Army funeral ship Connolly saved after sea fire and abandon ship
The Army transport Joseph V Connolly burned amid gale winds nine hundred miles at sea. Rescue ships Union Victory and General R E Cattan saved all 46 crew members from lifeboats, with no serious injuries reported and the vessel declared a total loss.
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New York
Joseph V. Connolly
Connolly
Europe
Union Victory
R. E. Cattan
Benjamin Osterman
Brooklyn
Coast Guard
Navy
Army
Bermuda
Newfoundland
S.S. Morrison Waite
Kindley Field
Donald Davidson
Callan
The
Derailment Delays Westbound Freight Near Pocatello
Rail traffic west of Pocatello slowed after train No. 3800 with eight cars derailed at De Wolf siding between American Falls and Minidoka at 8 40 a m. No injuries reported. Officials said No 106, the U P streamliner, was held while damage was repaired and the nine o clock clearance was expected last night. The crew from Pocatello included conductor H E Hall and engineer C Brockway.
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Pocatello
de Wolf
American Falls
Minidoka
Union Pacific
U. P. Streamliner
Pocatellans
H. E. Hall
H. W. Dixon
M. E. Shepherd
C. Brockway
H. T. Winterbottom
Vandenberg questions full Marshall Plan aid
Senate president Arthur Vandenberg indicated he might oppose the $6.8 billion Marshall Plan down payment for Europe. He spoke after Secretary Harriman testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, saying there is nothing sacrosanct about the administration request for funds to cover 15 months starting April 1.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Administration
Secretary of Commerce
W. Averell Harriman
Vandenberg
School bond approved for Twin Falls new high school site
Boise based report says the state school reorganization committee approved a $75,000 bond for Twin Falls city schools to purchase ground for a new high school plant.
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Boise
Twin Falls
Pocatello Postings Mixes Money Muddle and Comics Mixup
Portneuf Cooperative Association struggles to locate owners of small checks totaling 43.40 payable to named individuals. In other news, the Invisible Scarlet ONeil comic returns after a mailing error, followed by a police report of a man claiming to have hidden 900 in a tomato can behind the Dearborn hotel. authorities search but find nothing.
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Portneuf Cooperative Association
Ken Hadley
Co. M. Andreason
R. E E. Brown
J. R. Bishop
Bert Busby
Eddie Engstrom
J. J. Guyman
H. G. Hiltiker
Fred B. Owen
L. C. Peterson
J. E. Roe
W. J. Shutt
W F. Stout
Harold Wedeler
J. C. Attins
O. P. Rasche
the Post
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
Dearborn Hotel
Civil War Vet Thralls to Celebrate 105th Birthday
Civil War veteran Michael J. Thralls will celebrate his 105th anniversary in Nampa on Thursday. Governor C. A. Robins plans a personal visit and has sent a congratulatory letter noting Thralls is in good health with an alert mind despite past combat injuries.
Cold Wave Moves Through Eastern Midwest and East Coast
A 40 mph wind drives a sub zero cold wave from the plains toward the Great Lakes and east coast, with temperatures plunging to 25 below in parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas. The Weather Bureau warns of 15 degree drops across the region, while more cold weather and light snow are forecast for the Midwest. Fog on the West Coast disrupts traffic and contributes to a coastal fishing boat sinking with no injuries.
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Chicago
North Central States
Mercury
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Dakotas
Nebraska
U. S. Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Plains States
Canada
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Midwest
Seattle
Wash
San Diego
Calif
Califrnia
California
Bank charter battle over Rexburg bank ruled irregular
District Judge C E Winstead voided the Rexburg charter action as irregular and dismissed First Security Bank of Idaho against Yellowstone Bank officials. He faulted Yellowstone filings and rapid finance commissioner appointment, saying the merger never occurred and statutory steps were ignored.
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Yellowstone Bank
William J. Sewell
Arnold Williams
Department of Finance
Winstead
Idaho School Trustees Meet in Boise March 5 6
The Idaho School Trustees Association plans its annual meeting in Boise on March 5 and 6. Secretary J C Eddy of Twin Falls said discussions will cover district recitation financing and the shortage.
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Boise
Ida
Idaho School Trustees Association
J. C. Eddy
Twin Falls
Eddy
Court House Room Cleaned To Lessen Hazard of Flames
Bannock County officials and Sheriff Alma Marley were urged to remove inflammable Materials from the furnace room after a near fire in the court house basement. Firemen and an insurance adjuster noted debris and barrels of wax and cleaning fluid stored near the furnace as a serious hazard.
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Court House
The
POST
Alma Marley
Bannock County Court House
Board of Commissioners
W. H
Pete) Jensen
Jensen
Pocatello
Frank Marlow
County Surveyor’s Office
Hour in Bannock Jail Cost Estella Stafford $10,000
Estella Stafford claims in fifth district court that a court dispute over custody of two minors led to her arrest and more than an hour in Bannock County jail on August 7 1946 causing humiliation distress and resulting in a $10 000 alleged damages claim against Mary Louise Field and John J Field.
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Bannock County
Estella Stafford
Fifth District
Mary Louise Field
John J. Field
Bannock
Cleaning fluid barrels threaten local area
Jensen told the janitor about instructions from the sheriff in the flag while Marlow lamented having nowhere to store them. Ray Squires the insurance adjuster urged removing the barrels, saying they are too dangerous to leave.
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Jensen
Marlow
Ray Squires
Truman Requests 1949 Idaho Reclamation Budget
President Truman outlined a 1949 reclamation plan totaling 22.64 million dollars for Idaho, Montana and Utah. Idaho projects total 9.95 million with items including Boise Anderson Ranch 5.8 million and Palisades 1.52 million. The Hungry Horse Montana project dominates the intermountain program at 9.85 million.
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Washington
Truman
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Congress
Boise
Anderson Ranch
Payette
Lewiston
Minidoka
Palisades
Holy City Is Rocked by Blasts
Jerusalem police reported a dozen heavy detonations in the Arab quarter of Sheiks Jarrah soon after 1 a.m. today as what authorities called the greatest Hagana swoop thus far. The attack targeted southwest Jerusalem near Mount Scopus with ongoing operations in the city.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy City
Sheiks Jarrah
Mt. Scopus
Sunny Outlook for Pocatello Residents Today
After a colder than usual night the forecast calls for sunshine in Pocatello as temperatures rise. Yesterday’s high reached 33 and the low 24. today’s high is expected near 35.
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Pocatellans
Sol
Truman Budget Push Sparks Election Year Budget Fight
President Truman proposed a 1949 budget of 39.67 billion dollars, mostly for defense and cold war programs, provoking Republican calls for substantial cuts and Democratic debate on where to trim spending while preserving security. The plan faces GOP opposition and chatter of reducing foreign aid and federal payrolls as lawmakers press for reductions.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Guitiff
Senate
Hous
Henry C. Dworshak
Edwin C Johnson
Colo
Harry F. Byrd
Johnson
Byrd
Robert A. Tait. O
Senate Republican Policy Committee
John A. Taber, R
N. Y
House Appropriations Committee
House
Scott W. Lucas
U S Party Detained by Russians in Berlin Incident
In Berlin Russian troops detained two official American cars and occupants for three hours amid mounting tensions over the Western Germany unification pact. A US Air Force major’s car was also shot at, with officials naming Herman B. Wells and Peter Fraenkel among those present in the AMG detainment.
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Berlin
Red Army
Russia
United States
Germany
Herman B. Well
Indiana University
Peter A. Fraenkel
Charles Rotstein
AMG
Rotstein
Wells
Lucius D. Clay
Ten Firms Face Conspiracy Charge Across Utilities Supply
Ten electrical equipment makers were indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles on criminal price fixing involving gouging municipal utilities. The group led by General Electric Co and Westinghouse allegedly fixed artificial prices on switches and other items essential to public utilities.
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Los Angeles
Municipal
General Electric Co
Westinghouse
Stassen To Air Views In Pocatello Tonight
Former Minnesota governor and GOP presidential hopeful Harold E. Stassen arrives in Pocatello with his party for a 1:30 p.m. visit. He will speak at the high school gym and attend a dinner at the Whitman hotel before a 2:30 p.m. press conference. Governor Robins and state leaders accompany him, with plans for a late-night stay at the Bannock hotel. Stassen, a strong Republican hopeful, vows to seek the top ticket and would back cabinet posts for western interests if nominated.
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Bob Vance
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Pocatello
Stassen
C. A. Robins Yesterdy
H. Earl Lewis
County Central Committee
Whitman Hotel
Edwin Pauley
California
Army
Bannock
Tom Sahlberg
Young Republicans
Dean Kloepfer
Burley
Whitman
Sheridan
Wyo
Idaho
Lewiston
Worland
Douglas Macanther
Cheyenne
United ¢Ess
Sherman
Secretary of Interior
Vandals Upset Oregon State In Moscow Showdown
The University of Idaho outshot Oregon State 47 to 43 before about 4400 fans at Memorial Gym. Six foot nine center Jack Phoenix scored 17 points to lead Idaho’s upset of the Pacific Coast Conference champions.
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Moscow
University of Idaho
Mighty
Oregon State College
Memorial
Jack Phoenix
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