DeKay Rites To Be Friday In Blackfoot
Funeral services for Frank E. DeKay 80 Idaho Democratic leader will be Friday at 2 p m in the Blackfoot Elks Lodge. He died Tuesday after a long illness. Surviving are a sister Mrs Charlotte Cowden Mt Clemens Mich a brother Roy DeKay Arco two sons Frank G Blackfoot and Edwin Pocatello and five grandchildren. Burial in Grove City cemetery. Body at Peck and Packham mortuary.
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Blackfoot Elks’ Lodge
DeKay
Idaho
U.S. Land Office
Bingham County
Mr. DeKay
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Mt. Clemens
Mich
Roy S. DeKay
Arco
Frank G
Blackfoot
Edwin
Pocatello
Grove City Cemetery
Peck and Packham Mortuary
Johnson Says U S Ready To Face World Peace
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson told the Red Cross annual convention that the United States must be economically and militarily strong to keep peace. He said Russia knows America is ready at 4 am and called the Atlantic pact and Marshall Plan calculated risks. Johnson urged political diplomacy to prevent further wars.
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Atel Serence
Louis Johnson
Russia
America
United States
Johnson
Red Cross
Jonson
Patient Officer Goes Easy On Erring Driver
In San Francisco a six year old Richard Bates started a car left by his mother Patricia Bates and backed into a busy intersection. He struck a policeman with the fender and rammed a taxi into another car while violating pedestrian right of way and a stop sign order. Patrolman Edward Martinson kept his citation book in his pocket.
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San Francisco
Richard Bates
Edward Martinson
Patricia Bates
Bates
House Committee Eyes Books at University
University of Iowa President Virgil Hancher said the House Un-American Activities Committee asked for a list of books used at the university. He will provide textbooks approved for GI Bill veterans, noting the materials are open to the public and education should examine diverse, sometimes unsympathetic, ideas.
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Iowa City
Virgil Hancher
University of Iowa
House un-American Activities Committee
Hancher
Academy Picks 10 Top Voices of World Leaders
The National Academy of Vocal Arts named ten figures as the world’s top voices with varied nicknames. Winston Churchill was labeled Most Theatrical and Hirohito Most Effeminate while other honorees included Dean Acheson Ben Grauer Bacall Cripps Ledoux roche Ian Seymour John Lewis Trygve Lie.
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New York
National Academy of Vocal Arts
Lauren Bacall
Stafford Cripps
Durocher
Ian Seymour
John Lewis
Trygve Lie
Water Row Still Unsettled in Snake River Compact Talks
The Snake River Compact Commission met at the Bannock hotel in Idaho to redraft a contentious section of the four month old pact. Delegates from Idaho and Wyoming reported only slight progress on dividing unused waters and agreed to recognize existing uses. A third meeting is slated for July in Pocatello.
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Pocatello
Rock Springs
Wyo
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Filer
L. C. Bishop
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Palisades Basin
Newell
Defendant Screams At Murder Hearing
New York reporter notes Mrs. Martha Beck shouted during her murder trial as Anna Arnsperger testified about Beck and Raymond Fernandez dragging a trunk from their rooms and loading it into a car. The trunk allegedly held the body of Janet Fay. The defendant accused the witness of lying during cross examination.
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New York
Martha Beck
Fernandez
Spain
Arnsperger
Beck
Detomar
Taft Hartley repeal unlikely this year in 1950 campaigns
In Washington leaders from the AFL CIO and the administration conceded that repeal of the Taft Hartley act is not achievable this year, turning the issue into a central political battle for the 1950 elections. Labor leaders vow to make Taft a target and to push veto threats over anti strike injunctions.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Ohio
Sam Green
Philip Murray
Green
Arthur J. Goldbergh
Czech Catholics Stage Uprising
Catholic peasants in four Slovak villages rescued priests from arrest in clashes with Communist police. Police were beaten back, martial law and a curfew were imposed over 100 square miles. The informant said martial law was lifted but priests remained at large.
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Prague
Water hoax nets $4800 sale and $3100 refund in Gary
Gary police report Charles Lucas sold a quart of water for 4800 dollars claiming it could turn ordinary paper into ten dollar bills. He returned 3100 to detectives and said his conscience bothered him as his partner Swytuk fled with 1500. Lucas faces charges while a psychiatric exam is sought.
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Ind
Charles Lucas
Lucas
Chicago
Joseph Patera
Paul Swytuk
Seas
Tom Curley
Jury Gets Coplon Case
A jury of eight men and four women failed to reach a verdict against Judith Coplon after about 11 hours of deliberation. The panel remained locked in a hotel until 10 a.m. to resume today as prosecutors and defense await a verdict on espionage charges.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Junth
Justice Department
Merchants plan to restore dollar terms as credit rules end
A nationwide United Press survey finds merchants and lenders expect to return to dollar down, dollar a week credit as government controls lapse tonight. Some dealers warn competition may push for lower down payments and longer terms. Congress did not extend the anti inflation laws, signaling a shift to freer enterprise.
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United Press
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Office of Defense Transportation
Truman
Congress
Dewey Denies He Will Seek New York Senate Post
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey denied on Wednesday that he would seek the U S Senate seat vacated by Robert F. Wagner Sr. He said he has no idea about future candidacy and expected to appoint a temporary senator until a November election to fill Wagner's resignation.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
U. S. Senate
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Senate
Dewey
Wagner
Congress Approves Major Public Housing Bill
The House passed the administration’s long range public housing bill after fending off a Republican-Southern Democratic coalition effort. The measure funds construction of 810,000 new units over six years, up to 308 million annually for 40 years, plus 1.5 billion for slum clearance and 262.5 million for farm housing. President Truman notched a significant legislative victory. Senate leaders expect easy alignment and quick sending to the White House.
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White House
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Kan
Ben F. Jensen
Congress
Whitman Elected President of Western Pacific Railroad
Frederic B. Whitman was elected president of the Western Pacific railroad to succeed Harry A. Mitchell who retires after six months in the post and 40 years in western transportation service.
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San Francisco
Frederic B. Whitman
Western Pacific Railroad
Harry A. Mitchell
Western Transportation Service
Nationalist Attack Kills 20 in Shanghai Slums
Nationalist planes bombed Shanghai on Wednesday killing at least 20 civilians and wounding about 400. Three four engine B 24 Liberators dropped 20 bombs on the Markham Road area and nearby tenements, causing massive destruction and leaving hundreds homeless. Rescue workers reported more than 100 bodies recovered and hundreds still buried as debris filled the debris strewn streets.
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Main North Terminal
Markham Road
Pao Road
Man Refuses Lie Detector in Riverdale Case
Arthur Marino, 27, hospital bound, refused a lie detector test after telling authorities two men attacked him and his 17 year old sweetheart Joan Coward in a lover’s lane near a waterfilled clay pit. Assistant States Attorney Napoli called Marino’s account highly fantastic and questioned its truth. The beaten body of Miss Coward was found in Marino’s car at Riverdale police station.
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Chicago
Arthur Marino
Joan Coward
Alex Napoli
Marino
Napoli
Riverdale
Miss Coward
Polio Cases Rise Across States As Support Grows
Polio cases rise in 38 states in 1949 versus 1948 with 2309 cases so far this year. The 1948 total reached 27,658, second worst year on record. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis also announced $2 million more for research and education, raising this year’s grants to $2.5 million and total since 1938 to over $25 million.
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New York
National Foundation For
United States
Basil O'Connor
Foundation
President May Visit Northwest Next Year
Rep. Mike Mansfield reports President Truman hopes to tour the Midwest and Northwest next spring. He would deliver a major speech on the farm program in the Midwest and another on reclamation and power in the Northwest.
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Washington
Truman
Mike Mansfield
Mont
White House
Mansfield
Midwest
Northwest
Downward Price Trends Mark New Wish Book Catalogs
Chicago firms Montgomery Ward and Aldens Inc issued fall and winter catalogs showing major price cuts up to 40 percent. Ward cited largest cuts in 11 years across many items including clothing, furniture, radios, diamonds, and tires. Aldens highlighted discounts on dresses, footwear, fabrics, and household goods with notable price drops and a $199.95 set priced washer.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and
Aldens, Inc
Montgomery Ward
Aldens
U S Trims Wheat Price Support to Farmers
Washington reports the government cut the wheat price support to farmers for the current crop to 1.96 dollars per bushel, down from 2.00. The reduction aligns with a drop in parity from 2.17, reflecting broader price declines in farm products and goods since last June.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New Party Planned at Townsend Convention
Dr Francis E Townsend said the foundation for a new national party would be laid during the ninth annual eee clubs convention in Columbus Ohio starting Wednesday.
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Columbus
Francis E. Townsend
Toay
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