Slow Boat Ban Lifted After Adler Protest
The BBC lifted its ban on the song Slow Boat to China following American musician Larry Adler’s protest. Adler, famed for his harmonica, urged radio play despite warship shelling on the Yangtze and received listener and critic support. The incident included a Truman quote about kissing people to influence behavior.
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British Broadcasting Co
China
Yangtze
Larry Adler
BBC
Adler
President Truman
Wallace Fears Catholic Hierarchy Promotes War With Russia
Former vice president Henry A. Wallace told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that elements of the Catholic church back anti Russian policy and warned the North Atlantic security pact could lead to war. He labeled arms plans costly and accused the administration of fraud on taxpayers while criticizing Dean Acheson for an anti Communist fear complex.
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Henry A. Wallace
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New York
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Flying Breakfast Series Opens May 15 in Twin Falls
Director Chet Moulton of the state department of aeronautics announced the first in a series of flying breakfasts to be held in Twin Falls on May 15, the fourth year of the program. Seven breakfasts are held yearly with up to 200 aircraft expected. pilots have logged 722000 miles over three years with no accidents. The Twin Falls chamber of commerce hosts the event, with eight states represented previously.
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Chet Moulton
State Department of Aeronautics
Twin Falls
Moulton
Idaho Sees 1003 Job Openings With Gains Across Regions
The Idaho state employment service reports 1003 job openings at week end, a net rise of 68. Southeastern Idaho and the panhandle show the largest gains. Southwest has 203 openings, panhandle 58, south central 211, north central 108, with teachers, logging, and sawmill jobs driving the increase.
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European ministers form council to forge United States of Europe
Ten European foreign ministers signed to establish a council of Europe as a foundation for a United States of Europe. The group said its first session would meet in Strasbourg this summer with the council seen as a political unifier alongside the Marshall Plan and the Atlantic Pact.
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Council of Europe
United States of Europe
St. James Palace
Strasbourg
France
Europe
VA Counsellor to Aid Veterans in Blackfoot Interview
James A. Hampton of the Pocatello VA office will visit the Idaho state employment office in Blackfoot next Monday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to interview and assist veterans or dependents under VA laws. He will help next of kin of service members who died between December 7, 1941, and July 25, 1947, apply for Gold Star lapel buttons, which are free for widows, widowers, and parents, with a about 1.50 charge for children and siblings. The button features a gold star on a purple circle with gold laurel leaves.
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James A. Hampton
Pocatello
Idaho
Blackfoot
V. A
John P. Gray
Pocatello V. A
Hampton
Army
Love Child Case Heard
Hollywood tournament of paternity unfolds as William R Fields Morris testifies he is the alleged love child of W C Fields. Morris recounts a 1936 meeting and a $100 wedding gift while Harriet Fields admits marital drift but denies separation. She seeks half of Fields estate valued at about $771000.
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Bessie Chatterton Poole
Dallas
Tex
Fields
Hollywood
Billy
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Son
Farlier
Harriet
Claude
Louisiana Claims Tideland Oil Hers
Louisiana Attorney General Bolivar E Kemp Jr argues the federal government lacks authority to sue Louisiana to establish tidal oil claims. State officials filed a preliminary brief with the Supreme Court opposing the federal claim. Texas officials filed a similar brief earlier.
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Louisiana
Bolivar E. Kemp, Jr
Gulf of Mexico
Kemp
Supreme Court
Texas
Richfield Oil makes new Cuyama Valley strike
In the Cuyama Valley California Richfield Oil Corporation brings in a wildcat well that gushes 5 008 barrels of oil daily. Geologists say the discovery stems from a different pool than the nearby Russell Ranch field and could surpass both. Glenn Homan oversees the government lease as the derrick fires. Herbert Hoover is noted in a separate historical line.
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Glenn Homan
Glendale
Calif
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