Idaho Falls chosen for atomic plant site over Pocatello
Community debate centers on site selection by AEC officials after inspections of four cities. Idaho Falls won due to proximity to the Arco plant site and cold, factual considerations. Critics note housing hospital schooling facilities need improvement in Pocatello for future opportunities.
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Pocatello
Arco
Idaho Falls
AEC
Taj Mahal
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Waldorf-Astoria
Pocatellans
Dinner guest confronts senator over Navy carrier halt
In a social dinner, Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan faced a sharp interruption from a woman who claimed to be the wife of a vice admiral and the uncle of the air force chief of staff. The exchange centered on Secretary Louis Johnson halting work on the super aircraft carrier.
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Defense
Louis Johnson
Navy
Sen
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Johnson
Vandenberg
United States Air Force
Zodiac Sign Puzzle Across and Down Reveal Mystery
A crossword style puzzle lists clues for across and down entries with hints like Greek dialect Ocean Irish place and compass point. Answers cover zodiac signs measures mythic names and common terms woven into a themed word grid.
Bop Culture Examined by Prof Weston in Capital Talk
Robert Ruark reviews Prof Paul Weston’s explanation of bop and its glossary. He notes Capital Records’ cultural contributions, including a nonmelodic album and slang terms like geets lucupa dil ya bla mop shi lu oop pa pa da wig groovy and bugged. The piece lampoons bop’s evolution and vocabulary.
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Bopper
Dizzy Gillespie
Weston
Batey
No Secret When Two In On It
A tale of two people who warn Billoop against sharing a secret only to find the leak traced to him. He claims discretion and warns others not to tell him, yet the secret escapes him as his mind stays absorbed in important duties. The irony ends with his question, Did you tell me not to tell it.
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Wallgren
Charlie Schwarz
H. Dewayne Kreager
Schwarz
John Steelman
Steelman
R. E. Gilmore
Sperry Gyroscope
Kenneth D. Johnson
Columbia University
George Felton
New England
FE. T. Grether
University of California
Johnson
Felton
Gilmore
Grether
Harry Byrd
Virginia
McGrath
Byrd
Morse
Oregon
Baldwin
Connecticut
Supreme Court
Wallgren Controversy Thwarts Truman's Security Board
Mrs. Mon Wallgren pressured her husband to withdraw as chairman of the National Security Resources Board, prompting President Truman to drop Wallgren after a long fight. The board remains headless with resignations and infighting as Steelman tries to steady the agency amid secrecy and sparse meetings.
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Washington
Mon Wallgren
Truman
National Security Resources Board
White House
Walt Lowe hits towering homer as Cardinals rally from setback
In Pocatello the Cardinal manager Walt Lowe crushed a first game homer that cleared the fence by about 40 feet and bounced into left field. The Redbird skipper still reached base on a double after the spectacular shot. Also notes include Aberdeen high school commencement remarks on striving upward and federal building activity with grand jury impaneling and Navy yard budget layoffs.
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Walt Lowe
Pocatello Cardinal
Big Walt
Walt
Redbird
Broad views on democracy and freedom across leaders
Quotes from Benjamin V. Cohen, Chester Williams, Clement Attlee, Joseph A. Hoban, and Paul G. Hoffman discuss sovereignty, democracy, the United Nations, and fighting communism. The remarks touch on liberty versus tyranny, public participation, and the need for military, political, and economic strength in Western Europe.
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Western
Europe
Paul G. Hoffman
ECA
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Post
North Main Street
Idaho
Pocatello Post Publishing Company
Cc Flandro
L. C. Giauque
Frank Grover
Court of Competent Jurisdiction
Long Island
Great Lake
Mystic
Ireland
Robert Ruark
New York
Paul Weston
Capital Records
Capital
Germany
Drew Pearson
Senate
Washington, D. C
Glenn McLaughlin
Gate City
Aberdeen High School
A. J. Millar
Seattle
American Falls
Pocatello Highway
American Falls Dam
Federal Building
Federal District Court
Federal Grand Jury
Federal
Parker P. Carver
Collector of Internal Revenue
Boise
Naval Ordnance Plant
William P. McCarthy
McCarthy
Naval Plant
Third Reich
Benjamin V. Cohen
U. S
United Nations
Chester Williams
State—Department
Clement Attlee
Joseph A. Hoban
B. F. Goodrich Company
Swift
Hershey
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