Congress to Combine Spending Bills into One Package
Washington reports that Congress will merge all government money bills into a single measure starting next year to balance the budget and curb overspending. Chairman Clarence Cannon says the plan provides an overall spending picture and forces a choice between living within income or debt. Senate Republican Wherry introduces a bill to cap federal outlays at 1.825 billion and 3.65 billion for the 1950 fiscal year.
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Congress
Clarence Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Ceantime
Senate
Republicanneth
S. Wherry
Neb
Low bids totaling for highway bureau projects announced
Three bids were submitted for highway work with Jott Construction Co as low bidder at 92 on 11 miles of the Firth to Bingham road. Valley Crushing Co of Boise topped two stockpile jobs with bids of 26 190 and 10 250 for projects along state routes 25 US 93 near Jerome Lincoln counties and near Arco Butte. Other bids included Barnhart and Wheeler Co 27 340 and Duffy-Reed Construction Co 157 906 77.
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Bureau of Highways
Jott Construction Co
Firth-Go
Valley Crushing Co
Boise
Highway Bureau
Jerome
Lincoln
Valley Company
Barnhart and Wheeler Co
Pocatello
Duffyte Co
Nude Godiva style driver attracts Los Angeles police
In Inglewood and the Los Angeles area a nude or near nude woman in a sedan performed public strip acts, prompting police to pause other duties to search for her. Witnesses described the performer as young, with heavy makeup and partial clothing. Earlier this week another nude woman, 20 to 30, was seen driving and walking around her car in Long Beach.
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Inglewood
Calif
Godiva
Los Antos
Rita Hayworth Becomes Aly Khan’s Princess in Vallauris
Rita Hayworth wore a $1,000 gown and joined Aly Khan in a town hall ceremony led by Vallauris mayor Paul Derigon. The couple then left for Chateau L Horizon near Cannes amid a star-studded reception with Aga Khan, Be gum, and various princes and millionaires in attendance.
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France
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Brooklyn
Aly Khan
Rita
Alv
Chateau L'Horizon
Cannes
The
Riviera
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Simpson
Aly
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Europe
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Derigon
Aga Khan
Begum
Joan Loel Guinness
Rebecca Welles
Orson Welles
Whey
Georges Catroux
Moscow
de Rothschild
Bourbon
Parma
Orleans Braganza
Abdullah
Ghika
Romania
Gaekwar
Eroda
Age Khan
Methodists Approve $1000 Abstinence Funds in Idaho
Idaho Methodists approved a $1000 appropriation to back their total abstinence drive. Of the amount $600 goes to Allied Civic Forces, $200 to the Oregon Anti Saloon League and $200 to the conference board of temperance. The conference urged support for WCTU and allied groups.
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Twin Falls
Idaho Methodists
Oregon Anti-Saloon League
Conference Board of Temperance
Methodist Church
Idaho
WCTU
Memorial Service for 150000 Frogs in Japan
A Buddhist ceremony at Jomyo temple honored 150000 frogs killed in a recent capture. The frogs legs were exported to the United States.
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Kumanoto
Japan
Jomyo Temple
United States
Idaho Revises Electrical Safety Code After Hearing
Idaho committee chairman Wallace Wright led revisions to the proposed electrical safety code before submission to the industrial accident board. A five hour hearing at the statehouse drew general agreement on outdoor provisions while law enforcement officials protested indoor sections seeking jurisdiction clarity.
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Boise
Idaho
Wallace Wright
Pocatello
Industrial Accident Board
Statehouse
Law Enforcement Department
Idaho May employment summary lists 245 area jobs
May 25 report from the Idaho State Employment Service notes 245 job openings in eastern Idaho. Kraft Foods in Pocatello is largely shut for plant overhaul, about 180 workers affected through May 31. Westvaco released 30 carpenters, five carpenters and eight laborers on 30 day temp layoff at another plant. Blackfoot potato acreage progress and Arco reactor plant housing may absorb surplus workers. Preston school ends term with students taking farm work. Franklin County Sugar Co recruited 218 Navajo Indians to thin beets. AEC guard recruitment for Idaho Falls from surrounding areas by examination. Salmon reports ample labor except for irrigation experienced workers.
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Idaho
Idaho State Employment Service
Kraft Foods Co
Pocatello
Westvaco Corp
Blackfoot
Lead Production Heads State List
Boise Idaho lead production in 1948 topped all minerals in quantity and value. Total mineral value reached $75,988,154.84. Lead production totaled 177,000,000 pounds valued at $30,975,000, while zinc followed. Copper production neared three million pounds worth $657,000. Antimony from Bradley Mining Co. reached 12,678,776 pounds valued at $32,540.84.
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Boise
Idaho
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Bureau of Mines
Minc
Bradley Mining Co
Bureau
Memorial Services Slated for Downey
Memorial day services will be held Monday at 11 am at the Downey cemetery. The American Legion Portneuf post No. 21 and the ward MIA organize the event with an impressive ceremony. All who plan to visit Downey cemetery are urged to attend.
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Downey
Downey Cemetery
American Legion Portneuf
Idaho Surpasses Expectations in Land Sale Totals
Idaho state officials reported 1080 acres of grazing land sold for 13 900 after appraisals of 10 800. Buyers included Harold Irik and Calvin Row sell of Lava Hot Springs who purchased 240 and 200 acres respectively, plus J E Hall and Angelo Trail of Pocatello who bought 320 acres each.
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Boise
Slick Check Plot Rased Slick Check Plot Rased
Caldwell Idaho police chief Robert O Flood warns of a bogus check scam using notarized notes to exploit notaries and defraud merchants. He says the method travels city to city and will be reviewed at the Idaho peace officers association meeting June 13 15 in Caldwell.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Robert O. Flood
Hero
Idaho Peace Officers’ Association
Flood
Association
Stork Delivers In Car On Idaho Trip
Mrs. Leon Mathis and four pound baby girl arrived at Council hospital after her husband halted en route from New Meadows to deliver the child. The Mathises also traveled with their 18 month old son who watched the birth.
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Council
Ida
Leon Mathis
Council Hospital
New Meadows
Mathis
Unification Bill Doomed in House Delays
Senate approved measure to tighten armed forces unification faces house pigeonhole. Chairman Carl Vinson said the House Armed Services Committee may not act this year due to a crowded schedule. Some members oppose the bill fearing it would concentrate dangerouse power with Defense Secretary Louis Johnson.
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Washington
House
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Louis Johnson
Truman defends spy hunts, avoids calling them red herrings
President Truman declined to label the ongoing Democratic 81st congress spy investigations a red herring while acknowledging he used the term for GOP led 80th congress inquiries last year. He defined a red herring as a distraction raised to divert attention from another issue.
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Washington
Truman
Congressional
Leasing Of Land Okayed For Western Oneida County
The U S Soil Conservation Service approves leasing about 32000 acres of federal range land in Western Oneida County to two cattle associations. Pleasant View Cattle will operate land between Malad and Holbrook, while Curlew Valley Horse and Cattle will manage land north and west of Holbrook. The government previously issued grazing permits directly to cattlemen. The associations will issue permits and the federal government will continue to develop 2000 to 4000 acres annually, turning them over on lease for administration.
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Oneida County
Portland
George C. Welch
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Welch
Pleasant View
Juror Fined After Hiccup During Oath in Circuit Court
A juror was fined $15 in circuit court yesterday after hiccupping while being sworn in. He confessed to having a few jars before appearing in court.
Proposed Columbia Valley Authority Hearings Open
Washington D C hearings opened on a proposed Columbia Valley Authority to manage 6 billion dollars in water and power projects. Sen Warren Magnuson urged fast action while detailing benefits and opposition from some states and politicians. Major General Pick outlined Army Engineers and Reclamation Agency roles in the Columbia basin.
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Washington
Dennis Chavez
Senate Public Works Committee
Columbia Valley
Chavez
Warren Magnuson
Wash
Columbia River
Magnuson
CVA
Army Engineers
Reclamation Bureau
Grand Coulee
Columbia Basin
Tennessee Valley Authority
Columbia
Arthur Watkins
Utah
Harry Cain
Lewis A. Pick
Pick
Columbia River Administration
Congress
Highway Breakup Report Calls It Normal
Boise Idaho. Breakup of Idaho highways has been no worse than usual despite severe weather. James Reid director of highways said repairs continue as quickly as possible. In some areas more work will be needed as traffic and rain undo recent patches. He noted water and oil do not mix.
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Boise
Idaho
James Reid
Reid
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