Air Force considers feedlift to starving western livestock
Washington sources report the air force tentatively backs a feedlift to deliver hay to stranded cattle and sheep across the snowbound western plains. Sen. Pat McCarran says staff will decide if the plan is practicable and name a command to run it.
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Pat McCarran
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Utah
James A. Hooper
Utah Woolgrowers Association
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Acheson Sworn Secretary of State Promotes Truman Plan
Dean G. Acheson was sworn in as secretary of State to back President Truman's bold new program against world Communism and human misery. He succeeds George C. Marshall who resigned due to health. Acheson pledged no public statement and immediately began backing the administration's anti Communism strategy.
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Railway Credit Union States Meet
The Railway Credit Union will hold its annual meeting and officer elections tonight at 8 in Memorial hall at 300 N. Johnson Ave. Karl V Nilsson, the union secretary, announced. The union has over 700 members and began in 1933 to promote savings and investment among railway workers.
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House Studies Measure To Alter Constitution
Twin Falls attorney Marshall Byron Chapman 48 died in San Francisco after a short illness following travel on business. Born March 12 1900 at Blackfoot he practiced law in Twin Falls since 1932 with his late brother Orr Chapman. Boise Idaho House introduced a proposal for a constitutional convention to revise the state charter to the 1950 ballot. The measure would let voters decide if a convention is needed with mechanics to be set in 1951 while a Senate debate covered insurance reciprocity and other issues.
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Two Rescued From Alaska Plane Crash Near Homer
An Alaska Airlines DC-3 crash near Homer left four believed dead. Two survivors, including Frank Palmero of Homer, were flown to Anchorage for treatment with critical injuries. A ski plane transporting rescue workers also crashed but caused no injuries.
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Wash
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Sales Tax Snag Seen For Idahoans
Former Idaho State Sen. Robert Dow warns legislators that voters will reject any sales tax proposal in this session. He cites 1936 defeat and cites north Idaho support for slot machine licensing gambling and pari mutuel betting to attract tourists and compete with Spokane racing.
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Reno Hit Again Earthquake Jolts Reno Area Quietly
A severe earthquake struck at midnight waking residents across Reno Nevada but caused no damage or injuries according to early reports from local authorities and the UP dispatch.
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Four-Man Mission Named For Negotiation In China
Chiang Kai-shek resigns presidency and names a four-man mission to seek peace with Maoists as Li Tsung-Gen becomes acting president. Premier Sun Fo cabinet resigns. Li appeals for support and orders peace talks with Communist leaders.
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Wu Ching-Shen
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LDS Church Leader George Albert Smith Hospitalized in Los Angeles
George Albert Smith, 79, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was treated Friday at a California hospital for a minor stomach disorder. He was taken in last night after arriving in Los Angeles for temple plans and spent a restful night with discharge expected in a day or two. Bishop Arthur Haycock said there is nothing alarming about his condition.
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Beverly Hills
Preston Richards
Arthur Haycock
Truman Calls Russia a dictatorship not true Communism
President Truman reportedly described Soviet Russia as a dictatorship rather than a true Communist state during an impromptu breakfast with Missouri congressmen aiding his world economic plan. He contrasted centralized authority in Russia with claimed equal sharing in a Communist system as he outlined wartime prosperity goals.
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Truman
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Russia
Missouri
Cold Front Looms Over Idaho Ahead of Weekend
Light to moderate snows whip southern Idaho causing road closures and drifting near Rupert American Falls Sun Valley Twin Falls and near the Utah line. The Magic Valley reports ongoing clean up as winds whip in fresh snow while schools in rural areas remain closed and temperatures fall to normal cold tonight.
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Pocatello Weather Forecast Cloudy With Snow Flurries
Considerable cloudiness today and tomorrow with occasional snow flurries and little temperature change. Highs near 20, lows near 0 tonight. Friday highs around 16 with 11 below zero expected. Precipitation at .09 inches. Southern Idaho and Utah show cloudy and light snow with varying highs.
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