Truman Bill On Prices Foredoomed
Washington report notes President Truman handed Congress a foredoomed bill to rollback prices to last November and tighten wartime controls on wages distribution and credit to curb inflation. Republicans call it police state policy while Senate and House committees flag budget and credit limits as core aims. Paul Porter argues the measure aims to halt price spiral though passage seems unlikely.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Alben. Barkley
Paul A. Porter
OPA
White House
House Banking Committee
Jesse Wolcott
Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Thomas B. McCabe
Marriner S. Eccles
McCabe
Eccles
Porter
House Grew
Carnes Recovers After Head On Collision Near Arco
W C Carnes of 544 South Arthur, a local businessman, is reported in good condition at St Anthony hospital after a head on crash east of Arco on July 16. The group traveling to Salmon for a fishing trip included Harley B Markham Clarence Elle and Charles Lewis of Pocatello. Blair Gustavson of Bush Prairie Washington drove the other car and was temporarily blinded when its hood flew up causing the crash.
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W. C. Carnes
South Arthur
Arco
St. Anthony Hospital
Carnes
Harley B. Markham
Clarence Elle
Charles Lewis
Pocatello
Blair Gustavson
Bush Prairie
Wash
Utah Bans All Air Shows After County Tragedy
Utah imposes a complete ban on air shows following Sunday's Salt Lake county event that left two men dead. State aeronautics director Joe Bergin says the ban stays until safety plans protect lives and property.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
State Aeronautics Commission
Salt Lake County
Joe Bergin
Tornadoes Strike Wisconsin. Girl Killed Near Madison
Two tornadoes hit Wisconsin on Thursday night with high winds elsewhere. A 10 year old girl died near Madison and 11 family members were injured.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Madison
Wig
B 29s Off After Fatal Aden Crash
Two B 29s departed Aden on a round the world flight while a third B 29 crashed into the sea. Capt Robert Littlefield of San Jose will lead a body search in Aden. Capt Percy Kramer of Davis-Monthan said Tucson return likely August 7. Only survivor was M Sgt Sigur Gustafason of Norwood Massachusetts.
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Robert Littlefield
San Jose
Calif
Aden
Percy Kramer
At. Davis-Monthan
Tucson
M.-Sgt. Sigur Gustafason
Norwood
Mass
Rotarians Hear Plans for Palisade Dam
Jerman from the Bureau of Reclamation spoke to the Rotary Club at the Hotel Bannock about Idaho’s Palisade Dam plans. Rotary president Mel Deaton introduced new member Lee Reid and announced an upcoming family and guest night replacing the August 5 meeting.
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J. Donald Jerman
Bureau of Reclamation
Idaho Falls
Rotary Club
Bannock
Jerman
Idaho
Palisade Dam
Mel Deaton
Rotary
Lee Reid
Ee Eee Concrete
Co. O
Chandler
Orang Ambus
Ee Ae Ee el
Cajon
Calif
A. Ee Salvation Army
P. Hicks Cadie
Denver
George Green
Pocatello
Fargo Wells
John Er A
the Bannock
Bud Olsen Joins Air Corps for Three Year Term
Bud Olsen, 20, the first to enlist for a three year term, took the oath at 3 15 p m and headed to Lackland Field, San Antonio Texas. He is the 75th recruit sworn in this month at the Pocatello office and scored among the top on R5 and R6 tests. Bud worked three summers with the Forest Service at S Maries Idaho and is noted for his peak physical condition. He is the son of Mr and Mrs M F Olsen and has siblings Shirley Nancy and Virgil.
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Mata Sa Foe Oo
Wola Iete
Army Air Corps
Bud
Lackland Field
San Antonio
Texas
Pocatello
Forest Service
S. Maries
Idaho
Pocatello High School
M. F. Olsen
Dewey” Olsen
Railway Express Co
Shirley
Nancy
Virgil
Aberdeen Driver In Accident Here
Morris Matheny, 24, Aberdeen, is in fair condition at General Hospital after his 1941 Ford ran off the road and into a deep culvert five miles north of Onyx at 7 a.m. Thursday. Sheriff’s deputy Earl Cutler said Matheny may have dozed at the wheel, with the car veering 500 feet along the right side before the plunge. He was transported by Hall ambulance. attendants reported fair condition.
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Morris Matheny
Aberdeen
General Hospital
Onyx
Earl Cutler
Bannock County Sheriff's Office
Matheny
Scooter Seized From 17 Year Old After Two Accidents
Gary police report taking a motor scooter from 17 year old Arie Meyer after he was involved in two traffic accidents. The brief item notes the arrest without detailing charges or further actions.
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Gary
Ind
Arie Meyer
Coloma
Mich
Rail Unions Win Victory In Court Row
Federal Judge Goldsborough refused to dissolve the May eleven injunction blocking a nationwide rail strike. He favored three unions Engineers Firemen and Switchmen arguing to keep the injunction pending a higher court ruling on their appeal and noted the case remains before appellate review.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Truman
Sally Hanson Winning Her Fight For Life
Sally Hanson winning her fight for life as Sally Jane Hanson the three year old daughter of Sam Hanson 1752 South Second avenue was reported completely out of danger last night in a Salt Lake City hospital Physicians said she showed good progress and had a good chance of full recovery after a rare form of encephalitis prompted rapid transfer by chartered plane to the Utah capital for better facilities Local doctors stated that her life depended on immediate care in Salt Lake City
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Salt Lake City
Sally Jane Hanson
Sam Hanson
South Second Avenue
Hanson
Pocatello Post
Utah Hospital
Utah Capital
Haasch Named High Post for Union Pacific
Frank E. Haasch, longtime Union Pacific freight man in Pocatello, is appointed district freight service manager for UPs Idaho Utah Nevada Montana California Oregon and Washington. He will be based in Boise and report to C. C. Weedin. Haasch joined UP in 1909 and has held multiple supervisory roles in Idaho Oregon and Twin Falls.
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Frank E. Haasch
Pocatello
Union Pacific
Thursday
Northwest
Boise
Haasch
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Montana
California
Oregon
Washington
C. C. Weedin
Omaha
Veteran U P Official Dies In Denver
William H. Guild aged 65 vice president of the Union Pacific Railroad died after a heart attack at Mercy Hospital Denver. A veteran executive he had been vice president without portfolio since February 1 1946 and previously led operations. Born Omaha February 25 1883 he joined UP in 1899 and spent his career with the railroad.
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Denver
William H. Guild
Union Pacific Railroad
Western Transportation
Mercy Hospital
Guild
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Omaha
Neb
Railroa
Stassen Named President of University of Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stassen was named president of the University of Pennsylvania after a board of trustees session. The 41 year old former Minnesota governor will begin duties in September and succeed Dr. George W. McClelland who retires due to ill health. He plans to continue public interests in future freedom well being and peace.
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Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Thomas E. Dewey
Stassen
Board of Trustees
George W. McClelland
University
Southern Bloc Starts Rebellion in Senate Filibuster
In Washington the Senate's Southern Democrats launched a civil rights filibuster with GOP support to block work on the Truman anti-poll tax bill during the special session. Senator Stennis condemned the bill as political, while Senator Jenner accused the administration of harming meat production and attacked Democratic leaders at length.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Chamber
GOP
Kenneth S. Wherry
Truman
Wherry
John C. Stennis
Miss
Stennis
William E. Jenner
Ind
Obama
Lister Hill
Atoheiais
Riel B. Russell
South
Interstate Commerce Commission approves rail freight rate increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized new freight rate adjustments yielding about 65.2 million dollars more annually, making permanent some temporary increases and approving further changes. The unanimous decision sets the final rate level at 20 to 30 percent above October 1, 1947, with total postwar revenue gains estimated at 1.535 billion dollars. Some members opposed the adequacy of the increase, calling for openness to future adjustments as needed.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carroll Miller
William J. Tattergon
Richard F. Mitchell
Prices Still Step Up as Cigarettes Lead Rise
Prices progress upward across the board led by cigarettes with a planned per package increase. The Labor Department notes wholesale prices still 11 percent higher than a year ago and 0.4 percent below the recent all time high as livestock prices firm.
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Rto
American Co
R. J. Reynol Toba
W. Labor
Deashington
Midwest
Labor Department
Lad With Melons Judge With Heart
In Louisville a 17 year old boy Fred McDonald was charged with stealing watermelons from a carrier. Judge Loraine Mix sentenced him to ninety days suspended sentence as he voiced that everyone has the right to the pursuit of happiness.
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Louisville
Fred McDonald
Loraine ‘Mix
Alabama Dixiecrats win pledged elector support in Birmingham
Alabama's 11 Democratic presidential electors met in Birmingham and pledged their votes to the Dixiecrat slate led by J. Strom Thurmond and Fielding vs Caroani Filion. The meeting was unanimous with four electors represented by proxies.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Mee
Caro Ani Filion
Ght
Mississippi
Wehts
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