Truman Reports Civilian Production Peak and Hiring Rise
President Truman announced that civilian production has reached all time highs with output above 150 billion dollars annually. Nonfarm employment surpasses pre V J day levels while unemployment stands around 3 million. Private wages have recovered near wartime totals as the reconversion report notes optimistic trends despite inflation and strikes.
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Washington
Truman
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Congress
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Tidal Wave Death Toll Rises Across Islands
Honolulu reports seven more bodies found after seismic wave disaster from Hilo. The quake and tsunami may have killed 176 people across Hawaii, the Aleutians, California, and Peru. Territorial leaders pledge top U S rebuilding aid as damage runs into millions. 79 dead and 85 missing in Hawaii with 4 000 homeless.
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Aleutians
Hawaii
California
Peru
Hilo
U. S
Island of Hawaii
Kauai
Maui
Oahu
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Pacific Islands
Army
Kodiak
LDS Leaders In Session Open General Conference
LDS church mission heads met in Salt Lake City for a pre conference gathering with general authorities to report on local economic and social conditions. They reviewed plans for the upcoming missionary program as the 116th annual general conference opened with President George Albert Smith set to speak at 10 a.m. in the tabernacle on Temple Square.
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Salt Lake City
George Albert Smith
Tabernacle
Temple Square
Keitel Testifies on Deviations From International Law
MERNBERG Germany — Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, chief of the German High Command, admits orders under his name deviated from international law and vows to take responsibility. He says he acted to meet moral and legal principles, though some actions may be wrong. The tribunal considers rulings as trial proceeds with other defendants like Joachim von Ribbentrop awaiting evidence.
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Mernberg
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
International Military Tribunal
Werner von Blomberg
Hitler
Keitel
von Blomberg
Nuernberg
Keltel
Martin Horn
Joachim von Ribbentrop
von Ribbentrop
Netherlands
Slayers Escape Death Row in Guards Uniforms
Josph D. Medley and accomplice Earl land escaped from the District of Columbia jail death row by climbing to the roof then lowering via bed sheet rope. Medley, linked to the murders of three red haired women, was captured in an Anacostia river boat house hours later after stealing a car and fleeing Washington. He had been on trial for Nancy Boyer murder and faced other investigations in New Orleans and Chicago.
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Washington
Josph D. Medley
District of Columbia
Earl Land
Medley
Anacostia River
Wash
FBI
St. Louis
Nancy Boyer
New Orleans
Chicago
Orleans
McFarland
George Little
Maryland
House Passes Wage Bill Promotes Housing Program
Senate banking committee unanimously approves Truman emergency housing bill including 600 million for building materials subsidies with price ceilings on existing homes. Republicans backed the measure after votes to cut the subsidy to 300 million while the House vetoed subsidies and ceilings. Senate aims to advance Wagner Ellender Taft program aiding cities, public housing, and mortgage guarantees.
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Washington
Truman
Senate Banking Committee
House
Senate
Idaho Holds Final Rites For Ben Ross
Charles Ben Ross former Idaho governor 1930 to 1936 laid to rest in Parma after simple services in Caldwell. He died Sunday in Boise at 69 from a heart condition with flags at half mast. Attending were widow Mrs Ross and pallbearers from Boise Parma Roswell Pocatello Weiser Twin Falls.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Charles Ben Ross
Gem State
Parma
Ross
Boise
H. H. Hayman
The
College of Idaho
Walter Cleare
Pocatello
Idaho Capitol
James Hawley
John Tucker
Clint Allen
Alvin Steele
Roswell
Clyde Hill
Ralph Jones
J. C. Watson
Ben Davis
William Mitchell
Thomas E. Buckner
Hugh MacCosham
F. A. Pittenger
H. C. Baldridge
George Donart
Weiser
P. C. O'Malley
F. Lee Johnson
T. J. Lloyd
Twin Falls
F. E. MacKenzie
Strikes in Illinois and Akron Show Mixed Settlement Hopes
Federal conciliators see a possible early settlement for 30 000 International Harvester workers after an 18 cent hourly raise. CIO demands include union security seniority and grievance rules. Detroit AFL operators on city owned transit enter third day with no wage agreement in sight. Akron Ohio transport workers’ strike nears a resolution as wage talks resume with demands for 32 cents.
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Washington
International Harvester Company
CIO
Farm Equipment Workers
AFL
Detroit
Akron
Ohio
Akron Transportation Co
Typhoon Aims at Manila as Navies Move to Safer Base
A typhoon with center winds of 100 to 116 mph approaches the Philippines and may strike northern Luzon tomorrow, the Philippine sea frontier announced. Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman ordered Manila area ships moved to the Olongapo base 60 miles west for protection.
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Manila
Philippines
Luzon
Philippine Sea Frontier
James L. Kauffman
Frontier
Olongapo Naval Base
River Party Ends 310 Mile Trip to Lewiston
Seven be whiskered men disembarked in Lewiston after a 13 day voyage from Salmon down the Salmon River to the Snake and into Lewiston. Wildlife officials and photographers led by river boatmen described the trip as the roughest yet successful. The City of Salmon carried the party through gorges 7,000 feet high with a motor used for the final run. A color and sound movie was made of the journey.
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Lewiston
Salmon
Salmon River
Snake
Strike May Halt Trucks in Interstate Operations
A possible strike notice could stop operations of seven trucking companies affecting 125 machinists. The International Association of Machinists, represented by agent C. N. Chadwick, cites bad faith bargaining by the firms led by Louis Callister. The union seeks a 30 percent pay raise from current journeyman wages of 1.16 dollars per hour. The involved firms include Pacific Intermountain Express, Garrett Freightlines, Inland Freight Lines, Interstate Motor Lines, Owen M. Collett Tank Lines, Cantley and Tanzola Tank Lines, and Salt Lake Transfer.
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Salt Lake City
C. N. Chadwick
International Association of Machinists
Ind
Louis Callister
Chadwick
Callister
Union
Pacific Intermountain Express
Garrett Freightlines
Inland Freight Lines
Interstate Motor Lines
Owen M. Collett Tank Lines
Cantley and Tanzola Tank Lines
Salt Lake Transfer
Venue Change Granted in Liquor Sale Case
The case of Serlina Howard, Maxine L. Neibaum and Lujean Hunter charged in a 1945 Bancroft liquor sale complaint has been moved for venue from Justice Martin Wistisen in Bancroft to Justice of the Peace Chas. W. Hyde in Pocatello.
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Serlina Howard
Maxine L. Neibaum
Lujean Hunter
Bancroft
Court of Justice
Martin Wistisen
Court of
Chas. W. Hyde
March Weather Summary for Local Area
Harlan B. Smith reports March mean temperature 39.1 degrees with a mean maximum 49.5 and mean minimum 28.7. Precipitation totaled 2.63 inches, snowfall unmelted 8.1 inches, and wind reached 44 mph from the southwest. Sunshine was 56 percent. noon high 48 and low 32 with a 40 average. Forecast: mostly cloudy with scattered showers today through Thursday.
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Harlan B. Smith
U. S. Weather Bureau
U.S. Weather Bureau
Time Change In Dispute Across States
Five states and parts of 18 others will observe daylight saving time beginning April 28 while many cities will ignore the change. In Washington DC the push to observe the time advance remains under review and President Truman favors legislation before general adoption. Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island and Vermont will observe daylight saving nationwide this year.
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Associated Press
United States
Truman
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
West
Jury at Buhl Probes Case
The coroner's jury ruled Ralph W. Qualls 57 died Sunday from unknown causes following a street fight outside a cafe. Witnesses described a punch by Floyd Snoderly and Qualls being knocked against a parked car, with Russell Lee McCaleb also involved as he claims only a push and taking a knife. No charges filed.
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Qualls
Floyd Snoderly
Jackie Smith
Snoderly
Russell Lee McCaleb
MecCaleb
One Kelso Quadruplet Dies After Birth
In Longview Washington an infant boy identified as Oo, third of the Kelso quadruplets born at St John s hospital, died shortly before midnight. The remaining three babies were described as having a pretty good chance to survive. Their mother Mrs Leo Pierce was recovering but weak with a second blood transfusion planned.
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Longview
Wash
Kelso
St. John's Hos
Pital
Leo Pierce
St. John's Hospital
Homma Executed by U.S. Army Firing Squad in Manila
Lt Gen Masaharu Homma, linked to the Bataan death march and wartime atrocities, was hanged at Los Baños near Manila after a court martial. Forty minutes later Lt Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita, defeated Japanese commander, and Lt Gen Hikotaro Tajima were executed for related war crimes.
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Manila
Masaharu Homma
MacArthur
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Homma
Philippines
Yamashita
Hikotaro Tajima
Japan
Retail Dairy Prices Seen Rising Soon
Washington officials forecast increases for milk butter and cheese as OPA and the agriculture department propose higher prices to curb declining production and offset rising labor and feed costs. Officials noted a general price adjustment may be needed due to strikes and widespread applications for raises.
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Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Office of Economic Stabilization
Bankers Gather for Pacific Northwest Banking Conference
Bankers and bank representatives from Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana gather in Pullman for the opening of the seventh annual Pacific Northwest banking conference tomorrow.
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Pullman
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
OPA Drops Price Controls on Christmas Goods and Decors
OPA today lifted price controls on Christmas decorations roller skates and shoes combination roller items, effectively removing government limits from these product categories. The removal signals new pricing freedom for retailers and shoppers ahead of the holiday season.
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Washington
OPA
Blast Kills Three In House Near Peshastin
Fire and an explosion of undetermined origin killed three children in a house near Peshastin. The victims were Donald and Darrell Padgett two year old twins and their sister Bobbie Jean five. Their mother Mrs. Lewis Padgett and a stepdaughter, unnamed, were hospitalized in Leavenworth in shock.
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Wenatchee
Peshastin
Edson Dow
Donald
Darrell Padgett
Bobbie Jean
Lewis Padgett
Leavenworth
Iran Proposes UN Council Shelving Crisis if Troop Draws End
The United Nations Security Council received Iran’s offer to suspend the Iran crisis temporarily if Russia guarantees unconditional troop withdrawal from Iran by May 6. Russia asserted withdrawals would proceed within a month and a half, not contingent on other negotiations, while Ambassador Gromyko continued his boycott.
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New York
Iran
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Council
Andrei Gromyko
United Nations Council looks for exit from Iran stalemate
In New York the Security Council met in an informal session to map a way out of the Iranian crisis as Iran and Russia signaled a potential break in a week long deadlock. The talks come amid mounting international pressure for resolution and a shift toward diplomacy.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Iran
Russia
Russians to begin partial retreat from Romania within days
Bucharest informants citing government sources said Russians would start a partial evacuation of Romania in a few days. In Germany, U.S. Army reports 3,989 troops sailed home from Bremerhaven and Le Havre in the last 24 hours including the 197th antiaircraft artillery battalion and other units.
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Bucharest
Romania
Frankfurt
Germany
U.S. Army
Bremerhaven
le Havre
16Th Armored Engineer Battalion
Cold Weather Holds Portneuf River at Low Level
Cold weather kept the Portneuf River at its current level while Pocatello residents fear a sudden warm spell could raise the stream. The river threatens homes in Happy Hollow and suburban dwellings south of the city, with observers noting a rise could match or exceed 1943 conditions when 15 families were displaced.
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Portneuf
Pocatello
Happy Hollow
Unions Claim Wage Hike Insufficient
Arbitration boards awarded a 16 cent an hour raise to about 1,220,000 railroad workers across 18 brotherhoods. Nonoperating workers sought 30 cents an hour while operating employes riders sought 2.50 dollars a day. Disclosure followed official board reports and hints of potential management action.
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Bert M. Jewell
Truman Warns of Dangers From Prolonged Mine Strike
President Truman warned that civilian production could be delayed by protracted mine work stoppages. The coal dispute has kept 400,000 United Mine Workers from work since Sunday midnight, with some steel firms cutting output to conserve coal. Ford Motor Co said it would idle part of its plants and lay off 35,000 workers due to steel shortages.
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Associated Press
Truman
John W. Snyder
United Mine
Ford Motor Company
Idaho Pardon Board Reviews 76 Cases In Boise
The Idaho state pardon board met to review 76 cases including 13 continued from January. Dorothy Harrieta Kendrick, 21, had her sentence reduced to a minimum of six years from a 10 to 20 year term for robbery. Sweeney stated Kendrick and a companion stole autos in California and Portland, burgled in Oregon and Washington, then committed armed robbery in Boise and Twin Falls before arrest.
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Boise
Idaho State Pardon Board
Dorothy Harrieta Kendrick
Twin Falls County
E. M. Sweeney
Twi Falls
Sweeney
Clinic for Children Opens in Bannock County Health Unit
Dr. Ruth Rantama of Boise directs a crippled children clinic with staff at the Bannock county health unit. Similar clinics were held in Idaho Falls last week and more are planned in Burley and Twin Falls.
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Ruth Rantama
Boise
State Crippled Children's Clinic
Bannock County
Idaho Falls
Burley
Twin Falls
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