Bi partisan foreign policy under fire in campaign
The article notes brief credit disputes over a bipartisan foreign policy during the presidential race. Dewey and Truman exaggerated claims while Willkie’s past aid to Allies is acknowledged. Both avoided harming unity, with analysts citing campaign fatigue and a lack of fresh issues driving incursions into overseas policy.
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Dewey
Truman
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Mr. Dewey
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Marshall
Japan in Vacuum Enlightened view on occupation and change
Kazutaka Watanabe discusses Japan's postwar emptiness after the surrender. He argues the nation lost faith in the emperor, army, and feudal style governance, leaving citizens in a vacuum without personal guidance or lanterns to light their path. He contrasts American individualism with Japan's lack of self-directed light.
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Kazutaka Watanabe
Watanabe
Institute of Politics and Economy
Colgate University
Tokyo
Japan
America
Democracy in Japan and the choice before us
The speaker likens postwar Japan to a vacuum awaiting a source of light and argues democracy, not communism, must fill the void. He emphasizes education, responsibility, and American aid as essential to guiding Japanese thinking toward freedom and away from total dependence.
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Japan
America
Soviet Film Caper Prompts Laughs Over Censored Plot
The column mocks a Soviet film deal as Eric Johnston touts selling American pictures behind the Iron Curtain. A fictitious Moscow censors plot rails against capitalist heroes and centers on a downtrodden worker in a corrupt factory, ending with a satirical lunch scene.
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Eric Johnston
Russia
Iron Curtain
Moscow
John Smith
J. Whippington
Moneybags
Smith
Sabine
The Lunchroom Rebellion and the Vanishing Foreman
Paul Gallico hosts a hard boiled lunch scene before J Whippington Moneybags enrages the workers with a demand to fire John Smith. John loses his job, changes into a fine suit, and drives away in his car amid a shadowed urban exodus. He seeks solace at a gas station and Grauman's Chinese Theater as the plot unfolds.
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J. Whippington Moneybags
John Smith
John
Grauman’s
Cavalcade of Mirth and Music applauded by Pocatello Lions Club
Dear Editor's note thanks the editor and staff for cooperation and publicity for the first annual Cavalcade of Mirth and Music, praising cast members sponsors and Dmitri Roulas while recognizing broad support from the community for the event.
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Pocatello Lions Club
Dmitri Roulas
Rhyme Reflects on Election Day and Daily Grind
The speaker confesses weariness with campaign rancor and vows to vote anyway, while noting that fundamental life costs persist. He imagines presidents may change things briefly but insists work, taxes, and daily needs remain constant. He urges civic participation without illusions about politicians.
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General Washington
Lincoln
Freeman
Slave
White House
Let Us Have Efficiency From Robert Ruark
A citizen writes to the incoming president outlining practical asks and cautions. He urges decisive leadership, a focus on efficiency, and reduced political interference in the White House and Pentagon while criticizing past patronage. He calls for strong defense leadership, reform in foreign policy, and restraint in spending.
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White House
Washington
Harry Hopkinses
Henry Morgenthaus
Ed Pauleys
Harry Vaughns
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Edgar
Hawkshaw
Air Force
Bureau of Ships
Pentagon
Henry
Uncle Joe
Mac
Europe
State Department
Joe Tremble
Washington Worry Round: Dewey Strategy and Party Ties
Dear Daughter notes Governor Dewey’s campaign as carefully managed avoiding controversies and war record questions. Pearson contrasts Truman’s frank attack on issues with Dewey’s restrained, teamwork driven White House under a bankers and utilities backed Republican Party.
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Washington
George Arnold
Los Angeles
Calif
Dewey
Mathilda Burling
Gold Star Mothers
Republican Women’s Committee
Dorothy Frooks
West
80Th Congress
Amonut
Harry Truman
South
Truman
New York State
Roosevelt
White House
Republican Party
Tom Dewey
Pocatello Voters Eyeing School of Hard Knocks Election
In a snapshot of Idaho politics, voters in Pocatello lean toward Truman despite Dewey’s edge in polls. The write up weighs three national candidates, notes local races in Bannock County, and predicts mixed outcomes for sheriff, county attorney, and state legislature while urging cautious voting.
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Dewey
Pocatello
Harry
Bannock County
Perry Swisher
Nellie Cline Steenson
Idaho
Steenson
Swisher
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