Befuddled Student Urges Theatre Comeback Amid High Prices
Anonymous letter-writer labeled Befuddled Student complains of steep prices at Ned with a local theatre. Advice suggests addressing managers or switching venues, plus a playful note about entertainment near Center and Main streets and a sample city letter about hubcaps. An Washington summary notes rising defense spending and a shift toward a wartime economy with potential rationing and manpower controls.
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Ned
Washington
Russia
Only Jewish Shrines Hit Inside Old City of Jerusalem
A UPI report describes limited damage to Christian and Moslem sanctuaries in the old city after an 11 day battle. Jewish holy places are largely ruined with bullet holes at the dome of the church of the Holy Sepulchre and near the Greek Orthodox area. The Wailing Wall remains unscarred while nearly all synagogues in the Jewish quarter were destroyed or seriously damaged.
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Muggy Conditions Forecast Across The Region
The local weather bureau predicts muggy conditions and partly cloudy skies with scattered mountain thunderstorms this afternoon. Temperatures will stay steady with highs near 80 and a low around 45 degrees.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Westvaco Eyes Be For Seen Phosphate Development
Westvaco officials said Idaho phosphate deposits in the Pocatello Ft. Hall area will see intensive future development. W T Nichols of Westvaco told the Idaho Mining association in Sun Valley delegates that the region holds strong promise for elemental phosphorus plant plans. The company plans a $4,000,000 electric furnace plant with construction to start in June and continues talking with local leaders about long term opportunities. Dr James Body of the federal bureau of mines and Donald A Callahan of Wallace were named to address and chair committees during the convention.
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W. B. Thom
Pocatello
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Sun Valley
Idaho
James Body
Washington
Federal Bureau of Mines
Donald A. Callahan
Wallace
Benes Expected to Resign Over New Constitution
Prague reports indicate President Eduard Benes plans to resign within a week citing ill health and opposition to a new constitution and Sunday elections. An informed source says Benes may reconsider if pressures shift while officials note he has not signed the constitution by the June 8 deadline. Observers doubt his views on the single list election and lack of secret ballot.
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Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Benes
Rhee Declares Seoul Assembly to Claim Sovereignty
In Seoul on Monday, 73 year old Dr. Syngman Rhee, newly elected chairman of the Korean assembly, asserted the government to be formed will possess sovereignty over all of Korea including the Russian occupied north.
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Korea
Synghman Rhee
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Korean Assembly
Rose Earns Second Indy 500 Victory in Record Pace
Mauri Rose won the Indianapolis 500 for the second year in a row, finishing in four hours 1 minute 23.28 seconds at a record pace of 119.813 mph. Bill Holland finished second in a Rose-Holland car, with Rex Mays and Duke Nalon among the top finishers. Moore’s Rose-Holland team profited again.
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Speedway
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Duke Nalon
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Lou Moore
Mak
Moore
Roberts
Horn
Son shoots father over scooter dispute in Glendale
A 13 year old boy, Robert L. Weitzel, told police he fired seven shots at his father Elmer L. Weitzel after a Sunday argument about motor scooters. The youth, held on murder suspicion, said he killed because he could no longer "live with him" and admitted firing when his brother left the room. His mother witnessed part of the shooting ambivalent to the aim.
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Elmer L. Weitzel
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Tom
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Gaunt Wietzel
Boy bedridden in Westbrook sees parade at home
Nine year old David Gagnon, bedridden after 100 skin grafts from a devastating burn, watched a Memorial Day parade pass by his home in Westbrook Maine. Mayor Ernest Powell arranged a window parade with a 100 piece band Scouts police and veterans and gave David the mic to command.
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Ernest Powell
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ISC Awards First Bachelor Degrees at Idaho ISC
Graduation ceremonies at Idaho ISC present 68 bachelor degrees marking first four year level awards since the state legislature expanded the college. The event features the pharmacy school as prior bachelor program and includes 192 junior college certificates and diplomas. The commencement address by Very Rev. Charles E. McAllister and services led by Rev. A. E. Asbee accompany musical selections by Patricia Griffith.
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School of Pharmacy
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A. E. Asbee
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Dean L. Anderson
Caldwell College of Idaho
Frazier Hall
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LDS Institute
Death Takes Pocatellan Mrs Laura M Davis 71
Mrs Laura M Davis 71 Route 2 North died at Weiser Sunday morning of a heart ailment while visiting granddaughter Gwen Orton. Born November 29 1876 in Plum Creek Pa she moved to Soda Springs and married Albert C Davis in Paris 1897. Survived by six children twelve grandchildren five great grandchildren two siblings and a sister. Funeral plans to be announced by McHan Henderson mortuary.
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Ogden
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Floods Pummel Pacific Northwest Raise Evacuations
Wide flooding from the Fraser and Columbia rivers forces mass evacuations across British Columbia Oregon and Idaho. Authorities report dikes breached near Matsqui The Dalles and Vanport City with thousands displaced and insured damages tallied in the millions as President Truman proclaims a flood emergency and mobilizes resources.
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Army States Flood Relief in Idaho and Canada Plan
Senator Dworshak said army engineers will begin rehabilitation in flood stricken northern Idaho as waters recede. They will meet in Vancouver, BC on July 12 with Canadian counterparts to discuss international flood control steps including dam at Libby Montana and strengthening of dikes and levees to protect farms.
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Ida
Army Engineers
Idaho
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Libby
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Private Industry Urged to Plan for Atomic War Mobilization
The armed forces munitions board urged private industry to appoint mobilization directors and prepare advance plans for quick conversion to military production. A 46 page guide outlines six steps to maintain output, handle shortages, and cooperate with government controls in a future emergency.
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Armed Forces Munitions Board
Thomas J. Hargrave
Hargrave
Holiday Death Toll Tops 300 as Memorial Day Rush Grows
A United Press tally shows 375 deaths from Friday to Monday across categories: 190 traffic, 58 drowning, 127 other. California leads with seven drowned in state totals and Chicago expects 450000 motorists in the homeward rush.
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Memorial Day Court Clears Drunkenness Dockets
In Pocatello Memorial Day, a special court led by Judge Bist line convicted or heard 23 drunkenness cases, as police worried the jail quota would fill. Cab drivers showed unexpected softness as one wreaths for a grave at Mountainview cemetery. A police report cited a $1000 missing income and a late night clothesline theft, while Chief Roubidoux posted a perfect pistol score.
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