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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1948
Page
1
A Pocatello reader recalls parking near Main and Lander, finding the car missing after a night out. He tows in and explains the officer offered no explanation, just a $3.50 charge, while the mystery of who moved the car remains unresolved.
Five air force planes arrived in Spokane to assist in locating a blue Stinson plane missing since April 18 on a Caldwell to Boise flight. Four Caldwell residents including Mayor and Mrs. R. H. McNeil and Mr. and Mrs. Don Baldridge are among those missing. Scans cover the area from Couer d Alene to Boise, including Salmon River and Locsha River regions.
Elliott Bonham Rigby died at a Salmon hospital after a forest plane crash 25 miles north of Challis. Clive Holland Rigby suffered a broken ankle and jaw but was in satisfactory condition. Bonham was trapped six hours with a pine tree tip lodged in his thigh and back. Holland walked five miles to summon aid.
Arabs in Palestine warned the United Nations they would declare an independent Arab state on May 15 unless the Holy Land’s fate is fixed. The UN General Assembly ordered the trusteeship council to draft emergency measures to protect Jerusalem and its shrines as clashes with Jewish groups threaten civil war. The move passed 47 to 0 with Russia and Costa Rica abstaining, leaving open the possibility of American naval police for Jerusalem. Jamal El Husseini warned of the impending proclamation at that date.
A Pocatellan slept in a liquor store restroom after planning to pay two parking tickets. He was jailed for intoxication and forfeited a $15 bond, instead of paying $2 in fines.
Jewish Irgun Zvai Leumi units pressed into Jaffa amid heavy shelling and mortar fire. Arab resistance stalled their advance, with renewed assaults and counterfire as Ha ganah urged restraint and city safety.
Westvaco Chemical Company paid $42,129.50 to landowners north and west of Simplot Fertilizer Co in Idaho for a site to build an electric furnace phosphate processing plant. Evans Investment Co. received $21,366.40 for 214 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lindley got $20,763.10 for 150 acres. Construction aims to begin soon, with a 20 mile railroad from mines to Fort Hall. Local officials say the project will stabilize Pocatello and spur western industrial growth.
Defense Secretary James Forrestal told the Senate appropriations committee that 66 groups are the affordable peacetime air arm today and the country cannot safely afford 70 groups now. He argued for gradual build up and focus on continuously evolving air power and anti aircraft devices.
Provo Utah Brigham Young University Cougars defending Utah college champions will showcase their 1948 strength in a dual track meet with the University of Utah. Utah trails after a 66 73 loss to Utah State Aggies from Logan, narrowing their path to honors.
Detroit police pursued a gun carrying Detroit man after a United Auto Workers informant disclosed a plan to shoot Walter P. Reuther on sight. Police Commissioner Toy said a dragnet is active and the informant and two UAW officials are being sought for more details.
The government will cut withholding on paychecks starting May 1, affecting about 45 million earners. Roughly 7.4 million will be removed from the tax rolls entirely, with relief varying by income and family size. Some workers see a $2.80 weekly deduction reduction, others face larger changes, aiming to even out by year end. Unpaid amounts may be refunded with the final tax return next spring.
In Kobe and Osaka the U S army imposed order to halt riots amid communist agitation. Eight alleged Japanese communists admitted the outbreaks were planned by Tokyo party HQ. More than 1120 people were arrested as Lt Gen Eichelberger blamed hoodlumism and called for restoring control.
Ruth Closius, 28, former commander at the Uckermark concentration camp for women, was sentenced to hang for killing at least 3,000 allied nationals between January and April 1945.
The local weatherman predicts fair conditions with temperatures gradually increasing. A high near 60 degrees is expected, and overnight lows around 30 degrees.
Berkeley officials announced a new super cyclotron at the University of California with a 110 foot ring magnet and a 10,000 ton structure. The $9 million device aims to reach 6 to 10 billion electron volts and will take three to five years to construct.
Harold E. Stassen opened his campaign for Oregon Republicans to back his bid for the 12-man delegation against Gov. Dewey. He urged outlawing the communist party revising the Taft Hartley act and forming a United Nations defensive union in a Portland Benson Polytechnic address ahead of the May 21 primary.
A union spokesman said negotiations with carriers probably would not continue beyond Tuesday paving the way for a nationwide rail strike if talks fail. He noted a 30 day cooling off period had ended and that a strike date would be set only after further organizing efforts.
In Pocatello two railroad unions report extended negotiations in the national wage and rules dispute. H W Corbett and Walter Blakemore say delays suggest a peaceful settlement may still be reached and aim to clarify emergency board language.
Bannock County Fifth District Court clerk Art Olsen says jurors are hard to obtain. The initial pool was supplemented with 24 more names to ensure a sufficient backlog for the session presided by Judge L. E. Glennon. Names listed include Frank Bloxham, Ida Siler, Harry ONeil, Grace Harwood, and others from Bannock, Chaffrier, Inkom, Downey, Tyhee, and Grace areas.
The Modern Woodmen of America held a rifle shooting contest Saturday night with teams from Malad Pocatello Aberdeen Ogden and Salt Lake City competing.
Kent Hadley, 13, of 408 North Tenth Ave, named this year's Cardina batboy at the Hotel Bannock banquet in Po catello. Second place went to Steve Detmer of 14542 Washington Ave who won a gold wrist watch from Nate Morgan Jewelers. third place went to Mickey Richmond of 958 West Custer St who received a baseball glove from Halliwell Drug Co.
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 1 that uniform pricing systems among industry members to set the same price for goods nationwide violate anti trust laws. The decision targeted the Cement Institute and 74 cement firms, potentially affecting other mass producers. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the majority opinion.
A new administrative board seized control of the Union of Soviet composers in Moscow on Monday and pledged to create music that reflects the Stalinist age. The move aims to shape cultural output to align with party ideology and state goals.
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