New Defense Secretary calls for end to interservice wrangling
Louis Johnson, new defense secretary, orders Army Navy and Air Force to back full unification under existing law with more after Congress expands power. He vows no more secret leaks or headline chasing, promises limited personnel changes, and says many of the 800+ boards will be abolished or merged.
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Washinton
Louis Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Pentagon
James Forrestal
Defense Department
Congress
Truman
Defense Secretary
Jury clears driver in poison ivy bus injury case
In Indianapolis a jury refused $1,000 damages to Marjorie Boyer who said a bus driver moved her to a patch of poison ivy after she fainted. The driver Floyd Irwin denied any blame and the Indiana Motor Bus Co was not held responsible.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marjorie Boyer
Indiana Motor Bus Co
Floyd Irwin
Machinists Local 198 to Elect Officers Friday
Grand lodge officers will be elected by Machinists local No. 198 at 8 p.m. Friday in WOW hall. Arnold Trappett, president, announced the meeting. James Bowns, backed by the joint labor legislative committee, will discuss his mayoral campaign progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
Wow Hall
Arnold Trappett
James Bowns
Joint Labor Legislative Committee
Trappett
Jaycees Plan Play for April 10 in Pocatello
Pocatello Jaycees sponsor the Guild production But Not Goodbye in Frazier hall at Idaho State College on April 10. Snow delays earlier shows from John Loves Mary halted ticket sales, with rescheduling attempts failing and weather cited as the obstacle to prior performances.
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Pocatello
Nature
Junior Chamber
Pocatello Guild
New York
Jaycee
Guild
John Loves
Mary
George Seaton
Frazier Hall
Idaho State College
Forest Meet Here Closes in Region Four Budget Conference
Administrative assistants from Idaho and Wyoming national forests completed a two day conference on budget and fiscal matters hosted by Region Four in Ogden Utah. Attendees included J H Peterson Pocatello Caribou forest Lynn Peterson St Anthony Targhee Edward Foss Salmon City Salmon forest Henry Smith Challis Clifford Emery Kemmerer Bridger forest Wallace Everton Jackson Wyo Teton forest with regional officers John Nelson Errol Crary and Arlo Seegmiller all of Ogden.
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Idaho
Wyoming National Forests
Region
Ogden
Utah
J. H. Peterson
Pocatello
Caribou Forest
Lynn Peterson
St. Anthony
Targhee Forest
Edward Foss
Salmon City
Salmon Forest
Henry Smith
Challis
Challis Forest
Clifford Emery
Kemmerer
Wyo
Bridger Forest
Wallace Everton
Jackson
Teton Forest
John Nelson
Errol Crary
Arlo Seegmiller
Rodent Puzzle Across West Seeks Answers
Crossword style clue listing shows horizontal entries including a rodent, eye parts, tobacco refuse, chemical suffix, and geographic hints. It presents hints like Northeast, folds, Tellurium symbol, and membranous, with other entries such as imitate Cape Paradise diets prefix and note of scale.
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Cape
Paradise
14 Year Old Mother Delivers Twin Sons in Plainwell
In Plainwell Michigan a 14 year old girl gave birth to two premature twin boys at Crispe hospital. The babies weighing about five pounds each are reported doing fine two days after birth. The girl formerly from Shelbyville lives with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Hall. The father is a soldier at an undisclosed base.
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Plainwell
Mich
Crispe Hospital
Edwin W. Schwab
Frank Hall
Shelbyville
Russia reshuffles top leadership in Germany
London reports Russia relieved Marshal Vassily D. Sokolovsky of his duties as commander in chief in Germany and named him first deputy minister for the armed forces. Army General Vasily I. Chuikov replaces him in Germany, while Sokolovsky had overseen the get-tough Berlin blockade policy.
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London
Russia
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
Sokolovsky
Vassily I. Chuikov
Thuringia
Berlin
Mantz Sets 336 Mile Air Record In 49 Minutes
Speed pilot Paul Mantz flew from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 49 minutes and four seconds in an F-51, clocking 336 miles. He departed at 11:09 a.m. and landed at 11:58:32 a.m., with timing confirmed by the National Aeronautics Association. The previous record was one hour three minutes set by Frank Fuller.
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Burbank
Calif
Paul Mantz
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Mantz
National Aeronautics Association
Frank Fuller
Missing Rancher Returns to Idaho From Phoenix
Jim Buck, 58, a rancher missing since March 19, returned to Idaho Falls yesterday. He owns a ranch near Ririe and had been feared dead in Phoenix, Ariz. Buck says he suffered only food poisoning that requires hospitalization in Richfield, Utah.
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Idaho Falls
Jim Buck
Phoenix
Ariz
Buck
Ririe
Ida
Richfield
Utah
Ward Bishopric Dinner Honors Retiring Members
A dinner honoring retiring members of the Second LDS Ward bishopric and their wives was held last night at 413 S Fourth residence of B Cromwell Bird. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Nephi Carlson Mr and Mrs Lor in Robinson Mr and Mrs Dean Andrew Mr and Mrs Jeff War nick and Mr and Mrs Morgan McIatter.
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Second Lds Ward
B. Cromwell Bird
S. Fourth
Nephi Carlson
Lorin Robinson
Dean Andrew
Jeff Warnick
Morgan McIatter
Downey Receives Four Old CCC Buildings
Downey mayor Elvin Christiansen accepted four buildings from U S Soil Conservation Service district supervisor George C Welch of Pocatello. The structures, under SCS control since the camp’s abandonment, will be moved to the Downey fairgrounds with one unit serving as an SCS office.
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Downey
Elvin Christiansen
Four Ventures of Living by Dr Osbert Warmingham
Dr Osbert Warmingham outlines the four ventures of living in a six lecture series at Potatello Presbyterian Church. He lists knowledge toil love and faith as the four ventures and plans talks at the Presbyterian and Congregational churches, with further engagements around Idaho and Boston.
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Potatello Presbyterian Church
Osbert Wrightman Warmingham
Boston
Danforth Youth Foundation
Conservation Plans Aired in Fairview Area Meeting
George C. Welch and Sterling Scow led farmers in Fairview to discuss next season's soil conservation plans. Ivan Wolverton heads the local program. a follow up meeting is set for Thursday in Rockland. Troy Bockstock will show a conservation film. Ben Hull will preside.
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George C. Welch
Pocatello
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Sterling Scow
American Falls
Power
Fairview
Welch
Ivan Wolverton
Rockland
Troy Bockstock
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Governor fills two Idaho commissions
Gov. C. A. Robins named Henry C. Bayne of Nez Perce to the potato and onions advertising commission to replace I. J. Long. Leonard Graham of Rigby and A. K. Van Orden of Blackfoot were named to the Snake River compact commission. Graham succeeds Hyrum Severson and Van Orden replaces John E. Kelley who could not qualify.
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BOISE
C. A. Robins
Henry C. Bayne
Nez Perce
Potato and Onions Advertising Commission
I. J. Longeteig
Craigmont
Robins
Leonard Graham
Rigby
A. K. van Orden
Blackfoot
Snake River Compact Commission
Graham
Hyrum Severson
van Orden
John E. Kelley
Man Held Here Is Not Death Suspect
Fields 38, held in Pocatello on vagrancy charges, was cleared of all suspicion in the 1946 Eugene Oregon murder of a woman store manager. Oregon officers Capt G R Howard and Sgt Vern Hill questioned him after he claimed to have killed a woman in late 1946, but announced he is not the killer.
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Fields
Pocatello City
Eugene
Ore
Oregon
G. R. Howard
Vern Hill
Pocatello
Seaplane Used To Protect Northern Idaho Swan
In Coeur D Alene district a seaplane patrol enforces a no parking rule against swans at lead polluted lakes. District game supervisor Marshall C Edson says hundreds of swans were killed last year by the toxic waters. This year the game department plane is guiding the birds farther north to safer lakes and routes toward Canada.
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Coeur D’alene
Coeur D'Alene
Marshall C. Edson
Coeur D
Alene
Canada
Game Department
Culinary Alliance Meets Friday in Pocatello Hall
The Pocatello Culinary Alliance No. 510 will hold a Friday night meeting at 8:30 in hall No. 1 of the Labor temple. International organizer Lester Green of Tacoma Washington will speak on alliance labor conditions and problems across the state.
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Pocatello Culinary Alliance No. 510
Hall No
Labor Temple
Alliance
Bonnie McCullough
Lester Green
Tacoma
Wash
Buffet Dinner Hosted by Rasmussen at North Eighth Avenue
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Rasmussen entertained a group of friends at their new North Eighth Avenue home after a Rhythm club dance. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gough, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Dickman, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wursten, Mr. and Mrs. Heath Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. Phil York, Mr. and Mrs. James Hopper, Mr. and Mrs. Seward Dunn, and Mr. and Mrs. William Hopkins.
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G. H. Rasmussen
North Eighth Avenue
Robert Gough
Dave Hill
Robert. Dickman
Jack Wursten
Heath Fowler
Phil York
James Hopper
Seward Dunn
William Hopkins
Cubs Begin East Swing With Indians Game
Chicago Cubs, fresh from Los Angeles spring camp, make the first stop on their eastbound tour with a scheduled game against the Cleveland Indians in Tucson Arizona.
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Chicubs
Tucson
Ariz
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Cleveland Indians
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