Idaho Meeting To Map Atomic Plant Plans
Idaho officials and AEC leaders map the Arco site for a potential atomic reactor project. Chairman David Lilienthal and Arco area manager L E Johnston travel to Boise for talks with Gov. Robins and state officials, with site inspections planned in Arco and nearby communities.
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Boise
Atomic Energy Commission
David Lilienthal
Washington State College
Johnston
Warner
Arco
Blackfoot
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Lilienthal
Hill Air Force Base
Ogden
Roger Warner
Washington, D. C
AEC
Northwest
Ee Ee
Fred Schlemmer
Hanford
Richland
Wash
Johnson
Schenectady
N. Y
Knoll
Atomic Energy
General Electric Company
Johnston and Warner
Federal Bureau of Reclamation
Federal Grazing Service
Federal Land Office
State Reclamation Engineer
Union Pacific Railroad
Associated General Contractors
Johnson and Warner
Press
Radio
Robins
Halsey Outlines City Needs and Finance Plan
Mayoral candidate W. W. Halsey called for permanent street and bridge improvements, better traffic flow and parking, and a modern sewage plant. He warned these projects require careful data analysis and financing aligned with rising property values. He urged a public vote on the slot machine issue and pledged to seek full answers to questions, avoiding factional obligations.
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Pocatello
W. W. Halsey
Halsey
Charge Filed Against Two in Eastside Hotel Brawl
A husband and wife were treated for knife wounds after a family brawl in an eastside hotel. Mrs. Juanita Hoskins posted a $25 bond for disturbing the peace, while Marance Hoskins pleaded not guilty in Monday's slice court. Police report the pair were arrested after a fierce fight using large pocket knives. He fled from officers after arrest and face trial this writing.
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Juanita Hoskins
Marance Hoskins
Theouple
Hoskins
AB Rule Cuts own Air Service
The aeronautics board adopted rules that may slow down the non scheduled airline business. Blanket exemption allowing non scheduled carriers to operate was revoked, effective May 20, ending a broad economic regulation carve out for these services.
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Washington
Aeronautics Board
Irish Leaders Seek Guidance in Republic’s First Prayer
In Dublin the Republic’s leaders including President Sean T. O’Kally and Premier John A. Costello attend a solemn morning service at the pro cathedral. Veterans of the ragged volunteer army sit in a special place as Archbishop John McQuade leads prayers for the infant state.
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Dublin
Ireland
Republic
Sean T. O’kally
John A. Costello
Ragged Volunteer Army
John McQuade
PUC Asked To Reopen Phone Case
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph asked the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for a rehearing of its rate increase after the commission denied it previously. The company has a temporary injunction and already issued higher intra state long distance rates and planned April 21 hikes for homes and businesses. If the commission denies the rehearing, the new rates already in effect would stand.
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BOISE
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Commission
W. B. Joy
Idaho
Supreme Court
Idaho Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder of Husband
Mrs. Lottie Ashdown, 38, admitted first degree murder for poisoning rancher Vivian Ashdown by lacing his hamburger with strychnine while he drank. She disclosed her real name Elizabeth L. Lacey and said she remarried two days before his death after a Reno marriage to J H Lacey. Judge Buckner set Friday hearing to receive further evidence. death penalty possible though no woman has been executed in Idaho.
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Caldwell
Ida
Lottie Ashdown
Vivian Ashdown
Thomas E. Buckner
Buckner
Canyon County
W. W. Wander
Elizabeth L. Lacey
J. H. Lacey
Salt Lake City
Reno
Ashdown
Lacey
Cooperative push for Idaho State gym expansion in Pocatello
At a Bannock hotel meeting the Pocatello Gridiron club discussed adding 100000 to an 850000 legislative grant to expand Idaho State College gymnasium from 3890 to 4980 seats. Members warned funds may be hard to raise by May 2 but supporters see growing sports interest and future demand. A follow up session was planned with wider club participation.
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Bannock Hotel
Pocatello Gridiron Club
Idaho State College
F. M. Bistline
Pocatello
Gridiron
Pocatello High School
Idahoan Third In Legion Tilt
Paul Hayne of Concordia Missouri won the American Legion National Oratorical contest finals. Four competitors reached the final round with Rogers A Moore of Framingham Massachusetts placing second, William Worsch II of Boise Idaho finishing third, and Ewell Walther of Thibodaux Louisiana fourth.
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Philadelphia
Paul Hayne
Concordia
American Legion
Roger A. Moore
Framingham Mass
William Worsch II
Boise, Ida
Ewell Walther
Thibodaux, la
Youth Tells Of Mother Killing Two
A 16 year old boy who confessed to killing a man at his mother’s urging said she also killed a second man. Robert Brennan claimed his mother Inez Brennan shot Hugo Schultz on Schultz’s farm in New Hampshire and Wade Woolridge on the Brennan farm. The two men were suitors who knew the family through lonely hearts correspondence and were slain for money.
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Dover
Del
Robert Brennan
Delaware
Hugo Schultz
Schultz
Concord
N. H
Wade N. Woolridge
Raymond
Inez Brennan
New England
Brennan
Utah Lions luncheon features William Featherstone speaker
William Featherstone former Salt Lake City Lions president to speak at the weekly luncheon on Wednesday noon with Pete Carlson in charge. Dr. Vinton Merrill to lead song, Lou Haller in charge of the program, and a prize of 10 free motor lubrications from Motor Center to a lucky member. Proceeds support Sun Valley convention expenses for June 1 2 3.
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William Featherstone
Salt Lake City
Lion’s Club
Pete Carlson
Vinton Merrill
Lou Haller
Motor Center
Sun Valley
Cities Move Slowly On Rent Action
A survey of 43 major cities shows none yet taking final steps to lift rent controls under the new federal law. Landlord groups push for decontrol in some cities while spring elections and delaying machinery slow action. eight cities including Chicago urge decontrol. Governors split on decontrol policy as cities weigh local moves and hearings.
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Amarillo
Tex
Spokane
Wash
Boise
Ida
Des Moines
New Orleans
Oklahoma City
Okla
Miami
Fla
James E. Folsom
Alabama
W. Kerr Scott
North Carolina
J. Bracken
Utah
Lee
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Okey L. Patteson
West Virginia
William S. Beardsley
Iowa
Gobs
Val Peterson
Nebraska
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Disturber Is Arrested After Threats and Escape
Pocatello police arrested Gordon Pachuca after Lois Moreno said he threatened to kill her and arrived armed with a six foot bar. Pachuca, who had escaped from a work gang with 81 days left, received 30 more days for disturbing the peace from Judge R Don Bistline.
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Pocatello
Lois Moreno
Gordon Pachuca
Pachuca
R. Don Bistline
Challis Schools Burglarized. Cash Taken
State police reported two burglaries Sunday night at Challis and Salmon schools. A 1949 Cadillac with several men was sought as suspects. safes were pried open with a half inch bar and about $250 stolen after windows were jimmyed.
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Challis
Salmon
Time Change for Leadership Training Classes Announced
The Rev. Leroy Walker announced last night that Leadership Training school classes will now start at 7:30 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. beginning tonight and continuing through the week.
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Leroy Walker
China Reds Poise For New Trust
In Nanking on Monday the nationalist government readied for possible war as a Wednesday deadline for surrender loomed. Officials said they rejected the Communists demand for a peaceful Yangtze crossing and easy conquest of South China, urging an extension of the deadline while the Communists pressed the Yangtze border and prepared for a crossing with up to a million troops.
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Nanking
China
Yangtze River
Yangtze
South Bank
Shanghai
Idaho Plans Emergency Airport Near Arco
Idaho state boards approved $7,000 for emergency airport construction near Arco due to atomic plant activity. They also authorized subdivision of 20 acres for 60 by 120 foot home lots and tentatively planned to ease title to 20 more acres for a city park. City officials said the airport is needed within 30 days, not months, to support the Arco reactor project.
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State Board of Examiners
The
State Land Board
Arco
Land Board
Board of Examiners
W.S. Marvel
Chamber of Commerce
Edward Woozley
Woozley
Camp Fire Girls Visit Pocatello to Train Leaders
Miss Anne C. Armstrong regional Camp Fire adviser arrives in Pocatello for a series of meetings with the local council and guardians association. She will conduct sessions at the Bannock Hotel Parish House and with committees to train leaders and improve personal and group skills. Armstrong's background includes degrees from Kansas, Colorado, and NYU, and prior work as executive director in Trenton New Jersey developing a radio workshop for girls.
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Gate City
Anne C. Armstrong
Camp Fire Girls
Stacey Smith
Pocatello Council
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Pocatello Camp Fire Council
Guardians Association
Miss Armstrong
Stacy Smith
L. R. Scholl
Bannock Hotel
Robert Watson
Bluebird
Mittees
Armstrong Is
University of Kansas At
Lawrence
Kan
The
University of Colorado In
Denver
New York University
Idaho mining bureau notes rising radioactivity inquiries
A. W. Fahrenwald of Idaho’s bureau of mines and geology reports many mineral samples sent for radioactivity testing as interest in atomic energy grows. Two samples initially reacted to a Geiger counter, but one was later found nonradioactive after further tests. The sender sent an uncomplimentary reply to the director.
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Boise
Idaho
A. W. Fahrenwald
Bureau of Mines and Geology
Atomic Energy
Fahrenweld
Idaho Falls Man Dies From Shotgun Wounds in Box Car Fight
Carl Youngblood died in Idaho Falls hospital from shotgun injuries suffered during a fight four miles north of the city in his box car home. Sheriff Dean Wilkey held James Anderson for questioning, noting Anderson surrendered voluntarily after the shooting.
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Ida
Dean Wilkey
Carl Youngblood
Wilkey
James Anderson
Anderson
Youngwood
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