Five Percenter probe ties Hunt to 25000 influence bid
A clothing industry executive told Congress that James V. Hunt offered to use influence to reverse an Army decision costing 25000. The Five Percenter inquiry ties Hunt to efforts to derail plans for Army officer uniforms. Senators Ferguson Mundt proposed bills to curb influence peddling with registration and penalties. A House inquiry into lobbying advanced from the Rules Committee.
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Washington
Congress
James V. Hunt
F. Edward Hebert
House
Stanley J. Cummings
National Association of Uniform Manufacturers
Cummings
Hunt
Army
Curtis
Herman Feldman
Homer E. Ferguson
Mich
Karl E. Mundt
S. D
Ferguson
Rules Committee
US to Name Defense Head in Atlantic Pact Pact
Well informed sources say the United States Chiefs of Staff visit to Europe could lead to naming an American to head the unified defense organization of the 12 Atlantic Pact countries. Regional defense committees may form but Western European pact members favor an American overall leader.
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London
Unified Defense Organization
United States Chiefs of Staff
Europe
ISC School Forum Explores Building Needs and Heating
Nearly 60 students instructors and school superintendents registered for a one week conference on School Plant Problems at ISC. Prof. Herbert L. Steele directs the event which will end next Tuesday and focus on Idaho school facilities. T. M. Cantrell opened with Community Surveys Their Use in Determining Building Needs, urging separate surveys in population economics family social security religion and geography to place schools in the most efficient location. C. M. McCarty discussed Trends in Heating and Ventilation, outlining heating equipment for new and existing buildings.
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ISC
Herbert L. Steele
Department of Education
Idaho
T. M. Cantrell
C. M. McCarty
Crane Co
Medical Insurance Talk at Trinity Church Parish
Harold M. O Brau n of the Southeast Idaho Medical Bureau outlined a plan for medical insurance before 100 members of I A of M Lodge No. 1720 and their families at a Wednesday night gathering at Trinity Church parish.
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Harold M. O'Braun
Southeast Idaho Medical Bureau
I. A. of M. Lodge No
Trinity Church Parish
4-H Dairy Tour Set For August 11
The annual 4 H Clubairy judging tour will be held August 11 under the direction of extension dairy man G C Anderson. County 4 H agent Mack H Kennington announced Wednesday.
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G.C. Anderson
Extension Dairyman
Mack H. Kennington
Mayor and Chief Target Arm Signal Violations
In Pocatello Mayor W. W. Halsey and Chief A. L. Oliver announce an immediate crackdown on motorists who fail to signal turns or stops. They emphasize state law and city ordinance require arm signals and promise strong penalties to reduce accidents.
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Pocatello
A. L. Oliver
W. W. Halsey
Halsey
Oliver
Young reporters cover Fremont Garfield minor auto collision
Pocatello youths Jan Kearsley and Karen Proctor, both 11, filed a Post assignment about a minor crash at Fremont and Garfield on Jan's birthday. They hurried to the scene after popcorn aimed at entertainment, with brief stops for root beer and ice cream.
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Pocatello
Jan Kearsley
Karen Proctor
Jan
Fremont
Garfield
Karen
E. R. Kearsley
North Hays
H. G. Proctor
West Wyeth
Silver Dollar Day Set Here in Pocatello
Silver Dollar Day comes Friday to Pocatello through the efforts of city merchants and the chamber of commerce retail trade bureau. Businesses offer special dollar values to customers and change will be given in silver dollars bearing Indian designs advertising the city. Circulation of the dollars with the stickers has spread the name of Pocatello to surrounding states.
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Pocatello
Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade Bureau
Prisoners Escape Alert Shocks Utah Highway
Salt Lake City report notes a hand lettered sign on U S Highway 40 near the old Utah State Prison warning drivers to slow down as fifteen inmates have escaped so far this year.
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Salt Lake City
U. S. Highway 40
Utah State Prison
Stocks and Lathes Keep Two Ex-Railroaders Busy
Harry H. Lock and Will F. Chrisman, both retired conductors from Union Pacific, stay active with stock market investing, woodworking and fishing. Lock, 70, enjoys watching stocks rise and uses downturns as fishing time. Chrisman, 65, crafts from toothpicks to dog houses in a home shop and fishes, noting life feels like ongoing work after 47 years in railroading.
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David Leslie
Harry H. Lock
West Lander
Will F. Chrisman
North Garfield
Pocatello
Chrisman
Girl Against the Channel Plans Speed Swim to Dover
Shirley May France of Dover says she will swim Cape Gris Nez to Dover this month to prove experts wrong about her chances. The 158 pound, nearly five foot ten swimmer trains with coach Harry Boudikian using calisthenics and a fast spurting stroke to beat tides and currents. She reports a two and a half mile workout and quick coordination recovery after shipboard layoff.
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Shirley May
France
Dover
England
Cape Gris Ness
Harry Boudikian
Plan Improves Inkom Ski Area at Green Canyon
U S Forest Service officials surveyed Skyline Ski area near Inkom to map improvements for future development. Assistant Forest Supervisor J D Hansen and Reginald Pragnell reviewed plans for rest room facilities a 1 bar ski tow and a rope tow for amateur skiers. Hansen noted Paul Hill Jr who operates the area under a special use permit has built a graveled road and is enlarging the ski shelter.
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U.S. Forest Service
Green Canyon
Inkom
J. D. Hansen
Reginald Pragnell
Salt Lake City
Forest Service
Hansen
Paul Hill Jr
Polio Epidemic Strains East Midwest Hardest Hit
Polio cases rose 36 percent to 1 963 for the week ended July 30 with the disease striking hardest in the East and Midwest. New York and Illinois show high totals. emergency measures include banning street activity for children and closing parks and gatherings.
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New York
Middle Atlantic
Midwest
U. S. Public Health Service
Missouri
Michigan
Illinois
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Springfield
Indiana
Albany
N. Y
State Health Department
New York City
California
Arkansas
Public Health Service
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Virginia
Charleston
Gas Turbine-Electric Locomotive Seeps Through Gate City
On a road test the nations first gas turbine electric locomotive will pass Gate City at about 8 am pulling a freight train. Built by American Locomotive Co and General Electric the 4500 horsepower unit is 83 feet seven inches long and geared for 79 mph with test time about 20 minutes before heading to Boise.
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Gate City
Union Pacific
Boise
American Locomotive Co
General Electric
Cougar Sighted Near McCammon
Stockmen between Inkom and McCammon fear a prowler after Mrs. Don Nilsson reports a large cougar crossing the highway near McCammon at 12:30 a m. The animal crouched by the roadside before fleeing, two miles north of McCammon.
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Inkom
McCammon
Don Nilsson
North Arthur
Gate City Falsies Debate Sparks Modern Girls’ Girdle Views
A Pocatello Post exchange argues over the use of falsies and corsets. Miss G R D of Pocatello Heights defends wearing enhancements while critiquing male tolerance and Victorian assumptions. The editor closes with support for female uplift and a jab at male perceptions.
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Gate City
G.R
Lions Report On National Conclave In New York City
At the weekly Lions luncheon in the Hotel Bannock Pocatello Del Holland first to return from the conclave reported on the organization's national convention in New York City. President Ralph Garrett and former President Pete Carlson will present further reports later. A film titled Wings to Hawaii was shown by Thora Erickson senior counsellaire for Western Air Lines.
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Pocatello Lions
New York City
Lion
Bannock
del. Holland
Pocatello
Ralph Garrett
Pete Carlson
New York
Hawaii
Thora Erickson
Western Air Lines
Bar Owner Severely Injured in N Main Tavern Fight
Two men were stabbed at a North Main Street tavern Wednesday night. Oasis owner-manager Nick Andros, 55, suffered a severed artery in his right arm. Mayor W. W. Halsey was cut on the left wrist. Suspect Jose Alivo, 56, was arrested by Officer Glenn A. Long after being chased by Andros. Andros received treatment at General hospital.
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N. Main St
Nick Andros
Oasis
W. W. Halsey
Jose Alivo
Glenn A. Long
N. Main
Fremont
Andros
General Hospital
Pioneer Walker Dies in Rockland at 78
Rockland resident Pioneer Eugene Walker aged 78 died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday evening. Father of eight, he was among the first dry land wheat farmers in the Rockland valley and long served as Power county commissioner. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Rockland Ward LDS chapel, with burial in Rockland cemetery.
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Pocatello Post
Rockland
Mark Eugene Walker
Walker
Rockland Valley
Idaho
Rockland Ward
Lee May
Rockland Cemetery
Meet Tonight On Highway Shift Proposal Discussion
Property owners along highways 91 and 30 between Portneuf and Pocatello and on Sthave in Poca tello will meet at 7 30 p m at the A H McQuire ranch east of the viaduct at the Naval Ordnance Plant to discuss the proposed highway realignment. Fred Dolbeer says the new highway will include an overpass at Portneuf and connect with St Main St extension into Pocatello.
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Portneuf
Tyhee
Sthave
Pocatello
A. H. McQuire
Naval Ordnance Plant
Fred Dolbeer
Meridell Park
St. Main St
Pocate
Portneuf Park Crash Driver Sought After Hit-and-Run
Portneuf County officials searched for the driver of a car that struck a parked vehicle at 263 Port Neuf Park on Wednesday night and fled. The abandoned car was later found in another section of Portneuf Park.
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Bannock County
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