Gas Warfare In Portland Gas Price War Flares Up
In Portland Oregon police were alerted to a gas price war that turned violent as about 30 station workers heckled Louis Moran over undercutting prices. Moran sold gas at 22.9 cents a gallon and hired a reserve officer to guard his station after Donald Summers allegedly shattered his windshield with a baseball bat during a fuel purchase.
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Portland
Ore
Louis Moran
Donald D Summers
Moran
Bat
Reserve County
Legion Blasts Hoover Plan for Veteran Hospital Care
National Commander Perry Brown accuses the Hoover Commission and the American Hospital Association of harming veterans by proposing to consolidate federal hospital activities under one agency and by limiting VA care. He cites a plan to treat non service connected disabilities in local hospitals with premiums paid via health insurance.
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Washington
American Legion
Hoover Commission
American Hospital Association
Perry Brown
American Legion Magazine
Veterans Administration
Brown
Unions in Smelter Town Riot After Gun Threats
John Costello and Smelter Workers joined a heated dispute ending with Miss Martinez taking a shotgun from her father’s house and threatening three men. Wylie arrested Martinez family members. city hall booking followed as 300 riotous workers and families swarmed the square. East St Louis officers were outnumbered and reinforcements restored order under Lt. George Keulks.
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John Costello
Smelter Workers Union
Wylie
Miss Martinez
Reed
Weber
Costello
City Hall
Joe Verdu
Martinez
East St. Louis
George Keulks
Human Factor Biggest Drawback in Traffic Safety
Traffic safety expert R. K. Taylor argues engineers have solved mechanical issues but human factors remain the core problem. He urges a national safety organization, federal licensing, psychophysical tests for applicants, periodic checks for drivers, stricter penalties for DUI, and enhanced police enforcement to reduce traffic deaths. Market Service of Richman, Virginia licenses a specialized camera system used for accident evidence, with high costs and limited adoption.
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R. K. Taylor
Market Service Market Service
Richman
Virginia
Taylor
Pocatello
Idaho
Boise
National Safety Organization
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mendy
Police press fiend hunt in Black Dahlia scale case
Los Angeles police pursue the sex fiend in the Louise Springer murder case. Detectives retrace the last hours, search the parking lot and neighborhood where the 35 year old hair stylist was found slain in her green convertible. A new acid phosphatases test at USC may help determine rape involvement. A suspect, a young ex sailor, was questioned and released.
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Los Angeles
Louise Springer
Homicide
University of Southern California
Floods hit Potomac valley flood area and towns isolated
The Potomac flood inundated Petersburg and Moorefield isolating them most of the morning. State police reported 700 Petersburg homes and about 400 Moorefield homes under water, with thousands of livestock drowned and relief operations staged by the National Guard.
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Romney
Potomac
Petersburg
Moorefield
Robert
Brummage
National Guard
Polic
Charies R. Fox
State National Guard
Four Year Old Robert Steele Struck by Auto
Four year old Robert Steele son of Mr and Mrs Robert V Steele of 1039 East Clark Street was reported in good condition after being struck by a car Friday afternoon. The driver R E Johnson of Montgomery Ward struck the boy in the 1000 block on East Clark Street and no charges have been filed.
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Robert Steele
Robert V. Steele
E. Clark Sr
Young Robert
R. E. Johnson
Montgomery Ward
Steele Boy
East Clark Street
Johnson
Skin of Man Who Died Here Sought
Police seek friends or relatives for Carl A. Nedley who arrived in Pocatello from Denver by bus on June 15 and died of a heart attack within hours. Chief Bob Nelson said efforts to locate Nedley’s acquaintances have failed.
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Pocatello
Denver
Carl A. Nedley
Bob Nelson
Nelson
Blackfoot Ranch Man Found Dead
Earl Christen sen a 45 year old Riverside rancher died Saturday afternoon on a Pingree ranch. Cause of death undetermined his body found about 5 30 p m at Blackfoot hospital he was still living upon arrival Funeral services to be handled by Sandberg mortuary
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Blackfoot
Earl Christensen
Riverside
Pingree
Christensen
Blackfoot Hospital
Sandberg
Reunion Slated for Gooding College in Twin Falls
A reunion is planned in Twin Falls on June 26 for teachers graduates and former students of the old Gooding College. Organizers invite all alumni to attend and reconnect at the event.
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Twin Falls
Old Gooding College
Pressure On Homes Urged By Democrats
Washington Democrats urged voters to press the House to approve Truman’s housing program despite GOP economy critics and real estate groups. DNC Chairman J Howard McGrath asked state chairs to spread the truth to every precinct worker and voter and to “lick the anti housing lobby once and for all.”
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Washington
House
Truman
J. Howard McGrathy
Democratic National Committee
Obituary: Robert Wilson 65 Miner Turned Dentist Died
Robert Wilson aged 65 of 224 W Bridger died after a short illness at a local hospital. He was born February 22 1904 in Coalville Utah and spent most of his life in Utah as a miner before becoming a dentist. He later moved to Pocatello in 1923 and was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad as a machinist at the time of his death. He married Clara E Blazek in Ogden February 6 1922. He is survived by Bertha Jubb and others with funeral arrangements pending at Downard Funeral Home.
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Robert Wilson
W. Brider
Coalville
Utah
Francis Wilson
Pocatello
Union Pacific Railroad
Clara E. Blazek
Ogden
Toland
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Gate City
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American Casualty and Fidelty Insurance Company
Market Service
Taylor Sai Taylor
Sam Markel
Blair-Fry Motor Company
Petersen's
Jane del Rey
Potomac River
Keyser
W. Va
Camiele Nent Service
Parsee
Tani
Baker Geil
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Grollable
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NBC
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C. ED Flandro
Fifth & Lewis
Fashion Academy
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