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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1948
Page
4
The editorial page notice lists the Morning Daily and Sunday publication at 334 North Main Street Pocatello Idaho with subscription rates of 1.25 per month by carrier or mail. It notes second class matter status entered December 13 1947 at the Pocatello post office under the act of March 3 1879.
The piece notes free publicity from the Iron Curtain protests at a New York theater and cites incidents against Henry Wallace and his third party. It warns that violent and nonviolent attacks on Wallace back his cause, urging restraint to protect American democratic principles amid a tense early campaign season.
The President asks Congress to approve 27 323 000 to hire 10 000 more tax officers and raise pay to improve collections. Treasury says a billion dollars are lost yearly to evasion, and a strong move now could aid deficit and defense needs. Prominent voices warn about party splits and minority rule pressures.
Sagebrush Sermonettes recounts a January journey from San Francisco to Placerville and Coloma while comparing left and right wagon trails to moral choices. It links the California gold rush era to modern leadership, faith, and community virtues, noting Salem as a Christian stronghold and Old San Francisco as opposite. The piece urges careful civic and personal decisions shaping tomorrow.
A scattered column mentions election importance, a midwest blow, an Australian woman with a double width thumb, a Tennessee teacher proposing year round schooling, and miscellaneous crime notes. The piece mixes cheeky observations with brief ads and cautionary lines.
Washington reports show both managers and unions anxious over possible permanent government control if railroads are seized during work stoppages. The issue arises after repeated federal takeovers in 1943 1946 and 1948 with critics fearing loss of profits taxes and congressional oversight.
Henry McLemore critiques a proposed Stalin Wallace U.S.A. double play, arguing Stalin cannot field his side and Wallace lacks loyalty. He likens the trio to a failing major league display and predicts a poor outcome for the scheme and its players.
The Mundt Bill would empower the attorney general to regulate thought and outlaw totalitarian aims by law. It passed the House 7 to 1, raising fears of dictatorship and eroding civil liberties, with critics arguing judicial review cannot fix its dangers.
Senator Taft spoke at Princeton University arguing the army needs several thousand more enlistees and backing a peacetime draft as a fallback. He favored universal compulsory military training for reserves but warned administration outlook might force the draft if needed. He argued an aggressor might not fear an air force alone and criticized voluntary recruiting as insufficient.
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