Idaho Drives Toward Stricter Driver Licensing Reform
State Chamber of Commerce urges strict enforcement and exams for license eligibility. Editorials, letters, and safety groups push for physicals eye and color tests and road tests before granting licenses. Idaho legislature to consider a new auto drivers license law as January 1949 nears, with optometrist input on vision standards. Texas denial figures cited for context.
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Idaho
State Chamber of Commerce
State Safety
Texas
John L Lewis Gets Raise At UMW Convention In Cincinnati
A UMW convention in Cincinnati doubles John L Lewis salary to 50000 a year plus expenses. Some members urged 100000 to outshine US presidents, but Lewis declined. The union, reelecting him every four years, also celebrates his birthday, while he remains the coalition’s economic monarch and chief advocate for miners.
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United Mine Workers
Cincinnati
Je Maharajah
Conlom
Aga Khan
Somplain
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Abraham Lincoln
John L
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Reece
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Crump
Memphis
Democratic Party
Cordell Hull
Taft
Dewey
Philadelphia
Latin America
Alberto Martin Artajo
Franco
Artajo
Buenos Aires
Peron
Madrid
Washington Calling Greek Riddle Deepens Crisis
In Washington a grim Greek situation unfolds as Marshall travels to Athens to seek sense in a riddle shaped by Cold War stakes. Earlier Truman alarms empowered an Athens elite tied to continued American aid, while Greek mutiny and stalemate loom without more funds.
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Graustarkian
Marshall
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United States
Press Association
Dwight Griswold
Co Department
Themistocles Sophoulis
Griswold
Sophoulis
State Department
Greek Tragedy Seen in Greek Aid and Guerrilla Fight
Marquis Childs notes critics label as treason, while Greek citizens resist, seeking a government they can support. Greece relies on guerrilla tactics amid Soviet-backed border aid from Albania Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, with limited modern military support from the U S. Demoralization grows as Athens announces a likely flawed George Polk murder solution, signaling urgency for a new approach.
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Athens
New York
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
U. S
Soviet Russia
George Polk
Deer Versus Man Debate Sparks Hunter Regulation Idea
Readers discuss distinguishing deer from humans and suggest an exam for hunters before firearm ownership. A second letter laments loudspeaker advertising invading quiet and urges officials to curb it. A third note thanks the press for publicizing Idaho State College Homecoming, calling it the biggest yet with student leaders expressing gratitude.
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E. H. Edginton
Randolph Ave
Idaho State College
Idaho State
William H. Folsom
Advice From The Doctor On Lead Poisoning Risks
Lead poisoning, once common in workers such as painters and plumbers, results from absorption through lungs skin or digestion. Acute cases cause abdominal pain vomiting and collapse while chronic cases bring paralysis colicky pains brain disturbances and anemia with waxy skin. Prevention stresses hygiene and careful cleaning of hands and nails for exposed workers.
White House fight over reserve order and lobbyist games
Washington notes reveal Secretary Forrestal resisted President Truman’s order to revitalize U S military reserves while arguing with Omar Bradley. The piece also profiles veteran lobbyist Robert E Smith and his campaigns against the holding company act and insurance interests, including Tennessee Senate race intrigue and Artajo’s Latin American diplomacy setback.
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James Forrestal
U. S
Forrestal
Truman
White House
Army
Omar Bradley
Navy
John Steelman
Steelman
Robert E. Smith
Rock Creek Park
Smith
The
National Conference of Investors
New Haven Railroad
Carroll Hincks
Connecticut
the Life
Peiping visitor recalls Altar of Heaven and refugee student camp
The writer details the Altar of Heaven in Peiping and the Temple of Heaven now crowded by thousands of refugee students who have turned the grounds into a sprawling winter camp. Descriptions include drying clothes on walls, beds in the temples, and students perching on statues while studying. The author notes plans to leave for Shanghai, with no visa to visit the Great Wall.
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Peiping
China
Altar of Heaven
Temple of Heaven
Heaven
Jean
Shanghai
Great Wall
Bannock county vote urged for fair labor representation
Perry Swisher, Republican candidate for Idaho State Senator, argues for more Bannock County Republican lawmakers to advance labor issues, school expansion, and fair treatment of business and agriculture. He criticizes Dworshak and Democratic rivals while praising Governor Robins and Boise Republicans.
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Dworshak
Sanborn
Rawhide
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Sam
Bannock County
Boise
Henry Dworshak
Bannock
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Pocatello
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