Campaign to Put Slots On Ballot Far From Over
Signatures for placing a slot machine question on the April 26 ballot fell short of requirements with 1080 collected. Only 475 names are qualified after checks. 605 remain, with about half expected to be invalid. Allied Civic Forces head A Y Satterfield urges faster petitions and voter eligibility verification.
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Allied Civic Forces
Satterfield
R. L. Dixon
Tito Blames Bulgaria for Frontier Attacks
Belgrade charges Bulgarian Communist regime with initiating repeated brutal attacks on Yugoslav militiamen along the frontier. In response, Yugoslavia suspends the 1946 frontier militiaman accord after months of protests from Jan 16 noting flagrant violations of traffic and civilized behavior.
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Yugoslavia
Tito
Bulgaria
Last Minute Rush for Van 1949 Auto Plates in Bannock
Bannock county assessor George Allen and office staff faced long lines Wednesday as motorists sought van 1949 license plates. He predicted even longer waits today and said about 9,000 tags would be sold this year before the 1948 licenses become illegal.
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George Allen
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Court Shown Sen Taylor's Body Block
Senator Glen Taylor faced a disorderly conduct trial in Birmingham over an incident at a Negro youth meeting. A policeman described Taylor’s alleged body block and a fall over a low fence as jurors were seated in an all white jury amid segregation-era tensions.
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Jefferson County
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Progressive
Idaho nurse arraigned in first degree murder case
Lottie Ashdown a 38 year old trained nurse was arraigned on charges of murdering her rancher husband Vivian Ashdown by sprinkling strychnine on his hamburger. The killing followed her remarriage to him two days earlier amid a lengthy police investigation.
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Caldwell
Homedale
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Tornadoes Struck Oklahoma and Kansas Killing and Damaging
A trio of tornadoes swept through Canton and Longdale Oklahoma and Dexter Kansas causing multiple deaths and injuries. Canton suffered one fatality and eight injuries while Blackwell endured heavy damage including a school and homes. Red Cross reports about 120 homeless in Canton and Blackwell combined. Weather events dumped snow in Nebraska and Kansas with 60 mph winds and 12 inches in some areas.
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Broken Bow
Elkhorn
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Missouri
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Longdale
Blackwell
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Red Cross
St. Louis
Sugar Price Rise Announced by Utah Idaho Sugar Co
The Utah Idaho Sugar Co. said sugar price will rise 46 cents per 100 pounds for beet sugar in the Chicago to Rocky Mountain area, lifting to 7.95 dollars per 100 pounds. Officials noted local prices aren’t yet changed but expect the effect to appear soon. W. J. O’Bryant said the rise improves beets’ price relation to other crops and could yield roughly 13.90 to 14 dollars per ton from the 1949 beet crop.
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Idaho
Idaho Declares April Cancer Control Month
Boise Governor C. A Robins designated April as cancer control month in Idaho and urged residents to aid the Idaho division of the American Cancer Society in its annual campaign to raise funds for the fight against cancer.
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Fort Hall Marks Interior Dept 100th Anniversary Celebration
Fort Hall hosts a crowded 100th anniversary program with a parade lunch and open house at the agency. Willie George presides as master of ceremonies with speeches by L P Towle Mayor George Phillips and other officials. An Indian dance contest and races cap the Fort Hall events.
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Blackfoot Progressive nominates mayor candidate at Plar meeting
The Progressive party in Blackfoot nominated Merrill Boyle for mayor and named Al Barrett and Kenneth Taylor for city council. Incumbents Edgar Capps and L. J. Chapman were endorsed for re election. Boyle, a former mayor, pledged quick action on housing sewage and schools as Blackfoot plans for growth from the atomic plant near Arco.
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al Barrett
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Edgar Capps
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Boyle
Arco
Idaho petitions to support Empire Airlines hearing in Boise
The state petitions the Civil Aeronautics Board to appear as a friend of Empire Airlines in a Boise hearing this spring. Governor Robins and Attorney General Smylie back the request, noting Empire links Pasco to Idaho Falls with stops at Coeur dAlene Twin Falls and Pocatello. Empire operates under a temporary permit expiring this September and seeks an extension to December 1950.
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Will Open Bids for Snake River Flood Works in Idaho
Bids will be opened for the construction of flood control works on the left bank of the Snake river at the Mattson Craig canal headworks on April 4 at Rigby Idaho district engineer said today.
Truman Signs Fair Income Rent Control Law
President Truman signed the new rent control bill into law praising Congress for passing it and calling it a crushing defeat for the real estate lobby. The act keeps controls until June 30, 1950, allows states to end ceilings earlier, restores eviction controls, and guarantees landlords a fair income.
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High Court Posts Filled in Idaho
Gov. C. A. Robins appointed William D. Keeton of St Maries and District Judge Clarence John Taylor of Idaho Falls to fill two vacancies on Idaho’s state supreme court. Keeton replaces Paul Hyatt who resigned March 1 to return to Lewiston law practice. Taylor fills the seat left by Bert Miller who resigned December 21 after election to the U S Senate.
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C. A. Robins
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St. Maries
Clarence John Taylor
Idaho Falls
Supreme Court
Keeton
Paul Hyatt
Lewiston
Taylor
Bert Miller
U. S. Senate
High School Plan Loses Support in Marsh Valley Vote
A proposed 600000 central high school for Marsh Valley failed as election returns showed 366 for and 750 against. Swan Lake Downey McCammon rejected consolidation into one Class A school while Arimo and Lava Hot Springs supported the measure.
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Allies Resolve German Dismantling Dispute
Authoritative quarters said France Britain and the United States have settled their long standing dispute over dismantling German factories for war reparations in a wartime accord reached last night.
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France
Britain
U. S
Taylor Sees Atomic Plant Power Needs
Sen. Glen Taylor Idaho says a Columbia Valley Authority is needed to meet power demands of the Atomic Energy Commission plant near Arco. Mayor George R. Phillips travels to Boise for talks with Idaho officials as Roger S. Warner notes power will be required beyond construction.
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George R. Phillips
Washington, D. C
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Atomic Commission
Arco
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Warner
Arco Leaders Seek Airport Plan for Southeast Idaho
Southeastern Idaho officials and Arco leaders pushed for a cooperative plan to support a new atomic reactor site and to secure an airport for Arco. State Senator Earl Soelberg urged business leaders to back price stability and met with Boise officials. discussions included aviation officials and local mayors.
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W. S. Marvel
Arca
Earl Soelberg
Butte County
Inflation Danger Seen by Economic Adviser
Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, chairman of President Truman's council of economic advisers, warned there is a lingering threat of new inflationary dangers despite price reductions. He cited possible triggers such as a sharp rise in federal spending by Congress, a crop failure pushing farm prices up, or labor achieving higher wholesale wage increases.
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Edwin G. Nourse
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Council of Economic Advisers
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