Dworshak and Budge Complimented by Republican
Senator Henry Dworshak and Representative Homer Budge are praised as Republicans in Congress who stand apart from the Eisenhower administration. The piece argues the 85th Congress expanded spending under a national defense label, risking a $10 billion deficit and rising inflation as tax cuts faded amid the Near East crisis and Soviet progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Henry Dworshak
Homer Budge
Eisenhower
Capital
Sputnik
Right to Work Debate Faces Idaho Editorial Critique
The Idaho Farm Journal editor Ed Emerine weighs the right to work issue amid national union scandals. The piece argues the Associated General Contractors control bids in Idaho and warns the initiative serves big business, not workers, describing the move as a tool against laborers and a risk to common toil.
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Idaho Farm Journal
Ed Emerine
Citizen
Congress
Journal
of Idaho
Garden Valley
Associated Contractors of
Idaho
AGC
Associated General Contractors
National Association of Manufacturers
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Idaho Voters Prefer Independent Stance Over Administration Slant
A letter critiques a growing military and foreign aid budget, arguing $70 billion in aid weakens allies and leaves the U S more vulnerable. It praises Senator Dworshak and Congressman Budge for backbone against free spending and rebukes Eisenhower for pressuring candidates to be “yes” men, urging Idaho to decide its own votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dworshak
Congressman Budge
Congress
Sam
Eisenhower
Budge
Idaho
Thatcher Area Social Roundup Involving Families
Cleveland Mrs Ray Sewell and Ruth McGregor from San Diego spent Sunday with relatives in Thatcher. The group visited Reed McGregor’s home and later Mr and Mrs Lorin Panter hosted a short visit. Teens and Mia officers traveled Strawberry Canyon. Vera Nielson and family visited Thacher for eye care. Elva Ann Forman returned from Seattle. Senior Sunday talks by Bart Bennett and Carol Adams. Shauna Andreasen spoke in junior Sunday school. Dees accompanied by Sak Saitts Dees Hogan to Pocatello hospital for grafting. Victor Lundgreen and wife toured Lava and health baths. Lincoln family reunion at Glendale. Mrs William Williams returned after 10 weeks at summer school in Logan. Thatcher teachers attended summer course for winter term. Rehearsed marriage of Blaine Williams and Peggy Hall in Salt Lake City with Marion G Romney officiating. Blaine Williams is son of Harriet Sewell and BYU graduate. Grandchildren from Grace visited Mrs Vernon Harris while Douglas Williams was away.
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Seattle
Bart Bennett
Carol Adams
Shauna Andreasen
Sacrament Gems
Owen Skinner
Blanche Gean Panter
Dee Gore
Sak Saitts Dees
Torin “Hogan
E Pocatello Hospital
Victor Lundgreen
Leland Panter
Lava
Logan
Williams
Vera Young
Thatcher
Reed McGregor
Blaine D. Williams
Peggy Hall
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Temple
Marion G.romney
Council of the Twelve
Blaine
Harriett Williams Sewell
BYU
Provo
Vernon Harris
Grace
Douglas Williams
Brownlee Dam Harnesses Hells Canyon Power Milestone
Idaho Power completes Brownlee dam first generating unit with 360000 kilowatts. T.E. Roach notes power flows to Northwest power pool. full output to be online by December and total project to generate 1.2 million kilowatts. The development includes Oxbow and Hells Canyon dams and will bring $10 million yearly in tax revenue.
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Pacific Northwest
T.E. Roach
Idaho Power Company
Brownlee
Idaho Power
Hells Canyon
Canyon
Idaho Power System
Northwest Power Power Pool
Roach
Idaho
Federal Power Commission
Oxbow
First Brownlee Power
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
House
Idaho Power and Construction Company
Oxbow Dam Project Progress and Brownlee Milestones
The report notes Brownlee and Oxbow hydro projects advancing with Brownlee begun in 1955 and Oxbow targeting completion by 1960. Oxbow will add 190 000 kilowatts downstream from Brownlee, with fish passage facilities and advanced upstream trapping. About 3400 workers were employed at peak Brownlee-Oxbow construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Brownlee’s
Brownlee
Sells Canyon
Northwest
Brownslee
Oxbow
Edison’s First Paper Printed Aboard Train
Young Thomas A. Edison, then 12 or 13, served as a newsboy on a grand train between Port Huron and Detroit. He set up a second hand printing press in the baggage car to print his Weekly Herald, marking the first newspaper printed on a train.
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Thomas A. Edison
Huron
Detroit
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Don E. Smith
Preston
Taaho
Local Reporter Society
Idaho Press Association
Cleveland
Ray Sewell
Ruth McGregor
San Diego
Owen Clegg
Lorin Panter
Etheleen Andreasen
Berniece Condie
Valene Matkin
Vera Adams
Strawberry Canyon
Vera Nielson
Freeman Rasmussen
Pocatello
William Condie
Famiy
Billy
Elva Ann Forman
First Dam
Hansen Glass & Paint
Brownlee Dam
Hell’s Canyon
Snake River
Oregon
Chevrel Air
Parr
Ace Ad Chevrolet CO
DE Soto Sed
Miechani
OLDS
DR Sed
DODGE
Chevrolet
Doé
Wolksee Asm Rey Sone Basf
West Oneida
Cranney Chevrolet CO
South State
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