Truman Voices Continued Support For Vaughan Amid Inquiry
President Truman defended Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan as senators pursuing the five percenters heard that a deep freeze unit for the White House was funded by Albert Verley Co. and linked Vaughan to James Hunt. Truman maintained his stance, saying his view of Vaughan remains unchanged and that determining facts lies with the Senate committee.
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Washington
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
John Maragon
White House
Senate
Vaughan
Tighe E. Woods
Tanforan
San Bruno
Calif
Albert J. Gross
Milwaukee
James V. Hunt
Hunt
Gross
Albert Verley Co
Chicago
Maragon
Kansas City
Railroads_win four percent freight rate rise
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a four per cent freight rate increase for railroads, adding about 3.08 billion dollars in annual revenue. The action finalizes a postwar series of rises and reflects costs from a new 40 hour work week for non operating employees. Passenger and other charges contribute a further 365 million dollars, boosting total 1945 revenue gains.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pdas SP Eea Sery
Truman
Forest Fire Near Control Near Payette National Forest
Firefighters worked to establish a protective ring around the Payette National Forest blaze that scorched about 6000 acres. Crews also tackled 44 smaller fires prompted by lightning in both the Payette and Boise forests, as supervisor John T. Mathews said they were close to control.
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Boise
Payette National National Forest
Payette
Boise National Forests
John T. Mathews
Payette Forest
Mercy Craft Airlift Reaches Quito After Quake
A humanitarian airlift to Quito and Guayaquil Bolstered by American and Inter American relief. Ten C-47s from U S Caribbean Command delivered about 4000 pounds each with total shipments from the region reaching 77000 pounds. An inter American team of 70 staffers nurses and technicians joined the disaster relief effort amid ruined Pelileo and state mountains.
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Quito
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Berlin
Tempelhof
U. S. Caribbean Command
Calan Zones
Albrook Fields
American Red Cross
U. S. Cmy
Pelileo
Margaret Mitchell Dies Not Confirmed In Auto Crash
Author Margaret Mitchell was critically injured in Atlanta when hit by a taxicab driven by a reportedly drinking chauffeur. Police said she suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized tonight.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Georgia
Meet The Mailman Five Years in the Pacific
C L Barrett a postal carrier in Pocatello praises the city and its 35000 population. After serving in World War II in the Pacific and traveling across the United States he says the people on his Seventh Eighth and Ninth street routes north from Center are as good as any. He commends the wonderful people on his route and looks back on his service and homecoming.
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United States
Pacific
C. L. Barrett
E. Lander
Greater Pocatello
Chamber of Commerce
Barrett
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Center
Pocatellos
Assessor Howard Oldfield Granted Divorce in Los Angeles
Deputy County Assessor Howard H. Oldfield, 58, won a divorce from his wife Charlotte after 39 years of marriage. The petitioner cited her constant opposition to attending ball games as a key factor in the breakdown of the marriage.
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Los Angeles
Howard H. Oldfield
Charlotte
Arms Aid Cut Fails in Tie Vote by House Committee
The House Foreign Affairs Committee defeated in a tie vote a proposal to cut 580.5 million dollars from the administration arms program for North Atlantic Pact nations. Rep. James P. Richards offered the measure to reduce the 1.161 billion dollar request so Congress could review it in 1950.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
James P. Richards
S. C
Congress
Red Agents Slipping In Washington Figure Cites 225 Influx
Senate Judiciary Committee chair Pat McCarran alleges about 225 people, including many Communist agents, entered the United States since 1947 on the Polish ships Batory and Sobieski. He notes the Batory carried Communist leader Gerhart Eisler who escaped here aboard that vessel.
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Washington
Pat McCarran
Nev
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
Batory and Sobieski
Gerhart Eisler
UK Federal Pay Raises Passes House Committee Vote
The House Post Office and Civil Service committee approved pay raises averaging 113 dollars per year for 885,000 government employees, costing about 100.5 million dollars yearly. A parallel bill for 500,000 postal workers was endorsed earlier at an estimated 150 million dollars annually. The measure broadens civil service coverage to 25,000 more workers including Reconstruction Finance Corp staff and others.
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Washington
House
Civil Service Committee
Civil Service
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Export-Import Bank
Agriculture Department
Displaced Persons and
Philippine War Damage Commissions
Antelope Hunting Permits Drawn for Bannock County
AP reports Bannock County hunters listed for antelope permits across seven units for Sept 10 11 and 12 names include many from Pocatello and nearby Downey McCammon with several residents named for each unit. Agnes Tripp McCammon is noted in Unit Seven.
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BOISE
Bannock County
Lee Bly
E. C. Brown
Merrill Christensen
Gordon Empey
Irene Hartingsen
Granville Mauser
Robert K. Orvill
Elmer Terry
Ruth Terry
Pocatello
L. B. Beasley
Joseph H. Frank
Paul A. Freeman
Richard Hronek
Arthur Jamison
Raymond L
Howard W. Tucker
Agnes Tripp
McCammon
Weather Outlook Cloudy Days with Showers Through Weekend
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions today and Saturday with general showers and late afternoon thunder showers. Highs near 85 and 89 on Thursday, nights around 55, with no precipitation expected.
Unconscious 206 Days Girl In 'Living Death' Coma
Joan Edwards a 24 year old from Rankin Texas lies in a San Angelo clinic in a coma since January 17 after a brain injury in an auto crash. Dallas surgeon warned the state she may live indefinitely while her parents keep vigil from 7 am to 7 pm hoping for a breakthrough. Her arms are paralyzed, left leg weak, right leg stiff, weight down to about 70 75 pounds and she is fed by tube.
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San Angelo
Tex
Joan Edwards
Dallas
Rankin
Joan
Mrs. Edwards
Bradley Up For Unified Arms Post
President Truman nominates Gen. Omar N. Bradley to be the first permanent chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under the unification act. Bradley will leave the chief of staff post when he becomes presiding officer of the top military council. Navy chief Adm. Louis E. Denfield is reappointed for two years. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney aims for a $1 billion annual military cut by closing installations and laying off civilians.
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Washington
Truman
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
J. Lawton Collins
Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Joseph T. McNarney
McNarney
Stolen Car Leads Portland to Teen Slaying
Morris Leland, 22, arrested for driving a stolen car told police he picked up Thelma Taylor, 15, after she refused his advances. He led detectives to her beaten and stabbed body, Miss Taylor missing since Saturday.
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Portland
Morris Leland
Thelma Taylor
Bobby Soxer
Council Assigns Special Duties To City Council
Mayor W. W. Halsey announces new special duties for council members to better inform on city administration. The plan adds oversight across streets bridges flood control airports sewer garbage water supply and public safety with each council member assigned a focus area. The measure receives favorable council support and will be revisited at the next regular meeting.
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W. W. Halsey
Halsey
J. P. Halliwell
J. G. Hopper
Phillips Field
C. We
R. J. Davis
Council
Jump Anniversary in New York Observed by Kasenkina
Mrs Ok sana Kasenkina the Russian school teacher who jumped from a Soviet consulate window plans to mark the first anniversary of her leap by attending church services and giving thanks for her recovery.
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New York
Oksana Kasenkina
Police Chief Feeds Goats After Larceny Sentence
Freeport Maine police chief Harry Nason paused duty to care for Leon K. Woodruff's ten goats after Woodruff was sentenced to 30 days in jail for larceny. The gesture followed the sentencing on Thursday in the local court.
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Freeport
Harry Nason
Leon K. Woodruff
Nason
Woodruff
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