Suspect Connors Freed in Black Dahlia Case
Jeff Connors, 40, long-listed Black Dahlia suspect, released by Los Angeles police after questioning in a branch jail. He denied knowledge of Elizabeth Short, 22, slain Jan 14, 1947, and produced an alibi from his ex-wife Grace Allen claiming he was at Columbia studios the night of the murder. Police said no further suspects are evident.
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Los Angeles
Jeff Connors
Connors
Gilroy
Cal
Elizabeth Short
Miss Short
Leslie Dillon
Dillon
Artie Lane
Grace Allen
Columbia Studios
Unemployment Surges as 414 900 Jobless in a Week
Federal data show 414 900 claimants last week signaling rising unemployment toward a postwar peak. New York adds 45 000 claims. Syracuse plants close, moves to Scotland and South Africa, sparking calls for US retention. Continuings reach 1 473 000 with 45 percent higher than year ago. economists warn spring totals may hit 3 500 000 to 4 000 000.
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Washington
New York State
Russ Nixon
United Electrical Workers (Cio
New York
Remington Rand, Inc
Syracuse
Hillington
Scotland
Easy Washer Company
South Africa
Nixon
Irving M. Ives
N.Y
U. S
Bureau
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Idaho
Edwin G. Nourse
Truman
Union Pacific Time Schedule Changes In Pocatello
Union Pacific announces new time schedules effective Sunday January 16 in Pocatello. Adjusted arrivals and departures affect most passenger trains including City of Portland and Portland Rose eastbound and westbound runs, with specific times listed, and trains 31 and 32 on Salt Lake to Butterfield route eliminated.
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Pocatello
Union Pacific
W. C. Harry
Hardy
City of Portland
Portland Rose
Salt Lake
Butterun
Scholarship Awarded To Lago Boy
A $125 scholarship to the University of Idaho College of Agriculture was awarded this week to 14 year old Riley Mickelsen of Lago as first prize in the 4 H Dairy Improvement contest sponsored by the Upper Snake River Valley Dairymen's association. County champion awards of 25 to attend the 4 H club short course this summer at Moscow went to Kenneth Leon Merrill Rt 2 Blackfoot and Donald Holm Rt 3 Idaho Falls. T J Chester district extension agent Pocatello said the contest was open to all 4 H club dairy members in Bannock Bingham Fremont Madison Jefferson and Bonneville counties.
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University of Idaho
College of Agriculture
Riley Mickelsen
Lago
Upper
Snake River Valley
Bannock County
Don Gibbs
McCammon
Marie Prescott
Jimmie Swanson
Norris Mickelson
Evan Harris
John Bental
Lloyd Ellis
Lamar Bullock
Pocatello
Norman Evans
Virginia
Ronald Cole
Arimo
Carolyn Stevenson
Lava Hot Springs
Lawanna Rowsell
Lava
Val and
Don
Changeover In Industry Continues As Temporary Layoffs End
The article notes ongoing shifts as businesses complete their transition to new models while temporary lay offs in other sectors begin to wind down, signaling broader economic stabilization.
France and Britain Reach Agreement on Cooperation
After two days of talks with Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, France and Britain announced a renewed close cooperation on European issues and extending that collaboration worldwide. The two diplomats noted minor disagreement over Germany, while Palestine policy appeared less central. Schuman said they spoke frankly and found more common ground than usual.
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London
France
Great Britain
Robert Schuman
Ernest Bevin
Schuman
Britain
Germany
Foreign Office
Ruhr
United States
Palestine
Israel
United Nations Conciliation Commission On
Ashton and Jansen Lead Pocatello Event at Lago
Ann Mickelsen and Robert Jansen participate in a Pocatello area event at Lago, with Ashton and Lago coordinating the program. Details remain fragmentary but indicate local figures and a community gathering.
Chrysler Models Unveiled for 1949 in Detroit Preview
Chrysler disclosed its 1949 lineup in Detroit with new long and short wheelbase Dodge and Plymouth models. The Wayfarer roadster and Suburban station wagon debuted, with cradled ride from longer wheelbases and reduced overall length. Cars expected in showrooms by early March.
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Detroit
Chrysler
K. T. Keller
Dodge
Plymouth
General Motors Corporation
New York
Keller
Mutual Understanding Cited in Conference Report
Report notes lingering misunderstandings but highlights best chance for an agreement acceptable to both sides. Conference attendees praise cordiality and strong desire for understanding.
Two 14-year-olds plot to dynamite Philisburg High
In Philipsburg Pennsylvania two 14-year-olds confessed a plan to blow up Philipsburg High with 180 sticks of dynamite over schoolwork grievances. They planted charges at the auditorium entrance aided by a scared-off helper before authorities intervened.
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Philipsburg
Philipsburg High School
Russell Duck
Tmnes
Death Claims Mrs Rommell At McCammon
Mrs Anna May Norton Rommell 75 died Friday at her McCammon home after a lingering illness. Born May 1 1873 in Logan Utah she moved to Idaho about 60 years ago. Her husband Charles A Rommell survives with children Charles A Rommell Jr Mabel Johansen Carrie Smith Vera Hale Lester Rommell Grace Lish and 31 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren.
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Anna May Norton Rommell
McCammon
Logan
Utah
Alonson
Julia Williams Norton
Idaho
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
McCammon Ward
Charles A. Rommell
Logan L. D. S. Temple
Charles A. Rommell Jr
Mabel Johansen
Pocatello
Carrie Smith
Chehalis
Wash
Vera Hale
Hermiston
Ore
Lester Rommell
Grace Lish
Two Claim Husbands Fight Over Crawford Widowhood
Los Angeles coroner Benjamin Brown refused to release the body of Helen May Crawford 39 until he determines which husband has the legal right to be her widower. Crawford died Tuesday night after walking into a spinning propeller at Municipal airport en route to New Orleans. Initial papers listed Frank Klodzinski of South Bend Indiana as husband but Kenneth Crawford of Battle Creek Michigan claimed they were not divorced. Crawford’s brother Charles Lockwood reported plans to bury the body in Colorado Springs Colorado, pending legal proof of the rightful widower and heir to Crawford's cash of 2044 dollars and a prior 5000 dollar inheritance.
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Los Angeles
Ben Brown
Helen May Crawford
Crawford
Brown
Klodzinski
South Bend
Norton family members named across Idaho and California
Dren and two brothers and one sister, Charles Norton of Arbon Idaho Lemuel Norton of Los Angeles and Mrs Grace Lish of Pocatello are identified. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Arthur W Hall mortuary.
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Dren
Charles Norton
Arbon
Idaho
Lemuel Norton
Los Angeles
Grace’ Lish
Pocatello
Arthur W. Hall Mortuary
Sun Valley Ski Conditions Report Strong Snow Depths
Sun Valley officials described excellent skiing conditions with snow depth from 23 inches on the valley floor to 46 inches atop Baldy. The past week saw a maximum temperature around 34 degrees. England consumes about 140 million tons of coal yearly.
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SUN Valley —Up
Sun Valley
Baldy
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Polenik
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Jimmy Colcough
New York Central Railroad
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Empire State Express
Albany
Naca Cet Jewelers
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Zabigione
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Whitman Coffee Shop
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Duck
U. S. Supreme Court
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