New Year in Time Square Cooled by Weather and Costs
Across the nation, rain and snow dampened celebrations as New Year's Eve crowds in Times Square faced tighter security with 1750 police and ambulances on standby. Merchants boarded windows, nightlife softened with fewer late reservations, and prices for celebrations ranged from $2 to $100 per person. The White House hosted its first New Year’s Eve party in 16 years.
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New York
Nba
Times Square
Broadway
Lord Tarleton
Miami Beach
Boston
Boise
Washington
White House
Weather forecast and year-end temperatures 1947 ends
The first day of 1948 will be partly cloudy with snow flurries in the morning followed by clearing skies by noon. Slightly warmer with a high near 30. The high on the last day of 1947 was 20 and the low 15 with a trace of precipitation bringing the monthly total to 1.14 inches. Mean temperature 18 with normal 22.
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Sai
First 1948 Pocatello birth at St. Anthony hospital
A son was born at 12:06 a.m. today to Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hillman of 849 North Twelfth Street. The child, the first baby born in a Pocatello hospital in 1948, arrived with a healthy mother and baby and a very excited father.
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C. P. Hillman
North Twelfth St
St. Anthony Hospital
Pocatello Hospital
Vandenberg Not To Run For 1948 Presidency
Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan again removed himself from 1948 presidential politics. He said he does not want his name presented or supported in Michigan or at the Philadelphia convention and will complete his present Senate term. Friends expect he could serve as a compromise candidate if the GOP deadlocks at the June nominating convention.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Senate
Michigan
Philadelphia
Idahoans Unite In Celebration
Idahoans joined others in a traditional New Year celebration with public and private clubs full and house parties widespread. State Liquor Dispensary Superintendent Seth Harper anticipated liquor stores would match or exceed last year’s sales, as lines formed before noon and many were shut out when doors closed at 8 pm. Last New Year’s Eve saw 17,000 dollars in liquor sales. Christmas Eve totaled 16,000. Thousands bought liquor across bars after the 32 year legislative change. Government offices and most businesses closed for the holiday.
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Pocatellans
Seth Harper
Man Involved In Death Perplexed By Situation
Frank Gavlovsky a 40 year old laborer awaiting preliminary hearing for the Christmas Eve slaying of Effie O Dette a Pocatello chamber maid. He recalls only three people in room eight at the Mid West hotel and says he was not sober during the incident. He describes his background from Bohemia to Bemidji and finally Pocatello and says he knew the dead woman only for two to three months.
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Frank Gavlovsky
Bannock County
Effie O’dette
Pocatello
Mid-West
South First Ave
O’dette
Gavlovsky
POST
Frank Stewart
Stewart
Bohemia
Moniths
Bemidji
Minn
Be‘cida
John
Mary
Middle West
Mid-West Hotel
Meteroite flash sighting across Intermountain region reported
Idaho observers including several from Pocatello reported a bright blue flash Tuesday night. County officials in Alturas Calif confirmed a flaming object, likely a meteor, crashed in the Warner mountains east of town. Reports spread from Oregon to Washington as an aircraft near Burley logged the event.
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Pocatello
CAA
Intermountain
Alturas
Calif
Warner Mountains
Burley
Oregon
Washington
Simplot Takes Over Utah Kalunite Plant
J R Simplot Idaho industrialist gained formal possession of the Salt Lake City kalunite plant. The War Assets Administration delivered orders from Washington, D C, turning the plant over to Simplot at 2 30 p m yesterday. Simplot had previously bid 752000 for the facility, with American Potash Chemical Co increasing its bid to 800000 but losing the purchase.
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Salt Lake City
J. R. Simplot
Idaho
Industralist
War Assets Administration
Simplot
WAA
Washington, D.C
Gem State
Washington
American Potash Chemical Co
Tornado Leaves Cotton Valley Amass Debris Twice Hit Town
Town of Cotton Valley in northern Louisiana suffered a triple blow New Year's Eve as a tornado struck twice. Up to 40 killed and 150 to 200 injured. About 75 to 100 homes destroyed and the business district demolished. A church stood unfinished amid the wreckage. Injured were treated in Cotton Valley and hauled to hospitals as far as Shreveport. A temporary first aid center operated in a local clinic.
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J. A. Files
United Press
Minden
Cotton Valley
Louisiana
Gilham
Ark
Oklahoma
Red Cross
Petrillo Says Ban Will Stand in Federal Court
In Chicago three reporters testified they heard James C. Petrillo say he violated the Sea Act by calling a May 1946 strike against WAAF. Petrillo, head of the American Federation of Musicians, is on trial before Judge Walter Labuy. he reaffirmed his midnight order for members to stop making records.
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Chicago
James C. Petrillo
Petrillo
American Federation of Musician
Walter Labuy
WAAF
Gate City Plans Big 1948 Growth Push
Po catello mayor George Phillips outlines an ambitious 1948 program for Pocatello. Plans include an interceptor sewer, new pool, airport control tower, water system revamp, police station expansion, larger city limits, municipal shop, machinery needs, street-building campaign, bigger engineering dept, sprinkler wagon, park beautification, and bridges on Lewis and Gould streets. He cautions not all can be completed but promises full effort.
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Phillips
Pocatello
Portneuf
Lewis and Gould
Tornado Ravages Cotton Valley Area Killing Dozens
SHREVEPORT LA UP Tornadic winds swept through the Red River valley injuring about 150 and killing 10 to 15. The central twister leveled Cotton Valley and damaged villages in Arkansas. Names identified include Vince Vowell and Linda Vowell, with Haynesville and Village Arkansas towns also struck as rescue crews, Red Cross and disaster agencies rushed aid.
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Shreveport
Red River Valley
Louisiana
Cotton Valley
Vince Vowell
Linda Gale Vowell
Howard Hamby
Haynesville
Torby Haynes
Village
Ark
Haynes
Arkansas
Kerlynn
Jessie Smith
Red Cross
The
Peace Is Year's Goal Says Truman
President Truman urged Moscow to help build world peace through a mutual spirit of goodwill and cooperation with the great powers. He spoke at a White House ceremony with Ambassador Panyushkin and reflected on 1947 as a year to pursue UN peace and stability. Molotov blamed U S ruling circles for the London talks’ collapse and signaled Russian terms for resuming German peace treaty negotiations.
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Truman
Russia
Alexander S. Panyushkin
United States
White House
United Nations
Moscow
Uni
V. M. Molotov
Ui States
London
Germany
Molotov
Londo
Plane Down In Alaska
An Air Force B 29 with nine aboard disappeared after takeoff from Elmendorf Field at 2 11 a m on a weather flight to California. Engine trouble was reported 13 minutes later and contact was lost. Witnesses saw a blinding flash over the Matanuska valley. Army officers reported the crash in Alaska.
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Anchorage, Alaska
Matanuska
Ars
Matanuska Valley
Garbage disposal woes plague Idaho veterans housing project
Residents of Veterans Village at Idaho State College complain of overflowing garbage cans and no pickup. City ISC and university officials trade blame. mayor says land is state owned and non taxable, shifting responsibility. A student’s wife adds washing and dirt concerns amid ongoing disputes.
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H. S. McClain
Campus Drive
Veterans’ Village
Idaho State College
Pocatello
ISC
George Phillips
Eni
Nlwety
University
Thom ‘9
Fisthae
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