Draft Mobilization Prompts Alarm in Pocatello
Citizens face changes as a new military preparedness plan may pull trained officers back into service. Former officers are urged to volunteer, with nonvolunteer risks and older workers in business facing the hardest hit. A separate note reports Idaho florists pledging to reward information leading to arrests for cemetery desecration in Pocatello.
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Idaho State Florists Association
Hotel
Bannock
Idaho
Idaho State Florist Association
Florists of
Pocatello
George A. Reberger
American Air Power Moves in Europe Amid Berlin Crisis
Secret maneuvers by nine Superfortresses from Furstenfeldbruck and sixteen F-80 jets en route to Germany mark intensified Western military activity as leaders discuss four power talks. British and American diplomats pursue joint notes to Russia while Bevin urges lifting the Berlin siege before wider talks.
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London
Germany
England
Berlin
Furstenfeldbruck
North Sea
Helgoland
Odihan Air Field
United States
Lyman Lemnitzer
United States Army War College
Ta Stein
Odihan Flying
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ernest Bevin
George C. Marshall
Bevin
Lewis W. Douglas
Rene Massigli
Sir William Strang
Russia
Mock War Raid Hits Task Force Near Hawaii
An early dawn attack by enemy planes on a task force led by the battleship USS Iowa off Hawaii failed to deter the group en route to a Navy war game raid on Pearl Harbor.
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USS
Iowa
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Radical Socialist Named To Pick French Cabinet
Andre Marie a 50 year old Radical Socialist lawyer was named by President Vincent Auriol to form a new Centrist government in Paris. He faces immediate opposition from the Socialist and Popular Republican parties and would govern amid a planned economy stance while seeking broad support for elections.
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Paris
Andre Marie
Vincent Auriol
Marie
France
Buchenwald
Republican
Robert Schuman
Popular Ublicans
Dcweer
Schuman
Saloon Offender's Check Bounces After Fine
Minot reporter notes Nick Federenko was fined by Magistrate George Jessen for intoxication and had suspended jail time. He paid the levy by check, which bounced, sending him back into custody.
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Minot
N. D
Nick Federenko
George Jessen
Federenko
Local Killer Seeks Mercy Pardon for Manslaughter Sentence
Quinten Eugene Curtis was convicted last fall of shooting his wife at Swain's service station two miles west of Pocatello on Highway 30. Sheriff Alma Morley said Curtis seeks a pardon from a 10 year manslaughter term and the state pardon board delayed action until October. He will not make recommendations. Curtis allegedly suspected his wife of infidelity and both had been drinking.
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Quinten
Eugene Curtis
Alma Marley
State Pardon Board
Curtis
State Board
Pocatello
Morley
Swain’s
Price controls warned to boost black market says grocer leader
D. C. Procure of Britton Oklahoma, president of the National Association of Retail Grocers, warned Chicago reporters that price controls would trigger the largest black market in history as meat demand rises and supply stays tight. He noted per person meat consumption climbed from 125.6 pounds before the war to 154 pounds recently, and projected a shortfall of 12 pounds this year.
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Chicago
National Association of Retail Grocers
D. C. Procure
Britton
Okla
Grocers’ Organization
Manslaughter Hearing for Salt Lake Insurance Adjuster
George E. Haney Jr. of Salt Lake City will face Probate Judge M. L. Guenther in Emmett for a preliminary hearing on July 28. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter after a collision on Freezeout Hill killed 17 year old Joseph Salazar. Haney posted a $1000 bond. Gem County prosecutor said no inquest is needed.
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Emme
George E. Haney Jr
Salt Lake City
M. L. Guenther
Haney
Joseph Salazar
Emmett
Salazar
Freezeout Hill
Idaho Furnishes U. S. Contracts
Idaho factories and dealers supplied commodities to the federal government under the public contracts act totaling 1 563 557 dollars in the first six months of 1948.
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BOISE
Idaho
Brief Reprieve for U.S. Draftees Amid Recruitment Surge
Washington reports a temporary reprieve as thousands of 18-year-olds flood army and navy offices to beat the draft under the new law. Officials say drafting cannot start before Oct 1 at the earliest, with about 600000 of the 18-25 register pool deemed available for induction.
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Washington
Army
Pocatello Market Expert Analyzes Recent Decline
H S Howell of Pett and Morris, Pocatello broker, calls the Monday stock slip a temporary dip caused by jitters over Berlin crisis and Congress sessions. He notes losses have mostly been erased in three days and predicts a long period of activity with fluid markets necessary for hospitals schools and business.
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H. S. Howell
Pett and Morris
Howell
New York
Berlin
Stock Exchange
Billings Mustangs overpower Pocatello Cadinals in Halliwell Park
The Billings Mustangs defeated the Pocatello Cadinals 12 to 6 before 2,300 fans at Halliwell Park. Billings scored five runs in the first inning and led the rest of the game as Pocatello hit three home runs. A rematch is scheduled tonight at 6 30 p m in Halliwell Park.
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Billings Mustangs
Pocatello
Halliwell Park
Billings
U P Worker Charles Fairbanks Dies After Work Injury
Charles R. Fairbanks 52 of 704 N Harrison street died after injuries suffered at Union Pacific railroad shops Tuesday. A blacksmith, he was struck in the abdomen by steel. A native of Lynn Massachusetts he moved to Pocatello 15 years ago and belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survived by brother Gerry Fairbanks of Lynn. Funeral arrangements pending with Downard Funeral Home.
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Charles R. Fairbanks
N. Harrison Street
Union Pacific Railroad
Forrest Howard
Fairbanks
U. P
Lynn
Mass
Pocatello
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gerry Fairbanks
Downard Funeral Home
Stassen Backs Dewey After Berlin Talks On Campaign Porch
Governor Dewey and former rival Harold Stassen met on Dewey’s Quaker Hill farm to pledge full support for the Republican campaign. They discussed Berlin and other international issues, stressing careful handling and peaceful solution, with Stassen blaming Potsdam-era terms.
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Pawling
N.Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Dewey
Stassen
Quaker Hill
Berlin
Idaho Insurance Dept Revenues Doubling in Three Years
Idaho Insurance Commissioner James Hubbard said on Wednesday that annual state insurance department revenue has more than doubled over the past three years. The increase reflects expanded regulatory work and new policy fees.
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Boise
State Insurance Department
James Hubbard
Marshall says US will resist coercion but seeks peaceful Berlin solution
Secretary of State George C. Marshall told reporters the United States will use every peaceful means to resolve the Berlin deadlock with Russia but will not be coerced or intimidated. He stressed readiness to pursue negotiations while warning against war if talks fail.
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Russia
United States
Pocatello
Washington
George C. Marshall
Berlin
Washington Press Corps
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Germany
Robert Murphy
Truman
Marshall
Army High Command
Britain
France
Moscow
Kremlin
Local Boys Show No Draft Interest at Pocatello Station
Local recruiting station reports only two 18 year olds visiting the station and one enlisting for three years in the Army. Major Erikson notes high prior demand but short term enlistments reduce walk ins. The station lists July 21 to August 31 quotas and weekly processing with top test scorers offered Air Corps berths.
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Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Pocatello
Erik Erikson
Maj
Erikson
Major Erikson
Air Forces
Air Corps
Bannock County
Bliss
Orth
Salmon
State Lines
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Idaho State Florists
Cecile Worel
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Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Pocatello Market
H. 8. Howell
Republican Party
Potsdam
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
America
Msgt
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