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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
4
A 15 day field training plan will involve about 250000 Guardsmen nationwide this summer with Idaho's 1500 to encamp at Fort Lewis from June 6 to June 20. Officials urge all employers to grant military leave with pay or salary gap coverage to support citizen soldiers and national security.
A dense crossword style item lists Canadian cabinet minister clues and various wordplay prompts. The grid hints cover vertical and horizontal entries with definitions for terms such as impudent, observe, and be mistaken, among others.
Eleanor Roosevelt recounts a visit to Sydenham Hospital on the edge of Harlem where black and white doctors nurses and staff work together without discrimination. She notes financial needs for a $500000 drive, with Delores Grant raising funds and a neighbor offering $25000. She urges broader national support to end racial bias and encourage similar hospital experiments.
A George Gallup survey from Princeton shows public opinion favors Universal Military Training over a temporary draft, with twice as many voters supporting UMT as the selective service plan. It also notes preferences on draft length, college deferments, and a $1000 enlistment bonus.
National Labor leader John L. Lewis signals support for Speaker Joseph Martin as the GOP presidential nominee with Illinois Governor Green as Martin’s running mate. The piece also notes Magnuson’s reversal on tidelands and Truman’s potential opposition, framing a broader political deal and intra party maneuvering.
Republican National Chairman Carroll Reece charged President Truman’s western train tour is aimed at boosting the Democratic Party and his own candidacy. He dismissed White House claims the journey is non political and noted Truman’s five speeches and many appearances from Chicago to California.
Six original model hats by New York designers sold for up to 400 dollars each in Boston to raise funds for television equipment at Cushing Veterans Administration Hospital in Framingham. The auction raised about 1 500 dollars.
A tune detective revealed the title of the current mystery tune on Stop the Music. The correct title is Get Out of the Wilderness, with $17,000 in prizes guaranteed by Dr. Sigmund Spaevn, a music authority.
Thirteen days after his marriage to Miss Eva Smalley, Norman Frey dies during his honeymoon. The Rev. Ralph Crandall officiated at Frey’s funeral in Springfield Massachusetts.
The GM UAW deal ties wage raises to the cost of living with no cap until index rises, while unions cap cuts when prices fall. It avoids strikes, shifts costs to employers, and could become a model for steel and other sectors, reducing inflationary pressure.
Premier Robert Schuman secured a record confidence vote in the National Assembly with 402 to 183 backing the government’s right to cut about 150,000 civil servants. Finance minister Rene Mayer said savings would reach 136 million dollars annually, while Socialist opposition balked at a clause allowing dismissal of non-career staff. a compromise was reportedly reached to fire career men only as a last resort.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania a fourteen year old boy Richard Watkins was found hanging from a steam pipe above his bed. A comic titled A Lesson in Murder lay open beneath him and Coroner Joseph Govenker said the boy acted out the western bandit adventures and slipped from the bed with his neck in the noose.
A dense listing of hourly program blocks across KEIO 1450 KC and KC AM 1240, detailing morning through late night shows. Items include news, music, talk, dramas, sports, and advertisements for host segments, with multiple titles such as Breakfast Club, Welcome Travellers, Paul Whiteman Club, Gabriel Heatter, and Captain Midnight.
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