Blizzard Harms Western Livestock As Rescue Efforts Expand
A new blizzard spreads across cattle areas from Nevada to Utah threatening 4.7 million sheep and cattle after a week of rescue work. Army crews and hay flights brace for drifting snow while roads and air routes struggle to stay open. High winds and snow hamper famous Donner summit resorts and rescue operations.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Fifth Army
U. S
Nebraska Plains
ARMY
Lewis A. Pick
Omaha
Nevada
U. S. Air Force
Continental Divide
Casper
Wyo
Utah
Sheep Country
Navajo Indian Territory
Arizona
New Mex
California
Donner Summit
Stalin's Prize Horse Stands At Sun Valley Stud
The prize horse of Josef Stalin, an English blooded lightweight hunter, is now at Sun Valley Idaho to retire at stud. Gifted to W Averell Harriman after VE Day, the horse was shown in Moscow newsreels and later settled at the Sun Valley resort owned by the Union Pacific chairman.
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Sun Valley
Josef Stalin
Elegant Resort
Russia
W. Averill Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad
Harriman
Stalin
Moscow
Harri
Kathleen
Winter Storm Strands Idaho Roads and Schools
A blizzard blankets southeastern Idaho with temperatures from five below to five above. Roads near Blackfoot, Arco, and Aberdeen are blocked, while highways into Idaho Falls remain clear. Planes grounded at Gate City. trains delayed. 42 Blackfoot students rescued from snowbound buses. many events canceled as schools close and travel halts.
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Weather Bureau
Idaho
Pocatello
Bancroft
Plaws
Idaho Falls
Butte
Shelley
Rigby
Louisville
Blackfoot
Arco
Aberdeen
Here
Malad
Ogden
Salt Lake
Gate City
Western Air Lines
WAL
Empire Air Lines
Union Pacific Railroad
Riverton
Muriel Olsen
Bliss
Misers Hoard Found Hidden by Poor Farm Case
In Bowling Green Kentucky officers discovered 1418 dollars hidden at the home of seven year old Esau Cox in a cardboard tin shack. The county judge ordered Cox sent to the Warren county poor farm but the money was used to keep him out of poverty and he was sent home.
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Bowling Green
Esau Cox
Warren County
Cox
Shows Schedule Amid Feb 5 7 With Classic Pairings
Listings run Saturday through Monday February 5 to 7 featuring Singapore with Fred MacMurray and Ava Gardner. Buckaroos from Powder River stars Charles Starrett as The Durango Kid and Smiley Burnette. Vicious Circle shows Conrad Nagel Fritz Kortner Reinhold Schunzel. Philo Vance Gambles stars Alan Curtis and Terry Austin. The Trouble With Women features Ray Milland Teresa Wright Brian Donlevy and Hard Rock Harrigan with George O’Brien. On Our Merry Way includes Paulette Goddard Burgess Meredith James Stewart Henry Fonda Dorothy Lamour Victor Moore and Fred MacMurray. Also Rustlers of Devils Canyon with Allan Lane as Red Ryder. Sunday and Monday So This Is New York stars Henry Morgan with an all star cast. Incident features Jane Frazee Warren Douglas. Tuesday and Wednesday Mummy's Tomb with Lon Chaney Turhan Bey and Mummy's Ghost with Lon Chaney John Carradine. Thursday and Friday Sealed Verdict stars Ray Milland Florence Marly, Killer Dill with Stuart Erwin Anne Gwynne. Saturday to Monday Big Clock stars Ray Milland Charles Laughton. Forever Amber features Cornell Wilde Linda Darnell.
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Singapore
Fred MacMurray
Ava Gardner
Powder River
Charles Starrett
The
Smiley Burnette
Our Merry
Soviet Film Role Clash Sparked by Bolshakov Critique
Soviet minister of cinematography Bolshakov accused Hollywood of flooding Europe with low quality films that promote obscurantism and anti Soviet sentiment. He touted Soviet cinema as superior citing 285 million foreign viewers in 1948 and said Americans aim to crowd out Soviet films.
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Moscow
Ivan Bolshakov
Hollywood
Soviet Union
Bolshakov
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Russia
Europe
Drunk Cure Works Says Lancet Report
Two Danish scientists report in Lancet that antabase a new drug taken before drinking can halt alcohol intake after the first drink. After one dose the drinker may blush nausea headaches and a strong desire to nap with recurring symptoms on subsequent drinks for up to eight days.
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London
Lancet
Paleface at Chief Theatre in Technicolor starring Hope and Russell
Sunday through Wednesday Paleface in technicolor featuring Bob Hope and Jane Russell. Thursday to Saturday Fighter Squadron in technicolor with Edmond OBrien and Robert Stack. Also Ladies of the Chorus starring Adele Jergens Marilyn Monroe and Rand Brooks.
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Bob Hope
Jane Russell
Fighter Squadron
Edmond O'Brien
Robert Stack
Adele Jergens
Mardilyn Monroe
Rand Brooks
Rescue crews drop supplies to stranded motorists in treacherous Idaho snows
Report recounts a weekend air drop mission by volunteers who used blankets and food to aid marooned drivers. They ferried bundles over seven men with trucks at Massacre Rocks and later to 19 people at a service station, with others rescued toward Burley or Rupert.
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Massacre Rocks
Coldwater Pass
Burley
Rupert
American Falls
Pocatello
Curley
Regulation of Card Games by Localities
The plan would allow poker in gaming establishments with a $50 monthly per table license. Casino games like blackjack roulette and craps would require a $100 monthly per table license. Banking games need a local referendum, while non banking games such as poker could be approved by city councils.
Flood expert to study Portneuf river flood costs
William M. Zink Inc working with the army engineer's office at AllA Walla Washington prepares a detailed economic report on Portneuf river floods. He surveys past damage and estimates costs to prevent future floods, and will stay in Pocatello for several days meeting officials and residents.
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Portneuf
William M. Zink
Camden County Returns Two Cent Tax Overpayment
It cost Camden county 25 cents to return a tax overpayment of two cents to the Borough ofBarrington New Jersey. The cost of making out a check and the labor involved accounted for it.
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Camden
N. J
Camden County
Barrington
Payroll Tax Urged For Idaho School Fund
The Idaho School Trustees association backs new revenue for schools. A payroll withholding tax or a sales tax is favored, while a personal property levy is rejected. They approved related resolutions and appointed committees on administration, training, legislation, and reorganization.
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Boise
Idaho School Trustees Association
Idaho
Board of Education
Association
L. W. Gould
Deary
J. Ellis Gardner
Sugar City
N. Taggart
Nampa
E. O. Rich
St. Anthony
Violet Butler
American Falls
Ada Sline
Meridian
Charles Whittake
Giant coypu rats found north of Cleveland
Giant red fanged South American water rats called coypu are roaming the Cuyahoga River valley south of Cleveland. Muskrat trappers found them in their traps and Dr. Arthur B. Williams of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History identified the species.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga River Valley
Here
Arthur B. Williams
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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