Ex-paratrooper defies police with 500 foot Bay Bridge jump
Ex-paratrooper Robert Niles called the Eagleman again defied police for a second time in a month by leaping from a suspension tower 250 feet above the deck of the San Francisco Bay Bridge. He was rescued unharmed by a small boat and later jailed briefly after a prior Golden Gate jump, with authorities warning against future attempts.
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San Francisco
Robert Niles
San Francisco Bay Bridge
Golden Gate Span
Niles
Oakland
Ray Woods
Bridge Highway Patrol
Golden Gate Bridge
Thomas A. Bernstein
Berkeley
Me at cutters dispute over closing hours continues
Union and store operators debate Sunday and evening closing times. Union leaders Isaac and Nugent push for city wide closing after 6 or 7 p m with union stores aligned to free time. A union official from the international headquarters may visit Pocatello to resume talks this week.
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Black
John Isaac
Isaac
Ernie Nugent
Store Association
Nugent
Pocatello
Billion-bush winter wheat harvest forecast for 1950
Washington forecast a winter wheat crop of 1,021,476,000 bushels as of May 1, the second largest on record. If realized, it could push Agriculture Secretary Brannan to proclaim acreage allotments and marketing quotas under the farm law to curb surpluses.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Charles F. Brannan
Flood fears dissipated as river basins show above average flows
The U S Geological Survey said Columbia basin runoff suggests flood potential is easing. Idaho rivers run above average with Kootenai 16 percent, Clearwater 28 percent, and others modestly higher. Oregon flood risk remains limited to Blue Mountain streams but unlikely to reach 1948 levels.
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Boise
U. S. Geological Survey
Columbia River
Idaho
Kootenai
Leonna
St. Joe
Calder
Clearwater
Spalding
Salmon River
State agency buys pump and pipe for fish and game
The state purchasing department awarded a contract to B and M Equipment Co Caldwell for 782 dollars and 40 cents to supply a centrifugal pump 600 feet of pipe connections and sprinklers for the state fish and game department.
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BOISE
State Purchasing Department
State Fish and Game Department
B & M Equipment Co
Caldwell
Poppy Day Aims to Aid Veterans Children May 14
Ms. John Morris of the American Legion auxiliary urges members to participate in Poppy Day on May 14 to fund rehabilitation and child welfare work for veterans and their families. She notes contributions support aid for needy veterans in Pocatello and that all workers are unpaid volunteers, with funds going to the rehabilitation fund.
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John Morris
American Legion Auxiliary
Rainfall Fails to Bring Relief in Southern Idaho
Farmers in southern Idaho face near drought conditions with no immediate relief. The U S Department of Agriculture says last week’s rains were ineffective. Boise weather station notes possible future rain but the outlook remains very dry.
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United Press
Idaho
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Boise
Bids Called On State Hospital Heating Plant
Boise Idaho news notes bids opened for a central heating plant at the state hospital south of Blackfoot. James Reid says bids open June 2. $220000 appropriation approved. project needs to be ready next winter with boilers smokestack coal bin and remodeling. Architect is C A Sundberg Idaho Falls.
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BOISE
State Hospital
South
Blackfoot
Commissioner of Public Works
James Reid
State Board of Examiners
C. A. Sundberg
Idaho Falls
Ida
Eye Contest Winner from Idaho Receives Maytag Prize
Mrs. A. G. Burton of McCammon won first prize in a Ralston Purina eye contest for Idaho with a record of 17 eggs per bag of feed. A. J. Metzner of north of Pocatello took second with 504 eggs. Local help from Farmer's Feed and Seed of Pocatello aided the runners up. Henry Henriksen will present the prize at Gate City.
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A. G. Burton
McCammon
Idaho
Ralston Purina Company
Anti-Taylor Stand Emerges In Idaho Dems Rift
Democratic figures in Idaho clash over plans to defeat U S Senator Glen H Taylor in 1950. Dan J Cavanagh defends his stance while Ed P Brennan and Lavera Swope criticize his role in the anti Taylor movement. The dispute centers on reorganizing party unity and replacing Taylor in the Democratic ranks.
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BOISE
Dan J. Cavanagh
U. S
Glen H. Taylor
anti-Taylor Club
Cavanagh
Twin Falls
Ed P. Brennan
Pocatello
Lavera Swope
Sen. Taylor
Democratic Symphony
Brennan
Crane Co. Sales Meet Held Here
About fifty Crane Co. dealers from Pocatello and southeastern Idaho gathered at the Hotel Bannock for the 1949 sales convention. W. J. Rhodes chaired the meeting as Pocatello branch manager. T. J. Young, Salt Lake City branch manager, gave the featured talk on Selling in Terms of Service. Other speakers included J. K. Aldous, D. J. Morrison, and Cecil McCarty discussing Heating and branch updates.
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Pocatello and Southeastern Idaho Crane Co
Bannock
W. J. Rhodes
Crane Co. Pocatello
T. J. Young
Salt Lake City
J. K. Aldous
Salt Lake
D. J. Morrison
Cecil McCarty
Pocatello
Bonn chosen as provisional capital of western Germany
The German constituent assembly named Bonn on the Rhine as provisional capital over Frankfurt by 33 to 28 with two abstentions. It approved the second reading of an electoral bill by 36 to 28, with two communists joining others in support. The law bars former Nazis from parliament or the presidency and sets 400 Bundestag delegates half elected by majority and half by proportional representation.
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Bonn
Germany
Rhine River
Frankfurt
Christian Democrats
Republic
Bundestag
Highest habitation in Tibet at 16000 feet
The Buddhist cloister of Hanie in Tibet sits at 16000 feet, making it the highest inhabited place on earth. Priests live and work at this extreme altitude, enduring thin air and remote conditions.
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Hanie
Tibet
Father at 85 Is Granted Divorce
LAS VEGAS Nev. Joseph Curtis Beedle IV 88 was divorced yesterday by his 44 year old wife on cruelty charge The couple had lived in Pasadena California where Opal Beedle left him and their son with $10 000 in settlement notes.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Joseph Curtis Beedle IV
Beedle
Pasadena
Cal
CIA
Opal Beedle
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