Fifteen Deaths Due To Icy Gale
Icy gales and record cold cripple industry and transport across the nation. Fires from overheated stoves caused at least 12 deaths. three more died from freezing. Gas shortages halted operations in many plants from Georgia to Indiana. thousands idle as temperatures plunged below zero.
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Deep South
Toledo
Georgia
Atlanta
Chevrolet
General Motors
Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills
Macon
Minnesota
Dakotas
Gary
Ind
Northern
Indiana Public Service Company
Bedford
Buffalo
N. Y
Iroquois Gas Corp
Miami, Fla
Pittsburgh
ACF Accuses Gov Robins of Enforcing Vice Laws Failingly
Idaho Allied Civic Forces at its annual meeting charged Gov. C. A. Robins with failure to enforce 1947 vice laws and urged him to fire Calrence Saunders as state liquor law enforcer. The group named Leonard Clark as president and urged repeal of slot machine laws, while supporting city option votes for liquor licenses.
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Boise
Idaho Allied Civic Forces
Z. Reed Millar
Marvin E. Smith
Twin Falls
A. Y. Satterfield
Pocatello
Marcus Lindsay
Edna M. Dallas Boise
Harry S. Kessler
Temperance
Robins
A.C.F
Weather contrasts show cities in snow and Idaho sun
The weather report contrasts Memphis with 11 inches of snow and Shreveport with five inches against Idaho forecasts. It predicts fair weather with little temperature change for today, highs near 35 and lows around 10. Sunrise is 7 58 and sunset 5 23.
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Idaho
Memphis
Tennessee
Shreveport
Louisiana
Ground Breaking Set for February Pool Project
Mayor George R. Phillips announced a February ground breaking for the community swimming pool if weather permits. A cornerstone ceremony for the bathhouse will invite all donors to participate. John J. McCloy urged Congress to tighten the Marshall Plan with strict banking standards and inspection rights on credits to Western Europe.
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George R. Phillips
Washington
John J. McCloy
The
World Bank
Congress
Europe
Late results from four overtimes in college games
Washington State edged Washington 48 to 47 while Montana outlasted Nevada 58 to 57 after four overtime periods.
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Washington State
Washington
Montana
Nevada
Clay Predicts Intense Sabotage in Western Zones
Berlin reports Gen. Lucius D. Clay warned of intensified Soviet backed sabotage as strikes paralyzed Duisburg Muelheim and Dinslaken in the Ruhr. He said Communist plots may target the Marshall Plan and western zone merger while noting no plans to halt U.S. presence in Berlin or Germany.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Lucius D. Clay
Duisburg
Muelheim
Dinslaken
Allied Control Council
United States
Germany
Clay
Protest Filed Against Proposed Highway Change
North Pocatello trustees filed a formal protest with Bannock County officials over a proposed reroute of Yellowstone Highway U S 91 along Pershing Avenue and Alameda. They cite threats to property, safety near schools, impact on businesses, cost, and existing right of way, urging maintenance of current route. The protest was signed by W S Berger, North Pocatello board chair.
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North Pocatello
F. M. Bistline
Bannock County
Planning Commission
Pershing Avenue
Alameda
Bistline
Idaho
W. S. Berger
Board of Trustees of
Ex-Convict Nabbed in Ogden Under Idaho Charge
Bannock county sheriff reports arrest of B. A. Horman 22 of Pocatello at Ogden Utah on arrival from a train. He is an ex convict who escaped from the Utah State penitentiary July 17 1947 and faces charges of fraudulent procurement of board to be returned to Pocatello.
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Bannock County
Utah State Penitentiary
Western governors meet on traffic issues in Boise
The meeting opens in Boise with a roundtable discussion led by O. C. Marler, president of the Idaho chapter of the National Safety Council, as western governors convene to discuss traffic problems.
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SUN
Valley
A_ western governors’ conference on
O. C. Marler
Boise
Idaho
National Safety Council
Third Round Wages Boost Sought By UAW in 1948 Plan
UAW leaders representing 800000 workers notified auto employers that they would seek a third round of wage gains totaling 25 cents an hour plus 5 cents for a health insurance program. The package also includes a 40 hour weekly minimum, three weeks of paid vacation after five years, and a strong stance against pensions.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Gate City Case Under Advisement
Judge L E Glennon in Bannock county court heard a petition by Gus Thiros seeking a writ of mandamus against R C Lewis to compel issuance of a 1948 liquor by the drink license for the Rocket Lounge at 234 North Main Street in Pocatello. The hearing tested Idaho liquor statute provisions with Thiros and Rob ert E Smylie arguing. James C Bangs objected to a 1947 license.
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L. E. Glennon
Fifth District Court
Gus Thiros
R. C. Lewis
Smylie
John Carver, Jr
James C. Bangs
George R. Phillips
F. E. Tydeman
Gam Thiros
Fee Schedule Is Paying Off In Twin Falls
Twin Falls city officials report early results of the 50-50 fee split with slot machine operators. For the first 15 days, the city collected 3854.38 dollars, with many licensed machines now on the split plan though most continue to cover state and county fees.
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Twin
Falls
Constance J. Leiser
Pocatello Postings Show City Activism And Pool Fund Gift
Mayor George Phillips praised community involvement as residents donate to the pool fund. The Pocatello Police Relief Association presented $100 with leaders in attendance as the fire department toured streets to cheers. The mayor raced across town chasing the funds and later received another $100 donation from church women after a humorous delay.
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George Phillips
Pocatello
Early Boyce
John Perkins
Cillans
C. D. Barter
West Carson
Clark Street
R. H. Cleave
A. D. Daugherty
Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Forces Hit Haifa in Rabid Jewish Assault
About 400 Haganah fighters stormed Haifa using rifles bombs mortars and Molotov cocktails in what they described as retaliation for an Arab outbreak. Reports vary on casualties with Arab sources listing 32 killed or wounded and Haganah claims of 60 casualties. Seven children a woman and several men were among the Arab dead in the fighting.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Haganah
Haifa
Haganahs
Wettest State Predicted to Get Wetter Over 50 Years
Portland area reports cited by Reed College physics professor A A Knowlton indicate Oregon will experience above normal rainfall in coming decades. He bases the forecast on observed wets cycles with averages from under 30 inches to about 45 inches in peak years.
Soviet Union Ready to Resume Lend-Lease Talks
Soviet Ambassador Alexander Panyukhin said the USSR is ready to resume negotiations on Russia's wartime lend-lease debt to the United States. Talks suspended six months ago.
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Washington
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
Ball to Back Stassen for Republican Nomination
Senator Joseph Ball of Minnesota announced in Washington that he will support Harold Stassen for the Republican presidential nomination in the coming campaign.
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Washington
Joseph H. Ball
Minny
Harold B. Stassen
Walk-out Seems Unlikely as Railway Union Talks Continue
Pocatello officials of two of the three national railway unions said a Feb. 6 strike appears unlikely as they express optimism for settlement before a walkout. They cited a history of mediation and emergency boards and expect chances for settlement to improve.
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Pocatello
W. Blakemore
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
W. L. Phillips
Brotherhood of Locomtive
Tax Cut Veto Threat Sparks GOP Clash in Congress
Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder warned Congress that a $40 cost of living tax credits plan and a broader $5.6 billion tax cut could threaten financial integrity and economic stability. He faced GOP opposition and Democratic skepticism led by former Ways and Means chairman Robert L. Doughton.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Congress
Truman
GOP
House
Ways and Means Committee
Snyder
Committee
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Doughton
Printers Union Injunction Sought Against No-Contract Policy
The National Labor Relations Board sought a federal injunction in Indianapolis to restrain the AFL International Typographical Union from enforcing its no contract policy in dealings with U S newspapers. Labor board lawyers filed the petition with U S District Judge Luther M Swygert to prevent violations of the Taft Hartley law.
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Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
Indianapolis
Printers’ Union
Labor Board
U. S
Luther M. Swygert
AFL International Typographical Union
Unions Move Toward Feb Rail Strike Noted in Mediation
The National Railway Mediation Board failed to settle a wage dispute with three major railroad brotherhoods, triggering planned strike preparations for February 6. Leaders demand a 30 percent raise with a $3 daily minimum, and await a potential fact finding from President Truman.
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Ieee i
Chicago
National Railway Mediation Board
Frank P. Douglas
Mediation Board
Truman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Mediation
Less Livestock Being Raised Amid Higher Prices
United Press survey shows farmers cutting hog and cattle herds due to costs, fearing a repeat of postwar price drops. Despite record prices, many cannot afford feed, while livestock markets remain at all time highs.
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Ward
United Press
Two Firemen Trapped As Building Collapses
In Cleveland a wall collapsed on a burning two and a half story building trapping firemen Harry Spencer and Paul Green. Battalion Chief James T. Flynn said both men likely died as rescue efforts were hampered by heat and flames. Two nearby firefighters escaped with minor injuries as 17 companies fought the blaze at the Russo Wine Co store causing $500000 damage and destruction of wine and containers. Occupants were evacuated and the area cordoned off.
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Cleveland
Harry Spencer
Paul Green
Flynn
Bryan
Gilbert Ryan
Norbert Whalen
Russo Wine Co
Near West Side
Mike Russo
Wine Company
Russo
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Belgium
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Ruether
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Gate City
POST
C. E. Henderson
Arimo
Stassen
Alvanley Johnston
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