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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1948
Page
1
The Beat The Beat notes talk of tightening Sunday alcohol sales and highway safety measures. Young Republicans press license testing and a merit-based state police system, while highway repairs from Ashton to Yellowstone face funding delays and broad road worries across Idaho communities.
Mrs. Louisa Kate Eklet Inyong Udoh files for divorce from Prince Peter Eklet Inyong Udoh claiming he has not lived at home since 1939. She says he sent her to Nigeria and disputes his title while he refuses to fund her travel.
Congressional leaders press to pass remaining must bills by next Saturday midnight. House and Senate GOP leaders see a decent chance of adjournment by June 19 if the Senate agrees. Key issues looming include civil rights legislation and submerged lands oil ownership, with possible presidential vetoes on Communist and Tidelands bills.
An earthquake near San Sepolcro 55 miles southeast of Florence killed a girl and left six others seriously injured. Rescue teams and Italian soldiers searched damaged buildings as Labor Minister Fanfani ordered relief supplies rushed in after two tremors, 22 seconds apart, struck around 2 a.m. EDT.
Hollywood news reports Howard Hughes after buying control of RKO Studios offered Sen. Owen Brewster a $300 weekly film role in a letter made public. Hughes framed the offer amid a renewed exchange over Hughes alleged political deals and Brewster's Senate investigation into airplane contracts.
Forty Mexican nationals, 39 men and a woman, seized after a five day trek from Texas in a cantaloupe laden truck false bottom. They face fast return to Mexico. driver Reynolds Sanchez and wife Victoria held as investigation continues. Alfredo linked to the operation fled during raid.
Washington reports the government will call for progress reports this week on a new soft coal wage contract as the current deal expires June 30. With miners on vacation until July 6, officials aim to avoid a strike by using Taft Hartley emergency measures if no agreement is reached. If stalemate persists midweek, Cyrus S. Ching may urge an emergency fact finding board prior to a possible White House injunction.
Pocatello residents debate seating rules as late arrivals ignore aisles and the public address system. City officials consider hiring ushers to keep aisles clear while hospitals report a rush of newborns and full incubators as St Anthony's also notes crowded conditions.
Betty Yardley of Cottage Avenue won first place in a regional oratorical contest sponsored by the Salvation Army in Portland. The Pocatello high school senior earned the right to compete next week in a San Francisco meet against Western state representatives. her topic was The Bible Youth's Challenge and Guide.
Portland faces a fourth Columbia river flood with the Reynolds aluminum plant at risk. Army engineers and volunteers pile rock and sandbags to form defensive barriers as water nears record levels. The forecast expects higher surges through midweek with extensive flooding and dike instability.
Weather bulletins predict little temperature change for Gate City with scattered showers by this afternoon or evening. Highs near 75 today and around 55 by tomorrow morning. previous day saw a high of 77 and a low of 53.
Governor Earl Warren apologized to President Truman for not greeting him personally during Truman's California tour. Warren, en route to New Hampshire for a governors conference and then to the GOP convention in Philadelphia, cited a prior commitment to his presidential campaign. Lieut. Gov. Knight delivered the apology by letter. Truman replied with thanks.
The AFL atomic and labor council calls off a threatened 800 worker strike at Oak Ridge laboratories after 52 hours of talks with Carbon and Carbide Chemical Corp. A wage increase around 15 to 16 cents an hour and improved vacations are part of the settlement details.
House rules committee members backed off plans to block the Senate draft bill. Leaders anticipate clearing the bill for House action, with possible floor passage Tuesday as adjournment looms. A civil rights clash may delay, with Rep. Adam Clayton Powell proposing 31 amendments to end Jim Crow in the armed services.
In Bristol England a 27 year old Mrs Margaret Good gave birth to four boys and four girls one month premature at Southmead Hospital by cesarean. Doctors said all eight babies have a sporting chance for survival. Father Charles Good, a stockman, said the family must cope with eight newborns on a Gloucestershire farm. Names were chosen: Bridget Frances Elizabeth Jennifer with weights ranging from 3 pounds 13 ounces to 4 pounds 14 ounces. Jennifer required resuscitation but all were developing well and the mother was recovering.
Israeli forces claimed victory after Arab attacks in the upper Galilee near Safad were repulsed and fighting ceased. The UN mediator Bernadotte discussed truce supervision, while the Kedmah steamship delivered 400 Jewish immigrants to Israel and to UN camps under the four week cease fire.
President Truman told 40 000 in San Francisco that world peace will come through the United Nations charter which he called the constitution of the world. He praised the UN as handling conflicts and cited Palestine the East Indies and European recovery as proof it works. He recalled Flag Day in 1905 and praised the flag while noting he cut remarks short. Waterfront workers planned a protest but limited activity to pamphlets spreading their message.
A large crowd of parishioners and friends gathered on the rectory lawn yesterday afternoon for a public fiesta honoring St. Anthony. The event featured a musical program and a picnic supper in fine weather.
Mrs. Mary Clay Watts, 43, was arrested in Norwood on first degree murder charges tied to the arsenic poisoning deaths of her husband on November 27, 1944, and their 11-year-old daughter from mercury and barbital poisoning. authorities noted arsenic found in Watts’s exhumed body. Watts claimed knowledge of pigeons poison but not how the husband died.
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