POSSIBILITIES UNLIMITED Atom Plant May Develop Basic Change in Living
Idaho's new atomic reactor site near Arco draws a flood of speculators and job seekers to Pocatello Idaho Falls and surrounding towns. Mayor George R. Phillips reports crowds living in trailers while awaiting the AEC site decision and hiring plans.
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Joe Morin
Washington
Idaho
George R. Phillips
Pocatello
R. 8. Warner
Atomic Energy Commission
Phillips
West
Idaho Falls
Arco Tract
AEC
Atlantic Pact Envoys Plan Strategy
Twelve Atlantic Pact powers for the first time speak with a united voice and accuse Russia of distorting their non communist alliance plan. A formal statement from the foreign ministers rejects Moscow’s note and reiterates the pact’s nature and intent.
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Atlantic Pact
Russia
Washington
Syrian military ruler orders new constitution and reshapes leadership
Brig. Husni Zayim, top coup leader, becomes military governor of Syria with full state powers. He dissolves the House of Representatives and decrees a 20 member commission to draft a new constitution for elections, while naming new district governors and a Damascus administrator. The president, Al Kuwatly, is held in a camp in the eastern desert.
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Damascus
Syria
Supreme Military Council
Husni Zayim
al Sayed Shukri al Kuwatly
Asken
Jesort
Zayim
House of Representatives
Alep
Aleppo
Homs
Jebel Eq Druz
Lattaquie
National Commander Beggs to Attend VFW Anniversary in Pocatello
Lyall T. Beggs, national commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars from Plainfield Wisconsin, will visit Pocatello next Thursday for the 50th anniversary of the VFW. Pocatello Post 735 hosts a Saturday April 9 memorial hall celebration with a dinner dance and parade. Beggs will be the principal speaker and is noted for roles in the Fraternal Order of Eagles and as a 32nd degree Mason.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lyall T. Beggs
Plainfield
Wis
Pocatello
Pocatello Post 735
Memorial Hall
Beggs
Order of Eagles
Wisconsin State Aerue
Meat Cutters Here Win $5 Wage Hike
Pocatello union Local 153 of Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen announced a new contract with Zwiegart Packing Co People’s Market and Idaho Provision Co. The agreement raises weekly wages by five dollars adds eight holidays a year one week paid vacation and three days paid accident leave. The deal takes effect tomorrow. Don Lowman heads the local as president.
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Pocatello
Amalgamated
John W. Isaak
The
Zwiegart Packing Co
People’s Market
Idaho Provision Co
Don Lowman
Hope Looms For Spastic Victim Aids From Readers
The Tribune reports readers offered help after a feature on Bobby Winn a 9 year old paralyzed by spastic condition living in a Green Triangle cabin. Donor promises include small sums for braces and transport to Encino California where a school would tutor walking and potential rehab. Mrs Winn sought a $150 loan for a down payment on braces. Telephone pledges followed delivery.
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The
Tribune
Bobby’’ Winn
John Winn
Green Triangle
Braves
Grandfather Opens Fire In Detroit Family Tragedy
Detroit police report 65 year old Isaac Lublin shot and killed his daughter Ruth Einstadig 31 and her children Marek eight and Marcia three, plus William Crane 23, then wounded a neighbor before shooting himself. Inspector Thos Wysocki said the incident followed a long family quarrel and left the grandfather in very serious condition.
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Detroit
Isaac Lublin
Thos. Wysocki
Ruth Einstandig
Marek
Marcia
William Crane
Wysocki
AEC to Name Manager of Atom Project
The Atomic Energy Commission will name a manager for the Pocatello reactor development station next week. The appointee will be chosen from existing commission engineers. No large operations are planned for six to seven months, with surveyors and water well digging to precede road work.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Pocatello
Commission
Man Unlocks Shackles After Week of Mail Keys
Bud Barnick a 21 year old co owner of a sewing machine sales and repair company freed himself from leg shackles after finding a key mailed to him during a Ralph Edwards truth or consequences stunt in Minneapolis. He received 32 744 letters in less than a week as listeners sent additional keys and items to help him escape. Barnick and friends opened letters all week before he slipped out of the shackles and the pants he wore for six days.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Bud Barnick
Ralph Edwards
Minneapolis
Barnick
Edwards
Weather Summary for Pocatello and Vicinity
The report notes 0.00 inches of precipitation this month, with normal 0.10. Mean temperature 37. Sunday is fair and slightly warmer in the afternoon. Expected high 55 to 60, low 25 to 30. Sun sets 6 58, rises 6 07 tomorrow.
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Pocatello
Billings
Boise
Burley
Minneapolis
New York
Omaha
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Seattle
Yellowstone
Idaho Congressman's Disorderly Conduct Jail Term Reported
A Knights Templar conclave of Gate City Commandery No 4 will convene Monday evening at the Masonic temple for the Order of the Temple degree. The Ladies of the Order of Beauceant will serve a Wallin Smorgasbord dinner at 6 30 p m with reservations by calling 1106.
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Gate City Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Order of the Temple
Order of Beauceant
Wallin
Pig survivor from Bikini A bomb sent to National Zoo
Navy transfers Pig No. 311, a pig exposed to atomic blast and radiation at Bikini Atoll tests, to the National Zoological Park in Washington. Zoo director Dr. William Mann requests the pig, noting the navy plans an autopsy if it dies.
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Navy
Bikini
National Zoological Park
William M. Mann
Zoo
Idaho Congressman White Spends 18 Hours in Spokane Jail
Compton I White a 71 year old Idaho congressman was jailed 18 hours after a disorderly conduct conviction. He refused bond and legal counsel claiming congressional immunity, with police noting possible intoxication.
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White
Spokane
Wash
Compton I. White
Idaho
Idahoemocrat
Car Hits Two On South Railroad Avenue No Driver Stopped
Tom Wilson of 218 South Main reported at 5 40 p m Saturday that a car with license 1B 9519 struck two vehicles in the 200 block on South Railroad Avenue and fled the scene. Police say the unknown driver rammed a Hendricks Appliances Co jeep, pushing it across the street into a parked car.
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Tom Wilson
South Main
Police Arrest 35 In New York Cab Strike
Tension and arrests rose as police report 35 cab drivers and union officials were taken into custody in a day-old strike that crippled New York City's taxi fleet. A driver and garage worker were beaten. guards kept watch while both sides accused the other of hiring goons.
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New York
Taxi Workers Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Biggest Bills Untouched Await Action
The 81st Congress left major measures pending as of Saturday with three months elapsed and hints a July or August adjournment may occur. President Truman’s program moved slowly and the next tasks include foreign aid and the Atlantic pact. Unofficial talk even floated a possible special session if arming European foes proves knotty. Leaders hoped to close by June but optimism waned.
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Washington
America
High School Newspapers Awarded Scholarships at ISC Banquet
Richard Hronek of Pocatello and Mary Jane Deagle of Twin Falls received $50 scholarships at the second annual Southern Idaho high school journalism conference banquet at Idaho State College. Hronek won top honors in sports writing, Deagle for best news story. scholarships from the ISC publications committee. Wallace Garets noted Hronek and Deagle would attend the local college if possible.
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Idaho
Utah
Idaho State College
Mary E. Turner
Barbara Savage
ISC
Allen Rutherford
Wallace Garets
Lucille Langdon
Twin Falls
Bette Cronenberger
Idaho Falls
Lyle Olson
Montpelier
Veralda Strong
Richard Hronek
Pocatello
Mary Jane Deagle
Southern Idaho
Hronek
Miss Deagle
Army Nips Plot at Guatemala in Four Years
The army reports it has nipped the 18th abortive plot to unseat President Juan Jose Arevalo. Col. Francisco Javier Arana, chief of the armed forces, says plotting against the government has become a habit within a group shielded by democratic institutions. Further details were not provided.
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Guatemala
Juan Jose Arevalo
Francisco Javier Arana
Registration In Pocatello Reaches New Peak
Pocatello saw registering voters for the city primary surge to an all time high as 3 000 new names qualified by 9 p m with existing voters from past elections pushing total potential voters close to 10 000 City Clerk Bert H Reese announced the two hour evening openings to handle the influx and noted the tally remains to be finalized.
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Bert H. Reese
Civic leaders press 16 candidates on communism stance
A San Pedro group asked The Tribune to require all 16 municipal candidates for council and mayor to state their positions on communism. They cited Pocatello's naval ordnance plant and a forthcoming $500 million atomic facility as reasons to elect a security minded, anti leftist administration. The Tribune could not reach all candidates and urged them to call in views Monday for space in the Monday edition.
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the Tribune
Pocatello
The
Tribune
Mormon leader slams modern literature at Salt Lake convention
J Reuben Clark, former ambassador to Mexico and first counselor in the LDS church, told general sessions that modern literature is filthy and prostitutes the mind. Thousands gather in Salt Lake City for conference at the tabernacle on Temple Square with sessions through Wednesday marking the church’s 1830 establishment anniversary.
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Salt Lake City
J. Reuben Clark
Latter- Day Saints
Mormon
Clark
United States
Mexico
Primary Association
Tabernacle
Mormon Temple Square
Eighteen Women's Clubs Form New Corporation Officers Elected
Eighteen organizations signed the articles of incorporation for the Associated Women's Club at a YWCA meeting Saturday. Wesley Merrill presided as incorporation papers were signed. Officers for the coming year include Mrs Pete Bistline as president, Mrs Nellie Cline Steenson as first vice president, Mrs F E MacKenzie as second vice president, Clara Knorr as secretary, Lillian Cullen as treasurer, and trustees including Mrs A L Merrill and Lillian Cullen. Directors named include Mrs Dona Judd Mrs Pearl Leeney Mrs Jennie Thomas Mrs Lucile Sumpter Josephine Hutchings Gladys Merrill Mrs George Cox Mrs Pete Bistline Clara Knorr Patricia Bozzi Mrs Nellie Cline Steenson Bessie Botts Mrs Alline Hayeden Dr Ida Pacina Cecile Chambers Mrs W C Carnes Mrs Joyce Johnson and Lillian Cullen. The clubs represented in the articles include Beta Sigma Phi and three groups, along with Pocatello Women.
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Associated Women's Club
YWCA
Pete Bistline
Nellie Cline Steenson
F. E. MacKenzie
Clara Knorr
Lillian Cullen
A. L. Merrill
W. C. Carnes
Dona Judd
Pearl Leeney
Jennie Thomas
Lucile Sumpter
Josephine Hutchings
Gladys Merrill
George Cox
Patricia Bozzi
Bessie Botts
Alline Hayeden
Ida Pacina
Cecile Chambers
Joyce Johnson
Wesley Merrill
Beta Sigma Phi
Pocatello Wome
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Encino
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Tribune Bureau
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Robert Piter
George Pimm
William F. Arbogast
President Truman
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