Diver narrowly survives three hour mud burial in New York Bay
Edward Christiansen, a 50 year old deep sea diver, was trapped 30 feet below the Kill Van Kull bed when a trench caved in. Navy divers used pressure hoses to blast away the mud and freed him after more than three hours. He was treated at a Bayonne hospital decompression chamber and later described hearing rescue voices over the interphone.
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Port Richmond
N. Y
Navy
Edward Christiansen
New York Bay
Staten Island
Frees
Christiansen
Bayonne
Sverre Hague
Town paper urged to spotlight gifted young musicians
A lengthy letter to editors argues that Pocatello should give more space to talented school musicians and arts contests instead of predominantly covering sports. The writer praises top performers with high ratings and asks why local radio and papers overlook their achievements, promising further discussion tomorrow.
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Pocatello
U S Proposes United Nations Truce Plan for Palestine
The United States proposed a UN truce commission to mediate Jewish Arab fighting in Palestine possibly with a small police force. The Jewish agency said it would halt Jewish hostilities if Arabs stopped, while Arabs demanded the partition program be abandoned first. An official spokesman said an early UN Security Council meeting would be sought to discuss the plan.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
United Nations Truce Commission
Palestine
Jewish Agency
UN Security Council
UN General Assembly
Play Areas Share Funds For City Recreation Budget
The 1948 recreation budget totals 36035 dollars with most funds for permanent park and playground installations. Items include a thousand for a junior police area, two thousand five hundred for heating and center, fifteen hundred for fountains laboratories, seven thousand five hundred for a basketball court and lights, two hundred for ping pong gear, one thousand for contingency, and five hundred for benches and tables. Ten thousand dollars are set for a new municipal swimming pool, and land lease is signed in the Emerson school area for additional facilities.
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Recreation Commission
Emerson School
Miners Return to Work Amid Contempt Threat
Washington the United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis won back most of his striking soft coal miners on Thursday. This move raises his chances of avoiding jail or fines for contempt of court as authorities weigh penalties.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Italy Disperses Left Wing Partisans as Aides Move Home
In Milan announced dispersion of 3000 left wing partisans from northern hills easing fears of a Communist uprising. Premier De Gasperi seeks Western alliance with possible peace treaty concessions. Army planes aided mobilization earlier. violence persists in the south.
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Rome
Milan
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Apennine
Romanese
Pavia
Genoa
Parma
U S Steel Cuts Prices After Wage Talks Fail
U S Steel says it will cut prices on a wide range of steel products effective May 1 in a bid to lower living costs after rejecting CIO wage demands. Benjamin Fairless says higher wages would raise prices and hurt the economy. Murray denounces the move but the union will honor its no strike pledge.
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Gwilym A. Price
Westinghouse Electric Corp
U. S. Steel Action
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Murray
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
Fairless
Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
Benjamin F. Fairless
Truman backs 66-group air force plan amid House clash
President Truman endorsed Defense Secretary Forrestal's 66-group air force compromise while House supporters pressed for a 70-group arm. Senate showed some backing, but House critics warned the 66-group plan would shrink future strength. Lyndon B. Johnson blasted the proposal as a fraud and warned of T-model planes.
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Washington
Truman
Defense
James Forrestal
House
Forrestal
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
U. S
Weather Today Partly Cloudy With Scattered Showers
The weatherman reports a day of partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon showers. Little change is expected in temperature.
Idaho administrators urge high school accreditation changes
Boise Idaho administrators recommended key changes for high school accreditation covering library facilities teacher loads and teacher preparation. They endorsed minimal standards while keeping most current rules, with proposals to Boise delegates and eventual state board action.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho Education Association
State Board of Education For Action
C. R. Bjorkman
Burley
L. L. Carlson
Lewiston
Percy Burrup
Downey
Stassen Declines VP Deal in Presidential Bid
Harold E. Stassen stated he will not drop his Republican presidential run in exchange for a vice presidency. He spoke in Toledo Ohio asserting he seeks the nomination without concessions on the vice presidency.
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Stassen
Toledo
Harold E. Stassen
Test Wells Prove Success North Of Rupert
Government test wells drilled by the Bureau of Reclamation near Rupert show the last of three wells is producing about 2,180 gallons per minute, slightly over four second feet, surpassing the minimum irrigation flow of three second feet for desert land.
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Rupert
Here
Bureau of Reclamation
U S Troops For Peace Not Sold Abroad
President Truman said U S troops will not be sent abroad to enforce peace except as part of a United Nations peacekeeping force. He affirmed the U S will provide personnel for any UN peace army and will not attend an international conference outside the United States.
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Washington
Truman
Palestine
United Nations
United States
Mr. Truman
Josef V. Stalin
Pope Pius Cheers Italian Election Result
Pope Pius said the Italian election quickened European and world confidence in a crucial moment, prompting people worldwide to turn to God in prayer for defense of his cause against error and injustice.
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Rome
Italy
Pius
Europe
Pocatello Pigs Stir City Hall and Boxing Tourney Flap
Blackfoot residents spar over pigs with petitions and anti pig ordinances debated by the city commission. The VFW boxing tourney ends in confusion over prizes as organizers and fighters clash on awards. Danny Pulos wins a $1100 jackpot at the Phoenix Cafe with possible plans to fund Idaho State College athletic scholarships.
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Blackfoot
Phoenix Cafe
First Ave
Center Street
Danny Pulos
Pulos
Idaho
Stars Urge Pocatellans to aid European children
Movie stars Irene Rich and Buddy McDowell toured Pocatello urging residents to exceed the 40 cents per capita U N aid target for European children. They cited Norway’s $300,000 contribution and said the appeal relies on local participation. The duo spoke at the high school and met with reporters at Bannock hotel before continuing their tour through Boise, San Jose, San Francisco, Portland, Spokane, Seattle, and other cities.
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Roddy McDowall
Irene Rich
Pocatello High
The
Chieftian
Claire McQuillan
Virginia Rhodes
Dorothy Grigora
Pat Weatherman
Miss Rich
Gate City
Buddy McDowell
Pocatellans
United States
United Nations
Pocatello High School
Young McDowall
G. Nicholas Ifft
Rich
Pocatellan
Pocatello
McDowell
McDowall
Bannock Hotel
Norway
Los Angeles
San Jose
Calif
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Spokane
Wash
Seattle
Boise
West Firms Doing Good Business in Idaho Says Montgomery Ward Official
Z H Reisner district manager for Montgomery Ward in Boise says the intermountain states show steadier postwar recovery than the rest of the west. In Pocatello for talks with Stanley Day and staff he notes catalogs remain vital in distribution comparable to best sellers and even the Bible.
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Idaho
Intermountain States
West
Z. H. Reisner
Montgomery Ward & Co
Reisner
Pocatello
Stanley M. Day
Detangeloo Tey
Boise District
Portland
Intermountain
Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill aims to build 15 million homes
The Senate passed a sweeping measure to spur 15 million new homes over a decade. It would fund 500,000 low rent public housing units, clear slums with a $500 million drive, provide rural grants, insure up to 90 percent of private loans, and support housing cooperatives with high loan guarantees. The bill, known as Taft Ellender Wagner, now goes to the House amid opposition to public housing. An $10,000 VA adaptation for wheel chair veterans was added later.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Taft- Ellender-Wagner
Robert A. Taft
R. O
Allen J. Ellender
Robert F. Wagner
D.N
FHA
Reconstruction Finance Corp
American Lesson
Veterans Administration
Hanson Rites Set for Local Reporter
Funeral services for William C. Hanson 25 editor and POST reporter will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at McHan Henderson chapel with Rev. Ed Cunningham officiating. A ritualistic service by Portneuf I.O.C.F. Lodge No. 20 precedes burial at Mountain View cemetery with VFW graveside honors.
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William C. Hanson
Ed Cunningham
First Congregational Church
McHan-Henderson Chapel
Hanson
POST
Pocatello
Portneuf
C.F. Lodge
C.F. Hall
Mountain View
VFW
Arab Forces Leave Haifa as Evacuations Proceed
Arab leaders say more than 15 000 flee Haifa after a six hour truce conference ends with Arabs refusing to sign terms. British Maj. Gen Stockwell orders evacuation while British troops guard Mt Carmel as 100 Arabs and 11 Jews die in fighting and 36 Jews are wounded.
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Haifa
Palestine
H. C. Stockwell
Arab National Committee
Haganah
Old City
Stockwell
Beirut
Lebanon
Mt. Carmel
AFL Opens Boise Meet to Discuss Labor Issues
AFL representatives from 11 western states gather in Boise for a two day session. Topics include federation cooperation union labor promotion social insurance unemployment compensation and press relations with E M Weston of Washington expected to preside.
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Boise
American Federation of Labor
Leonard Hall
Idaho
Utah
E. M. Weston
Seattle
Washington
Hall
Ogden Chamber official resigns for Pocatello private post
Assistant manager L. H. Griffin of the Ogden Chamber of Commerce resigned Thursday to accept a position with a private organization in Pocatello Idaho.
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Ogden
L. H. Griffin
Ogden Chamber of Commerce
Pocatello, Ida
Reuther Opponents Questioned In Shooting Inquiry
Police held three former UAW Local 600 officials and detained Nelson Davis in connection with the attempted assassination of Walter P. Reuther. Prosecutor James N. McNally cited an informant claiming Davis said, I know who shot Reuther, though Davis denies the remark. Reuther's condition was reported as fine and cheerful by his doctor.
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Detruoli
Walter P. Reuther
Cio-United Auto Workers
Wayne County
James N. McNally
UAW
Nelson Davis
McNally
Davis
Reuther
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