Blizzard Lashes Idaho City Strands 30 Children
A massive blizzard in southern Idaho trapped 30 children in a bus near Blackfoot while a snow plow rescued 12 others. Heavy drifts blocked routes across Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Twin Falls districts. many vehicles were stranded and roads closed.
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Pocatello
Blackfoot
Gate City
Here
C. C. Evans
Mano
Boise
Twin Falls
Idaho Falls
Glenns Ferry
Bliss
Idaho
Idaho Senate approves chain store tax repeal bill
The Idaho state senate narrowly approved the repeal of the chain store tax by a 22 to 20 vote after two switched votes. Edson Deal and W C Thornton changed from no to yes, tying the measure and sealing passage ahead of governor action amid heated debate led by Senator Herman Welker who called the measure vicious class legislation.
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Boise
Idaho State Senate
Senate
Edson Deal
Canyon
W.C. Thornton
Gooding
Deal
Don Whitehead
Thornton
Herman Welker
Payette
John Porter
Porter
Roll call shows senate passage with party split
Boise up roll call records party lines as Democrats vote for 13 and against 9, Republicans for 9 and against 10, with pairs Andrus and Jones noted.
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Senate
Bandelin
Barnton
Brooke
Call
Campbell
Shoshone
Cannon
Hicks
Lowry
Knock
Phillips
Sorensen
Steenson
Williams
Gem
Bucksten
Clark
Costley
Graham
Hamilton
Johnston
Middlemist
Roberts
Wall
Baumhoff
Blackstock
Adams
Deal
Jensen
Orme
Spelberg
Welker
Bingham
Bahr
Bolton
Burstedt
Cook
Irwin
Meade
Snook
Starr
Taylor
Wright
Andrus
Jones
Torrid Senate Battle Ends With Adjournment After Pressure Claims
As the roll was called Senate President pro tem O E Cannon moved to adjourn before Thornton could seek reconsideration of the vote. The adjournment sealed the measure with opponents saying lobby pressure was stronger than ever. Senator Carl Irwin condemned the lobbying and said he would vote no to object. Telegrams and letters flooded the senate as Welker wrapped up his closing argument.
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Senate
O. E. Cannon
Elmore
Thornton
Carl Irwin
House
Welker
Mint Is Closed Even To Firemen
Firemen tried to enter the U S mint after a 30 inch underground gas main burst, filling nearby buildings with fumes. Mint employees said they would open windows themselves, leaving access blocked.
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Philadelphia
U. S. Mint
Speaker Attacks Government At Pocatello Chamber Dinner
Notre Dame dean James E. McCarthy told the Pocatello Chamber of Commerce that government has overstepped its proper role and warned business leaders to enter politics. He labeled present government a heresy and urged accountability to preserve individual enterprise. The event also introduced 1949 chamber officers and honored year’s awardees with the traditional chief of Pocatello plaques.
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Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
James E. McCarthy
College of Commerce
Notre Dame University
Bannock
South Bend
McCarthy
Notre Dame
Chamber
J. L. Craig
C. Ed Flandro
E. A. Dufford
J. O. Cotant
C. H. Bohrer
Frank T. Briggs
Ed Cunningham
Clarence Elle
R. D. Gallafent
Jack Henderson
Harold Ory
Jack Terrell
F. G. Thompson
Flandro
Helen K. Brown
Rose Cordon
Chamber of Commerce
Pocatello
Frank Briggs
H. B. Markham
Robert Steele
F. A. Burton
F. G Thompson
H. R. Flint
J. L. Warre Ellis Donaldson
Ira Hays Retires After 45 Years On The Rails
Ira Hays ends 45 years in railroading with 20 on passenger runs aboard Union Pacific trains. On his 70th birthday he steers the City of Portland eastbound for a final time amid farewell from officials and friends at the Pocatello station. He recalls past wrecks and looks forward to fishing near Pocatello with his family.
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Ira Hays
Portland
Hays
Union Pacific Railroad
Pocatello Railroad
Union Pacific
City of
Soda Springs
Hayes
H. L. Crane
Utah- Jinbo
H. L. Jensen
Utah-Idaho
W. Blakemore
Weather Death Toll Reaches 137 Across 17 States
Seventeen western states report 137 deaths from severe weather since New Year’s Day as snow drifts trap areas from the Canadian border to Old Mexico. Texas leads with 33 fatalities, followed by Nebraska 22 and Wyoming 13, with several states recording smaller totals. Ranchers fear spring livestock losses will be vast as a bulldozer crew finds 3,200 cattle dead in South Dakota. Only light snow noted in the Rockies. plains remain very cold.
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Air Force
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Canadian
Old Mexico
Texas
Nebraska
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Missouri
Utah
Washington
Colorado
Oregon
New Mexico
Nevada
South Dakota
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Montana
Oklahoma
Arizona
California
Iowa
Rocky Mountains
Plains
Ice Box Salesman Divorce Claim In Los Angeles
Mrs. Eva Schwab, 36, filed for divorce from refrigerator salesman Arnold Schwab in Los Angeles. She sought separation on grounds including alleged cold behavior. The report notes she was granted a divorce as parts of the case progressed.
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Los Angeles
Eva Schwab
Arnold Schwab
News of the Day In Rhyme About the press and competition in journalism
A playful verse laments newspaper rivalry and mergers while praising healthy competition. It mocks rumors of sales and plant disputes, notes the lure of an exclusive field, and ends by contrasting solitude with a vibrant news market.
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Sonny
Idaho
Pickets Withdraw From Kennecott Copper Works
Salt Lake City Utah October strike at Kennecott Copper division ends after pickets withdraw. The protest began October 24 and involved workers at a major copper supplier for the nation.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Works
Utah Division
Kennecott Copper
Used Car Deals Surge as Salt Lake Cold Bites
Salt Lake City dealers struggle with bitter winter as A E Youngberg offers a $10 bill per car for each day the low temperature drops below zero. If the minimum hits 10 below, customers could receive $100 per vehicle, part of efforts to move inventory from open air lots.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
A. E. Youngberg
Youngberg
Jury Selection Delaying Trial in Murder Case
More jurors were questioned Friday in the first degree murder case against Domingo Rangel a Mexican beet worker charged with killing Carlos Bluebeard Peru last December Both state and defense counsel challenged jurors but none were selected as the trial was delayed by the lengthy voir dire process.
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Domingo Rangel
Rangel
Carlos “Bluebeard
Peru
Eec
Planes Drop Food To Hungry Navajo Indians
Navy and air force planes conducted an airlift over the Navajo reservation braving icy weather to deliver food to 21 snowbound families near Cameron. In other flights about 8,000 pounds of food and 70 tons of hay were moved to aid reservation Indians. Navy planes could not land at Winslow due to wing icing after touchdown.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Navy
Air Force
Cameron
Winslow
Lost Beechcraft Plane Sought By Sky Armada
A Sky Armada of about 100 planes combed the Inyokern area north of the naval testing station for a twin engined Beechcraft missing with seven men aboard since yesterday. The plane vanished during a short flight from the naval station to Alameda air base.
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San Diego
Cal
Inyokern Naval Ordinance
Naval Station
Alameda
Greek guerrilla chief seriously ill and relieved of duties
General staff reports Gen Markos Vafiades, leader of the Greek guerrillas, is seriously ill and has been relieved of all Communist party duties following a guerrilla radio broadcast.
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Athens
Greece
Markos Vafiades
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