Losses Mount As Storms Sweep Nation Across Regions
A nationwide storm system brings snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas while New England and New York City face heavy snow. Western blizzards yield 79 deaths and about 190 million dollars in losses as cattle and sheep perish and feed shortages loom. Government aid pours in with nearly two million dollars from states and federal sources, plus military relief and hay drops for stricken ranches in Nevada and the West.
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Army flight surgeon to aid Navajo schoolchildren stranded
An army flight surgeon from Fort Ord will parachute into a snowbound eastern Arizona mountain to treat Navajo schoolchildren marooned at the Navajo Mountain Indian School. The group reportedly lacked food for four days as temperatures dropped to 30 to 35 degrees below zero.
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San Francisco
Fort Ord
Calif
Arizona
Sixth Army
Arizona Federal Works Ad
Navajo Mountain
George W. Magladry, Jr
Camp Stoneman
Pittsburg
Phoenix
Pilot credited for saving 33 aboard Constellation collision
Pan American Constellation Monarch of the Skies avoided a tragedy after a small private plane struck it 3 500 feet over Long Island. The Cessna crashed. its two pilots Arthur Putting and Eugene Kowalczyk died. Captain George F Knuth executed an emergency landing at Mitchell Air Force Base. Civil Aeronautics Board opened an investigation into the crash.
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Long Island
la Guardia
London
Arthur Putting
Portland
Ager
Eugene Kowalczyk
Middletown
Conn
George F. Knuth
Mitchell Air Force Base
Pan American
Civil Aeronautics Board
Axis Sally Testimony Offered in Treason Trial
In Washington a former boss of Mildred Gillars testified she freely made Axis Sally broadcasts. The defense argued mind control and threats. the witness said no foreign workers were forced to work. The trial covered a Berlin May 11 1944 broadcast to U S troops before D Day.
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Mildred E. Gillar
Miss Gillars
Hitler
Max Otto Koischwitz
Hunter College
New York
Adelbert Kallen
German Broadcasting Service
Houben
Berlin
England
Dunkirk
Dieppe
China Plane Found Safe
A Chinese airliner missing since Sunday with 15 aboard was spotted by a search plane on an airstrip in Communist-held Tsiwan. Officials feared the DC-3 may have been boxed in flight, but noted it landed undamaged and may be in Red territory. The flight originated near Shanghai en route to Tsingtao.
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China
Tsiwan
Donald K. Hassig
Inglewood
Calif
Red
Tsinan
Tsingtao
Airlines
Hong Kong
Supreme Court upholds city ban on loud sound trucks
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, upholds a Trenton New Jersey ordinance banning sound trucks on public streets for emitting loud and raucous noises. Justices Black and Rutledge dissent, accusing the majority of bias toward press and entertainment media.
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Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Wiley Rutledge
Trenton
N. J
Trains Resume On Union Pacific After Wreck West Of American Falls
Normal service returned on the Union Pacific line west of American Falls as wrecking crews cleared debris from a head on freight collision. The first train passed at 6 p.m. and power county Sheriff William Hoehnen confirmed the update. The streamliner passengers were moved from Pocatello to other towns by bus during the disruption. Three crew members J D Cawley engineer H C Lee fireman L L Walker head brakeman were killed in the Diesel freight. Officials said a formal crash investigation would be scheduled later, with several days needed to fully clear the wreckage.
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American Falls
Power County
William Hoehnen
Streamliner
Pocatello
J. D. Cawley
H. C. Lee
L. L. Walker
Fire Hits Utah Church in Murray
About 100 adults and 40 children calmly exited as smoke filled the attic of the Murray Baptist church. The two pastors directed evacuations while Rev. Clifford J. Young spoke to the congregation. Damage was expected to exceed $3500 and the neighboring Lutheran church offered use of their facility during repairs.
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Utah
Murray Baptist Church
Clifford J. Young
Christian Education
Utah Baptist Churches
Howard D. Simpson
Christian Lutheran Church
Bel Air jewel thief steals quarter million from Winans
A phantom burglar looted 257000 in cash and jewels from Thomas Winans and wife at their Bel Air mansion terrace. The thief used a passkey to reach a hidden jewel compartment, missing 200000 in additional gems. None of the jewels was insured.
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Los Angeles
Bel Air
California
Qilman
Thomas Winans
Bel-Air
Ralph Graham
Hearings On Power Being Held In Spokane
The first public hearing on the army’s 308 report for the Columbia river basin opened in Spokane with power and reclamation leaders from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Maj. Gen. Crawford presides as Col. Weaver and Col. Hewitt arrive with staffs. future hearings are planned in Seattle, Portland, and Boise.
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Army
Columbia River Basin
Pacific Northwest
Theron D. Weaver
North Pacific Division
Portland
L. H. Hewitt
Seattle
Roscoe C. Crawford
L. H. Robinson
Chicago
Milwaukee Railroad
William A. Stepleto
Northern Pacific
Jack Rogers
Olympia
Frank A. Banks
Bureau of Reclamation
Coulee Dam
H. A. Parker
Ephrata
Truman
CVA
Boise
Ida
Police Search For 12 Year Old Boy Missing Since Saturday
Pittsburgh police sought Eugene Gravatt Jr. after his disappearance in freezing weather. The 12 year old, last seen at midnight Saturday, may have run away nude and was missing for nearly two days as a 2.5 inch snowfall covered the city. He had been punished for an unauthorized two day outing and was found in Saltzburg previously wearing warm clothes.
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Pittsburgh
Eugene Gravatt, Jr
Rose Kennington
Ms Bureau
Elizabeth Gravatt
Shirley
Saltsburg
Fire Levels Home of Simplot Brother in Dec lo
A Saturday fire leveled the home of Robert Simplot near Declo causing an estimated 15 000 to 20 000 dollars in damage. The blaze started in an upstairs bathroom and swept through the house.
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Robert Simplot
Idaho
Jack Simplot
Administration One Package Labor Bill概要要点
这份报道概述了政府拟议的一揽子劳工法案要点 包括推翻塔夫脱哈特利法 重新颁布沃格纳法并赋予其更大效力 如果通过 将废除对封闭工会的禁令 对工会雇员福利及政治活动的限制 以及对工会诉讼与仲裁的多项规定 同时对雇主权利 司法介入与劳资争议解决机制进行改革 并设国家劳动关系委员会及其薪酬提升 将联邦管辖扩展以覆盖更多行业
Rail Leaders Signal Potential Layoffs Amid Cooling Boom
Nine major railroads and ARRR officials met in Salt Lake City to discuss a downturn in carloadings seen as weather and seasonal factors. William Fariey warned traffic remains above prewar levels, despite an 8 to 9 percent drop from 1947, as they left for a San Francisco ARRR directors meeting.
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Salt Lake City
U. S
Association of American Railroads
Utah
William T. Fariey
San Francisco
Elks Set Tour to Winnemucca for 24th Out-of-State Visit
Nearly 200 Salt Lake City Elks will ride a Southern Pacific special train to Winnemucca Nevada February 21 and 22 for the 24th annual out-of-state visitation of Salt Lake Lodge No. 85 BPOE. L E Holley, chairman, said each of Utah's 10 Elks lodges will be represented in the caravan.
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Elks
Southern Pacific
Winnemucca
Nev
Salt Lake
BPOE
L. E. Holley
Utah
Elks Lodges
Pay Hike For Service
Defense Secretary James Forrestal endorsed a proposal for an average 15 percent pay raise for armed services members. The plan goes to the budget bureau before Congress. President Truman has budgeted 400 million dollars. enlisted and officers would gain, while some groups like Army privates would not receive any increase.
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Washington
Defense
James Forrestal
Armed Services
Budget Bureau
Congress
Truman
China Rejects Detention Demand for War Criminals
News from Nanking reports the Chinese government refused to detain war criminals including Chiang Kai-Shek as Communist forces mass east and southwest of the capital. Li Tsung Jen’s Kwangsi troops bolster defenses while ministers depart for Shanghai en route to Canton.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Li Tsung- Jen
Kwangsi
Sun Fo
Wu Te-Chen
Shanghai
Canton
Yicheng
Wuhu
Patronage System Blasted At State Hearing
A joint Idaho legislature committee heard witnesses from Twin Falls Canyon County the state grange and the state farm bureau federation denouncing the highway system as wasteful and politically influenced. Detweiler Foregoing system urged a five member highway commission while Toffelmire Mainwaring and others cited Oregon style independence. The House revived a bill to repeal the sealed chain store tax with a vote of 30 to 27 and will revisit it tomorrow amid possible compromises.
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Senate
Twin Falls
Canyon County
State Grange
State Farm Bureau
Claude Detweiler
Twin Falls Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee
Detweiler
Tofflemire
Crema News
Berend Mainwaring
Nampa Free Press
Highway Commission
Toffelmire
Way Department
Mainwaring
Oregon
Long
John Frederickson
Idaho Farm Federation
Aaa
Grange
George Horsley
Fredrickson
House of Representatives
Weather POCATELLO Tuesday Forecast Summary
Mostly cloudy in Pocatello on Tuesday with occasional flurries and minimal temperature change. High near 10 above, low around five below zero. Portions of Southeastern Idaho expect partly cloudy to cloudy with light snow flurries. highs near 12 with subzero lows. Utah mostly clear with highs 10 to 20 and lows around five below. Other city readings truncated by OCR artifacts.
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