Kennecott Copper Sheds Rail Strike Ends After 3 Months
The three month strike at Kennecott Copper Co. Salt Lake City ends as locomotive firemen and engineers accept a fact finding review. 311 workers return to work amid a return to full production at the Bingham pits and Garfield smelter, with costs estimated around twenty million dollars.
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Kennecott Copper
Washington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Kennecott Copper Co
Salt Lake City
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Ching
Bingham
Kennecott
Utah
Garfield
Bachus
Hercules Power Company
Kennecott Cooper Company
Pocatello Simplot Fertilizer Company
O. A. Power
Powers
Bingham Pit
Nelson Aldrich
Weather notes show intermittent snow and cold across regions
Southeastern Idaho and Southwestern Idaho report mostly cloudy skies with snow flurries and intermittent snow through Friday. Highs range from 15 to 25 with lows from 0 to 10 above, including a zero in places. Utah sees mostly cloudy conditions with light snows and rising afternoon temperatures.
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Utah
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Bobo
Wallgren Named Chairman of National Security Resources Board
Former Washington governor Mon C Wallgren was appointed by President Truman as chairman of the National Security Resources Board earning $14000 annually. The post had been vacant after Arthur M Hill’s resignation amid a power dispute within the board. Wallgren, 57, a Des Moines native and former senator, replaces acting head John R Steelman who had led the board.
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Mon C. Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
Truman
John R. Steelman
Arthur M. Hill
Wallgren
Senate
Hill
Greyhound Bus Corporation
Commerce Department
Mr. Truman
Des Moines, In
Rail unions meet again with presidential board on wage dispute
In Chicago the spokesmen for 16 non-operating unions and railroads said a presidential fact finding board will reconvene Monday. The board’s recall, done as individuals, aims to clarify recommendations after failed talks since January 5, with no guarantee of acceptance of new views.
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Chicago
Fhions A Ed
G. E. Leighty
Pocatello Sets Feb 19 Takeover of Army Air Base
City council approves accepting the army air base in Pocatello with Mayor Phillips to attend in Seattle for formal handover. Base of 32 000 acres cost 4 million dollars and will be purchased for 1 dollar with maintenance costs around 2500 monthly. Officials plan to lease or sell surplus buildings to raise operating funds.
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Kennecott
Pocatello
Army Air Base
George R. Phillips
Seattle
Wash
War Assets
Phillips
Rail Hearing Opens Here On Tragedy
As burial services for the crew wind down in the Diesel wreck near American Falls investigators from the Interstate Commerce Commission and Union Pacific begin a joint inquiry at the Pocatello station. Officials and crewmen offered few details while rumors of causes swirl amid cautious testimony.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific
Pocatello
ICC
Washington
Railroad
ISS
Idaho Faces Record Cold January Worst On Record
Weather official in Boise predicts February will bring slight warmth after a severe January. A Pacific air mass caused light to moderate snow across Idaho and temperatures from 10 to 15 degrees above normal in many areas. Eastern Idaho recorded the coldest readings with Malad at minus 16. January likely to be the Gem State’s coldest month on record.
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Malad
Jones
Gem State
Mystery Chinese Troop Withdrawal Near Yangtze
Communist armies began withdrawing from the Yangtze river line at several points on Thursday in unexplained moves. It was unclear if this signaled a shift tied to peace efforts. Li Tsung Jen adviser Chiu Chang-Wei denied Li asked communists not to attack the Nanking Shanghai area while talks open.
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Nanking
Yangtze River
Li Tsung-Jen
Chiu Chang-Wei
Nanking-Shanghai
Idaho highway omnibus bill boosts car fees and redistributes funds
A Boise bill proposes raising most license fees and reshaping highway funding among counties. It would set car licenses at 5 dollars plus 0.5 percent of value, lowering with depreciation. new truck and bus fees align with use and flat rates, and gross revenue taxes would be removed.
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Boise
Idaho
Jordan
Idaho House Votes to Take Over Dispute
The Idaho house passed 45 to 5 a bill to create a committee dividing property between Bannock and Caribou counties, focused on highway equipment and snow fences tied up after Grace and Bancroft areas split from Bannock. A chiropodists bill allowing narcotics in foot surgeries also moved, with debate on drug safety.
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Bannock
Idaho House of Representatives
Caribou
Henry O’leary
Grace
Bancroft
Caribou County
Hamer Budge
Ada
Earl Gunnell
Vernon Mendenhall
Franklin
Gunnell
Pocatellan Leads Chain Tax Battle
Idaho farm groups unite Thursday to back a measure repealing the chain store tax. Ray Swanson of Pocatello and leaders of the Idaho Cattlemen's Association, National Wool Growers, Idaho Grange, and Idaho Dairymen's Association argue the tax discriminates against distributors and harms producer margins and consumer prices.
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BOISE
Idaho
Ray V. Swanson
Pocatello
Idaho Cattlemen's Association
National Livestock Association
E. J. Spelberg
Butte
National Wool Growers Association
Spelberg
Butte County
George Hersley
Idaho Dairymen’s Association
W. L. Hendrix
Road Conditions Improve As Wind Clears Magic Valley
Brisk winds piled snow on U S highway 30 in the Magic valley, blocking parts of the Twin Falls Bliss Hagerman corridor. Crews cleared most of the drifted sections by Thursday afternoon and traffic moved normally on Highway 30, though a Wendell Jerome stretch briefly blocked. State officials warned conditions could change hourly due to winds.
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U. S. Highway 30
Twin Falls-Bliss-Hagerman A
State Highway Department
Wendell
Jerome
Highway Department
Strike Postponed Lets Portland Papers Publish
AFL web pressmen postponed the planned strike delaying action to keep The Portland Oregonian and Oregon Journal on their regular Thursday editions without interruption.
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Ore
AFL
Portland Oregonian
Oregon Journal
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