Idaho Truck Taxes and Road Funding Debate
A reader claims Idaho trucks pay far more in taxes than cars, citing 1947 figures on registration fees and fuel taxes. The letter argues trucks fund road improvements but calls for better highways and questions road quality despite high truck levies.
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Sam
Homar
Martin
Idaho
Office of Defense Transportation
United States
Dam McDonald
Pblic Roads Administration
D.C
Bert ‘Trask
Idaho Motor Transport ‘Association
Boise
Wallace Warns of Threat from Ban on Polit Lib
Denver dispatch reports Henry A. Wallace warns Sunday that the United States faces a far greater danger from totalitarian government as he attacks a ban involving Four Feet of politicians. He says the threat comes from the political policy debate rather than from external forces.
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Denver
Henry A. Wallace
United States
New Navigation Aid Developed by Civil Aeronautics
The Civil Aeronautics Administration says it has funded a low cost radio receiver for private fliers. The static free high frequency device lets pilots tune ground signals and weather reports, weighing about 15 pounds and costing under 500 dollars, roughly a quarter the price of similar gear.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Arms Found in Costa Rica Trigger War Scare
Costa Rican defense forces were warned and border precautions were doubled after a war scare that led to the arrest of 225 alleged communists and the discovery of a large cache of submachine guns in San Jose.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Boy killer named suspect in old Wisconsin death
Chicago authorities say they have been asked to question Roy Adams, 14, about the 1945 death of Wallace Leyse, six, in Kewaunee Wisconsin. District Attorney W A Cowell says Adams played with Leyse near a coast guard station and later confessed to killing Nancy Schuler eight, smothering her after a dispute over comic books.
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Old
Wisconsin
Chicago
Roy Adams
Kewaunee
Wis
W. A. Cowell
Adams Hall
Warren Richmond
Cowell
Coast Guard
Adams
Nancy Schuler
Bradley Sees Peace Carried by War Dead
Gen Omar N Bradley spoke at Ed ward G Wilkin s burial in Longmeadow Mass saying America s war dead were partly victims of peace loving people who ignored world ills He urged the U S not to settle for half measures and to bear the burdens of defense to prevent future casualties.
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Longmeadow
Mass
Omar N. Bradley
America
Edward G. Wilkin
Germany
Army
Wilkin
United States
Parents Try To Halt Son’s Marriage To Japanese Girl
Mrs Reed and her husband a New York Central engineer plan appeals to Wash officials and the Red Cross to stop Pvt Delbert M Reed from marrying a Japanese girl named Jean in Kyoto. The soldier, enlisting December 1945, wants a civilian post in Japan after service and may stay there with her.
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Japan
Record Seen Likely Record Seen Likely
Indianapolis race qualifiers for the 32nd running of the 500 mile speedway event total 33 cars with a high average speed. Wilbur Shaw predicts new records as drivers aim to eclipse Floyd Roberts 1938 mark. Rex Mays leads qualifiers with 130.577 for four laps, pace set for a dramatic race day under favorable weather.
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Indianapolis
Speedway
Wilbur Shaw
Shaw
Floyd Roberts
Johnny Mauro
Nalon
Rex Mays
Time running out for Senate on anti Communism bill
Washington reports rising signs that the senate may miss the target adjournment date of June 19 for action on the House curbing Communism bill. Only 17 working days remain. The judiciary committee will speed hearings despite Memorial Day. Chairman Alexander Wiley plans to be away until Thursday and votes before next week look unlikely. The senate lags behind and critics call the bill unconstitutional in its current form.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Alexander Wiley
Wis
StadicGne
Chinese Armies Advance as Two Nations Press US
AP dispatch notes Chinese forces advancing toward Shanghai amid a fast moving power struggle. Report mentions a court plea and a trap for a strong Communist force as nations race to influence events in the theater.
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Shangh (Ap
Imment Cant
Holiday Death Toll Soars Above Hundred
Holiday toll neared 200 as Memorial Day weekend neared its end with 188 confirmed dead from accidents. Traffic crashes claimed 102 lives, drownings 23, and other causes 63, led by California with 21 fatalities. A Vanport flood and a Florida naval plane crash were among notable incidents.
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United Press
California
Illinois
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Vanport
Ore
Columbia
Naval Reserve
Stuart
Fla
National Safety Council
Chicago
Life Insurance Co
Girl Faces Death Charge In Aunt Slaying Case
Pittsburgh police charge 17 year old Dolores Waldo with murder after she admits striking her aunt Gertrude Norris with a flower pot during a dispute over money and lighting a fire to cover up the crime. She lived with Norris for two weeks and claimed nagging over dating boys led to the fatal conflict.
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Pittsburgh
Bobby-Soxer
Dolores Waldo
Gertrude Norris
Dolores
Czechs Vote in Single List Elections Amid Protest
In Prague the communist government faced high blank ballot protests as city officials handled tallying. Officials noted protest votes averaging 25 percent, peaking at 50 percent in some districts with 300 parliamentary seats on the line and no opposition candidates. President Eduard Benes portrait thefts were reported.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Interior Ministry
Gottwald
Communist Party
Pho
Eduard Benes
Denver Faces Heavy Storm and Flooding After Night Downpour
A heavy rain and hail storm lashed Denver last night causing flooding of homes and blocked highways. One man was killed by lightning. Aurora suffered severe impact with drainage closures and flooded basements. East Denver residents reported hail as large as eggs. Two sections of U S Highway 85 north of Denver were likely closed through the night due to overflow water.
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Denver
Aurora
State Highway Patrol
Vanport Flood Destroys City as River Breaks Dike
Nineteen thousand residents flee when the Columbia River breaches a dike and destroys Vanport City Oregon. Health officials fear deaths could reach into the hundreds as waters level at about fifteen feet. Governor Hall calls National Guard as evacuees crowd highways and schools take in flood victims with aid supplies dispatched.
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Roger Johnson
United Press
Portland
Columbia
Vanport City
Ore
F. Sydney Hansen
Multnomah County
Vancouver
Wash
John H. Hall
Oregon National Guard
Floods Close Oregon Airport
Flood waters from the Columbia River forced closure of the Portland-Columbia municipal airport overnight. Commercial airlines rerouted to the Salem airport as overflow water reached the airport parking area.
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Homer Evans
Evans
Portland
Ore
Portland-Columbia
Columbia River
Salem
Columbia
Unclear Skies Forecast For Today And Tuesday
The forecast from the U S weather bureau calls for cloudy skies today and Tuesday with little temperature change. Highs may reach 70 to 80 degrees and the lows near 45, following yesterday's 79 and 47.
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U. S
Memorial Day observance honors fallen service members
In Mountainview cemetery Capt Specht led a Memorial Day service with Lt Col Williams detailing battles from Samoa to Guam. The ceremony included a parade, wreaths, a VFW firing squad, and remarks by local clergy and officials. More than 70 civic and veterans groups participated.
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WC. Specht
Pocatello Ardharice
Mountainview Cemetery
Center Street
Army
Navy
Marines
A Legion
Mark Shurtliff
W. R. Williams
USMC
Williams
British Samoa
Australia
Agana
Guam
Gore
Walker
First Methindian
Jim Schoonover
KSEI
May de Curtis
Razalus Norman
Josephine Hutchings
Bistlines
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Pat Junyan
Sam Hanson
Wallace
Gern
Wes Yaanys Spreyord
Hvoo Auryst and
SHAN
Erwin Evans
Blackfoot
Tel Aviv
Israel
Palestine
Haganah
New Jerusalem
Arab Legion
Jerusalem
Old Walled City
Zion Gate
Mt. Zion
Old City
State’s Attorney
Wallace Leyse
Bradley
UMBUS
E Army
Red Cross
Tor
Seene
Mrs. Norris
Oregon
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