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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1948
Page
1
In the Pocatello Tribune Buzz of the Burg, Ing commends civility at a third party event and praises the city manager plan. He notes Governor Dewey and Governor Stassen visits, urges courteous treatment of all visitors, and confirms his long time support for a full-time city manager.
Flood water bursts dam in British Columbia sending surge into Idaho. Kootenai River rises to 31.2 feet and threatens 30,000 acres of farmland as dikes fail near Bonners Ferry. Canadian Pacific dam nine washed out on Bull River. Army troops and volunteers rush to reinforce dikes.
Mrs. Fred ville Caldwell reports her husband assaulted her after Linville learned of an affair. The court records show she charged assault and battery, with W S Maxey presiding. Maxey later remitted part of a $50 fine, noting the offense’s qualification.
Washington reports the Senate will cut debate and vote more, aiming to finish business before the June 18 quitting date. Taft to convene the GOP policy committee and a party caucus to push through measures, with longer sessions likely 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and action on army and navy appropriations, draft laws, and limited relief for Europe’s homeless.
More than 1400 visitors attended the opening of Craters of the Moon national monument as spring sunshine lit 80 square miles of lava slopes and caves. Former governor C A Bottolfsen hosted the event with speeches by Gov. C A Robins and other regional leaders. A state publicity film on the monument is planned for release by July for a Chicago transportation meeting and a projected audience near three million.
Balmy conditions are expected to continue with fair skies. Temperatures will rise this afternoon toward the 178 degree mark, according to the U S weather bureau forecast. Sunday saw a high of 75 and a low of 36 in the area.
Thomas Dewey arrives in Pocatello with his staff and news corps. Ralph Comstock expects a 10:15 a.m. landing at the municipal airport and a noon reception at Bannock hotel. Idaho Republicans anticipate support on the first ballot with six of eleven delegates backing him.
Southern senators vowed a long floor battle to add a racial segregation clause to the draft bill, risking indefinite delay as action on the measure nears the floor. Senator Russell pressed a voluntary segregation amendment while Republican leaders eyed a compromise to avoid slow floor wrangles.
In Pocatello locals expect a political wave with Stassen Wallace and Taylor visiting. Tom Dewey may arrive today. A Pearson report says Truman will tour the West starting June 3. A boy and girl mourn their cocker Towser missing after a neighbor saw a man take the dog.
In Shirley Massachusetts the Federated church held a sinners only service led by Rev. Ray Meserve. He asked all saintly and pious persons to stay home. Attendance at the service was larger than usual.
The Commerce Department reported price increases persist while wage gains ease. With steel diverted to arms production, durable goods purchases may fall. factories struggle to fill orders amid coal strikes. Despite this, employment nears all time highs and personal income remains strong.
Lebanese authorities have interned 40 to 41 Palestine-bound Americans at Baalek near Beirut after removing them from the Marine Liner Marine Corp last week. The American government protested through Ambassador Pinkerton, charging discrimination against U S citizens of Jewish descent and demanding their release.
U S Consul General Thomas C. Wasson who died from a sniper's bullet in Jerusalem is to be buried at 10 a.m. Palestine time in the crypt of a Catholic convent. The arrangements follow emergency war regulations and may be moved to the United States later. Chief Engineman Herbert M. Walker also died in Jerusalem from machine gun wounds, with funeral services planned this afternoon.
In New Delhi eight Hindu defendants charged with conspiring to murder Mohandas Gandhi face court defiance. Defense counsel Laxman B. Bhopatkar of the Hindu Mahasabha arrived to aid Nathuram Vinayake Godse and seven others as the trial, tied to their alleged role in Gandhi’s assassination, is anticipated to begin later this week. Their location and the trial date remain undisclosed.
John J. Pilch, president of Chicago Typographical Union Local 16, announced Sunday the union will seek conferences with publishers of Chicago s five struck daily newspapers to iron out differences in the contract proposal. The union has no counter proposals and will vote this week on the Franklin Association report backing job shops.
Chicago reports major meat packers Swift Armour and Cudahy expect a heavy inflow of livestock to midwest stockyards as 70,000 workers return from a 67 day strike. Prices may rise for livestock while consumer meat prices could fall as market adjusts. Armours and Swift predict higher cattle hogs and sheep while overall demand will shape post strike prices.
Premier Alcide De Gasperi announced the sixth cabinet since December 1945. The lineup supports the Marshall Plan and a five year anti communist policy with social reforms. Sen. Giovanni Porzio accepted a vice premiership overseeing southern Italy. The cabinet, sworn in by President Luigi Einaudi, will seek parliamentary confidence May 31.
Anthony Dupre, a 68 year old Waldorf Astoria kitchen worker with 32 children, became father of triplets Joseph Mary and Gloria born to his fourth wife Mrs Juanita Dupre in East Harlem. The babies 4 pounds to 4 pounds 8 ounces were delivered Sunday and taken to Harlem Hospital. Dupre says he may miss work to care for his wife while the family grows.
In Berlin the Communist drive to unite Germany begins as a petition called Volksbegehren goes into circulation. The campaign aims to win mass German signing support, with unlimited signatures allowed, despite bans in the American and French zones.
An 11 year old boy shot and killed his police officer father during a family quarrel in Chicago. The boy said he acted after his father accused his grandparents of meddling and ordered them downstairs. The grandmother was wounded by the same bullet.
Frank Graham helps his grandchildren Ann and Jimbo fish in Memphis. The kids, ages three and four, dig worms on the lawn and catch 12 small bream with early fishing poles under his supervision.
The provisional Israeli government announces a cease fire on all fronts effective 8 p m Jerusalem time Monday. If the Arabs halt earlier, Jewish forces will do the same. if Arabs defy the order, Jewish action must resume. Reported fighting surrounds Jerusalem as Arab forces claim gains around Ramat Rachel while Hagana counters with heavy losses.
An 18 year old former patient at the Missouri State School for the Feeble Minded killed a deputy sheriff wounded the school's dentist and another employee then fled to Kansas City where he was captured six hours later. Norman Blodgett weighed 125 pounds and claimed he sought to free Marcelline Kelly to take her to Mexico.
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