City policemen need gym gear say readers to stay fit
A Pacotello letter writer urges the City Council to spend 300 to 400 dollars for gymnasium equipment in the jail basement to improve officer fitness. The note mocks fat cops and praises training like Salt Lake City’s gyms. Also a brief items note SG Power County officials met with local officers on law enforcement matters.
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Pocatello
The
Law
Department
Charley Atlas
Thore
United States
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Roubidoux
Geiasion
Eyhoes
New City
Council
Sam
Power County
Robert E. Smylie
Donald J. McGlenahan
American Falls
Explosion rocks Chicago bowling alley and dance hall
A blast tore through a north side Chicago venue injuring about 100 and killing one. The 20 by 40 section of the dance floor collapsed into the bowling area sending dancers to the floor below. Attendants reported 20 to 25 treated at Illinois Masonic hospital with no severe injuries.
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Chicago
Illinois Masonic Hospital
John Jenkins
Lakeview
Planes Again Dominate Response To Draft Debate
Senate Republicans backed parts of Truman foreign policy and opposed full draft powers, signaling possible funding for air force expansion. House Republicans criticized the speech as belated, while some opposed universal military training and draft renewal. Notable dissent came from Wallace ally Taylor who opposed UMT and draft renewal.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
GOP
Charles A. Halleck
Leo Allen
Rules Committee
Congress
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Robert A. Taft
Vandenberg
Carroll Reece
Henry
A. Wallace
Reece
Glen Taylor
Ida
Henry A. Wallace
Taylor
Mr. Truman
Russia
Strikes Idle Over Half Million Hit Industries Nationwide
A United Press survey reports more than 505,000 workers idle in a wage strike affecting soft coal, meat, steel, and packing plants. The dispute with John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers and CIO United Packinghouse Workers includes a 29 cent per hour demand, with 380,000 UMW members on strike across 14 states and coal output near collapse. Police arrests linked to a nationwide walkout occur as a Truman panel investigates the dispute.
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Chicago
United Press
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO United Packinghouse
Truman
UMW
Lewis
Sharon Steel Corp
Farrell
Armour Co
Armour
Butter Prices Jump At Chicago Market
Wholesale meat and butter rose sharply on Wednesday in Chicago with butter up as much as eight cents per pound. Trade experts predicted retail prices would rise immediately with Grade A butter seen at 91 to 99 cents a pound tomorrow. The surge was blamed on pre Easter demand, weak last week butter output due to bad weather, and shelved proposals to repeal or reduce federal taxes on oleomargarine.
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Chicago
Congress
Club Case Hearing Set for Four Alleged Swank Dealers
Four alleged gambling dealers arrested in a raid on the Last Frontier club in Batise village will face a Power county probate court hearing at 10 a.m. March 26. Defendants John Reed Fred Zimmerman Ross Shipton and Bill King are to be represented by B A McDevitt with W C Loofurow county attorney for the state. Conviction could end the club’s liquor license under the 1947 law banning gambling on licensed premises.
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American Falls
Last Frontier Club
Batise Village
Power County
Quinlan
John Reed
Fred Zimmerman
Ross Shipton
Bill King
Clarence Saunders
Idaho Liquor Commission Enforcement Division
B A. McDevitt
W. C. Loofurow
Defense Chiefs Back Plan To Expand Air Forces
Defense chiefs approved an expansion plan to raise U S air power toward the 20 500 plane goal and Congress was ready to fund the effort. The plan calls for doubling air force potential and boosting the overall armed forces to meet a rising world threat. House GOP leaders pledged to back the full 11 billion dollar budget plus extra for air force growth as part of a broader defense push. Taft supports a five billion dollar air budget, two billion more than Truman recommended.
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Defense
Key West
Fla
Naval Base
James Forrestal
U. S. Army
Arthur W. Radford
Naval Operations
Alfred M. Gruenther
Joint Staff
W. J. McNeil
Secretary of Defense
Lauris Norstad
Air Force
Albert T. Wedemeyer
Army General Staff
NEA
Washington
Defense Chiefs
Congress
Joint Chiefs of Staff
President
Air Policy Commission
House
Truman
Joint Chiefs
Air Police Commission
GOP
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Army
Armed Services
Robert A. Taft
Senate Republican Steering Committee
Mr. Truman
Pocatello Postings Highlights Northern Lights and Local Notes
Pocatellans may have seen the Northern Lights Sunday as reported. Miss Bozzi recalls Alaska’s skies and urges a trip to see the fireworks. Idaho State College’s Dr. Leonard earns praise for a stellar scholastic record, including 398 A grades. Mrs. England notes cold, rain, and springlike meadowlark songs outside her window.
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Pat Pentz Bozzi
South
Garfield Ave
Pocatellans
Alaska
Veterans in hospital back Truman seeks new military draft
In Walter Reed ward after ward the wounded veterans of World War II listen as President Truman urges renewed military preparedness to confront Soviet pressure. They express support or cautious doubt, citing losses from Okinawa to Pearl Harbor and urging readiness, with many favoring universal service over another draft.
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Washington
Truman
Okinawa
Saipan
The
Rhine
Omaha Beachy-Long Stop Hill
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Congress
Cpl
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Millville
N. J
American Falls Man Repays State Mother's Benefits
Janes Zeik, a 45 year old carpenter from American Falls, repaid $1234 to the Idaho State Department of Public Assistance for old age benefits received by his mother Mary A. Zeik who died in March 1947. He told Probate Judge Edward Quinlan he wanted his mother to rest free of debt.
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American Falls
Janes Zeik
Idaho
Dworshak Criticizes 5.3 Billion Europe Grant Policy
Idaho Senator Henry Dworshak denounces the 5.3 billion dollar European defense grant as a feeble check on Soviet aggression. Dworshak and Senator Glen H. Taylor, Wallace running mate, opposed the Marshall Plan citing blunders in Truman policy and warning that armed might becomes the only real weapon against Russia’s expanding iron curtain.
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Washington
Henry C. Dworshak
Idaho
United States
Europe
Dworshak
Glen H. Taylor
Henry Wallace
Finland
Italy
Kremlin
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Greece
America
Stalin
Truman
Russia
Action Urged To Stop Red Peace Menace
President Truman urged quick enactment of universal military training and universal service to back up peace pledges with armed strength. He framed selective service as temporary and essential until universal training is in place, warning of a growing Russian menace and the risk of war if peace is not backed by force.
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Ambrose Standifer
Los Angeles
Truman
Rudy Gallard
Miami
Fla
Gallard
Saarbrucken
Germany
Washington
Russia
United States
Congress
George C. Marshall
Senate Armed Services Committee
Europe
Nick Chobotar
County GOP Names Delegates for State Nominating Convention
Bannock county GOP central committee elected delegates at a Wednesday meeting for the April 17 state nominating convention in Couer d Alene. Elected delegates include Ralph J. Comstock Twayne Austin A L Merrill O R Baum R C Lewis Jess Davis Frank Whitworth In kom C J Mack Downey Charles H Bohrer Mrs J Bryan Blackhurst Morgan Hawkes and Perry Swisher.
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Couer d'Alene
Bannock County
GOP Central Committee
Ralph J. Comstock
Twayne Austin
A. L. Merrill
O. R. Baum
R. C. Lewis
Jess Davis
Frank Whitworth
Inkom
C. J. Mack
Downey
Charles H. Bohrer
J. Bryan Blackhurst
Morgan Hawkes
Perry Swisher
Pocatellans Back Preparedness After President Truman Speech
Residents express broad support for universal military training and reinstatement of selective service. Comments from Ralph Birker Otis Byrd Mrs Ben Brown Nick Chobotar Don Garrison Army Sgt J P Harlow Kenneth Corbin John Moore emphasize urgency and national defense, urging immediate action.
UN Council Grants Full Hearing On Czech Case Over Soviet Objections
The United Nations Security Council voted 9 to 2 to allow a full hearing on charges that Russia engineered Czechoslovakia's seizure. Gromyko warned against debate while Chile secured a non voting seat. US Britain France China Argentina Colombia Syria Canada and Belgium supported the decision. Gromyko called Chile a puppet and asserted private accusations lack legal status. Warren Austin defended the council's right to hear the case.
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N.Y
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Chile
Ukraine
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
China
Argentina
Colombia
Syria
Canada
Belgium
Giorgy
Demredca
Prague
Truman
Congress
Czech Republic
Jan Papanek
Papanék
Warren R. Austin
Security Council
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Harry S. Truman
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Otis Byrd
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Donal Garrison
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John Moore
Grocer
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