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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1949
Page
3
Idaho Governor C A Robins flatly says he is not interested in seeking the Republican U S Senate nomination next year. When pressed about the qualified word think he maintains his past stance on future political ambitions. A reporter notes the door might be open. Robins responds that it is a very small door.
A 59-year-old divorcee, Mrs. May Orchard, sued 74-year-old Liberal MP Atholl Robertson for breach of promise claiming a love that would prove a woman of 60 could be hurt as much as a younger girl. Robertson was cleared by a jury and denied intent to marry.
Former President Herbert Hoover told Senator Russell Long not to create differences with President Truman during Senate expenditures committee testimony. Hoover defended Truman's reorganizational proposals as preliminary steps and urged Congress to act, noting Truman has been cooperative.
In Modesto California a handwriting expert testified that Grace Divinian forged the will of Mary Byloz, an 81 year old widow. The defense used an x ray and overlays to argue the will signature matched Byloz instead of Divinian. The case centers on a nearly $50 000 estate and charges of forgery and grand theft against Divinian and her husband Reuben Divinian.
The army announced the withdrawal of the last U S occupation troops from Southern Korea to free $150 million in U S economic aid for the new democratic government. The final detachment of 700 sailed to Hawaii this week, while Russia says its forces have left the northern zone and a Soviet backed government operates there. A 500 member military mission will stay to advise Korea on defense training.
Senator Bourke Hickenlooper closed a month of mismanagement charges against the Atomic Energy Commission. He signaled possible further issues but urged closed sessions to discuss undisclosed complaints. Chairman Lilienthal urged bringing all complaints into the open for thorough review.
Communist security police aided by students and civilians arrested 317 suspected pro Nationalist elements in a nine hour sweep. Detainees included leaders of a service corps accused of posing as a Communist underground group. Rescue crews searched a north Shanghai slum for more bodies after an air raid.
President Truman sent to Congress a plan urging about 11.266 billion dollars be spent over 20 years to upgrade the 37800 mile interstate system for national emergencies. The estimate, from Public Roads administration and defense, seeks large federal highway funding though Truman did not endorse the exact proposal.
An explosion aboard a steel barge at the Calumet shipyard killed painter James Shea and injured fourteen others. Coast Guardsmen recovered Shea’s body from the Calumet river. two injuries were listed as serious. The blast damaged nearby windows and shook South Chicago’s industrial area.
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