Blind Idaho youth passes bar. plans practice in Driggs
Harold S. Forbush, son of Rexburg residents, becomes Idaho’s blind law graduate and passes the bar in Pocatello. He will be sworn in in Boise and aims to practice in Driggs, inspired by John Carver, Idaho’s blind former U.S. district attorney. He studied with paid readers, used a Braille device, and relied on a standard typewriter for exam writing.
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Harold S. Forbush
Elmer Forbush
Rexburg
Pocatello
Boise
Forbush
Driggs
Idaho Falls
Idaho State College
Lewis Calls Mine Closing
John L. Lewis ordered 500,000 coal miners to stop work for one week starting Monday to pressure wage talks. He signaled that high stockpiles harm bargaining strength while the industry faces about an 80 day coal supply and possible broader labor confrontations.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Worker
Bluefield
W. Va
Southern Coal Producers Association
U. S. Steel Corp
Lewis
Philadelphia
Stores May Reopen On Sunday
Okay Stores announced it will resume Sunday and evening hours this week for grocery departments only, after meatcutters failed to secure a broad closing agreement. The union says several merchants did not honor the pact, delaying full reopenings across major stores.
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Pocatello
Okay Stores
Okay
Meatcutters
Bargain Barn
Safeway
Wyz-Way
E. L. Nugent
John Isaac
Meatcutters Union
Cliff Edwards files voluntary bankruptcy petition
New York film and radio actor known as Ukelele Ike, Cliff Edwards, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court on Wednesday seeking relief under federal bankruptcy laws.
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New York
Cliff Edwards
Bannock County to Start Hospital Work Despite Short Funds
Commissioner Roy T. Hale said work will begin on Bannock County Memorial Hospital with six floors and three wings, using on hand funds to complete outer construction and first two or three floors. The plan includes seeking federal aid around June 16 17 after a hospital needs survey, and selling the present facility to offset deficits. The old hospital could be converted into apartments to ease Pocatello housing needs.
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Bannock County
Roy T. Hale
Bannock County Memorial Hospital
Hale
Bannock
Pocatello
Taft and Pepper Clash Over Taft-Hartley Repeal Debate
Washington Senators Taft and Pepper traded sharp charges as Senate resumes discussion on an administration bill to repeal Taft Hartley. Taft defends the act as necessary to curb abuses while Pepper calls it a symbol of infamy to be erased from the statute books.
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Lewis
Senate
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Claude Pepper
Fla
Taft
Pepper
Democrats
Congress
House
Taft-Hartley
Decrease In Jobs Seen As Students Take Work
Idaho in summer break sees job openings fall as student workers surge. The Idaho State Employment Service reports 2145 openings statewide, down 502 from last week, with agriculture demand shrinking as beet thinning finishes. Local gains occur at Kraft Foods after a shutdown, while Blackfoot experiences rising labor surpluses from transient workers near the Arco plant. Southeastern Idaho totals drop from 253 to 207.
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Idaho
Gem
Idaho State Employment Service
ISES
Zon
Kraft Food Co
Blackfoot
Arco
Preston
Utahns Pressing Battle On Slots
Salt Lake City police move to seize dozens of slot machines at Utah repair shops after A Pratt Kesler ruling. Officials say non dismantled machines seen by police must be confiscated, despite prior orders not to seize until shops finished repairs for out of state customers.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Bee Hive
A. Pratt Kesler
Nebr town hit by twister kills at least three in cafe
A tornado struck Belvidere Nebraska killing at least three people in a crowded cafe and injuring others. Rescue crews searched rubble as lights failed and Red Cross warned of possible more deaths. Names identified include Orville Bell Jr. 12 and Elmer Pelage 39 with an unidentified railroad worker among the dead.
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Belvidere
Neb
Wayne Megra
Hebron
Red Cross
Floy Else
Here
Grand Island
Nebr
Arkansas
Chicago Weather Bureau
Orville Bell, Jr
Elmer Pelage
Union Pacific Railroad
Youth Need Is Outlined By PTA Leader
Mrs. John Hayes of Twin Falls, national PTA president, outlined three basic needs for youth at a social workers conference opening. She urged homes that build confident, inspired adults, schools that help children discover talents and understand themselves, and communities aligned with moral ideals, stressing every child’s right to face the future without fear or hate and to believe in freedom.
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John Hayes
Twin Falls
Parent Teachers Association
Social Workers
PTA
State brand board to meet in Boise June 10
The state brand board will convene in Boise on June 10 to discuss a coordinated program for June. O J Shaw state brand inspector said Wednesday.
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BOISE
State Brand Board
O. J. Shaw
Secret report links Hollywood actors to Communist party
A FBI sourced report dated January 13, 1949, names Frederic March Edward G Robinson Paul Robeson Dorothy Parker Donald Ogden Stewart Ruth McKinney Alfred Maltz Alvah Bessie Dalton Trumpbo Millen Brand and Michael Blankfort as members or associates of the Communist party. The document was read to the Judith Coplon espionage trial jury despite government objections.
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Washington
Iup
Judith Coplon
FBI
Frederic March
Edward G. Robinson
Hollywood
Communist Party
Miss Coplon
Justice Department
Russia
Valentin A. Gubitchev
United Nations
Lionel Berman
March
Paul Robeson
Dorothy Parker
Donald Ogden Stewart
Ruth McKinney
Alfred Maltz
Alvah Bessie
Dalton Trumbo
Millen Brand
Michael Blankfort
Idaho Guard Starts Summer Training
Idaho national guard ranks at Fort Lewis Washington reached 1661 officers and men as field training began. The 183rd Infantry Regiment led the program with rifle ranges and instruction in machine gun mortar and small arms use.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Idaho National Guard
183Rd Infantry Regiment
Strikers Storm Berlin Railhead in Russian Zone Clash
About 200 West Berlin railroad strikers seized entry to the Russian controlled headquarters in the American sector at midnight. They disarmed 10 German guards and demanded Russians reveal themselves, with a striker hammering at a locked door. No shots were fired as guards surrendered their weapons. This marked a rare flare in the ongoing strike-related unrest following earlier deadly protests.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Witness recounts death during inquest in Norris case
First degree murder charges were filed against Carelyle Norris after a coroner's inquest into the death of his wife Naomi Norris 39 who was struck by a speeding auto early Sunday morning in Power County. The inquest found Norris criminally negligent while driver L B Brown faced leaving the scene charges as the jury deemed the collision an unavoidable accident.
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Carlyle Norris
Twin Falls
Power County
William Hoehnen
Norris
Harvey
Carelyle Norris
Power County Court House
Justice of the Peace
Arthur A. West
W. C. Loofbourrow
Naomi
L. B. “Smiley
Brown
Hl. L
Skip” Davis
American Falls
Pocatello
Butch
Dan Tovey
Malad
Otis Hadley Crowned Mr Average JC at National Meet
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo. UP Otis Hadley of Wichita Kan was chosen Mr Average JC at the Junior Chamber of Commerce national convention. Hadley, 30, married with two children, owns an engraving shop and meets the profile by earning $5000 annually owning a home and car with $1400 in the bank.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Otis Hadley
Wichita
Kan
Hadley
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Arco Eyes Prosperity as Boom Preparations Begin
Arco Idaho residents move to meet expected economic growth from a nearby atomic reactor. Fences come down as housing and hotel projects planned, with freight car shipments up and new construction underway. Meanwhile sheriff hunts for horse poisoner amid cattlemen farmer feud.
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Arco
Ida
Butte
Union Pacific
Lilienthal Defends Record Against Hickenlooper Charge
In Washington David Lilienthal rejects Senator Hickenlooper’s accusation of smear and illegal isotope shipments to Norway. He argues isotopes are not atomic energy, demands public hearing for a case A employee, and cites Widener's map proof that 154 green sticker drivers had access only to a non secret parking area at Argonne. Smyth and Strauss of the Atomic Commission back Lilienthal noting isotopes do not involve fission.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Norway
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
Towa Republican
Hickenlooper
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Lilienthal
Commission
Charles K. Widener
University of Chicago
William F. Knowland
Calif
Argonne National Atomic Laboratory
Chicago
Widener
Knowland
Henry D. Smyth
Lewis L. Strauss
The
Atomic Commission
Smyth
Plans For North Bannock Rodeo Ready For July Event
Earl Hutchinson rodeo producer arrived in town and announced preparations for the North Bannock Fair and Rodeo set for July 15 to 17. Wild horse races will feature horses rounded up in the Owyhee desert. The grounds gain 2000 extra seats and a new lighting system. Governors night marks the first evening, while the queen contest will be held June 26.
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Earl Hutchinson
North Bannock Fair
Hutchinson
Owyhee
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