Westvaco Starts Plans for $4 Million Electric Furnace Plant
Westvaco Chlorine Products moves toward construction of a $4,000,000 electric furnace plant near highway 30N west of Pocatello. W T Nichols confirms materials and on site work with a target to begin this month. Idaho Power crews survey lines to support new plant power needs.
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Westvaco Chlorine Products Corporation
W. T. Nichols
New York City
Westvaco
Pocatello Tribune
J. Gilbert Miller
Charleston
W. Va
Nichols
Westvaco Officil
Don Brown
Poca
Tello
Idaho Power Company
Fort Hall
Power Company
Lower Salmon
Hagerman Valley
American Falls
Idaho
Brown
Ralph E
Westvaco Chlorine Product Corporation
Pocatello
United Engineers and Constructors
Philadelphia
LDS Church Buys Vast Alberta Cattle Ranch
The Latter Day Saints church has purchased the 80 000 acre Kirkaldy ranch in Raymond Magrath southern Alberta from McIntyre Ranching. Price not disclosed but estimated 750000 to 1000000 dollars. Church plans unsettled use with possible settlement and division into ranches. transfer effective Sept 1. 6500 to 8000 Hereford cattle graze the property. Salt Lake City officials confirmed the deal but papers and operations were incomplete.
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Raymond
Alta
Canada
Latter-Day Saints
Mormon
Kirkaldy
McIntyre Ranching Company
Magrath
Alberta
James H. Walker
Salt Lake City
World War I Veteran Frank Gargul Dies in Salt Lake City
Frank Gargul 65 a World War I veteran and city employee died Wednesday at the Salt Lake City veterans hospital after a short illness. Born May 28 1882 in Cracow Poland he came to America in 1914 settling in Chicago and then lived in Pocatello since 1914. He married Martha Starkowicz in Poland and was a member of St Josephs church and American Legion post No 4. Survivors include his widow and one son Edward Garry who will come from Alaska for services. Funeral notices will be announced by Downard mortuary.
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Main
Salt Lake City Veterans Hospital
Cracow
Poland
America
Chicago
Pocatello
Martha Starkowicz
St. Joseph's Church
American Legion
Printers Union Strikes Prompt Action on Contracts
A printer workers union plans strikes to push new contracts. Instructions and headquarters warned benefits would be withdrawn from noncompliant locals. The ITU said it will fully comply after a federal injunction last Saturday.
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ITU
Truman Veto Expected on $4.8 Billion Tax Cut
President Truman plans to veto the $4.8 billion tax reduction bill and send the measure to Congress at noon tomorrow after White House talks with Treasury Secretary Snyder, Sen. Barkley, Rep. Rayburn, budget chief Webb, and Sen. McGrath. Senate Republicans led by Taft agreed to consider the veto immediately.
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Truman
Congress
White House
House
Capitol
Sen
Taft
Rohio
Senate Republican Policy Committee
South Leading in Illiteracy Idaho Law at 1.9 percent
The National Education Association said over a quarter of men rejected for World War II service for educational deficiency came from six southern states. The survey of selective service figures found the highest rejection percentages in southeastern and southwestern states. It cautioned against attributing all causes to the states.
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Washington
National Education Association
Southeastern
Americans Use Airplanes To Reach Berlin Amid Rail Inspections
American forces will run special flights from Frankfurt to Tempelhof in Berlin after Soviet rail inspections halt all U S military train travel to the city. Gen. Lucius D. Clay announced the plan and noted British support, while Moscow media claim partition of Germany is a fact and border inspections will intensify.
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Lucius D. Clay
Frankfurt
United States Occupation Zone
Tempelhof Airdrome
U. S
Brian Robertson
Royal Air Force
Galax
Hamburg
Clay
Moscow
Yuri Korolkov
Pravda
Germany
Control Council
Britain
AFL Invites Citizens to Report on NY Stock Strike
The AFL invited 21 prominent citizens including RCA's David Sarnoff and Bernard Baruch to review its dispute with New York stock and curb exchanges and submit a report. The union signals plans to broaden the strike to non union workers as rain drenched pickets and police watched. Alfred Baker Lewis backs a citizen committee while Emil Schram offers no comment.
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United Financial Employee
AFL
RCA
David Sarnoff
Bernard M. Baruch
Financial Workers
M. David Keefe
Ite
Alfred Baker Lewis
Emil Schram
The
Stock Exchange
Wallace labeled Russian firster by Legion leader
James F. O'Neil, national commander of the American Legion, attacked Henry A. Wallace as a Russian firster while urging universal military training. He testified before the senate armed services committee, calling UMT crucial to halt Soviet expansion amid a New York protest of about 500 demonstrators booing Wallace.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
James F. O'Neil
American Legion
O'Neil
Wallace
Senate Armed Services Committee
UMIT
Four US Marines Freed by Chinese Communists After Christmas Capture
Four U S marines captured on a Christmas day hunting trip near Lingchan were released at Haiyang, China. The group includes Cpl. William L. Pollard, Pfc. Carroll W. Dickerson, Pvt. Robert Hart, and Pfc. Thomas Kapodistria. Pfc. Charles J. Brayton Jr. is missing and presumed dead. The jeep was found burned, two marines were on leave, one AWOL, amid unclear circumstances and disputed ransom talks.
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China
U. S. Navy
Haiyang
U. S. Western Pacific Fleet
Tsingtao
Charles J. Brayton, Jr
Fort Jay
Governors Island
N. Y
William L. Pollard
Fort Worth
Texas
Carroll W. Dickerson
Olathe
Kan
Robert Hart
Pittsburgh
Thomas Kapodistria
Buffalo
Villagetan Yuen
Steel Mills Closing in Coal Shortage
The nation faces widespread plant shutdowns as coal shortages idle 400,000 United Mine Workers and 30,000 other workers in steel, rail, and related industries. Railroads like Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio, and New York Central furlough thousands while Birmingham, Alabama cuts steel output to about 68 percent and idles roughly 3,000 workers. John L. Lewis Day marked by miners’ pension demand.
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John L. Lewis
Mitchell
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Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Virginian
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East Buffalo
Cleveland
Utah
Birmingham
South
State Department outlines status of Russian trade
The United States conducts trade with Russia mainly through private American firms. Frank H. Russell said exports to the Soviet Union were small, averaging 13 000 barrels monthly of lubricants since July 1947, and that pipeline shipments ended after the first quarter of 1947. He noted export controls expanded March 1 to aid Europe’s recovery and may affect nonparticipating countries.
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Frank H. Russell
Secretary of State
Henry C. O'Leary
Bannock County
the Pocatellan
Sec
George Marshall
United States
Soviet Union
U. S
Russell
Collision Near Hot Springs Kills Two in Utah
A head on crash at 1 am near Hot Springs in Box Elder County killed Robert Erb 33 Brigham City and Glen Dummer 27 Brigham City. Five others injured include Leland Brown Norvan Butler Glen Dummer Lu Gean Gibby and Enez Erb all in fair condition at Dee hospital. Trooper Harold Ambler investigates cause. brakes not apparently used. both cars demolished.
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Hot Springs
Box Elder County
Robert Erb
South First East
Brigham City
Glen Dummer
North Main
Dee Hospital
Leland Brown
Roy
Norvan Butler
Riverdale
Lu Gean Gibby
Enez Erb
Harold Ambler
Utah Highway Patrol
Ambler
Taylor urges stronger UN and new pension plan
Sen. Glen H. Taylor told about 1000 listeners in San Jose that the United States should bolster the United Nations and stop blaming Russia for troubles. He attacked militarists and bankers behind the Marshall Plan, calling it central to Europe military alliance policy, and proposed a nationwide $100 monthly old age pension.
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Calif
United States
United Nations
Russia
Glen H. Taylor
D.-Idaho
Taylor
Wall Street
Europe
Idaho
House votes $150 million for atomic energy contracts
Washington reports the House approved a general appropriation provision allowing the Atomic Energy Commission to contract up to 150 million dollars for mainly research work. Passage was anticipated later in the day.
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Washington
House
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Nanking says ships from Shantung ports to aid Yingkow attack
The Nanking Evening News reports three Shantung port garrisons abandoned by the government will join an amphibious assault on Yingkow. Yingkow, a South Manchurian port, was captured by Communist forces a month earlier.
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Nanking
Shantung
Yingkow
Manchurian
Truman proposes extra 3 billion for national defense
President Truman told House Speaker Martin he will ask Congress for an additional 3 billion dollars for national defense. He also seeks immediate authorization to contract 375 million dollars to stock strategic materials, on top of the 11 billion already requested for the coming budget year.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Martin
Mass
Treasury Department
Official Asks Ruling on Taylor Recall Status
Boise Attorney General seeks guidance on whether Senator Glen H. Taylor is a state or federal official for recall purposes. Evert Te Fuller and Dem Smith filed a recall petition with Secretary of State Cy Price who asked Smylie for an opinion.
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Idaho
Vie
Iscial
Evert Te Fuller
Dem Smith
Glen H. Taylor
J. D
Cy) Price
Smylie
Price
Taylor
U. S
Houses of Congress
Granges Launch Traveling Plan to Boost County Grange Ties
Granges of Twin Falls County begin a traveling plan contest linked to the National Grange program. The winning county Grange will be judged on educational inspirational and recreational advantages offered by local Grange activities.
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Kimberly
Twin Falls County
Negro Leaders Threaten Sitdown Over Military Training
Senator Morse voiced concern over a plan by A. Philip Randolph and Grant Reynolds to mobilize millions of black Americans in a sit-down strike against military training and the draft. They argued for civil rights and an end to segregation in the armed forces, while Morse warned of treason charges for civil disobedience.
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Morse
R-Ore
UMIT
A. Philip Randolph
AFL Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Grant Reynolds
New York State
Commissioner of Correction
Senate Armed Service Committee
Truman
Randolph
United States
Reynolds
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