Senators Propose 15 Billion Plan To Stem Unemployment
Three Democratic senators James E. Murray John J Sparkman and Hubert H Humphrey unveiled a 15 billion program to quarantine unemployment and spur private investment with public works shelf. They stressed government action would aid business not run it, targeting backward industrial areas as the nation awaits congress action. The American Legion announced a job and housing program calling 17 300 posts to form local action teams to conduct consumer surveys and develop local enterprises. President Truman sails on the Williamsburg reviewing the mid year economic report as Fourth of July coverage continues.
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James E. Murray
Mont
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
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Perry Rown
Truman
Williamsburg
Council of Economic Advisers
Painter Dies In City Jail In Idaho Capital
Pocatello police report a 67 year old painter H F Raun died Sunday afternoon in the city jail after being found unconscious and intoxicated on West Fremont Street. Detectives noted paint on his hands and forearms and a union membership book showing he joined the Painters Union in 1948.
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H. F. Raun
Raun
Juan S. Martinez
W. Fremont
Arthur W. Hall
Sams
N. Harrison
Washington
Painters’ Union
Missoula
Mont
Washington State
General Hospital
Boaters Plan Rides Today For Regatta Funds
The American Falls Lake Boat Club Inc will host a day-long boat ride program on American Falls Lake to raise funds for a large regatta on August 7. Members with boats invite Southeastern Idaho residents to visit the area and enjoy lake rides for 50 cents each. Proceeds boost the club treasury and club improvements. The August 7 regatta will be open to amateur racers with boats rated from three to 150 horsepower. a concession stand will be available both today and on race day.
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American Falls
R. Getty
Pocatello
Father Awaits Kidnap Hearing In Bannock County
Arthur E. Neihart of Blackfoot is jailed in Bannock county awaiting a second degree kidnapping hearing after his ex wife Mrs. Aston Haskell filed the complaint. Prosecutor Henry McQuade issued the warrant after Neihart allegedly abducted 15 year old Larry Neihart from Portneuf Park area and enticed him to his grandmother's house. Larry, the son of Mrs. Haskell, had been in her custody since the 1941 divorce.
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Arthur E. Neihart
Blackfoot
Bannock County
Aston Haskell
Route 1
Pocatello
Neihart
Henry McQuade
Larry Neihart
Confession of Shooting At Bedford Farm Home
Bedford Indiana police say a 72 year old woman confessed to shooting her grandson Sunday at her isolated farm home. The case involves a family incident on a rural property with authorities reporting the confession.
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Bedford, Ind
Writer Explains British Reserve in Bars
London reports columnist Nathaniel Gubbins in the Sunday Express says English men are not cold by nature but drunk. He notes Americans abroad misread reserve as unfriendly, explaining that an Englishman in a bar may be unable to reply because he is plastered.
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Nathaniel Gubbins
Sunday Express
Gubbins
New York
Seven Die In Blaze At LaFayette Hotel Aberdeen
An early Sunday fire in the two story LaFayette hotel in Aberdeen Washington killed seven people all over 60 and hurt 12 more with one in critical condition The owner and five other pensioners died as the blaze roared through the lobby and second floor Firemen fought the flames for hours and searched the ruins Origin of the fire was not known at press time A taxi driver noticed the blaze at 3 30 a m PST and alerted the station.
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Aberdeen
Wash
LaFayette
C. A. Borum
Weather Curtails Concert Crowd
About 1500 people, including Pocatello residents and Southeastern Idaho vacationers, attended the weekly Ross Park concert by the Pocatello municipal band. Conductor Guy Gates cited inclement weather for the smaller-than-usual audience.
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Pocatellans
Democrats Urge Restoring Taft Hartley Law Fight
Three top Democrats on the House labor committee urge continuing the repeal effort this year despite setback in both chambers. Rep. Jacobs writes every labor panel member calling for immediate action on the Senate labor bill drafted with Taft. Kelley and Burke back the plan, aiming to frame the issue for 1950 elections amid resistance in leadership and a looming New York state test.
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House Labor Committee
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Andrew Jacobs
Ind
Augustine B. Kelley
Thomas H. Burke
Jacobs
Labor Committee
Robert A. Taft
Kelley
Burke
CIO
Philip Murray
New York State
Robert F. Wagner
Crash Kills Burley Man on Highway 30
Kay Richardson age 20 of Burley died from a broken neck when his truck overturned on Highway 30 between Burley and Rupert at 5 30 a m He reportedly lost control as truck lights failed He was returning from Rupert and is survived by his six month old son Lana his stepfather and mother Mr and Mrs Earl Evans and a half sister Caroline Evans Funeral arrangements were to be handled by McCullough Mortuary in Burley
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Pocatello
Burley
Idaho
Gem State
Kay Richardson
Richardson
Rupert
Burley High School
Lana
Earl Evans
Caroline Evans
McCullough Mortuary
Police Seek Engle Loot Cache In San Francisco
San Francisco police search for a $500000 stash they say Love Pirate Sigmund Engel cached in the city. Inspector Charles Iredale hunts two steamer trunks with mink coats diamonds and uncashed securities he traced from a hotel to the Ferry Building. Attorneys for alleged victims pursue leads including a woman posing as Engel’s sister while a Chicago attorney aids Mrs Grimes seeking $16000 lost in the ruse.
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Sigmund Engel
Charles Iredale
Bunco
Engel
Iredale
H. F. C. Berger
Eee
Lothario
Lois Peterson
Vivian Huebler
Berger
Daniel D. Carmell
Chicago
Andrew B. Grimes
Plane kills farmer as it fails highway landing
Roanoke Alabama report states a small plane attempting a forced highway landing struck and killed 55 year old John J Hall a Black farmer. Chambers County Sheriff Jim Abney said the fatal incident occurred Sunday.
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Roanoke
Ala
John J. Hall
Chambers County
Jim Abney
Flier Hocks Radio To Buy Gasoline For Plane Flight
Ex fighter pilot Johnny Mitchell, no backers besides wife and two children, hocked his radio to buy fuel for a nonstop flight from Los Angeles to New York aboard The Spirit of 76. He plans to land at LaGuardia on Independence Day in under 27 hours, hoping to beat Jimmy Jones’s 30 hour 49 minute cross country record.
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Los Angeles
Johnny Mitchell
New York
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Jimmy Jones
van Nuys
Cal
Alameda Names First Patrolman Clifford Hansen
Clifford Hansen of 535 Willard has been sworn in as Alameda's first police patrolman by Police Chief Grover W. Chatterton and Mayor L. W. Thurston. Hansen, father of five, came from Montpelier two months ago after serving as deputy game warden in Pocatello, responding to Alameda's growing population with a new officer.
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Willard
Alameda
Grover W. Chatterton
L. W. Thurston
Hansen
Pocatello
Montpelier
Chatterton
Statisticians Warn 350 More Will Perish by Tuesday
Chicago reports a heat drenched Independence Day weekend as traffic crashes claim 133 lives, drownings total 64, and seven pensioners die in a Aberdeen fire. New York beaches draw nearly 3.5 million visitors. nationwide heat records loom with 102.4 in Chicago and 108 in Phillip, South Dakota.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Mercury
Reno Millionaires Don Bartenders to Pinch Hit During Strike
Reno faced disruption during its July Fourth celebration as a strike by AFL Culinary and Hotel Service Workers and Bartenders' union left 2600 workers off the job. Millionaire socialites served as improvised bartenders while emergency feeding stations operated for 15,000 to 20,000 visitors. Casinos stayed open and crowds continued visiting clubs as police monitored traffic. the strike paused only some service positions while emergency plans provided meals at parks and hotels.
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Reno
William Royalty
AFL Culinary and Hotel Service Workers and Bartenders’ Union
Raymond I. Smith
Harold
Raymond
State Highway Patrol
Wet Fourth of July Dampish Skies Slow Holiday Fun
Southern Idaho sees damp and scattered thunder showers over the long Fourth of July weekend. Despite weather, motorists flood Gem State highways with near record crowds while traffic accidents stay unusually low. Bannock County reports no holiday fatalities. intermountain area few. Most businesses remain closed until Tuesday morning except those serving motorists.
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New York
Idaho
Gem State
Bannock County
Intermountain
Gate City
Death Takes Greek Cleric Dorotheos Papakostas
Funeral services planned for Rt Rev Dorotheos Papakostas 68 at 2 p m Wednesday in the Greek Orthodox church with Rev E Kalogeropoulos of Salt Lake City officiating. Papakostas priest of Pocatello Greek Orthodox church since 1939 died Saturday evening after a short illness. Born 1881 in Politsani Epirus Greece he came to America in 1929 settling in Sheboygan then moved to Rock Springs Wyoming before arriving in Pocatello in 1939. Survived by brother Leon Pappas Brockton Mass daughter Calianthe Tsonis Valona Albania four grandchildren wife buried in Pocatello cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Downard mortuary.
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E. Kalogeropoulos
Salt Lake City
Mr. Papakostas
Pocatello
Mr. Papacostas
Politsani
Argynokasmon
North
Epirus
Greece
America
Sheboygan
Wis
Hellenic Orthodox Church
Rock Springs
Wyo
Gate City
MacArthur Demonstrates U S Army Might in Tokyo Review
General Douglas MacArthur led a 16 000 troop parade at the imperial palace plaza during a Fourth of July display in Tokyo. He delivered a blistering anti Communist message calling it an international outlaw and saying the movement uses force to let minorities seize power by stealth and deceit.
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Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Imperial Palace Plaza
Hirohito
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