Army Blocks Utah Roads for Underground Test
Army blocks roads around Dugway proving ground to keep unauthorized viewing of Operation Underground. Only army personnel scientists workers accredited reporters and photographers allowed past the barriers. Tests begin with 320 pound TNT blasts then escalate to 2 500 pound charges with final detonations at 320 000 pounds. Officials say tests establish designs for war plants and structures and note TNT only used though some warn the event could be misread as atomic blast.
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Dugway
Utah
Dugway Proving Ground
Army
Bonneville Desert
Salt Lake City
Colorado
Truman Orders Racial Barriers Dropped in Government
President Truman directs immediate end to racial discrimination in all federal agencies. Establishes equal treatment in armed services, creates fair employment rules, and sets up a seven member committee to oversee compliance with department heads held accountable for enforcing the policy. Public reactions from Negro leaders and Southern senators frame ongoing debate over integration and civil rights measures.
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Truman
Washington
IUP
Armed Services
Fair Employment Board
Civil Service Commission
Robert Berry
Defense
James Forrestal
Forestall
A. Philip Randolph
AFL Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Forrestal
Army
Royall
Richard B. Russell
Russell
Dixie Democrat Group
Harry F. Byrd
Dixie
Kenneth Mcellar
Tenn
J. William Fulbright
Ark
Claude Pepper
Fla
Fulbright
McKellar
Pepper
Olin. D. Johnston
S. C
Grace Lounge Beer License Revoked by County Board
Grace Lounge in Grace had its beer license canceled by the county board after operators J. S. King and R. F. Fowler failed to appear to show cause. They were charged May 23 with keeping alcoholic liquor for sale without a license.
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Grace
Board of County Commissioners
J. S. King
R. F. Fowler
Globe Planes Landed In Arabia After World Flight
Three United States B 29 bombers from the 43rd bomber group landed at a British protectorate in Southern Arabia after a 19 500 mile globe round trip from Davis Monthan air base Tucson Arizona The flight commander Lt Col Richard Klile called the journey uneventful The aircraft were to depart for Negumbo Field Colombo Ceylon late Tuesday afternoon
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Aden
United States
Arabia
Richard Klile
Tripoli
Libya
Negumbo Field
Colombo
Ceylon
Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan
Meat prices rise as production limits curb supply
Hog prices climbed. the American Meat Institute said only higher production can lower meat costs. A spokesman for meat packers warned that rationing and price controls offer no solution to the basic problem in meat.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
Institute
Meat Packers
Absentee Ballots Prepared for Bannock County Primaries
Absentee ballots for the primary elections are prepared and located at the Bannock County Courthouse office of the county clerk. Voters may secure ballots by writing to the office or calling at the courthouse, per recorder Anna Keefe.
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Bannock County
Anna Keefe
Visit by Mrs Christensen and daughter to Pocatello
Mrs George Christensen and daughter Lois of Bremerton Washington arrived in Pocatello for a month long visit with Ruth Peterson at 934 North Buchanan They discussed the Dixiecrat ticket with Governor James Strom Thurmond and were asked about it. FIGHT BREWING The Georgian reported protest votes against President Truman at the Democratic convention and pledged to fight to preserve state rights against a central police state in Washington.
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George Christensen
Lois
Bremerton
Wash
Pocatello
James Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Russell
Ruman
Washington
Disabled Vet Breakthrough in Medicine for War Veterans
Thousands of disabled veterans live self sufficient lives thanks to physical medicine now in use. The Baruch committee reports progress in training physicians and expanding research to aid wartime rehabilitation and peacetime care, with immediate improvements seen in veterans' independence.
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New York
Baruch Committee On
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Bernard M. Baruch
Frank H. Krusen
Mayo Foundation
Rochester
Krusen
Idaho Cattlemen Meet Here Today
A committee of the Idaho State Cattlemen's Association will meet in Pocatello Tuesday night to plan the annual tour starting August 20 in Idaho Falls. Members include Ray Swanson chairman from Pocatello Earl Murphy of Boise D. P. Jones from Malad Leon Weeks from Boise and J H Nettleton association president.
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Idaho State Cattlemen’s Association
Pocatello
Idaho
J. HH. Nettleton
Association
Ray Swanson
Boyd Baxter
Union Pacific Agricultural Agent
Earl Murphy
Boise
State Chamber of Commerce
D. P. Jones
Malad
Leon Weeks
Car Recovered After Lewiston Burglaries and Theft
Police recovered a 1939 Plymouth sedan stolen from Lewiston on July 21 after burglaries at the Lewiston post office a blacksmith shop and a grocery. Officers believe the vehicle was stolen by the burglars and found undamaged in the 400 block of south Arthur.
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Pocateco
Lewiston
South Arthur
Funeral services for 17 month old Stephen Moss
Funeral services for Stephen Moss 17 months old son of Mr and Mrs Wardell Moss will be held Wednesday at 2 pm in Rexburg First Ward LDS church. The child died Sunday in Rexburg from pneumonia.
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Stephen Moss
Pocatello
Wardell Moss
Rexburg
First Ward
LDS Church
Menuhin Announces Birth Of Son In Edinburgh
Violinist Yehudi Menuhin and his second wife Dian Gould announce the birth of a son in Edinburgh Scotland. Menuhin, who wed Gould in London last year after dissolving his first marriage to an Australian, has previously lost custody of two children by that marriage.
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Menuhin
Edinburgh
Scotland
Yehudi Menuhin
Dian Gould
Menuhins
London
Civilian rehabilitation push notes widespread program expansion
The report lists about 150 committees with civilian rehabilitation programs and 70 residences or fellowships in 34 medical centers. It also notes 60 medical schools now offer instruction in physical medicine, reflecting broad growth in the field.
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Imately
Visiting Chiefs Got No Break From U S In 1803
In 1803 Secretary of War Henry Dearborn advised Governor James Wilkinson in St Louis to limit visits by Indian chiefs. He urged decent treatment, small gifts, and quick dispatch of business to deter frequent calls, noting prior Spanish largesse and rail against lengthy stays. The notes are part of unpublished Louisiana territorial papers (1803 1806) released by the state department.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Louisiana
State Department
Louisiana Territorial
Mississippi
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Montana
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Dearborn
James Wilkinson
St. Louis
Wilkinson
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