Idaho Roads Draw Fire From Disgruntled Van Operator
A Pocatello moving van operator blasts southeastern Idaho highways as impassable and poorly managed. He cites a broken road report and a truck stuck four miles from Teton Pass, urging road funds and strict truck routing. A reader letter from Soda Springs questions Senator Glen Taylor’s wartime record.
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Idaho
Pinedale
Wye
Highway Department
Jackson Hole
Pocatello
Teton Pass
Wyoming
Legal challenge halts gambling case in Idaho courts
Pow er County Probate Judge Edward Quinlan of American Falls asks the Idaho supreme court to bar Fifth District Judge L Glennon of Pocatello from further action in the Last Frontier club gambling case. Quinlan seeks dissolution of a writ of mandate directing him to hear demurrers by April 21. The Last Frontier raid yielded gambling equipment and $116. Defendants include Fred Zimmerman and three others. McDevitt defends, Loofbourrow moves to strike demurrers.
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Last Frontier Club
Power County
Edward Quinlan
American Falls
Idaho Supreme Court
Fifth District
L. E. Glennon
Pocatello
United Press
Boise
Quinlan
Supreme Court
Glennon
Atty
Robert E. Smylie
Frontier Club
Fred Zimmerman
Bill de Minthe
Ross Terrell
al Walker
B. A. McDevitt
W. C. Loofbourrow
McDevitt
Uinlan
Zimmerman
de Minthe
Terrell
Walker
House Overrides Truman's Veto
The House voted 307 to 28 to override President Truman's veto on a bill barring independent news vendors from Social Security benefits. The measure now goes to the Senate for action. if the Senate also overrides, the bill becomes law.
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House
Truman
Rep. Bertrand
W. Gearhart
Cal
Senate
Fight Fund Meeting in American Falls Aims to Stop Village Plan
American Falls hosted the first of a series of public meetings by church members and Allied Civic Force to raise funds for the campaign against creating the Village of Batise. Rev. Charles Easley Jr. presided. A Wednesday Rockland meeting followed, with more sessions planned in Power county. The group seeks additional signatures to a $300 bond and further financial help for legal costs.
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Batise
Rockland
Power County
Charles Easley, Jr
Methodist Church
Army Chief Seeks Balance in Forces Need
Gen Omar N Bradley told Congress the nation requires 1,080,000 ground troops for security noting air power alone cannot defend or wage war. He urged quick passage of draft and universal military training laws and warned against overreliance on air forces while proposing a peacetime standby army of 18 divisions and reserves.
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Quires
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Iceland
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Azores
Pocatello Garden Day Aims at City Beautification
Pocatello holds a cleanup drive with three days of intensive work aimed at beautifying the city. Beta Sigma Phi volunteers plant lilacs in Ross Park as citizens rake and haul refuse, reaching 42 trips to the city dump.
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Pocatello
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Ross Park
Ae Parks
Conclave Reopens in Colombia Amid Unrest Affects Agenda
In Bogota the ninth international conference of American states reconvened as Colombia faces food and transport shortages after a bloody weekend uprising. Tension rose as the family of liberal leader Jorge E. Gaitan demanded President Mariano Ospina Perez resign before his burial, while Col. George S. Bourket’s mission inquired about funeral dates. The steering committee of 21 delegations met as the city struggles to recover.
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Bogota
Colombia
Liberal Party
Jorge E. Gaitan
Mariano Ospina Perez
George S. Bourket
Gaitan
Ospina
Reds Focus On Korea
Washington reports Russia has begun pressuring U S forces in southern Korea by threatening to cut off all electric power to the zone. Officials compare tactics to Soviet pressure in Berlin and Vienna as the northern half under Soviet control supplies nearly all power for the south, risking a blackout.
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Washington
Russia
Korea
Berlin
Vienna
U. S
Aerial Chiefs Plan Tour To Review Idaho Airports
State aviation chief Chet Moulton and CAA district engineer H Glidden depart to confer with southeastern Idaho officials on airport matters. They will meet Malad Montpelier Pocatello chamber on aviation breakfast May 16 and check progress at Dietrich and Carey.
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Boise
Chet Moulton
CAA
H. K. Glidden
Dietrich and
Carey
Twenty nine die as Pan American flight crashes at Shannon
A Pan American Constellation carrying 30 people crashed and burned at Shannon airport while landing from London en route to New York. Only one survivor, Mark Worst, escaped from a hay loft as the wreckage burned for hours and rescue teams faced dangerous conditions.
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Eire
New York
London
Mark Worst
Swelling Of Streams Evicts Many
Floods across eight states force thousands from homes as the Ohio River valley faces record-high crests. Red Cross reports 3,880 families evacuated while national guard, army, navy, and coast guard provide aid.
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Ohio River
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
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Florida
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red Rivers
Suwanee
Ohio River Valley
Red Cross
Washington
National Guard
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Pocatello Postings report odd yard scene and editor moves
The Pocatello Post prints a Believe It Or Not photo of a chaotic yard and notes activity signs next day. Robert Hammes of the Aberdeen Times visits the Post with hopes for his Idaho project. his wife and subscribers wish continued success. A Preston couple welcomes four daughters, two sets of twins, one set born March and the other April in Logan Utah. A Redskins party attempted to seize St. Anthony's hospital but authorities intervened using phones and police car. Two brothers Caldwell and Herman Study plead guilty to disturbing the peace and are fined.
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Pocatello
The
POST
Robert Hammes
Aberdeen Times
Aberdeen
Hammes
Louise Remy
Preston Way
Preston
Roy Bailey
Shirley
Sharon
Logan
Utah
St. Anthony's Hospital
Caldwell Study
Herman
Po catello Chamber Plans Tax Reform and Civic Drive
J L Craig reports the Po catello Chamber seeks fairer business taxation tied to size, distribution of waste paper receptacles, and support for Jaycees cleanup. The group also scouts Flying Breakfast on April 16 and ISC Campus Day on April 30, plus plans for a businessmen farmer banquet and ISC pep band cooperation. Meanwhile in Washington the John L Lewis contempt case pauses for verdicts after closing arguments.
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J. L
Ledge) Craig
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Whitman
Craig
Chamber
Last Frontier Club
Idaho State College
Washington
John L. Lewis
Federal
T. Alan Goldsborough
Testimony Ends in Blackrock Village Case
Testimony finished after three days in the Bannock county village incorporation appeal near Pocatello. About 90 witnesses testified for both sides and briefs are due within 20 days from the judge's instruction, with further 20 day and five day reply periods. Final district court decision not expected for over a month, with possible appeal to the state supreme court.
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Blackrock
Bannock
Pocatello
L. E. Glennon
Fifth District
John R. Black
Ross Park
Portnelis Hill
Palmer Hill
Shamrock Club
State Supreme Court
Two ex U S officials indicted in passport fraud scheme
A special federal grand jury indicted two former United States commissioners on charges they issued fraudulent documents allowing alien Chinese to obtain passports. One official resigned as recently as last month.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Spring Showers Forecast with Warm Temperatures Ahead
The weatherman predicts a cloudy day with scattered showers as spring warms. High near 60 degrees, low around 45 tonight.
Stassen Wins Nebraska Primary Boost in GOP Race
Harold E. Stassen's Nebraska primary victory boosts his bid for the Republican nomination while Dewey and Taft lose ground. Stassen carried about half of the 180 000 votes with 75 997 to Dewey 62 289 and Taft 20 747 from 1 921 precincts.
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Harold E. Stassen
Nebraska
Gov
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Philadelphia
Stassen
Dewey
Taft
Arthur H. Vandenburg
Michigan
Douglas MacArthur
Earl Warren
California
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Douglas County
Omaha
Lincoln
Vandenberg
MacArthur
Warren
Martin
Train Crash Kills Two in Kremlin Oklahoma
A heavy dump truck derailed the southbound Texas Rocket at a grade crossing in Kremlin Oklahoma. Three coaches overturned against a waiting freight train and two burst into flames. At least two passengers were killed and 42 injured. mangled remains of two and possibly three persons were removed two hours after the collision.
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Kremlin
Okla
Hughes Attack on Hughes War Effort Sparks Senate Row
Howard Hughes accuses Senator Brewster of skullduggery as a Senate War Investigating Committee labels his wartime plane program a failure and faults the Air Force for lax scrutiny of Hughes contracts. He charges Democratic leaders sought to stall action with absent Republicans guiding a majority report.
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Senate War Investigating Committee
Howard Hughes
Bennett E. Meyers
Senate
Air Force
Hughes
Meyers
Committee
Hughes-Meyers
Elliott Robsevelt
Henry J. Kaiser
John W. Meyer
Junius W.jones
Democratic Committee
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Claude Pepper
Fla
Los Angeles
Sen
Owen Brewster
Sen. Brewster
Brewster
Herbert O'Connor
J. Howard MacGrath
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