Congress Considers Secret Reports on Soviet War Might
Washington officials reveal that secret intelligence on Soviet military strength will be presented to Congress to justify President Truman's request for 1.45 billion dollars in arms for Western European allies and anti communist nations. Senate committee chair Connally signals openness to revising the program amid bipartisan tensions over defense aid.
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Washington
Russia
Congress
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
Truman
Tom Connally
Tex
Senate Foreign Relay Committee
Senate
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Claude Pepper
Fla
Theodore Francis Green
R. L
GOP
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
John Foster Dulles
N. Y
Senate Bill Bans Poll Taxes in Federal Elections
The House passed a poll tax ban by 273 to 116, moving a key Civil Rights plank. Senate chances are slim without Dixie support, as Stennis committee has not set hearings and previous such bills died in the Senate. The measure would end poll taxes in Virginia Arkansas Texas Mississippi Alabama South Carolina and Tennessee.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
St. A
John C. Stennis
Miss
Virginia
Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Tennessee
Mr. Truman
Polio Emergency Declared. City Officials Calm
State health authorities declared a polio epidemic in Idaho, but local officials in Pocatello and Bannock County said there is no local outbreak. Doctors McDougall and Sherrard urged calm, emphasized sanitation, and warned against panic while monitoring the situation.
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State Public Health Department
Idaho Polio Planning Committee
Idaho
Pocatello
M. B. Sherrard
Bannock County
W. W. Halsey
National Foundation
Hawaii Strike Leaders Ask For Special Session
Honolulu Hawaii governor Ingram Stainback urged a special session of the legislature to grant authority to seize the islands docks and control all stevedoring as the CIO longshoremen strike threatens to cripple Hawaii’s economy.
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Honolulu
T. H
Iigram Stainback Tuessy
Hawaii
CIO
Aviation Breakfast Set for Aug 14 in McCall
Boise The fourth aviation Breakfast of the 1949 season will be held in McCall on Aug. 14, state aviation director Chet Moulton announced. The event is under the state department of aeronautics and is sponsored by the McCall Chamber of Commerce and other groups, served at Shore Lodge.
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Boise
McCall
Chet Moulton
State Department of Aeronautics
McCall Chamber of Commerce
Shore Lodge
Hopes Dim on Federal Education Aid Settlement
House Democrats near surrender on federal aid to education after failed attempts at a compromise this session. A discouraged administration spokesman warned the $35 million school health bill may die, as Catholic lawmakers push against the $300 million Barden education bill that would cut federal funds to church and private schools.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Commerce
Emmett Bell Robbed of Glasses and Shoes in Cincinnati
Emmett Bell told police two strangers forced him into Friendship Alley in Cincinnati and robbed him of his glasses and shoes in a bold street crime.
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Cincinnati
Emmett Bell
Friendship Alley
Dutch Housewife Fails Channel Attempt at Dover
Mrs Willi Groes Van Rijsel a 175 pound Dutch housewife tried to swim the English Channel. She quit a mile and a half from the Dover Cliffs after 14 hours 16 minutes in Cap Gris Nez France currents exhausted her.
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Dover
England
Willi Groes van Rijsel
English Channel
van Rijsel
Cap Gris Nez
France
Cheyenne Frontier Days Opens With Rodeo Crowds
Cheyenne began its 53rd Frontier Days with opening rodeo events drawing visitors nationwide. Top cowhands compete for 35000 dollars in prize money and gate receipts. Miss Frontier Norma Jean Bell crowned Monday night with Charles Starrett, the Durango Kid, officiating.
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Cheyenne
Norma Jean Bell
Charles Starrett
Songster
Eddy Howard
Death of Pocatello businessman Edwin Voss Cordon
Edwin Voss Cordon 67 died at his home 251 N Grant St late Monday evening from a heart attack. Born February 3 1882 in Willard Utah he moved to Pocatello in 1902 and founded the Cordon Pie factory after working for the express company. He married Clara Givens on August 15 1917 in Ogden. Survivors include his widow a daughter Gladys Jordon of Pocatello a brother Joseph Cordon of Ogden and sisters Eliza Parry of Ogden and Ida Davis of Willard. Funeral plans are pending with Arthur W Hall mortuary.
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Pocatello
Edwin Voss Cordon
N. Grant Street
Mr. Cordon
Willard
Utah
Edwin P
Sarah Voss Cordon
Express Company
Cordon Pie
Ogden
Clara Givens
LDS Church
Gladys Jordon
Joseph Cordon
Eliza Parry
Ida Davis
Arthur W. Hall
Salesmen jailed after alleged burglary over poor business
SPOKANE UP Two 23 year old Bible salesmen from Detroit and Holyoke Colo admitted stealing a radio flashlight a piggy bank with 627 a rifle and revolver and three slices of ham from a Spokane residence. They said business was so poor they had to steal to survive.
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Spokane
William H. Lowry
Detroit
Francis E. Meffert
Holyoke
Colo
Ralph Smith
Readers weigh CVA decision in The Pocatello Post
The Post publishes full Senate bill authorizing the Columbia Valley Administration along with arguments for and against CVA. Readers are invited to decide.
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Pocatello Post
Post
Senate
Columbia Valley Administration
CVA
Cupperville Wins Permit for Emergency Discharge Line
Alameda city clerk Al ton M. Alexander says the mayor and council approved immediate construction of an emergency discharge line from the sewage plant to bypass Copperville and Pocatello Creek and empty into the Portneuf near American Falls highway. The move ends days of odor complaints from residents near the creek and follows a dispute over the plant’s discharges.
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Cupperville
Alton M. Alexander
Alameda
Alameda Sewage
Copperville
Pocatello Creek
Portneuf
American Falls
Alexander
Hawthorne Road
Pocatello
Cuppetsville
Brannan Firm On Farm Plan Faces House Rejection
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan told the Senate Agriculture Committee he will not compromise on his trial run farm plan despite its defeat in the House. Chairman Thomas said Brannan remained steadfast and a deal may be sought with the House as the Farm bill moves forward. The House voted to extend the current 90 percent price support law for another year and rejected Brannan’s plan while repealing the Aiken flexible price support law, which would take effect January 1 unless delayed.
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Washington
Charles F. Brannan
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Brannan
Blast at Tarancon arsenal kills 30 and injures 105
A massive explosion at the Tarancon military arsenal in Spain destroys nearby buildings. Thirty dead and 105 injured. forty seriously hurt. Dozens trapped as residents scream for help amid the wreckage. Additional casualties feared.
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Tarancon
Spain
Helen Gahagan Douglas May Decide Senate Bid After Return
Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas of California said she cannot decide on a 1950 Senate run until she returns to California. She hopes to decide by late July if congressional duties allow a visit before then and will announce soon after Congress adjourns if possible. Senator Sheridan Downey’s reelection plans remain unannounced.
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Washington
ULP
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Calif
Senate
California
Congress
Sheridan Downey
Spotlight on clouds triggers fears over Gate City
Residents phoned the Post Tuesday evening fearing a mystery light after a large spotlight, aimed to advertise the American United Shows carnival near town, was identified as the source following an investigation.
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Gate City
The
Post
Romance Hinted For Barkley 71
St Louis widow Mrs Carleton S Hadley who hosted Vice President Alben Barkley over the weekend says he is a very friendly person but she declines comment on any romance. Barkley was introduced by Clark Clifford and says he had a swell time in Washington.
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ST. Louis
Alben Barkley
Carleton S. Hadley
Barkley
Hadley
Washington
Clark Clifford
Five Named For Bannock County School District Committee
H L Fawson announces five members elected to Bannock County school district reorganization committee. Dale Strong District 1, Lavern C Johnson District 2, D H Gilbert Portneuf and Inkom, Floyd Dalton District 21 north and east, William Petty District 21 south. District 21 fully reorganized. old committee replaced. Pocatello Portneuf Inkom remain unorganized. New committee to organize, elect chair and plan reorganization.
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H. L. Fawson
Bannock County
Lava Hot Springs
McCammon
Downey
Swan Lake
Pocatello
Portneuf
Inkom
Church Frowns On Swim Scanties
Vatican report notes Archbishop of Genoa urges priests to deny absolution to individuals who perform self exhibition in modern bathing suits. He denounces licentious attitudes and brazen public displays on beaches as a violation of moral law.
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Vatican City
Genoa
Msgr
Guiseppe Siri
Trust Law Plug OK'd by House Judiciary Committee
The House judiciary committee approved a bill to close a Clayton act loophole allowing monopolistic mergers. The FTC urged passage. a Senate companion was introduced by Senator O Mahoney. The commission noted 2 450 small businesses absorbed by larger firms from 1940 to June 30 1948.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Emanuel Celler
N. Y
Senate
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wye
Truman taps Hutchinson for assistant secretary of agriculture
President Truman on Tuesday named Dr Knox T Hutchinson a Tennessee farm leader and owner of a 550 acre electrified farm as assistant secretary of agriculture.
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Washington
Truman
Knox T. Hutchinson
Tennessee
U S Steel Posts 1949 Half-Year Profit Peak Since 1929
United States Steel Corp reports its first six months of 1949 as the largest sales and shipments for that period, with net income of 94,052,265 and a 50 cent per share dividend approved. The second quarter shows a profit of 44,123,595, nearly double 1948.
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New York
United States
Steel Corp
Mammouth Corporation
U. S. Steel
Legion Chief Urges UMIT And Stricter Laws To Curb Communism
Perry Brown national commander of the American Legion urged stronger national defense and anti subversive measures at the Idaho Legion convention. He backed a four month basic military training for all young men and urged stricter anti communism laws. The convention passed multiple resolutions supporting veterans programs and welfare, with leaders Stephen Chadwick and Earl Cocke appearing.
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Legion
UMIT
Weiser
Perry Brown
American Legion
America
Berlin
Brown
Beaumont
Tex
Idaho Legion
Legionnaires
Hubert Goode
Portland
Ore
Hoover Commission
Stephen Chadwick
The
Earl Cocke
Dawson
Aid Fund Cut Restored By Senate Vote
Senate 41 to 37 restored a 74 million dollar cut from European recovery funds for the last quarter of the 1949 fiscal year raising total ECA grants to 1.074 billion for that period. The vote did not touch the 403 million dollar cut from House approved ECA appropriations for the 1950 fiscal year. Senate Democrats expect further reductions in foreign aid for the armed forces totaling about 1.75 billion.
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Washington
Senate
Appropriations Committee
European Cooperation Administration
House
Scott W. Lucas
Chamber
Mayor Attends Peace Meeting in Montpelier
Mayor W. W. Halsey and three city police officers attended the Idaho Peace Officers association meeting in Montpelier with Police Chief A. L. Oliver Captain R. M. Pugmire and Lieut. C. C. Evans. Attendees represented city county state and federal forces from Idaho Utah and Wyoming. Discussions focused on interstate radio communication for law enforcement and broader information dissemination among agencies.
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W. W. Halsey
Idaho Peace Officers Association
Montpelier
A. L. Oliver
R. M. Pugmire
C. C. Evans
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Ride Kills Driver Confession in Wisconsin Hitchhiking Case
Robert MacGregor a 17 year old hitchhiker confessed Tuesday to killing Emil A Nordbeck 43 comptroller of Phoenix Chair Co Sheboygan Wisconsin. Nordbeck body found in blood spattered car near Oconto early Saturday after he gave the youth a ride last Friday for no apparent reason.
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Oconto
Wis
Robert MacGregor
West Allis
Emil A. Nordbeck
The
Phoenix Chair Co
Sheboygan
Nordebeck
Here
New Irrigation District Formed in American Falls Area
A new Falls Irrigation district was formed Tuesday with three directors: Vern Eames Ed Lish and Don Zaring. The 50000 acre district, previously Michaud Flats proposal, will irrigate after Palisades dam completion, likely in 1951, spanning from Fort Hall Indian reservation to American Falls reservoir and toward Massacre Rocks. Some lands on the Indian reservation are included.
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The
Falls Irrigation District
Vern Eames
Ed Lish
Don Zaring
Falls
Michaud Flats
Palisades
Fort Hall Indian Reservation
American Falls Reservoir
Massacre Rocks
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Dr. Sherrard
Cheyenne Rodeo
C. I. Cleveland
Helen
Spotlight Fools
Drew Pearson
Church
U.S
Iod
Pao
Farmers’ Home Administration
FBI
State Disabled Veterans Employment Disability Trust Fund
Old Soldiers' Home
Veterans’ Welfare Commissioner
C. C.thornhill
County Board of Commissioners
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