Idaho Cities Debate Slot Machine Law Changes
Idaho Falls Twin Falls and Pocatello officials privately discuss required law changes as state licensing rules loom. Boise moves to outlaw machines after fear operators would sue for refunds if state bans pass. Discussions rise statewide with attention in the Panhandle and southern Idaho.
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William B. Hatch
United Press
BOISE
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Twin Falls
Pocatello
Attorney General’s Office
G. W. Brewer
Stanley
Magic Valley
Panhandle
ISC Loses Second EWC Clash
Cheney Washington ISC fell to Eastern Washington College of Education 43 to 40 as a late burst by EWC broke a five point ISC lead. George Kiel led ISC with 15 points while Al Kirlin added 12 as the Bengals prepare for a Monday game versus Gonzaga in Spokane.
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Cheney
Wash
ISC
Eastern Washington College of Education
Bengals
EWC
George Kiel
al Kirlin
Bengal
Ed Willett
Gonzaga
Spokane
Brighten Up Your Home Contest Brightens Pocatello Crews
The POST and Pocatello Jaycees sponsor a holiday home decoration contest in Alameda and Pocatello. Eight top decors win cash prizes from 25 dollars for first to five one dollar awards. Bright homes promise a merrier Christmas for all.
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Pocatello
POST
Pocatello Jaycees
Alameda
Flaming wheel mystery falls from sky over Bellefontaine
Police sent the flaming wheel remnants to Wright-Patterson air base for study. Officials considered it could be part of a guided missile experiment or a magnesium flare. No local airfield loss was found, and field officials sought to identify the object’s origin.
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Bellefontaine
Wright-Patterson Air Base
Air Force Experimental Center
A. D. Paden
Paden
Wrightfield
Here
C. H. Welch
Col. Welch
Wright-Patterson Field
Idaho Farmers Back Ground Water Code With Rights Assured
Idaho farmers show no opposition to a state underground water code as long as existing water rights are protected, says state reclamation engineer Mark R. Kulp after a Twin Falls meeting of the Idaho Reclamation Association. He notes skepticism about the code but promises rights will not be affected. The code aims to regulate further uses of groundwater, easing concerns of irrigators with wells.
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Boise
Idaho
State Reclamation
Mark R. Kulp
Kulp
Twin Falls
Idaho Reclamation Association
Bomb Kills Egyptian Police Chief in Cairo Riots
In Cairo, Police Commander Zelim Zaki Pasha was killed by a bomb as student demonstrations turned violent. Police and students suffered injuries, with about 30 students hurt and 300 arrested. Demonstrations followed a Sudan election incident and tied to tensions over potential Sudanese-Egyptian union.
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Cairo
Zelim Zaki Pasha
Zaki Pasha
College of Medicine
Fuad el Awal University
Giza
Ibrahimieh
Britain
Egypt
Sudan
First Lady Chiang to Seek U S Aid From Truman
Mme Chiang Kai-Shek will press President Truman for full American aid to China's Civil War. She plans a White House talk early next week to seek a three year program totaling 1 billion dollars annually, plus a large mission to direct Nationalist forces. OfficialsExpress cautious stance amid wary prospects for new funding and solidarity.
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Washington
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Truman
U. S
China
White House
Mme Chiang
Mme. Chiang
George C. Marshall
Far East
Chiang
Meat prices ease as supplies rise across eight cities
Retail meat prices have fallen up to 19 cents a pound in six weeks after a larger hog and livestock supply increased market momentum. A United Press survey across eight cities including Atlanta Chicago and New York shows declines across five popular cuts with pork dropping the most. Industry spokesmen attribute the drop to more animals marketed while consumers cite tighter budgets and back to school costs.
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American Meat Institute
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United Press
Atlanta
Chicago
Columbus
Detroit
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Omaha
New York
Berlin electrical workers threaten to strike over police withdrawal
Nearly 5000 Bewag employees in the Soviet sector of Berlin warned a boycott if police guards are not withdrawn from power plant sites. The ultimatum, delivered after a mass meeting in the American sector, demands police removal and the release of six Bewag workers arrested recently.
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Berlin
Bewag
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
United Press
Clay
Resumption of Spy Probe Set After Hidden Evidence
Washington authorities ordered two communist spy investigations to resume. Micro filmed top secret State Department documents hidden in a pumpkin on a Maryland farm were turned over by Whittaker Chambers to the House Committee on American Activities. Hearings begin Tuesday with the expected exposure of the document source.
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Maryland
State Department
Moscow
House On American Activities Committee
Whittaker Chambers
Justice Department
Department
New York
Grand Jury
Chambers
Time Magazine
Tom C. Clark
unAmerican Activities Committee
House
Robert E. Stripling
Chamers
Murder Trial Set Monday for Midvale Rancher
The first degree murder trial of B. W. Newman, Midvale rancher, will open Monday in district court. Newman is accused of shooting neighbor W. E. Wiggins on July 8 after an argument over a horse misdelivery by a trucker.
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Newman
W. E. Wiggins
Wiggins
Election To High Court Asked In Idaho
The Idaho Bar Association proposed electing vacancies in the supreme and district courts by secret ballot across 11 districts. Ballots listing candidate names would go to the secretary of commissioners by December 20, with local bars certifying results by January 15 for canvassing. The association also urged a coordinator of courts and constitutional reform to allow gradual judiciary reorganization by law.
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BOISE
Idaho Bar Association
Idaho
Sam Griffin
Bar Association
Secretary of Commissioners
The
Supreme Court
Ex Chorus Girl Weds Hollywood Mogul in Secret Palm Springs Ceremony
MGM chief Louis B Mayer and ex chorus girl Lorna Danker wed in Yuma Arizona after a private ceremony arranged with police protection. The couple, accompanied by press aides and a child, fled to Palm Springs for a honeymoon, taking steps to avoid reporters.
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MGM
Louis B. Mayer
Palm Springs
Mayer
Yuma
Ariz
Lorna Danker
J. A. Beard
Howard Strickling
Whitey Hendry
Suzanne
Winterhaven
Calif
Strong Shock Rocks Area Along Coast
A strong quake rattled Southern California from Ventura to San Diego on Saturday. Origin near Palomar Observatory, magnitude 6.4, felt across cities including Palm Springs, Long Beach, and Hollywood. Damages ranged from shattered windows to liquor-store losses. an elephant at Griffith Park Zoo miscarried.
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Los Angeles
California
Ventura
San Diego
Long Beach
Palm Springs
Griffith Park Zoo
Coachella Desert
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Beaumont
Indio
P. Springs
Desert
Hollywood
Union Pacific
Sasa
Robert Allen
Palomar Observatory
Theere
Daily Report
Ontario
Arcadia
Inglewood
Santa Ana
Lens Beach
Altadena
Beverly Hills
Colorado
Palm
Springs
Fred Robinson
Snow disrupts travel around Pocatello this weekend
Snow slowed air, road, and mountain travel around Pocatello on Saturday. Aircraft faced hours of delays but resumed by 4 p.m. Roads remained slick with drifts heavier west toward Boise. Two men were treated for cuts after a collision on North Fourth Avenue and Fremont Street. Five inches of snow lay between Pocatello and Rupert.
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Pocatello
North Fourth Avenue
Fremont Street
Boise
Here
Rupert
Salesman Is Robbed in Salt Lake City Abduction
A 35 year old crippled magazine salesman Harry Wood Jr was kidnapped and robbed of 30 dollars then left stranded in a remote outskirts area. He reported the incident to police after hiking to a bus line and returning home. A separate assault left Warner Wynn seriously injured after a hotel room mate knocked him down and stole his leather jacket containing 10. Police sought Jack Moser for questioning.
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Salt Lake City
Harry Wood, Jr
Wood
Warner -Wynn
Salt Lake General Hospital
Wynn
Jack Moser
Idaho officials plan attendance at Spokane meeting
A large group of Idaho school administrators will attend the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools annual meeting in Spokane on December 9 to 11. State Superintendent Alton B. Jones says Idaho’s state committee on secondary schools will present accreditation recommendations to the high schools during the gathering.
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Boise
Idaho
Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools
Spokane
Alton B. Jones
State Committee On
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