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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1948
Page
4
The piece argues for continuing free expression in American media and opposes a federal ban on editorializing in radio. It notes newspapers practice biased or partial reporting while praising press honesty competition and pride of craft and urges readers to compare radio offerings with their newspapers.
Marquis Childs notes the Senate-House atomic energy panel reviewed charges against Dr. Edward A. Condon basing them on hearsay and political views. Bricker questions loyalty tests for scientists while Hickenlooper urges preclearance of atomic evidence. A public hearing for Condon is hoped for, but there is doubt. The Un-American Committee gains 200000 more funds, prompting concerns over justice and guilt by association.
Eleanor Roosevelt reflects on Jan Masaryk's death and the USSR's reach, then outlines the Federal Security Agency and vocational rehabilitation program. It details eligibility and services including medical care, prosthetics, training, and job placement for disabled Americans.
Senate Democratic leaders signaled support to pass a tax bill over President Truman’s veto if the cut stays near four billion dollars. Whip Scott Lucas of Illinois indicated a limit around 4 billion, implying Democratic backing unless the reduction becomes too large.��
The navy announced the sinking of four Bikini target ships off Kwajalein. Destroyers Ralph Talbot and Wilson and transports Bracken and Abyc were sunk after 17 months of radiological studies. The ships were too radioactive to scrap and posed harbor danger.
Boise public utilities commission schedules a hearing on a second application by Idaho railroads for a 10 percent interim intrastate freight rate increase. A similar request was denied on January 19 of last year.
Hair-raising stories surround a report from a Japanese college where two professors assert they have found a cure for baldness. The claim has sparked interest and skepticism among medical circles and the public.
Drew Pearson notes Secretary of State Marshall told Senator Chan Gurney the world is highly explosive since Pearl Harbor. He cites Red Army strength and concentrations in Germany, Yugoslav near Italy, Swedish jitters, missiles, and wheat stockpiles. He warns three developments could trigger action before the Marshall Plan fully rolls out and Western allies unite. Republican clash over news with Hoffman and Bender ends in crossfire as tensions rise.
In Houston, Robert C. Ruark paints a frontier city on the rise, where oil money and new fortunes reshape the landscape. He notes Jesse Jones’s lingering influence, Glenn McCarthy’s audacity, and a gold rush atmosphere fueled by ship channels, refineries, and booming real estate. Despite high crime and hard living, wealth flows from oil fields to ranches, with Galveston serving as a nearby playground and investors plowing gains back into land.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt has been chosen “woman of the year” by the national council of Jewish women for her work with minority groups and service on the United Nations human rights commission. The dinner presenting the award will be held Monday at the Plaza Hotel in New York.
The encyclopedia Britannica notes it took American colonists about 200 years to push settlements from the coast to the Appalachian crest, tracing the gradual inland expansion and development during the colonial era.
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