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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1949
Page
1
In north London last night fascists led by Sir Oswald Mosley clashed with communists and police in a series of fights. Eight officers and many rioters were injured, and eighteen people were arrested as mobs confronted the parade through Totten ham and West Green.
Moscow radio blasted the Atlantic treaty and fear of a Pacific pact, repeating denials of Western charges about Bulgaria Romania and Hungary. It warned western powers risk disaster and floated mentions of a Mediterranean pact while denying Soviet alliance plans.
Chairman Carl Vinson predicted swift House approval for a 1 billion dollar arms program to Western Europe to support the North Atlantic Pact. John Foster Dulles, in a NBC round table with State Department officials, supported the pact but questioned the arms plan and warned military measures could be seen as offensive and provocative.
Mrs Lorraine Koehler 44 of San Francisco won prizes totaling 14 500 dollars for correctly identifying the mystery tune Paramount on Parade on the American Broadcasting Company program Stop the Music.
Idaho Cattlemen's Association plans opposition to any freight rate increases for western railroads. President Joe Nettleton reports the group will attend an April 4 meeting before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Salt Lake City. He blames declining eastern market prices and rising fixed production costs.
The article notes spring arrives in Pocatello at 3:49 PM after a heavy rain and a cold northwest wind. Weather forecasts predict a high near 55 with a partly cloudy sky, while Boise warns not to discard long underwear yet. The piece playfully contrasts local cheer with cautious forecasts as spring begins in mid March.
State police issued a warrant for Mike English Fort Hall Indian after a head-on crash with Robert Hoffard 33 of Pine Crest Motor Lodge in Pocatello. Hoffard suffered facial injuries and multiple teeth were broken. he was treated at General Hospital. English reportedly fled the scene with two passengers reporting the lunge into oncoming traffic.
Pittsburgh report on two week memorial holiday by coal operators and United Mine Workers as a halt in production enters its midpoint. John L. Lewis claims broad support for the stoppage while protests surrounding James M. Boyd’s bureau of mines appointment echo through the industry.
Poland accuses an increasing number of priests of cooperating with criminal and anti-government groups in an assertion that these groups are agents of Anglo American imperialism. The government also says church hierarchy members provoke unrest with pastoral letters and secret instructions, stated by Minister Wladyslaw Wolski.
Pocatello faces a busy week as about 500 attendees and several western governors gather for two back-to-back meetings. The Columbia Basin Interagency committee and the Idaho State Reclamation association will host speakers including Governors Langlie Crane Lee and McKay. Major topics include river development and coordination between Army Engineers and the Interior Department.
Grover W. Chatterton is appointed to replace Earl J. Adkins as Alameda police chief. Adkins resigns to pursue the mayoral race in Pocatello. Chatterton, residing at 544 Jefferson Ave, comes from John Scowcroft and Sons as a salesman and checker and previously ran a grovery in Grace while serving as deputy sheriff.
EDS Mission leaders report that over 5,000 missionaries will be in the field by June as road maintenance costs mount. Mill engineer Franklin J. Murdoch says higher repair costs will reduce funds available for new construction, with more than 400 new missionaries to be called in June. Stake presidents meet for the 119th general conference. outcomes to shape future mission priorities.
Fragmentary report quotes Manehdekoom about Bend on a broadcast channel. He warns that if changes occur they will need to look into the highway issue and take action.
The United States Britain and France banned the Soviet backed east mark in western Berlin on the first anniversary of the cold war. They said the move would prevent western Berlin from bankruptcy as taxes shifted to the east mark while civil servants had been paid in west marks. Some western quarters feared Russian reprisals including closing the elevated railway and sealing off the Soviet sector from western traffic.
The CIO accuses employers and top lobbyists of funding a press propaganda push to keep the Taft Hartley Act. Arthur J. Goldberg will present before a House labor committee as repeal talks continue. Democratic whip J Percy Priest predicts a House override to empower court injunctions against potential national emergency strikes.
Amalgamated Sugar contracts nearly 40 000 acres of sugar beets in the Nampa Nyssa district. District manager Raymond G. Larson said about 2000 acres have been planted so far. This year’s contracted acreage is about 14 000 acres less than last year’s 54 000 acres.
Chicago reports that 16 non operating unions and the nation’s railroads agreed to a five day week for 1,000,000 workers and a seven cent wage boost retroactive to last October. Yardmasters stay on six days but gain 10 cents hourly. overtime rules and two days off per week are outlined.
Wabash railroad officials say they will follow government procedure as a Truman fact finding board prepares to hear the six state strike. Arthur Atkinson denies talks with union leaders since last Tuesday. Layoffs continue with 8 000 packaging workers and 3 000 more to be dropped, leaving a skeleton crew. Industrial workers in Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio and Iowa face job losses tied to Wabash operations.
President Truman plans a policy conference with Vice President Barkley Senate Democratic leader Lucas House Speaker Rayburn and House Democratic leader McCormack to review his battered legislative program. They aim to repair damage caused by Republicans and Southern Democrats and ward off further trouble after his Florida vacation.
A 54 year old Denver foreman Lou G Hawkins died after rescuers spent about 30 minutes removing a massive elevator counter balance from his body. He was directing his crew from a shaft ledge when the counter weight moved down as the freight lift rose.
Pocatello's Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a membership drive starting in April led by President Harold Read. The goal is a 25 percent increase in members.
A church and civic groups led petition drive to place a slot machine question on the city ballot in Pocatello. Riley Dixo n chairs a recall committee seeking repeal of ordinances on the machines. If 1,019 signatures are gathered the issue would appear on the April 26 election ballot.
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