Legislators approve two liquor bills under Lee plan
In Salt Lake City a Democratic House committee headed by Rep. James E. Faust backs Gov. J. Bracken Lee's liquor-control approach. The panel endorses maintaining local enforcement with state oversight, a seven-member bipartisan board replacing the current commission, and no liquor by the drink referendum. The House adopted the report and two bills under suspension, while budget talks reveal a multi‑million shortfall and pressure to cut or raise taxes.
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Fat Raises Sought For Brass Hats
Secretary of Defense James Forrestal urged Congress to raise military pay by over 400 million dollars a year under a plan creating the first uniform pay scale for all services. The proposal targets all ranks except the lowest enlisted, with boosts from 3.03 to 49.58 percent and aims to correct past injustices and align military pay with civilian standards.
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Utah Auto Inspection Delayed Two Weeks
The spring vehicle inspection in Utah to check mechanical safety is postponed for two weeks in Salt Lake City. The delay affects all autos statewide and extends the original inspection schedule. The move comes as officials reassess safety requirements and adjust enforcement timelines.
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150 Room Hotel All to Face Sea
CHICAGO AP All 150 rooms of a new 2 250 000 South American hotel will face the same side and the wind is the reason architects here have decided Every room of the Hotel del Lago will overlook the sea in a solid front The tropical hotel is to be built at Maracaibo in the oil rich republic of Venezuela which will get three of the 13 new hotels being erected in an 84 000 000 building program The 450 room Tamanco a 6 000 000 structure at Caracas Venezuela will be Latin Americas SS hotel when completed The International Hotel Corporation a United States concern is directing the project which will put ultra modern hotels in 10 Latin American countries First to open will be the 22 story Victoria Plaza in Montevideo Uruguay
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Union Pacific Sets Safety Mark Amid Low Casualty Rate
Union Pacific again recorded the lowest employee casualty rate among Class A railroads for last year, with a killed injure ratio of 2.65 per million man hours. The line led in safety in 1947, and would have won multiple Council honors if eligible for 1948.
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Syrup Season Starts Early at Poling Estate
The syrup season is two months ahead of schedule at Dr. Daniel A. Poling's summer estate in Deering New Hampshire. The caretaker has tapped 100 maple trees and begun maple syrup production due to springlike weather.
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Road Crews Break Blizzard Lock on Highway 20
State road crews report Highway 20 finally unplugged after two weeks of blizzards and 20 foot drifts. The Aberdeen gondola plow opened the rail line, rotary plow cleared Mackay, crews target remaining feeder roads, with two to three weeks more cleanup expected. Highway 191 to Ashton is open, while Swan Valley remains drifted past Ririe.
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California gasoline use climbs past three billion gallons
Sacramento reported that California motorists consumed 3 190 345 698 gallons of gasoline in 1948 and usage continued to rise by year end.
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