Nurses Needed More Than Ever, Plea for Recruits
Theron Liddle urges stronger nursing recruitment as two Pocatello hospitals graduate 16 nurses this year. General and St. Anthony’s classes total 16, far below historic numbers, with only six and ten graduates respectively. The piece praises current nurses for their hard work and calls for more applicants to nursing careers.
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Pocatello
General
St. Anthony’s
Kay Andersen
Marilyn DeKlotz
Betty Husak Johnson
Nona Maye French
Virginia Hartline
Audrey Hussey Williams
the General Hospital
Wanda
Missouri River Flood Crest Threatens Fort Peck Reservoir
Large portions of the Missouri River valley from Three Forks to Ulm experience widespread flooding after a crest forecast to reach Fort Peck reservoir. Smaller tributaries fed the surge with the Marias Dearborn and Sun rivers reported bankful by a Cut Bank pilot.
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Missouri River
Weather Bureau
Fort Peck Reservoir
Missouri
Upper
Three Forks
Ulm
Great Falls
Helena Weather Bureau
Marias
Dearborn
Sun Rivers
Flood Crests Threaten Vast Pacific Northwest Reach
Flood responders fought rising Columbia crests from the Canadian Rockies to the Pacific border as Bonneville and Vancouver threats persisted. Dikes held amid sandbag mobilization while evacuations expanded in Oregon Washington Idaho and British Columbia. The death toll rose to 36 with a Yakima evacuee’s child drowning in an irrigation canal.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Canadian Rockies
Pacific Ocean
Oregon-Washington
Pacific Northwest
Jimmie Encinas
Yakima, Wash
Pocatello Council Sets Early Meeting For June 17
City councilors voted unanimously to begin the June 17 session at 7 p m instead of 8 p m and adjourn around 10 p m. Har old Hinckley led the motion as Pocatello Cardinals president and Pioneer league baseball club member.
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Harold Hinckley
Hinckley
Pocatello Cardinals
Pocatello
Twin Falls
Ford raises prices on 1949 passenger cars
Ford Motor Company announced price increases of 85 to 125 dollars for 1949 model passenger cars to take effect June 18. President Henry Ford II attributed the hikes to inflation and material costs, noting a 7.8 percent average rise and higher bills for materials and wages.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford II
Plymouth
Ford
Idaho Tourism Campaign Reaches 42 Million People
Idaho’s publicity program reports a year of travel promotion ending May 31 1948 reached 42 million persons. The effort generated 53 million dollars in tourism business and produced thousands of publicity items including 8,439 stories, 2,399 photographs, and 4 154 travel inquiries from all states and 12 foreign countries. Governor Robins to attend today's formal board session.
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BOISE
Idaho
Tom K. Cunning
State Publicity Board
Britons Anticipate Elizabeth Child Heir To Throne
London reports Britons celebrate news that Princess Elizabeth is pregnant with a future ruler of the British Empire. Doctors reportedly target October 15 to 17 for birth with winds for Windlesham Moor or Buckingham Palace as likely nurseries.
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London
Elizabeth
British Empire
Duke of Windsor
Edward VIII
Buckingham Palace
Surrey
Windlesham Moor
Prince Philip
Warwick Bryants
Britain
George
Duke of Gloucester
Duke
Kent
Mary
Queen Alexandra
Princess Royal
Scotland
Birkhall
Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
Windsor
Epsom Derby
Princess Margaret
Richmond Park
Two Hurt In Accident Near American Falls
A mother and nine month old baby were badly hurt when their 1935 sedan driven by Ray Savage of Aberdeen rolled onto its side after steering mechanism failure on the Rockland road five miles south of American Falls at 4 30 p m Saturday. The husband and three other children were uninjured. Mrs Savage and the baby fell from the car and were pinned beneath the vehicle.
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American Falls
Rockland Road
Ray Savage
Aberdeen
Alertness Splits Post Weekly News Tip Award
The Idaho State Journal posts note two residents share a $5 weekly tip prize after alerting about a body found in the Portneuf River. J R Floyd of Lava Hot Springs and Mark Robison of Blackfoot reported the discovery within minutes of each other.
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The
POST
J. R. Floyd
Lava Hot Springs
Mark Robison
Blackfoot
T. S. Vallar
Portneuf
Lava
Five Die As Flying Wing Crashes at Muroc
MUROC AIR FORCE BASE California reports the YB-49 Flying Wing jet bomber crashed during a test flight killing its five crew. Witnesses say the plane exploded in flight or on impact as wreckage scattered over the Dry Lake bed. Officials note no Mayday signal and promise several days of investigation to determine the cause.
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Muroc Air Force Base
Galif
America
Air Force
Muroe Dry Lake
Dale C. Wilson
Alton
Ill
Wilson
Truck Overturns Near Port Neuf Siding
Glade Cuttler Wells of Brigham City Utah was arrested on a drunk driving charge after his pole laden truck overturned on Highway 91 five miles south of Pocatello. He was uninjured and jailed in Bannock County. Officer Carl Muir reported no other vehicles were involved.
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Glade Cuttler Wells
Brigham City
Utah
Portneuf Siding
Highway
Wells
Carl Muir
Muir
Pocatello
Bannock County
Weekend Forecast With Scattered Showers and Warm Highs
Mostly clear conditions give way to widely scattered thundershowers Sunday and Monday. Temperatures remain near 80 to 85 degrees Sunday with a cool start Monday around 60. Saturday saw a high of 84 and a low of 46.
Sun Valley Plans Fete For Truman
Sun Valley Ida plans a two hour tour for President Truman Monday with 22 activities and 27 staff. The Trumans will stay at the Harriman cottage with Margaret and will be greeted by Gov Robins. They depart Tuesday for Idaho Falls via Craters of the Moon and Blackfoot.
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Sun Valley
Ida
Truman
Harriman Cottage
Margaret
Ketchum
Trumans
C. A. Robins
Union Pacific
George Marshall
Idaho Falls
Craters of the Moon
Blackfoot
Senate May Pass On Draft Bill This Week
Southern Democrats refuse to drop the segregation by request fight but will not filibuster the peacetime draft bill. Russell and Maybank vow to press their amendment, likely doomed, as GOP leaders move to table civil rights changes and limit delays before a possible Tuesday vote.
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Washington
Senate
Richard B. Russell
Burnet R. Maybank
D. C
Russell-Maybank
GOP
William Langer
N. D
Truman
Russell
Maybank
Chan Gurney
S. D
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman to Address Pocatello on Train Platform
President Truman will deliver a 7:45 a.m. off the cuff address from his special train in Pocatello for about 30 minutes en route to Sun Valley. Officials kept details secret as Mayor Philips planned to greet him at 7:30 a.m. at the depot. Maj. Gen. John E. Upston will greet the president, with a secret service agent present. The event features a special guard from Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 735 and the Idaho State College Symphony Orchestra set to perform during the visit.
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Truman
Sun Valley
Pocatello
Gate City
George R. Philips
Mr. Truman
F. M. Bistline
Idaho
Bistline
Union Pacific Railroad
Idaho Falls
Pocatello Army Airbase
John E. Upston
Fourth Airforce
Hamilton Field
Calif
Secret Service
Veterans of Foreign Wars
T. W. McCabe
Post 735
James Chivers
Clay Armstrong
George Parker
Dick Carter
Carl Fengler
Ed Pierce
Jerry Morgal
Benny Cooper
Paul Dudenake
Monty Royter
Murray Moore
Bill LaVatta
Lawrence Guardipee
Gordon Willes
John Long
Laverne Carswell
Harry Dudenake
Ted Mel Curdy
Jack Kellew
George Layton
Pete Contos
Tom Smalley
Bill Morfield
Tony Cuoio
John Putnam
John Dudenake
Main Street
Vandenberg Defends ERP in Senate Fight
Senator Arthur Vandenberg announced he will lead the fight to restore a portion of the 2.16 billion ERP and related foreign spending cut by the House. The Senate showdown, likely to affect his presidential bid, pits the Foreign Relations chair against House GOP leaders. He seeks an early hearing before the appropriations committee with George C. Marshall and Paul Hoffman.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenbergh
Vandenberg
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Style Bridges
N. IL
Vanden
Red
George C. Marshal
Paul Hoffman
Pator
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Vanport
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British Columbia
Bonneville Y.+a
Blue Lake
Reynolds Metal Co
Troutdale
Portand
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Kennewick
Hanford Atomic Plant
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Clark Fork
Flathead
B. C
Edwin F. Green
Green
Rochester Redwings
S. Louis Cardinals
Cording
Ray D. Bistline
Valaree Dyanne Green
Audrey Green
Valaree
Kentucky
Siam
Tel Aviv
Israel
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Isdud
Palestine
Yibna
Tulkarm-Jenin-Nablus
Jenin
Tularkin
United Press
Idaho State College Symphony Orchestra
Harold Mealy
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