Grand Jury Probes Kickback Charges Involving Thomas
The Justice Department invited House Un American Activities Committee chair J Parnell Thomas to appear before a federal grand jury probing kickback allegations tied to payroll schemes. Thomas called the inquiry political and denied commenting. the department defended its independence from partisan motives.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
House
UnAmerican Activities Committee
Justice Department
N. J
Federal Grand
Department
Tom C. Clark
Allendale
Thomas
United Press
Clark
Drew Pearson
Congressional
Truman
Andrew J. May
Garsson
Boston
Massachusetts
James M. Curley
May
Curley
Dairy Heads Gather Here in Four Day Convention
About 200 directors of the Western Dairy Heads organization are expected for a four day quarterly convention beginning in Pocatello on Monday. Delegates from ten western states gather at the Bannock hotel with M. E. Newman of Modesto as president. Local officials described Monday’s agenda and several former officers from Los Angeles are listed as advisory board members. States represented include Idaho California Oregon Utah Wyoming Nevada New Mexico Texas Arizona Colorado.
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Challenge Cream and Butter Association
Pocatello
Bannock Hotel
M. E. Newman
Modesto
California
S. C. Beebe
John ©. Nunes
Los Angeles
L. E. Evans
Association
C. W. Hibbert
Truman Attacks Dewey On Palestine Stance
President Truman accused Governor Dewey of politicking on the Palestine issue and reaffirmed support for partition acceptable to Jewish leaders. He criticized Dewey for injecting the matter into the campaign and reiterated his own policy following UN plans.
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Washington
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Palestine
Dewey
United Nations
The
Holy Land
Count Folke Bernadotte
Negev Desert
Youth Describes Slaying of Father in Los Angeles
Sixteen year old Kenneth Hendricks told officers he shot his stepfather Richard Aaron King after King allegedly threatened his mother Mildred and sisters Barbara and Ruth. Hendricks, a high school sophomore, said he acted because he believed no other option remained. He expressed remorse in a jail cell.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth Richard Hendricks
Hendricks
Richard Aaron King
Mildred
Barbara
Ruth
Dulles Hopes for Settlement Before UN Meeting
Paris dispatch reports John Foster Dulles a Republican foreign policy expert said on Sunday night that there is hope Russia might come to a settlement on the Berlin blockade on the eve of an important United Nations Security Council session.
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Paris
John Foster Dulles
Republican Party
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Berlin
AFL Unions Press for Fourth Wage Boost in 1949
The AFL on Sunday urged a fourth postwar wage increase for 1949 while calling on employers to cut production costs rather than raise prices. It cited prior gains of 1814, 154, and 114 cents and urged cooperation to close the wage price gap, noting living costs rose faster than wages since 1945.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Rail Strike Idles Utah Copper Mine
Salt Lake City UP A strike by 300 mine rail workers idled the Bingham copper pit and shut Kennecott operations in Utah. About 4500 miners and millmen were idle as mills at Garfield Arthur and Bingham faced shutdown. Peace officers reported no violence as mediation failed.
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Salt Lake City
Bingham
Utah
Brotherhood of Railroad
Kennecott Copper Corp
Brotherhood
Garfield
Arthur
Kennecott
Chest Drive Starts Today With A Bang
The 1948 Pocatello Community Chest individual drive begins today at 8 a.m. from the YMCA building with Ed Flandro Harold Ory and Stan Day overseeing. Workers received cards and instructions as they start early to meet a Wednesday night goal and fund worthy causes.
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Community Chest
YMCA
Pocatello
Ed Flandro
Harold Ory
Stan Day
Endurance Plane Forces Landing Near Fullerton
Pi lots Bill Barris and Dick Riedel landed the Sunkist Lady at Fullerton after about 116 hours of an attempted 1000 hour endurance flight. They said they will start over Monday to fix a failed magneto and improve chances for a six week run.
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Fullerton
Cal
Bill Barris
Dick Riedel
Kidnapped Idaho Babies Found Safe In Abandoned Car
Susan Kelsey and Terry Kelsey, ages 18 months and 3 years, were found unharmed in the stolen car abandoned on a railroad right of way near Blackfoot. Carl Clark discovered them around 7:30 a.m., after a statewide search with about 200 volunteers and law enforcement presence. The children, half frozen and hungry, were taken to the Kelsey home for a reunion with their parents.
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Carl Clark
Kelsey
Little Susan
Terry
Maria Armstrong
Aberdeen
Post
the Post
Blackfoot
Susan Kelsey
Terry Kelsey
C. D. Kelsey
West Judicial St
S. Shilling Ave
Shilling
Clark
Father
Susan
Charles Belnap
Safeway Grocery
Bridge Street
Wilford Jones
Andy Wood
C. Randall Dexter
Blackpot
J. F. Bedingfield
Pocatello
Belnap
Jones
Peo
Chest Voting On Directors For Nov. 15 Election
Pocatello community chest will elect board members on November 15 1949. Six city and four agency representatives are up for reelection with list of incumbents and absent candidates. Paul Scott reports and outlines current officers and director lineup.
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The
Pocatello Community Chest
Paul Scott
Scott
A. J. Banyard
O. R. Craven
W. C. Carnes
William DeLaMare
Kenny Delate
W. H. Staney
A. L. Baker
Chas. Bohrer
Kenneth Delate
Lillian Hodkins
R. D. Merrill
W. L. Phillips
D. D. Parke
E. N. Roberts
Thelma Roberts
W. H. Stanley
States Rights Leaders To Work Within National Party
States' rights leaders including Governor J Strom Thurmond decided to keep their political group alive after the November election but to operate within the framework of the national Democratic party.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
National Democratic Party
Family Of Seven Perishes In Rural Fire Near Navarre
A Massillon family of seven died in a Sunday morning blaze at their Navarre Elton road farm home. Harry Devoll 31 wife Vivian 30 and five children perished in the fire. A passing motorist Ward Smith alerted volunteers who rescued three children and later recovered Mr Devoll as flames subsided. The children ranged from 6 to three months.
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Massillon
Harry S. Devell
Vivian
Navarre-Elton Road
Ward Smith
Navarre Township
Devoll
Vote Quiz Favors Dewey
George Gallup reports that public sentiment favors Thomas E. Dewey in 1948 with a two to one prediction he will win the presidency. College voters lean Dewey by five to one and most Dewey backers expect victory, while Truman and other party supporters split in various margins.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Thomas E. Dewey
John Q
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Dewey
White House
Truman
Wallace
J. Strom Fala
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