U S Pilot Captured by Sky Pirates in Mid Air Hijack
American pilot Donald K. Hassig and crew were seized mid air by communist operatives posing as businessmen after hijacking his C-47 near Shanghai. They and 9 passengers including two Germans were held 37 days in Tsinan hotel custody with limited movement, then moved toward front lines before release to Nationalist troops. The hijacked plane remained in custody as negotiations continued for return.
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Shanghai
Red Territory
JC Donald K. Hassig
Inglewood
Sant
China National Aviation Orporation
L. Hsu
T. Y. Ry Aung
Tsingtao
Hassig
Haig
Tsinan
Hsu
How Pocatello Signals Work Says Police Chief
Acting chief Robert M. Pugmire explains Pocatello traffic lights operate oddly with a part time caution yellow. Drivers on red must wait for green and those turning yellow may pass if wheels are over the crosswalk. The aim is to curb creeping on red while city delays upgrading signals.
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Pocatello
Robert M. Pugmire
Inspector Pugmire
Pugmire
Paramount on Parade revealed for Stop the Music tune
Paramount Studios disclosed the mystery tune on the radio show Stop the Music to halt a flood of audience inquiries. A studio spokesman confirmed the song title Paramount on Parade, noting it was necessary to stop interference with their work.
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Hollywood
Paramount Studios
Paramount
Gasoline hazard in Salt Lake City threatens 32 block area
Fire officials describe a vast pool of gasoline under Salt Lake City between the Mormon temple block and the Shubrick hotel as a potential hazard of unlimited proportions. Thousands of gallons may lie in underground tanks, with seepage into sumps and sewers. crews pump water and monitor for possible explosions while residents remain in place.
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Salt Lake City
Willis J. Smith
Mormon Temple
Smith
Old City
Hazard Unlimited
J. K. Piercey
Shubrick
West Fourth South Street
San Francisco Quakes Rattle City with Light Damage
A two shocks sequence near 4:29 and 4:57 am shook San Francisco and surrounding areas. The tremor, felt across Hollister to Sacramento, caused windows to crack and minor damage. One woman died of a heart attack from fright. no other casualties were reported. The event was the strongest in years, linked to the San Andreas fault.
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San Francisco
California
Hollister
Golden Gate
San Andreas
Oregon
Mexico
Sacramento
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate Bridge
Bay
Heisenberg Says Russia Likely Building Atom Bombs
German atomic expert Prof. Werner Heisenberg says he is almost certain Russia is producing atom bombs at two Siberian sites. He also warns Soviet scientists may have made dangerous discoveries in death ray research. Heisenberg cites information leaking through the Iron Curtain.
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Goettingen
Germany
Russia
Siberian
Werner Heisenberg
Heisenberg
Rent Control Speed Urged as House Debates Plan
Washington reports House Democrats push a bill to extend rent ceilings for 15 months with tighter controls. If not passed by Friday, a special Saturday session may be held. In the Senate, Francis J. Meyers urges extension to honor campaign pledges.
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House
John W. McCormack
Senate
Francis J. Meyers
Banking Committee
Congress
Flood Waters Threaten Large Areas Across Plains
Red Cross disaster workers aided flooded families as Missouri basin streams swelled and Michigan weather cooled. Army engineers moved to Sidney Montana and Fort Peck to rescue at risk residents while 125 families fled Beatrice and 100 in Crete Nebraska.
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Chicago
Red Cross Disaster
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas City
Missouri River
Montana
Yellowstone
Sidney
Mont
Army Engineers
Fort Peck
Tongue River
Miles City
Big Blue River
Beatrice
Crete
Neb
Thorns Seen In Rail Pact
Negotiators for railroads and 16 non operating unions submitted some issues to mediators for a binding decision and urged a hastened settlement. Some questions remain unresolved including working conditions and hours for yardmasters and monthly rated workers.
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Chicago
Medics Decry Social Plan Oppose Federal Health Insurance
Cincinnati report shows the congress of delegates of the American Academy of General Practice voting unanimously against compulsory federal health insurance and any system of national bureaucratic control. They supported the AMA fight against government medicine and urged voluntary prepaid medical care.
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Cincinnati
Congress of Delegates
American Academy of General Practice
American Medical Association
Russia plans eastern alliance to counter Atlantic pact
Soviet leaders consider a formal East European bloc pact to offset the North Atlantic security arrangement. Observers link cabinet reshuffle and Vishinsky’s Czechoslovak visit to a stiffer anti western campaign, with strikes anticipated after Atlantic pact signing and Germany occupation statutes.
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Berlin
Russia
Economic Council For Mutual Assistance
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Karlovy Vary
Karlsbad
Czechoslovakia
Idaho Wool Crop Drops to Second Lowest On Record
Idaho wool production in 1948 was the second lowest on record. The 1948 clip totaled 10,530,000 pounds, up 115,000 from 1947, and sold for 5,160,000 dollars, aided by a 49 cent per pound price. Fleece weights averaged 10 pounds, the heaviest on record.
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Boise
Idaho
U. S. Agriculture Department
IRS Office to Stay Open Saturday March 12
District Collector J W Chandler announced the local Internal Revenue Service will stay open all day Saturday March 12 to aid taxpayers facing the March 15 deadline. The office is on the third floor of the Pocatello federal building.
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U. S. Internal Revenue Office
J W. Chandler
Pocatello Federal Building
House Labor Panel Approves Higher Minimum Wage Bill
The House Labor Committee approved a bill raising the legal minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour, with a 15 to 6 vote. A crucial 13 to 12 vote followed after a closed caucus maneuver, exempting many retailers and several hotel and restaurant workers while narrowing farm coverage. Senate action expected but likely to face amendments.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Truman
Cleveland M. Bailey
W. Va
Charles R. Howell
N. J
Senate
Rankin Pushes Vast Veterans Pension Bill Despite Opposition
Representative Rankin, a Mississippi Democrat, moves a multibillion dollar pension plan granting all World War I and II veterans a $90 monthly pension at age 65. Administration leaders concede a House vote will occur, despite objections over the bill’s price, estimated at $125 billion over 50 years. The 69-year-old rule allows veteran bills to advance, a point cited by Rankin and Democratic leader McCormack.
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Washington
John E. Rankin
John W. McCormack
Mass
House
Rankin
Veterans Committee
Mississippi
Congress
Mayor Karns Praised by Idaho Public Employees
Pocatello Mayor George R. Phillips received a public show of thanks from about 45 Idaho Public Employees association members for backing a proposed public employees retirement bill. The bill failed in the senate, but the group sent a letter praising his efforts to push passage through the legislature.
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Pocatello
George R
Phillips
Idaho Public Employees Association
Senate
Tax Take Normal Says Idaho Returns Flow In
P G Neill director of the state income tax department said individual returns are arriving at a normal rate. He noted it is too early to judge revenue trends, but the first 100 returns averaged about 3.35 dollars less than last year.
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Boise
P. G. Neill
State Income Tax Department
Talent Show Winners Told
Arnold Lindeman 21 wins first in third weekly Talent Quest at the Chief theatre stage. Second place goes to Deanne Bailey 9 who sang Ave Maria. Finals March 20 at the Chief determine Pocatello’s intermountain region finalist for Ogden and Hollywood national finals.
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Arnold Lindeman
N. 13Th Ave
Deanne Bailey
A. E. Bailey
Greenay Place
Ave Maria
Lindeman
Deanne
Pocatello
Ogden
Intermountain West
Hollywood
L. E. Wood Co
KSEI
Pocatello Post
West Powers Move to Avert Possible Third World War
Secretary of State Dean Acheson said the North Atlantic pact would defend against attack from any quarter and may be signed in Washington the first week in April. The eight planning powers agreed to invite others, with Italy and Denmark possibly joining. the treaty aims to deter Soviet expansion and strengthen Western Europe through a collective defense framework.
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Washington
Russia
Deah G. Acheson
North Atlantic Security Alliance
Soviet Union
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Norway
Italy
Denmark
Portugal
Iceland
Alcide de Gasperi
Rome
Western Europe
House Approves Radar Ring and Missile Range Bills
The House approved two measures to start work on a North American radar warning network and a 3000 mile guided missile test range. Both passed by voice vote and go to the Senate. sponsors warn defenses against surprise air attack are weak and rival nations push supersonic weapon development. The radar bill authorizes 161 million dollars for the Air Force to collaborate with Canada on warning stations across most of North America.
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House
Senate
United States
Air Force
Canada
North America
Washington
Pocatellans to hear ISC Political Science Institute speakers
Idaho Secretary of State J. D. Price joins the ISC program as speaker on state governmental reorganization. The two day event in Pocatello includes five mayors, three Idaho legislators and federal officials with radio broadcasts planned from KEIO and KSEI.
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J. D. “Cy” Price
Idaho
ISC
Political Science Institute
Hobart P. Sturm
Institute
Price
Pocatello Hotel
Pocatellans
Carl Isaacson
Isaacson
Boise
Twin Falls
Idaho Falls
Professor Sturm
Pocatello
George R. Phillips
Robertson W. Smith
Weiser
Ed Bayning
Poculello
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Sky Pirates
Hussig
Reliance
Clarence Fuger
East Terry
Piercey
S.F
Perry, Byerly
University of California Seismological Station
Atlantic
East
House U.K
Karns
West Powers
Okehs
ISC Political Science Institute
Norma Adamson
Neil Humphrey
Albert Weese
Ralph Swisher
Karl Roueche
Sturm
Roueche
Swisher
Carl W. McIntosh
Rr €. Stevenson
Lulord
Fy Minor
Lustrues
Toy Isaacson
Sturw
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