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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1948
Page
1
Column outlines Union Pacific diesel shop plans in Pocatello amid potential war fuel shocks that could halt diesel adoption. Note on editorials, election talk, and a letter from Alcoholics Anonymous outlining its purpose and inclusivity.
News that President Truman moved to end the coal strike as a Coast Guard rescue reached a C-47 crash site in Washington state. Six bodies were found, with three survivors including Maj John Harding and Pfe John Belmonte describing a storm wreck near Davis Peak after a three day freezing ordeal.
The spring reunion of the Pocatello Council of the Knights of Kadosh closes with a 6 30 p m dinner in Memorial hall served by Ruth chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Rudolph F Goranson led the program as Betty Tydeman read and Cliff Miller sang. William N Northrup Boise Sovereign Grand Inspector General Idaho for Scottish Rites Bodies Southern Jurisdiction and a member of the Supreme Council in Washington DC was honored.
Police used tear gas in Milan to break up clashes between communist and anti communist demonstrators in Cathedral square as Italy rejects ceding Gorizia to Yugoslavia in exchange for Trieste. Over 100000 Naples crowds heard speakers supporting the Western Allies plan to restore Trieste to Italy.
The Senate approved 275 million in military aid for Greece and Turkey as part of Truman’s foreign aid program while awaiting action on China. The European recovery bill has already passed the Senate, totaling 5.3 billion, with House momentum growing toward final passage.
Morning, 22, pregnant, was found slain in Wells Nevada with binding, gagging, and rape indicated. Authorities chased a Hungarian‑accent suspect described as 5'4" and 155 pounds across California Utah Nevada and Idaho, using roadblocks and air patrols. The couple's eight‑and‑a‑half‑month‑old son was unharmed.
Floods from the Mississippi and Missouri rivers forced thousands from homes across 11 states. In Mandan North Dakota the Heart river broke a dyke flooding 20 homes and 100 others. Rivers rose near St. Louis and St. Charles, with ongoing evacuations as swelled waterways and ice jams threaten bridges and farmland.
The House cleared the way for final action on a GOP tax cut bill as President Truman prepared likely to veto. The measure would save about 4.8 billion dollars this year and remove 7.4 million low income taxpayers from the tax rolls while reducing taxes for 47.1 million others. The House Ways and Means and Rules committees opened the path for final action, with the Senate changes scaling down the relief from the earlier 6.5 billion proposal.
U S delegate Warren R. Austin urged a thorough United Nations investigation into the communist seizure of power in Czechoslovakia. He warned Russians could face collective action if evidence shows Kremlin manipulation, while noting U N veto limits may keep action to talks.
A Senate House conference committee agreed to extend rent controls to March 31 1949 matching the House date. Leaders Tobey and Wolcott forecast final agreement tomorrow on home rule versus federal control in setting ceilings. The House bill lets local boards decide, while the Senate keeps federal veto power via the rent administrator.
Judge Samuel Leibowitz suspends a one year sentence for Richard Lukeman after the man begs farewell to his kids. Five children, ages 3 to 8, walk in as the judge grants mercy and sends him home with his family.
Soviet ambassador Alexander Panyushkin told the American-Soviet Friendship Council that the Czech coup was an internal Czech matter not Soviet aggression. Sen. Glen H. Taylor warned of a looming global clash between economic elites and common people. The envoy stressed Moscow's commitment to peace and cooperation, noting the USSR bears a heavy wartime burden and hopes for lasting world peace.
Jimmy Hong, first local born Chinese naturalized, plans to vote in August primaries. A boy reports Boots the cat saved after a dog chase, with police called but no injuries. I S C moves toward a student run concrete sidewalk project on the hill, funded by donations. Charley sees two unknown birds in his yard, readers asked to identify them.
President Truman uses the Taft Hartley act to push an end to the nine day coal strike after John L. Lewis rejects a government settlement. A three member fact finding panel will report by April 6 before a court injunction can compel miners back to work.
Idaho health officials report 122 new mumps cases in the past week, bringing total for 11 weeks to 879. Pocatello tallies lead with 51 cases, Boise 9, Idaho Falls 14, and other counties recording smaller numbers. Measles rise by 68 cases to 255 for 1948. Shoshone County reports 60 measles cases.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B Hershey told an organizational meeting of the national security committee that the next war will be primitive with communities isolated and communications cut. He warned mobilization of manpower is essential for any future emergency and said frontier lines may vanish as super sonic weapons erase geographic boundaries.
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