Taft denounces Truman plan as Santa Claus prosperity
Sen. Taft accuses President Truman of misleading the nation with a 10 year prosperity program. He says Republicans will push their own tax cuts and broad social reforms with local control while scrutinizing all expenditures including the Marshall plan. He attacks a $40 cost of living tax credit as discriminatory.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Truman
Stalin
Russia
Congress
Senate
GOP
Taft
Henry A. Wallace
Mr. Truman
White House
Henry
Santa Claus
Stronger Germany Advocated for Stable Postwar Favorable Policy
In Denver Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royall warned against creeping political aggression in Germany. He urged a strong German government to offset Communist threats while noting ongoing denazification, awareness of Germany's industrial importance, and the need for years before independence. He cited reparations terms and allocations, including a 30 percent share of Japanese war industry to China and other areas, with no specified Russian reparations or final 70 percent allocation.
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Denver
Kenneth C. Royall
Germany
Denver Rotary Club
Royall
Peech
China
Pacific
Philippines
Russia
Pioneer Merchant Walter Cleare in Stroke Report
Walter H. Cleare a Pioneer Pocatello merchant and People's store partner and manager is described as in a partial coma after a Thursday morning stroke. He had been ill and homebound for several weeks.
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Walter H. Cleare
Pocatello
People’s Store
Cleare
Hearing Set For Bannock Man
Judge Naacy McDougall granted a hearing to Howard Hill held in the Bannock county jail since Oct 3, 1947. The 11 a m Saturday hearing follows a writ of habeas corpus by attorney William J. Ryan. Hill faces a burglary charge with bond under 2000 dollars and has repeatedly been denied a preliminary hearing.
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Naacy McDougall
Howard Hill
Bannock
Therisoner
Flood Claims Six Lives in Western Oregon Floods
Floods across western Oregon Washington and northern Idaho caused up to 13 million dollars in damage to property and crops. The Willamette river crested at Albany 80 feet above flood stage after a sequence of rising crests. At least six people drowned five in Oregon and one near Vancouver Washington as Salem the state capital awaited a higher crest.
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Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Willamette River
Vancouver
Wash
Willamette
Albany
Portland
Salem
Inventor accuses Ford of hijacking Ferguson hydraulic system
Irish inventor Harry Ferguson sues Ford Motor Company and eight associates in federal court for 251 million dollars alleging Ford appropriated his hydraulic method linking tractors and farm implements. The suit cites a 1939-1947 Ford Ferguson partnership and Ferguson Construction Co ownership. Ford dismisses claims as unfounded, saying the arrangement benefited Ford and Ferguson.
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New York
Harry Ferguson
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Federal District Court
United States
Ferguson
Ford- Ferguson
Federal Building
Henry Ford
Henry, Ford’ II
Ferguson Red
Ireland
Ferguson Company
Land Meet Urges Tax Policy Change In West
Public land meeting in Pocatello discussed that the federal government owns about half of western acres and urged Congress to require payments in lieu of taxes to local governments. Forrest Cooper called for 10 percent of national forest receipts for range improvements and for local appraisal of forest lands. The gathering of 60+ business leaders and officials, at the Bannock hotel, heard proposals to gradually shift tax burden and include grazing lands Indian reservations. Pete Jensen chaired the session.
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Uncle Shou
U. S
Uncle Sam
Public Lands Movement
Pocatello
Forrest Cooper
Lakeview
Ore
Interstate Association of Public Lands
Congress
Cooper
Forest Service
Bannock Hotel
W. H
Pete) Jensen
State Public Lands Committee
Jensen
Bannock County Board of Commissioners
County Commissioners and Clerks Association
Weather Outlook Promises Balmy Friday with Clear Skies
The weatherman forecasts Friday as balmy with clear to partly cloudy skies and no temperature change. Thursday posted a high of 44 and a low of 37 with .35 inches of precipitation. sunrise is 8 01 and sunset 5 14.
Large TNT cache uncovered by raid near Freehold New Jersey
Police found about 85 000 pounds of army surplus TNT on a farm near Freehold New Jersey believed headed for Palestine. The explosives were moved from Romulus New York and were stored by the Lowy Express firm of Asbury Park. Authorities say no primers were found and the shipment’s true identity remains unclear.
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Freehold
N. J
Palestine
Here
Jersey City
FBI
J. Victor Carton
Monmouth County
Romulus
N.Y
Lowy Express Company
Asbury Park
Carton
Lowy
Foundry Associates, Inc
New York
Marshall warns Congress on full European aid plan
Secretary of State George C. Marshall urged Congress to approve the 6.8 billion dollar initial European recovery program to June 1949 or risk failure and global conflict. He argued the plan is essential for stable Western Europe, warns of economic distress and potential war if rejected, and supports extending the program through 1952 with bases in return for aid.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Congress
Senate
Marshall
Truman
United States
Europe
Russia
Germany
State Department
Lewis W. Douglas
U. S
Britain
Unverified Reports On Stalin Death Circulate
United Press reports no substantiated fact backing yesterday’s claim of Premier Stalin’s death after checks by European and Moscow bureaus.
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Stalin
United Press
Moscow
Fatal Crash Report Near San Jose Claims Weatherby Seefried
Mrs Emil Weatherby Seefried was killed instantly in a car crash near San Jose California while traveling with her husband Emil en route from Los Angeles to Salem Oregon to visit relatives. Emil Seefried sustained minor injuries and no other persons were reported injured. Survivors include husband and three children Boyce Joyce and Loa Jane Weatherby.
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American Falls
Emil Weatherby Seefried
San Jose
Calif
Emil
Shanghai license chaos and Kentucky UFO crash linked
The report notes Shanghai issues requiring 14 photos and a three page form for licenses with no driving test. It also covers the Kentucky Air National Guard case where Thomas F. Mitchell died chasing a celestial object, Mantell continuing to 30,000 feet before losing consciousness and crashing.
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Kentucky Air National Guard
Thomas F. Mitchell
Franklin
R. L. Tyler
National Guard
Mantell
Republicans Reject Truman Plan As Costly Inflation Risk
Republicans in Congress harshly criticized President Truman's 10 year prosperity program arguing it would drive America into bankruptcy and cost $20 billion annually. Harold Stassen accused the plan of offering voters "forty pieces of silver" via tax cuts. Senate committee began evaluating anti inflation proposals including price controls and rent limits with hearings to start Monday.
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Congressional
Truman
House
America
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
GOP
Henry Wallace
Senate
Charles W. Tobey
N. H
Schoonover Heads Wild Life Unit
New officers were elected to head the Wild Life Association at Pocatello. C. J. Schoonover becomes president, replacing John Dahlstrom who moves to treasurer. John Curl remains vice president and Tom Macateer stays secretary. New directors include Dick Medlock Ed Layton and C W Higgins, all of Pocatello.
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Wild Life Association
Pocatello
C. J. Schoonover
John Dahlstrom
Pat Rausch
John Curl
Tom Macateer
Dick Medlock
Ed Layton
C. W. Higgins
U S Army Officers To Help Greeks
Athens Greece U S Army officers including a brigadier general and 20 lieutenant colonels will advise the Greek army on eradicating Communist led guerrillas within months. General Livesay said reform plans include an infantry pool more machine guns and defense corps units. American supplies totaling 96 million plus 40 000 rifles from Britain are in hand.
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Athens
Greece
William Livesay
Livesay
United States Aid Mission
Washington
National Defense Corps
United States
Stassen to Visit Pocatello for GOP Reception and Talk
Local Republicans plan for Harold Stassen ex governor of Minnesota and 1952 GOP hopeful to visit Pocatello Tuesday arriving from Sheridan at 1 30 pm. He speaks at Pocatello High School gym at 8 pm and attends a 6 30 pm informal dinner at the Whitman hotel with reservations through Mrs Parvin Witte Bannock Republican Women’s Club chair.
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Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Pocatello
Stassen
Twin Falls
Boise
Sheridan
Wyo
Whitman Hotel
Parvin, Witte
Bannock Republican Women’s Club
Rain soaked towns trade surplus clouds for Utah wind
West coast towns offered Utah surplus clouds in exchange for containers or wind. An interstate clash followed with Utah accusing Reno of trying to milk eastbound clouds for Nevada snow, while Nevada and national entities weighed in.
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Utah
United Press
Salt Lake City
London Times
Brewery Gulch
Ariz
Arizona Cloud Ropers, Inc
Nevada Clouds
Arizona
Carbon County
Nevada
the Times
Gus Backman
Capitol City
Clinton Lockname
C. of C
Redmond
Wash
Seattle
Backman
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Aphen
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R. M. Griffin
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Shanghai
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