Roof Collapses in Bemidji Arena Endangering School Children
In Bemidji Minnesota the roof of the city arena collapsed on a Tuesday dumping beams 45 feet onto ice. About 15 children from St Philip’s parish school escaped unhurt though nine or ten used a shoe and skate area that did not collapse. Fire Marshal C O Johnson said no cause was found and city officials met to discuss the incident.
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Bemidji Minn
Bemidji
C. O. Johnson
St. Phillip’s Parochial School
Johnson
Truman to deliver state of the union message today
President Truman will present his "people's mandate" program on taxes foreign aid and home front reforms to a joint session at 1 p.m. Speaker Sam Rayburn expects broad support from congress electees as the address outlined a general plan including taxes labor and economic controls and Cold War policy.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate House
House
Sam Rayburn
New Cab Fare Schedule Triggers Public Protests in Pocatello
Pocatello residents vent anger over a new taxi zoning plan approved at a city council meeting. Citizens claim fares become confusing and costly, with riders in different zones paying more than distance traveled. Mayor Phillips notes zoning has advantages but potential oversights. a review and talks with cab officials are planned.
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Pocatello
Phillips
Cab Company
Smorgasbord Under Glass Stumps Cleveland Inspectors
City food inspectors faced a clash with a Swedish tradition when Sweden Manor in Cleveland kept a smorgasbord counters behind glass. Chief Inspector George Petry ordered the display under glass citing a municipal code, while Swedish managers Edgar and Mrs Nygren argued the setup defeats the self service essence. Inspector Perry gave a week to seek a solution.
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Cleveland
George Petry
Sweden Manor
Edgar Nygren
Perry
Department of Food Administration
Detroit Student Ends Life Over Loving Belief
A 15 year old Detroit high school freshman killed herself with her father's revolver after writing notes to her parents and to Bobby, the former boyfriend. One note offered money to her father and asked to leave Bobby's ring around her neck. She thrust another note and ten dollars to Jack Barlo, a 17 year old, as she prepared to die.
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Detroit
Donna Joyce
Bobby
Jack Robert Barlow
Herman Joyce
Barlow
Slots Tax Drives Pocatello Machines Into Storage
In Pocatello on New Year’s Eve 1949 321 slot machines were in operation. By Tuesday 163 remained as the $500 per machine city county and state tax took effect. Machines were moved to warehouses and some operators blamed a possible monopoly or outlaws for the drop. If outlawed the city tax is non refundable, while state and county licenses may recover funds. Operators anticipate continued play in licensed venues if machines stay legal.
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Pocatello
Boise
Pocatello City
State
Idaho Governor Seeks Slot Machine Repeal In State Address
Governor C A Robins urged repealing Idaho 1947 slot machine act as part of a 17 point program. Rep Helen Miller announced a bill to legalized gambling openly, while lawmakers mixed on the plan. The session opened with a $146 500 feed bill and calls for broader reforms.
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Boise
C. A. Robins
Helen Miller
Elmore
Idaho
Snake River Compact Commission
Howard Hechtner
Nez Perce
Harry Wall
Senate
Frustrated Veteran Kills Son Wounds Wife in Pittsburgh
A 26 year old war veteran John Mahoney killed his three month old son with a fractured skull and seriously wounded his wife in their home in Pittsburgh, saying he did not want them to live in such a troubled world. He attempted suicide as police closed in.
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Pittsburgh
John
Mahoney
Baby
State Groups Disagree On Water Issue At Snake River Meet
Wyoming delegates returned from Pocatello disappointed after an engineering commission defined unappropriated water for Snake River. The four member panel proposed a complex rule tying water availability to flows, diversions after 1949, and reservoir storage with priority dates, challenging Wyoming’s earlier compact plan.
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Wyoming
Snake River
Pocatello
Glenm H. Simmons
Burley
Minidoka Project
Idaho
L. C. Bishop
Simmons
Milner
Palisades
Bes
Trains Held Overnight in Pocatello Snowbound Rail Service
Two eastbound trains were detained in the Pocatello depot for a second night due to heavy snows in Montana Wyoming and Colorado. Station Master Tom Roberts said trains No 18 and No 106 could not be dispatched until 6 this morning. No 18 was held about five hours Monday night.
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Pocatello
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Tom Roberts
Robins Names Fish and Game Commission Members
Gov. C. A. Robins announced three appointments to Idaho’s fish and game commission and two to the Idaho hospital advisory council. John B. Dahlstrom of Pocatello will complete the Howell term ending December 9, 1950. R. G. Cole and Clare Wellman will serve six-year terms. Mrs. Helen B. Ross of Boise and David L. Da Bell of Rexburg were named to six-year hospital advisory council terms.
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BOISE
C. A. Robins
State Fish and Game Commission
Idaho Hospital Advisory Council
John B. Dahlstrom
Pocatello
Alton B. Howell
Idaho Falls
R. G. Cole
Fish,and Game Commission
Clare Wellman
Lewiston
Walter Fiscus
Potlatch
Wellman
Helen B. Ross
David L. da Bell
Rexburg
Green Urges More School Construction in Idaho
George N. Green the superintendent of Idaho's Pocatello schools calls for new school houses during the Boise legislative session. He notes rising enrollments and inadequate facilities in the Little Red School Houses and urges enabling acts to unlock federal funds. He urges a state school building expert and legal changes to finance local construction.
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George N. Green
Pocatello
Boise
Green
Idaho
State Department of Education
Greene
Deadly tornado leaves Warren in ruins and 54 dead
A devastating 100 mile path torn through Warren Arkansas pushing the death toll to 54 after a north Louisiana twister struck Monday night. Victims include 49 in Warren, with three in Louisiana and two in El Dorado Arkansas. Many bodies were housed in a warehouse as families grieved and awaited identifications.
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Warren
Ark
Louisiana
el Dorado
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Monticello
Blizzard Leaves 8000 Travelers Stranded Across West
A crippling blizzard disrupted travel across several states, halting trains buses and planes. The Red Cross reports at least 8000 travelers stranded as authorities work to restore service.
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Chicago
The
Red Cross
Blizzard Strands Thousands Across Midwest and West
Snow and wind halt highways rail and air travel across a wide swath of the Midwest and West. About 8000 travelers are stranded in Colorado Wyoming and Nebraska with trains halted and fuel and food in short supply. Rescue flights and Red Cross aid are under way as towns report marooned passengers and medical urgencies.
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Red Cross
St. Louis
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Fifth Army
Chicago
Seneca
Neb
Air Force
Lowry Field
Denver
United Airlines
New York
Pacific Northwest
Northwest Airlines
Nunn
Colo
Egbert
Hillsboro
Wyo
Rockport
Llineig
Indiana
Green Bay
Wis
Toledo
Airforce
Lone Tree
Blizzard Strands Cheyenne Travelers. Rail Halted
Nearly 1000 travelers remain stalled as a western blizzard freezes Cheyenne. Union Pacific stops in Wyoming suspend rail traffic, buses planes and autos idle, 5 trains halted in Cheyenne and others at Green River and Rawlins. About 200 bus passengers stranded at Rock Springs. Hotels crowded with 2000 travelers. dairies unable to deliver milk. Northwestern band passengers sing and dance in Lincoln theater during unexpected holiday.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Green River
Rawilins
Rock Springs
Denver
Howard Hanson
Plains Hotel
Northwestern University
Lincoln Theater
Northwestern
U S Charges Reds With Breach of Faith
The United States accused the Soviet Union of breaching a 1947 repatriation agreement for German war prisoners by the end of 1948. The protest note, delivered in Moscow and released publicly, was echoed by Britain and France and tied to ongoing charges of bad faith in international commitments.
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United States
Russia
State Department
Kremlin
Moscow
Truman
Kansas City
Migniel J. McDermott
Germany
Council of Foreign Ministers
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Fish, Game Commission
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Wapeatetiaa
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
Omaha
Portland
Ealt Lake
City
U.S
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