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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
4
Morning Daily and Sunday edition published at 334 North Main Street Pocatello Idaho with carrier and mail subscription rates. Entered as second class matter December 13 1947 at the Pocatello Idaho post office under the act of March 3 1879.
The Atomic Energy Commission announces a stalemate in international atomic energy controls. The admission reflects East West rivalry and delays the Baruch plan, while not guaranteeing Soviet victory. The UN may pause busying itself with less vital matters until the US and Soviet Union resolve their differences.
Hawaii seeks statehood after 45 years and 14 petitions with wartime service cited. The Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee will not act until visiting the islands, signaling likely action only next year. Witnesses urged economy and justice against costly junkets, while U S policy debates draw broader reactions.
Puanie achieves top finish at the two stripe fest on ice pacing competitors from nearby clubs. The event drew skaters from regional teams and featured close racing across multiple heats with notable improvements from several junior athletes.
Eleanor Roosevelt flies to Charleston West Virginia to address West Virginia State College and receives honorary degrees for Irvin Stewart Henry Lake Dickason and herself. She recounts travel delays and a supper with Gov. and Mrs. Meadows and notes deaths of Dr. James E. West and Lord Dukesston while praising human rights work and a drafting committee gathering.
Collier's magazine reports Franklin D. Roosevelt favored Harry L. Hopkins to succeed him in 1940. The article by Robert Sherwood cites White House conversations in 1938 and Hopkins’ cabinet appointment amid secrecy.
Long-running intraparty and corporate influence in Washington surfaces as Sen. Millikin blocks Dr. James Boyd's Senate confirmation as chief of the Bureau of Mines, amid ties to John L. Lewis and past inside appointments. The piece also recalls historic Louisiana and Illinois campaign-finance cases and notes Rep. Mike Monroney’s declined offer to become Secretary of Agriculture, returning to his Oklahoma district duties.
A California man fell through a skylight into a hospital and quickly recovered. A doctor removed a whistle swallowed by a boy. An Indiana boy took a 30 mile stroll, longer than Sonny’s store trip.
Robert C. Ruark portrays moving week as chaotic for men and relief for women. He jokes that husbands are useless during furniture transfers, citing examples from Grady Lewis and Parker Lamoore, and notes his own near-escape from moving with wartime and political distractions offering excuses.
In Louisiana, Russell Long, 29, announced he will run in the November special election to join the Senate, aiming to restore Long power after recent scandals. He resembles Huey P. Long and could be eligible by January, while oilman William Feazel had been named interim to replace the late Overton.
Goshen Indiana story reports Richard Klaveren who says a 25 pound carp under his car hood caused a stall after a trip. A filling station attendant found the big fish atop the engine as a prank.
Former Calexico mayor F. L. Young leaped from his desk when two cars crashed into his insurance office front door after a truck collision. Investigators found all three vehicles carried insurance written through Young. A separate note reports New York’s transit fare rising from a nickel to a dime.
A Madison Wisconsin report outlines daily radio lineups across KEYY KC and KEIO stations, followed by a traffic study: University of Wisconsin Memorial Union logged 5,046,300 yearly entries with an average 14,418 daily visits by students.
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