Idaho highway politics and patronage face reform push
Idaho readers see a growing push from Associated General Contractors to end political patronage in road work. A Twin Falls meeting formed a committee with the Chamber of Commerce and Governor Robins to push merit hiring, civil service, and higher pay for highway staff, aiming to fix corrupt practices and improve road conditions.
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Idaho
Campet Road
Associated General Contractors
Twin Falls
State Chamber of Commerce
Robins
Ager
Pola Otto
State Highway Department
Gov. Robins
Neck of the Woods
System Boys Lose at Nevada Gambling House
Nevada’s so called gambling college boys Albert Hibbs of Chillicothe and Roy Walford of San Diego, both 23, left the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas after losing 310 dollars they had won earlier this month and 300 more. They admitted defeat of their mathematical system for beating roulette, and Walford said he might return while Hibbs remained less certain.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Pioneer Club
Albert Hibbs
Chillicothe
Roy Walford
San Diego
Cal
University of Chicago
Alford
Hibbs
Lewis Amid Soft Coal Talks Faces June 30 Expiry
John L. Lewis served formal notice to soft coal operators that the current wage agreement with the United Mine Workers expires June 30. He invited negotiations May 18 as Moody and the Southern Coal Producers draft a new contract, with potential changes to pension and welfare funding. The move heightens risk of a mid-summer strike if talks fail, amid existing anti strike injunctions and a 10 cent per ton welfare royalty.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mines Workers Union
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
UMW
Justice Department
Union Welfare, Fund
Welfare Ee
Building Permits Report From Pocatello April Patch
In April the city issued building permits totaling 198284 dollars, per A A Girard, building inspector. Readouts show 30 remodel residences 29604 dollars, 16 new residences 95045 dollars, 3 remodel businesses 18300 dollars, 5 new businesses 49500 dollars, 7 private garages 5835 dollars, 4 moving permits, with total fees of 13015 dollars. Electric wiring permits issued 80 with 16565 dollars in fees.
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Pocatello
A. A. Girard
Abduction Probe Involving Idaho Girl In Montana
FBI agents in Butte started a preliminary inquiry into the alleged abduction of 13 year old Rosemarie Ellis of Idaho. The missing girl's uncle, Thomas Dial 34, is charged in Fairfield, Idaho, by her parents. Dial and the girl were reportedly seen with a manhunt across Montana and may have stayed in a Butte tourist camp. The investigation hinges on potential federal kidnapping offenses. Rosemarie and Dial reportedly traveled toward Missoula after allegedly staying a night in a two room cabin with a woman described as Dial’s sister.
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Butte
FBI
Idaho
Montana
Fairfield
Ida
Norman Ellis
Rosemarie Ellis
Thomas Dial
Rosemarie
Missoula
Tom Dial
Garry Moore To Succeed Breneman as Breakfast Host
New York United Press reports that Garry Moore will replace the late Tom Breneman as host of Breakfast in Hollywood starting Monday. Breneman died suddenly Wednesday just before his program broadcast.
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New York
The
American Broadcasting Company
Garry Moore
Tom Breneman
Holly Wood
Breneman
Miss Vivien Kellems Plans Tax Resistance
Miss Vivien Kellems, a ruggedly individualistic Westport cable grips maker, vowed not to file withheld tax returns for her 100 employees, signaling a possible technical law violation at midnight. Government official Thomas Griffin expressed confidence a return would be filed, but warned action could follow if none arrives.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue
Thomas F. Griffin
Miss Kellems
Griffin
Jews capture Katamon and key post in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem the Haganah said its forces seized the Katamon suburb and the general post office after a day of fierce fighting. Arabs reported many killed and wounded, with British pressure to halt fighting. Elsewhere in Jaffa cease-fire talks failed as British ultimatums loomed. In Amman,Trans-Jordan and neighboring states agreed on a long term campaign plan to wear down Jewish forces in Palestine.
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Palestine
Katamon
Holy City
Haganah
Ian Cunninghatt
Arab Jaffa
Irgun Zyai Leumi
Cunningham
W. WY. Fuller
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Cairo
Trans- Jordan
Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Egypt
Man Pinned Under Auto in Frigid Crash Near Virginia
Neil Wright, 25, of Arbon Valley, was trapped beneath his overturned car for seven hours on Hawkins Creek Road near Virginia Friday morning. Rushed to a Pocatello hospital, his condition was listed as fairly good at night, with full extent of injuries still undetermined. Wright became trapped when his car rolled over at about 1 a.m. and was found at 8:30 a.m. by school bus driver Charles Barnes.
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Downey
Neil Wright
Arbon Valley
Pocatello
Hawkins Creek Road
Virginia
Wright
Charles Barnes
Greek Minister of Justice Assassinated in London
London report says Greek Justice Minister Christos Lados was killed Friday by a Communist. The News Agency Exchange Telegraph quoted the agency in its dispatch.
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London
Christos Lados
Exchange Teleograph
Idaho Campus Day Draws 1500 for Journalism Convention
ISC Idaho Falls hosts Campus Day with nearly 1500 students teachers and guests. Journalistic talks by professionals plus a special Idaho Bengal edition highlight the morning. Miss Merri Sorenson of Idaho Falls chosen Campus Day queen. Scholarship awards total 500 dollars with two Simplot science scholarships.
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Idaho Falls Coed
Merri Sorenson
Idaho Falls
ISC
Mary Stott
Mary Wight
Miss Sorenson
Idaho Bengal
Bengal
Barbara Swisher
Mary Alice Wight
Malad
Carol Maughn
Pocatello
Carol Kodell
Lara
Jean Best
Shelley
Joyce Longhitt
Salmon
Elinor Cordingly
Ashton
Margueritta Sikes
American Falls
Gladys Erickson
Moreland
Mary
Ann Lulloff
Twin’ Falls
Beth Farnsworth
Acon
LaRug Barron
Inkom
Eileen Pullman
Ammon
Andel Jarvin
Challis
Gate City
Payette High
James Holyoak
Burley
Kenneth Harold
Preston
Barbara Ann Rasmussen
Luisanne Erickson
Twin Falls
Alpha Psi Omega
E Hh
Police Confused By Largess In Chicago Courtroom
Elderly Arthur Geist a 76 year old tavern habitué clashed with police as he refused to admit being robbed of several thousand dollars. He publicly challenged officers with a cane and fled to a bar where friends gathered for drinks and quarters. A visiting bartender reported he helped Geist home after the alleged cabdriver theft of 1340 dollars.
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Chicago
Arthur Geist
Geist
En Garde
Roy Crane
Vincent Calargo
Westfield
N. Y
Weather forecast shows clouds and showers likely today
The U S weather bureau predicts continued cloudiness with possible showers. Expect a high near 55 degrees and a low around 35 tonight. Yesterday’s high was 5 and the low 29 with a trace of precipitation recorded.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Robinson Ends Service As Publisher Of Post
David A. Robinson has resigned as editor and publisher of the POST effective today. He will remain a board member, adviser to the president, and retain ownership in the company. W. D. Nebeker Jr., recently elected president, will oversee daily operations with Theron C. Liddle, B. T. Russell, and Lester Giauque continuing as department heads.
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David A. Robinson
POST
W. D. Nebeker, Jr
Pocatello Post Publishing Company
Mr. Robinson
the Post
Nebeker
Mr. Nelle
Theron C. Liddle
B. T. Russell
Lester ~ Giauque
Millions of workers march worldwide on May Day amid communist splits
May Day demonstrations unfold across nations with ideologic rifts on communism. In Moscow, nearly a million marchers review from Lenin’s mausoleum as banners honor Stalin and Lenin. Italy faces major postwar labor rallies under the Communist Confederation led by Togliatti amid election results.
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London
Russia
Moscow
Stalin
Lenin
Lenin Mausoleum
Red Square
Italy
Labor Confederation
Miro Togliatti
Co-op to Hold Open House Today at Portneuf
Portneuf Cooperative invites members and guests to visit its 156 Monroe Ave store today between 2 and 5 pm for an open house. Managers urged attendees to feel at home and benefit from patronage, highlighting the co op benefits to all who support it.
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Portneuf Cooperative Association
Monroe Ave
Western Europe forms joint staff to defend against Soviet threat
London reports that chieftains of five western powers Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg created a permanent military committee under the Brussels treaty to coordinate a united defense. The scope includes a report to the United States on land and air strength and the equipment needed with U S aid anticipated for Western Europe.
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London
Russia
Europe
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Joint General Staff
Viscount Montgomery
Brussels
United States
House Eyes Draft Action
The House armed services committee completed a bill to draft men aged 19 through 25 for two-year terms in the armed forces. Chairman Walter G. Andrews said a Monday vote is likely with strong support. The act would add over 700,000 personnel in two years and contains no universal training provision, contrasting Senate plans.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
Walter G. Andrews
N.Y
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
House Rules Committee
Nation Threatened With Strikes Across Railroads and Auto Plants
Chicago reports show 150,000 railroad workers may strike May 11 if mediation fails. In Detroit CIO United Auto Workers threatens 75,000 Chrysler employees out on May 12. Affected sectors include rail transport, auto production, and related industries, with wage disputes at the center. Mediators cite impasses as talks continue, scheduling further meetings with unions and carriers.
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Chicago
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler Corp
Rail
Auto Workers
Chrysler
Midwest
CIO Packinghouse
Washington
Milwaukee
Frank P. Douglass
National Railway Mediation Board
Lewis Facing Payment Block Over UMW Pension Fund Wires
Ezra Van Horn, industry trustee for the United Mine Workers pension fund, urged banks to refuse payment on all checks drawn on the fund by John L. Lewis and Sen Styles Bridges. Horn targeted National Savings & Trust Co and Central National Bank of Cleveland, which hold multi million dollars for the fund.
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Washington
Llp
Ezra van Horn
United Mine Workers Pension Fund
John L. Lewis
Sen
Styles Bridges
N.H. Horn
National Vings & Trust Co
Theentral National Bank of
Pocatello Postings at ISC journalism conference
Pocatellans active at the Idaho State College journalism conference with Pocatello Tribune and Deseret News figures in a panel on communism and press freedom. Colonel Goodfellow weighs a new army tour, while local concerns include rain soaked flags at Halliwell Park and a missing flag taker. Marrriage licenses and auto license sales in Bannock County show spring hints amid sociologist musings.
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Pocatello
Idaho State College
ISC
Pocatello Tribune
Hoyt Palmer
Deseret News
R. C. Stevenson
Goodfellow
Army
Bannock County
Icenses
Mark Manley
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