Red charges hail Coast Strike by union leadership
The Waterfront Employers Association and Pacific American shipowners charge that 14 years of strikes and chaos on the Pacific coast maritime industry stem from union leadership aligned with the communist party. With 131 ships tied up and half a million affected, they withdraw all agreements and vow not to negotiate without non communist affidavits, naming no specific leaders. Bridges, CIO ILWU head, is branded a communist. two unions remain active amid broader walkout.
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Waterfront Employers’ Association
Pacific American Shipowners
Pacific Coast
Harry Bridges
CIO International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s
Pacific
Mexico
Canadian
WEA
ILWU
Marine Cooks and Stewards
CIO
Bridges
Cook’s
San Francisco
U. S
Francis Biddle
U. S. Supreme Court
Biddle
Several Win Permits For Big Elk Hunt
From 1795 applicants for special elk hunts in Boise Valley and Elmore counties two Pocatellans won permits. Boise and Valley winners include Floyd Neeley and Donna Madsen from Rupert, Glenn Earnest and Henry Neilson from Rupert, W. A. Pierce and Pat Slavin of Rupert, and Melvin G. Shepard of Challis. Elmore county permit goes to Mrs. S. A. Sexton of Pocatello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise, Valley
Elmore Counties
Council Bans Truck Parking Near Intersections
City council passed an ordinance restricting parking of trucks in residential districts to improve safety by keeping intersections clear. Trucks of certain size will be limited to parking no more than one hour. The council also advanced a second reading to close five streets toward the East Bench College Terrace housing project and approved advance donations for golf course improvements. Salaries for August were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Street
East Bench College Terrace
Golf Association
Pocatello National Guard Company H Begins Drill Tuesday
Company H of the Pocatello unit will begin drill on Tuesday September 7 at 7:30 PM. All men are required to attend the drill and help recruit new members and transfers from other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Unit
National Guard
State Police Warned Against Political Activity
Idaho law commissioner Charles Lewis told southeastern Idaho officers to shun politics and not use state police cars for transporting politicians. The Friday briefing in Pocatello, with Commissioner Alton Bunderson present, focused on clarifying policy and reiterating that the force is for law enforcement, not a political organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Charles Lewis
Pocatello
Lewis
Alton P. Bunderson
Rail unions ask Supreme Court to strike down injunction
The three unions plan to appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal court order blocked a nationwide May strike by 15 000 railroad workers. They argue Taft Hartley injunctions do not apply to rail unions and Norris LaGuardia prohibits such injunctions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Carl McFarland
Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Truman
Candidate Lashes At Courthouse Grounds Cleanup Promise
Alfred C. Cordon Republican candidate for Bannock County commissioner vowed a courthouse grounds cleanup if elected. He cited fire hazards in American Falls and junk piles near Pocatello and promised to tidy the Clark Street entrance and fix the surrounding retaining wall.
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Alfred C. Cordon
Clark Street
Bannock Courthouse
Cordon
Bannock County
POST
American Falls
Pocatello
Whitney predicts Democrat victory in next November election
A. F. Whitney, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, spoke at the union’s 12th annual state convention in Rochester New York and forecast a Truman victory. He called Henry Wallace’s third party effort ill advised and warned that democracy must be protected in November or face a fascist state.
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Rochester
N. Y
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Whitney
Truman
Henry Wallace
Camiguin Island in Mindanao rocked by Hibok-Han eruption
Seventy thousand residents in Camiguin, Mindanao, tried to flee as Mt. Hibok-Hor lava and fire pour over the countryside. The eruption triggered earthquakes and landslides raising alarms across the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cagayan
Mindanao
Philippines
Camiguin
Mindanao Sea
Mt. Hibok
Boise Prosecutor Loses Sad Eyed Terrier Here
Bo ise County prosecuting attorney T E McDonald reports his black and white wire haired fox terrier named Spike is missing from the J F Cullen home at 646 North Hayes Street Pocatello. The two year old dog is described as small with a white tipped tail and white legs and lower body. A reward is offered for the return and contact may be made with Lillian Cullen at 2411 J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. McDonald
McDonald
Lillian Cullen
Millions Off For Holiday Over U S A
Chicago reports the Labor Day travel surge as millions head to resorts and vacation spots. Officials expect a high travel volume with railroads airlines and buses adding capacity. Safety groups project up to 300 traffic deaths over the three day weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
New York Central System
Memphis Rally for Henry Wallace in Segregation-Free Meeting
Henry A. Wallace, Progressive candidate, drew 2000 people in Memphis in a non segregated rally. An egg was thrown at his car but did not strike Wallace and no eggs were thrown during his speech. Observers called it the first post reconstruction meeting with whites and Negroes seated together.
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Memphis
Tenn
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Old South
Wallace
Greensboro youth pleads guilty for egg throw spat on man
S G Wilson Jr, 19, pleaded guilty in Greensboro to throwing an egg that splattered on Henry Wallace. Judge E Earl Rives gave him a choice of a $50 fine or writing 100 times Voltaire's line I disagree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it. He chose to write the quotation.
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Greensboro
N. C
S. G. Wilson, Jr
Henry Wallace
E. Earl Rives
Wilson
Voltaire
Mrs Newell Baker Hospitalized After Burley Crash
Mrs Newell Baker was briefly hospitalized after her car collided with a machine driven by Wayne Toupin at the Miller and 14th Street intersection in Burley. Both vehicles sustained considerable damage and Mrs Baker was knocked unconscious though injuries were minor.
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Burley
Newell Baker
Wayne Toupin
Miller and
14Th St
Baker
Idaho wildfire fires race across four districts
In south central Idaho fierce fires raged Friday night with 50 to 60 firefighters in four sections battling Blazes from Bruneau to Castle Ford and near Arco Martin. Crews fought to protect range land as lines of communication faltered and roads stayed open under tense conditions.
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Arco
Arca
Craters of the Moon
Martin
Idaho
Carlyle Smith
District One
Bruneau
Castle Ford J
Owyhee
Glenn's Ferry
Smith
Butte County
Arco- Martin
McCammon
Boise
Pocatello
Hailey
Salt Lake City
French Row Gives Chance To De Gaulle
Premier designee Robert Schuman resigned after four days faltering to form a cabinet. He cited moderate parties refusal to take interior ministry, raising unrest and strikes. Jacques Soustelle predicted France may face civil strife and urged a national election likely to elevate General Charles de Gaulle to power.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Charles de Gaulle
Schuman
Vincent Auriol
Ministry of Interior
de Gaullists
Jacques Soustelle
de Gaulle
France
Most Decorated Hero Registers
Au die Murphy, World War II’s most decorated soldier, appeared before a Hollywood draft board at Hollywood High School to sign peacetime enlistment forms. Murphy, a 24 year old Texan, said this was a new experience after enlisting in 1942, and he has received the Medal of Honor and many other decorations. He rose from private to first lieutenant after Japan’s fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Audie Murphy
Aft
Hollywood High School
Murphy
Japan
Young Dems Elect Hall as Idaho Chapter President
Galen Hall was named president of the Idaho Young Democrats at the state convention in Boise. Other officers include Lennon Kellogg as vice president and Mrs Ernest Hurell as vice chairwoman, with Ed Buky as secretary and Walter Oros as national Committeeman, and Mrs Earl Mouten as national committeewoman. The group backed repealing discriminatory liquor laws and urged immediate labor funds, plus making public assistance an elective office.
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Boise
Galen Hall
Jerome
Friday
Kermit Allison
Filer
The
Idaho Young Democrats
Young Democrats
Lennon
Kellogg
Pressan
Ernest Hurell
Coeur d'Alene
Ed Buky
Twin Falls
Walter Oros
Earl Mouten
Johnson Leads Stevenson in Texas Senate Nomination
In Dallas a late night Texas race tally shows Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson ahead of former governor Coke R. Stevenson by 15 votes for the U S senate nomination. Johnson stands at 494 140 to Stevenson's 494 125.
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Dallas
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Coke R. Stevenson
U. S
Texas
Texas Election Bureau
Johnson
Stevenson
Mitchum Wife Reaffirms Support After Dope Charge
Dorothy Mitchum announced reconciliation with Robert Mitchum after his arrest. She said she would stand by him and noted he is a sick man and deserves no extra suffering because of his fame.
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Hollywood
Robert Mitchum
Dorothy Mitchum
Bob
Selznick Studio
Mervyn Hauser
Clark Is Speaker At Lions Luncheon
Pocatello realtor L. T. Clark spoke at a Lions Club luncheon in Ban nock Hotel. Introduced by president P. W. Carlson, he shared highlights from his Germany tour, detailing postwar bombing impacts on life and tourism. Guest was C. D. Zaccardi of Alameda.
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L. T. Clark
Pocatello Realtor
Club
Hotel
Bannock
Clark
P. W. Carlson
Germany
C. D. Zaccardi
Oak Street
Alameda
Mother Wrecks Car While Caring For Child
Mrs Lynn Saxton 21 of 845 West Whitman Street wrecked her car while trying to shield her infant Linda Ann from sun. The vehicle mounted a Clark Street Bridge trestle and rolled onto its right side at 3 45 p m. Both occupants escaped injury per officer C O Wrenn.
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Linda Ann
Clark Street
C. O. Wrenn
Saxton
Pat Saxton
Ogden Downs Cards Here By 7 To 2
The Ogden Reds defeated the St Louis Cardinals 7 to 2 as Ken Lanning twirled a six strikeout two hit effort before a late wild inning. Lou Ruehl homered with a man aboard in the fifth while Red Baymer collected three hits including a triple. The Reds turned three double plays to stifle Card rallies.
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Ogden Reds
Foratello
Cardinals
Ken Lanning
Lanning
Claude Gray
LeBlanc
Larry Swederski
Bob Murphy
Merle Glasston
Ernie Schuerman
Mahoney
Bob Mahoney
George Koby
Lou Ruehl
Red Baymer
Ed Mickelson
Ned Sheehan
Reds
Gardner Submits Low Bid For Highway 22 Project
H A Gardner of Blackfoot submitted the lowest bid of 120442 to build the roadbed drainage structures and asphalt surface on 5.2 miles of state highway 22 between Mountain Home and Tollgate. Canyon Construction Co Caldwell bid 123196 and Assett Construction Co Tinually 125459. Engineers bid 117943.
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Boise
H. A. Gardner
Blackfoot
Mountain Home
Tollgate
State Public Works Department
Elmore County
Canyon Construction Co
Caldwell
Ine Assett Construction Co
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Big Elk
U.S. A
Safety Council
American Automobile Association
South Idaho Inc
Gulf Coast
New. Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Morgan City
New Orleans
Gulf
Vermilion Bay
Weather Bureau
Young Dems
Mrs. Mitchum
Lions
Ogden Downs
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