Freedom Train Arrives In Pocatello For Daylong Exhibit
The city welcomed the Freedom Train as 31 bands and 45 floats paraded through town and trainer planes from the 15th Heavy Bombardment Squadron reviewed over the route. Maj. Bud MacKenzie led the formation while volunteers and veterans aided crowd control as 8000 to 9000 visitors toured the artifacts. No arrests were reported and shoppers were restricted to protect the event's patriotic focus.
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Pocatello
15Th Heavy Bombardment Squadron
Pocatello Air Force Base
F. R
Bud) MacKenzie
National Guard
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boy Scouts
Sugar beet contract settled between Idaho Utah growers and sugar firms
Idaho and Utah beet growers and the Utah Idaho and Layton Sugar companies settled the 1948 sugar beet contract. The new terms raise prices above the 5.50 2? scale while keeping 1947 levels under 5.50. Millar said companies will help cover labor access costs, mainly transportation, with details pending. The agreement covers the entire Idaho and Utah sugar beet program. THE LIFE of automobile tires has increased from 3,500 to 25,000 miles in recent years.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
Utah
Utah-Idaho and
Layton Sugar Companies
Arvil Millar
Idaho Sugar Beet Growers Association
Ohio Threatens Flood Of Storm Wrecked Area
Storms across the Midwest and South left 28 dead and many injured as the Ohio River rose rapidly. At Portsmouth flood stage was near 50 feet, Cincinnati measured quick six inch hourly rises, and authorities warned of widespread flooding and road closures. In Georgia tornadoes damaged Kite area while Staten Island faced high winds and flooding. Indiana endured heavy snow and the Coatesville disaster left many homes and the bank destroyed.
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Chicago
Ohio River
Midwest
Portsmouth
Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
Georgia
Kite
Staten Island
New York
Stapleton
Indiana
Coatesville
Illinois
Alabama
Louisana
Missouri
Innocent by insanity verdict in Miura murder case
A Madison County jury found Tommy Miura innocent by reason of insanity in the first degree murder trial. Miura, 30, ex-GI Japanese American, stabbed his father Zeno Miura, 72, with a hunting knife on February 14 at the family home. Defense doctors testified Miura was mentally unbalanced. judge C J Taylor will announce disposition Monday.
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Rexburg
Ida
Madison County District
Tommy Miura
G.I
Miura
Zeno Miura
Madison County
Idaho Falls
Ninth Judicial District
C. J. Taylor
Grain-saving practices in school lunch programs adopted
Sponsors of school lunch programs implement grain-saving methods across meals. The move aims to reduce waste while keeping meal quality for students.
Unfinished Washington Monument Sparks Framing Theories
Historical notes recall debates on halting the monument at 150 feet and maintaining a perpetual fire atop its shaft for posterity, reflecting era hopes and preservation notions.
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Washington Monument
Public Interest Grows As Freedom Train Draws Visitors
Spectators queued through yesterday as the Freedom Train displayed historic documents. Comments from visitors show the event is valued despite long waits with praise for educational impact on students and the public.
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Washington
General Washington
United States
Bob Quayle
Paul Baker
Montpelier
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Ronald Hawley
Sharon Falk
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Westinghouse
Nate Morgan
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