Post column defends printing both sides of public issues
A two page letter from A Y Satterfield criticizes the Post for not presenting both sides of controversial liquor and gambling questions. The piece argues newspapers should print all facts to let readers decide, praising unbiased reporting and emphasizing the goal of informing the public to choose the wisest path.
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A. Y. Satterfield
Mr. Satterfield
POST
Idaho
Satterfield
Accidental Gunshot Death Near Boise Claims Navy Man
Coroner Clyde Summers reported William Henry Van Zile of Bremerton Washington died from an accidental gunshot wound. The Navy man’s body was found near Bogus Basin road north of Boise after he had been missing since Friday while rabbit hunting. The shooter misfired, striking Van Zile in the chest as he was handling the weapon.
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Boise
Clyde Summers
William Henry van Zile
Bremerton
Wash
van Zile
Bogus Basin Road
Summers
Eisenhower Reiterates Post on Candidacy and Duty
Dwight D. Eisenhower denied discussing a 1952 presidential run. The former Army chief and Columbia University president stressed that nothing is more important than the United States doing its job.
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Wichita
Kanass
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Army
United States
Occupation Forces Move to Curb Korean Reds in Kobe
Lieut. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger took personal charge of the explosive Korean-Japanese unrest in Kobe. A state of limited emergency was declared, 450 Koreans and Japanese communists were arrested, with most to be tried by Japanese court. Police dispersed new gathering attempts as authorities round up rioters and reaffirm school closures.
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Kansas City Cudahy
Ben Shanoski
Nea-Acme
Kobe
Japan
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Ers
Eichelberger
U. S
Pearson Menoher
Hyogo
Prefectural
Yukio Kishida
Kishida
Menoher
League of Koreans
Train Crash Kills Two on Sunchaser Near Adairsville
The Illinois Central Sunchaser passenger train derailed on a horseshoe curve near Adamsville Alabama killing engineer James B. Booth and passenger Emma Dahnke. About 40 injured as seven cars toppled into a 100 foot gorge. officials say buckled outer rail likely caused the accident.
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Adamsville
Ala
Chicago
Illinois Central
James B. Booth
Haleyville
Emma Dahnke
7Th St
Birmingham
H. T. Hunt
Jackson, Tenn
Truman to propose limited arms aid to western union
President Truman plans to ask Congress within three weeks to ship limited American arms to five allied nations formed in Brussels. Robert Lovett has informally briefing Senate President Vandenberg. The Western Union, including Britain France Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands, seeks a permanent military committee after its London meeting.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Robert A. Lovett
Brussels
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
London
Greer Wins First Cleopatra Award as Queen of Glamour
Hollywood actors Jane Greer received the first Cleopatra award from the Hollywood Independent Press Photographers Association naming her Queen of Glamour. The ceremony marked a new honor recognizing screen presence and style.
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Hollywood
Jane Greer
The
Hollywood, Independent Press Photographers’ Assn
Glamour
Italy Aims for Four-Year Marshall Plan Aid and Treaty Revision
Premier Alcide de Gasperi tells United Press Italy needs the full four years of Marshall Plan aid to curb communism and a revision of the peace treaty to secure full Western European Union participation. He cites land reform and revival of the economy as key, and says non communist parties will keep eroding communist strength.
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Hugh Baillie
United Press
Rome
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democratic Party
Communist Front
Hellih
Europe
de Gasperi
Pocatello Postings Highlight City Letters and Press Haven
Young Bob Walker writes of extending Americanism to the world and receiving praise from Hiroshima pastor Kiyoshi Tanimoto. Pocatello touts its new press haven behind Pronto-Pup, offering soft chairs and davenports for weary journalists after hours.
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Bob Walker
Leroy H. Walker
First Methodist Church
Bob
Takeshi Tokunaga
Hiroshima
Takeshi
Kiyoshi Tanimoto
John Hershey
America
Japan
Pocatello
Oy Sam
Gus Thiros
Pronto-Pup
Thiros
R Crotts Crowns In Idaho Falls
Ralph F. Crotts a 33 year old Pacific Fruit Express worker from Union Pacific Railroad died after leaping from the Broadway bridge into the Snake River at Idaho Falls. Witnesses and two Bonneville county deputies observed the act. Despite rescue efforts he did not survive. He had complained of back head pain and had recently fallen from a scaffold. Survived by widow Rosalie, daughter Shirley Jean, parents James and Mrs Crotts, siblings Eugene George Ella Margaret an Hocking Earl Sturdy Evelyn Bishop. Funeral arrangements under McHan Henderson.
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Ralph F. Crotts
Roosevelt Ave
Union Pacific Railroad
Broadway
Idaho Falls
Snake River
Bonneville County
Crotts
United Press
James F. Crotts
Pocatello
Pacific Fruit Express
Cutter Hotel
James Crotts
Eugene P
George Crotts
Peatello
Ella Margaret Cauthron
An Hocking
Earl Sturdy
Ae Evelyn Bishop
Layton. U Funeral. Services
McHan-Henderson Funeral Home
War Not Discounted Says Forrestal and Bradley
Defense Secretary James Forrestal told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the United States must contemplate the possibility of war in its plans. Army Chief of Staff Gen Omar Bradley said military leaders are more afraid something may happen now than three months ago.
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Washington
Defense
James Forrestal
United States
Army
Omar N. Bradley
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Chiefs
Chan Gurney
S. D
Forrestal
Bradley
Frontier Club Doorman Shot in Pocatello Holdup
Two gunmen robbed the Last Frontier entry in a 2 a.m. hold up. Doorman Vern Fincher was shot in the leg while pursuing the second bandit. Suspect John Watson, 28, of Portneuf Park, held in Power county jail on armed robbery charges and another suspect remained at large.
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Gun Point
Power County
American Falls
Pocatello
Vern Fincher
John Watson
Fincher
Watson
Bannock
Doorman
Hoehnen
Air Supremacy Cited as Best Peace Surety
House Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr urges a 70-group air force as the quickest path to national safety. Senate hearings will consider an $822 million Air Force plan to procure 1056 planes in 1950 1951 including 854 jet bombers and fighters. Defense chief Forrestal may oppose the funding, arguing for a 66-group mix. House panel also moves toward a two year draft for ages 19 through 25.
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Washington
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Senate Appropriations Committee
Air Force
Defense
James Forrestal
Forrestal
House Armed Service Committee
Taylor attacks universal training and draft at Wallace rally
Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho, Wallace’s running mate, charged universal military training and the draft serve as tools of control while denouncing Washington's dollar patriots. He said UMT and draft aim to mask foreign policy failures and warned of a bipartisan coalition spinning Russia fear to extend monopoly control.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Henry A. Wallace
Washington
North Carolina
Progressive Party
Taylor
UMT
Truman
America
Russia
Peoria volunteers race to level park grounds in two days
A city led effort in Peoria to level 160 acres for a park using 150 earth movers and 1,100 volunteers. Volunteers moved over 150000 cubic yards of dirt by noon Sunday, aiming to complete the task around 1 a.m. CST. Lt. Gen. R A Wheeler directed the project with donated equipment and labor. Police controlled spectator traffic as cars streamed by.
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Peoria
Ill
R. A. Wheeler
The
Army Engineers
Wheeler
Race goes into stretch in GOP presidential race
The Republican nomination race nears halfway as Massachusetts and Pennsylvania hold primaries to choose delegates to the national convention. Massachusetts offers 35 votes and Pennsylvania 73 in a field of 1094 total delegates with about 500 already chosen elsewhere, putting more than half selected after these contests.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Stassen Heads to Portland for Oregon Primary Clash
Harold Stassen flew to Portland for a quick campaign duel with Governor Thomas E Dewey over Oregon's Republican delegation. The May 21 primary will be a pivotal test as Stassen seeks to solidify his status as a top GOP vote getter while Dewey defends against a growing Stassen movement.
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Portland
Harold Stassen
Thomas E. Dewsey
Oregon
Dewey
Far West
Stassen
Wisconsin
Nebraska
McCall Man George Thompson Fatally Wounded in Brawl
George Thompson 24 of McCall was shot and killed in a brawl in front of the Forester's club. His stepfather Gene Tooman, also of McCall, was jailed in Valley county on an open charge.
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Mccall
Idaho
George Thompson
Forester’s Club
Gene Tooman
Valley County
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