Last Frontier club under fire over Idaho gambling law
The column questions Idaho liquor and gambling laws after Last Frontier in Batise, Power county, received a surprise state raid. It notes villages multiplying to allow licenses and argues for uniform enforcement rather than selective action, asking if the Last Frontier faces a real crackdown or a long goodbye.
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Idaho
Fremont
Batise
Pocatello
Power County
American Falls
Joe Blow
Bill Moe
Oscar Whosis
Rate Hike Approved For Idaho Rail Fares
Boise IU Peg Public Utilities Commission authorizes class I railroads to raise coach fares within Idaho. The minimum one way fare could rise from 10 to 15 cents, with per mile increases and $23,000 extra annual revenue to help reduce carrier deficits.
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BOISE
Public Utilities Commission
Riee
PUC Si
Taft-Hartley Powers May Be Used on Coal Strike
President Truman weighs invoking emergency powers under the Taft Hartley Act as the four day old coal strike persists. Government curbs on soft coal exports and a 12 percent cut in passenger rail service take effect at midnight Sunday to conserve dwindling supplies. Cyrus S. Ching met with Truman aides after talks with John L. Lewis and Ezra Van Horn. Lewis must respond to operators’ pension fund proposal and a third trustee request. A congressional labor committee seeks statements from Lewis and Van Horn. A three man board in Chicago begins meat strike hearings with a report due by April 1, potentially paving way for federal action.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Cyrus S. Ching
Ball
Lewis
Federal District Court
Chicago
Freedom Room exhibit at Pocatello High School
High school students are creating a Freedom Room facsimile in government classrooms. The Freedom Train committee, led by Max Rich, with Pat McDevitt, Paul Gledhill Jr, John Scoville and Ilene Barrett, invites visits 3:20 to 4:00 p.m. The project involves reproductions of historic documents from the train. Local organizations will meet Police Chief R J Roubidoux at 8 p.m. Friday to discuss traffic for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scoville
Paul Gledhill, Jr
Pat McDevitt
Max Rich
Ilene Barrett
Pocatello High
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Rich
Pocatello High School
Chamber of Commerce
Max ‘Rich
Paul Gledhill
Pocatello Elks, National Guard
V. F. W., Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
R. J. Roubidoux
United States May Join Western Europe Military Pact
Highly informed sources say the United States could sign a limited anti-communist bloc pact with Western Europe within three months. The agreement would supply arms and planes to defend against Soviet pressure without American troop deployment.
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Paris
United States
Western
Europe
Truman
Detention of Irene Joliet Curie Raises U S Immigration
Irene Joliet Curie, noted nuclear physicist and daughter of the radium discoverer, was detained on arrival at La Guardia by immigration and customs officials. She was guarded for transfer to Ellis Island with no charges filed and no statement given about her status while invited to speak for Spanish loyalist refugees in France.
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New York
Irene Joliot-Curie
la Guardia Field
Paris
Ellis Island
France
Congress
Carriers Must Obtain Licenses
Idaho officials warn Oregon and Idaho licensed carriers to secure Idaho license plates by April 1. Private passenger cars, farm trucks and private trucks under 4,500 pounds are exempt under reciprocity.
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Boise
Oregon
Idaho
A. P. Bunderson
War Fears Grip Capitol As Congress Views Arms Plea
Moscow rebukes President Truman amid congressional address drawing hostility from communist blocs. Reports name American figures like Henry Wallace and Dewey Short as anxious while Moscow hints at potential Stalin response and Molotov editorial guidance.
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Capitol
Congress
Moscow
Henry Wallace
Glenn H. Taylor
Idaho
Vito Marcantonio
Leo Isaacson
ALP
Dewey Short
Chambers of Congress
Truman
United States
Europe
Ary Taintage
New York
Mass
Viacheslav Molotov
Josef Stalin
UN Action On Czechs Unlikely
The United Nations debate on Czechoslovakia appeared to stall with no push for Security Council action. Western powers reportedly would not press charges for a decisive follow-up on Soviet moves in Czechoslovakia, leaving only noisy accusations and counter thrusts among Russia, Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Ukraine.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Czechoslovakia
Security Council
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Council
Soviet
Ukraine
Voters Back Expansion of Nation's Armed Forces
A Gallup poll shows Americans favor strengthening the military and expanding Air Force, with widespread willingness to pay higher taxes. The survey notes broad support across regions and age groups, especially for a larger Air Force and universal military training trends. Veterans show strong support, while West Central states lag slightly.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
West Central States
Administration appeals for higher armed forces manpower
The Truman administration urged Congress to raise the armed forces manpower ceiling and back a draft to restore strength across the army navy air force and marines. Defense officials warned current levels would be inadequate in a war with Russia and urged approval of universal military training amid stalled voluntary recruitment.
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Anto
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Russia
James F. Byrnes
United States
James Forrestal
Army
Navy
Institute
Congress
Washington
Truman
Air Force
U. S
Forrestal
Kenneth C. Royall
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Eee
Italy
George C. Marshall
Josef V. Stalin
Europe
Moscow
Walter G. Andrews
N. Y
House Armed Services Committee
Sewer Bond Issue Sold by Blyth & Co in Portland
Blyth & Co of Portland won the 130 000 sewer bond issue bid at a low rate. The 20 year bonds will average about 2.438 percent interest and cost the city 36 520. Other bidders were First National Bank Portland and First Security Trust Co Salt Lake City. Proceeds fund an interceptor sewer system linking to a proposed north plant. The meeting also approved a new arbitration board for the police department with Sgt A L Oliver Fred Smullen and G E Boyce as members.
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Blyth & Co
Portland
Ore
George R. Phillips
Oregon
Willard S. Bowen
First National Bank
First Security Trust Co
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sgt
A. L. Oliver
City Civil Service Commission
City Council
Oliver
Fred Smullen
G. E. Boyce
Petrillo signs three year contract with major radio networks
James C. Petrillo head of the American Federation of Musicians signs a three year contract with the four major radio networks. The deal enables union musicians to appear on television broadcasts.
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NEW York
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Thurs- Shop
Explosion Hits Centralia Taverns Killing and Injuring Dozens
An explosion at the B and G tavern and adjacent pool hall in Centralia Illinois killed at least three and injured many others. Firefighters battled flames for nearly an hour as six to twenty people were feared trapped in the wreckage with rescue hampered by debris and ongoing fires.
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Centralia
Ill
Tib” Woolright
Mt. Vernon
Salem
Hobart Stevenson,Jr
Italy Elections Provoke Draft Fears in Washington
Washington awoke to war scare talk as Italy held national elections and the draft shadow loomed over non veterans aged 18 to 25. Officials warned of 800000 to 1000000 men potentially drafted if peacetime conscription returns, while Congress eyed rapid defense funding and air force expansion to meet anticipated needs.
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United Press
Washington
Pocatello Postings and a Rare Air Mail Stamp Tale
Pocatello readers hear of a Marine Pfc new to town embarrassed in a cafe by missing washrooms. A stamp tale follows about Judge Isaac McDougall who received a five cent air mail stamp from 1928, rare today, valued by collectors and traded for newer issues.
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Marine Pfc
Ray Elsholz
Pocatello
U. S
Isaac McDougall
C. D. McDougall
Petersboro
PRS Acess Gemary
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London
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Eugene D. Millikin
Cole
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Condon
House On American Activities Committee
Alendale
N.J
J. Parnell Thomas
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
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Congressional
Secretary of
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Hugh A. Mead
Illinois Hotel
Mr. Truman
National Defense
Key West
Fla
Gate City
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