France and Canada Move to Devalue Currencies
Paris officials let the franc drift to find a new level amid postwar trade shifts, with an expected franc to pound rate near 980 and dollar around 350. Canada announces a 10 percent devaluation of the dollar, setting new U S and sterling exchange rates.
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Paris
France
U. S
Francois Mitterand
Mitterand
Hitterand
Ottawa
Douglas Abbott
Abbott
Canada
Relatives sift through Noronic belongings for clues
The Noronic disaster death toll rose to 120 with 38 officially identified. Officials fear some bodies may never be identified as relatives sort through charred items. Investigations expanded in Ottawa and Washington while divers search submerged sections of the vessel.
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Toronto
Noronic
Dominion
Ottawa
Lionel Chevrier
Canada Steamship Lines
Canadian Transport Department
William N. Morrison
Senators Warn of Russian War Threat and Arms Aid
Washington reports that Administration spokesmen told the Senate the Soviet Union seeks the United States as its ultimate objective. Senate debate opened on a 1.314 billion arms aid bill as Chairman Connally warned of Russia s 19 percent rise in military spending and its plans to strike democracy worldwide.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Russia
Europe
Tom Connally
Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Bradley
Millard E. Tydings, D
Armed Services Committee
Pistol Judge Is Acquitted in Self Defense Claim
A jury in Atlanta acquits Judge Robert Carpenter in the shooting of John Lockwood after six days of testimony. The defense argued Carpenter acted in self defense fearing Lockwood meant to kill him, amid allegations of an affair with Mrs Estelle Manful connected to the divorce case.
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Atlanta
ALP
Robert Carpenter
John Lockwood
Carpenter
Lockwood
Estelle
Heavy Hog Run Signals Lower Prices Ahead
Chicago reports a major influx of hogs and cattle in midwestern stockyards as 74 000 hogs and about 136 000 cattle arrive. Prices softened for hogs by up to 1 per hundred pounds while cattle trends remained indecisive. Agri culture officials note the cattle run is the largest since November 1948, with 56 000 sheep and lambs also marketed.
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Chicago
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Kiwanis Elect Nephi Man As District Head
Nephi Utah man Herman W. McCune was named president of the Utah Idaho District of Kiwanis International at the convention close. A Kiwanis member since 1933 from Nephi, he served on the district board of directors in 1943.
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Kiwanis
Nephi Man
Sun Valley
Ida
Herman W. McCune
Nephi
Utah
Utah-Idaho
Kiwanis International
McCune
Nephi Kiwanis
District One
Must Share With World Must Share With World
Dr Carol E Jameson of Vellore India urged East Idaho Baptists to help the world saying prosperity and fear drive need to share. She noted Vellore Medical School trains 40 new students yearly and aims to expand.
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Carol E. Jameson
Vellore Medical School
Vellore
India
East Idaho Baptist Association
America
Great Britain
Stanford University Medical School
Jameson
Washington
Vellore School
Baptists
Tragedy In Idaho Claims IS Student Driver
Wayne Aye, an IS student and National Biscuit Co. driver, died in a collision Monday night near Shelley Idaho involving his truck and a farm truck. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Wilfred F Emond.
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Wilfred M.emond
Wayne Aye
The
National Biscuit Co
Shelley
Wilfred F. Emond
Budapest Treason Trial Nears End With Global Espionage Claims
Dr. Tibor Szonyi, the fourth defendant, admitted plotting with Allan Dulles to create an anti-Communist underground in Eastern Europe. He failed to recognize Dulles in a photograph, wearing glasses, prompting further dialogue with the judge. The eight defendants including Hungarians and a Yugoslav confessed in rapid total testimony, with some even examining their own guilt.
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Budapest
Tibor
Szonyi
Allan Dulles
U. S. Office of Strategic Services
Europe
Dulles
New York
John Foster Dulles
OSS
Networks Win Temporary Injunction Against FFC
Federal Judge Simon H. Rifkind granted a temporary injunction to ABC CBS and NBC halting the FCC ban on give away shows. The injunction lets the programs stay on air until suits seeking a permanent injunction are decided, with hearings not expected until late fall or winter. The networks argue the shows are not lotteries and that the FCC lacks jurisdiction over them.
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New York
Simon H. Rifkind
Federal Communication Commission
FCC
ABC
CBS
NBC
FFC
Barton Cole Sees Birdie After Ball Grounds Mocking Bird
In Fort Worth Barton Cole the city junior golf champion scored a birdie after his ball struck and grounded a mocking bird during play. He achieved the unusual score as reported by the UP dispatch.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Barton Cole
City
Pocatello Show Draws Crowds to Emperor Hirohito’s Horse
Crowds in Pocatello view the white stallion once pictured with Japan’s Emperor Hirohito. Lt. Dick Ryan now owns the horse exhibited in front of J. J. Newberry at 148 North Main Street under American Legion Post No. 4 sponsorship. It will be shown again today.
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Pocatellans
Japan
Hirohito
Dick Ryan
First Cavalry Division
U. S. Army
J. J. Newberry
N. Main St
American Legion Post
Barkley Praises Western States Progress in Politics
Vice President Alben W. Barkley told 2,000 Western States Democrats in San Francisco that the West is now a full partner with the nation and no longer just a storehouse of raw materials. He urged ongoing federal help for development and conservation of regional resources.
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San Francisco
United States
Alben W. Barkley
Western States
Barkley
West
Optimistic Note Prevails As UN Opens Sessions Today
The fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly opens at Flushing Meadow with restrained optimism on 73 agenda items. Delegates from 59 nations arrive, including Vishinsky and Acheson, with Yugoslavia watching closely as Romulo is expected to be elected president and committee chairs named.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations General Assembly
Flushing Meadow
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Dean Acheson
Yugoslavia
Norman ©. Makin
Her
Bert V. Evatt
Paris
Vishinsky
Carlos P. Romulo
Gate City Coal Pile Adequate
Pocatello residents need not fear coal shortages amid a strike, says S Leland Freckleton head of Idaho Coal Dealers association. He cites ongoing Colorado production and ample local stocks, noting transport rather than supply is the key issue and no coal pool is needed.
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Pocatello
S. Leland Freckleton
Idaho Coal Dealers Association
Colorado
Freckleton
Oct 18 Bond Vote Set for Bannock County Hospitals
Bannock County officials led by Commission Chairman W H Pete Jensen announced a bond election on October 18 to raise 550000 for the Cat Catello General Hospital and Downey Receiving Hospital projects. The vote funds cover construction and furnishings, with 950000 already on hand from a 1946 1 million bond issue, and a 20 day pre election and 20 day protest period outlined.
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Bannock County
Commission
W. H
Pete) Jensen
Jensen
Jack Aljers
Pocatello General Hospital
Downey
Parker Elected to Pocatello Chamber Board
William C. Parker of 406 St Highthove next to Reliance Oil Co was elected a director of the Pocatello Chamber of Commerce at a noon board meeting at the Banno hotel Executive Secretary J L Craig Jr announced Mayor W W Halsey and L C Johnson reported 190 to 200 Naval Ordnance Plants employees have joined since the special mayor s council on employment was formed a month ago
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William C. Parker
St. Highthove
Reliance Oil Co
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Banno. Hotel
J. L. Craig, Jr
W. W. Halsey
L. C. Johnson
Naval Ordnance Plants
Norman Nevills River Guide Dies In Plane Crash
Norman Nevills 41 and wife Doris 35 died in a plane crash at Mexican Hat Utah shortly after takeoff. Nevills renowned for guiding Colorado River and Salmon River trips and the so called River of No Return in Idaho, achieved legendary status among river guides.
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Utah
Norman Nevills
Doris
Mexican Hat
Nevills
Colorado River
Salmon River
River of No Return
Idaho
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Britain
Ford
NEA Telephoto
Great Lakes
Department
Cleveland
U. S. Coast Guard
United Press
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Philip Murray
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Company
Edgewater
N. J
Murray
Cyrus Ching
Wurray
Pocatellan
Supreme Court
Post
Hito
Mel Deaton
Pocatello Welfare Agency
LaGuardia
Gate City Coal Pile Adequate
W. C. Parker
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