Desert Air Crash Injures Pocatello Pilot Kenneth Jorgensen
Kenneth Jorgensen a 21 year old Pocatello pilot escaped serious injury after a private plane lost its propeller eight miles east of Minidoka. He broke a collar bone and sustained cuts as he forced a landing walked six miles to a farm house and was taken to Rupert hospital. He was reported in good condition later that night. He was en route to Gooding for a commercial aeronautical test.
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Kenneth Jorgensen
Pocatello
Minidoka
Jorgensen
Rupert General Hospital
Gooding
A. H. Jorgensen
North Tenth Ave
B-29 crash kills 16 Yankee fliers near Aden Arabia
Phoenix report confirms 18 crew aboard the B 29 that carried M Sgt Sigur Gustafason the only known survivor of the sea crash off Aden. The roster lists Lt Col Charles Pulliam pilot Lt Robert Weaver navigator Lt Hugh Gommel copilot with 15 other crew members from various states in the United States. It notes possible crew switches during the flight.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sigur R. Gustafason
Aden
Arabia
Davis Monthan
Gustafason
Norwood
Mass
Charles C. Pulliam
Huntington
Robert T. Weaver
Galesburg
Ill
Hugh E. Gommel
Tucson
Stanley O. Fleming
Downey
Calif
Arthur J. Holtz
Bomra Milwaukee
William M. Roberts
Jet Worth
Tex
Kenneth S. Helley
Hoquiam
Wash. T
Albert L. Barbour
Harvey L.hoppe
Bert J. Bohn
Provo
Utah
Milton Edward
Louisville
Idaho Tax Burden Up 273 Per Cent
Boise dispatch reports Idaho total direct tax burden rose 273 percent from 1940 to 1948. Most of the increase comes from federal assessments. The Associated Taxpayers urge citizens to cut taxes by limiting requests for government services in local districts and from Washington.
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Boise
Idaho Associated Taxpayers
Associated Taxpayers
Washington, D
Seven Injured in Dayton Strike Fight
Seven persons were injured on Wednesday in the third day of violence tied to the Union Electrician workers strike at the Unions Company's plant in Dayton Ohio. Five injured individuals, including two CIO Union officials, suffered head injuries and were treated at a local hospital.
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Dayton
United Electrical Workers Union
CIO
Idaho Boys Enter Army For One Year
Six 18 year olds from southeast Idaho were inducted at Pocatello main recruiting station under the Army one year enlistment offer. They received examinations, took the oath from 1st Lt George Claxton, left for Fort Lewis Washington at 6 30 p m and will serve with the Second Army during processing and basic training. Names include William Pead Idaho Falls Allen Ladson Pocatello Clark Gardner Blackfoot Earl Harris Teton Richard Parmeter Hansen and Billy Lystrup Pocatello.
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George Claxton
Pocatello
Idaho
William Pead
Allan Ladson
Idaho Falls
Clark Gardner
Blackfoot
Earl Harris
Teton
Richard Parmeter
Hansen
Bill Lystrup
Claxton
Armed Forces of
United States
Army and Air Forces
Gate City
Fort Lewis
Washington
Second Army
Allen Ladson
Billy Lystrup
Ford lays off 3054 amid supply strike across plants
DETROIT AP A supply company strike forced the layoff of 3,054 Ford Motor Company workers on Wednesday. The Lincoln division announced an indefinite layoff for body paint trim and final assembly divisions with no resume date before August 9 even if the strike ends. A wildcat walkout threatened Chrysler DeSoto plant production.
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Detroit — (Lp
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler Corporation
DeSoto
Lincoln
Ford
Teachers Strike Sweeps Japan Shocks Government
Tokyo reports Vice Minister Jiro Arimizu said he cannot end a wildcat teachers walkout spreading across Japan. He lacks authority to compel 2,500 university and college instructors to return without an interim cabinet strike ban or lasting anti strike legislation following General MacArthurs no strike edict.
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Tokyo
Jiro Arimizu
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Arimizu
Studio to Close for Five-Week Shutdown at Universal
Universal-International Studios will halt all picture production for five weeks starting Friday. Estimated layoffs range from 300 to 600 workers, with about 600 kept on in writing secretarial editing and other nonproduction departments.
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Hollywood
Universal-International Studios
Duplessis Wins Quebec Provincial Election Landslide
Premier Maurice Duplessis and his National Union government swept back into office with a decisive victory over the Liberal party in the Quebec provincial election.
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Duplessis
Montreal
Maurice Dupléssis
National Union
Liberal Party
Quebec
Three Year Old Sally Hanson Fl own To Salt Lake For Encephalitis Care
Sally Jane Hanson, three, daughter of Sam Hanson of Pocatello, was flown by chartered twin engined plane to Salt Lake City for advanced care after contracting a rare encephalitis. She had just left St. Anthony’s Hospital in Pocatello two days earlier and was met on arrival by physicians including Dr. John Andersen and Dr. L. G. Bush. The flight, piloted by Joseph Neeser, followed a pneumonia siege and the medical team accompanying her included her parents and local officials.
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Sally Jane Hanson
Sam Hanson
Pocatello Post
Salt Lake County Hospital
St. Anthony's Hospital
Pocatello
Utah
Salt Lake City
John Andersen
United States
Andersen
Pediatrics
University of Utah
L. G. Bush
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Tyhee Residents Seek Sidewalk Along US-91
Tyhee residents led by Mrs. Jed Ashton and Mrs. Jesse Cherry petition Bannock County to urge state cooperation on building a sidewalk along US-91 north of Tyhee road. The group cites accidents involving schoolchildren and asks action before fall school start.
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Tyhee
Bannock
Stassen Expected as Penn President Nominee
Philadelphia report says Harold E. Stassen likely to be named president of the University of Pennsylvania at a trustees meeting tomorrow. Board chair Robert T. McCracken hinted an announcement, noting Dr George W McClelland plans retirement for health reasons.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Robert T. McCracken
George W. McClelland
London Records 93 Degrees in Heat Wave Day
London endured its fourth day of a severe heat wave as temperatures reached 93 degrees at 4 p.m. at Kew Observatory, marking the hottest day in 78 years. The heat wore on residents as humidity rose and conditions remained oppressive throughout the afternoon.
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London
Kew Observatory
Leo Anderson Leads Post Contest Charge
Leo Anderson of Pocatello surges from ninth to lead in the POST subscription contest with 15 new doorstep deliveries in eight days left. The winners list includes a seven day trip to Victoria BC and the Pacific Northwest, with other prizes such as bicycles cash watches and pogo sticks.
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Leo Anderson
Pocatello
Beldon Anderson
Maplewood Avenue
Leo
Los Angeles
Earl Smith
McCammon
Bob Mower
Smith
Mower
Reed Pugmire
Montpelier
Victoria
B. C
Pacific Northwest
Filibuster Seen Likely in Congress
The Senate prepared for a civil rights filibuster that could halt the special session and scuttle Truman’s anti inflation program. Republicans planned an anti poll tax bill while Southern Democrats warned of a lengthy extended debate as House and Senate committees slated wage price and credit hearings. The GOP dismissed the Truman program as political maneuver with little chance of quick enactment.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Truman
House
GOP
Burglaries Reported To Local Police
Three minor burglaries, first in Gate City for some time, were reported to the police Wednesday. Heaviest loss at a Green Triangle service station. items include four dollars, coins, gum, cigarettes, lighter, combs, candy bars, and bread and soft drinks opened. Subway Lunch saw three rings and a watch stolen. entrance via window bars removed. A house south of Bob and Jack's Inn was entered and ransacked, with no losses reported.
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Gate City
Green Triangle
Pocatello
Joseph Tipton
Earl Mitton
C. Archibald
Griffith Will Leaves Estate to Relatives in California and Kentucky
Pioneer producer David Wark Griffith died leaving an estate valued between 25 000 and 50 000 dollars. The will, filed for probate, directs bequests to relatives in California and Kentucky.
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Griffith
Los Angeles
David Wark
California
Kentucky
Cold Winds Cut Idaho Temperatures Across Central Region
An unusual cold front sent Boise to 45 degrees and produced frost in Central Idaho. The cold wave trimmed readings across McCall, Cascade, Idaho City, and Hailey with snow on high peaks and light rainfall aiding reduced fire risk. Forecasters predicted gradual warming later in the week.
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Boise
Idaho
McCall
Cascade
Idaho City
Hailey
Short Creek Lookout
Middle Fork
Salmon River
Mercury
Brundage Lookout
Central
Landmark
Wife Divorces Howard Da Silva in Arizona Marriage
Jane Taylor Da Silva won a divorce from actor Howard Da Silva on grounds of unhappiness tied to asthma caused by the marriage. He was ordered to pay $300 monthly child support for their son Peter, aged 5, and $300 alimony. The couple wed in 1941 at Yuma, Arizona.
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Hollywood
Jane Taylor da Silva
Howard da Silva
da Silva
Peter
Yuma
Ariz
Ludwigshafen blast kills 300 in German plant disaster
The Ludwigshafen I G Farbenindustrie facility suffered a catastrophic explosion and fire. About 300 people were killed and 6,200 injured, with 8,000 workers in the compound as explosions continued for hours. French American joint control led rescue efforts as chaos and debris halted operations.
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Ludwigshafen
Germany
I. G
Farbenindustrie Chemical Trust
Dewey Asked to Shave Moustache in South Pledge
Governor Thomas E. Dewey has written J. W. Lord of Mobile Alabama that he is giving careful consideration to a suggestion that he shave his moustache. Lord said the South would be for him if the smiling countenance God gave you could be seen. Dewey replied through a secretary.
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Mobile
Ala
Thomas E. Dewey
J. W. Lord
Lord
Dewey
Food Prices Continue On Upward Drive
National reports show food prices rising while Congress prepares to review President Truman’s price halt plan. Capital Dairy of Chicago hikes milk to 22 cents a quart starting Sunday, with cream and cheese also up. Swanton Brothers market 20 Hereford steers at 41 dollars per hundredweight, near record highs. Salt Lake City traders forecast cube steaks at 1.02 a pound as wholesale beef, lamb, and pork per unit rise.
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Chicago
Congressional
Truman
Capital Dairy Company
Local Chaplain Beasley Remembers National Chaplains Corps
The Reverend Albert E. Beasley of the local Baptist church recalls the Corps of Chaplains founding, noting its age near that of the U.S. Army. He highlights Idaho’s wartime chaplains, and wartime decorations and casualties among 1746 chaplains.
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Albert E. Beasley
Corps of Chaplains
United States Army
Pocatello
Beasley
Idaho
Smokes Going Up Theyll Cost More
The American Tobacco Company raised the price of Lucky Strike Pall Mall and Herbert Tareyton cigarettes by seven tenths of a cent per package, effective Thursday. Retailers were expected to add about a penny per package, with other brands possibly following.
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New York
The
American Tobacco Company
Lucky Strike
Pall Mall
Herbert Tareyton
Mystery Ship at Darwin Harbor May Be Peary
Darwin correspondent of the Sydney Daily Telegraph suggests a submerged vessel found by a native pearl diver in Darwin harbor could be the American destroyer Peary lost with 80 officers and men in the early World War II days.
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Sydney
Australia
Darwin Harbor
Peary
Darwin
Sydney Daily Telegraph
Idaho Work Demand Falls and Rises in Parts of State
The Idaho Employment Service reported rising demand for school teachers and 20 ordnance machinists plus 20 food processing workers in Pocatello. Meanwhile south eastern Idaho saw fewer openings as farming slackened before the August rush. Over 250 laid off in Preston as a pea cannery closed. Nationwide need for teachers from primary to college levels persisted with Pocatello Preston and Montpelier seeking instructors as statewide demand neared 100.
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Pocatello
Ordnance
Idaho Employment Service
Idaho
Preston
Montpelier
Idaho Day Highlighted At Chicago Rail Fair
Friday marks Idaho day at the Chicago railroad fair with Lt. Gov. Whitehead in attendance. Sidney Yager, head of the University of Idaho Alumni Association in Chicago, leads the Idaho Day banquet. Idaho's special booth drew 1,200 visitors on opening day. The fair is sponsored by 38 railroad companies nationwide.
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Chicago
Idaho
Donald Whitehead
Whitehead
Sidney Yager
University of Idaho Alumni Association
Boogie-Woogie Bride Tries Death After Music Rift
Chicago police report 19 year old Alice Thomas fled to her parents home after her 29 year old husband Robert preferred classical music over boogie woogie. She attempted suicide by arson gas jets but was rescued before harm.
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Chicago
Alice Thomas
Robert
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L. C. Giauque
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