Congress OKs arms aid bill and Marshall Plan funding
Congress passes a $1.31 billion foreign arms aid bill to bolster NATO against Communism and clears a $5.81 billion ECA package for the European Recovery Program. The arms bill allows a $125 million RF C advance to be repaid with the next money bill.
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Congress
Marshall Fund
Washington
Russia
Truman
North Atlantic Security Alliance
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Congressional
ECA
Rail Gateway Hearing Set For Dec 12
R. K. Bradford of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad announced that the Interstate Commerce Commission has scheduled December 12 for the opening of hearings on the railroad’s petition for freight rate agreements through the Ogden Gateway. The hearings will take place in Salt Lake City Utah and address Union Pacific’s alleged refusal to establish competitive joint rates via Ogden.
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Salt Lake City
R. K. Bradford
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ogden Gateway
Utah
D&rgw
Union Pacific
Ogden
Jurors Fail to Reach Verdict in Tokyo Rose Treason Case
In San Francisco jurors debating the treason charges against Mrs Iva Toguri D AQuino known as Tokyo Rose failed to reach a verdict on Wednesday night. They remain sequestered in hotel rooms as court reopens at 9 a m today.
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San Francisco
Iva Toguri
Tokyo Rose
D’aquino
Chinese Tells Red Threat at Knife and Fork Club
Dr. H. H. Chang warned 275 members that the Communist threat in China could endanger the United States and the world. He cited Chinese fatigue after eight years of fighting Japan and urged stronger American policy and friendship with China to avert tragedy. Judge Isaac McDougal introduced him.
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China
H. H. Chang
Dr. Chang
Isaac McDougal
Crash Kills Kix-Resident on Bay Bridge
A head on collision on the San Francisco Oakland bay bridge killed Howard Jensen 35 a native of Pocatello and one of two fatalities reported by relatives. Jensen studied in Pocatello and left the city six years ago for San Francisco. His mother Mrs Esther Jensen attended funeral services in San Francisco.
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Pocatello
Howard Jensen
San Francisco-Oakland_ bay
Jensen
San Francisco
Esther Jensen
S. 2d Ave
Chinese Communists Gain New Province From Nationalists
Peiping dispatch says Sinkiang has deserted the Nationalists and joined the Communists, increasing Communist territory by 705,962 square miles. The province is larger than Texas, California, Montana and New Mexico combined, marking the third Nationalist loss in two weeks.
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Hong Kong
Peiping
Sinkiang
Texas
California
Montana
New Mexico
Wanted Man Bergstrom Captured After Smugglers of Death Pranks
Virgil Bergstrom a 26 year old Pocatello man wanted on forgery charges since November 1948 was captured after a chaotic sequence. He sent deathlike telegrams to his wife and mother, caused a supposed corpse hunt and a note denouncing locals. He kicked officer Hadley, fled, hid behind a tree, and was finally lodged in the county jail after a scuffle over a .22 rifle.
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Virgil Bergstrom
Pocatellan
Spokane
Wash
Longview
Kans
Pocatello
Bergstrom
Glenn Hadley
John Perkins
N. Garfield Ave
Hadley
Truman Off For Visit to Missouri
President Truman departed Washington on a two day trip to Missouri aboard the Air Force Constellation Dew Drop at 7 42 p m with a large party. He will land in St Louis for the night and fly to Kansas City for a testimonial dinner and address before returning to the capital Friday afternoon.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
Air Force Constellation
St. Louis
Kansas City
William M. Boyle Jr
Strike Scene At A Glance
Pittsburgh reports critical impasse in pension disputes as Big Steel and CIO Steel Workers Union trigger a 500000 worker strike set for 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Detroit notes a pension snag with 115000 CIO Auto Workers poised to strike at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. The Dalles guards Hawaii pineapple unloading as CIO longshoremen clash to halt shipments. Pittsburgh notes shootings and stabbings amid coal strike with 480000 United Mine Workers on day ten. Duluth iron miners walkout of 19000 pending steel dispute settlement. Chicago Inland Steel begins shutdown as talks stall with no progress.
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Big Steel and
CIO Steel Workers Union
Detroit
Ford and Cio Auto Workers Union
Dalles
Ore
CIO
Hawaii
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Duluth
Minn
Chicago
Inland Steel
Wholesale Foods Dip Five Cents In Week
The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food price index fell five cents this week reaching $5.67, within one cent of the February 8 low. The index dropped 18 cents over the past two weeks, and was 15.4 percent higher than the current level at the same time last year.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Ground Breaking Underway for Pocatello Labor Temple
Ground breaking for a new Labor Temple in Pocatello began Wednesday afternoon with Tom Grayson Construction excavating the basement at the 55 by 115 foot site on Arthur avenue and Wyeth street. Plans call for brick and concrete, one or two stories, with eight offices, four meeting halls and a kitchen, depending on rock depth.
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Labor Temple
Labor
T. H. Morris
Central Labor Union
Pocatello
Tom Grayson Construction Co
Arthur Ave
Wyeth St
Morris
C. H. Elle
Virginia’s Governor Pitts State In Mining Business
Gov. William M. Tuck issued an emergency order in Richmond due to the nationwide coal strike. He placed Virginia in the coal mining business to keep the state warm and directed the three-man fuel commission to control and produce coal for citizens’ use.
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Virginia
Pitts
Richmond
William M. Tuck
Idaho Education Association District Convention Opens
The Idaho Education Association fifth district convention begins at 8 a m today at the high school with over 1,000 public school teachers expected. Dan W. Martin leads the two day program featuring Dr Alexander J Stoddard from Los Angeles as guest speaker and a luncheon fashion show at Bannock hotel with Chamber of Commerce support.
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Idaho Education Association
Dan W. Martin
Alexander J. Stoddard
Los Angeles
Calif
Arnold Lintelman
Jessie Hollenbeck
Pocatello
George N. Green
John Booth
Boise
The
TEA
Alton B. Jones
Bluford F. Minor
Idaho State College
Bannock Hotel
Pete Bistline
Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Craig, Jr
Chamber
Mendel Lucatsky
Pickets and mine violence flares in Pennsylvania and Oregon
In Pennsylvania, Gov. Duff appeals for more state police as pickets fire on a convoy in Centre County and a mine operator is stabbed at Hawthorne amid non union miners armed with rifles. In Oregon, 200 CID longshore pickets attack trucks at The Dalles dock injuring a driver and halting freight on the port spur tracks.
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Pennsylvania
James H. Duff
Centre County
Hawthorne
Jasper
Ala
Brover Baggett
Clarion County
Williiam Hannold
Dalles
Ore
Oregon
Columbia River
Clarence Rosales
San Jose
Cal
Honolulu
The
Cold Cancels Concert Here
The 1949-50 Community Concert opener in Pocatello featuring Martha Lipton of the Metropolitan Opera Co. was postponed from Wednesday to Monday due to a cold. Lipton, who became ill after a Salt Lake City concert, will travel to Boise this afternoon then return to Pocatello for the Monday show, manager Henry Jackson said.
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Metropolitan Opera Co
Pocatello
Henry Jackson
Frazier
Miss Lipton
Salt Lake City
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast
Boise
Concert Association
Officials Confer on New Construction At Airport
Mayor W. W. Halsey and Seattle CAA officials reviewed final plans for remodeling the administration building and building a new control tower at Phillips Field. CAA architect H Orville Party and CAA engineering head C B Kohli discussed federal participation and lighting for the timefield with Halsey.
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W. W. Halsey
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Seattle
Phillips Field
H. Orville Party
CAA
C. B. Kohli
Engineering de
Partment
Halsey
Churchill Calls For Early British Vote Over Devaluation Crisis
Winston Churchill urged an early general election in Britain amid what he called a grave financial crisis and the atomic bomb threat. He criticized Labour policy, warned of national bankruptcy, and attacked Chancellor Cripps over devaluation while noting pound decline and a 40 percent tariff barrier to Europe.
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Churchill
London
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Russia
House of Commons
England
Stafford Cripps
Cripps
Senators Seek $500 Million for Columbia River Plan
Sen Harry Cain and Sen Warren Magnuson said they will ask the Senate Public Works Committee to include a $500 million three year authorization for Columbia River development in the omnibus rivers and harbors and flood control bill. The long range program totals $1 billion, but Washington’s pair agreed to scale down. Funds for the current year have already been approved.
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Washington
Harry Cain
Wash
Warren Magnuson
Senate Public Works Committee
Columbia River
Army engineer-Reclamation Bureau
Washington Senators
Cain
29 Honored By Masons At Portneuf Lodge Banquet
Twenty nine living past masters of Portneuf Masonic Lodge No. 18 were honored at a banquet in the Masonic Temple. Secretary C D Clay led a roll call and Rev Hers bert R Cederberg urged members they are not has beens unless retired to the sidelines. Names and years of the honored past masters follow.
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Portneuf Masonic Lodge No
Masonic Temple
C. D. Clay
L. H. Anderson
Hersbert R. Cederberg
John S. Woffington
James 5. Orr
Bert K. Peterson
James C. Fulton
Dell O. Bellamy
Robert C. Earley
Enos T. Lillibridge
Roy Wade
Leo M. Lusk
Cyril T. Griffiths
Steve T. Collins
Sidney O. Goucher
Horsace A. Murphy
John H. Peterson
Ray S. Hunter
John P. Halliwell, Sr
Federal pay raises voted by House and Senate
The House approved 100.5 million dollars annually for federal civil service raises while the Senate backed a lighter executive pay bill. The Senate vote was 36 to 16 in favor of a substitute measure granting cabinet members 22 500 dollars yearly amid a late session to clear the backlog.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Phillips Named Bannock County Dimes Campaign Chairman
Former mayor George Phillips is named Bannock county chairman of the 1950 March of Dimes drive. He will represent Pocatello as chairman at the Northwestern regional convention in Billings Montana on October 17 and 18.
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George Phillips
Bannock County
Pocatello
Billings
Mont
Federal Jurist J F T O Connor Dies in Beverly
Federal District Judge J F T O Connor former controller of the currency and adviser to Franklin D Roosevelt died Wednesday at Beverly after a long career in public service.
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Beverly Twils
J. F. T. O'Connor
United States
Franklin D Roosevelt
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