Monster Wilderness Fire Rages Across Minnesota Belt
In northern Minnesota a vast forest blaze has scorched more than 140000 acres across 800 fires since April. Foresters warn of long-lasting peat bed fires hidden underground and the fire front may move toward the Canadian border. State officials say over 200 fires are in check but any could flare, with weather hampering crews as they fight to protect Pine Island and nearby communities.
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Duluth
Red Lakes
Bemidji-Park Rapids-Brainerd
Moose Lake
St. Croix River
Wisconsin
State Forestry Division
Clarence Prout
Pine Island
Sheylin
Bemidji
Prout
A. E. Pimley
Fire Protection Office
Phone Fails Cost Robinson Big Loss on Radio Giveaway
Francis Robinson of Astoria claims a faulty telephone connection cost him 530,000 on a radio giveaway show. He nearly answered Sgt. York for the big question on Sing It Again Sunday night before the line went dead. He later heard the announcer say, You can't make a guess. Sorry. Good ye.
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Astoria
Ore
Francis Robinson
Robinson
Sgt. York
Betty Davis
Midwestern Heat Wave Sets May 3 Records Across Cities
A spring heat wave pushed temperatures above 90 across the midwest with Chicago at 91 for May 3 the warmest on record. St Paul St Cloud Minn and Huron S D reported highs in the 90s while Minneapolis hit 92 breaking the May 3 record. Omaha reached 90 and Sioux City North Platte posted 92 as forecasters warned of more heat before showers and cooler weather today. New England saw showers and New York reached 72 with Miami described as fairly cool.
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Midwest
Chicago
U. S
Huron
S. D
Minneapolis
Sioux City
North Platte
Neb
Omaha
Middle West
Great Plains
Great Lakes
Ohio River
Seek Offices For Station Pushing the search for suitable administrative headquarters for the Arco atomic reactor station
Officials survey Blackfoot sites for the Arco reactor station headquarters. AEC field representative Bion Phillipson and FHA’s Gene M. Conger inspect three possible locations including Eastel ballroom, Mertell Motors building, and Bill’s apartment building. They compile data on schools water and sewage housing and zoning.
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Arco
Blackfoot
Bion Phillipson
AEC
Gene M.conger
FHA
Eastel
West Bridger Street
Mertell Motors
Bill
Sweeping FCC Radio Frequencies Order Allocates New Channels
The FCC issued a sweeping order after five years of study fixing new frequency channels for mobile radio units used by newspapers police taxi railroads fire units and private autos. The move expands mobile press service and sets 24 and 20 frequencies in specified bands while limiting certain transmissions and noting public interest concerns.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
New York Daily Mirror
Chicago
Glenn Stewart Receives Army Reserve Commission
Glenn Stewart of 507 N Hayes in Pocatello was named a second lieutenant in the signal corps reserve. A 30 year old World War II master sergeant, he served two and a half years in the 3160th signal battalion in the European theatre.
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Glenn
Stewart
N. Hayes
Signal Corps
3160Th Signal Battalion
Water Nears Flood Level on Columbia
The Columbia River damps Vancouver and Portland flood forecasts with Willamette and Snake River inflows. Vancouver expected to 18.8 feet by Saturday, Portland to 19 feet, Salem crest to 17 feet. Crests exceed prior records. six inches snow at Timberline raises Mount Hood depth to 218 inches.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Willamette
Snake Rivers
Vancouver
Wash
Weather Bureau
Columbia
Willamette Valley
Salem
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Timberline Lodge
Mount Hood
Art Exhibit Spurs Interest in Pocatello Guild
Interest grows as Po catellans view paintings and objects in shop windows. The display features work by 15 members of the newly formed Artists Guild of Pocatello aiming to establish a permanent city gallery. Exhibits chaired by Gayle Sorenson with Arnold Lintelman as president and Irene Es secretary.
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Pocatellans
Artists Guild of Pocatello
Pocatello
Gayle Sorenson
ISC
Arnold Lintelman
Irene
Hawkes
Shanghai Red Ring Tightens Around City
Communist forces tighten siege of Shanghai while nationalist troops reinforce outer defenses. US ships withdraw from harbor as tail end of chaotic civil war reshapes the region. Tang En-Po caps bank orders to curb financial chaos amid the crisis.
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Shanghai
Governor appoints Dr. L. Jewell Boise chair of charity institutions
Governor C. A. Kins named Dr. L. Jewell of Meridian as chairman of the estate charitable institutions commission. Jewell begins his term immediately and serves until April 15, 1952, succeeding Dr. George O. A. Kellogg of Nampa who resigned.
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BOISE
C. A. Kins
L. Jewell
Meridian
Jewell
George O. A. Kellogg
Nampa
Roubidoux to Quit As Chief
Pocatello Mayor-elect W. W. Halsey has not chosen a new police chief yet. Chief Jarvis R. Roubidoux, 19 years on the force, applied for retirement due to ill health after a December heart attack. Halsey plans an acting chief for several months to test candidates before a permanent appointment. Roubidoux has led the Gate City department for the past two years, succeeding A. L. Oliver now a department lieutenant.
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W. W. Halsey
Jarvis R. Roubidoux
Roubidoux
Pocatello Police Department
Halsey
Gate City
A. L. Oliver
Ford Strike Planned On Thursday At River Rouge Plant
The United Auto Workers sets a Thursday noon strike at Ford’s River Rouge factory involving 62 000 workers and threatening 44 000 more at sister plants. Local 600 delays action to await international board ruling amid speedup dispute. preparations include a May 5 deadline if no settlement.
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Detroit
River Rouge
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Ford Local 600
UAW International
Rouge
UAW
Local 600
International Group
Thursay
International
Thomas Thompson
Internation
Thompson
Loc
Reuther
UAW International Board
Crash Kills Three in Oregon Head-On Collision
STANFIELD Ore.- (UP) A car and a Greyhound bus collided head on on the old Oregon trail highway one mile north of Stanfield. Three died and 15 injured including bus driver Oliver R. Taylor of Beaverton. The car reportedly crossed into the bus lane during a curve.
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Stanfield
Ore
Here
William Elk
David Halfmoon
Pendleton
Oliver R. Taylor
Beaverton
St. Anthony's Hospital
Elizabeth Anderson
Union
Wallie Taylor
Portland
James Thompson
North Powder
Kathryn Anderson
Arthur MclIntosh
David
Ida Hoke
Alexander Beaton
Canada
Laverne Bane
Salt Lake City
W. B. Ely
Grand Junction
Colo
Deguest
Victoria
B. C
Muriel Dawe
Eleanor Price
Vancouver
Aileen Goodnight
Midvale
Idaho
Taylor
Iron Lung Trip Ends After Man Keeps Wife Breathing
Mrs. Shirley Palmer, 26, nearly died when the iron lung failed on a cross country train from Laramie to Omaha. Her husband Robert pumped the bellows for eight hours using a beer can opener as a makeshift handle until a fire department respirator aboard arrived in Omaha, enabling her to complete the journey in Syracuse.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Shirley Palmer
Laramie
Wye
Robert
Omaha
Neb
Palmer
Clarence W. Reed
Newark
N. J
Dereshter
Parhéla Lyng
Syracuse
Federal Hospital Aid Sought For Bannock County Hospital
Bannock County officials urged Idaho Senators Glen H. Taylor and Bert Miller to seek federal aid for a new 153 bed hospital after bond approved at 900000. Rising costs since the vote have forced limiting the project to three floors of a six story plan and increased building material and labor prices.
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Bannock County Hospital
Idaho
Glen H. Taylor
Bert Miller
Demo Bloc Joins GOP On Action
The House voted to substitute the Wood bill for Taft Hartley repeal but delayed final passage to today. The Wood bill backers won control with Republican Southern Democrat support aided by angry Northern Democrats. CIO said the repeal fight continues and hopes for Senate failure to derail Wood.
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Demo Bloc
GOP On Action
Washington
House
House Labor Committee
Senate
S' Er
Sam Rayburn
Wood bill on Taft Hartley repeal advanced in House
Democrats sought southern votes as the Wood bill to repeal the Taft Hartley Act moved through the House. Teller votes 210 196 approved an amended bill while a roll call 217 203 confirmed the earlier act. Rep Vito Marcantonio won a one day delay for an engrossed final copy before final passage.
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House
Vito Marcantonio
Alp. N
Hearing on Site Delayed in Arco Reactor Plan
The atomic energy commission postponed a Washington meeting to explain why the Arco area was chosen for a new reactor. Sen. Glen H. Taylor cited pending legislation in the House and Senate as the reason, with the hearing rescheduled for later in the week in Pocatello.
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Atomic Energy
Washington, D.C
Pocatello
Glen H. Taylor
Commission
Arco
House
Senate
Sen. Taylor
Trainmen to Hear Vacations Ruling
FE. B. Gayhart, chief spokesman for the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, will explain the new vacation ruling for operating trainmen to Pocatello lodge No. 98 members Thursday at 7:30 in the WOW hall. He returns from Chicago where carriers granted vacation demands for operating brotherhoods.
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FE. B. Gayhart
Chaiman
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Pocatello B of
RT Lodge No. 98
Gayhart
Pocatello
Chicago
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U.S
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Hangchow
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China
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Tang En-Po
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CIO
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