United States enters historic peacetime alliance pact
The United States seeks a broad peacetime alliance with Britain Canada France Belgium Norway the Netherlands Luxembourg and others with potential future members. Acheson says ratification by two thirds of the Senate is required and the agreement binds members to collective self defense within the UN framework while avoiding automatic entry into war unless armed force is warranted.
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United States
Britain
Canada
France
Belgium
Norway
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
Denmark
Iceland
Portugal
Acheson
Russia
United Nations
U. S
Senate
United Kingdom
Holland
Greece
Turkey
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Coles
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Albania
Acheson Defends Pact Against Russian Claims
In the honest judgment of congress there is no other way to halt aggression. Acheson said any major attack on western Europe would prompt a U S strike back. Truman, at Key West, endorsed the treaty language. Russian charges of an aggressive conspiracy are a crude lie, and stem from misrepresentation or misunderstanding.
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Congress
U. S
Acheson
Europe
Truman
Key West
Fla
Italy Deputies Vote for Atlantic Pact Amid Filibuster Clash
Rome reports the Chamber of Deputies approved Italy's Atlantic pact by 342 to 170 after a 51 hour filibuster. Communist and leftist Socialist deputies shouted traitor as fights erupted and guards restored order. Demonstrations and riot police followed outside Parliament. The issue heads to the Senate with possible new delays anticipated.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Terni
Senate
Boy Scouts Leaders From West Gather In Pocatello Meet
About 150 to 200 lay Scout leaders from Southern Idaho arrive in Pocatello for the annual Boy Scouts of America lay men's conference. National officers Dr. Ray O Wyland and Frank W Braden join regional chiefs. program includes panels, membership meeting, dinner, and a Silver Antelope recognition.
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Idaho
Pocatello
Boy Scouts of America
New York City
Ray O. Wyland
Division of Relationships
Frank W. Braden
Division of Programs
J. H. Browne
Portland
O. D. Sharpe
Roger Bales
Gus Mueller
San Francisco
Far West
BSA
Gate City
C. R. Balmforth
Tenday Council
Bannock
Balmforth
Wyland
Beef Bought for Idaho Institutions by State Department
The state purchasing department announced deals for state facilities. It bought 9,225 pounds of beef for institutions and awarded a $790.12 contract for 3,226 pounds of commercial grade beef for State Hospital South Blackfoot to Harold E. Nagle, St. Anthony. A $1,888.20 contract for 6,000 pounds of utility beef for the state penitentiary went to King Packing Co. of Nampa.
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BOISE
State Purchasing Department
State Hospital South
Blackfoot
Harold E. Nagle
St. Anthony
State Penitentiary
King Packing Co
Nampa
UP official says extra engineer claim lacks foundation
Chicago report quotes Union Pacific vice president E J Connors denying any need for an additional engineer on diesel locomotives. He told a presidential fact finding board that neither engineers nor firemen have performed real repairs recently, either en route or at terminals.
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Chicago
E. J. Connors
Union Pacific Railroad
Navy Planes Tote A Bomb Tests From Carriers
Admiral Louis Denfield said navy planes carried dummy atom bombs from carriers in highly successful tests. He confirmed several planes could carry atomic payloads, including the Lockheed P2V Neptune which holds a non fueling distance record of over 11 000 miles.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Louis Denfield
Naval Operations
Fewer Peoples Greater Arms Strength Marks Russia Ring
A table compares armed strength of East and West nations including Atlantic pact signatories and related states. The West column lists key allied powers and others linked to potential conflict, illustrating a broader security balance.
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Russia
Mother of bandit sues railroad over train robbery aim
Mrs. Ruth Ungar of Youngstown Ohio sues for 50 000 in U S District Court claiming a steward supplied liquor to her minor son George L Duke Ashton and that the railroad negligence led to the Balti more and Ohio train robbery near Martinsburg West Virginia. Ashton and Lyman Ramsdell both of Youngstown were arrested March 10 after the spree.
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Ruth Ungar
Youngstown
George L
Duke) Ashton
U. S. District Court
Ashton
Lyman Ramsdell
Martinsburg
W. Va
Actress Arline Judge separates from sixth husband
New York report says actress Arline Judge and insurance executive George Ross Jr have separated. Judge, 37, wed Ross last January after divorcing Bob Topping, who is now married to Lana Turner. Judge has previous marriages to Topping’s brother Dan and to director Wesley Ruggles.
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New York
Arline Judge
George Ross, Jr
Ross
Bob Topping
Lana Turner
Miss Judge
Topping
Dan
Wesley Ruggles
Pocatello Wins Consolation, Upsets Rexburg 43 42
In a tight Class A semifinal game, Pocatello Indians beat Rexburg Madison 43 to 42 on late 70 second field goals by Gary Paxman and Reed Jensen. Paxman gave a 41 39 lead before Jensen sealed it. Rexburg’s Dee Sellers scored twice in the final seconds. Pocatello advances to face Lewiston for consolation honors.
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Gary Paxman
Reed Jensen
Pocatello High School Indians
Madison Cardinals
Rexburg
Bannocks
Paxman
Warriors
Jenkins
Jensen
Dee Sellers
Pocatello
Lewiston
European ministers hail US adhesion to Atlantic pact
British Foreign Secretary Bevin hailed the pact as enabling peace time joint defense with Europe. Schuman echoed unity, saying pooling arms would still face any attack. Italy won parliamentary authorization to negotiate participation as diplomats awaited a Soviet response to the pact text ahead of the April 4 signing.
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London
Europe
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
United States
Robert Schuman
Paris
Rome
Paul Henri Spaak
Brussels
Netherlands
Dirk Stikker
Hague
Russia
Palisades Dam Waters Settle in Twin Falls Victory
Water users in Twin Falls celebrate after Michael Strauss, reclamation commissioner, ends a long dispute by authorizing sale of 315,000 acre-feet of water from American Falls reservoir to Snake River users, clearing the last barrier to Palisades dam construction.
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Twin Falls
Palisades Dam
Snake River
Michael Strauss
Commissioner of Reclamation
American Falls
Snake
Balance of Power prompts tense Atlantic pact era
East and West face the largest peacetime arms race as the Atlantic pact is made public. About 4.6 million Western troops align against 4.9 million Soviet and satellite forces, signaling a renewed balance of power framework despite no certainty of war. The West outspends Russia and emphasizes air and sea power while Russia bets on two wars and a submarine fleet.
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London
United Press
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Baltic
Black Seas
West
Soviet Bloc
United Nations
Bitter Fight On Rent Due
The senate moved toward a second major test of President Truman's program as coalitions push rent control bills. A states rights rent measure faces a tough floor fight after banking committee passage. Republicans draft amendments while Democrats assess the impact on the president's fair deal agenda and potential expiration of current controls. Truman spoke confidently in Key West about securing much of his blueprint through Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
White House
Banking Committee
Administration
Key West
Fla
Congress
State highway bureau awards Sal mon river dike contract
Boise reports the state highway bureau awarded Assett Construction Co of Twin Falls a 23,043.50 dollar contract for 2,400 feet of dike along the Sal mon river in Lemhi county.
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BOISE
State Highway Bureau
Assett Construction Co
Twin Falls
Salmon River
Lemhi
Atomic energy expert urges not to live underground at architects meeting
Houston report says Sumner Pike, Atomic Energy Commissioner, urged the American Institute of Architects to reject underground civilization ideas. He warned against burying mills or factories and called for national effort to deter warfare.
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Houston
Tex
American Institute of Architects
Sumner T. Pike
Pike
United States
Senate approves bipartisan education and health aid bills
The Senate labor committee backed unanimously companion bills for 300 million dollars in federal education aid and 85 million for school health services. Chairman Elbert D. Thomas said the measure marks a bipartisan push to improve education and child health nationwide. The health plan would cover 50 to 75 percent of costs for exams and treatment of physical and mental defects in public or private schools, with about 25 million to be paid by states, scaled for poorer states.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate
House
Northwest Reclamation Meet Opens Here Thursday
The Greatest Reclamation Meet in Northwest History opens in Pocatello with Gov. Robins inviting several governors from Washington Wyoming Utah and Oregon to attend. William E. Welsh calls it a key step toward a coordinated Columbia basin plan for Congress.
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Northwest
William E. Welsh
National Reclamation Association
Boise
Columbia Basin Inter-Agency Committee
Pocatello
Idaho
C. A. Robins
A. B. Langlie
Washington
A. G. Crane
Wyoming
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Robins
Welsh
Resources Committee of the
Columbia Basin
Congress
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State Reclamation Association
A. Mylrose
Mark R. Kulp
University of Idaho
Ray O. Peterson
L. A. Dremolski
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R. N. Irving
William Whipple
Walla Walla
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State Association
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Peoples Canal and Irrigation Co
Walter Hereth
Lewiston Orchards
Carl Swanstrom
Council
J. E. Shaw
Lake Reservoir Co
Emmett
I. A. Weaver
Boise Valley Water Users
T. C. Waddoups
Moore
Clyde Starr
Salmon
Alfred Peters
Twin Falls Canal Co
Roy Cunningham
Mini
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Walter Bithell
Blackfoot Irrigation Co
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West Cache Irrigation Co
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