Truman urges repeal of Taft Hartley and inflation controls
President Truman on Labor Day called for repeal of the Taft Hartley act saying it unfairly restricts labor unions and members. He pressed for inflation controls, higher minimum wage to 75 cents, broader social security and health programs, and an integrated labor department with funds and staff. He praised labor and business for boosting production and urged widespread voting participation.
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Washington
Truman
United States
All America
Huey Longs Son Heads Toward Senate Victory
In Louisiana Democratic primary returns, Russell Long overtook Judge Robert F. Kennon as rural parishes reported, leading 236 930 to 233 668 with 1686 of 1883 precincts in. Long credited rural supporters from North Louisiana hills to bayou fishermen for the late swing. Also choosing a regular senator and seven congressmen, with Representative Henry Larcade unopposed.
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Long
Robert F. Kennon
Orleans Parish
New Orleans
Kennon
Louisiana
Hit Run Driver Fails to Get Bond
Richard Hall 30 a Union Pacific railroad fireman 854 North Arthur Ave has not raised bail since Tuesday detention on hit and run charges Bound over for preliminary hearing in district court bail set at 5000 cash or 10000 property Police report the Sunday night accident killed motorcyclist Nick Cozad 35 Amboy Washington
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Richard Hall
Union Pacific Railroad
North Arthur Ave
Hall
Charles W. Hyde
Nick Cozad
Amboy
Wash
Food Prices Slump Amid Heat and Boycott
Wholesale food costs fell as heat and consumer resistance reduced meat purchases. Lamb prices dropped up to five cents a pound and the Dun and Bradstreet index slid four cents for the week, the lowest since May. Rent ceilings rose 18 percent at Galesburg, Illinois, under the 1948 law, with economist Sumner Slichter predicting no recession from postwar price levels.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Dun and
Bradstreet
Galesburg
Ill
Sumner H. Slichter
Harvard University
Madison
Wis
Slichter
Plane victims funerals set for four Caldwell residents
Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. R. H. McNeill and Mr. and Mrs. Don Baldridge, victims of an August airplane crash, will be held Friday at the First Methodist church. The four Caldwell residents' bodies were brought by pack horse from the Salmon river country.
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Caldwell
R. H. McNeill
Don Baldridge
First Methodist
South
Salmon River
Stassen To Answer Labor Talk
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Harold E. Stassen drafted the Republican reply to President Truman's Labor Day address. Stassen will open the GOP drive and discuss prices with Dewey as they tailor the response to Detroit and national labor concerns.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
Stassen
Mr. Truman
Detroit
Mr.Truman
Dewey
Wallace Campaign Tour Faces Segregation Across Alabama
Wallace avoids speaking to segregated crowds in Birmingham and Bessemer while police guard mixed audiences. Eggs thrown at an aide and tomato tosses punctuate a day marked by racial barriers and protests during his North Alabama swing.
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Birmingham
Ala
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Bessemer
Progressive Party
Alabama
States Rights Party
Glen Taylor
Debardeleben Park
Gadsden
North Carolina
Albertville
Dinner brings Babe Ruth tribute to Gate City theater
Jack Halliwell greeted show executives at Fox Intermountain theater for the premier of The Babe Ruth Story. Pocatello hosts theater managers from multiple states as civic leaders and baseball figures attend in tribute, with Halliwell praising community service as a civic duty and privilege.
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Fox Intermountain Theater Chain
Rick” Ricketson
C. Ed Flandro
Community Chest
Hall Baetz
Salt Lake City
John" Denney
Fox
KEIO
Jack Halliwell
Gate City
Pioneer League Baseball
Fox Intermountain
Babe Ruth
Pocatello
Cardinals
Ruth
Halliwell
Pioneer
Harold C. Hinckley
George R. Phillips
Marvin Milkes
Cardinal
Community Chest Drive
Denman
Draft Liners Speeded Up at Bannock County Board
In Bannock County Idaho draftees face shorter waits as registrations proceed at the Bistline building 417 East Center St. Mrs Ellen M Donaldson notes progress while Harold Black a Lava Hot Springs railroad worker describes an hour and 15 minute wait. Volunteers from the American Legion auxiliary assist. 69 draftees registered Wednesday bringing this week total to 326. Upcoming dates list births by year from 1924 to 1930 with specific days for each group.
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Bannock County Selective Service Board
Bistline
East Center St
Ellen M. Donaldson
Harold Black
Lava Hot Springs
Boyd Getsinger
Pocatello
Getsinger
American Legion Auxiliary
Lula Watts
Loretta Fletcher
Wamden
No Big V J Day Observance In Gate City
On this V J Day anniversary residents of Pocatello show little enthusiasm with no planned city celebration. Some locals propose merging the occasion with the Labor Day parade to mark the event.
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U.S
Gate City
Write-In George Terry to Run as GOP Candidate
George Terry who received 29 write-in votes for justice of the peace in the Republican primaries will have his name entered as the GOP candidate in November. Roy F. Miller Jr., newly elected county party chairman, reported the change Wednesday.
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George Terry
Justice of the Peace
Republican
Will S
GOP
Roy F. Miller Jr
Police Capture Robbery Suspect After Cafe Heist
Police nabbed Oscar Jones, 23, minutes after an armed robbery of two Mexican workers near the La Paloma hotel. Officers found a gun in his car and Garcia’s wallet with $18 inside. Benitez reported losing none.
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Pocatello
Oscar Jones
Robry
Tony Garcia
Trinidad Benitez
La Paloma __ hotel
Garcia
Benitez
Jones
Inflation Terror Tells By Official
Washington inflation is described as active and dangerous by Comptroller Preston Delano in his annual report to Congress. He warns failure to curb it could spark a disaster of major magnitude as postwar money supply outstrips goods. He questions if free enterprise can discipline itself to avoid a boom bust.
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Washington
Preston Delano
Congress
10000 Truck Drivers Tie Up New York Port
A strike by about 10,000 Local 807 Teamsters halted delivery across New York City causing shortages of food and goods. The AFL union rejected a 15 cent hourly wage offer leading to an embargo on incoming freight and fears of wider walkouts. Mayor O Dwyer urged talks as essential deliveries were guaranteed and shipments to stores and newspapers were disrupted.
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New York
Association of American Railroads
International Teamsters Union
AFL
William O’dwyer
O'Dwyer
807
New Jersey
Westchester County
A&p
Ralstons
Bohacks
City Department of Markets
Pennsylvania Railroad
Coast Strike Hinges On Vital Meet
Coast strike hinges on a crucial meeting as CIO longshoremen and marine firemen quit at 12:01 a.m. along the Pacific coast in a prelude to a 30 000 worker strike. Harry Bridges warned that without a night-long agreement, 30 000 seafarers and longshoremen will strike at 10 30 a.m. PDT tomorrow.
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San Francisco
CIO
Pacific Coast
Harry Bridges
CIO Longshore
Taylor Target for Peaches and Eggs in Rexburg
Senator Glen Taylor the Progressive vice presidential candidate was targeted by thrown peaches and rotten eggs. C D Dill a second district candidate was struck by a peach as the attack occurred from a rooftop above the speech area.
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Rexburg
Glen Taylor
Progressive Party
Taylor
C. D. Dill
Dill
Chief Roubidoux Demands Courtesy From Pocatello Police
In a Wednesday council chambers meeting, Chief R J Roubidoux warned about loafing and set an intensified courtesy program for the Pocatello force. He announced arrest records will be logged in personnel files, praise for those courteous, and promotion prospects for compliant officers. He urged study of laws and strict behavior to maintain the department’s clean crime record.
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Pocatello
Gate City
R. J. Roubidoux
Roubidoux
Diamond Cab Case Arguments Delay Idaho Court
The Diamond Cab Company faces the State of Idaho in a Pocatello court over taxi fare rates. Officials expect a final judgment by Thursday as lawyers press that only maximum rates are fixed by city ordinances.
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The
Diamond Cab Company, Inc
State of Idaho
Pocatello City
Facts Hidden From Victims of Crash
Eileen Morrison a 17 year old in a severe auto crash remains unconscious at the hospital since Saturday. Authorities report shock and extensive injuries and that she has not regained full consciousness. She has not been told of the death of her immediate family.
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Eileen Morrison
Eileen
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