National VFW Chief Visits Pocatello Criticizes Rankin Pension Plan
Lyall T. Beggs national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars arrived by plane to inspect the local post in Gate City. He called Rankin's defeated veterans pension bill a measure that would have bankrupted the nation and urged support for need based pensions. Beggs supported current bills offering $72 monthly for single veterans under $2,000 income or $3,000 for married couples, and $50 to $65 monthly for disability cases. He also attacked American Communists and Rep Rankin, urging broader alliances including Spain in NATO.
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John Rankin
Mississippi
Pocatello
Lyall T. Beggs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gate City
VFW
Rankin
Beggs
America
Madison, Wis
St.Louis
Communist Party
Veterans of Foreign Wars to mark 50 years in Pocatello
National Commander Lyall T. Beggs of Madison Wisconsin will headline a two day celebration at Memorial hall. He will attend a 1 30 pm session and officiate at the post installation with Richard E B Carter sworn in as 1949 commander. A parade, banquet and dance follow with local, state and school units participating.
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Pocatello Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lyall T. Beggs
Madison
Wis
Memorial Hall
VFW
Beggs
Richard EB. Carter
National Guard
Army Reserve
Pocatello High School
Idaho
Attorney Denies Mind Change On Slot Machine Ballot
Pocatello city attorney F. E. Tydeman said he has not changed his mind about putting the state machine repeal issue on the April 26 election ballot. He dismissed rumors of a shift in opinion after advising council that the measure could legally appear on the ballot. The Allied Civic Forces petition with 1,748 registered voters backs keeping or repealing the slot ordinance. A court injunction could halt the move. Tydeman will meet with city clerk Bert Reese and Allied Civic Forces attorney Ben Peterson to discuss ballot procedures.
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F. E. Tydeman
Pocatello
Pocatello Post
Tydeman
O.R. Baum
Allied Civic Forces
Baum
Bert Reese
Ben Peterson
McMahon Says Site Choice For Idaho Reactor Plant Explained
Chairman Brien McMahon says the U S Atomic Energy Commission will explain to the joint congressional atomic committee why the Pocatello Idaho area was chosen for a new reactor testing plant. He said Montana will be heard at the April 14 meeting and noted the committee will assess due care in the selection process.
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Washington
Brien McMahon
Conn
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Joint
Congressional Atomic Committee
Pocatello
Idaho
McMahon
The
Atomic Energy Commission
James E. Murray
Mont
Montana
John W. Bonner
Bonner
Joint Committee
Boise
Arco
Idaho Power Company
David E. Lilienthal
Mike Mansfield
Lilienthal
Mansfield
Northwest Electric Power Association
Idaho Power Co
Bureau of Reclamation
Snake River
Navy Proving Ground
Mayors Meet in Idaho Falls to Aid New Atomic Plant
Four mayors from Pocatello Arco Blackfoot and Idaho Falls held a Wednesday meeting in Idaho Falls to plan support for Washington officials. They agreed to confer with Gov Robins form committees for Leonard Johnston the plant manager and to address housing recreation and future industries in all four cities.
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Idaho Falls
Here
George R. Phillips
Pocatello
W. S. Marvel
Arco
Einer M. Nelson
Blackfoot
E. W. Fanning
Washington
Rent Control Advice For Pocatello Landlords
I N Davis area rent director urges owners to register all housing units under the 1949 federal rent law. Former owner-occupied and 1947-terminated leases return to control. contact 403 N Main St. A KEYY radio broadcast at 8 45 pm will discuss the new law.
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Pocatello
Area Rent Office
I. N. Davis
N. Main St
Dayis
KEYY
Chamber of Commerce Plans One Day Membership Drive
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce will hold a 7 30 breakfast at Hotel Bannock to launch a one day drive on Tuesday April 12 aiming for 3300 new members. About 100 members will attend as committees discuss duties while KEIO panel discussed The Future of Pocatello with leaders including R D Gallafent and Dale Strong.
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Clarence Garrett Uett
O. W. Steele
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Bannock
Chamber
Mendy
Poccatello
Chamber of Commerce
Bannock
J. L. Craig, Jr
Craig
W. C. Carnes
Harold Grey
H. B. Markham
John R. Terrell
Retail Merchants’ Bureau
S. M. Day
C. Ed Flandro
M. P. Goodfellow
Johnson
R. D. Gallafent
Dale Strong
Stan Day
L. C. Johnson
KEIO
Pocatello
Gate City
L. C
Miners Welfare Fund Lowers Retirement Age
Trustees of the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund cut the retirement age for eligible soft coal miners from 62 to 60. Analysts see the move as a win for John L. Lewis in his strategy to curb miner slumber and limit coal output to avert potential market gluts.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
John L. Lewis
Alameda Nominating Meet Seeks City Officials
A nominating convention to select candidates for Alameda offices including mayor city councilmen city clerk and treasurer will be held tomorrow night at 7 30 in the fifth ward recreation hall. Mayor L W Thurston said nominees will appear on the April 26 city general election ballot. He urged residents to attend and participate in choosing candidates.
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Alameda
Fifth Ward
L. W. Thurston
Thurston
Pocatello Chamber Seeks Industrial Growth
Pocatello today features increasing industrial activity as expansion plans rise for multiple sectors. The Chamber of Commerce industrial committee led by Harold Ory pursues site expansion, spurred by the area's selection for the atomic energy reactor center. Join the chamber for progress.
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Pocatello
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Harold Ory
Gate City
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Suit Alleges Confiscation of Mountain States Rates
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph files an injunction suit in Ada county arguing the state public utilities commission violated the state constitution by denying a rate increase. The suit seeks to block rate orders and set the court as a rate making body while detailing the company’s expansion plans worth 4.4 million dollars and asserting daily losses from low rates. The case names PUC commissioners W B Jay A N Beamer and Attorney General Robert Smylie and Don J McClenahan, with a hearing set for next Tuesday at 10 am.
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Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
State Public Utilities Commission
Third District
Ada County
Commission
PUC
Idaho
Mountain States
W. B. Jay
A. N. Beamer
Robert Ak. Smylie
Don J. McClenahan
Weather Outlook For City With Scattered Showers
Forecasters expect cloudy to partly cloudy skies with scattered showers from noon to evening. Cooler conditions persist today and tonight with highs near 60 and lows around 30. Yesterday’s high reached 69 and the low was 30, with a trace of precipitation reported.
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Pocatellans
Aged Car Survives Crash With Baling Wire Rescue
Nile Spickler 19 and companions were in a vintage Chevrolet when a broke V-8 cable sent their car tumbling south of Pocatello. The car rolled, roof came off, but they escaped with minor injuries as they rigged the vehicles back together with baling wire. They planned to continue to Homedale the next day after oil and repairs.
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Nile Spickler
Pocatello
North Platte
Neb
Homedale
Ida
Spickler
Idaho
Nile
Chevry
Verna
Virginia
Jerry Brown
Brown
Niles
Dern
Unions State Setup in Idaho Legislature Committee
Three Pocatello labor leaders will help draft the by-laws for the Idaho State Joint Legislative Committee at a two day meeting in Lewiston on April 13 14. Bonnie McCullough B F Nokes and A V Johnson represent local unions and railroad crafts. The state committee formed 18 months ago aims to become a permanent state wide organization.
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Pocatello
Idaho State Joint Legislative Committee
Lewiston
Gate City
Bonnie McCullough
Pocatello Central Labor Union
B. F. Nokes
A. V. Johnson
McCullough
CIO
AF of L
Farmers’ Union
Aix's Still Blue in Salt Lake City Haircut Turmoil
Hyrum Be Bee, described as ageless and claiming 70 to 80 years, is forcibly shaved of hair and beard by Utah prison staff after five guards restrain him on death row. Be Bee, a convicted slayer facing lethal sentencing history, vows revenge as officers deem his hair a sanitation risk at the Utah State Prison.
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Murray M. Moler
Salt Lake City
Hyrum Be Bee
Be Bee
Son Hill
Bee
Abraham Lincoln
Warden Hill
Utah
Lon T. Larson
Mt. Pleasant
State Pardon Board
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