Housing Bill Advances to Senate After House Action
The House passed a housing bill aimed at aiding middle income families to finance homes. It would extend Federal Housing Authority and RFC loan guarantees up to 3.5 billion dollars, with RFC allowing up to 75 million for prefab house makers and campus housing. A direct veteran housing loan of 300 million was dropped to defeat the civil rights amendment.
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Senate
Federal Housing Authority
Reconstruction Finance Corp
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Rifle Fire Here Set For Sunday
The 356th Quartermaster Service Co will conduct M 1 Garand rifle range firing at Phillips Field Range from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Capt. Everett H. Tackley urges all personnel of the unit to be present.
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Phillips Field
Everett H. Tackley
Tackley
Inquiry Narrows Scope in Worth Paper Controversy
Vaughan indicates the probe may expose who backed Worth’s abortive maneuver. Keenan pins charges on higher authorities than Worth. Worth denies collaboration and testifies he drew some information from Glenn L. Martin and Cmdr. Thomas Davies, the Truculent Turtle pilot.
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Keenan
Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin
Navy
Thomas Davies
Davies
Long-time Idaho entomology professor dies in Pocatello
ISC mourns and a high school in Bozeman Montana and Wardner Idaho. Professor Jones, a World War I veteran, taught 30 years including five years at the University of Idaho and was active in the American Legion Post No 4. Surviving are widow Helen D Jones daughter Mary Lou Rudeen son Byron Jones and grandson Scott Rudeen. Funeral arrangements not set.
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Ranger Rodeo Lets Townsfolk Exchange Wooden Nickels
In Ranger Texas wooden nickels circulated during the annual rodeo and were accepted as real money by many local businesses. The quirky event drew shoppers who traded the wooden tokens for goods around town.
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Navy official aids Radford in Pacific inquiry testimony
A Navy official assigned to Navy headquarters assists Vice Adm. Arthur W. Radford in testimony he is scheduled to give in the inquiry.
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VFW Elects WWII Pilot Clyde A. Lewis Commander
Clyde A. Lewis 36, a World War II bomber pilot from Plattsburgh New York, was unanimously elected commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the Golden Jubilee convention in Miami. Chicago was selected as the 1950 convention site by a vote of 4771 to 3719 over Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
Idaho Falls Postmaster Urges Mount States Rate Denial
Parley Rigby Idaho Falls postmaster urged the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to deny Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co rate increases. He questioned overhead costs and argued one percent of Idaho gross revenue to AT&T in New York should be better used at home, possibly avoiding a raise and supporting decent wages.
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Parley Rigby
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Rigby
Idaho
American Telephone and Telegraph
Pilgrim Estate Petition Filed for Admin Letters
LaVene Pilgrim of McCammon filed a petition for letters of administration for the estate of her late husband Ray H. Pilgrim who died December 14 1948. The estate includes Bannock county farm land valued at 10000 dollars and livestock and machinery valued at 1000 dollars.
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McCammon
Ray H. Pilgrim
Bannock County
Polio Victim Flown Aid to Liner Parthia Near New York
A Coast Guard plane will take a portable iron lung to Halifax to rendezvous with a rescue plane and rush oxygen equipment to the Cunard liner Parthia 830 miles northeast of New York. The victim is 21 year old Sidney Moody Jr of South Plainfield New Jersey, son of a Cyanamid executive, suffering respiratory trouble at sea amid hurricane Harry.
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Coast Guard
Halifax
N. S
Cutter Coos Bay
Cunard
Parthia
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Sidney Moody, Jr
South Plainfield
N. J
American Cyanamid Corp
Probe links Vaughan to five percenter oil case at briefing
Investigators aim to question Vaughan next Tuesday about testimony tying his name to Maragon James V. Hunt and other capital influence salesmen in a case involving scarce perfume oils worth thousands. A military aide, scheduled to testify today, requested more time to prepare.
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Truman
Maragon
James V. Hunt
Public Power Projects OK Victory For Truman
The Senate approved the Interior Departments 595 million dollar annual spending bill by voice vote after restoring most public power asks for new transmission lines. Included is 342 thousand dollars for Idaho Anderson Ranch Dam facilities near Boise, a policy win for President Truman.
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Senate
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Boise
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