Truman nominates Gen Collins as Army Chief
President Truman nominates Gen Lawton Collins to be Army chief of staff replacing Gen Omar Bradley who becomes permanent chairman of the joint chiefs. Collins, 53, from Louisiana, currently vice chief of staff under Bradley, would join the top military council if approved by the Senate.
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Washington
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J. Lawton Collins
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Louisiana
Senate
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jones Gal to Wed Hollywood Banker in Two Weeks
Film starlet Mary Blanchard known as Li l Abner character Stupefyin Jones announced plans to marry New York banker Andrew Paolillo within two weeks.
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Hollywood
Mary Blanchard
Stupefyin’ Jones
New York
Andrew Paolillo
McCarthy hints Truman among freezer list in probe
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy said investigators have a list showing Mrs. Truman and other prominent figures received prepaid deep freeze units. He did not elaborate but noted George Allen should not be on the list. Vaughan’s role in the inquiry was also discussed as he offered to testify.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Fred M. Vinson
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
James K. Vardaman
Federal Reserve Board
Seek Arms Short Cut Initiated By Truman Aids Plan
Washington officials discuss bypassing the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund the first year of Truman's $1.45 billion arms aid program. Secretary Acheson conferred with Senator Connally on options including RFC cash advances up to $800 million or a mix of RFC advances and contract authority to delay full action until next year.
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Administration
Senate Appropriations Committee
Truman
Dean Acheson
Tom Connally
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Foreign Relations Armed Services Committee
Appropriations Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corp
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Winds Fan Forest Fire In Payette National Forest
High winds hindered firefighters in the Payette National Forest for Friday with two fresh flareups on the west and south. An aerial survey at 4 p.m. showed little new acreage burned, though about 6,000 acres of timberland had already been destroyed by eight days of fire. Forest supervisor John T. Mathews said most firelines held despite the blaze jumping in a few spots. In Boise National Forest 14 new fires sparked by lightning Thursday night were largely under control as crews extinguished some and contained the rest.
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Payette National Forest
John T. Mathews
Fies
Boise National Forest
Lynn Knight
Boise Forest
Barkley Clarifies Weekend Date With Mrs Hadley
Vice President Alben W. Barkley says he has a weekend date in Paducah Kentucky with Mrs Carleton S Hadley a 37 year old St Louis widow but there is no plan for marriage or elopement and the topic has not been discussed.
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Washington
Alben W. Barkley
Paducah
Carleton S. Hadley
St. Louis
Shirley May France Eyes Cross Channel Swim Soon
Shirley May France swam the English Channel for two hours and, her coach said, could begin a cross channel attempt any time after Sunday. An Air Ministry forecast said the weather for the next several days is not unfavorable for channel swimming.
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Dover
England
Shirley May
France
English
Air Ministry
Clark for Bench Clears Senate Vote in Narrow Page
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9 to 2 to approve Attorney General Tom C. Clark for the Supreme Court vacancy despite GOP protests. It also approved 9 to 0 the nomination of Sen. J Howard McGrath to become attorney general. The full Senate may consider both appointments Monday with approval expected.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
J. Howard McGrath
Clark
Senate
Handy Named European Commander Succeeding Clay
Gen Thomas Handy, then Fourth Army commander at Fort Sam Houston, Tex, was named European commander. He will command all U S military forces in Europe except those in Austria and Trieste, succeeding Gen Louis D Clay.
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Washington
Thomas Handy
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Friday
Louis D. Clay
U. S
Europe
Austria
Trieste
Writ Prepared to Free Gold Star Mother in Utah
A habeas corpus writ to release Nettie W. Capps, jailed in Salt Lake County, was prepared for Denver regional circuit court of appeals. Eleanor Boyd, president of Gold Star Mothers of America, said mediation failed after Judge Ray Van Cott Jr. and Utah Bar officers did not appear at the meeting.
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Salt Lake City
Bountiful
Utah
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Eleanor Boyd
Gold Star Mothers of America
Ray van Cott Jr
Utah State Bar Association
Boyd
Nettie W. Capps
Salt Lake County
Rare Musical Instruments Are ISC Instructor's Hobby
J C Gardner music instructor at Idaho State College devotes decades to collecting rare musical instruments. He arrived in Pocatello in 1923 as wind instructor and band director at the Idaho Technical Institute, watching the school evolve into Idaho State College. Gardner began formal music study at nine in Listowel Ontario, studied in Toronto and performed in theatres for vaudeville before his college career.
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J. C. Gardner
Idaho State College
Gardner
Pocatello
Idaho Technical Institute
University of Idaho Southern Branch
Listowel
Ontario
Toronto
Vaude
Chamber opposes through freight rates via Ogden gateway
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce announced the policy opposing through or joint rates via the Ogden gateway to Pacific Northwest points. The decision backs Union Pacific against Denver and Rio Grande Western, with speakers from both railroads urging views over two days.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ogden Gateway
Pacific Northwest
J. L. Craig, Jr
Union Pacific Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chamber
Pocatello
L. C. Johnson
U. P
Union Pacific
Craig
Johnson
D&rgw
Colorado
R. K. Bradford
Idaho
Symington and Van Zandt clash over B 36 allegations
Washington reports Secretary of Air W. Stuart Symington accuses Rep. James E. Van Zandt of disgraceful use of congressional immunity and challenges him to repeat rumors on the B 36 procurement. Committee chair Carl Vinson says author of the anonymous document will be identified publicly. Vinson calls Van Zandt’s insinuations peculiar as the inquiry continues.
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Washington
W. Stuart Symington
James E. van Zandt
Air Force
Symington
Carl Vinson
van Zandt
Vinson
Sinbad the gorilla teeth pulled at Lincoln Park Zoo
Sinbad the 38 pound gorilla underwent a tooth extraction after cracking a tooth in a cage collision. Dentists, zoo staff, and attendants assisted as the animal cried out during the procedure.
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Chicago
Sinbad
Lincoln Park Zoo
Army Engineers Approve Port Neuf Flood Plan Hearing
Army engineers won broad approval Friday for flood control work along the Port Neuf river and Marsh Creek at Bannock county courthouse. Col. William Whipple led the session with Pocatello officials and landowners present. projects total about 1.059 million dollars with 65 percent federal funding for Port Neuf plus 99,500 for channel work near Inkom and 450,000 for Marsh Creek. Local leaders pledged cooperation, noting bridges must be rebuilt and work could start in about five years pending Congress.
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Marsh Creek
Army
Bannock County
William Whipple
Walla Walla
Pocatello
Portneuf
Inkom
Army Engineers
S. E. Brady
F. M. Bistline
Bannock County Planning Commission
Col. Whipple
Congress
Government rests case against Tokyo Rose Iva Toguri
In San Francisco the United States concluded its treason case against Iva Toguri D Aquino known as Tokyo Rose. Over six weeks 46 witnesses testified including Air Force Sgt Charles Hall who described broadcasts as sarcastic slurs with alleged top secret troop movement details from the South Pacific.
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San Francisco
Iva Toguri D’aquino
Pacific
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Air Force
Charles Hall
South Pacific
Rent Law Upheld by Judge Yankwich in Los Angeles
Judge Leon Yankwich in Los Angeles ruled the 1949 national housing and rent control act constitutional and affirmed the government's right to seek restitution of rents above ceilings after a one year deadline. He disagreed with Chicago Judge Elwyn Shaw who found the law unconstitutional for delegating local control over end of rent limits amid ongoing war powers.
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Los Angeles
Leon Yankwich
Yankwich
Chicago
Elwyn Shaw
U. S. Supreme Court
Corbett Clarifies Freight Rate Hike Misinterpretation
H W Corbett general chairman of the Order of Railway Conductors said in Pocatello on Friday that the Interstate Commerce Commission freight rate increase grants railroads a 4 percent rise representing 3 080 000 dollars in annual revenue. He noted some reports misread the figure as 3 000 000 000 annually, clarifying the postwar rate increases.
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H. W. Corbett
Order of Railway Conductors
Pocatello
Interstate Commerce Commission
Corbett
Washington
Pay Call Sounds For Reserves Here
Organized Reserve Corps headquarters announced that paychecks for Pocatello Reserve units for April May and time have arrived and will be distributed. Paychecks equal one day's pay per two hour training period twice a month. A new regulation effective Sept 1 changes pay to based on individual attendance only. previously 60 percent presence was required for anyone to receive pay.
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Organized Reserve Corps
Pocatello
Man Confesses Hammer Attack Over Eviction Fear
A 60 year old man surrendered and admitted striking his wife with a hammer at her request to avoid eviction from their home. His 70 year old wife Mabel remained in critical condition at a hospital.
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San Francisco
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