Famed Stunt Flier Dan Bracey Killed in Plane Fall
Colfax Colfax sheriff deputies recovered the body of 35 year old Dan Bracey, a Colfax sign painter and stuntman, after he jumped from an airplane and his parachute failed to open. He had borrowed a parachute for the two seat plane piloted by Oscar Murray of Hood River, Oregon. Bracey was known for daring stunts including a handstand on a carnival aerial act.
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Colfax, Wash
Colfax
Sheriff's Deputies
Dan Bracey
Here
Bracey
Oscar Murray
Hood River
Ore
Whitman County
Cleanup Plan Aims at Vagrants and Flophouses in Pocatello
City, county, and state police with the sanitary commissioner and Union Pacific officials push a crackdown on vagrants in Pocatello. Ten vagrants were cited in Thursday court as work parties may be used to remove loiterers, with inspections revealing filthy flophouses and a rise in petty theft. A Monday conference with railroad, city, and county leaders will decide enforcement steps.
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Law Enforcement
City Sanitary Department
D. R. Barlow
Union Pacific Railroad
Alma Marley
S. S. van Fleet
H. A. Peterson
City Sanitary
A. L. Oliver
East Side
Pocatello
Royce
R. Don Bistline
Police
Oliver
Peterson
Idaho towns flooded with jobless men say state official
Poocatello Idaho state employment office head H B Cox says many workers drift into Pocatello seeking jobs but none are available. He notes southeastern Idaho cities like Idaho Falls Blackfoot and Arco are swamped as rumors of construction at a local atomic reactor plant spread. He calls the situation serious and says authorities are trying to keep men at home until work opens.
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Poocatello
Idaho
H. B. Cox
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Blackfoot
Arco
Cox
Britain Becomes First Major Signer of Atlantic Pact
In London the Commons approved the Atlantic pact by 333 votes, after Bevin warned Soviet aggression like the Berlin blockade would have sparked war without the treaty. Others urged caution while noting Canada Belgium Denmark and Norway have ratified, with US Italy Iceland Netherlands Portugal Luxembourg as prospective members.
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London
Britain
Commons
Ernest Bevis
Berlin
National Assembly
Canada
Belgium
Denmark
Norway
United States
Italy
Iceland
Netherlands
Portugal
Luxembourg
House of Lords
Bevin
Winston Churchill
Charges Hit Rail Unions Discrimination Accusations Target Four Unions
Chairman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. says he has summoned officials of four major railroad brotherhoods to answer charges of racial discrimination against negro workers. He invited voluntary appearance next Tuesday and warned of subpoenas if refused. Officials include presidents Al van Johnson, D B Robinson, A F Whitney and leaders of conductors and switchmen unions.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr
N. Y
House Labor
Alvanley Johnson
The
Brotherhood of Engineers
D. B. Robertson
A. F. Whitney
Order of Railway Conductors and Switchmens Union of North America
Meatcutters and Owners Hold Pocatello Meeting on Closing Hours
Negotiations between Pocatello meatcutters union Local 153 and several city meat store operators failed to reach a decision. The dispute centers on closing meat counters after 6 or 7 p.m. on weekdays and all day Sundays, with operators insisting union control is limited to nine stores and seeking citywide agreement before agreeing to hours.
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Pocatello Food
Meat Cutters and Butchers Union
Whitman
Jack Lloyd
Denver
The
Butcher Union
Gate City
John Isaac
Friday the 13th superstition tested with fearlessness
A group vows to prove Friday the 13th is not unlucky by ignoring ladders, black cats, and umbrellas while researching superstitions in dusty tomes. They cite cultural references and historic links, plan to have a day of games, and warn others not to stay in bed due to fatal risks.
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Book of Knowledge
Haiti
Pacific
Alameda Opens Campaign To Aid Traffic Conditions
Alameda yesterday launched a campaign to improve traffic conditions. Police chief G. W. Chatterton announced that Alameda will adopt traffic rules similar to Pocatello’s and urged motorists to park correctly, obey speed limits, stop for signals, and cooperate to reduce tickets.
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Alameda
Alameda City
Pocatello
G. W. Chatterton
Chatterton
Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunder Showers Today
Forecast calls for showers and scattered thunder this afternoon and evening with a partly cloudy sky. Saturday expected to be fair and cooler with highs around 80 to 85 and a low near 40. yesterday’s high was 82.
Brother's Life Also In Threat
Five year old Dennis Lyle Perman died after being smothered in a grain bin on his father Ernest Perman’s farm near American Falls. His brother Lanny, six, tried to help after Dennis disappeared beneath loose grain. Emergency efforts failed. Dennis was born February 20, 1944 in Aberdeen and survived by his parents, a brother, and a sister.
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American Falls
Dennis Lyle Perman
Lanny
Perman
Dennis
N. H. Farrell
Aberdeen
Judy
Nichols to Give Commencement Talk at Idaho State College
Dr. Carl W. McIntosh announced Dr. John R. Nichols will be the main commencement speaker at Idaho State College in Pocatello on June 6. Nichols, former president of the college when it was known as University of Idaho Southern Branch, is now U.S. commissioner of Indian affairs and was in town briefly with family after a Yakima Indian hearing. Logan Utah State Agricultural College reported Nichols named as speaker for June 3 commencement. he formerly led Idaho State College and recently took the Indian affairs post on leave from New Mexico A and M College.
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Idaho State College
Carl W. McIntosh
John R. Nichols
Nichols
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
U. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Pocatello
Washington, D. C
Yakima
Wash
Logan
Utah State Agricultural College
New Mexico A. & M. College
Navy Carrier Commander Found Dead Aboard Ship
Cmdr Everett O Rigsbee Jr 41 commander of the U S carrier Antietam was found dead of a gunshot wound in his cabin aboard the ship at Hunters Point naval yard San Francisco A navy inquiry was begun by Vice Admiral G D Murray into possible accident death by own action or murder with findings expected soon.
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Everett O. Rigsbee, Jr
U. S
Antietam
Hunter's Point Naval Yard
Navy
G. D. Murray
Western Sea Frontier
Pacific
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