A sizzling senate report accuses major oil companies of highway robbery through inflated prices. Senator Maybank will summon big oil firms around June 15 to explain why motorists pay about 40 dollars extra yearly since 1946 while profits surged in 1948. The report notes oil profits rose sharply as production and imports slowed, with broader industry profits rising 23.2 percent in 1948 versus 1947, and oil's influence lifting overall earnings by about 50 percent.
Marquis Childs argues government manpower is wasted by mid career cancellations and rotation limits. He lists figures like Wilson Wyatt Robert Patterson Will Clayton Robert M. LaFollette Jr Adolph Berle Milo Perkins Francis Biddle William Benton Thurman Arnold as examples of capable officials stalled or moved aside.
In this column era notes plus humorous lauguette as Mrs. Maurine Hill recalls a Los Angeles street car incident. The Pocatello Press club plans a Whitman Hotel lunch, Twin Falls fans start a drive for $2.10 to gift Larry Shepard a new baseball, and John Taylor of KEIO faces departure. Memorial Day weather recalled, Rev. O R Watford back at First Congregational, and plans for a Blackfoot area outdoor theater loom at $70,000. Also praise for farm experiences with children learning about animals and daily chores.
Earl Wilson laments lack of real country fare in New York. He longs for Ohio sausage, homemade bread, barbecue ribs, T bone steak, fried chicken, black eyed peas, hominy, and Boston baked beans, noting ribs and other items miss the mark in the city. He recalls a rare sausage delivery to Times Square and muses on starting a gift-edible tradition for city columnists.
Somerset Maugham says many write for money or fame, both mistaken, while some write out of compulsion and are the best. Dr. Martin Gumpert notes aging as a profound life shock next to death.
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