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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
2
Mrs. Dirksen sought custody of her orphaned grandson after Robert Hansen admitted killing her son Ralph Dirksen and his wife. Hansen showed investigators where the shallow desert grave held the bodies and led authorities to the incinerator with the severed heads.
Burt Reed about 48 died when his car overturned on Midvale Hill near Weiser Idaho. Fred Pearsell about 60 of Oro fino suffered head cuts and serious injuries as Reed lost control on a sharp curve en route to Long Beach California. Sheriff Al Walters investigated the crash on U S highway 95 about 13 miles north of Weiser.
Mary Pass of the Eastern Idaho Society of the Blind announces a nationwide White Cane fund drive. The campaign highlights Idaho laws restricting white canes in public places and urges support to secure legislation and resources for the blind.
Patrick Gentlemen 54 a Yellow Cab driver captures one of five Junior Association of Commerce and Industry courtesy week awards for exceptional politeness in Chicago.
Vassili Tarassenko, Soviet Ukrainian delegate at the United Nations, charges the United Kingdom with actively fighting on the Arab side in Palestine. He argues Britain supports Transjordan forces and calls for UN action to end the situation. France, Russia, and Ukraine back the U.S. plan for action, while Canada joins Britain, China, Belgium, and Syria in opposing an immediate cease fire. Tarassenko contends British command and funds link Transjordan to Britain, and he asserts the UK is a belligerent in the conflict.
The Rev. Stewart P. MacLennan said he did not regret performing Lana Turner’s wedding to tinplate heir Bob Topping but admitted he may have unwittingly breached a church rule on marrying a divorced person before a year had passed. The Los Angeles Presbytery will try him by a commission of ministers and laymen for the breach.
Boise based Secretary of State J D Cy Price states he will refuse to file declarations of candidacy for any persons seeking state offices this year. He argues a 1944 constitutional amendment intended a four year term for all state officers, including the state auditor, despite a clerical error that omitted it in a later article.
In Adelaide Australia, trainer D Black describes a recipe of two bottles of stout plus four eggs and bran for Owen Card. The horse has secured four wins and four places in eight starts. In Chicago, Schools Chief Herald Hunt instructs newly appointed principals to work hard and commit fully.
The state sits at about 114000 square miles of land, ranking fifth in the United States by area. This measure highlights Arizona's vast expanse across deserts mountains and plateaus.
The continuous stretch of State Street will be restored by next fall with a new Chicago River bridge. The $1 125 000 structure, begun before the war after condemnation of the old bridge, aims to complete the gap in downtown Chicago.
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