Coal Talks Break Off Again in Mine Dispute
John L Lewis and Northern and Western coal producers halted negotiations until next Thursday as the United Mine Workers chief vowed no mining until talks resume. Violence erupted in Clarksburg as about 1,000 pickets closed mines, dumped coal, and beat workers, drawing state police after four days of the walkout. Lewis accused the operators of avoiding serious talks until the steel dispute is resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L Lewis
Northern and Western
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Clarksburg
Steel Parley Arews Today
CIO United Steelworkers postponed a nationwide steel strike of 1,000,000 workers for the third time. An earnest bargaining session with U S Steel begins on insurance and pensions as the deadline stretches to Oct 1. President Truman voices hope for settlement without a strike. CIO President Murray warns the delay is last unless a Presidential fact finding board’s 10 cent package is accepted.
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Pittsburg
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
Truman
Washington
Philip Murray
U. S. Steel
Ford, Auto Workers Near Contract Accord
Negotiators from Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers shifted to minor non economic issues as a pension settlement nears. Optimism rises that a nationwide walkout by 115 000 Ford workers next Thursday may be averted.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Abandon Hope For Two Miners In Pike County Mine
In Pikeville Kentucky after a slate fall two young miners Marvin Johnson twenty and cousin George Johnson nineteen remained missing while hopes of survival faded. A D Sisk head of the state mines department said after a 48 hour search at the Scott Burke mine there was belief they might be inside dead or alive.
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Pikeville
Hope
Marvin Johnson
George Johnson
A. D. Sisks
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Qhewswatt
Scott-Burke
Too Much Plate Glass Robeson Concert Is Off
The manager of a southside hall canceled Paul Robeson’s appearance citing fear of trouble. Edward H. Pate said a glass front renovation heightened safety concerns and he believed disturbances could occur if Robeson performed.
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Robeson
Chicago
Paul Robeson
Edward H. Pate
Fire Damages Success Mine Dry Room Near Wallace
Authorities probe a fire that destroyed the dry room and trestles at the Success mine in Nine Mile Canyon near Wallace. Forest service firefighters saved valuable machinery. the mine has been idle for years.
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Wallace
Success
Nine-Mile Canyon
Forest Service
Descendants Enter National Morgan Horse Show in Windsor
More than 150 descendants of Justin Morgan, the bay stallion who died long ago, competed in the annual National Morgan Horse Show held in Windsor Vermont. The event drew participants and enthusiasts celebrating the historic pedigree.
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Windsor
Justin Morgan
Leopold Parole Eligibility After Sentence Reduction
Gov Adlai Stevenson approved a sentence reduction for Nathan Leopold making him eligible for parole in January 1953 after the parole board recommended commutation. Leopold and Richard Loeb were convicted of the 1924 murder of 14 year old Robbie Franks in Chicago. Leopold, 44, is jailed at Joliet and sought relief partly for wartime malaria experiments.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai Stevenson
Nathan Leopold
Leopold
Chicago
State Parole Board
Stevenson
Richard Loeb
Robbie Franks
University
Illinois State
Joliet
Commissioner Hale Returns Home After Crash
Bannock County Commissioner Roy Hale of McCammon was released from Pocatello General Hospital after injuries from a one mile north of McCammon car overturn last Thursday. He suffered a broken arm and his wife Lizzy was treated for shock and bruises. She had been released earlier this week.
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Bannock County
Roy Hale
McCammon
Pocatello General Hospital
Hale
Lizzy
Milk spread blamed on high labor costs not profits
Two dairy executives told a Senate agriculture subcommittee that high labor costs drive the gap between farm milk prices and what housewives pay. They argued profits per quart are too small to explain the difference while Gillette cited Fed data showing prices at retail lag behind postwar peaks, suggesting inefficiency or excessive profits by processors and distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Theodore G. Montague
The
Borden Co
L. A. van Bomel
National Dairy Products Corp
Senate Agriculture
Guy M. Gillette
Gillette
Plane Crash Kills Two Near Everett Washington
An Al-6 war surplus plane crashed near Powder Gulch, three miles southwest of Everett, instantly killing Pilot Iver Zarbell, about 40, and passenger Marjorie Josephine Schroeder, 23, both of Seattle.
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Everett
Wash
Powder Gulch
Here
Iver Zarbell
Marjorie Josephine Schroeder
Seattle
Proportional Urban Voice Demanded At Municipal League
Mayor J G Adams of Coeur d Alene urges Idaho officials to grant cities a larger say in taxation and revenue. He cites urban residents as 59 percent of the population and cities as 73 percent of wealth, while paying 60 percent of taxes and receiving only 25 percent of legislators. He calls for equalized assessed values and a share of gasoline tax for cities. He spoke to about 35 local officials at the Idaho Municipal League convention in Boise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
J. G. Adams
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho Municipal League
Adams
Idaho
Bannock Hotel
Dams
City League
Westvaco Chemical Co
Pocatello
Nash Slashes 1950 Nash Model Prices Across Range
Nash-Kelvinator announces price cuts from 73 to 140 dollars on new 1950 models citing lower production costs and rising sales. New Nash cars display from 1633 dollars for the Statesman business coupe to 2219 dollars for the Ambassador club coupe plus taxes. Hoover Motor Co in Detroit shows the lineup at 550 East Center Street and notes the business coupe price in Pocatello at 1779 dollars.
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Detroit
Nash
Nash-Kelvinator
George W. Mason
B. O. Hoover
Hoover Motor Co
East Center Street
Nash-Kelvinator Co
Pocatello
General Marshall to Lead Red Cross From October First
President Truman announced that General George C. Marshall, former secretary of state, will become chairman of the American National Red Cross on October 1. He will succeed Basil O’Connor, who resigned due to family and personal affairs.
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Washington
Truman
George C. Marshall
American National Red Cross
Basil O'Connor
Red Cross
Red and Blue Day Broadcast Planned by New Group
Pocatellans unable to attend Red and Blue Day festivities can follow the parade at home as Poky Hi-Lights will provide play-by-play on KEYY at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The broadcast marks the first in a series by the newly organized group.
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KEYY
Interior Aide Attacks CVA Fees at Timber Workers Meet
Assistant Secretary of the Interior C. Girard Davidson accused "greedy" interests in the Pacific Northwest of opposing the Columbia Valley Administration and blocking the birthright of the people. Speaking to AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers delegates, he framed CVA as a path to widespread prosperity and high living standards, urging laborers not to be swayed by critics.
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Portland
Ore
C. Girard Davidson
Pacific Northwest
Columbia Valley Administration
Northwestern Council of Lumber and Sawmill Workers
AFL
Davidson
CWA
Northwest
CVA
Pocatello High School Red and Blue Day Festivities
Pocatello high school celebrates Red and Blue Day with a 10 30 a m assembly for float and costume judging and prize awards Bobbette Buehler is crowned queen from six finalists supported by runners up Jody Winterbottom Joyce McPhie Kay Jean Watson Mary Ellen Dalton and June Panopolos. A 1 30 p m parade proceeds to Idaho State College Spud Bowl stadium. At 2 30 the Tigers meet Boise in the Big Six opener with coronation at halftime and a night dance at 8 30 in the gym.
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Pocatello High School
Bobbette Buehler
Bobbette
Jody Winterbottom
Joyce McPhie
Kay Jean Watson
Mary Ellen Dalton
June Panopolos
Garfield Ave
Center St
Center
5Th Ave
Idaho State College
Pocatello High
Boise
Master Vibrator Co President Dies From Wounds
Dayton Ohio reports H E McCrerz president of the Master Vibrator Co died from wounds inflicted by his former employee T J Conlin 59 of San Francisco. Conlin was charged with first degree murder.
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Dayton
Ohio
H. E. McCrerz
The
Master Vibrator Co
T. J. Conlin
San Francisco
Conlin
Senate okays 1.324 billion for military aid to non Communist allies
The Senate approved 1.324 billion dollars for military aid to non Communist allies after defeating a plan to cut 200 million from first year outlays and abandoning a bid to cut 300 million from future commitments. House already set 580 million for Western Europe. Additional 75 million goes to President Truman for Asia containment. Greece Turkey 211.37 million Iran Korea Philippines 27.64 million included.
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Washington
Senate
OL 1Dano
Taylor
House
Western
Europe
Truman
Asia
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
United States
Optimist Club Names Committee Chairmen
At a special meeting of the Optimist Club board held Thursday evening at the Hotel Bannock, committee chairmen were appointed. Names include W. Lyon Healy for Boys' work, Jim Karrick for attendance, Alex G. Adams for entertainment, Hal O'Braun for finance, Robert Turner for membership, Les Schweibert for program, Don W. Burdon for publicity, and Charles Lauritzen for welfare.
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Optimist Club Board of Directors
Hotel
Bannock
W. Lyon Healy
Jim Karrick
Alex G. Adams
Hal O’braun
Robert Turner
Les Schweibert
Don W. Burdon
Charles Lauritzen
Masonic Master Mason Degree Tonight at Portneuf Lodge
Portneuf Lodge No. 18 AF and AM will confer the master mason degree at 7 30 p m in the Red room of the Masonic temple.
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Portneuf Lodge
Masonic Temple
Car rollover near McCammon ends in creek
The sheriff's office said a vehicle left the highway near McCammon on Thursday night, rolled over twice, and stopped in a creek with no injuries reported.
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Sheriff's Office
McCammon
Power County Confronts School Transport Strain
American Falls officials report buses with 36 seat capacity carrying over 50 students daily. Two buses operate from Phillips Field with fears of needing another. The Power county school system will hire a new teacher and move a grade to the high school as a bus overload issue persists amid Bannock Power county tensions over an air base.
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American Falls
Power County
Phillips Field
Bannock
Power
Pocatello
Argentina Seeks Prison for Disrespect to Officials
President Peron poised to sign a bill docking imprisonment up to a year for insulting officials with longer terms for high officials. It holds publishers liable when offenses occur in print unless authors reveal themselves within a tight window. The measure bans truth defenses and requires editors to register with the Copyright Bureau or face fines.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Copyright Bureau
Registro de Propiedad Intelectual
Bureau
Ten Killed In Hurricane Strikes Dominican Republic
A fierce hurricane hit the Dominican Republic killing ten people. Three fishermen perished off San Pedro de Macoris and a small schooner with five crew sank near Ciudad Trujillo. Spectators watched as efforts to rescue sailors failed and two rescuers died on reefs. The storm affected the northern Hispaniola coast including the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
San Pedro de Macoris
Hirvaniola Island
Haiti
Ensign Guilty in Fourth of July Valley Slayings
Henry Brun Guldbrandsen a 34 year old former Merchant Marine ensign was found guilty of first degree murder without mercy for slaying two acquaintances and raping and beating a Berkeley house wife during a July Fourth orgy in the Valley of the Moon. A seven woman five man jury deliberated about four hours. The verdict carries an automatic death sentence in San Quentin's gas chamber.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Merchant Marine
Henry Brun Guldbrandsen
Berkeley
New London
San Quentin
Idaho Engineers Meet Saturday in Bannock Hotel
A statewide Idaho Society of Engineers gathering is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at the Bannock hotel. H. R. Flint, eastern Idaho district chair, leads arrangements with attendees including Orland Mayer of Boise, state chair and NSPE vice president, and J. L. Morris of Boise acting as secretary. Leonard Johnston of the Atomic Energy Commission will speak on the reactor testing station at Areo.
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Idaho Society of Engineers
Bannock
H. R. Flint
Fromer
Flint
Idaho
Orland Mayer
Boise
National Society of Professional Engineers
J. L. Morris
Leonard Johnston
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Areo
Lava Springs Man Bound Over In Rape Charge Trial
Lava Hot Springs resident William Baldwin was bound over to district court for trial after his attorney waived a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Charles W. Hyde. The charges stem from an alleged attack on a 14 year old girl on September 12, brought by the girl's father.
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William Baldwin
Lava Hot Springs
District Court
John Black
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Hyde
Baldwin
Cattlemen to Meet McCall for Tri-State Talk
A two day cattlemen's meeting convenes in McCall to discuss industry problems. Leon Weeks secretary of the Idaho Cattlemen's association says cattlemen from Oregon Washington and Idaho will attend.
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McCall
Tri-State
Leon Weeks
Idaho Cattlemen's Association
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
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Commissioner Hale
Municipal League
Urban Voice
Will
Mary
Ellen Dalton
Marshall Red Cross
Interior Aide
W. W. Halsey
Optimist Club Names Committee
Bulletin
Ensign
Lava Springs
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