Republican Price Plan Draws GOP Dissent
A midwest Republican Senator accused party leaders of misleading the public on the anti inflation program. Senators Wilson Morse and Langer voted against the plan. A Democratic source said President Truman is undecided whether to sign or veto, with 10 days to decide and likely to blame Republicans if costs stay high.
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Truman
George A. Wilson
Iowa
Wilson
Congress
Wayne Morse
Ore
William Langer
Ri. N.D
White House
Hellinger Dies at 44 in Hollywood
Film producer and newspaper writer Mark Hellinger died suddenly in Hollywood at age 44 after a heart attack. The Broadway columnist, famed for his down-to-earth take on show business, had recently moved into producing films and was among the era's most prolific writers with thousands of stories plays scripts and columns.
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Hollywood
AUP
Mark Hellinger
Hollyw
New York
Hellinger
Bandits Grab Fortune in Gems in New York Hold-up
Three armed men robbed a Fifth Avenue jewelry store messenger returning from Laurel in the Pines Lakewood New Jersey. The messenger was beaten and found tied to a staircase in a building at 595 Fifth Avenue, where Barton and Brooker Inc occupied the fourth floor. Gems and diamonds valued at 75 000 to 100 000 dollars were taken.
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Fifth Ave
Barton and Brooker, Inc
Laurel
Pines
Lakewood
N. J
Rotary party gifts aid Salvation and Elks clubs in city
A. L. Baker notes reporters missed the point at the Bannock Rotary noon gathering. Gifts intended for Ro members were redirected to the Salvation Army and the Goodfellows Club of the Elks to brighten Christmas for Pocatello youngsters. Flying farmers rumor, home fires, Mary Worth potatoes plug, and aid to Joe Stuart family wrap the item.
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Wholesale Meats
Rotary
Bannock
Beth
Salvation
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Pocatello
Couple Observe 71st Anniversary in Columbus Wisconsin
In Columbus Wisconsin Mr and Mrs E W Richards quietly marked their 71st wedding anniversary. Mrs Richards AL bustled with visitors while her 94 year old husband has been bedridden three years. They credited no secret to success beyond getting along and aging gracefully. Two children Mrs G H Jones and Dr William Richards a veterinarian joined the observance. Mrs Richards said she never expected to reach the first anniversary and quipped she is not as spry as before.
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Columbus
Wis
E. W. Richards
Winter Solstice Arrives Monday at 9 43 a.m.
Pocatello weatherman expects little temperature change with mostly cloudy skies Monday and Tuesday and light snow flurries. Highs near 40 degrees. Sunrise 7 57 p.m. Sunset 4 58 p.m.
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Pocatello
Family Loses Trailer Home In Weekend Blaze
A Sunday fire destroyed the 7 by 20 foot trailer of the R A L McBrides on Polo Line road. The Idaho family, recently moved from California, housed two youngest children with Nazarene members while neighbors and Red Cross offer aid. Father works in Union Pacific shops. church volunteers assist with clothing and shelter as investigators search for a cause.
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McBride
Pocatello
Pole Line Road
Cedar
R.A.L. McBrides
Pole Line
theBride
Church of the Nazarene
Poettello
Polo Line Road
California
Idaho Falls
Union Pacific
Joe Stuart
Tyhee
E. G. Vievig
Nazarene
Cedar Street
May Kirchner
Pocatello Red Cross
Two Seen For Positions
Washington reports advance Congressional speculation centers on two top Marshall plan roles. Former senator Robert M. Lafollette Jr of Wisconsin is named as a likely head of the economic cooperation administration. Lewis W Douglas, U S ambassador to Britain, is linked with the roving ambassador post for on the ground recovery operations in Europe.
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Washington
Robert M. Lafollette, Jr
Wisconsin
Lewis W. Douglas
U. S
Britain
Truman
Capitol
Lafollette
Douglas
Europe
Jerusalem clashes claim British officers and many wounded
In Jerusalem on Sunday violence across the city left a British lieutenant and sergeant major dead while an Arab and three Jews were fatally injured. Across the north to the south, scattered disorders were reported with many harmed by tommy public safety devices and related incidents.
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Jerusalem
Aoa
Lyda
First Supersonic Flight Is Reported
The Bell XS1 rocket plane reportedly pierced the sonic barrier during speed tests at MAROC FIELD California. Tests last fall brought it closest to the speed of sound among planes, with official speeds undefined after military secrecy. The Sky streak holds the current official record of 650.6 mph set August 25.
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Maroc Field
Cal
Western Union Strike Put Off
Washington reports that a nationwide telegraph strike by 50,000 workers from three AFL unions was averted after Western Union agreed to submit the wage dispute to a three member fact finding panel. The panel will study the issues with no binding settlement power, and 50 days to report.
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Washington
AFL
Western Union Telegraph Company
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Ching
Session Over Use of Water in Idaho Falls
The Snake River Committee of Nine and R J Newell director of the Regional Reclamation Bureau will meet in Idaho Falls in closed session Monday to discuss a compromise on disposing of reserved water in Americas Falls reservoir. The bureau proposed that 28 canal companies be allowed to purchase three fourths of the reserved water they have leased for 17 years, though the companies seek to buy all the space.
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Idaho Falls
Snake River
R. J. Newell
Regional Reclamation Bureau
Americas
Falls Reservoir
Reclamation Bureau
American Falls Reservoir
Newsman Killed In Plane Crash In Portland
Sam Jackson 34 associate publisher of the Oregon Journal and Amrose M Cronin Jr son in law of a former Portland Oregonian director died when a journal helicopter crashed at 400 feet over West Hills golf course. Cronin burned in the wreckage and both men were killed outright. bystander Ernest Fischer reported engine trouble moments before the crash.
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Ore
Sam) Jackson
The
Oregon Journal
West Hills
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Ambrose M. Cronin
Caroline Leadbetter
Portland Oregonian
Helicoper
Oregon
Cronin
Ernest Fischer
Fischer
Police seize trio over Christmas loot gang battle in Chicago
Police questioned three men Sunday tied to a gang feud over Christmas loot in Chicago. One of two intended victims escaped by leaping from a speeding car as the crew pursued. The man was bound and gagged but survived. investigators continued inquiries into the violence and motive.
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Chicago
Eisenhower Popular With Independent Voters in 1948
Princeton report shows independent voters, about 13 million, hold decisive power in the 1948 race. Eisenhower is the top choice among independents, who split from party lines and favor him for his nonpartisan stance. The poll lists 12 potential candidates and notes independents’ distribution across occupations and regions, with the South least independent.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
America
FDR
Dwight D., Eisenhower
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
George C. Marshall
Henry A. Wallace
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhow
Douglas MacArthur
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Robert A. Taft
Iit Leverett Saltonstall
Joseph E. Martin
Cocos Place
Benea
Saniaie
Institute
Army Is Secretive About Plane
Washington AP Aviation Week reports the Air Forces XS 1 rocket engine plane may have flown faster than sound at Muroc causing no official confirmation from the Air Force Col S A Gilkey says there is no foundation to the rumor The magazine cites flights last month at the desert test center with radar timed climbs to 40000 70000 feet and a first supersonic flight by Capt Charles Yaeger followed by several penetrations by pilots Howard Lilly and Herbert Hoover The exact speeds are not given but the article notes that 660 mph is enough to break the sound barrier at altitude and mentions a 662 mph speed from a previous aircraft The piece describes ease of flight and lack of anticipated structural strain The Air Force denies any release mentioning the XS 1 in any way
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United Press
Washington
Aviation Week Magazine
Air Forces
Air Force
Col
S. A. Gilkey
Muroc
Calif
Robert H. Wood
Desert Flight Test Center
Charles Yaeger
Howard, Lilly
Herbert Hoover
Ex Premier Ghavam Arrested At Tehran Airport
Tehran Iran former Prime Minister Ahmad Ghavam Es Sul taneh was arrested at the airport as he prepared to fly to the United States via Geneva. A mob shouted death threats and troops dispersed the crowd after his passport was confiscated. He had visited the Shah Reza Pahlavi yesterday before the arrest was ordered by the public prosecutor.
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Teheran
Iran
Ahmad Ghavam Es -Sultaneh
United States
Ghavam
Reza Pahlevi
Geneva
Switzerland
Youth Taken Ill in Hospital After Train Trip
Wallace Conine, 22, of Farmington Idaho and a University of Idaho student in Moscow, was admitted to General hospital Sunday night in coma with a diagnosis of complications from a severe kidney ailment. He was en route home for the holidays when rushed from a train Saturday. His condition remained serious Sunday night. He is the son of Mr and Mrs A C Conine of Farmington.
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Wallace Conine
Farmington
Idaho
Conine
University of Idaho At Moscow
Moscow
A. C. Conine
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