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The Pocatello Post

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1948

Page

2

Molotov Prediction Cited By British MP At Commons

In London a Labor MP said V. M. Molotov claimed at a London dinner that there would be no new war for five years. Capt. Raymond Blackburn relayed that Molotov warned war was not inevitable but would not end for five years, as defense policy faced debate in the House of Commons.

London V. M. Molotov Labor Party House of Commons Raymond Blackburn Molotov Andrei Vishinsky Council of Foreign Ministers Blackburn Russia A. V. Alexander Moscow Britain Soviet Union Alexander Western Europe Defense Minster Middle East United Nations Assembly Anthony Eden

Butte Woman on Trial for Murder in District Court

Marian Elizabeth Cole, 50, goes on trial for murder in Butte's district court over the February 6 fatal shooting of Charles Cole, 63, a miner, in the house of death she owned. The same house, boarded up after the deaths of Mrs. Clarice Peters and ranch hand Jack Kelt, was deemed to have deaths from asphyxiation by the coroner.

Butte Marian Elizabeth Cole

Ocean Holds 10 Billion Tons of Gold but Extraction Not Feasible

The ocean is estimated to contain about 10 billion tons of gold yet no commercially viable method has been discovered to recover it. Researchers note the energy and cost hurdles make any recovery uneconomical for now.

Globe Girdler Plans Takeoff for Amne Machin Expedition

Oakland based explorer Bill Odom launches Tuesday from Honolulu aboard a modified liberator bomber on a scientific mission to map the Amne Machin range in China. The team includes flight engineer Carroll Sallee and sponsor Milton Reynolds. stops will include Wake Island Shanghai Nanking Hankow. The trip aims to photograph and verify rumors of a peak higher than Everest and study Yangtze headwaters.

Oakland Cal Bill Odom Honolulu China Boston Museum Milton Reynolds Wake Island Shanghai Nanking Hankow Carroll Tex) Sallee Reynolds Mt. Everest Yangtze River

Jane Froman to Wed Rescue Pilot Curtis Burn

New York based singer Jane Froman travels to Florida to wed Curtis Burn, the Pan American pilot who rescued her after a 1943 sea crash off the Lisbon coast. The couple, to marry March 12 in Coral Gables, bonded after he saved her and carried her to safety. Burn, who later served as co pilot, recovered from injuries and continued flying for Pan American.

New York Jane Froman Florida Libson Coast Curtis Burn Coral Gables Fla Miss Froman Burn Pan-American Airways

Idaho 4-H Plans National Week Ahead of 1948 Season

Dan E. Warren Idaho 4-H leader announces 10 000 members will begin national 4-H week Monday to organize projects for the 1948 season. He thanks the public for support and credits volunteers with keeping the program operating.

Moscow Dan E. Warren Idaho Warren

Attempts On Life Of Palestine's Commander

Lt. Gen. G. H. A. MacMillan, commander of British forces in Palestine, survived two assassination attempts in 24 hours. An electric mine blew up a car he was not in near Jaffa to Jerusalem, and bullets struck another car as his convoy fled after a train bombing that killed 28 British soldiers. The attacks follow earlier Jewish threats and a warning that peace in Jerusalem could unravel amid Jewish Arab fighting.

Eliavy Simon United Press Jerusalem G. H. A. MacMillan Palestine Monlay Charles Thetford MacMillan Jaffa Harold MacMichael Jaffa-Jerusalem Rehavia Great Britain C. P. Jones Palestinian Hills Royal Air Force Saudi Arabia Rashid Ali Iraq

Snow Course Readings Show Better Water Supply Ahead

Soil Conservation Service crews traced March 1 snow depths at Elk Meadows Mink Creek. Depths and water content rise from 1947 28.50 inches 7.95 inches to 1950s readings but remain below 1946 figures. The course, set in 1944, helps forecast irrigation flood and drought risks with a fresh April 1 reading planned.

Soil Conservation Service Elk Meadows Mink Creek Meadows Division of Irrigation The Department of Agriculture

Wish Is Not Crime in Winkler Case Defense

Morris Shenker argues that most married men have wished their wives dead while defending Chester Winkler charged with soliciting murder for hire. Prosecutor Jasper Vittori counters the comment and the plan to kill his wife remains under trial. Judge Comerford will rule March 19 on suppressing evidence as Winkler faces potential jail and a $100 fine if convicted.

ST. Louis ULP Morris Shenker Shenker Chester B. Winkler Winkler Underworld Jasper Vittori Vittori Louis J. Comerford

MacArthur Shows Interest in Presidency

Washington reports a leading MacArthur booster views his public statement as a sign he seeks the Republican presidential nomination. MacArthur praised GOP youth clubs and said the party embodies personal freedom and people’s political power.

Washington MacArthur Republican National Committee Republican Party Rep A. L Miller, R Neb

Five Armed Men Rob Bank Get 20000

Five masked robbers used a roadblock ruse on a west side Cleveland street to seize 20000 cash from banker John Biris and messenger Louis Filip Jr after forcing entry and frisking them. Vehicles used in the exchange were stolen in Akron and a statewide alert was issued for suspects aged 20 to 25.

Cleveland John Biris Roumanian Savings Loan Co Louis Filip, Jr Biris Filip Akron

Nursing Licensure Exams Start Across Idaho

Thirty two candidate nurses began a two day licensure examination across Boise Pocatello and Lewiston. The exams are overseen by board of examiners Sister M Teressa Margaret from St Alphonsus St Luke's Esther DePartee Boise and Ellen Raether Pocatello with Sister Davida from St Josephs proctoring in Lewiston.

Boise Pocatello Lewiston Estella S. Mulliner M. Teressa Margaret St. Alphonsus Hospital Esther M. DePartee St. Luke's Hospital Ellen’ Raether Davida St. Joseph's Hospital

Boise Valley District Creates Dry Creek Soil Conservation

The Boise area district was approved Saturday in Boise valley precincts. The Dry Creek soil conservation district covers Ada county north of the Boise river and a small portion of Boise county.

Boise Dry Creek

Truman seeks extension of Reciprocal Trade Act

President Truman asks Congress to extend the Reciprocal Trade Act beyond June 30 1950 to June 12 1951. The request faces House Ways and Means Committee scrutiny where Rep Harold Knutson opposes tariff concessions. Senate GOP leader Taft notes surprise at the request amid prior expectations of no extension.

Washington President Truman Congress House Truman Ways and Means Committee Harold Knutson Minn Knutson Thomas A. Jenkins

Prospective Miners Rejected for Clearwater River Dredge

The Idaho state land board refused a lease by Boise residents D. W. Simmons C. C. Pounds and Tom Barnes to dredge the south fork of the Clearwater near Grangeville for gold and silver. It found no navigability and potential highway flooding, plus poor royalty prospects.

Boise State Land Board Clearwater River Grangeville D. W. Simmons C. C. Pounds Tom Barnes

Two New State Patrolmen Appointed in Idaho

Robert McCall of Aberdeen and Norman Mickelson of Preston are named state patrolmen. McCall, a World War II Marine Corps veteran, will be stationed temporarily at Twin Falls, while Mickelson, a former Franklin county deputy sheriff, will be assigned to Boise. He also served in the army in the last war.

Boise Robert McCall Aberdeen Norman Mickelson Preston Alton P. Bunderson McCall Twin Falls Mickelson Franklin County

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