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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1949
Page
1
Willard S. Bowen certified public accountant and special city auditor explained the Gate City budget for May 1 1949 to May 1 1950. He noted the general fund swung from a cash balance of nearly 86000 on May 1 last year to a 40000 overdraft on May 1 1949.
Brazilian President Eurico Gaspar Dutra departed by train for New York after a three day state visit. He was seen off by President Truman at the railroad station. Dutra will stay in New York through Wednesday then fly to Tennessee to visit the TVA before returning to Rio de Janeiro Friday.
Tornadoes ripped through northern Missouri southern Illinois and southern Indiana last night killing at least a dozen people. By 9 30 CST the death toll stood at 19 with additional injuries and widespread property damage across Wood River Palestine Shelburn Terre Haute Clarksville Cape Girardeau and nearby towns.
Government artillery and machine gun fire repelled a Communist attempt to cross the Whangpoo River into Shanghai. The attack near Yangtze-Poo district involved 20 boats under cover of darkness and caused boats to be sunk, with many Communists reported drowned. Shanghai remained isolated by sea and air as battles raged across the river.
Senator Pat McCarran pressed Attorney General Tom C. Clark and Assistant Secretary John Peurifoy to produce 168 files on alleged foreign agent subversive activities. Clark and Peurifoy refused, sparking a public showdown over access to confidential state and justice department reports and rapid moves to tighten security measures.
DETROIT UPI last ditch efforts to settle the Ford Motor strike failed as the CIO United Auto Workers threatened a boycott. Federal conciliator Arthur Viat arranged a Sunday meeting in a last bid to end the 17 day walkout that has idled 106000 workers and halted Ford lines. Reuther re-submitted a five point plan, Ford rejected it, and talks stalled with both sides at extreme ends. The UAW plans to quit peace talks Monday absent movement on pensions and benefits before June 1.
Marshall, 60, of Fort Hall Indian Reservation, died in a local hospital after being struck by Robert G. Cook, 21, on the 500 block of North Fifth Ave. He suffered a compound leg fracture and head injuries. An inquest was tentatively set for Monday as the investigation continued. Police and hospital staff aided at the scene. Fort Hall police noted Marshall walked with a cane prior to the accident.
The U S Senate public works committee plans hearings on the Columbia Valley Administration bill in the northwest. William E. Welsh of Boise, secretary manager of the National Reclamation Association, says hearings on the CVA area are being considered with dates not yet fixed. Preliminary statements on the CWA bill will begin in Washington before the committee on May 27 under Chairman Dennis Chavez.
Air force planes bombed ice jams on Alaska rivers to relieve floods isolating Ophir Fort Yukon McGrath and nearby areas. Beverages of water rose and power was cut in Fort Yukon while natives were evacuated by cargo planes. Delegates from six states gathered in Pocatello for the American Hellenic Youth Foundation convention to unite Greek youths for education social and civic matters.
Caldwell County Sheriff Ray Luekenga reports the county jail is at capacity with about 30 inmates and six others awaiting trial for petty and grand larceny and burglary. Pending new jail not yet finished, prisoners are paroled to relatives or friends due to lack of space.
Chicago jurist rejection follows a $500000 personal injury suit by William Lewan Sr. for his nine year old son William Jr. struck Sept 14 by a backlashing gas hose at Manhattan Bottling Corp. The father says the settlement would not cover long term medical costs as the boy remains largely nonresponsive. The suit names liquid carbonic corporation and truck owners. Lewan is a handyman with four other children.
About 3500 locals attended Phillipsfield officers club jamboree from 5 p m to dawn with entertainment, food, prizes and a Miss Sportsman for 1949 crown. Host Mayor W W Halsey attended as Miss Sportsman Rose Mary Sales received the title amid a night of prizes totaling around 5000 dollars donated by city businesses.
In Berlin the worst postwar violence erupts as police fire on strikers injuring at least five and more than 500 hurt overall. Clashes at Neukoelin and Wannsee stations involve Soviet zone police Communist strikebreakers and east and west German police amid halted train traffic.
Joe Pearce, a one time deputy sheriff from Tombstone and original Arizona Ranger, submitted an application for Evarts Kentucky police chief. He notes five previous Evarts chiefs were eliminated or resigned and says he can wait.
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