B 29 Crashes in Scottish Fog Killing Twenty Soldiers
Twenty U S Army personnel traveling home from Meeksfield Iceland were killed when a B 29 collided with a 3000 foot peak near Loch Gailhead in Argyllshire Scotland. Rescue teams found seven bodies by evening and a second ship turned back due to weather.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Meeksfield
Iceland
United States
Argyllshire
Loch Gailhead
Air Force
David McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Red Cross Aids Storm Victims in Lordsburg NM
The American Red Cross says Lordsburg New Mexico has faced an unusual snow emergency near the Mexican border. Local volunteers opened three churches and lodge halls, moving pews to install kitchens and cots for about 1,000 travelers trapped by the weather with another thousand housed in six hotels and eight tourist courts.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Lordsburg
N.M
New Mexico
Red Cross
GM Executives Forecast Prosperity If Economy Left Untouched
GM Board Chairman Alfred P. Sloan Jr and GM President Charles E. Wilson told reporters at the New York auto show that 1949 should bring high productivity and record car output if politicians avoid heavy taxes and price cuts. Sloan eyed steel gains to lift output and Wilson predicted 6,000,000 vehicles could be produced in 1949.
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New York
General Motors Corp
GM Board
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Charles E. Wilson
Legion to Hold Department Meet in Weiser
The American Legion executive committee announced the state convention will be in July at Weiser. Dates to be set within days. Moscow’s Jack McQuade, department commander, noted a membership drive and a resolution opposing proposed cuts in veterans hospital construction.
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Boise
The
American Legion
Weiser
Jack McQuade
Moscow
Legion Department
McQuade
Legion
Veterans Administration
VFW to Initiate New Members in Pocatello
VFW chapter in Pocatello will initiate new members at 8 oclock tomorrow night in Memorial hall announced by George Parker senior vice commander.
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Pocatello
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Hall
George Parker
Milwaukee Man Denied Iron Lung Home Apartment
A Milwaukee landlord refused to allow an iron lung in a city apartment for Betty Leahigh, whose condition requires overnight use. The couple, living with her mother, sought a home to accommodate the device, facing high rents and landlord reluctance amid unclear misunderstandings.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Board of Realtors
John J. Roache
William Leahigh
William L. Schumaker
C. C. O’brien
Betty Leahigh
Leahigh
County General Hospital
Mrs. O'Brien
Schumaker
Notorie
Driver Kills Self After Fatal Mishap
Mrs. Marjorie Moller, 34, formerly of Riverside California, died in an Albany area car crash when Robert F. Beagle, 30, drove off the Albany Schenectady road at 4 30 a m. Beagle later killed himself in a truck cab near Cobleskill.
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Albany
N. Y
Marjorie Moller
Riverside
Calif
Cobleskill
Missing Star Ariel Airliner With 13 Aboard Sparks Search
A British South American Airlines luxury liner with 13 passengers and seven crew aboard disappeared over the Caribbean while en route from London to Santiago. Four search planes plus additional planes were deployed from Massachusetts to Florida as authorities pursued contact with the Star Ariel. Emergency landing points Havana and Nassau reported no contact. Pan American aircraft diverted to assist the search.
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New York
South American Airlines
Caribbean
Coast Guard
London
Santiago
Chile
Bermuda
Kingston
Jamaica
Massachusetts
Florida
Havana
Cuba
Nassau
Bahamas
Pan American Airlines
Puerto Rico
Naval Reservists To Meet Tonight
Naval reservists will meet at 8 o clock tonight in Building 46 at the naval ordnance plant. Chief H C Brown, local navy recruiter, announces enlistment visits to the recruiting office on the third floor of the post office building for volunteers.
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Naval Ordnance Plant
H. C. Brown
Navy
Volunteer Naval Reserve
Idaho Woman Nominated for National Parents, Teachers Leader
Mrs. John E. Hayes of Twin Falls Idaho has been nominated for president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. She is currently serving as first vice president of the organization.
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Idaho
Chicago
John £. Hayes
Twin Falls
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Weather forecast for Idaho and Utah area
Cloudy with intermittent snow flurries in Pocatello and southeast Idaho. Cold with highs near 15 to 20 today and 10 to 15 Wednesday, lows around zero to 5 above. Utah mostly cloudy with light snow in northwest, continuing cold but slightly warmer in the north. Temperatures shown for Boise and surrounding regions with highs near 30 and lows around 15.
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United Press Pocatello
Idaho
Utah
Boise Er
Jensen Denies Lobbying For Hike in Salary
W. H. Jensen, Bannock county commissioner chair, denies pressuring for a salary increase. He notes a Boise trip was for county business, not lobbying, and cites a 20 percent raise proposal tied to a statewide association. He cites Caribou county as a similar temporary road department economy.
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W. H
Pete) Jensen
Bannock
Jensen
Bannock County
Idaho Falls
State ‘Association of Commissioners and Clerks
O'Leary
POST
Bannock Commissioners
Caribou County
Idaho's Main Roads Open to Normal Traffic
Idaho's Bureau of Highways reported no major road closures and traffic moving normally. Officials cautioned that sudden strong winds could change the highway situation at any time.
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State Bureau of Highways
Department
Two Boys Die, One Missing in Tucker County Snowstorm
Rescue crews search dense Tucker county forests for Robert Carr nine after Elton Carr seven is found frozen near Beaver Creek. John Helmick sixteen found unconscious three miles away with frozen extremities and in critical condition. The trio lost while walking to a backwoods lumber camp filed by Carrs' father seven days ago. Elton's body found near a stream suggests they tried to follow water to avoid looping.
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Davis
W. Va
Robert Carr
Tucker County
Elton
Beaver Creek
John Helmick
Carrs
Elkins Hospital
Helmick
Court Clears Up Issue Over NLRB
The Supreme Court ruled that the National Labor Relations Board has exclusive authority over union bargaining elections in interstate industries unless it waives its rights. The Wisconsin Employment Relations Board had certified an independent union for La Crosse Telephone Corp. This decision extends Taft Hartley coverage to all multi state businesses unless NLRB waives.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
The
la Crosse
Wis
Telephone Corp
NLRB
Washington Agogas Day Nears for Inauguration
Washington readies for the inauguration as thousands arrive by plane train and car for beds and tickets. Congress grants a four day holiday for 40 000 grandstand seats up to 10 dollars and a large gala. Truman plans a banquet reception and a national parade with 40 000 participants and a final exclusive ball.
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Congress
U. S. Mint
Truman
Truman-Barkley
Mayflower Hotel
Margaret
Shoreham Hotel
Forrest Smith
Missouri
Capitol Steps
National Art Gallery
Armory
Shoshone Indians Stranded on Snowbound Highway
Fifteen Indians and a papoose waited for aid to reach the Shoshone reservation as roads were blocked for three days. Carl King, a Salt Lake City attorney, said digging with snow shovels failed and drifts were higher than cars, leaving them stranded at the Grasmere service station on highway 51, south of Mountain Home.
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Mountain Home
Carl King
Salt Lake City
Grasmere
Here
Highway 51
King
Millions of Cattle Stranded as Utah Storm Hits West
Snowplows and tractors rush to save one million cattle amid the worst winter on western ranges since 1885 86. Stars across Utah and Colorado mobilize livestock relief, with sheepmen hoping feed reaches stranded flocks within days.
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Salt Lake City
Utah- Colorado
Intermountain
Pacific Northwest
Utah
Colorado
Hugh M. Bryan
U. S. Bureau of Land Management
House
Senate
Great Salt Lake
Utah-Colorado
Craig
Utah State Highway Commission
Wasatch Mountains
New Mexico City Calls National Guard to Aid Snowbound
Acting Gov. Joseph Montoya ordered the national guard to assist 2000 stranded residents in Lordsburg New Mexico. The guard will set up field kitchens and take stranded motorists to care centers until highways reopen, according to Adjutant Gen. C. Gage.
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New Mexico Lordsbrurg
N. M
Joseph Montoya
National Guard
New Mexico
Attorney General Aide Resigns to Enter Boise Practice
Assistant Attorney General John Carver resigns on Monday to begin private practice in Boise. He is the son of John A. Carver US attorney for Idaho district.
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Boise
John Carver
John A. Carver
U. S
District of Idaho
Idaho House Debates Slot Machine Repeal and Punchboard Law
Idaho lawmakers push a bill to repeal the 1947 slot machine act and strengthen anti gambling laws under the state affairs committee. Rep. Leo Murdock and Rep. Erwin Schiebert say a punchboard law repeal will follow, amid partisan debate over a two term presidency issue.
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William B. Hatch
BOISE
Idaho
House of Representatives
Leo Murdock
Bingham
Robins
State Affairs Committee
Murdock
Erwin Schiebert
Canyon County
Ikee Ee
U. S
House
Edith Miller
Ada County
Joseph Kaschmitter
Hamer Budge
Ada
Arthur Wilson
Washington
Budge
White House
Howard Hechtner
Nes Perce
United States
Jesse Vetter
Kootenai County
Congress
Hechtner
Peaker
John Hohnhorst
Legislature passes bills on taxes and education
January session notes HB59 to HB67 introduced in house covering tax filing time limits inventory tax forms school trustee nomination residency and workers compensation reforms. Senate proposals include memoral to congress for airline licenses drainage districts teacher pensions student transfers and district reorganizations with SB5 to remove nonpartisan pledge on municipal ballots.
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State Affairs
State Tax Commission
Green, Vernon and Hechtner
County Recorder
Smith, Shoshone
State Affairs Committee
HOUSE
Budge and Wilson
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Congress
Hamilton
Education Committee
Bannock Caribou Case To Be Heard Tomorrow
Bannock county seeks 49 900 in highway equipment and 20 000 in damages from Caribou county in a suit filed after territory secession and annexation. Judge C J Taylor will preside in Idaho Falls with trial postponed from January 12.
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Bannock County
Caribou County
Navy
C. J. Taylor
Idaho Falls
Eagles Plan New Home For Burned Out Family
Mr and Mrs Fred Monroe lost their Alameda home in an early Saturday fire and lack insurance. VFW Eagles and LDS Third Ward church in Pocatello organize to furnish a new home and furnishings. The Fraternal Order of Eagles plans to raise funds. auxiliary will assist with furnishing. Elks lodge and Red Cross provide temporary aid. Monroe residence was at 697 Cedar St.
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Fred Monroe
Alameda
Pocatello
VFW
Eagles
LDS Third Ward Church
Monroes
Order of Eagles
Eagles’ Auxilliary
The
Elks Lodge
Red Cross
Tia /Monroe
Cedar St
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U. S. Army
Tom
Sky
Weather Bureau
California
Los Angeles
Citrus
Glendale
Pasadena
C. Gage
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