Judge Closes Lewis Case Until Monday
Washington judge heard arguments in John L. Lewis contempt case and deferred ruling until Monday. Assistant attorney general argued Lewis and United Mine Workers violated court order by continuing coal mine work stoppage after the order to end the strike.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
H. Graham Morison
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Morison
Attormey
UMW
John
Fire Destroys Two Blocks At Laramie
Wind swept blaze in Laramie destroyed or damaged 33 business establishments affecting 200 to 300 people. Damage estimated at 1.5 to 2 million dollars with about half insured. Recovery plan likens to a little Marshall plan to rebuild, housing, and jobs. Fire started in the Holliday General Merchandise basement and was controlled after three hours. cause undisclosed.
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Blake Fanning
E. C. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
H. T. Person
University of Wyoming
Fanning
Holliday General Merchandise
Italy Heads Into Final Campaign Phase Amid Labor Wage Rise
Rome reports Italy's election push narrows to final phase as CGIL and industrial confederation reach wage deals to offset currency depreciation. Increases lift first class wages to 31500 lire monthly, with major boosts across classes. Government orders a 32 hour cooling off before Sunday voting. Premier Alcide De Gaspari vows to keep order with troops.
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Rome
Italy
Red North
General Labor Confederation
Industrial Confederation
Luciano Lama
Cgil Secretariat
Alcide Gaspers
Christian Demorat
Florida Senator Pepper on Taylor Switch a Loss to Democrats
Florida Senator Claude Pepper, en route to Montana, said Taylor’s switch to a Wallace third party was a loss to the Democratic Party. Pepper praised Senator Taylor as an able Democrat while noting he remains aligned with Roosevelt era policies. He plans to speak in Montana towns this week supporting Senator Murray and commented on Eisenhower’s popularity.
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Claude Pepper
Tallahassee
Fla
Pocatello
Montana
Idaho
Senator Pepper
F. M. Bistline
Nema Ashton
Pepper
Florida
Taylor
Glen Taylor
Los Angeles
Dvcevcmy
Dwight Eisenhower
United States
Army Chief of Staff
Eisenhower
Harold
Weather forecast for Pocatello and Idaho regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with local showers Friday afternoon. Mild temperatures with low tonight around 42 in Idaho and 38 to 45 in Pocatello. Highs Friday 60 to 65 in Pocatello and 55 to 65 in Idaho. Sunrise tomorrow at 5 48 and sunset tonight at 7 12.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Bill Aids Idahoan to Stay in United States
The Senate passed and sent to the House a bill by Senator Dworshak to permit Yasutaro Ikuta of Caldwell Idaho to remain in the United States. Ikuta, a native of Japan, was stranded when his merchant treaty was suspended in 1940. His wife and three children are U.S. citizens. He has worked as a farm laborer.
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Washington
Senate
House
Dworshak
Idaho
Yasutaro Ikuta
Caldwell
Japan
Ikuta
U.S
Truman confident of a second White House term
President Truman said he expects four more years in the White House. He noted talks with New York Democratic leaders Ed Flynn and Paul Fitzpatrick, dismissed questions about visibility on grounds, and explained the south portico balcony was for appearance and potential use during a full fourth term.
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Truman
White House
New York
Ed Flynn
Paul Fitzpatrick
Flynn
Fitzpatrick
Thomas Jefferson
Parole Granted in Calf Theft Case for Three Men
District Judge L E Glennon withheld sentence and paroled Robert Koch Robert Southworth and Ronald L Southworth to the state parole board for at least two years. They pleaded guilty to grand larceny arising from stealing a diary from Dean Grover at his ranch near McCammon on March 30 and must make restitution and file monthly reports.
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L. E. Glennon
Robert Koch
Robert Southworth
Ronald L. Southworth
Inkom
State Board of Parole
Glenn
Dean Grover
Glennon
McCammon
Rumors of U S Russia War Spark Jutland Panic
In northern Denmark, rumors of war between the United States and Russia caused near panic as newspaper lines jammed. The origin of the rumors remained undetermined.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
Russia
Jutland
Robbery in Denver Seizes 14000 Dollars
Denver restaurant operator Hyman Saliman told police he was held up and robbed of 14000 dollars from his car today at Fourteenth and Arapahoe streets.
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Denver
Hyman Saliman
Fourteenth
Arapahoe
Alaska border tensions and Aleutian alert reported
Ketchikan publisher William L. Baker says Rep. Margaret Smith supports Russian airspace violations claims, noting cross border flights by both sides over months. The Chronicle cites a mystery submarine near the Aleuts, radar fixes, and Aleutian base alerts with thousands on duty and a B 29 crash near Nome and Soviet shell theories.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
William L. Baker
Ketchikan Daily Chronicle
Margaret C. Smith
Maine
Russia
Air Force
Washington, D. C
Jospeh Atkinson
U.S
Kiska
Aleutian Island
Navy
Washington
Aleutian
Baker
the Chronicle
Turkey
Nome
Crash at Shannon Field Claims 30 Lives
A Constellation plane named Empress of the Skies, flying from Calcutta to New York, crashed 2,400 feet from the landing runway at Shannon Airport. Of 31 aboard, 30 were killed including 19 Americans and Indian industrialist Sir Homi Mehta. Marc Worst of Burbank, California survived.
Taft Aims for Win Over Stassen in Ohio Battle
Washington Taft plans an all-out effort to offset Stassen in Ohio after a disappointing third in Nebraska. Stassen seeks 23 of Ohio’s 53 Philadelphia convention votes as he pledges to continue building a vigorous, forward looking Republican Party. Nebraska totals: Stassen 78610, Dewey 62444, Taft 20680, Vandenberg 8863, MacArthur 667, Warren 1772, Martin 886. Stassen leads with 13 of 15 votes on first nominating ballot.
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Ohio
Nebraska
Stassen
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Taft
Minneapolis
Dewey
Arthur Vandenberg
Douglas MacArthur
Earl Warren
California
Joseph W. Martin
Rubinoff Inspires Rotarians On School Concert Visit
Violinist Rubinoff urged young people to seek inspiration as well as education. He noted his junior high high school and Idaho State college prep work before tonight’s concert in the high school auditorium. He praised the new school building seen by Architect Frank Practice Jr. and spoke during a Rotary luncheon led by Vice-President Mal Deaton. Ernest W. Hansen of J R Simplot Fertilizer was slated to speak at a future meeting.
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Rubinoff
Idaho State College Preparatory
Frank Practice, Jr
Mal Deaton
L. C. Johnson
Balt Lake
Denton
Ernest W. Hansen
J. R. Simplot Fertilizer Company
Victor Herbert
Warsaw
Rotarians
New and Old Look Fashions Shown at Portneuf Grange
Portneuf Grange No. 229 held a meeting in the Grange hall featuring a display titled new and old look fashions of women staged by male members led by Nathaniel White with assistance from Howard Koonz and a dozen Grange members. Refreshments followed.
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Portneuf Grange No. 229
Grange Hall
Nathaniel White
Howard Koonz
Order
W. P. Havener
Pickets Clash With Police at Wall Street Entrance
In New York the AFL United Financial Employees strike sparked a brief clash in the financial district as seven seamen sympathizers tried to rush the Wall Street stock exchange entrance. Police drove them back. three escaped and four were arrested. Additional pickets arrived from the Boston area.
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New York
Financial District
New York Stock and Curb Exchange
AFL United Financial
AFL
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Frank Pristensky, Jr
Boston
Equipment Moving to Upgrade Roads in County Areas
County engineer road supervisor W P Havener reported equipment is being moved from Grace to the Stocker Hatch and Chesterfield roads. After a visit to Robin Arimo and Virginia areas he plans to move gear to the Virginia road at Marsh Center for repairs and reconstruction.
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W. P. Havener
Grace Area
Grace
Stocker
Hatch
Chesterfield
Robin
Arimo
Virginia
Virginia Road
Marsh Center
Soviets Block Road to US Air Base
Soviet troops set up a roadblock isolating the U S air base at Tulln near Vienna. They demanded grey identification cards, delaying paths for some U S air force personnel while others passed after long arguments.
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Vienna
Tulin
U. S. Air Force
Enlis
Harold Voeth
Pan American Airways
Tulln
Prague
United States
Theft Charge Holds Youth in Multiple Jurisdictions
Marion White 19 of Rigby faced re arrest on grand larceny and burglary after posting two 1500 bonds. He waived a hearing and was rearrested on a Bannock county grand larceny charge tied to a car theft. Bonneville county holds another grand larceny warrant. White has escaped officers three times, last escaping Jefferson county jail on Feb 23 before being recaptured in Twin Falls.
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Rigby
Marion White
Bannock
Bonneville County
Jefferson County
White
Twin Falls
Masters Endorses Unpledged Idaho Delegation
Former Secretary of State Ira H. Masters praised the local Young Democratic club for sending an unpledged Idaho state delegation to the National Democratic convention. He urged the delegation to attend with open minds and not pledge support to Truman Eisenhower or any specific candidate.
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Twin Falls
Ira H. Masters
Young Democratic Club
Gem
Idaho
Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Masters
Blast Kills 10 at Brazilian Army Depot
Ten people were killed and about twenty injured in an explosion at a Brazilian army powder depot in Rio de Janeiro. Firefighters and military officials reported the blast sparked a large fire and smoke over the facility, with investigators examining the scene for causes.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Death Claims Roxas After Brief Illness
President Manuel A. Roxas of the Philippines dies at age 46 after fainting at Clark Field. Elpidio Quirino becomes interim president as vice president and foreign secretary. The death ends Roxas’s address against communist aggression and follows a long heart ailment.
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Manila
Manuel A. Roxas
Malacanan
The
Philippines
Clark Field
Roxas
E. L. Eubank
Clarkfield
Eubank
U. S
13Th Airforce
Colin Kelly
Elpidio Quirino
Malacanean Palace
Here
High Schools Open 3 Day Tournament
More than 28 southern Idaho high schools attend a three day declamation drama and state debate finals at Idaho State College. About 250 students compete with one act plays, declamations, and debates staged in the Student Union and Sixth Ward LDS chapel.
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Idaho
Arco
McCammon
Twin Falls
Blackfoot
Coeur d'Alene
Sugar Salem
Midway
Pocatello
Little
Sixth Ward
LDS
Harold Hansen
Logan
Utah State Agricultural College Dramatic Department
A. McOmber
F. L. Copening
Ed Cunningham
Mary Dons Jones
Don Larssen
Dave Hubbard
Berne Broadsbent
G. Nicholas Ifft
Union Pacific resumes trains 33 and 34 service
Union Pacific officials announced the return of trains 33 and 34 between Idaho Falls and Butte Montana. They also said trains 3 and 4 the Utahns will resume June 1 between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. All four were halted under the office of defense transportation order to cut coal burning locomotive mileage. Freight service will resume as needed.
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Salt Lake City
Union Pacific
Idaho Falls
Butte, Mont
Utahns
Los Angeles
Office of Defense Transportation
Homemakers Delegation Heads to Boise Convention
A 34 member Future Homemakers of America delegation from 17 southeastern Idaho schools left Pocatello after noon today to attend a Friday and Saturday convention in Boise. The group is directed by Miss Peggy Lagos, a teacher at Firth.
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Homemakers of America
Idaho
Pocatello
Boise
Peggy Lagos
Firth
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