Army funeral ship Connolly ablaze at sea. all 46 survivors saved
The Army transport Joseph V Connolly burned from bow to stern nine hundred miles off New York as two rescue ships saved all 46 crew from four lifeboats. The Union Victory and General Callan plucked men from lifeboats after a perilous effort amid gale winds and darkness.
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New York
Joseph V. Connolly
Connolly
Europe
Union Victory
Army
R. E. Catlan
Benjamin A. Bostelman
Brooklyn
Coast Guard
Navy
Bermuda
Newfoundland
S.S. Morrison-White
Kindley Field
Donald Davidson
Callan
The
Derailment Delays UP Freight West of Pocatello
Rail traffic west of Pocatello was delayed after train No. 3800 derailed at De Wolf siding between American Falls and Minidoka. No injuries were reported and track damage covered about 150 feet. The 106 streamliner was held while repairs, with Pocatellans on the crew including Hall, Dixon, Shepherd, Brockway, and Winterbottom, were affected.
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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
Senate Leader Questions Marshall Plan Funding
Senate President pro tempore Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan warned against granting the full 6.8 billion dollar Marshall Plan down payment. He interrupted Secretary Averell Harriman during foreign relations committee testimony to say there is nothing sacrosanct about the administration's request for aid for the first 15 months starting April 1.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Secretary of Commerce
Averell Harriman
Vandenberg
State panel approves 75000 bond for Twin Falls high school site
Boise report states the state school reorganization committee approved a 75000 bond for Twin Falls city schools to purchase land for a new high school site.
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BOISE
Twin Falls
Pocatello Postings Notes Missing Checks and Comics Glitches
Portneuf Cooperative Association struggles to locate owners of small checks totaling 43.40 paid as interest on offered shares. The notices list payees like M Andreason and E Engstrom. Also, the paper reports a mixup delaying Invisible Scarlet ONeil, confirms her appearance, and recounts a hotel incident in which a 35-year-old Black transient claimed to have swallowed lye water while allegedly hiding $900 in a tomato can behind the Dearborn hotel, with authorities unsure of truth.
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Portneuf Cooperative Association
Ken ‘Hadley
Co. M. Andreason
R.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. Atkins
O. P.rasche
Dearborn Hotel
Civil War Vet Thralls Reaches 105 in Nampa
Civil War veteran Michael J. Thralls will celebrate his 105th birthday in Nampa on Thursday. Governor C. A. Robins plans a personal visit and sent a congratulatory letter noting Thralls attained this age and remains healthy with an alert mind.
Cold Wave Moves East as Midwest Sees Frigid Record Lows
A 40 mph wind drives a sub zero cold wave from the prairies toward the Great Lakes and east to the coast. Forecasters warn temperatures will plunge 15 to 20 degrees by Wednesday with some Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota readings hitting 25 below zero. Weather Bureau issues cold wave and storm warnings as the system slides southeast toward Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Light snow likely in parts of the Midwest while California fog causes traffic deaths and a boat foundering offshore.
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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
Judge critiques Rexburg bank charter battle in memo ruling
District Judge C. E. Winstead dismissed First Security Bank of Idaho's suit against Yellowstone Bank officers over Rexburg charter. He faulted Yellowstone's filing, the rapid finance commissioner appointment, and the finance department's record keeping. The merger plan is deemed never consummated and proper parties were not present.
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Yellowstone Bank
William J. Sewell
Arnold Williams
Department of Finance
Winstead
Idaho School Trustees to Meet in Boise in March
The Idaho School Trustees Association will hold its annual meeting in Boise March 5-6. Secretary J. C. Eddy of Twin Falls said the group will discuss district reorganization financing and teacher shortage.
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Boise
Ida
Idaho School Trustees Association
J. C. Eddy
Twin Falls
Eddy
Court House Room Cleared to Lessen Fire Hazard
Sheriff Alma Marley told the Bannock county board Monday to remove inflammable materials from the furnace room after a near disaster in the court house basement. The cleanup followed a blaze blamed on debris near a defective furnace door and involved barrels of cleaning fluid and wax stored near the furnace.
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Court House
POST
Alma Marley
Bannock County Court House
Board of Commissioners
W. H
Pete) Jensen
Jensen
Pocatello
Frank Marlow
County Surveyor's Office
Furface
Hour in Bannock Jail Valued at 10000 in Suit
Estella Stafford sues Mary Louise Field and John J. Field for $10000 claiming humiliation and distress from an hour spent in Bannock county jail after a custody dispute involving two minor children. The case is before the fifth district court.
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Bannock
Estella Stafford
Fifth District
Mary Louise Field
John J. Field
Janitor Receives Caution Over Hazardous Barrels
In morning talk with the sheriff, Marlow insists there is nowhere else to store the barrels. Ray Squires, an insurance adjuster, demands removal as the cleaning fluids remain marked as dangerous and must be moved.
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Marlow
Ray Squires
Jeton
Truman outlines $22.64 million reclamation plan for Idaho Utah Montana
President Truman's budget proposes a 1949 intermountain reclamation program totaling 21.797 million with six Idaho projects costing 9.952 million and major item Hungry Horse in Montana at 9.85 million. Idaho projects include Boise Anderson Ranch 5.8 million and several smaller allocations across Boise Payette drainage Lewisiton Orchards Minidoka and Palisades.
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Washington
Truman
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Congress
Boise
Anderson Ranch
Payette
Lewiston
Minidoka
Palisades
Holy City Rocked by Dawn Blasts in Jerusalem
A dozen heavy detonations shook Jerusalem shortly after 1 am. Police said the attack targeted the Arab Sheiks Jarrah quarter, in what was described as a major Hagana operation near Mt. Scopus southwest of the city.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy City
Sheiks Jarrah
Mt. Scopus
Sunshine Expected as Pocatello Sees Warmer Day
The weatherman predicts sunny conditions for Pocatello after a chilly night. Yesterday’s high reached 33 degrees and low 24. today’s high is expected near 35 degrees with clear skies.
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Pocatellans
Ol Sol
Steep Budget Set Before Congress Triggers Election Clash
President Truman submitted a 1949 fiscal year budget of 39.7 billion dollars, drawing GOP fire for being 2 to 5 billion over their target. Republicans vow substantial cuts, targeting foreign aid and frills while urging military and economic security not to be sacrificed. Senate and House leaders push to trim, citing past reductions and seeking savings without harming national defense.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Senate
Hous
Henry C. Dworshak
Edwin C Johnson
Colo
Harry F. Byrone
Johnson
Byrd
Robert A. Taft
Senate Republican Policy Committee
John A. Taber
N. Y
House Appropriations Committee
House
Scott W. Lucas
Toce TV
U S Party Detained by Russians in Berlin Standoff
In Berlin Russian troops detained two official American cars and occupants for three hours amid postwar tensions tied to West Germany unification and a warning in the Red Army newspaper that the U.S. and Britain could be ousted from Berlin. Americans involved include Herman B. Wells, Peter Fraenkel, Charles Rotstein, and Mrs Rotstein. Wells is a cultural adviser to Gen. Lucius D. Clay.
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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 in Price-Fixing Case
A federal grand jury indicted ten electrical equipment manufacturers led by General Electric and Westinghouse on criminal price fixing accusations. The agencies allegedly conspired to gouge municipalities and utilities by setting artificial prices on switches and other essential public utility components.
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Los Angeles
General Electric Co
Westinghouse
Stassen to Air Views in Pocatello Tonight
Ex governor Harold E. Stassen arrives in Pocatello with his party at 1 30 PM for a dinner at the Whitman hotel and a 6 PM speech in the high school gym. Gov Robins, state officials, and local Republicans plan events with a 115 person attendance and a 2 30 PM press conference at the hotel. Stassen, a leading GOP presidential hopeful, vows to contest the 1948 nomination strongly and seeks cabinet posts for the West 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
Parvin Witte
Sheridan
Wyo
Idaho
Lewiston
Worland
Douglas MacArthur
Unitedness
Vandals Upset Oregon State In Moscow Showdown
The University of Idaho basketball team upset Oregon State 47 43 before about 4400 fans at Memorial Gym in Moscow. Center Jack Phoenix scored 17 points to lead the Vandals past the Pacific Coast Conference champions.
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Moscow
Ida
University of Idaho
Mighty
Oregon State College
Memorial Gymnasium
Jack Phoenix
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Osage
Gate City
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
Scarlet
Villian
U.S
Municipal
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