Two Idaho Farmers Die in Lightning Strikes
Lightning killed Edgar Dubach 22 of Gray's Lake and FE Myers 43 of Twin Falls while they worked in fields near Caribou and Twin Falls counties. Dubach, a WWII veteran, left behind his mother and a sister. Myers died beside his wife as his tractor was struck, his hat torn to pieces.
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Edgar Dubach
Gray’s Lake
FE. R. Myers
Twin Falls
Lallatin
Dubach
Young Dubach
United Press
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Wayan
David Dubach
Logan
August Branford
Vera Smith
Beaver
Utah
MacArthur Plans Washington Visit
Gen. Douglas MacArthur told Seoul military sources he plans to depart for Washington soon. An unofficial peer to the United Press confirmed the disclosure, noting a message was sent to Secretary of the Army Ken and Sons at his headquarters.
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Douglas MacArthur
Seoul
Washington
United Press
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Secretary of the Army
Ken and Sons
Styles R
Moose Lodge Service Tonight
Memorial services for Moose Lodge No. 387 and Women’s Chapter No. 833 were planned after a Tuesday meeting. A later service honoring Supreme Governor Roy F. Yoke was announced for June 16 at the Salt Lake Newhouse hotel at 8 p.m.
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Pocatello Housing Committee Advances Site Picks
A five man committee will select possible sites for 400 homes as the Pocatello Industrial Housing project moves forward with a $50,000 goal. Debentures of 20 years at $500 each are being sold to support construction while a first site-selection meeting is set for Wednesday June 2. Proposals for land plots may be submitted to Pocatello Industrial Housing Inc. care of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Pocatello Industrial Housing, Inc
H. B. Markham
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
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Bannock Hotel
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Chamber of Commerce
Markham
O Neill Play Banned In Leipzig Amid Controversy
The play Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O Neill was shut down by city officials in Leipzig in the Russian zone of Germany after five performances. Officials called it reactionary and an example of western decadence.
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Eugene O Neill
Leipzig
Germany
Man Raises Marriage Price to Fifteen Thousand
A Cheyenne businessman increased his marriage bid to $15 000 in Cheyenne newspapers after a Hempstead N Y woman offered to marry the first man who paid $10 000 The unnamed suitor told United Press he would marry an attractive woman for the price and defended the move as fair game in the dating market
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Hempstead
N.Y
United Press
Golly
Idaho Town Inundated As Dikes Fail
Widespread Northwest floods force evacuation of over 10 000 people across Idaho Oregon Washington and British Columbia. Bonners Ferry Idaho faces seven foot Kootenai flood as the Columbia and Willamette rise threatening communities and farms. 10 deaths reported.
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Bonners Ferry
Columbia River
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Kennewick-Richland
Wash
Atomic Energy
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Richard Sieg
Fort Lewis
Bon Ners Ferry
Col. Sieg
Columbia
Portland
Willamette
Senate panel backs repeal of federal oleomargarine taxes
The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to repeal all federal taxes on oleomargarine after the House bill. An amendment blocks mislabeling in public eateries requiring each serving to be labeled oleomargarine and a conspicuous notice that oleomargarine is served.
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ULP
Senate Finance Committee
House
Taylor accuses Wall Street clique at Idaho rally
Idaho Senator Glen H. Taylor told a Pocatello mass meeting that a Wall Street clique and their political allies threaten American freedoms. He urged a New Party program to end the cold war, fund veterans housing, and flood control via TVA style river valley development. He recounted jail experiences in Alabama and vowed opposition to Mundt Nixon and Taft Hartley reforms.
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Pocatello High School
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Britain Asks UN Arm Embargo and Truce in Palestine War
Britain proposes a worldwide arms embargo on the Middle East and asks the UN Security Council to seek a four week cessation of hostilities in Palestine. Count Folke Bernadotte would mediate a permanent settlement during the pause, while Arab and Jewish forces continue conflict elsewhere.
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United Nations Security Council
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Sweden
GM Electric Pay Boosted In Third CLO Wage Increase
GM and CIO Unit ed Electrical Workers reached a two year cost of living based wage rise for 40 000 electrical division workers granting a flat 11 cent raise and future COL changes. Chrysler strike talks continued after a nine hour session without a settlement for 73 000 workers.
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GE resumes wage talks with workers after raises
General Electric, the world’s largest electrical goods maker, said it would resume wage discussions with employees in response to the recent one-cent‑an‑hour raise. The company indicated talks would focus on compensation changes and labor conditions following Tuesday's wage hike.
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U S Ownership Backed By Rail Workers Leader
A F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen endorses permanent government ownership of U S railroads and cites a purchase price of 15 5 billion dollars. Three unions seek dismissal of a federal injunction preventing a strike on government seized lines citing lack of legal authority.
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Partly cloudy day with scattered afternoon storms
The weather bureau forecasts a partly cloudy day with scattered afternoon thunder storms and little temperature change. Highs are expected between 80 and 85 degrees.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Pocatello Postings on Local Crime Golf Scene
Police search for man linked to a theft at the municipal golf course after $50 of hose and a four foot winged sprinkler were taken on Wednesday night. A neighborhood eight hole project prompts a desk sergeant tip. Senator Taylor and Hoover played eight holes at the municipal links with Hoover winning. Mrs. Perry showcases tulips with three blooms on a stem, a floral oddity. Henry Wallace and Glen Taylor held a press conference as a group of intruders caused a stir at the Bannock Hotel.
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Parkview Court
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Glenn Taylor
Bannock
Wallace Calls Public Ownership Key To Railroads And Aircraft
Sam Hanson reports Henry Wallace urges public ownership of railroads and nationalization of part of the aircraft industry to counter fascist trends. He also backs government revenue control and warns against private power shaping policy. He spoke at Pocatello airport before flying to Washington.
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Henry Wallace
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Pocastello Airport
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Catello
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Pocatellans Named On Road Board
Pocatellans S. E. Brady, Bannock hotel, Roy R. Brown of Orange Transportation Co. and R. A. Weston of Aberdeen will attend the first meeting of a new state chamber of commerce highway study committee in Boise in June. State president H. A. Eleock says Governor Robins pledged full cooperation of all state departments. Brady Brown and Weston will serve on the general committee authorized at the chamber meeting last month to make recommendations on highway policy and related technical matters.
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Bannock Hotel
Roy R. Brown
Orange Transportation Co
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Aberdeen
State Chamber of Commerce
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United Press
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Twin Falls
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Porter Endorsed for Idaho Supreme Court Seat
Lewiston Idaho reports the Clearwater Bar Association endorsement of James W. Porter of Twin Falls for the state Supreme Court vacancy. Porter is supported by the Clearwater legal group in the eleventh district race.
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Clearwater Bar Association
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James W. Porter
Twin Falls
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