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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1948
Page
4
A reflective piece on the enduring ideal of peace and plenty as a core American aspiration. It notes that these blessings require both effort and prayer, that recent efforts were aided by luck, and that sharing abundance helps others attain freedom from want and fear in the quest for peace.
The piece argues a new, softer Soviet stance toward the West is predicted by Soviet policy students in Paris. It cites a rumor of a Truman Stalin meeting as propaganda aimed at weakening the United States and weighs options for firmness versus conciliation in handling Russia.
Secretary J A Krug proposes a broad long range plan for Interior Bureau projects nationwide with focus on soil erosion control river valley development and conservation. He cites Tennessee Valley style authority and river basin plans Missouri and Colorado basins and calls for shale and coal hydrogenation oil plants plus more power projects and attention to displaced American Indians.
A Gallico reflective piece invites readers to count blessings on Thanksgiving and offers an auxiliary list of items to be grateful for. It touches on family, shelter, employment, American identity, and human flaws, ending with a call for humility and gratitude in a single day.
The text states six kings have ruled modern Greece since 1827, with King Paul I as the sixth and current ruler. It notes the constitutional era and identifies the first U S Capitol as Federal Hall in New York City. It also lists Queen Victoria’s jubilees, the Golden Jubilee in 1887 and the Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
Secretary of State Marshall reports the Berlin airlift weakens the Soviet stance and that public opinion at the Paris UN session opposes Moscow. He notes ERP gains, Russian Sabotage attempts, and suggests Moscow fears a year round blockade lift. Forrestal cabinet fate looms amid White House lobbying.
Washington notes a reflective Thanksgiving for Republicans as the Nov. 2 election yields relief from old line isolationists like Rep. Harold Knutson. The party sheds past burdens, reclaiming space for a new era as B. Carroll Reece comments on the shifting political landscape.
Marquis Childs in Tennessee and C Wayland Brooks in Illinois and Henry Dworshak in Idaho are swept out as the party seeks a clean start. The Chicago Tribune faced defeat as Senator Brooks and Governor Dwight Green, linked to the paper, were overwhelmed. Irving Dilliard suggests Dewey’s loss was aided by the Tribune’s collapse.
A leaked Top Secret style spoof from Washington portrays a fictional press conference by an aviation general. The mock dialogue imagines air naughts, perpetual flight in a closed shuttle, endless rings of planes, and self generating fuel as a joke about bureaucratic overreach.
A Thanksgiving message lauds Idaho’s Ida ho roots and democratic spirit while insisting on peaceful community values. It honors Benjamin J. Fox, a respected Pocatello Black citizen slain in a fatal stabbing, detailing his leadership in the American Legion and his advocacy for race harmony and rights.
A California divorce suit hinges on a husband not getting a haircut and alimony timing. Burlesque lines are praised by a producer while a bald row recalls them. Envy and ego get witty mentions as natural conditions. Christmas color is assured by clockwork timemakers.
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