Supreme Court agrees to review convictions of Japanese warlords
The Supreme Court delays seven hangings by agreeing to hear appeals from Koki Hirota and Kenji Doihara. Justices split earlier, with Justice Jackson voting to review. Dec. 16 set for oral arguments on legality of the Far East tribunal and MacArthur’s authority.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Pearl Harbor
Far East Military Tribunal
Douglas MacArthur
Koki Hirota
Kenji Doihara
Hideki Tojo
Gen. MacArthur
High Court
Snowstorms Strain Pocatello City Crew
The heaviest 24 hour snowfall in years overwhelms Pocatello streets. Mayor George R. Phillips says the city’s equipment is doing its best while crews work 24 hours daily to clear drifts on the Gate City’s east side. Photos show residents and plows battling deep snow near East Street.
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Pocatello
George R. Phillips
Gate City
Idaho Liquor Law Changes Proposed By State Association
The Retail Liquor Association and chairman W W Campbell urged repeal of local option provisions and broad changes to Idaho liquor laws. They seek wholesale purchasing discounts, tightened minor enforcement, bar employee permits for women, and removal of bartender bonding requirements, with a Boise meeting set for December 14.
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Retail Liquor Association
W.W. Campbell
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Idaho
Campbell
Twin
Falls
Preston
Union
Boise
Airbase Row Escalates Over Pocatello Settlement
Power county editor L R Scott blasts Pocatello leaders as political bosses over the air base dispute. County officials voice calm acceptance that Pocatello will keep the base, with Phillips vowing to seize it for the city once received. Scott accuses officials of bureaucratic malfeasance and hints at using base facilities to fund county needs.
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Pocatello
L. R. Scott
Power County Press
Power County
Scott
Bannock
Air Base
William H. Hoehnen
W. C. Loofbourrow
POST
H. K. Glidden
Civil Aeronautics Ee
Glidden
George R. Phillips
Phillips
Idaho
Marine Workers Return To Jobs On West Coast
More than 30,000 Pacific coast maritime workers resumed duties after a three month strike paralysis. In San Francisco Bay 425 longshoremen in 27 gangs loaded ships while operations began in 22 other ports from Vancouver to San Diego, with Marine Engineers Union crews mobilizing and stevedores flooding hiring halls.
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San Francisco
West Coast
San Francisco Bay
Pacific Coast
Marine Engineers Union
Vancouver
San Diego
Benjamin Arriwite Funeral Held in Blackfoot
Funeral rites for Benjamin Arriwite Indian medicine man and sun Dance director were held Monday in Blackfoot. Arriwite was among the last real Indian Medicine Men on the reservation and had participated in tribal Sun Dances for many years.
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Blackfoot
Benjamin Arriwite
Arriwite
Cartier Boy Gives Up Pony
Kenneth Boley a carrier for the Decatur Daily Democrat turned the pony out to pasture after subscribers complained he rode across lawns shouting Pony Express while delivering papers on Monday. The incident ends his pony delivering duties in Decatur Indiana.
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Decatur, Ind
Kenneth Boley
Decatur Daily Democrat
Kenneth
Pony Express
Bike Bandits Steal 28779 From Ball Store Manager
A department store executive was robbed on a downtown street in Muncie Indiana by two determined bandits. One fled on a bicycle with a bag containing over 17 000 in cash and 11 200 in checks. The other acted as lookout as they escaped past a Presbyterian church.
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Muncie
Ind
Fred Staver
Staver
Mackinaw
Truman Secures Nearly Half of Popular Vote in 1948 Election
New York reports President Truman won almost half the popular vote as all but eight states reported. Truman total reached 24,047,205 of 48,501,722 votes with Dewey at 21,898,628 and third-party candidates Phillips, Wallace, and Thomas also on the tally.
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New York
Truman
United States
Thomas E. Dewey
J. Strom Pharmond
Henry A. Wallace
Norman Thomas
United Nations Adjourn To Meet Again In April
The United Nations General Assembly voted 43 to 13 with two abstentions to adjourn Saturday night and reconvene in New York on April 1 to finish unfinished business. Delegates noted five years of self criticism as many agenda items remain untouched.
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PARIS
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Assembly
Naval meeting tonight for Pocatello reservists
Pocatello naval reservists are called to the Naval Ordnance Depot tonight at 8 o clock for a meeting. Washington naval officers will address the group. All members of the Pocatello training staging division are urged to attend.
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NAVAL
Pocatello Naval
Naval Ordnance Depot
Washington
Pocatello
Traffic Disrupted by Storm Across Idaho Gem State Roads Sparse
Idaho residents faced hazardous travel as heavy snow blanketed counties from Pocatello to Boise. Road crews reported packed snow on western routes and slick conditions around Burley, with northern highways demanding hours of work to stay open. Forecasters warned of more snow from an advancing system, while temperatures ranged from 10 to 20 degrees with Boise near 15.
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Pocatellans
Ashton
Pocatello
Barrow Pit
Boise
Burley
Salt Lake City
Idaho
Gem’ State
Boise Weather Bureau
Robert Kirkpatrick
State Highway Department
Kirkpatrick
The
Weather Bureau
Srp
Weather ‘Bureau
Continental Divide
West
Yellowstone
Oregon
Life rafts found with about 30 survivors of missing plane
Honolulu authorities say two life rafts containing about 30 survivors were recovered in the Pacific, roughly 500 miles southwest of Johnston Island, as announced by the Western Sea Frontier.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Johnston Island
Western Sea Frontier
Gonzaga Edges ISC 60 to 44 in Spokane
Gonzaga defeated ISC 60 to 44 on the narrow Spokane floor. Al Kirlin led ISC with 17 points while Jack Evans scored 19 for Gonzaga. Parr Sainsbury contributed strong rebounding as ISC dropped to six straight losses. Next they travel to Caldwell to face College of Idaho.
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ISC
Bengals
Gonzaga
Spokane
Ed. Willett
POST
al Kirlin
Kirlin
Jack Evans
Parr Sainsbury
Pocatello
Willett
Idaho
College of Idaho
Caldwell
Bacteria blamed for poison food at Utah school
In Bountiful Utah a state health commission report cites faulty refrigeration as the probable cause of stomach illness for 250 Sto ker School students. Principal D R Tolman said the illnesses followed Friday lunch. Tests by state lab technician Ted E Galbraith found salad dressing and potato salad contaminated with staphylococcus bacteria due to improper refrigeration.
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Bountiful
Utah
Stoker
State Health Commission
D. R. Tolman
Ted E. Galbraith
Truman Admits Failure In Greece
President Truman told Congress that progress in wiping out the Communist-led guerrilla forces in Greece has not materialized. He acknowledged, for the first time, that guerrillas now outnumber the Greek army for the first time since his stop-Communism doctrine was enacted a year ago.
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Truman
Congress
Greece
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