Air Crash Worst in History Leaves 53 Dead
A two engined airliner carrying 81 on board crashed into the sea after takeoff from Isla Grande in San Juan, killing 53 including 34 adults and 19 children under 11. Survivors include four of six crew. cause listed as unexplained engine trouble minutes after departure.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U. S. Army
Air Force
Coast Guard
Newark
New York
United States
al Cockrell
Pittsfield
Mass
Isla Grande
Miami
Strato-Freight, Inc
Here
Point Salinas
San Juan Harbor
Eastern Airlines
Port Deposit
Avianca Airlines
Colombia
Manuel Sanjurjo
Santurce
Sanjurjo
Lee Wakefield
Stamford
Conn
Jack Connell
New York City
George Cary
Hartford
Judith Hale
Binghampton
N. Y
Ismael Arroyo Gonzalez
Talks Continue In Laramie Strike Mediation Effort
Ne gotiations between members of the local carpenters union and Laramie associated contractors moved forward as a week-old strike aimed at higher wages lingered. Both sides offered little detail, with construction projects totaling about 5 million dollars halted during the stoppage.
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Laramie
Wyo
Carpenters’ Union
Laramie Associated Contractors
Cardinals Release Smith to Add Mound Hope in Pocatello
The Gate City club releases pitcher Tom Smith after four wins and three losses to make room for Stanley Slack a 19 year old right handed hurler from Allentown. Slack, 6 feet tall 155 pounds, comes with four years in class B and nine wins last season. Managers Milkes Lowe and staff expect Slack to join a strengthened rotation and push the team toward the Pioneer league pennant defense.
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Tom Smith
Pocatello Cardinals
Smith
Redbird
Stanley Slack
Mendy
Marvin Milkes
Gate City
Big Tom
Pocatello
Slack
Allentown Nine
Milkes
Bob Clear
Bob Vogel
Bill Buck
Joe Carroll
Walt Lowe
Sarnia
Ontario
Canada
Allentown
Mine Union Rejects Pension Cut and Work Clause
The United Mine Workers informally rejected Southern Coal Producers demands to abolish the $100 monthly pension for about 20 000 older members and to drop a contract clause allowing only willing and able miners to work and limiting memorial work stoppages. The talks ended with no comment from Joseph E Moody and John Owens as key negotiators left after a late-night session.
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Bluefield
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers
Joseph E. Moody
The
Southern Coal Producers, Association
John Owens
UMW
John L. Lewis
Coin Flip Disputed Over West End Hangar Lease
Wilson Flying Service president E M Curly Wilson criticized using a coin flip to settle which airline secures a lease at Willips Field. The city council had suggested a coin toss after a Monday session, but Wilson said he would not accept such a method.
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E. M
Curly) Wilson
Wilson Flying Service
Wilson
Pocatello Flying Service
Wiillips Field
Ingrid Bergman and Rossellini Shoot on Stromboli Scene
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini traveled from Rome to Stromboli to film a pivotal lava river scene as volcanic activity resumes. Bergman had been staying with Countess Dorothy Di Frasso near Rome, while Rossellini reportedly remained at the Excelsior.
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Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Stromboli
Rossellini
Miss Bergman
RKO
Dorothy di Frasso
Fregene
Excelsior Hotel
Solicitors Swarm Here Warns Pocatello Residents
J L Craig Jr executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce warned residents that about 75 door to door solicitors were in the area. He urged housewives to avoid unknown solicitors and to ask for credentials or call the chamber to verify reputations. He said such door selling violates city ordinance.
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J. L. Craig, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Pocatello
Chamber
Craig
Arco Plant Probe and Pocatello Budget Moves
City officials in Pocatello weigh a new ordinance to authorize a referendum on slot machines and to handle a proposed $1 monthly garbage disposal charge aimed at funding street repairs. Mayor Halsey cites traffic congestion and revenue needs while planning traffic and parking changes with expert input.
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Phillips
Halsey
Peterson
W. Halsey
Pocatello
Rent Control Office
Harrison
Main
Arthur
Center
A. W. Arch Bollong
Seattle
Wash
Firms Incorporates in Blackfoot Idaho
Articles filed with the secretary of state list Eastern Idaho Construction Co. of Blackfoot capitalized at 100000 dollars. Incorporators are R. H. Gardner Monta C. Gardner Alpha M. Kerr Edward F. Smith and Dexter I. Gardner all of Blackfoot.
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BOISE
Eastern Idaho Construction Co
Blackfoot
R. H. Gardner
Monta C. Gardner
Alpha M. Kerr
Edward F. Smith
Dexter I. Gardner
J C C Hopes To Win Prize At National Jaycee Meet
Pocatello's Junior Chamber of Commerce sends five delegates with six scrapbooks to Colorado Springs for the national Jaycee convention June 9 to 11. They compete in conservation publications Americanism membership projects of the year and the Harold A Marks memorial award. Delegates include Harold Read Wayne Tucker Norm Berg Rasmusen and Les Schweibert.
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Pocatello
Pocatello Group
Gem State
Gate City
Jaycees
Harold Read
Idaho
Wayne Tucker
Norm Berg
Robert Rasmussen
Les Schweibert
Equality Of Negro Sailor Is Assured
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson approved navy proposals to insure equality of treatment and opportunity for Negro sailors. The navy plan includes a policy statement, expanded recruiting by assigning near petty officers, ROTC expansion, allowing Negro stewards to switch branches, elevating ratings, and integrating training with whites. Johnson praised navy progress and asked the army to submit revised plans by June 20.
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Washington
Defense
Louis Johnson
Navy
Army
Johnson
Air Force
Marine Corps
Francis P. Matthews
Inquest Slated for Twin Falls Woman's Highway Death
AMERICAN FALLS An inquest will be held at 10 a.m. today into the highway death of Mrs. C. H. Norris of Twin Falls. Reported by her husband to have leaped from a car near here, the body of the former Pocatello woman was struck and mangled by a passing vehicle. Power county coroner H. L. Davis will present autopsy findings.
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American Falls
C. H. Norris
Twin Falls
Pocatello
Power County
H. L. Davis
Landlords Warned On Eviction Rules Under 1949 Rent Law
I N Davis director of the local rent office warned landlords that tenants cannot be evicted without a written notice and the eviction notice must be filed within 24 hours. He said a certificate of eviction is needed for owner use remodeling withdrawal or leaving the rental market and tenants must have 90 days to find another place.
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I. N. Davis
Davis
Admiral to Visit Pocatello Plant June 13
Rear Admiral H H Good commander of the 13th naval district will visit the Naval Ordnance Plant at Pocatello on June 13 to present the Secretary of the Navy's award for achievement in safety for 1948. This marks the plant's third consecutive safety award, acknowledged by Adm A G Noble in a letter to Capt W P McCarty. The notice commends station personnel for progress in industrial accident prevention and notes the year 1948 safety achievement.
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H. H. Good
13Th Naval District
Naval Ordnance Plant
Pocatello
Seattle
Secretary of the Navy
Bureau of Ordnance
Adm
A. G. Noble
W. P. McC
Riot Threat Is Dispersed By Mounted Police
About 2 500 dockworkers and 400 pickets clashed outside the International Longshoremen's Association offices in New York. Police charged on horseback and foot, breaking up the melee in under a minute. Four men were arrested for disturbing the peace. no serious injuries reported.
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New York
East River
International Longshoremen’s Association
AFL
ILA
Brooklyn
Joseph Ryan
Divorce Sought by Mrs Squire Over July Fourth Disappearance
Mrs Caroline Squire, 178, seeks divorce from Charles J. Squire claiming he left to get a glass of beer on July 4, 1917, and did not return. The case is filed in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Caroline Squire
Charles J. Squire
Wyoming Senator Probes Arco Atomic Site Choice
Sen. Joseph C. O’Mahoney of Wyoming vowed to investigate why the Arco Idaho region was selected for an atomic reactor works rather than Fort Peck Montana. He notes an affidavit from a Fort Peck taxi driver alleging a survey engineer never visited the Montana site.
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Washington
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyo
Arco, Ida
Montana
Fort Peck
O'Mahoney
Senate
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Arco
Idaho Falls
Carleton Shugg
Shugg
Conspiracy Trial Pauses as Bail Bid Sways Case
New York UP A conspiracy trial paused as defense lawyers seek bail for Gus Hall and Henry Winston, jailed after protesting judge Medina’s sentence of John Gates. The two defendants had bail revoked last week. Leibell asks for briefs and a quick ruling.
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New York
Gus Hall
Ohio
Communist Party
Henry Winston
Harold R. Medina
John Gates
Vincoma
Leibel
Medina
Leibell
Hall
Winston
Gates
Pocatellan Dies in Auto Crash Near Milton
Pvt. Charles R. Alliston, 24, of Pocatello, died in Madigan General Hospital from injuries from a Sunday car crash near Milton, Washington. His car fell 250 feet over an embankment, injuring four other people with minor injuries reported.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Charles R. Alliston
Pocatello
Madigan General Hospital
Milton
Alliston
Ethia
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Cardinals
Ingrid
Isle
Arco Atomic Plant
Ben Peterson
W. W. Halsey
Riley Dixon
Cavie Boices Anti-Vice Campaign
O. R. Baum
Baum
George R. Phillips
Dixon
J.C.C
Wyoming
Pocatellan
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