U.S. Bolsters Mediterranean Military Forces
Four Marine detachments ordered into the Mediterranean aboard U S warships to bolster Greece and Italy regimes amid rising tensions. Officials say a small portion of the Second Marine Division is deployed while the rest trains in the Caribbean. State Department approved, view as show of support rather than power.
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Washington
Mediterranean
Navy
U.S
Eas
Greece
Naples
Genoa
Leghorn
Italy
Marine Corps
Caribbean
Morehead City
N.C
State Department
U. S
Konitsa
United States
Accident Toll Rises In Ada Area
Boise Idaho report details multiple early New Year incidents. Susan Jane Priest 14 died in a Snuggle Duckie jacket accident in Ada County. Lola M Perry and two Perry daughters were badly hurt in a head on collision near Boise. Vicki Lewis died in a Boise bench fire that destroyed a home.
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Ada
Boise
Ida
Susan Jane Priest
Highland
Ada County
Clyde Summers
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lola M. Perry
Nampa
Verna Perry Ayers
Darlene Perry
Peter Vandermeer
Parma
William Roth
Vicki Lewis
Robert Lewis
All Types Of Weather In Idaho Territory Weather Summary
A report describes rapidly changing Idaho weather with snow, rain, hail and wind. Six inches of snow fell at Idaho Falls while roads were kept clear by plows though visibility was poor. Salt Lake routes were labeled unsafe with general road safety improving later as temperatures ranged from 28 to 42 degrees.
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Idaho Bureau of Highways
Idaho Falls
Bureau
Salt Lake
Weather Bureau
Tojo Says War Not a Crime Despite Unfortunate Effects
Tokyo. Wartime premier Hideki Tojo told the International War Crimes Tribunal that he does not view war as a crime though it has unfortunate effects on both victors and vanquished.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
International War Crimes ‘Tribunal
Spud Prize For Safety Offered by Idaho Officials
Idaho safety leaders promise a sack of top Idaho potatoes as a prize to the Western states that reduce highway deaths in 1948. O C Marler on behalf of Guy A Robins sent telegrams to 10 Western governors inviting them to a Sun Valley safety clinic January 16 17 to discuss measurably improving road safety.
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Boise
Ida
Guy
A. Robins
Idaho Safety Council
Idaho
O. C. Marler
National Safety Council
Robins
Sun Valley
Marler
Earl Warren
California
W. Lee Knous
Colorado
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Vail Pittman
Nevada
Herbert B. Maw
Utah
Tomas J. Mabry
New Mexico
John H. Hall
Oregon
Mon C. Wallgren
Washington
Lester Hunt
Wyoming
Sidney Osborn
Arizona
Three Expectant Mothers Marooned by Mountain Stream
In Mehama Oregon three expectant mothers trapped on the far side of the North Fork Santiam river wait for a prefabricated Bailey bridge to be installed. Highways crews rushed in with army surplus support to span the swollen watershed after the old bridge collapsed under a logging truck. Local families across Elk Horn Valley face isolation until the crossing is ready.
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Mehama
Ore
Combat
Riley
Santiam’ River
Elkhorn Valley
Salem
Oregon
Horton Hughett
State Highway Department
Gordon Knox
Roy Roberts
Huggett
India Warns UN Council Pakistan Must End Raider Aid
India protested to the United Nations Security Council urging Pakistan to halt support to raiders in Kashmir and threatening possible self defense actions. New Delhi asked for a council vote and warned that the situation could threaten world peace if unchecked.
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India
UN Council
Pakistan
Lake Suuccess
United Nations Security Council
Kashmir
Jawaharlal Nehru
Urity Council
Ron
Security Council
Fernand van Langenhove
Belgium
Pocatello Approves Plans for City Swimming Pool
The Pocatello city council approved general plans for a proposed $70,000 community pool at its first meeting of the year. City engineer Les Ballif outlined size, layout, materials, drainage, filtration, and heating considerations with a 105 by 50 foot pool, bath house, and fenced bathing area designed for safety and health.
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Pocatello
Lewiston
Idaho
Les Ballif
Ballif
Boilermakers Union
U P. Railroad
Plenty Sugar Seen for Year
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson promised abundant sugar for 1948 and said prices should hold unless conditions change. He estimated 1948 needs at 7.8 million short tons versus 7.281 million tons consumed in 1947 under the new sugar net law.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson Frdiay
Congress
Greek Army presses Guerillas in Konitsa fight
Greek forces push into rain soaked hills around Konitsa to crush remnants of Gen. Markos Vafiades Guerrillas who failed to capture the city as a free Greek government capital during a week of fighting.
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Athens
Greece
Konitsa
Markos Vafiades
Idaho Army Camp Reorganizes With Medical Detachment
The Boise military post activates a medical detachment of the 382nd Infantry division at the Boise barracks after months of poor health among trainees. New Year teletype drama alternates with local life reports including babies, sheriffs’ troubles, and Sun Valley snow for ski season opening.
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382Nd Infantry Division
Boise Barracks
Storm Lashes East Damage Reaches Millions and 19 Die
A powerful nor’easter crippled communications and transit from Iowa to the Atlantic coast. At least 19 deaths are linked to the storm, with temperatures plunging below zero in the plains and heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain isolating communities and delaying business and travel nationwide.
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York
Chicago
Iowa
Seaboard
New York
Amame Wyse Gem
Michigan
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Missouri
Plains
Midwest
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Queens
Richmond
Bronx
New York Stock, Curb and Cotton Exchanges
Boston
Chicago Stock Exchanges
Chicago Board of Trade
U.S
Weather Bureau
Bar Owner Is Booked In North Main Street Raid
A Pocatello city council raid on the O K Bar at 510 North Main Street followed a question about a liquor license. Proprieter Nick Andros was arrested for dispensing beer without a license and released on a $100 bond as Officers Fordyce and Aumick conducted the operation.
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Pocatello City
North Main Street
James Bowns
O. K
Bowns
O.K
Jarvis Roubidoux
Nick Andros
Andros
N. 5. Fordyce
A. J. Aumick
Ohio Executive Weds Secretary in Indiana Ceremony
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert of Ohio traveled to Indianapolis to wed Hoosier secretary Mildred Stevrian. The 53 year old governor and his bride received marriage licenses at the county building after arriving by private plane with Ohio relatives.
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Indianapolis
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Mildred
Herbert
Weir
Cook Municipal
Traffic Deaths Drop in Twin Falls Area in 1947
Twin Falls Times News reports 1947 saw 48 traffic deaths in South Central Idaho’s Magic Valley, down three from 1946. The year’s toll reflects a reduced accident count across the region according to the newspaper’s survey.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Lagit’ Valley
Twin Falls Times News i
Idaho GOP selects Coeur d Alene for delegate convention
The Idaho Republican Central Committee chose Coeur d Alene as the site and April 17 as the date for the delegate convention. At that gathering 11 delegates to the National Republican Presidential convention in Philadelphia will be chosen.
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Boise Ida
Idaho Republican ‘Central Committee
Coeur d’Alene
Philadelphia
Demos Back Effort To Trial Costs
Democratic leaders urged Republicans in Congress to back the plan to end the cost of living and curb inflation. The appeal framed the campaign around the European Recovery Plan, Marshall Plan, and Truman domestic programs. A nationwide radio rally sponsored by the party featured Alben Barkley speaking from Paris.
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Demos
Washington
Congress
National Com
Paris
Los Angles
Mutual Broadcasting System
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Western Railroads Seek 13.6 Percent Coach Fare Hike
Eighty five western railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 13.6 percent rise in basic passenger coach fares. The plan would lift one way fares from 2.2 to 2.5 cents per mile to align western rates with eastern and southern carriers. Western carriers did not seek a change in one way trans ental coach fares, which rose last June.
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Washington
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rancher Lee R. Wilson Sentenced in Fatal Shooting
Provo Utah reporter notes Spanish Fork Canyon rancher Lee R. Wilson, 48, received a three month jail term for involuntary manslaughter after a district court jury found him guilty in connection with the July killing of a young Indian railroad section worker.
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PROVO
Lee R. Wilson
Spanish Fork Canyon
Taylor Seeks Wallace Ticket Risking Political Death by Action
Idaho Senator Glen Taylor debates joining Henry Wallace's third party ticket noting potential political death by his own action. He cites risks to Senate reelection in 1950 and questions whether a liberal cause gains from a split in the Democratic vote. He says he might campaign without his guitar or horse if he joins Wallace.
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Elizabeth Toomey
United Press
Washington
Glen Taylor
Singing Cowboy
Idaho
Henry A. Wallace
U. S. Senate
Senate
Wallace
Taylor
Tri
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UFL
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