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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1949
Page
1
Idaho contends with springlike warmth causing rapid thaw. Rivers rise toward flood stages though no major flooding yet. Ice jams on the Payette River near New Plymouth close Highway 52 as thawing breaks up roads across southern and central Idaho.
Federal Health Administrator Oscar R. Ewing accuses the American Medical Association of using voluntary health insurance as a smoke screen to oppose President Truman’s health plan. He notes the AMA once denounced voluntary insurance as socialistic while now backing it to preserve the free enterprise system.
A British airliner collided with a Royal Air Force aircraft above Exhall England killing 14 people as mangled bodies and wreckage fell onto the town. Three passengers were Americans identified as Mr and Mrs Joseph E Michaels of Highland Park Illinois and Cameron Aitken of Rhode Island an employee of Chase National Bank London branch.
The Union Pacific main line through Wyoming was cleared on Saturday allowing freight and mail trains to run. Snow crews freed the line between Rawlins and Wamsutter after one side was cleared of drifts.
Increasing cloudiness with mild temperatures today followed by rain tonight. Highs near 45 to 59 with lows around 35. Yesterday’s high was 47 and low 25 to 30. Details on Page 6.
Wage-hour negotiators for railroads and one million non-operating workers met separately over a five day forty hour week plan. Leaders offered no definite progress though intimations suggested closeness or delay. Union chief G. E. Leighty said a settlement should come next week while railroad spokesmen remained cautious. Since January 17 unions could strike, but no action has been announced.
Utah's record snow pack melted rapidly as warm days followed by freezing nights. Livestockmen welcomed sunlit ranges, while highways cracked and water seeped into old crevices. Engineers foresee millions for repairs, with a cited Salt Lake City street needing about fifty thousand dollars for under twenty blocks.
The first winter season death occurred in Wallace when 57 year old William Howard of Kellogg died in hospital from injuries after a snow slide crushed him against a rotary plow while clearing another slide blocking an entry.
Republican Roy W. Simmons and Democrat E. W. Pace disclosed a memo showing bulk deliveries of liquor from the main warehouse during war rationing. October 1944 to December 1944 shipments averaged 604 to 856 cases monthly, with officers clubs and private organizations receiving much of the stock.
A 20 year old Negro coed Beryl Dickenson Dash daughter of a Canadian Pacific porter was named queen of McGill University winter carnival after a campus poll. The second year arts student received the ruby and gold crown from Mayor Camillien Houde as four Montreal society girls stood as runners up.
Merle Ford of Chicago identified singer Jeanette MacDonald as the Whispering Woman on Truth or Consequences. NBC called the prize the largest radio cash award. Ford also won a 1949 car and will be flown to Hollywood to receive the prizes on next week’s program.
The army admitted a public relations faux pas over a prewar espionage report on China and Japan. Col. George Eyster said the document relied on unsubstantial Japanese police files and did not reflect U S government policies. He denied proof for Agnes Smedley spying for the Russians and pledged tighter editing to prevent repeats.
William H. Francis of Pocatello celebrated 37 years with Beneficial Life Insurance of Salt Lake City. He wrote Pocatello’s first industrial policy in 1912 and has not missed a week sending business to the home office. Francis is among the organization’s multi millionaire club members and led the Pocatello Underwriters association as its president twice.
Police Judge R. Don Bistline’s court replayed a busy scene as 26 minor offenders faced charges from running a stop signal to vagrancy. Most were jailed for intoxication amid a warm spell that locals blamed for lifting trouble. One prisoner, serving five days, quipped he drank after the sun warmed him. About 40 inmates filled the tiny city jail, raising concerns over crowding and costs as officials warned the city could fail to feed them.
Topeka observers foresee legal liquor in Kansas within a week as Gov. Frank Carlson’s forces push a liquor control bill through the state house. A decisive victory over proponents of a state monopoly boosted passage prospects and stock in support.
In Manila the UPI reports fourteen Japanese navy officers were sentenced to death for war crimes in the Philippines. The trial spanned 118 days and the sentences await review before final execution.
Bannock county commissioners received eight bids for a 10 bed hospital at Downey ranging from 97867 to 81198. Lowest bid Brennan and Cahoon Pocatello highest Dorland oe Salt Lake City. Officials note bids exceed the 50000 planned funding and Downey residents plan to raise local funds to cover the gap. The unit is part of a 1 million bond issue for a larger hospital in Pocatello and another unit at Grace. Decision on bids to be announced soon.
CIO sources say a mop up campaign against Communist influence will begin in California next week. Allan S. Haywood, Murray aide, will seek ousters and may urge administration of the city council until new officers are elected. Left-wing control persists in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City councils. New York charter was revoked in 1948.
Boise Idaho Gov C A Robins allowed to sign or let stand a bill becoming law without signature eliminating bar exams for University of Idaho law graduates. The law lets any accredited law school graduate practice as a lawyer in Idaho after two semesters at UI law school, despite opposition from many attorneys.
House Un American Activities Committee members may invite Anna Louise Strong to testify if she is deported from the Soviet Union. Chairman John S Wood said the panel will consider issuing an invitation at its next meeting to hear her testimony. Strong, long viewed as pro Soviet, was arrested in Russia on espionage charges and deportation is expected within days.
Timberline Lodge Oregon faces record snows as guests depart by ski and toboggan. Assistant manager Earl Swanson fears snowbound trip from lodge to Oakland where he is to marry Miss Helen Farley on February 27. He jokes about packing and kitchen shortages though relief is distant.
Mrs. Richard Morrow-Tait a 25 year old British housewife and aviator stranded in Alaska after a crash near Tok Junction last December seeks funds to repair her plane. She hitch hiked the Alcan highway endured sub zero conditions traveled with two men then reached Anchorage while awaiting a Seattle visit. Immigration officials initially barred her entry but allowed two weeks. Her husband reportedly understands.
Police say 28 killed and more than 150 injured in a head on collision between the Nancy Dijon passenger train and a single locomotive ore.
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