Union Leader Blasts Charge In Rail Strike Threat
W Blakemore of the B of LE denounces railroad managements feather bedding claim as false. He cites use of single engineers on multi unit diesels and urges an assistant engineer to reduce delays. If no mediation, more than 700 engineers in two districts may strike Monday affecting about 15 western railroads.
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Western
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
W. Blakemore
Pocatello
North Western
B of LE
Engineers’ Union
Truman
Union
Coacs
Blakemore
Act
Pocatello Lone
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Oregon
United States
Last Tribute Chester G Wells Pocatello Post remembers leader
The Pocatello POST mourns Chester G Wells a merchant civic leader and respected colleague. He valued integrity and kindness, touching family friends employees and the community. The POST honors his memory and notes his loss to Po catello and his business circle. C Ed Flandro president.
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Mr. Wells
Pocatello
Wells
the Post
C. Ed Flandro
Pocatello Post Publishing Co
Funeral services planned for Chester G Wells
Chester G Wells 61 president of Fargo Wilson Wells company and civic leader dies at home on Garfield Street. Funeral is Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. A E Albee officiating. Honorary bearers listed. active bearers named. Burial in Mount Moriah cemetery. Downard Mortuary in charge. Friends may call at home until service.
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Chester G. Wells
Fargo- Wilson-Wells Company
North Garfield
Trinity Episcopal Church
A. E. Albee
E. N. Roberts
Fred A. Burton
Ralph Jones
Walter Service
W. W. Brothers
C. W. Pond
R. J. Cruse
Don C. Brown
W. A. Mullen
H. H. Whittlesey
Carol Petersen
M. P. Goodfellow
Kenneth Ewer
J. P. Halliwell
Richard Howard
R. F. Goranson
Loyalty Club
Fargo-Wilson-Wells
F. Fredrickson
Mount Moriah
Downard Mortuary
Serce
Kiwanis Club Hears Juvenile Delinquency Panel
Kiwanis luncheon heard four ISC sociology students led by Professor T. M. Cantrell discuss juvenile delinquency. Local trends show a one third decline in Pocatello since 1943, with calls for more court personnel and separate detention facilities. New members Ross Waters and A. E. Willett welcomed. guests Morris Biersen of Omaha and Judge Willard Lund of Pocatello attended.
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ISC
T. M. Cantrell
Pocatello
Joyce Merman
Mary Pat Smith
Donald Houk
Jim Green
Floods Surge Out of Banks In Six States
Rivers swollen by midwinter rains surged from banks in six central states forcing some families to flee. U S engineers forecast a major flood in eastern Arkansas as flooding spread in Illinois Indiana Ohio Missouri and Kansas with more rain expected.
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Chicago
U. S
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Missouri
Kansas
St. Louis
California
U. S. Corps, of Engineers
Poplar Bluff
Newport
Ark
Kansas City
Coast Guard
Kincaid
Filibuster Denounced Over Defense Threat in Italy Row
Sen. Wayne Morse charged that Sen Glen Taylor filibustered the peacetime draft last year threatening national defense as Russia was seen to move on Italy Morse urged a new anti filibuster rule to allow a majority vote to end debate Taylor's one night filibuster ended by a rule breach Morse tied defense needs to the Marshall plan and stronger defenses implying changed Russian strategy
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Washington
Wayne Morse
Ore
Glen Taylor
Ida
Russia
Italy
Morse
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Taylor
Progressive Party
Pocatello Faces Severe Freeze With Record Low Notes
Pocatello registered 31.4 degrees below zero the coldest since 1899, with 16 inches of new snow bringing total to 37.4 inches. Water pipes burst, cars won’t start, and fires rose as residents faced brutal conditions across southeastern Idaho.
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Pocatello
Weather Bureau
Union Pacific
Idaho
Mink Creek
Boise
Malad
German pianist Gieseking quits U S concert tour for artistic freedom
German pianist Walter Gieseking left New York for Paris by plane after deciding to end his U S Canadian concert tour rather than face immigration charges over wartime Nazi collaboration. The 53 year old musician said he was glad to return to Europe where he cited true artistic freedom and departed about 45 minutes before a scheduled deadline.
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New York
Walter Gieseking
Paris
Europe
Immigration- Department
Princess Elizabeth Contracts Measles at Sandringham
Buckingham Palace said Princess Elizabeth has measles and is in semi isolation at Sandringham. The king Queen and Prince Philip with infant Prince Charles remain with her at the royal country home.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Sandringham
Prince Philip
Prince Charles
Israel election names first Jewish national assembly in 2000 years
Voters line up from Dan to Beersheba in a general election to choose 120 members of a constituent assembly. The vote runs 6 a.m. to midnight with turnout nearing half of the 400 000 eligible. Main issues center on socialism and east versus west.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
National Assembly
Dan
Beersheba
Rare Ailment Fatal To Eastern Baby
A missing center breastbone proved fatal for Charles Michael Kochensparger, 8 months old, whose tiny heart beat against only a thin covering membrane in Columbus.
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Columbus
Charles Michael Kochensparger
Haylift Aids Western Livestock As 167 Tons Delivered
Ranchers praise a stepped up air force haylift that delivered 167 tons to starving cattle and sheep. Seventeen C-82s with four tons each dropped hay along the western ranges amid snow and closed trails as Col. Adriel Williams urged more planes and continued the relief mission.
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Chicago
Lloyd Sorensen
Ely
Nev
Air Force
Nevada
Utah
Col
Adriel Williams
62Nd Pone Carrier
Williams
Burt Robison
Roosevelt's Last Portrait Displayed at Hyde Park Library
The unfinished painting begun on April 12 1945 less than three hours before Roosevelt died is now on display at the Franklin D. Roosevelt library in Hyde Park New York. Russian artist Elizabeth Shoumatoff lent the work and began it prior to his death.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Elizabeth Shoumatoff
Western senators seek federal cattle relief after storm
Western senators appealed to the government for emergency cattle loans as snowbound ranges hinder herds. Sen. Malone said the agriculture department should make the loans while Truman authorized 100000 for storm victims. Interior and reclamation officials mobilized to open roads and provide aid. railroads resisted low freight rates, prompting continued talks.
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Washington
George W. Malone
Nev
Agriculture Department
Truman
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Land Management
Interior
J. A. Krug
Michael W. Straus
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Senate Interior Committee
Watkins
Malone
Senate
HOUSE
Walter K. Granger
George F. Ashby
Union Pacific
Weather forecast overview for Idaho and Utah
United Press reports cloudy periods with near 10 above in Idaho and lows around 31 below in some areas. Precipitation trace possible, with fair conditions in Idaho and continued cold in Utah. Winds from the southeast may bring snow along the southern regions with a high near 20.
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United Press
Pocatello
Trace
Idaho
Utah
Ness
Bagwell seeks Alameda mayor bid promote Pocatello merger
J R Bagwell, a 37 year old Alameda insurance executive, announces candidacy for Alameda mayor. He backs merging Alameda with Pocatello to lower fire insurance rates, improve fire and police protection, and attract small businesses including a wholesale drug firm. He favors using current funds for street and water main improvements and questions a local city manager pick. He lives at 445 Willard Ave with Grace and daughter Grace.
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Water Department
Sinclair
Howard C. Hayden
Mendy
Pocatello
Alameda
James R. Bagwell
Bagwell
POST
Poca
Alameda and
Willard Avenue
Grace
Chicago
Beneficial Protective Association
Air Force Adopts Sky Blue Uniform
The Air Force on Tuesday adopted a new slate blue uniform for all personnel, officers and enlisted men alike. The design mirrors the army khaki style and marks the first distinctive air force attire. President Truman and Defense Secretary Forrestal approved the change after Air Secretary Symington cleared it.
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Washington
Air Force
Truman
Defense
James Forrestal
Air
W. Stuart Symington
Nation expands strategic war materiel stockpile to 39 percent
The Munitions Board reported on Tuesday that the nation has rapidly expanded its stockpile of strategic war materials and is now 39 percent completed, signaling accelerated mobilization efforts amid the ongoing program.
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Washington
Munitions Board
Soap Opera Spouse Wins Divorce Over Radio Obsession
In Seattle Judge Clay Allen grants divorce to Bernard 61 after wife Nel lie Grace McCough testifies he built a wood sawing setup each time she listened to a soap opera on the radio. The unusual habit led to the marriage breakdown and the court's decision.
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Seattle
Nellie Grace McCough
Bernard
Wood
Clay Allen
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