Wage dispute focus shifts from pay to working rules
A Washington report summarized in United Press details that while wage increases were offered the carriers, the core dispute remains changes in working rules. Johnston and the engineers’ brotherhood criticized yard wait times and pay for idle hours, with unions seeking rule changes and time compensation as key to resolving the stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Association
Washington, D. C
United Press
Johnston
Engineers’ Brotherhood
Plane Draft Bills Move Through Congress in Victory
Congress completed action on a 3.198 billion plane buying bill and sent it to President Truman for signature. The armed services committee approved a five year revival of selective service with a blended draft universal training measure, voting 7 to 2 to floor consideration and defeating a racial segregation amendment.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Senate
White House
Truman
Armed Services Committee
Umtees
No New Roads Yet Idahoans Are Told
A Twin Falls county delegation led by Ray Holmes urged Idaho officials to build new desert crossings south of the Snake River and a paved route from Jerome-Twin Falls rim bridge to Jerome airport. Public Works Commissioner E W Sinclair said crews are patching Hagerman Valley and will repair U S 93 from Twin Falls to the Nevada line as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Twin Falls County
Twin Falls
Rail unions signal long federal role in railroad dispute
Rail union leaders indicated the army may run the lines for an extended period while pressuring for higher pay and better working conditions. President Truman has seized control and set up an overseeing authority as talks with management resume. no settlement reached and new talks planned after Royall stabilizes operations.
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Washington
Army
Truman
Union
Kenneth C. Royall
Goldsborough
Royall
Johnston
Weather forecast signals cloudy skies and showers
The U S weather bureau predicts continued cloudy conditions with scattered showers today. This afternoon will be warmer with a high near 60 degrees.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Railroad traffic in Pocatello remains on schedule
Union Pacific trains in and out of Pocatello ran normally after a threatened strike was called off at 1:37 a.m. May 11. Walter Blakemore of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers reported full compliance with a court restraint and no service delays on the Utah Idaho division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
A. J. Glover, Jr
Postcrmen's Union of
North Amerca
Pocatello
Union Pacific
Walter Blakemore
The
Grand Lodge
Western Union
Telephone Company
Utah
Brotherhood
Pocatello Post
H. E. Shumway
G. F. Ashby
Union Pacific Railroad
Postings Sketch Local City Buzz and Hospital Gifts
A mix of local notes recounted from Hazel Watlington lists Jay-C-Etts donating five sterilizing machines to General hospital aiding nurses and safety. Steve Lamoreux eyed for Orofino postmaster amid city reports while Alma Marley notes a quiet Tuesday with minor incidents and plans for a high flying Sunday breakfast invitation drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Drages
Tony
Hazel Watlington
Jay-C-Etts
General Hospital
Lloydena Grimes
R.N
B.S
Steve Lamoreux
The
POST
Orofino
Hospital Drive Hits $170000 With Pig Sale Aid
G J Scardino donated a piglet to the St Anthony hospital fund, selling for 150 at a Central Labor committee meeting. The drive aims for 300000 and has reached 170000 aided by the pig sale as Ed Brennan Sr credits the Central Labor committee for support. High bidders were Mrs Bertha Hester and Mrs Mae Womack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Scardino
St. Anthony Hospital
Central Labor Committee
Zweigart
Porky
Ed Brennan
Pocatello
Scardino
Bonnie McCullough
Central Labor
Bertha Hester
Riverview
Mae Womack
Wwe Ave
JCC Brings Home Honors From State Convention
Delegates from Pocatello and Idaho Falls returned from the Moscow convention with victory smiles. Wayne Tucker won state vice president, while Boise’s Spencer Barrett was elected state president and Mrs. William H. Hall became state Jaycee vice president. Mrs. Wayne Hancock of Buhl elected state president and Wilson Chandler of Idaho Falls named National Director. Pocatello earned two state awards for public education and public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Wayne Tucker
North Weighth Ave
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Moscow
Pocatello Jaycee
Wayne
Idaho
Spencer Barrett
Boise
Pocatellan
William H. Hall
Jay Cfites
Wayne Hancock
Buhl
Wilson Chandler
Idaho Falls
Pocatello Club
Harold Read
Phil Durst
Paul Scott
Public Information Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Tucker
Durst
Committee On Public Safety
Tucker
Suit Filed To Expedite Bannock County Hospital Bond Case
A writ of injunction was served against local officials and lawyers over Bannock county Idaho's million dollar hospital bond election. The order bars new suits challenging the bond validity or hospital construction until further court action. The case has moved through district and state supreme courts with prior dismissals upheld. Judge Isaac McDougall signed the injunction. further challenges are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannock County
B. A. McDevitt
David W. Grim
Hyrum Call
Ernest Hogan
East Bannock County
Taxpayer’s League
McDevitt
Fifth District Court
State of Idaho
Isaac McDougall
Fifth District
Pocatello
Supreme Court of Idaho
Guy Stevens
Blackfoot
Glennon
Bahnock County
McDougall
Idaho Supreme Court
Stevens
Courtlguse
Mrs Nellie Jane Mathews Green Dies at 47
Nellie Jane Mathews Green died at her home 857 South Main Street Tuesday evening after a lingering illness. She was the wife of Victor Green. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Arthur W. Hall mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Jane Mathews Green
Victor Green
South Main St
Arthur W. Hall Mortuary
Paxman elected proxy of high school Indians
Gary Paxman, senior son of A D Paxman, won the election to lead the Indians next year with Tim Brennan as vice president. Senate picks include Cecil Ames, Harold Horrocks, Harold Paige for 1948-49. junior senators Bill Ryan, Gary Spidell, Peggy Vickery. sophomores Evelyn Brydon, Clifford Sato, Tom West. Ralphine Kearsley led girls council. Leo Gill led boys. Ed Brennan named Red Cross secretary to attend Montana camp. cheerleaders Jay Hawkes and Beverly Edwards begin two-year terms.
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Poratello
Gary Paxman
A. D. Paxman
West Benton
Tim Brennan
E. P. Brennan
South Arthur
PHS Senate
Cecil Ames
Harold Horrocks
Harold Paige
Bill Ryan
Gary Spidell
Peggy Vickery
Evelyn Brydon
Clifford Sato
Tom West
Ralphine Kearsley
Leo Gill
Ed Brennan
Red Cross
Montana
Jay Hawkes
Beverly Edwards
Wallace Calls for Open US Soviet Meeting After Notes
In Madison Square Garden before 19000, Henry Wallace hailed the Bedell Smith Molotov exchange as a new hopeful phase in international relations. He condemned the Mundt Nixon bill, calling it the greatest threat to progress, and urged an open, fully reported U S Soviet meeting following his revised letter to Stalin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Wallace
Madison Square Garden
Walter Bedell Smith
V. M. Molotov
Wallace
Mundt-Nixon
Stalin
Shust
United States
Soviet Union
Chrysler Strike Set for Today
The CIO United Auto Workers set 10 a.m. Wednesday as the nationwide strike hour for 73,000 Chrysler employees. Federal conciliators said efforts to avert the walkout have failed, and no further meetings were scheduled between the parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corporation
U. S
Leo T. Kotin
U S Officials Say Russia Misread Peace Conference Offer
Washington sources say Russia misrepresented U S intentions by announcing talks for a general settlement. President Truman and the State Department deny any proposal for a peace parley and stress that East West issues involve multiple nations. Ambassador Bedell Smith regrets Moscow disclosure of his remarks, while Britain and France say they knew little of the affair.
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Washington
Truman
State Department
Russia
United States
Radio
Moscow
Soviet Union
W. Bedell Smith
U. S
V. M. Molotov
Paris
Molotov
Radio Moscow
Soviet Ambassador Says Russia Ready to Talk with U.S.
Lake Success N Y March 1 The Soviet Union ambassador Alexander S Panyushkin said Moscow is ready to normalize relations with any country at any time after a United Press translation of President Truman’s peace talk.
Kremlin Touts A Peace Parley Call Amid Cold War Drift
British and American officials clash over a Soviet bid for a peace parley as Molotov claims Washington invites talks. Russians, reading Moscow radio, show optimism while U S sources insist the key phrase does not equal an offer. The statement overall condemns Soviet conduct yet signals open dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Bevin
U. S
Lewis W. Douglas
Rene Massigli
Berlin
Prague
Kremlin
United States
Moscow
Malotov
U.S
W. Bedell Smith
Molotov
Russia
Smith
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U. S. District Court
Steve
Alma Marley
Helen Brown
Rose Cordon
Ledge Craig
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
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