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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1949
Page
7
Bronx zoo officials welcome a second okapi arriving from the Belgian Congo hoping for a mate for their existing male. The sex of the new arrival is not yet known, and officials say they are curious about the pairing potential. The okapi is rare, giraffe like, but smaller with a shorter neck.
Gov J Bracken Lee pledged action within three or four days on Provo city commission rent decontrol resolution. Eldon Payne presented the measure at a closed session, followed by talks with labor leaders led by Clarence Palmer. Labor groups oppose decontrol amid Provo protests and dispute over substitute proposals.
A $58,000 industrial arts building is under construction at Ricks College as the first phase of a $500,000 expansion. Prof. Karl Hart supervises the project started June 1 and expected to be ready this fall.
A reflective line notes how the future arrives with equal speed to those who anticipate it, suggesting urgency and inevitability in daily life. The statement emphasizes motion and time without referencing specific events or entities.
Dr. Royal Lee urged stricter enforcement of federal food and drug laws at the Idaho Chiropractors association meeting in Hotel Bannock. He warned against bleach agents in flour, linked to animal deaths, and argued cooking reduces nutrients and amino acids like lysine and glutamine, diminishing endurance and immunity.
Idaho State Chiropractic Association concluded its convention at the Hotel Bannock with reelected officers Dr J L Harrison of Wallace as president and Dr A D West of Pocatello as vice president. Dr West cited 20 000 licensed chiropractors in 43 states and seven provinces, noting chiropractic as the world’s second largest healing profession after half a century. He urged standard four year college courses and cited Colorado’s industrial commission directing back injury claims to chiropractors.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. was sworn in as a Democratic member of the House to fill the NY 20th district seat after Sol Bloom's death. He had been elected on the Liberal ticket and was welcomed by party leaders, with his mother in the gallery as the certificate of election was read.
Kiwanis International and the Mutual Broadcasting company will present a program featuring top American choral groups Saturday from 12:30 to 1:00 PM. Attendees at the Pocatello Kiwanis luncheon introduced guests from San Fernando California and Idaho State College administrator Earl Pond. The ISC football schedule was announced with a kickoff against Wyoming, and Mrs. Koch sang two numbers including Off Through the Night.
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