Two Jewel Thieves Caught After $364000 Fifth Avenue Heist
New York police stopped a swift jewel robbery at Brand Chatillon on Fifth Avenue. John Broderick of Boston and Joseph Quinn of Seattle forced 13 employees to surrender at gunpoint and fled with a diamond tiara and three necklaces valued at $364,000. Patrolmen Giery and Joyce chased and captured them as the loot was recovered. The suspects face charges of assault, robbery, illegal weapons possession and grand larceny.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Midtown
John Broderick
Boston
Joseph Quinn
Seattle
Broderick
Quinn
Richard V. Giery Jr
Giery
Madison Avenue
Raymond Joyce
55Th Street
Tobin Raises Steel Wage on U S Contracts to 1 23
President Truman ratifies the North Atlantic Security Pact as the United States commits to collective defense. Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin boosts minimum wages in major steel areas to 1 23 an hour for government contracts over 10 000, affecting about 10 000 workers and signaling broader economic impact.
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Tobin
U.S
Washington
Maurice J. Tobin
United Steel Workers (Cio
Walsh-Healey
Truman
New York
Iron and Steel
Heat Wave Grips Nation As Temperatures Climb
Heat and humidity sweep across the nation with highs in the upper 90s to 100s. Forecasters warn little relief before midweek as a stagnant air mass lingers over the Plains Midwest and South and edges toward the East Coast. Local readings midday include Phillipsburg Kansas 100 Yuma Arizona 98 and Danville Virginia 97.
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Chicago
U. S
Midwest
Phillipsburg
Kan
Yuma
Ariz
Danville
Grand Forks
N. C
Augusta
Las Vegas
Nev
St. Paul
Banker Held In Big Racket Exposed in Cincinnati Case
Dist Atty Frank S Hogan announced the arrest of Dennison Duble secretary of the Cincinnati Clearing House Tony Bender alias Anthony Strollo and eight others. He said the policy ring named numbers was the biggest in existence and profited by fixing daily figures to mislead bettors.
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Cincinnati
Dist
Frank S. Hogan
Dennison Duble
Cincinnati Clearing House
Anthony Strollo
Tony Bender
Hogan
Duble
Clearing House
No Jobs At Arco Until Next Year
Boise based report states Arco reactor plant construction will not start until 1950 and no job openings are expected before then. Cy Davis of the Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce cites Idaho headquarters of the AEC in Idaho Falls and notes no employment opportunities linked to the Lost River desert project.
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Boise
Idaho Chamber of Commerce
Cy Davis
Idaho Falls
Davis
Drew Pearson Column Illuminates Washington Affairs
The Washington columnist Drew Pearson writes daily on the editorial page, offering sharp observations on politics and events. His syndicated pieces provide a daily lowdown on government actions, policy debates, and notable national stories.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Parole Board Divided Over Leopold Sentence
Illinois parole board reportedly deadlocked over reducing Nathan Leopold’s concurrent life and 99 year terms for the 1924 Bobby Franks murder. Richard Loeb is dead. Leopold sought a lighter sentence citing wartime malaria experiment participation.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Parole Board
Nathan Leopold
Leopold
Bobby Franks
Chicago
Richard Loeb
Conservation Talks At ISC Start Weeklong Education Conference
Outstanding authorities in conservation will speak at Idaho State College for a one week conference on conservation education. Director Sira Wilson, associate professor of forestry, will lead the event as part of the college summer session. Forty four persons have already registered.
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Idaho State College
Sira. Wilson
Rent Control Ruling Faces Stay and Appeal
Federal Judge Elwyn R. Shaw ruled the new national rent control law unconstitutional. A spokesman for housing expediter Tighe E. Woods said controls will continue while the government seeks a stay of execution and then appeal. Attorneys plan to go directly to the Supreme Court bypassing the Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Chicago
Elwyn R. Shaw
Tighe E. Woods
Washington
Shaw
Supreme Court
Lower Circuit Court of Appeals
Woods
Weird Craft Seen by Pilot
An Air Force intelligence officer visited Boise to question a local pilot about a strange V shaped craft spotted over the Mountain Home area. The unnamed pilot, deemed highly credible, said the objects traveled at tremendous speed and looked unlike any military aircraft he had seen.
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Boise
Air Force
Mountain
Dave Johnson
Statesman Aviation
190Th
Idaho National Guard
Diva Cleared. Flagstad Approved for San Francisco Appearance
The Norwegian government on Monday cleared opera diva Kirsten Flagstad, lifting the San Francisco Opera ban. Acting Mayor George Christopher sought the information to help lift the trustees ban on her appearance for city officials and music lovers.
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San Francisco
Kirsten Flagstad
George Christopher
San Francisco Opera Company
Congress Split On Arms Aid
President Truman asked Congress to authorize 1.45 billion dollars in U S military aid to free nations to resist communism but faced bipartisan opposition. Senator Vandenberg and leaders like Taft and Dulles argued the plan was too large and overreaching while Dulles urged a modest interim program. The proposal followed ratification of the North Atlantic Security Treaty.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
U. S
Vandenberg
Senate
Walter F. George
Finance Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
John Foster Dulles
N. Y
United Nations
GOP
George
Taft
Dulles
Defense Alliance
Free Nations
Europe
Asia
Rupert Idaho man linked to babysitter slaying case
Rupert authorities report a 15 year old girl lured to a hotel by a man offering a babysitting job. He allegedly tried thrice to trap a victim in Idaho, with similarities to the Ogden case of Shirley Gretzinger who was found nude and strangled after a hotel lure.
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Ogden
Idaho
Rupert
Ida
Ogden Police
Shirley Gretzinger
Howard W. Gillette
Utah
Hollister
Flood Control Meeting Set at Bannock County Courthouse
A public hearing on flood control for Portneuf river and Marsh creek will be held at Bannock county courthouse at 1 30 p m August 12 Col William Whipple U S Army district engineer from Walla Walla will preside The meeting invites all interested parties to express views on highway and bridge adjustments sewer lines water lines and other public facilities to conform to the flood control project and local governments would fund these changes.
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Portneuf River
Marsh Creek
Bannock County
William Whipple
Walla Walla, Wash
U. S. Army
Col. Whipple
Snake River
Pocatello
Li'l Abner Tops The Roofs In Comic Extravaganza
Cartoonist Al Clapp places Li'l Abner in humorous rooftop scenes and other zany settings. The strip showcases playful visual gags and exaggerated poses characteristic of the artist's style.
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Tops
al Clapp
Shaw at 93 Indicates He May Be Nearing End
George Bernard Shaw, who turns 93, told the London Evening Standard death is not unwelcome and joked about becoming dictator of Britain, saying he would probably go mad like Nero if in power. He declined joining a longevity club, noting he has no wish to be a Struldbrug.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
London Evening Standard
Shaw
The
Centenarians
Gulliver
Britain
Nero
House Committee OKs School Health Measure
A House Commerce Subcommittee approved a school health bill backing federal aid to education. The plan would fund 35 million dollars annually for medical services to school children, with states sharing 25 to 50 percent of the grant. Private and church schools could receive funds where state law allows direct allotments to private schools.
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Washington
House
House Labor Committee
Senate
Blind composer writes Snake Time rhythms in braille in Idaho
Louis T. Hardin 33, known as the man in square clothes, travels from California to Idaho to present his new dance Snake Time to LDS authorities in Salt Lake City. He writes music in braille and carries all belongings in pouches and blankets.
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Pocatello
Salt Lake City
Louis T. Hardin
Hardin
Mme. Naila
L’ameriana
Emily Kelly
Naila
Richard M. Williams
Portland
Butte
Missoula
Dillon
Montana
Idaho
Soviet Union Sees Atomic Bomb Test Reported by Samedi-Soir
Paris newspaper Samedi-Soir claimed Russia exploded its first atomic bombs on July 10 in Siberia near 46 east 53 north. The piece cited a German scientist Hanks Lekert and an artillery captain Vodopianov with American seismic stations detecting three blasts.
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Paris
Samedi- Soir
Russia
Siberia
Truman
Saratov
Stalingrad
Hanks ‘Lekert
Ural Mountains
Berlin
Ivan Vassilievitch
Vodopianov
Robins Urges Legion to Press National Defense Goals
Idaho Governor C A Robins told the American Legion at its Idaho convention to push for adequate preparedness based on hard experience. Col Leon Fields of the VA said funding trends hinder veteran training and placement, while J M Carr reported on Boise VA hospital rehabilitation work for veterans.
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J. M. Carr
Veterans Administration Hospital
Boise
Airport Ordinance Bounces Again
Power county officials refused to record Pocatello’s annexation ordinance as Power County Deputy Recorder Hazel Stuart rejected the filing. County Attorney W Dareew and city leaders commented on the situation, with Mayor Halsey saying the ordinance was returned unrecorded and will be reviewed with the city attorney.
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Pocatello
Power County
Pact County
Hazel Stuart
W. Dareew
Vai Loofbourrow
W. W. Halsey
Peterson
Incorporation Sought by Boise Automotive Sales Co Inc
Boise area report states Automotive Sales Co Inc filed articles of incorporation Monday. The company based in Pocatello seeks capitalization at 100000 with founders Carl J Hoehr Jr William E Fast Rex B Olsen Leo J Frew Don McEntire of Pocatello and F M Stevenson of Salmon listed as organizers.
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BOISE
Up) —. Automotive Sales Co., Inc
Pocatello
Carl J. Hoehr Jr
William E. Fast
Rex B. Olsen
Leo J. Frew
Don McEntire
F. M. Stevenson
Salmon
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
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Imogene Wittsche
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Sic
Iowa School For the Blind
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Friend
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Carnegie Hall
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