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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1948
Page
4
Rates set at 125 dollars per month by carrier and 1.25 dollars per month by mail payable in advance. The item is entered as second class matter on December 13, 1947 at the Pocatello Idaho Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879.
Secretary Forrestal explains the 66 group Air Force plan and a $3.481 billion supplemental military budget, arguing inflation risks from a larger program outweigh the gains of a bigger force. Congress faces three choices: risk inflation, risk inadequate defense, or enact anti inflation measures and fund nearly all of the total military budget.
The piece cites the French government shutting four Communist daily papers for unprofitability and mocks editors for political alignment. It contrasts global pain with petty politics, featuring quotes from Adolph A. Berle Jr., James H. Duff, and Sen. Elmer Thomas about liberal, ERP, and Senate office interference.
The horizontal entry hints at an Olympic winner tied to a 1948 image while clues cross with a long seat and exit. Vertical clues include a first American chase, a Nevada city, and a thoroughfare, with symbols for elements like selenium and cerium, plus terms for flight rate, ships, and birth. The puzzle threads through diverse definitions from maritime terms to legal and biblical references.
The page lists crossword style clues with numbers and brief hints such as Half-em 43 Shield bearing 21 Substance 44 Woody plant 23 Grazing land 45 Musical note 25 Redacts 46 Siberian river 26 Disused 47 Pipe 27 Balance abbr 49 War god 28 Meadow 50 Employs 30 Summer fr 52 Dutch city 31 Fox 53 Droop 37 Vegetable 56 Symbol for 39 Cuddle unton 58 Irish abbr Tt
Eleanor Roosevelt reports the Supreme Court ruling that restrictive covenants blocking occupancy by buyers based on race are unenforceable in court. She cites cases of intimidation against Henry Wallace supporters and condemns threats, urging defense of democracy and civil rights amid political tension. She notes Thales as the first to link electricity to science.
Robert C. Ruark roasts Macy's diary scandal as a saleslady’s private thoughts leak to the press. He mocks the lurid entries about marriage, money, and a part time job while questioning Macy’s motives and warning of a possible clash with the advertising department.
Albert Goss of the National Grange warns President Truman that excessive plowing and high grain prices threaten grassland restoration and could trigger renewed dust storms. He urges flexible farm support prices and notes production outpacing domestic needs. He also discusses postwar Nazi bankers and Truman’s Buddy Poppy drive.
Washington faces a fluid defense outlook as General Omar Bradley prepares to replace Eisenhower as chief of staff and later confronts the daunting task of sustaining military readiness with uncertain draft policy. The transition at Fort Myer marks a broader shift amid election year tensions and global instability.
Mayors and city officials from eleven western states gather in Salt Lake City for a freeform parley. No fixed agenda or speakers are planned, but discussions are expected to focus on industrial development and western progress. Mayor Earl J. Glade of Salt Lake City may preside and will provide details on return from a regional goodwill tour.
A detailed sequence of daily radio programs lists morning, afternoon, and evening slots across KEIO 1450 and KEYY 1240 stations. Programs include news, music, drama, variety shows, sports, farm reports, and talk segments with hosts such as Ted Malone Galen Drake Allen Roth and Tom Dorsey.
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