Italy Debates Pact Amid Street Clashes and Riots
Rome faced a tense second day of Communist filibuster and street violence over Atlantic pact talks. Police clashed with demonstrators in Milan and Rome as mobs hurled Molotov cocktails and jeeps cleared streets. One man was killed in Terni during a riot, while Parliament pressed toward a confidence vote for De Gasperi’s pro western coalition.
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Rome
Italy
U.S
Milan
Pariament
Porta Vitoria
Piazza Loreto
Canosa di Puga
Bari
Standard Oil Company
Christian Democratic
Alcide de Gasperi
Stokes
Terni
Air Service Seeks Lease At City Base
Pocatello city discussed leasing two hangars and several buildings at the newly acquired air base for Wilson Flying service. Milton Zener urged clear procedures, noting a 40-year lease on the current site and city option to buy. Mayor Phillips said lease steps must pass through the CAA, with a formal action via office. A follow-up meeting was set for 2:30 p.m. Monday at the existing field.
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Army Air Base
Pocatello
Municipal Air Base
Milton Zener
Wilson Flying Service
Wilson Service
Zener
Wilson
George Phillips
CAA
Council
Gate City Mayoral Candidates Set Platforms in League Meeting
In Pocatello six hopefuls for the Gate City mayoralty outlined their programs before the League of Women Voters at Hotel Bannock. Bowns urged efficient government and port bridges. Hansen backed city manager form and social welfare expansion. Halsey proposed five core city obligations led by engineering. Adkins called for cleaner bars and better recreation and air base development. Stowell pressed law enforcement and amalgamation with Alameda. Rampton promoted reduced taxes, economic growth, and education support.
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Pocatellans
Gate City
League of Women Voters
Bannock
W. B Harris
Ofice
James Bowns
Portneuf
Pocatello
Alameda
Sam Hansen
Good Neighbor House
W. W. Halsey
Halsey
Earl Adkins
Grant Stowell
Pocatello - Alameda
Idaho State College
Rampton
Pocatello High School
Especay
Mrs Abolt Dies in Des Moines After Illness
Mrs. Margaret Abolt, 47, of 324 W. Sherman Princess apartments, died yesterday at her parents’ Des Moines home after a lingering illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday March 19 at Caldwell Mortuary in Des Moines. She and her husband Carl Abolt, a federal locomotive inspector, left Pocatello last month for Des Moines.
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Margaret Abolt
Princess Apartments
W. Sherman
Des Moines
Iowa
Abolt
Pocatello
Caldwell Mortuary
C of C Urges Airbase Dedication Supervision
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce aviation committee urged the executive board to accept a city invitation to supervise the dedication of the new airbase this spring. Charles Ward chairs the aviation committee.
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Pocatello
Chamber of Commerce
C of C
Pcharles Ward
Wires Burned but No One Will Say Atomic Plant Is Tagged
Rumors circulated in Pocatello that the Atomic Energy Commission chose the area for a $500 million reactor center. Washington offered no confirmation while senators and officials discussed sites at Fort Peck and Pocatello. AEC officials cited security and a large site, and the agency foresees major power and food production advances from solar and atomic research.
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Pocatello
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington, D. C
POST
National Capital
United Press
Washington
Brien McMahon
Conn
Atomic Commission
Idaho
McMahon
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Fort Peck
Mont
James E. Murray
Montana Congressional
Murray
Robert F. Bacher
Wellesley College
Bacher
Water Fountains Run Green for St Patrick Day in San Francisco
The two civic center water fountains spouted Irish green in a St. Patrick Day display drawing praise from passersby. City engineers later unclogged drains after unknown celebrant dumped several gallons of gooey paint into the fountains.
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San Francisco
Civic Center
Senate Panel Backs Rent Control Extension Plan
The Senate banking committee approved a rent control extension bill allowing state, county, and local governments to remove controls while granting landlords two automatic five percent rent increases. The measure keeps controls 12 months beyond March 31 and adds a three month eviction and rent hold period. vacant units would be decontrolled. An earlier House proposal sought 15 months and broader local option.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
John J. Sparkman
Ala
House Banking Committee
Senate
Burnet Maybank
S. C
Homer Capehart
Ind
Council Hears Slot Machines and Taxi Protests
At the Pocatello city council meeting heated arguments arose over a slot machine license for Ralph D. Romig of the Green Lantern cafe and over Alameda taxis operating in Pocatello. The council took both issues under advisement after representatives argued proximity to the college and cross-city taxi cooperation. no final action was taken.
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Pocatello-Alameda
Pocatello City
Ralph D. Romig
Green Lantern
Perry Swisher
Idaho State College Alumni Association
William Folsom
Romig
Pocatello
Alameda City Council
Alameda
Failure Cuts Off Broadcast at Shamrock Hotel Opening
Houston broadcaster Ed Gardner known as Archie of Duffy’s Tavern departed from his script amid the Shamrock hotel grand opening. KPRC manager Jack Harris denied any cut off of Gardner. In New York the Lamour show was reportedly cut due to telephone line trouble between Chicago and Houston where the program originated.
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Houston
Tex
Ed Gardner
Archie
Glenn McCarthy
Shamrock Hotel
Jack Harris
KPRC
Gardner
New Hotel
New York
National Broadcasting Company
Lamour
Chicago
Churchill To Visit In U S
Winston Churchill prepared to sail for the United States aboard the Queen Elizabeth. The 74 year old wartime prime minister, accompanied by his wife, their daughter Mary, and Capt. Christopher Soames, sails at 12 45 p m. today and may speak on his international views while in America.
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London
Winston Churchill
U. S
America
Mary
Christopher Soames
Dr Simison Named To Special Board
Gov C A Robins announced appointments to the state medical board naming Dr H L Stowe of Twin Falls and Dr E V Simison of Pocatello for six year terms. The district assignments include Dr C G Barclay of Coeur d Alene and Dr Paul M Ellis of Wallace for district one Dr S M Poindexter of Boise and Dr W B Ross of Nampa for district two and Dr H L Stowe and Dr E V Simison for district three.
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Guv. C. A. Robins
State Medical Board
C. G. Barclay
Coeur d'Alene
Paul M. Ellis
Wallace
8S. M. Poindexter
Boise
W. B. Ross
Nampa
H. L. Stowe
Twin Falls
E. V. Simison
Pocatello
Ellis
Simison
Barclay
Poindexter
Slot license fee plan delayed by council
Pocatello city council postponed action on a proposed $100 per machine increase in slot machine licensing fees. Objections argued the plan unfairly taxes operators who paid for a three month license and a pro‑rata split between A and B machines was proposed. A study by city attorneys was ordered for the next session. A $320 fence painting bid, Moose Lodge flood damages claim, Idaho Power Co franchise, copying ordinances to officers, and a traffic right‑of‑way amendment were also approved or authorized.
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Pocatello City
Ball Park
Moose Lodge
Idaho Power Co
Chink’s Peak
Filibuster Ends In Senate After Gag Rule Deal
A bipartisan coalition pushed through a compromise gag rule to limit filibusters by 63 votes to 23. Administration senators warned the measure blocks Truman civil rights goals, noting it would require a constitutional two thirds majority to silence debate, an unlikely prospect.
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Washington
Senate Republicans
Administration
Senate
Truman
Congress
Owent
Idaho Dentists to Study Oral Cancer Detection
Nine Idaho dentists will attend a special course in oral cancer detection at the University of Washington dental school in Seattle from March 23 to 25. Participants listed include O. B. Crawtree of Idaho Falls and William H. Kibler of Pocatello among others.
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Idaho
University of Washington Dental School
Seattle
O. B. Crawtree
Idaho Falls
William H. Kibler
Pocatello
L. H. Guernsey
Gooding
Frank E. Carpenter
Twin Falls
Ernest W. Wygant
Potlatch
O. M. Craig
Boise
William Adams
Caldwell
Jack Rice
Coeur d’'Aelne
Allen R Cutler
Death Takes Dr. Sutton in Pocatello
Dr. Robert H. Sutton 67, leading dentist and churchman of Pocatello, died at home after a lingering illness. Born Jan 2 188? in Paris Idaho, he studied at Northwestern University and Chicago College of Dental Surgery, establishing practice in Pocatello in 1911. Surviving widow Melvina Weaver, three children including Dr Bland W. Sutton, and siblings. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Robert H. Sutton
Piccatello
South
Johnson
Sutton
Paris
Idaho
John A
Margaret Shephard Sutton
Fielding Academy
Northwestern University School of Pharmacy
Chicago
Chicago College of Dental Surgery
Pocatello
Melvina Weaver
Salt Lake City
LDS Church
First Ward
Idaho State Dental Association
American Dental Association
Bland W. Sutton
Margaret Neville
Los Angeles
Vetra Newman
Evelyne Sutton
D. J. Sutton
Logan
Utah
O. H. Budge
Wealthy Fackrell
Preston
Arthur W. Hall Mortuary
PAC Meet Tonight In Pocatello Unions Assembly
Delegates from all Pocatello unions join the municipal political action committee for a 7:30 PM meeting in hall No. 1 at the Labor Temple. Chairman Clarence Lott announced plans for campaign ads and organization.
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Pocatello
Municipal Political Action Committee
Labor Temple
Clarence Lott
Lal
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E. P. O’brien
E. A. Ulmer
Mendy
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Okehed
Churchill
Dr. Simison
Death
Dr. Sutton
PAC
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