Idaho legislators cut budget for one year for all state departments
Idaho lawmakers on a joint senate house appropriations panel voted to fund all state departments for only 12 months, with a special session planned in early 1950 to finish the remainder of the fiscal biennium. Officials cited revenue uncertainty from farmers and stockmen and hailed a lean budget approach.
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Boise
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Idaho
James E. Graham
Madison
Senate Finance Committee
T. C. Waddoups
Butte
Waddoups
Graham
E. J. Spelberg
Ernie Pyle to Be Buried in Pacific Memorial Cemetery
The body of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle will arrive in Honolulu February 14 and be interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on Saipan, per his father William C. Pyle of Dana.
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Honolulu
Ernie Pyle
Ie Shima
United Features Syndicate
Saipan
New National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
William C. Pyle
Dana
Eagles Plan Dedication of Building
The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 119 will dedicate its new brick building on West Benton Street in a three day event. The program includes initiation Thursday at 8 p.m. with dedication ceremonies, an open house Friday from noon to 8 p.m., and a grand ball Saturday night at 10 p.m. Major guests include Mayor George Phillips and state FOE officials.
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Aerie 119
Order of Eagles
West Benton St
C. M. Jeffries
Pocatello
Ladies Auxiliary Foe
George Phillips
Isaac Troupe
August Rademacher
W. R. Blalock
State Aerie
George Broughman
Devere Watson
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Lester Lobel
Dewey Criticized as Washed Up by GOP Colleague
Representative Paul Shafer of Michigan called Governor Thomas E. Dewey washed up punch drunk and groggy in a prepared House speech. He accused the twice defeated GOP candidate of being a New Dealer and urged Republicans to unite as a liberal and progressive party after Dewey’s Tuesday night address.
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Washington
House
Thomas E. Dewey
Paul Shafer
Michigan
Dewey
Shafer
Nuneh
Missing Parents Leave Kids in Pocatello
Two young children Kit Ann and Jackie Ann, ages 5 and 1, are in the care of Mrs. Pauline Gunter after their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Lowry, disappeared while away at a Boise convention. Local police and sheriff officials are issuing notices to locate the parents. Probate Judge Willard Lund is assisting.
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Tykes
Kit ‘Ann
Jackie Ann
Irving Lowry
Pauline Gunter
Boise
Pocatello
Kit Ann
West Bridger St
Expectant Mothers Flown Out In Blackfoot Blizzard Rescue
The Red Cross airlifted two expectant mothers to Blackfoot hospitals from isolated ranches as Rockland, 17 miles from American Falls, remained cut off by 28-foot drifts. A helicopter crew also ferried a three day old baby to the Thomas area. Trucks began moving relief supplies while state police guided air operations. New storms were forecast later, threatening further delays.
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Blackfoot
Red Cross
Rockland
American Falls
Eldon Risenmay
Kernard Merrill
Thomas
Gerald van Orden
Lowell McCarley
Tom Bergh
White Hell
Pocatello
SOS Signal Heard North of San Diego Coast
Coast Guard air station picked up an SOS from an unidentified ship 80 miles north of San Diego claiming its sinking. The incident prompted search and rescue efforts as crews investigated the vessel’s status and location.
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SOS
San Diego
Coast Guard Air Station
Mercy flights aid stranded farmers as trains stall in snow
In Idaho and Wyoming, 4000 people were stranded while 26 UP trains were halted by heavy snow. Two mercy missions carried a farmer to Pocatello hospital and retrieved a man’s body from a farm near Aberdeen.
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Wyoming
Idaho
U.P
Idaho House Backs Bill to Eliminate Bar Exams for UI Law Grads
The Idaho House passed a measure to drop bar exams for University of Idaho law graduates and others from accredited schools with two UI semesters. The 36 to 20 vote drew opposition from many lawyers who warned exams test needed skills. The bill, pushed by Sen. Herman Welker and moved by the judiciary committee, cites concerns over the exam’s validity and calls for broader elimination beyond UI graduates.
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BOISE
LLP
Idaho House of Representatives
University of Idaho Law School
University of Idaho School Ofaw
Sen
Herman Welker
Payette
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Street sweeper inherits half a million in New Jersey
KEARNY New Jersey street sweeper Dan Noble learned he had inherited nearly 500000 dollars from a relative. He said he would continue sweeping streets despite the windfall, noting a 20 year estrangement with his brother who left the fortune to him.
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Kearny
N. J
Dan Noble
Noble
House Hands Caribou Big Slice Of Cash
The Idaho House passed bill 191 by a 45 to 5 vote, with Bannock County officials including W H Pete Jenson saying Caribou would receive 22 percent of Bannock’s million dollar hospital bond and 22 percent of county highway construction equipment. Representative William J Ryan was absent during the vote. See HOUSE HANDS-Page 10.
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House
Caribou
Caribou County
Pocatello
House of Representatives
W. H. “Pete” Jensen
Bannock County
Senate
William J. Ryan
Jensen
Bannock County Commission
Doctors Save Boy Choking on Peanut in Salt Lake City
A one and a half year old boy named Frank Goldsbury flown from Pocatello was rescued after a peanut lodged in his windpipe. He was treated at Mark's hospital in Salt Lake City and released afterward.
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Salt Lake City
Pocatello
Frank Goldsbury
Young Goldsburg
Mark’s
Salt Lakeity
Pharmacy Exam Completed Here at Idaho State College
Thirty three graduates passed the state board exam at Idaho State college with Gordon K. Ashley of Montpelier as the lone board member present. Les Crowley of Twin Falls was snowbound near American Falls and Victor Wilson of Coeur D Alene and Secretary J. J. Lynch of Boise stayed home due to roadblocks.
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Idaho State College
Idaho State Board of Pharmacy
Gordon K. Ashley
Montpelier
Les Crowley
Twin Falls
American Falls
Victor Wilson
Coeur D’alene
J. J. Lynch
Boise
National Guard Plane Lands Here
A C-47 cargo plane of the Idaho National Guard landed at Pocatello field at 7 25 last night assigned yesterday to emergency airlift supply operations for the blizzard stricken American Falls Rockland area
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Idaho National Guard
American Falls
Rockland
Pocatello Field
Drinks Evidence In Rum Arrest
St Louis police arrested Wesley Jackson for selling a pint bottle of liquor on a street Sunday. Evidence nearly disappeared when a thirsty passerby drank four fifths of the bottle before officers could intervene.
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ST. Louis
Wesley Jackson
Russians Return Royal Sovereign to Royal Navy
In Rosyth Scotland the battleship Royal Sovereign formerly Arkhangelsk was formally turned over by the Soviet navy to Britain in a brief ceremony. Russian and British bands played as the Soviet flag came down and the Union Jack rose. Reporters were kept off the ship while under Russian control.
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Rosyth
Scotland
Britain
Royal Navy
Royal Sovereign
Arkhangelsk
Russia
Ogden Man Dies In Flaming Bed
A 65 year old Ogden man, Andrew Santell, was burned to death when fire destroyed the bed where he slept on Wednesday. He died at the scene and investigators began work to determine the cause of the blaze.
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Ogden
Andrew Santell
Crisis Deepens in Idaho Storm Stricken Areas
Winter storm cripples American Falls area as farmers face hunger and rationed milk. Halftracks from Ogden blocked by snow at Cache Junction, Weasels from Boise stalled at Idaho City. Crews aim for Rockland by Thursday if weather allows. Milk shortages strain Williams dairy five miles from town. 80 of 300 Maxwell sheep remain, eating wool to survive.
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Pocatello
Preston
Portneuf
Bregman
Raymond Throp
Fort Hall
Army
Lee Sumpter
Utah
Idaho
Gooding
Sumpter
American Falls
Idaho Falls
Arimo
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Pocatello Switchboard
Ogden
Cache Junction
Boise
Idaho City
Rockland
Roy
Pleasant Valley
Williams Dairy Farm
Maxwell Ranch
Weather Outlook for Idaho and Boise Region
Intermittent snow Thursday with mild follow up temperatures. Highs around 30 to 35 and lows near 20. Southeast Idaho sees increasing clouds and snow later. Southwestern Idaho reports rain or snow with little temperature change.
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Boise
Boston
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Edith Miller
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