Railroad Workers Open Drive for Third Wage Raise
Sixteen non operating railroad unions representing about 1,000,000 workers launched their third postwar wage drive seeking a 40 hour week and 25 cent hourly raise. They mailed letters to railroad headquarters and aim for terms effective May 10 with negotiations set by May 10.
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Washington
St. Louis
George Leighty
The
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Eeers
White House
Third Party Not to Hit at Reds
Chicago reports Henry A. Wallace declares he will not attack communism during his campaign for president. He says his third party is growing and spreading fear among reactionary camp followers while blasting both major parties and U S foreign policy. Senator Glen Taylor criticizes Truman for civil rights remarks and says he cares more about political fate than rights. The Iowa veteran former Democratic vice president denounces mass war hysteria and Democratic Republicans in Congress.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Truman
Taylor
Congress
Arabs Shell Outskirts Of Jerusalem In Fierce Road Battle
Arab artillery pounded western Jerusalem suburbs including Givat Shaul and New Montefiore as Irgun and Stern gang actions near Deir Yassin drew heavy casualties. Haganah reported 137 Arabs killed in 36 hours around Kastel with both sides tallying major losses in the road battle. The unofficial toll since Nov 29 rose to 2,685.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Judean
Givat Shaul
Saul
Deir Yassin
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Stern Gang
New Montefiore
Beth Hakarem
Haganah
Kastel
Jeruslam
Mishmar Haemek
Esdraelon
Armageedon
Alleged Smugglers Under Arrest in Germany Plot
Nine people including an American were arrested in Hamburg over a plan to smuggle 50 million American cigarettes for the German black market. Officials named a Belgian two Danes four Poles and a German among those involved. Names not released.
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Hamburg
Germany
Weather Summary for Pocatello and Idaho
Total precipitation this month is 0.74 inches vs normal 0.55. Mean temperature 40 degrees, normal 43. Sunset Sunday 7 08 p.m., sunrise Monday 5 54 a.m. Forecast calls for mostly clear conditions in Pocatello Sunday with light scattered showers Sunday afternoon and warmer daytime, cooler evenings. Idaho region sees clearing with few afternoon showers Sunday, low 26 to 36 and high 48 to 58.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Eiher
Pocatello Coceese
Bismarck
Boise
Truck Driver Dies After Deputized Stop Shooting
Twin Falls district reports Robert McKissick, a truck driver, died after being shot by State Patrolman Jack Lewis following a traffic stop at Deadman’s Corner between Filer and Buhl. Lewis was stabbed during the confrontation but survived after treatment.
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Twin Falls
Robert McKissick
Jack Lewis
McKissick
Lewis
Arthur E. Perkins
Perkins
Priday
Deadman’s Corner
Filer
Buhl
Solon's Daughter Weds in Washington Church Ceremony
Mary Margaret Ellsworth daughter of Rep Harris Ellsworth and his wife married Donald J. Dittman of Chicago at St Anne's Roman Catholic Church in Washington on a Saturday ceremony.
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Washington
Mary Margaret Ellsworth
Harris Ellsworth
Donald J. Dittman
Chicago
Idaho Common School Districts Set April 16 Meetings
Idaho common and joint common school districts will hold annual meetings on April 16. Max Yost of the Associated Taxpayers of Idaho urges all taxpayers to attend to influence expenditures and tax levies, noting taxes are set after the meeting.
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Boise
Idaho
Max Yost
The
Associated Taxpayers of Idaho
Yost
Idahoan Dies At Age 101
Mrs. Julia Mackey of Weiser who would have turned 102 next month died. Born May 28, 1846 in Hancock County Illinois, she lived with her son William Mackey in Weiser since 1930 and recalled Civil War days and Lincoln Douglas debates in later years.
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Weiser
Julia Mackey
Sater
Hancock County
Illinois
William Mackey
Mackey
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Martha Anderson
Washington presses quick coal strike settlement talks
Speaker Martin urged a rapid end to the coal strike and set a parley between John L. Lewis and a mine operator's representative. Attorney General Clark said the government will push its contempt case against Lewis Monday if the strike is not settled. Lewis, as pension fund trustees chair, called a 10 am meeting with Van Horn and Bridges. Martin and Lewis forecast a possible agreement within 48 hours after the session.
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Washington
Martin
John L .Lewis
Clark
Lewis
van Horn
Bridges
United Mine Workers
Ezra van Horn
Capitol
Senator Bridges
Massachusetts
Train Crash Injures 50 in Dallas County
Fifty persons were hurt five seriously when two interurbans collided head on on the Dallas Sherman Denison line near Vickery at 7 55 am. Both cars were loaded and most injuries were shock and bruises with many discharged from hospitals within hours. The northbound operator Z L Low said the crash occurred because the southbound car was late.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Electric Railway
Vickery
Dallas-Sherman-Denison
Z. L. Low
Soviet veto blocks Italy bid to join United Nations
Russia used the veto for the 23rd time to block a western effort to admit Italy to the United Nations. Five additional vetoes were averted as the Security Council decided to pause further voting on ten other applicants, all previously rejected.
Agents Arrest Two Utahns In Narcotics Case
Howard B. Walker, 48, of Ogden Utah, was released on 3000 bond after arrest in Phoenix for questioning in a narcotics smuggling probe. Kathleen Talant, 21, also of Ogden, remains in custody. Authorities say drugs were found on them. No formal complaints yet filed. Bond approved by Justice of the Peace Harry Westfall. Customs agents at Nogales say the pair crossed into Mexico and back last week.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Howard BE. Walker
Ogden
Utah
Kathleen Talant
U.S
Earl Smith
Justice of the Peace
Harry T. Westfall
Nogales
Ant
Arizona-Mexico
Mexico
Don’t Hitch Hike Warns Vietnam Veterans Ad
MEMPHIS Tenn donald Trachte a 17 year old from St Louis warned young riders against hitchhiking this summer after he and two friends tried to ride to Florida. They walked 319 miles to Memphis over eight days with suitcases and spent more on food than rail fare. Police stopped them twice. no rides. The trio returned home by air and bus, noting motorists’ reluctance to pick up hikers.
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Memphis
Tenn
Donald Trachie
St. Louis
Florida
Trachte
Party Selects Delegates For Session
Bannock county Democratic central committee met Saturday noon and selected 17 delegates and alternates to the Idaho state convention in Idaho Falls on April 24. The group endorsed no state or national candidates and did not mention U. S. Senator Glen Taylor. Delegates named include F. M. Bistline, Nellie Cline Steenson, Henry O’Leary, Jared O. Anderson, Arthur W. Hall, H. H. Locke, Clifford C. Brown, George W. Allen, Mathias Lowe, William Lasley, Perry Nelson, Irvin Muir, Ed Brennan, and P. C. O.
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Bannock County
Democratic Central Committee
Idaho Falls
H. H. Locke
George W. Allen
Clifford C. Brown
Arthur Hall
Sarah Devaney
Nellie Cline Steenson
William Brewington
Lava Hot Springs
James Abbott
Swan Lake
Harry H. Locke
P. C. O'Malley
Bannock
Arthur W. Hall
County
Mathias Lowe
Wiliam Lasley
Perry Nelson
Irvin Muir
Ed Brennan
Inner Mongolia recaptured Liangcheng in comeback campaign
Government headquarters asserted nationalist troops won a major victory in Inner Mongolia recapturing Liangcheng, the gateway to the government stronghold of Kweisui, capital of Suiyuan province. In Pittsburgh a family member voiced hope for the survival of John B. Sutherland, famed basketball coach.
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Peiping
Inner Mongolia
Liangcheng
Kweisui
Suiyuan
Pittsburgh
John B. Sutherland
Reelected leaders named at American Motor Hotel convention
George C. Rogers of Denver was reelected president of the American Motor Hotel association at the annual convention. C. Bosquet of Pocatello was reelected vice president and Charles E. Neff of Las Cruces was chosen secretary-treasurer. A large majority of 32 candidates for 15 delegate posts pledged to back the first ballot at the Republican national convention for Nebraska’s presidential primary winner next Tuesday.
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Sun Valley
George C. Rogers
Denver
American Motor Hotel Association
Bosquet
Pocatello
Charles E. Neff
Las Cruces
Omaha
Nebraska
Hollywood Stars wallop Giants in 14 to 5 win
Hollywood battered San Francisco with 14 runs on Saturday night to hand the league leaders their first defeat after six straight wins. In Augusta Maine Democrats pledged 10 national convention votes to Truman amid doubt the delegation will be seated. In Mindanao Philippines a bus tank explosion killed 21 passengers. In Holyoke Colorado four men died as prairie fire scorched 715 square miles under high winds. identified as Ed Shuttleworth 19 Robert Hargreaves 21 Milton Weiss 36 Ben Weber 36.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Stars
San Francisco
Augusta
Maine
Truman
Holyoke
Colo
Colorado
Phillips County
Harry Clements
Ed Shuttleworth
Robert Hargreaves
Milton Weiss
Ben Weber
Senator Vandenberg May Back Stassen For Nomination
The St Paul Pioneer Press reports Sen. Arthur Vandenberg may endorse Harold E. Stassen for the Republican presidential nomination at the upcoming national convention. Vandenberg could not be reached in Washington for comment.
Senator Glen Taylor’s brother dies on California coast
Jackson Q. Taylor 53 brother of Idaho Senator Glen Taylor died of a heart attack in Isleton California while on vacation. He worked for the San Francisco Municipal Railway and had lived in San Francisco since 1943. He was a car salesman in Oregon and is survived by a widow and four brothers.
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Isleton
Calif
Jackson Q. Taylor
Glen Taylor
Idaho
San Francisco Municipal Railway
Taylor
San Francisco
Kouskla
Oregon
Senator Taylor
US Resists Soviet Moves to Curtail Berlin Traffic
Berlin reports that US authorities resisted new Soviet efforts to restrict communications between Berlin and western Germany. The measures target wire and air traffic through the Soviet zone and aim to reduce use of the western air corridor. Also seeks withdrawal of American and British maintenance crews from lines crossing the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
State ruling blocks Taylor recall in Idaho
Idaho Attorney General Smylie ruled that a United States senator is not eligible for recall under state law. The ruling came at the request of Secretary of State Price after two Boise veterans began circulating recall petitions for Sen. Glen H. Taylor. Despite the decision, organizers plan to press ahead with petitions statewide.
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Boise
United States
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
J. D
Cy) Price
Glen H. Taylor
Don Smith
E. L. Fuller
Smith
Senate
Burley Herald-Bulletin
Burley
Taylor
Fuller
Smylie
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Vets Hit Record Hospital Admissions At VA System
The Veterans Administration reported March 1 that 126 veterans hospitals cared for 109 25 patients, a record high, up 1 874 from Feb 1 and 37 612 above wartime totals. The rise occurred despite 6 000 beds empty due to lack of nurses and attendants.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Capital City Of Bogota Razed By Five
A compromise government formed in Colombia Saturday night to end a 24 hour revolution. The revolt left Bogota gutted by fire with looters and snipers in the capital as troops hunted them. Martial law declared as uprisings spread inland. Reports cite 130 dead in Bogota and 400 nationwide amid the revolt.
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Colombia
Bogota
U. S. State Department
Fl Liberal
Boise Meeting Brings Cattlemen To Town
Boise hosts a two day cattlemen’s convention with 7 30 a m sessions Monday and Tuesday. Gov C A Robins and J E Buchanan headline Monday afternoon while A A Smith Alan Rogers E W Stephens T G Chase and J H Phelps speak Tuesday. Herbert Chandler serves as toastmaster with committee reports and officer elections planned Tuesday afternoon.
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Forest Advisory Board
Russell C. Larsen
Kimberly
Gov. C. A. Robins
J. E. Buchanan
University of Idaho
A. A. Smith
Sterleing
Colo
American National Livestock Association
Alan Rogers
Ellensburg
Wash
Washington Cattlemen's Association
E. W. Stephens
San Francisco
American Meat Institute
T. G. Chase
Chicago
Agricultural Research Division
Swift and Comepany
J. H. Phelps
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific Railroad
Herbert Chandler
Baker
Ore
Oregon Cattle and Horse Raisers Association
Sanborn Gets Opposition from Twin Falls Attorney
Graydon Smith, Twin Falls attorney, announces plans to seek the Republican nomination for Idaho's 2nd congressional district. He criticizes Sanborn's ERP vote as not reflecting Idahoans' views on foreign affairs and notes his own four years as a practicing attorney and service to the county commission board. Smith has filed with the secretary of state for nomination papers and previously earned the Twin Falls Republican central committee's endorsement.
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Twin Falls
Graydon Smith
Idaho
Secretary of State
Smith
House of Representatives
Sanborn
Robert Allshie
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