Pocatellans Celebrate National Newspaper Week and POST Aims
The Pocatello POST marks National Newspaper Week by outlining its policies and future goals. It highlights a decade of civic exposure since December 1947, notes proven achievements, and commits to probing civic affairs to inform Idaho residents while expanding services statewide.
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Pocatello Post
the Post
Idaho
The
POST
Portneuf
Bannock County
St. Anthony Hospital
State of
Spy Scare Eases as Officials Report No Postwar Sabotage
Attorney General Tom Clark asserts no successful foreign inspired sabotage in World War II and the FBI would refute any layman contradicting him. Congressman Hebert notes HUAC found no spying since the war, while Thomas Committee investigators say they would have uncovered any postwar skulduggery among suspects, workers, and writers.
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Tom Clark
Hebert
Louisiana
House Un-American Activities Committee
Clark
FBI
Thomas Committee
Washington Calling Aboard The Truman Train
The piece describes President Truman touring the world crisis climate aboard the Truman Train with Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith. It notes the off the record to on the record moment in the press car and comments on campaign resolve amid Dewey’s lead and global tensions.
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Walter Bedel Smith
Smith
Moscow
Berlin
Paris
Truman
Dewey
Truman Presses Communism Threat In Campaign Speech
Marquis Childs assesses the Truman Oklahoma City address as a forceful critique of Communism at home and abroad. The president argues democracy protects prosperity while denouncing the Dewey campaign’s scare tactics and noting bipartisan foreign policy tensions with Republicans.
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Atze
Mr. Truman
Dewey
Oklahoma City
United States
Truman
John Taber
Bath versus shower debate in a comic essay
Paul Gallico argues a lighthearted case on tubs and showers. The piece contrasts a Philadelphian’s tub devotion with New York’s shower practice, joking about cleanliness, vanity, and urban lifestyle while extolling the virtues of showering and its brisk health benefits.
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Philadelphia
New York City
Benjamin Franklin
America
la Belle France
Atlantic Ocean
Droshky
George
Barbs and blows in a small town mood
A satirical collection notes a brute who neglects his wife, a Kansas man who bequeaths his fortune to farm horses, and a storm tied to window prep. It humorously contrasts nature and human folly with a professor advising job seekers to listen. The piece ends on the sting of rejection.
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Kansas
Indian lands debate stirs Fort Reservation concerns
Letter from Fort reservation business council member Thomas Hugues discusses views on a Sun article about Indian lands and a proposed Public Lands scheme. He questions tax implications and potential impacts on grazing lands, revenues, and county costs for propertyless Indians.
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Red Men
Thomas Hugues
Fort Reservation
Sam
Curtis Jackson
the Post
Public Lands Group
Russia Notion Of West Threat Exaggerated Says Berlin Governor
Gen Lucius Clay told congressional visitors that Soviet military strength has been inflated and that Russia fears American power. He warned Moscow aims at global conquest through infiltration and bluff, not direct war, and urged a strong stand in Berlin to deter provocation.
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Washington
Lucius Clay
Berlin
United States
Russia
Clay
Sen. Ferguson
Capitol Hill
Ferguson
Michigan
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate
Thomas
Chryslel
Bridges
New Hampshire
Aiken
Vermont
Senate Appropriations Committee
Expenditures Committee
Ations
Tydings
Maryland
Green
Howard Hughes
Ed Pauley
Wallace Graham
Indians Pulled Fast One on Manhattan
Robert Ruark reflects on the historic sale of Manhattan to Peter Minuit for beads and a cask of liquor. He imagines a future claim by Chief Rising Cloud seeking the original purchase price and riffs on Native Americans, colonists, and New York's transformation into a bustling, crowded metropolis.
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New York
Manhattan
Peter Minuit
Chief Rising Cloud
Petrus
Minuit
Wall Street
Brooklyn
Frayed voices weigh inflation risk and world unity
The excerpt quotes critics and leaders debating inflation dangers, political parties, and global cooperation. It includes remarks attributed to President Truman, Thomas E. Dewey, William Carpenter, Hugh A. Brown, and Basil O’Connor on economic fear, climate claims, and Russia’s role in international aid debates.
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Basil O'Connor
American Red Cross
Russia
International
Red Cross Congress
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Marquis Childs
Paul Gallico
of York
Idahoty
B. T. Russell
Russell
Kesman
New America
BY Sam Hanson
Drew Pearson
U. S
France
Europe
Middle East
Scott Lucas
Illinois
William Fulbright
Arkansas
State Department
Robert Ruark
42Nd Street
Mama
Jack Rockefeller
Braves
Red Brothers
President Truman
Democratic Party
William Carpenter
Hugh A. Brown
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