Aid for Europe Recovery Fund Clears House Debate
The measure authorizes 5.58 billion for the program over 15 months with House and Senate minor differences resolved in a joint conference. Supporters blocked attempts to trim funds and resisted tying price tags to the arms for Europe plan. An amendment to withhold aid from nations under UN sanctions was approved. Spain inclusion was defeated.
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Administration
Truman
House
Senate
U. S
United Nations
Indonesia
Paul G. Hoffman
Congress
Alvin E. O’konski
Wis
Spain
County Jail Described As Relic Of The Dark Ages
Federal Inspector A C Warming labeled Bannock county jail a relic of the dark ages after visits to Pocatello and surrounding sites. Sheriff Alma Marley said Warming found no redeeming factor and was unhappy with prisoner food quantity rather than quality. He recommended jail construction to the county commissioners.
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Bannock County
A. C. Warming
Tacoma
Warming
Pocatello
Alma Marley
Marley
Jai
Kidnapping Tale May Be Hoax In Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills police investigate a reported kidnapping of 5 year old Joey Goodman after his mother Mary claimed a $33000 ransom. Police chief C H Anderson questions realism and suspects a hoax tied to gambling debts involving Joey’s father Joe Goodman Sr.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
C. H. Anderson
Mary Goodman
Joey
Mother of eight seeks husband in Salt Lake City
Elena Lebaron, 30, mother of eight, asks The Telegram for help finding a new husband. She says relief checks don’t cover food and house payments and would welcome a tall, child-friendly man 30 to 40 with liter ary and musical tastes who does not drink excessively.
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Salt Lake City
Elena Lebaron
Court Hears Accusations Bitter Words in Idaho Case
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph faces a suit in Boise district court charging it with trying to oust the Idaho Public Utilities Commission from setting rates. Attorneys sparred over the commission’s power as MST T seeks to block rate actions after a denied increase that would have added about $655,000 annually.
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Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Idaho Puc
Boise
Robert E. Smylie
PUC
Commission
J. H. Shepherd
Denver
Colo
Smylie
J. N. Leggatt
C. E. Winstead
Shepherd
Mst&t
Senator Taylor Declares Idaho Senate Run Again
Washington dispatch quotes Sen. Glen H. Taylor saying he will run to succeed himself as Idaho senator on the Democratic ticket in 1950. He notes ongoing speculation about party affiliation and says the Progressive banner remains in play but has nothing to do with his current bid.
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Boise
Washington
Idaho Daily Statesman
John Corlett
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
Progressive Party
Corlett
Proaon
Air Force expands fleet of B-36 bombers to 169 planes
The U S Air Force ordered 39 more B 36 superbombers, the largest in the world, bringing total on hand or under construction to 169. The 172 million dollar purchase is funded from lands freed by canceling 300 million in jet engine flying wings and other aircraft orders.
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Washington
Air Force
Ucaer
Foundling Reunited With Family In Idaho After Detected Abduction
Larry Lee Clark, the foundling discovered in a car in Pocatello last November, was returned to the city. Probate Judge Willard Lund retrieved the child for Betsy Jane Clark, the mother, after three relatives arrived to claim him. The boy, about one year old, had been in Boise's Children's Home and Aid Society custody since the discovery. Present in Pocatello were Mrs. Carolyn O'Dell of Cheyenne and Mrs. Dorothy Clark of Guernsey, the relatives involved.
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Larry Lee
Pocatello
Larry
Carolyn O'Dell
Dorothy Clark
Bessie Clay
Betsy Jane Clark
Larry Lee Clark
Willard Lund
Gate City
Children’s Home and Aid Society
Boise
Lund
Cheyenne
Wyo
Guernsey
Boy With Arms Restored Shows New Independence
Carmelo Bova, 15, who lost both arms in a bomb eight years ago in Italy, demonstrated new prosthetic arms in Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey. Surgeon Dr Henry Kessler fitted the limbs, enabling him to scratch, eat, comb hair, and brush teeth. The boy will need six more months of adaptation and plans to pursue schooling and be a model for Italian surgeons.
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New York
Carmelo Bova
Carmelo
Italy
U. S
Rome
Edna Blue
Foster Parents’ Plan For
Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
Henry Kessler
Kessler
Keesler
Carmelodigme
Rotarians Announce Inter-City Meet Speaker
Rotarians plan an inter-city meet at the Bannock hotel Thursday at noon inviting members from southeastern Idaho cities. President M. T. Deaton says Riley Doe of Safeway Stores Inc. will be principal speaker after starting his career with a Pocatello firm.
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Bannock Hotel
Idaho
M. T. Deaton
Deaton
Riley Doe
Safeway Stores Inc
Doe
Pocatello
Gate City Chamber Extends Drive Aimed At 1000 Members
The Pocatello Chamber of Commerce announced a near completion of its membership campaign raising 189 new members and 5 245 dollars in fees, bringing total to 702. Co chairmen Carnes Parker and Comstock said the drive will continue with 100 prospect cards still out and a goal of 1,000 members. Members toured local businesses, installed stickers, and concluded with a Hotel Bannock dinner.
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Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Ricer
Drive Cochairman W. C
Carnie” Carnes
Ufer
Carnes
Bill Parker
Ralph Comstock Jr
Ray Kuhn
Bob Steele
Perry Nelson
Jack Carnes
Pocatello Chamber
Chamber
Bannock
Truman Marked Fourth Anniversary In Senate Tribute
President Truman observed his fourth anniversary in office by visiting the Senate to pay tribute to Franklin D. Roosevelt. He lunched with former colleagues, left notes for absent friends, and spoke with emotion about Roosevelt as one of the country’s greatest presidents, receiving a standing ovation.
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Washington
Truman
U. S. Senate
Roosevelt
Missouri
Senate
Senate Chamber
JCC Names Two New Directors on Local Board
Harold Read president of the Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce announced that Howard Higgins and Hugh Maguire were elected to the chamber board. Ten existing directors remain, plus the two newcomers, who will join candidates for Jaycee officers. Election likely this week.
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Harold Read
Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce
Howard Higgins
Hugh Maguire
Jaycee
Read
Dave Hill
Neil Moon
Hal Myers
Pat Wallace
Norman Berg
Phil Durst
Orin Fisher
Wm. H. Hall
Lew Harrison
Wayne Tucker
Army Leaders Clash Over Waste Charge and Unification
Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royall angrily rebutted former president Herbert Hoover’s charge of waste and condemned unification failure as Congress debates granting the defense secretary full authority to end inter service bickering. Defence Secretary Louis Johnson offered a contrasting view saying waste concerns are on the right track and unification is progressing after a Key West conference with the joint chiefs.
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Washington
Army
Kenneth C. Royall
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense
Hoover
Air Force
Navy
Louis Johnson
Senate Armed Forces Committee
Johnson
Royall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Key West
Fla
Meneneeror
Laat
Atomic works plans spark Arco growth and Idaho site
Testimony indicates 35 million dollars will fund atomic furnace and reactor construction at the Idaho Arco works over two to three years. Navy reactor cost about 10 million, materials testing furnace 25 million, with overall Idaho projects to follow. Subdivision of 40 acres near Arco proposed to ease housing demand as work advances.
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Idaho
United Press
Pocatello Post
Atomic Energy
House
ARCO
John Andressen
Idaho Works
Atomic Energy Commission
Asegonne National Laboratory
Chicago
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
Schenectady
N. Y
Navy
Boise
Edward Woosley
State Land Board
Woozley
Wopu
Veterinary Gets Custody Of Rooster Without Head
A Los Angeles court granted temporary custody of Lazarus the headless rooster to a veterinarian as the owner Mrs Martha Green faces cruelty charges. Trial set for April 27. Green claimed divine power and said she intended to use the bird in healing services if returned.
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Los Angeles
Lazarus
Martha Green
Stanley Moffatt
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Arthur W. Radford
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pacific Islands
Dewitt Clinton Ramsay
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