Freedom Train tour sparks debate on democracy and rights
A reader letter explains freedom as the right to public dissent and legal due process. The piece notes the irony of elites visiting the Freedom Train while ordinary citizens endure weather and crowds to glimpse historic documents. It cites a New York report on worker absences due to illness and industry losses.
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Freedom Train
Asiti
Thee
Joe
George Phillips
Freedom
Alma Marley
Eedom
Glen Taylor
Truman
Dewey
Genevieve McLaughlin
New York
Fragments Hint Shifting 1949 US Political Tensions
Sparse OCR read suggests tensions between factions allied with FDR and Eisenhower era figures. Mentions Truman, Eisenhower, and unclear dates or figures. Text references numbers like 6 percent and 40 days, but meaning is obscure.
Freedom Train Day Exhibits Draw 20000 to Pocatello
Residents from Pocatello and surrounding towns tour a historic train exhibit today starting at 10 a.m. Nearly 20000 people are expected despite snow. Police urge carless parking to allow visitors from out of town. The parade steps off at 2 p.m. from Bannock County Courthouse with high school bands and delegations from Twin Falls. The train features historic documents including Columbus letters, Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, and a Iwo Jima flag artifact.
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Pocatello
Bannock County
Center Street
Main
Fremont
Arthur
Lewis
Garfield
Pocatello High School
Twin Falls High School
Twin Falls
Herbert G. Lauterbach
Merchant’s Bureau
United Press
Salt Lake City
Christopher Columbus
America
Gabriel Sanchez
Aragon
John of England
Paul Revere
Committee of Safety
Lexington
Roger Williams
Mount Suribachi
Iwo Jima
Missouri
Pocatello Postings From Snow to Police in City News
Former Union Pacific engine service worker Joseph Hansen returns to Pocatello after 15 years in Los Angeles and notes lighter traffic as he visits his son Forest Hansen. A freak storm disrupts the city with umbrellas and groceries in hand, while police help motorists from deep snow. William Anthony infant progresses from wash basin to bassket, and residents ID local wax wings as Cedar or Bohemian with birding tips from R. T. Peterson.
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Joseph Hansen
Union Pacific Engine Service
Pocatello
Los Angeles
Gate City
L. A
Mr. Hansen
Forest Hansen
South Ninth Ave
St. Anthony's Hospital
William Dallas Anthony
Dallas Anthony
South
Harrison Ave
William Dallas
Tornadoes batter Midwest towns killing at least 30
A night of violent storms and twin tornadoes struck the Midwest and South killing at least 30 and injuring hundreds. Coatesville and Aliceville suffered severe damage with numerous homes destroyed while Indiana and Illinois towns reported widespread ruin and casualties.
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Chicago
Midwest
Aliceville
Ala
Red Cross
Coatesville
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Greencastle
Asherville
Danville
Clayton
Silesville
Indianapolis
Clay, Putnam
Hendricks
M@ion
Ralph
Dale
Terre Haute
Eugene St. John
Alton
Elsah
Brighton
Ill
Pleasant
Plains
Freedom Train Opens To Public At 10 A M
The schedule for Saturday shows the Freedom Train arriving at 5 30 am on track 1 at Union Pacific Station. At 9 00 am the press and mayoral party board, followed by dedicatory exercises broadcast across three radio stations with mayors from Idaho Falls Twin Falls and Pocatello. The train opens to the public at 10 00 am and the parade starts at 2 00 pm from Bannock County courthouse before doors close at 10 00 pm.
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Union Pacific
Mayor's Party Board
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Twin Falls
Bannock County
Lineup for Parade Forms at Bannock County Courthouse
The Freedom Train parade will assemble at 1:30 p.m. at the Bannock County courthouse with a 2 p.m. start, proceeding west on Center Street. The lineup lists 41 floats and bands including the Pocatello mayor, many high school bands, and veteran guards from the Pocatello VFW post with assigned times and reporter details.
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Bannock County
Center Street
Sixth Avenue
Naval Ordnance Plant
Pocatello
George R. Phillips
Pocatello High School
Gil Scouts
Boy Scouts
Aberdeen High
American Falls
Arimo
Bancroft
Blackfoot
Burley
Camp Fire Girls
Downey
Driggs
Eagles Lodge
Firth
Franklin Junior High
Georgetown
Grace
Idaho Falls
Irving Junior High
North Sixth Avenue
Japanese American Citizens League
Kimberly
Pocatello Naval Ordnance Plant
Malad High School
McCammon High School
Montpelier High School
Soda Springs High School
Sugar+City high school
St. Anthony
Twin Falls High School
Pocatello Post of
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Forrey
Harper
Willes
Hemming
McCabe
Haney
Cardwell
Steed
Marlowe
Kellow
Colbeer
Hansen
Birkland
Goldsburg
More
Pearce
Cantos
Helm
Byington
Chenoweth
P. Dudenake
Sakalik
Pack
Richards
Hank
Orchard
Koho
Madsen
Adams
Busby
Mitchell
Knowles
VFW Club
South Main Street
Jim Chivers
W Freedom Train Guard
Post Carrier Earns Trip Sees Radio Stars in LA
Leo Anderson reports a wonderful time in Los Angeles where he and his father Bel Anderson are visiting as part of a Post subscription contest prize. They attended the People Are Funny show and plan Kay Kaiser and Roy Rogers visits before returning to Pocatello Sunday.
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Leo Anderson
Los Angeles
Leo
Bel Anderson
Kay Kaiser
Roy Rogers
Pocatello
Vets Plan Recall Drive Against Idaho Senator Taylor
E L Fuller and Don Smith of Boise announce they will file a recall petition with the Idaho secretary of state to initiate a recall election against Sen. Glen H. Taylor. They say many ex-service friends support the move and that petitions will proceed after filing, while Secretary of State J D Price notes recall rules apply differently to federal officers.
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Glen H. Taylor
Arad
Paul
U. S
Alexander Panyushkin
National Council of American-Soviet Friendship
New York
Sen
Taylor
Henry Wallace
NEA
Boise
E. L. (Shorty) Fuller
Don Smith
Idaho
Secretary of State
Fuller
J. D
Cy) Price
U.S
Price
U.S. Clamps on Soviet Shipments of War Goods
President Truman and the commerce department placed strict controls on the export of airplanes engines and other war goods to Russia and its satellites. Secretary Harriman announced a broader ban on non military items and created a cross department committee to judge each export, while Congress urged a clear policy on arming or aiding the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Truman
Commerce Department
Russia
Congress
State Department
W. Averell Harriman
Soviet Union
Harriman
Commerce, State, Agriculture and Interior Departments
National Military Establishment
National Security Resources Board
Atomic Energy Commission
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Senate War Investigating Committee
Roosevelt Sons Back Draft Eisenhower Amid Cold War Calls
Elliott and Franklin D. Jr. Roosevelt announce support for a draft Eisenhower campaign, disavowing Wallace and Truman. Franklin urges bipartisan unity and a return to public service, while Elliott criticizes Wallace liberals and calls for strong leadership to win peace amid Soviet tension. The declarations come as wariness over Czech coup and Munich echoes influence timing.
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New York
Roosevelt
Elliott
Franklin D., Jr
Truman
Ferry A. Wallace
Fdr
Franklin, Jr
New York Law
Poughkeepsie New Yorker
Russia
Eisenhower
J. Howard McGrath
Philadelphia
Poughkeepsie
C. B. Baldwin
Wallace
Soviet Union
Germany
Democratic Party
Franklin Jr
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Franklin
Refugee Varga Arrested in Nevada Slaying Case
Laszlo Varga an 18 year old Hungarian war refugee and former mental hospital inmate was arrested in Petaluma California as the suspected killer of Billie Rahe Morning wife of a Wells Nevada minister. Nevada authorities say he matches the slayer description and will face extradition for first degree murder with death penalty potential.
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Petaluma
Calif
Laszlo
Varga
Friday
A Wells
Nev
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Billie Rahe
Nevada
San Fran
Richard Morning
Nevada Ance
del Cole
Elko County
Elko
A. L. Puccincelli
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Harry Lewis
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South Garfield Ave
Pocatellans
Bubbles
Fellers
Charles Cobin
Jim Phelps
East Center St
Phelps
R. T. Peterson
Priced
United States
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Utah State Agricultural College
Logan
Utah
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Ham Fisher
Young Franklin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cisco Greyhound
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