Northeastern Floods Shut Roads Power for Communities
A New Year flood and storm battered six northeastern states causing widespread evacuations and million-dollar damages. Rail lines, highways, and utilities failed as ice jams and high tides flooded towns from Vermont to New Jersey. authorities evacuated hundreds as dams and plants faced closure in Pittsfield, Bound Brook, and Risingdale, with forecasts for colder weather ahead.
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New Haven
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Ludlow
Mary Kupiec
Idaho and Utah Weather Summary With Snow Flurries
Idaho reports snow Saturday with increasing cloudiness, lows around 10 to 34. In Utah, cloudy Saturday with scattered mountain snow flurries and light rain or snow in the morning, temperatures from 12 to 40. Dixie area noted milder readings and mixed precipitation along the West.
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Idaho
Utah
Northwest
Dixie
Track Employees Jump to Safety After Train Collision
Eleven men, all employees of the Union Pacific railroad, escaped death or serious injury Friday noon when their motor car was struck by a west bound Diesel Union Pacific freight train between the ip and bridge in America. The men jumped to safety when they saw the collision coming. The men suffered cuts and bruises, but all returned to work after medical examinations.
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Union Pacific
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America
Distiller Advises Hangover Prevention On New Year
Louisville distiller Fred Willkie says hangovers come when drinkers skip meals. He warns New Year revelers that eating helps prevent drunkenness and notes the bells ringing in his head as a consequence. He offers no cure for hangovers.
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Louisville
Fred Willkie
Blow Us Luck Boy New Year Card Cartoon
A World War II era cartoon captioned piece shows a baby representing the year 1949, with Blair Peterson named as the child and Arnold and Mrs Peterson of 1425 E Lewis cited. The caption notes the daunting tasks for the new year and the cautious steps before leaping into world affairs.
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Blair Peterson
Arnold Peterson
E. Lewis
Mendy
Polio Campaign Opens Drive Addressing 7500 Envelopes
Emergency measures this week by Mrs. Park Price head of the Bannock county women's committee kept the January 14 polio drive on schedule. 9500 envelopes were addressed by hand when supplies lagged and next week Campfire girls and 7000 girl scout envelopes join the effort. Co chairmen William Beasley Jr. and Henry Dahlquist plan for the plant based drive with last year's $1000 record in sight.
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Lyon Healy
Bannock County
Naval Ordnance Plant
Cochairmen
William Beasley, Jr
Henry Dahlquist
Stacey Smith
Gerald Turner
Mike Lutzger
William Wade, Jr
Blaine Gasser
Ruth Bentley
Jean MacKenzie
Gilbert Miller
John Peterson
William Normand
E. H. Johnsmeyer
Scoop Felt
M. A. Bullock
Ralph Merrill
Byron Downard
Richard Hearne
Mel Graves
Ben Sutton
John Denman
Bill Parker
Peggy Willard
Georgie Afferton
Judy Green
Price Home
Police Chief Robert J. Roubi reported improved after heart attack
Police Chief Robert J. Roubi of General hospital was said to be considerably improved after a mild heart attack. Truman Frank of Rupert, 27, the most seriously injured in a nine person crash, was expected to leave the hospital as his car collided with a milk truck two miles north of Pocatello Thursday.
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Robert J. Roubidoux
General
Truman Frank
Rupert
Pocatello
Slot Deadline Now Passed
An official order prohibiting slot machine play on unlicensed machines goes into effect at midnight Friday. Mayor George R. Phillips said 239 machines were taken out of Gate City, with police reporting all unlicensed machines checked at the deadline were stopped.
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George R. Phillips
Rescued Airmen In N Y Relive Greenland Ordeal
Seven of twelve American airmen rescued from a Greenland ice cap described a grim 19 day wait in 40 below zero and 50 mile gales. They built igloos from ice blocks and stocked shelters after a C 47 crash while awaiting further rescue missions.
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New York
Greenland
la Guardia Field
Emil G. Beaudry
South Hadley
Mass
Charles H. Blackwell
San Antonio
Tex
Robert J. McDonald
Bridgeport
A. M.arts
McDonald
Bluie West 1
Somers
Duffy
Beaudry
Blackwell
War Vet Goes Berserk With Gun Leads Deputies Chase
A 39 year old war veteran fired at deputies in a densely wooded swamp for eight hours during a pitched battle. The sheriff's posse pursued him in BLACK DIAMOND Washington. The exchange of gunfire followed a chaotic standoff that ended without reported fatal injuries.
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Merry Chase
Black Diamond
Wash
Three Die In Rampage At Granville Farmhouse
In Granville Ohio a jealous Portland suitor, Ray mond McLaughlin, shot three people then killed himself after a siege by deputies. Victims include Jane Williams, 57, and Ernest Roley, 44, with Mary Williams 50 surviving in a nearby orchard. A bystander, Jack Hodson, 63, was critically wounded. Authorities tied the killings to a frustrated love affair and recovered letters in a Columbus hotel room.
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Portland
Ore
Roe Francis
Raymond McLaughlin
Mary Williams
McLaughlin
Jack Hodson
Ipswitch
Elizabeth Tatham
Ernest
Ings
Francis
Columbus Citizen
Columbus
Miss Williams
Hodson
Riley
Jane Williams
the Williams
Newark
Potato subsidy cut reduces 1949 supports
Secretary Brannan announced a one third cut in federal potato price supports starting 1949, signaling lower potato prices for farmers and likely later for housewives. Egg and turkey supports remain at 90 percent of parity, while a new flexible price law may replace the current 90 percent program in 1950.
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Washington
Charles Brannan
Congress
Cultu Department
Labor Department
Brannan
80Th Congress
Test Congress
Einstein Has Operation Succeeds at Brooklyn Hospital
Dr. Albert Einstein, 69, is in satisfactory condition after an abdominal operation at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital. The procedure was performed Friday and reports indicate a stable recovery underway.
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New York
Albert Einstein
Brooklyn Jewish Hospital
Airlift Milestone Marks Berlin Blockade Effort
An American plane landed at Tegel airport delivering the 100000th carload in the Berlin airlift begun June 26. Capt Patton and crew completed 867 trips, with 138043 tons this month and 724160 tons since start. Daily Berlin need is 4000 tons, allies now bringing 6000.
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Berlin
Tegel
G. E. Patton
Harlingen
Tex
Roger W. McGuire
Preston
R. C. Hosmer
New Haven
Fassberg Air Base
Himalayas
Patton
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
California Quake Stirs Coastline but Causes No Damage
A non damaging tremor rattled California from Paso Robles to Santa Rosa, felt as far north as Santa Rosa and Carmel Monterey area. Dishes and windows shook while residents remained calm amid a series of tremors across the West, with Reno reporting frequent quakes.
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West Coast
Elkfornia
Reno
Regeisters
Paso Robles
San Luis Obisi
California
Carmel
Monterey
Santa Rosa
Classifieds Office Closed All Day Sunday
The Classified department will be closed all day today Sunday. The Classified wishes you a most happy and prosperous 1949.
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Classified
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