Doubt Over Batise Village Incorporation Legality
Power County officials approved the incorporation of the village of Batise including the Last Frontier and Thirty Night Clubs north of Pocatello amid questions of residency. Chairman J P Mehlhoff said the board did not consult statutes and relied on attorneys, while an affidavit listed 125 prospective residents for the 12 acre area. The move places the clubs in a new village near Highway 30 opposite Simplot Fertilizer and a proposed electric furnace plant.
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Fales
J. P. Mehlhoff
Power Courity Board of Commissioners
Batise
Pocatello
Micelhaff
Mehlhaff
Power County
Idaho
Commission
Simplot
Intermountain club convention opens in Gate City
Social gathering kicks off a two day intermountain convention with Utah and Idaho clubs from Ogden to Idaho Falls. Delegates plan to reorganize and expand membership, establish new clubs, and discuss civic projects including safety markers and traffic safety programs. Guest speakers include Leonard Carlson and Dr Carl Mintosh.
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Ogden
Salt Lake
Provo
Heber City
Oren
Clearfield
Utah
Idaho
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Boise
Blackfoot
Central “Intermountain
Jack Deamer
Carl Hysen
War Basis On Oil Use
President Truman ordered a wartime reduction in fuel use, directing all government departments to cut fuel consumption immediately. Rules mirror World War II conservation, limiting heating in government buildings and residences including the White House to 68 degrees by day and 60 degrees at night.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Public Frowns On Further Pay Increases Across Nation
A nationwide poll shows the general public increasingly opposes wage boosts if they raise prices. Labor groups push for higher pay, with CIO and United Auto Workers among potential demanders. Attitudes vary by occupation and education, with college-educated voters more likely to link wages to prices while manual workers often favor raises despite inflation risks.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
CIO
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
United Automobile Workers
Ooin
Marshall Defines Plan to Aid Europe Without Military Bases
Secretary of State George C Marshall affirmed that the Marshall Plan seeks no military gain and does not contemplate acquisition of European bases. He defended the four year program as aimed at restoring Europe’s economic health, countering misquotations used by European Communists to attack U.S. intentions.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
United States
Marshall
Western
Europe
State Department
Congressional
James Forrestal
Department
Congress
Roy teachers strike over grievances in Montana town
Seven Roy, Montana teachers walked out on Friday, demanding resolution of six complaints including withheld wages, unsanitary school conditions, poor lighting, flood-prone sewage in the playground, and questionable water purity. County supervisor Elizabeth Barfieff said she was reviewing the issues as Roy’s 261 population in 1940 is noted.
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Lewistown
Mont
Roy, Mont
Here
Elizabeth Barfieff
Roy
Tax Cut Predicted Amid House Action Plans
Washington, Jan. 25. Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. said he expects a veto of the Republican tax cut bill but believes Congress will pass it over the President's objections. He plans to bring Knutson's tax bill to the House for action on Jan. 26, predicting House approval by Jan. 29. He did not forecast Senate timing or final form, noting Senate leaders may need up to two months and expect changes.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Congress
Martin
House
Senate
Three Killed As Light Planes Collide on Coast
At Sonoma county airport two light private planes collided during landing traffic, killing three civilian pilots. Frank Casani of Santa Rosa 22 a flight student. Al Fearn and Eugene Bolling of Petaluma were identified among the dead. Witnesses said the Taylorcraft tried to enter the pattern from the wrong direction triggering a head on crash. The planes locked and fell 70 feet into a vineyard burning on impact.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Sonoma County
Frank Casani
G.I
al Fearn
Petaluma
Eugene Bolling
Fearn
Bolling
Sonoma
Casani
Last Rites For Daniels
Joseph Daniels, 85, former secretary of the navy and longtime Raleigh News and Observer editor, was buried in the red North Carolina soil Saturday in a ceremony attended by many notable figures. He guided the navy in World War I and served nearly nine years in Mexico as a diplomat.
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Raleigh
N. C
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Raliegh News and Observer
Navy
Mexico
Explosions Hit Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio
Three large blasts struck Fort Sam Houston late last night with a lengthy fire burning on the post for over four hours. No deaths reported. a soldier fireman was treated at the fort hospital. Minor damage and shattered windows extended across a wide area as city and Army fire crews responded.
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San Antonio
Tex
Fort Sam Houston
Fort
Polio Fight Gains Ground
MINNEAPOLIS UP A University of Minnesota scientist reported last night that he has developed the first pure strain of a virus that causes infantile paralysis. Dr Frank Gollan of the universitys physiology department said he has isolated a 99.44 per cent pure MM virus which causes poliomyelitis in small rodents. His discovery opens the way for development of a vaccine to immunize humans against the disease, because to manufacture a vaccine the pure virus is first needed.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Frank Gollan
Gollan
Pocatello Postings Highlight Local Achievements and Oddities
Buzz Holt, blind pianist at Hotel Whitman Round Up Room, speaks on self-reliance and a good living despite blindness. Community notes celebrate Vormeuf Lodge No. 20 and Ivy Rebekah No. 23 officers, with Eugene and Mrs. Grant installed as noble grands. Local quirks include a courtroom quip about a furnace blaze and a playful shot at a meanest thief.
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Buzz Holt
Hotel Whitman
Buzz
Vormeuf Lodge No
the Oddfellows
Ivy Rebekah No
Eugene Grant
West Whitman St
Presidential Act Prompts Push In Rail Strike Date
CHICAGO UP A nationwide railroad strike set for Feb. 1 faced possible postponement after President Truman was expected to appoint a fact finding panel under the railway labor act. Union leaders said 97 percent voted for strike if needed to force wage gains, which would affect 125,000 workers across LOCOMOTIVE Engineers Firemen and Enginemen and Switchmen unions.
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Chicago
Truman
David B. Robertson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Cleveland
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
Switchmen's Union of
North America
U. S
Frank P. Douglass
Douglas
Weekend Ski Hope Dims As Snow Delays Predicted
Pocatellans hoping to ski this weekend face uncertain conditions as the weatherman forecasts light snow showers and colder temperatures. Yesterday’s high reached 32 degrees with a low of 15. today’s expected high 25 to 30 and a drop tonight.
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Pocatellans
Midwest Winter Storm Hits Midwest and South
Cold blast across the Dakotas to Texas brings record lows in Wisconsin with 54 below. Memphis endures an 11 inch snow as families ration oil, while Danville Illinois suffers a stove fire killing three children. Pennsylvania records multiple fatalities from fire, carbon monoxide, accidents, and sledding incidents.
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Chicago
Winter
Midwest
Dixie
Wisconsin
Memphis
Dakotas
Texas
Carolinas
Florida
Danville
Ill
Pennsylvania
Storm Hits Tiny Island Yap Suffered Wide Destruction
A tropical storm sweeping Yap 48 hours after a typhoon left 84 percent of the population homeless and destroyed food supplies. The civil administration in Yap reported appalling destruction with most vegetation gone and only a few buildings standing. No casualties were reported, but six months of relief supplies were anticipated.
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Honolulu
Yap
Pacific
Pearl Harbor Naval Headquarters
U. S. Task Fleet Large As In War
Admiral Richard L. Connolly announced the U S task fleet in the Mediterranean is as large as it was during World War II. He said ships circulate but most remain deployed in the region as he heads from LaGuardia to Washington to report to the Chief of Naval Operations.
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New York
America
Mediterranean
Adm
Richard L. Connolly
Connolly
la Guardia
Washington
Louis E. Denfeld
Coast Girl Search Narrows In Hollywood Missing Pianist
Hollywood police pursue Jacqueline Horner 14 who vanished after a quarrel with her mother. Authorities question bus drivers and monitor a possible San Francisco lead where sister Carol Hayden, 20, resides. Porter at a Hollywood depot reported transporting an overnight bag for a girl matching Jacqueline. Mother and police doubt kidnapping, with family noting a dispute over reading choices.
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Hollywood
Jacqueline Horner
Jackie
San Francisco
Carol Hayden
Miss Hayden
Shirley Maxwell
Jacqueline
Ex-Aid Listed As Speculator on Egg Market
Washington report says William M. Boyle Jr., Truman’s former Senate secretary and 1943 executive assistant to Senator Harry S. Truman, was named by the Agriculture Department as a 1946 speculator on the Chicago egg market.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Agriculture Department
Chicago
William M. Boyle, Jr
Harry S. Truman
Disappearance Mystery Deepens Over Golden Gate Bridge Death Claim
San Francisco police report that Chris Christensen, the missing city supervisor who reportedly leaped from the Golden Gate Bridge, was allegedly seen in Chicago with sailor Livingston Goforth, 23, after a note indicating death by own action was found in Christensen's blue serge suit coat on the bridge.
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San Francisco
Chris Christensen
Golden Gate Bridge
Chicago
Livingston Goforth
Christensen
Gandhi Emaciated as Peace Plan Rejected by Turbulent Subcontinent
Mohandas K. Gandhi, on his deathbed after a fast for peace between Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan, urged a reunion of the dominions while doctors warned of lasting harm if the fast continued. The United Nations Security Council acted to halt bloodshed, calling for new steps and a possible Kashmir settlement talks between Indian and Pakistani delegates.
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New Delhi
India
IUP
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Pakistan
Lake Success
United Nations Security Council
Mohandas K. Gandi
Gandhi
Conifer
Kashmir
Gopalaswami Ayyangar
Zafrullah Khan
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Reno
Carl W. McIntosh
Idaho State College
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Tom Pocatello
Chamber of Commerce
Phillips
Chamber
Wayne Tucker
Les Schwibart
Lew Harrison
Harry Dudenake
Daniels
B A. McDevitt
L. E. Glennon
Rocket Lounge
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City
George Hill
Bargain Barn Meat Market
Tom Calligan
Tom
Dmitri
Calligan’s Alley
National Railway Labor Act
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Danbury
Hayward
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Subcontinent
B. C. Roy
Shushila Maysr
Ganhi
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