Taxation Act Awaits Board Meet
Idaho tax commission plans to settle equalization of merchandise inventories at an August board of equalization meeting. Chair Ed Biard said discussions with the Idaho State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Taxpayers of Idaho supported a request to equalize assessments. Merchandise inventories are proposed at 45 percent value, lumber and logs at 40 percent, versus prior 70 percent recommendations. The commission adjourned April and will reconvene June 14 to review public utility tax assessment reports.
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Boise
Idaho Tax Commission
Commission
Ed D. Biard
Idaho State Chamber of Commerce
Associated Taxpayers of Idaho, Inc
Tax Commission
Taylor Sees Profit War in World Conquest Claim
Senator Glen H. Taylor told an audience in Pittsburgh that Wall Street and military minds seek world conquest for profit. He warned of dangers in U S Russia policy and criticized the American press as a principal villain, urging caution before a looming showdown and territorial grabs.
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Pittsburgh
Glen H. Taylor
Ida
Henry A. Wallace
Wall Street
America
Russia
Taylor
Wound Is Fatal
Robert McKissick died at Twin Falls county hospital from gunshot wounds after a struggle with state policeman Jack Lewis at Dead Man's Corner between Buhl and Filer. McKissick had been stopped for improper license display and reportedly stabbed the officer before Lewis fired. Lewis was wounded but recovering.
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Twin Falls
Robert McKissick
Jack Lewis
McKissick
Lewis
Buhl
Filer
Ken
Youth Dies In Auto Crash Near Manti Utah
An 18 year old Sanpete County high school student, John Crowther, was killed when his car overturned on the main highway one mile north of Manti. He and five other youths were en route to Ephraim for a dance as officers said the speeding car lost control.
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Manti
Utah
Sanpete County
John Crowther
Crowther
Ephriam
Abortion Seen As Death Cause
Mrs. Jane Murdoch Gordon, 27, was found dead in a York Mills ditch. Coroner says abortion caused death and police suspect she died in an abortion clinic and was dumped to hide evidence. She was estranged wife of a city health physician and mother of a five year old daughter. Police note $500 in her purse tied to an offshore man who funded the operation.
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Toronto
Jane Murdoch Gordon
York Mills
Smirle Lawson
Gordon
Campus Reds Merely Irritation in Colleges
President Howard McDonald of Brigham Young University argues educators see Communist campus groups as a simple irritation rather than a threat. The Chicago Associated Press report notes left wing student organizations are losing ground on campuses.
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Chicago
Howard
McDonald
Brigham Young University
Blackfoot Visitor Leaves Mark With Sand Art Tour
Reverend N M Bodenhorn of Anderson Indiana unique sand artist uses colored sand on a slanted easel to create paintings upside down for audiences He paints with chalk talks using fluorescent chalk and black light and has toured since October 27 1947 visiting Florida Idaho and other states en route to the west coast before returning home
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N. M. Bodenhorn
Anderson
Indiana
Bodenhorn
Blackfoot
Rev. Bodenhorn
United States
U. S
Boderhorn
Union
Florida
Idaho
Taylor’s Brother Dies in Isleton
Quintus J. Taylor drifted from influenza complications in Isleton California at 53. Known as Jackson Q. Taylor by some relatives he was a brother of Idaho senator Glen Taylor. His widow Margie noted a two week illness and a fishing trip plan before his death.
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Isleton
Cal
Quintus J. Taylor
San Francisco
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Jackson Q. Taylor
Paul Taylor
San Jose
Quintus
Taylor
Margie Taylor
Escapee Clark Loses Parole After Utah Capture
Utah prison warden John E. Harris reported that the overnight escape of Clarence Willard Clark cost him parole that would have freed him in five months. Clark was recaptured Friday by Utah county officers after walking away from Mountain Prison work detail. he surrendered without incident and returned to custody.
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Salt Lake City
John E. Harris
Clarence Willard Clark
Clark
Utah County
Nine Point of the Mountain Prison
Weather Affects Workouts at Rocky Mountain College
Athletic director Herb Klindt says cold weather hinders baseball and track at Rocky Mountain College but expects activity to pick up next week.
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Billings
Rocky Mountain College
Herb Klindt
Water Outlook Seen Fair in Idaho Basin
The U S Department service says Columbia river watershed prospects range from fair to good due to heavy March snow. April 1 surveys show storage sufficient with careful use. Upper Snake surface snow is near, Boise and Payette regions show fair to no shortage, and Weiser reports no shortage for irrigated areas.
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Boise
Columbia River
Soil Conservation Service
Idaho
Snake River
Jackson Lake
Twin Falls
Southside
Big Wood
Boise River
Boise Valley
Four Receive Heavy Fines in Pocatello Police Court
Four Pocatellans faced heavy penalties yesterday for intoxication and furnishing liquor to Indians. Tom Murray, 38, paid $100 and served 30 days for furnishing liquor to two Indian women arrested with him. Each woman was fined $100 after guilty pleas. Lester Lee Phillips, 32, pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace, fined $25 and jailed 15 days after police say he molested an usherette at the Chief theater.
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Pocatellans
Tom Murray
Eastside
Lester Lee Phillips
Montana FFA Names State Leader and Officers
James Leighty of Kalispell elected state president of the Future Farmers of America at the Montana convention. Succeeding him is Bill Michael of Billings, with Harold Reiter Worden as first vice president, Louis Hammermister Conrad secretary, Lear Leo Flanagan Lewiston treasurer, Dick Davidson Fromberg reporter, Carl Idee Bit Timber senator, Thurlo Schindler Glasgow named star farmer for the year.
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Bozeman
Mont
James Leighty
Kalispell
Future Farm of America
Montana
Leighty
Bill Michael
Billings
FFA
Harold Reiter
Worden
Louis Hammermister
Conrad
Lear Leo Flanagan
Lewiston
Dick Davidson
Fromberg
Carl Idee
Evansville Students Rally Behind Professor’s Dismissal
About 800 Evansville College students gathered to support professor George Parker after the board of trustees demanded his resignation for backing Henry Wallace. Parker refused to resign and officials said he would be barred from teaching. A student committee was formed to investigate rather than strike. Parker leads the county Citizens for Wallace committee and presided at a Wallace rally in the Evansville Coliseum.
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Evansville
Ind
Evansville College
Henry Wake
George Parker
Parker
Board of Trustees
Lincoln B. Hale
Vanderburg County
Citizens For
Army and Air Force enlistment moving to Boise station
Beginning April 19 southwestern Idaho army and air force enlistees will be processed at a central examining station in Boise. The examining physician will be Dr. Harvey S. Smith of Boise. Popcorn from hybrid varieties expands about 25 percent more than ordinary corn in popping.
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Boise
Army
Air Force
Idaho
Harvey S. Smith
Utah pair held in drug smuggling case in Nogales
Utahns Ernest Walker and Kathleen Tallant, both from Ogden, along with a third man, were jailed in Phoenix pending formal dope smuggling charges. Walker carried $20,000 on crossing to Mexico. after return the money was missing. The woman had 50 grains of heroin concealed on her person. Walker claimed gambler ties in Utah and Nevada. Formal charges to be filed Monday.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Howard Ernest Walker
Ogden
Utah
Las Vegas
Nevada
Kathleen Tallant
U. S
Earl Smith
Mexico
Walker
Arizona
Smith
Nogales
Scout Session Held at College in Po Catello Idaho
A university of scouting was held April 7 and 8 at Idaho State College in Po catello. Attendees included Day Gordon scoutmaster from Groveland O and Callister and Mangum troop 28 committeemen and Cluff Johnson Tenday Council field executive. The next two sessions are set for April 15 and 16 at the college with all scouters invited.
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Blackfoot
University of
Idaho State College
Pocatello
Day Gordon
Groveland
O. P. Callister
Guy Mangum
Cluff Johnson
Tenday Council
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Payette
Weiser
Thurlo Schindler
Glasgow
Giner Cleaners
Sedds
Bisa
Prtup & Byub
Ean
Nash
Nash Research and Engineering
Hoover Motor CO
E. Center
Chase Stores
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