Tafts Major Blast Is Almost Unnoticed
Sen. Robert A. Taft delivered a major policy broadside in Niles Ohio promising expanded federal aid for minimum wage medical care housing and schooling while warning against welfare state expansion He criticized Roosevelt and Truman for creating boards and commissions that bypass courts and centralize power urging adherence to conservative principles with limited government support.
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Robert A. Taft
Taft
Niles, O
United States
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Roosevelt
Truman
Wyoming Idaho make progress on Snake River compact talks
In ROCK SPRINGS Wyoming and Idaho officials reported definite progress on a Snake River compact with an engineering advisory committee named to study water allocation. The inter state group deferred firm action awaiting the committee report and scheduled its first meeting for February 11 in Montpelier Idaho.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Wyoming
Idaho
Snake River
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Ida
R. J. Newell
Boise
Bureau of Reclamation
Inter-State Commission
N. V. Sharp
Filer
L. C. Bishop
Sharp
Bishop
Columbia Valley Authority
Congress
Montelier
Compact Commission
West Point welcomes first WAC trainees amid campus stir
Nine women joined West Point as the academy’s first dough girls, coming from Camp Lee to work and study while 56 more WACs arrive, replacing men in medical and technical jobs. Cadets and enlisted men make light of the scene, while flirtations begin along Flirtation Walk.
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West Point
N. Y
United States Military Academy
Wac
Camp Lee
Obituaries From Malad and Pocatello Veterans
Funeral services were held for Annie E. Dives 84 in Malad ward church. She was born 1865 in Logan Utah and married Verbeum Dives in 1883. She was active in the LDS relief society and survived by two sons, Thomas and Leo Dives of Malad. Pfc Dante A. Comastri 22 arrived home from overseas after being killed in action in Belgium December 25 1944. Born 1922 in Pocatello he attended local schools and played in school and city bands. He is survived by parents Archie and Ada Comastri two sisters Alba Frodsham and Mary Cantrill and a brother Antonio. Burial at Mountain View cemetery with military honors by the American Legion Post No 4.
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Annie E. Dives
Dante A. Comastri
Pocatello
Malmedy
Belgium
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Comastri
Archie
Ada Comastri
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Alba Frodsham
Bremerton
Wash
Mary Cantrill
Antonio Comastri
St. Anthony's Church
M. J. McGowan
Mountain View Cemetery
Pull
Ralph Comstock, Jr
Britannica Says Barber's Itch Does Not Cause Itch
The encyclopedia states the disease known as barber's itch is not itchy, clarifying the medical misconception and correcting common terminology about skin conditions.
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Encylopedia Britannica
Aly starts divorce proceedings in Paris court
Princess Aly, heiress to part of the Guinness brewing fortune, appeared in Seine department court to initiate divorce from Prince Aly. The suit names grave injury and serious insult, with Rita Hayworth not named. The couple toured Europe and North America. reconciliation is sought before a formal trial.
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Pavessy Khan
Seine Department
Rita Hayworth
Guinnes
Rapoport
Andre Lefievre
Jacques Rousselet
Rousselet
Prince Aly
Aly
Rita
Europe
North America
Joan Yardebuller
Idaho School Trustees Hold Annual Convention
Trustees from Idaho gather for a two day meeting in Boise with about 200 members expected. The theme is strengthening freedom through education. A public session at Boise Junior College Auditorium will discuss how school boards can boost education, with remarks from Gov. Robins and state representatives Schwiebert and Steenson. The convention ends Friday with officer elections.
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Idaho School Trustees Association
J. C. Eddy
Lewee
Tony
Erwin Schwiebert
Canyon
Nellie Cline Steenson
Bannock
Traffic resumes after Union Pacific derailment near Laramie
Workmen cleared wreckage of an eastbound freight derailment five miles west of Laramie Wyoming. The derailment blocked both tracks for hours but traffic returned to normal as investigators assess the cause. No injuries were reported.
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Laramie
Wyo
Union Pacific
Food Prices Rising Less Than Wary Wartime Pay, Says AID
Washington reports that food prices take a smaller bite of income now than in the war era. From 1933 39 to 1944 45 family food spending fell from 23 to 16 percent, while postwar spendable income rose, with marketing costs down and self service markets cutting retail costs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Building Permits Issued In January By Gate City
Twenty two permits were issued to Gate City businesses and private individuals in January, per the Pocatello fire department. Four re modeled residences, seven re modeled businesses, one private garage, and ten moving permits were recorded, many for relocating box cars from the railroad for dwelling use. Thirty nine electrical wiring permits were also issued.
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Gate City
Pocatello Fire Department
Pontiac Dealers Cheer New Silver Streaks at San Francisco Meet
R D Gallafent of Bannock Motor Company returns to Poca tello after a dealers preview of the 1949 Pontiac Silver Streaks in San Francisco. L W Ward says two new lines the Chieftain and Streamliner will join 10 body styles with mostly standard or deluxe equipment while the Torpedo line is discontinued. Pontiac production in 1948 was 245 500 cars and 1949 output is expected to rise.
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R. D. Gallafent
Bannock Motor Company
Pocatello
San Francisco
Pontiac
L. W. Ward
Pontiac Motor Division
Ward
Police Guard Cave-In Area In Carbondale Pa
State police guarded a three block area in Carbondale to deter looting after the worst cave in the town's history. Sixty families were displaced with some sheltered by neighbors or at a hotel amid $50,000 to $100,000 in property damage. Four people were injured as mine subsidence collapsed an entire city block and jolted two adjoining blocks.
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Carbondale
de Angelis Coal Co
Idaho Tax Bills Won’t Affect 1948 Returns, Official Says
Boise Idaho deputy commissioner P G Neill said tax reform bills will have no effect on 1948 returns. He noted that about 17 400 individual returns have been filed so far this year versus 18 000 at the same point last year, with average payments slightly below last year. He cautioned that only 20 percent of expected filings have been received.
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Boise
Idaho
P. G. Neill
Idaho Income Tax Division
Neill
Kiwanis Luncheon Honors Whittier Cub Scouts
Kiwanis members hosted Whittier school cub scouts during National Boy Scout week. Dr. John Wurster introduced the group. Vocal selections by Miss Judy with Rudolph Goranson accompaniment preceded a film by R L Duvall. The Eddie Rickenbacker feature Air Power Is Peace Power capped the program.
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Whittier School
John Wurster
Miss Judy
Rudolph Goranson
R. L. Duvall
Empire Airlines
Eddie Rickenbacker
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