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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1948
Page
4
Guest editorial uses a Pacific shore tale to warn readers that time and tide wait for no one. The author urges preparation through knowledge, culture, faith, and practical planning like life insurance and investments. Readers are encouraged to carry a "tide book" of faith to weather sorrow and tragedy.
The article argues the United Nations has limited achievements after three years, hindered by the Big Five veto and self-interest of member states. It notes failures on atomic energy control, disarmament, and Greece while acknowledging the UN maintains dialogue and earns nominal support despite waning optimism.
The piece argues the House Un-American Activities Committee will target universities next, starting with Columbia. It cites President Eisenhower’s installation address defending academic inquiry and the right to teach controversial views, noting his meetings with Teachers College faculty to assess alleged radicalism.
Marquis Childs facing smear attacks, the president would defend Columbia’s record and champion academic freedom. The writer warns that loyalty investigations and fear threaten American freedoms, while a proposed presidential committee would expose dangers of political demagoguery and loss of security.
Paul Gallico warns of film induced misperceptions about women and hair care in cinema. A reader letter defends the Republicans citing labor policy, Truman era Case bill details, and Dworshak campaign contributions and billboards.
In a crowded East Side barber shop Dominic Constantino confronts Three-Fingered Louie over threats to cut him up. Louie enters with a pistol but is disarmed by Dominic who then seizes the gun amid a tense shave, leaving the scene without further bloodshed.
Dominic, a barber, resists joining gang leader Big Joe Raspberry after a brutal assault and subsequent threats. A later confrontation ends with Raspberry taking a seat in the barber chair, declaring Dominic his employee, and no further attacks occur.
The narrator recalls checking into the Cathay Hotel in Shanghai and fleeing its blinking Buddhas for cheaper lodgings. A tour of opulent suites at Broadway Mansions follows, then meeting General Claire Chennault, famed Flying Tigers hero, whose fear of his wife contrasts with his tough image. The tale ends with a spicy anecdote about Louisiana hot sauce and memories of wartime Shanghai.
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