AMG Actions Target Russian Sabotage in Berlin
In Berlin the American Military Government asserts Germany will play a key role in the Marshall Plan recovery if it cooperates. Col. Gordon E Textor denies Russian claims of partition while British operatives are said to probe Communist links in a secret strike plan known as protocol M.
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Berlin
Gordon E. Textor
Information Control Division
AMG
Lucius D. Clay
Russia
Germany
Red Army
Senator Elmer Thomas Draws Open Hearings On Speculation
A Senate investigating subcommittee will hold open hearings into the commodity market speculation by Sen. Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma. Chairman Homer Ferguson of Michigan announced after a daylong appropriations panel session. Thomas, a former agriculture chair, admitted years of trading and offered to provide personal records to prove he did nothing wrong.
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Washington
Senate
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Appropriations Subcommittee
Ferguson
Thomas
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Edith Thomas
Washington, D. C
Lincoln Day Banquet to Feature Thye in Boise
Idaho Republicans plan a Lincoln Day banquet February 13 in Boise. Senator Edward J. Thye of Minnesota will be the featured speaker, with about 1000 attendees expected from across the state.
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Boise
Idaho
Edward J. Thye
Minn
UAW Seeks Near 30 Cents Pay Boost in Spring Talks
The United Auto Workers plan to demand close to 30 cents an hour as its third round of spring wage gains, aiming higher than the 25 cent rise urged by rank and file. The 22 member international executive board will set the target before April negotiations with auto producers.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
International
Nineteen Children Lose Parents In Montana Blaze
A blaze in a tarpaper shack in Billings, Montana, killed six and left nine teen children orphaned, including the 17 year old Harold Love Jr in Navy training. Survivors include Harold Love Sr his eight children and Edwin Becker his widow and five children. The fire started from a cast iron stove and a rubber inner tube, with authorities noting suffocation as the cause and reporting no immediate plans for an inquest.
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Billings
Mont
Carl Leader
Agnes
Leader
Harold Love
Harold Jr
Navy
San Diego
Cal
Edwin E. Becker
DDT Increases Idaho Wool Yield
Idaho sheepmen report bigger, better wool crops after spraying livestock with DDT to control ticks, said University of Idaho Entomologist H. C. Manis. Merle Drake of Challis reported an average fleece gain of three pounds.
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Moscow
Ida
University of Idaho
H. C. Manis
Idaho
Manis
Merle Drake
Challis
Plans Move For Hospital in Twin Falls
Controversy over building a new county general hospital ended with approval of plans by a Denver architect. The five story 161 bed facility will be financed by a $1,250,000 bond issue approved in 1946.
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Twin Falls
Denver
Idaho truckers urged to follow load and direction signs
State Police Superintendent A. P. Bunderson warned Idaho truck drivers to observe directional rights and load limit markings or face prosecution. He said markings must be at least two inches high and that after March 31 all drivers must show 1948 truck registration certificates on demand.
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Boise, Ida
A. P. Bunderson
Idaho
Bunderson
College Seekers Club Elects Officers at Idaho State College
Harold Buss of Pocatello was elected president of the Seekers club to succeed Al Dudley. The organization plans more outside speakers to broaden student thought and has 225 members. Next speaker is Kurt Singer on Jan 30 followed by Dr. Lewis Evans February 17 20 and Utah Governor Herbert B Maw on March 20. New officers include Betty Clouse vice president Alan Nichols corresponding secretary Velda Bellville recording secretary Pete Zagarella treasurer and Jim Berlin publicity director.
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Idaho State College
Velda Belville
Shelley
Harold Buss
Pocatello
Betty Clouse
Ashton
Seekers
al Dudley
Washington, D. C
Buss
Little Theatre
ISC
Kurt Singer
Lewis Evans
Utah
Herbert B. Maw
Alan Nichols
Pete Zagarella
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jim Berlin
Preston
New Angle In Death by Own Action Case
The case of newly elected Supervisor Chris J. Christensen, linked to a Golden Gate Bridge death, was unsettled by an anonymous phone threat to his wife urging silence. Police investigated whether hoax or real, while Coast Guard searched the water 265 feet below. no body or sighting reported.
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San Francisco
Chris J. Christensen
Golden Gate Bridge
Christensen
Edmund
Pat) Brown
Golden Gate
Coast Guard
Marin County
Britain Iraq Pact Guarantees 20 Year Alliance
London reports a twenty year pact between Britain and Iraq authorizing immediate British bases and troop deployment if either nation faces war or hostile threats. The agreement underscores shared defense commitments and mid east strategic stakes.
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London
Britain
Iraq
Middle Eastern
Harvester Developed Cuts Beet Harvest to Three Men
A UC Davis engineer disclosed a mechanical sugar beet harvester that replaces hundreds of hand workers. The unit digs tops, windrows, shakes dirt, and elevates beets into a hopper with 96 percent accuracy, suited for large growers and promising a smaller model for mid-sized farms.
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San Francisco
John B. Powers
University of California
College of Agriculture
Davis
Cal
American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists
Powers
California
University
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Webster's Dictionary
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Ford
College Seekers Club
Pact
Harvester
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