Railroads Seek No New Freight Hikes Amid Wage Debate
President William T. Fariey of the Association of American Railroads said railroads will try to avoid further freight rate increases pending new wage scales set for Sept. 1. He noted a 12 percent traffic drop first half of the year and only 2.65 percent real earnings on depreciated property, while railroads expect to move 20 percent more ton miles and 50 percent more passenger miles in 1949 than 1940 despite lower net income.
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Washington
William T. Fariey
Association of American Railroads
Fariey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Police Nab Burglars in Alameda Theft Case
Two Pocatello teenagers were held after allegedly burglarizing the Bargain Barn in Alameda. Chief G W Chatterton said stolen goods valued around 500 dollars were found with the youths and a confession secured after Night Patrolman Clifford Hansen noted a car license number. The loot included rifles guns radios watches and fishing tackle among items. Police recovered most of the merchandise and credited Hansen with the quick arrests.
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Pocatello
Alameda
G. W. Chatterton
Chatterton
Clifford Hansen
Earl Cutler
Hansen
LA Police Question 22 Officers in Cohen Microphone Case
Los Angeles district attorney's office will question 22 officers under oath about the secret microphone placed at mobster Mickey Cohen's Brentwood home. The probe follows revelations by West Coast papers and seeks to determine why the DA was not informed of police listening records from 1947 and 1948.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
Dist. Atty
William E. Simpson
William A. Worton
Brentwood
Vacationer Drops 800 Feet at Royal Gorge
Canon City Colorado A 49 year old Helen S Smith of Larchmont New York fell 800 feet to her death Sunday from a ledge near the Royal Gorge suspension bridge during a family vacation. Her husband Hoyt and daughter Sylvia 13 accompanied them along with Matte Arup 14 of Mamaroneck New York. Smith said they climbed out on a ledge to take pictures and she went back to the car. He could not locate her after returning to the spot and officials later found her body in a gulley 800 feet down the canyon side.
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Canon City
Colo
Helen S. Smith
Larchmont
Royal Gorge Bridge
Hoyt
Sylvia
Matte Arup
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Smith
Chapman
Mrs. Smith
Canon
Man Surrenders Over Chicago Armored Car Slay
Richard Tamborsky 23 turned himself in to FBI agents in Anchorage claiming innocence and asking to be sent to Chicago to face trial for the June 25 bank robbery in which two armored car guards were shot dead.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Richard Tamborsky
FBI
Chicago
Fight Looms For Dems In Party Shakeup
President Truman weighs ousting Southern Democrats who bolted last November as the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chairman. William Boyle Jr. is favored to replace Sen. J. Howard McGrath, who resigns as attorney general, while credentials battles over Mississippi and Louisiana threaten a heated fight before the vote.
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Washington
Trumar
Democratic National Committee
William M. Boyle, Jr
J. Howard McGrath
R.I
Mississippi
Louisiana
Jeep Climbs Mt Elbert for Record Broadcast
A lone jeep rose to the summit of Mt. Elbert in Colorado among six starters to set what was described as the highest land broadcast. J R Jackson and Orin Didrich sponsored the ascent with Dr. Walter O Brien noting the climb aimed at promoting a highway to the peak, while Vic James handled the broadcast over Station KVRH in Salida.
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Salida
Colo
Mt. Elbert
J. R. Jackson
Orin Didrich
Walter O’brien
Leadville
U. S
Mt. Whitney
Vic James
KVRH
Mor riseys welcomed a seven pound six ounce daughter
Everett Massachusetts report says Mr and Mrs Franci Morrison Mor risey were doing fine after the birth of their baby girl weighing seven pounds six ounces Mor risey fainted when the doctor arrived but recovered shortly thereafter
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Everett
Mass
Franci M. Morrisey
Morrisey
Ball Receives Lobby Cash From GM and GE
Former Senator Joseph H Ball of Minnesota who helped draft Taft Hartley received 3475 this year from General Motors and General Electric for efforts to defeat repeal of the law. Gerald D Reilly got 13864 from the two companies during April May and June for work on the Taft Hartley repealer. Reilly, ex NLRB member, aided in drafting Taft Hartley as special counsel and now practices law.
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Washington
LLP
Joseph H. Ball
Minn
General Motors Corp
General Electric Co
Congress
Gerald D. Reilly
Reilly
National Labor Relations Board
Senate Labor Committee
French Fires Kill Scores Across Southwestern France
Whirlwinds of fires burned thousands of acres in Bordeaux region as 20,000 troops and volunteers fought the blazes. At least 63 people were killed, with bitter smoke covering a vast area.
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Bordeaux
France
Radio Plum Wins Big Prize for Child Surgery Costs
Dorothe Pappenfort, 29, won 23 000 in prizes on Stop the Music after naming the mystery tune. Her two year old son Robert William needs a delicate brain operation to insert a plate over a skull fracture, with costs covered by the winnings and other prizes.
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Columbia
Dorothe Pappenfort
Robert William
Princess Margaret Celebrates 19th Birthday at Balmoral
Princess Margaret quietly marked her nineteenth birthday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. A small gathering of friends attended, including Sharman Douglas, daughter of U S ambassador Lewis Douglas.
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Princess
London
Margaret
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Sharman Douglas
U. S
Not So Very Crazy 13 Escape from Georgia Mental Hospital
Thirteen criminally insane convicts escaped Sunday from the Georgia State Mental Hospital in Milledgeville, with 10 recaptured on the grounds. The men, including two murderers, had been moved to a new maximum security ward and used soap to enlarge a bar-sawing gap. They were found in swampy areas near the hospital and underbrush as authorities closed in.
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Milledgeville
Georgia State
Hunter Planes Locate First 1949 Hurricane Near Bahamas
Military aircraft spotted the season's first hurricane in the South Atlantic north of Puerto Rico. The Miami weather office placed the hurricane center at 5 p.m. EST about 280 miles northeast of Turks Island in the Bahamas, 790 miles east of Miami.
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Miami
Veteran editor Harvey Ingham dies at 90 in Des Moines
Harvey Ingham editor emeritus of The Des Moines Register and Tribune died Sunday after several months of illness. He was 90 and long associated with the paper, shaping editorial voice and community coverage in Des Moines.
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DES Moines
Harvey Ingham
The
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Lincoln Gets H T Support For Senate Run
Dent Truman reportedly backs Murray Lincoln of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Americans for Democratic Action to challenge Sen. Robert A Taft in next year’s congressional election. Lincoln, popular with Ohio labor groups, would run only if a clear field is assured in the Ohio Democratic primary.
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Washington
Truman
Murray Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Americans For Democratic Action
Robert A. Taft
Lincoln
Ohio
River Party Renewed Expedition Down Salmon River
Pocatello businessmen led by W. C. Carnes renewed a Salmon River expedition at Mackay Bar preparing to cover the final 50 miles to Riggins. The crew reported scarce game but plenty of breakfast and garden produce while noting a dry season and nearby forest fires. The party traveled 80 miles by rapids and planned a two and a half hour flight between Pocatello and Mackay Bar to resume filming the River of No Return.
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MacKay
Pocatello
Riggins
W. C. Carnes
Carnes
Bernard Henry
Mackay Bar
Caretakers Build Jungle For Baby Elephant Birth
A three ton Siamese elephant named Taffy is to give birth later this year in a man made jungle on Frank Whitbeck’s Thousand Oaks ranch California. The ship President Taft brought Taffy from Asia after a voyage during which she showed morning sickness. A new one way glass wall will allow observers to photograph the birth without disturbing Taffy.
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Los Angeles
Taffy
Taft
Pasc
Frank Whitbeck
Salt Lake City Zoo
Whitbeck
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Forest Fires Rage Across Idaho and Wyoming
Uncontrolled fires burned over 10 000 acres of forestland in Idaho and Wyoming Sunday night. Three major blazes of about 2000 acres each burned in Payette National Forest while four serious fires raged in Yellowstone National Park. More than 1300 men fought the flames with planes buses and trains bringing reinforcements as tourists clogged roads hindering control efforts.
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Idaho
Wyoming
Payette National Forest
Yellowstone National Park
Lightning Sets Yellowstone Park Ablaze in Four Fires
Four forest fires raged across nearly 2000 acres in Yellowstone National Park. Superintendent Edmund B. Rogers said about 200 men, parachuted crews included, battled the flames started by lightning. No injuries were reported as conditions remain extreme with high heat and no rain.
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Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone National Park
Edmund B. Rogers
Rogers
Park
West Yellowstone
Bozeman
Mont
Perfume Gifts Probe Reaches Chicago Firm Records
Senate investigators opened records at the Albert Verley Co in Chicago a perfume maker linked to gifts to Maj Gen Harry H Vaughan Truman aide. The inquiry seeks motive behind deep freezer gifts given in 1945 before a Paris trip involving Vaughan and John Maragon and two others.
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Washington
Senate
Chicago
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
Albert Verley Co
Paris
John Maragon
Vaughan
Quake Jars Seattle as Water Mains Break and Boats Drift
A minor quake shook the Seattle area at 9 15 p m Sunday. Fire crews reported breaks in water mains on the east side of Lake Union and several house boats moored along the shore broke loose.
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Seattle
Lake Union
Ingrid Bergman Quits Acting In Motion Pictures
Ingrid Bergman announces she will no longer act before a motion picture camera. The star, speaking in Italy, says this is her final screen appearance.
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Farfa
Italy
Ingrid Bergman
Suspect Hangs Self in Pike County Jail
Blaine Edgar Jones, 32, accused of murdering 19 year old Lois Avonell Collins, hanged himself Sunday night in Pike County jail as his trial was to begin today in the case.
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Pikeville
Blaine Edgar Jones
Pike County
Lois Avonell Collins
Taps Sound For Grand Army At Indianapolis
Indianapolis report on the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic the eighty third and final gathering due August 28 to 31. Declining numbers prompt disbanding with only about 23 Union Army veterans believed alive and perhaps five able to attend. National Commander Theodore A Penland of Indiana born and now living in La Jolla California vows to attend and lead a parade as the GAR complete its mission.
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Indianapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Organization of
Veterans of the Union Army
G.A.R
GAR
Ieodore A. Penland
Indiana
Penland
la “Olla
Calif
Russian Worker Must Labor Much Longer For Bread
Paris reports a survey by the Economic Cooperation Administration shows a Russian worker must work about 25 times longer than an American to earn the same bread. Delegations from the Norwegian National Trade Union Congress compared wages in the United States and the Soviet Union last year. A Soviet worker needs half a day or more to buy a kilogram of rye bread, while an American requires nine to twelve minutes.
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Paris
The
Economic Co-operation Administration
Norwegian National Trade Union Congress
United States
Soviet Union
Ancient rifle kills tot Howard S D
Eight year old Jerry Spader accidentally shot and killed his four year old brother Sunday with a muzzle loading Civil War rifle in an incident reported from S D. The tragedy highlights dangers of handling antique firearms amid family activities.
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Tot Howard
S. D
Jerry Spader
Sunday
Quacks Prosper on Atomic Skin Plasters and Other Fake Cures
FDA inspectors report a surge in so called atomic cures and radioactive gadgets sold to gullible buyers. Officials warn that true radioisotopes require medical supervision and that many products are dangerous or misbranded. See a doctor for real cancer treatment and health needs.
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Washington
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Fires rage in Payette forest as winds aid spread
In Payette National Forest three large fires driven by 25 mile an hour winds scorched about 7400 acres. About 900 firefighters fought the blazes with 600 more en route by bus and plane from Oregon Washington and Idaho. Aerial recon showed fires near Hell's Canyon Warm Springs Circle End Creek and the Salmon river. The forest closed to tourists due to extreme drought and fire risk.
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McCall
Payette National Forest
Slim) Vassar
Payette Forest
Forest Service
Idaho
Vassar
Dolehiah
Oregon
Washington
Pendleton
Laker
Ore
Pasco
Wash
Bombs May Go Overseas
High U S officials discuss casing atomic bombs in Britain with safeguards keeping control in American hands. Congress members, in informal talks with administration, view it as a core issue for joint defense under the North Atlantic pact. A Senate committee meeting may shape Truman's arms aid plan of 1.45 billion dollars.
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Washington
U. S
Britain
Congress
Western Europe
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Truman
Idaho dorm board bill trimmed by three cents daily
University of Idaho students in dormitories will pay three cents less per day for board, dropping from 1.38 to 1.35. The saving totals about 1000 dollars a month, and President J E Buchanan said food quality remains the same despite cheaper costs.
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Moscow
University of Idaho
University
J. E. Buchanan
Board of Regents
Buchanan
Suburbs for Paddy Wagon Cleburne Police Use Taxi
Cleburne Texas police, with their only car in repairs, used a taxicab to bring a berserk man with a butcher knife to jail after an emergency call. The incident highlights a temporary transport gap for the department.
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Cleburne
Tex
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