Britain Moves Toward Public Ownership of Steel Industry
London AP Britain plans to bring iron and steel under public control following a government review. Minister John Wilmot outlined a five to seven year reorganization with an estimated cost of 672 million dollars and proposed a control board to oversee the transition. Winston Churchill condemned the plan as lacking a clear government program.
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London
Britain
John Wilmot
House of Commons
Wilmot
Winston Churchill
Marshal to Seek Peace In Manchuria
Gen. George C. Marshall arrived at Peiping for conferences aimed at halting fighting in Manchuria. The U S envoy, returning from Washington, flew from Tokyo to Peiping to gain firsthand information on government communist clashes as Changchun faced seizure by communist forces.
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Chungking
George C. Marshall
Peiping
Manchuria
U. S
Washington
Truman
Tokyo
Changchun
China
Marshall
Truman Urges European Diet Two Days Weekly
President Truman proposed Americans reduce meat and food use to European wartime levels for two days a week to curb shortages. He supported a one day plan and suggested two days might work. He warned against waste that could leave war areas starving and defended relief policies amid calls to renew wartime controls.
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Truman
Mr. Truman
Agriculture Department
OPA Probes Major West Coast Lumber Trade
The OPA announced a large investigation into black market lumber dealings from sawmills to retailers across the Northwest and California. Noel Gray of the San Francisco district enforcement office said eighty investigators will pursue illegal pricing and delivery schemes to boost production and housing.
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San Francisco
OPA
Price Control Agency
Noel Gray
FBI
Gray
Northwest
General Contractors’ Association of
Contra Costa County
Richmond
Calif
California
Aged Get Benefits For Idaho War-Work Retirees
J F Mellinger Boise social security official urged Idahoans over 65 who worked during the war and are retired to contact the local federal office to obtain federal old age insurance payments. He said many in the past sixty five group may be entitled and should apply promptly.
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Boise
J. F. Mellinger
Boise Social Security Board
Social Security Board
President names two ambassadors to Iran and Siam
President Truman announced the appointment of George W. Allen of Maryland as ambassador to Iran and Edwin P. Stanton of California as ambassador to Siam. Allen will depart immediately and Truman stated he is not considering a replacement for the Rome post. Alexander Kirk remains at the Rome embassy. the named Allen is in the Near East section of the State Department.
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Washington
Truman
George W. Allen
Maryland
Iran
Edwin P. Stanton
California
Siam
Allen
Rome
Alexander Kirk
Penn
Near East
State Department
George Allen
BFC
Daughter of Pianist Ends Life With Gun
Beverly Hills California dispatch reports Maria Iturbi Hero 28 daughter of concert pianist Jose Iturbi died after a self inflicted gunshot wound. She was found by her father in his bedroom and died two hours later despite brain surgery. Det Sergeant McBain called it death by own action as Iturbi returned home near midnight and heard a shot. Her two daughters and nurse were at home amid ongoing court battles with her father and former husband.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Maria Iturbi Hero
Jose Iturbi
Iturbi
Arthur H. McBain
Butte Teens Blamed in Weekend Vandalism Spree
In Butte Montana police questioned twelve juveniles and three young adults after a weekend wave of vandalism and house wrecking. A list of more than 30 teenagers implicated was cited, with potential totals exceeding 100. Authorities along with 60 deputies reported no large vandal groups last night, noting many houses belonged to miners at Anaconda operations.
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Butte
Mont
John T. Sheehan
al McLeod
McLeod
Anaconda
CIO
Idaho Governor Seeks Executive Mansion Return
Boise reports Dr. L. J. Lull has returned to Boise and wants his house back after renting it to former Gov. Charles C. Gossett. Gossett later moved to Washington as senator, and Gov. Arnold Williams has kept the house during that period.
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Boise
Arnold Williams
L. J. Lull
Lull
Blackfoot
Charles C. Gossett
Gossett
Washington
Williams
Bikini tests cost likely under one large new ship price
The Bikini atom bomb task force estimates total Bikini costs near 110.9 million for a super battleship price, with estimates of 425 million for target ships and 100 million for other expenses. Vice Admiral Blandy says figures are rough and inflated.
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Washington
Adm
W. H. P. Blandy
Uniformed
Gerations
President Truman Reaffirms Support for Hannegan as Chairman
President Truman expressed personal friendship for Robert E. Hannegan and said he would not back a new national committee chairman. He called selection of a chairman a matter for the committee and indicated he favors the postmaster general. A Senate measure would force Hannegan to resign as postmaster general or chairman. He declined to discuss a caucus called by Democrats seeking to address alleged mistakes by the committee.
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Washington
Truman
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Hannegan
National Committee
Stewart
Tenn
Wise House
Mead
New York
Senate
Franco Spain in Spotlight and Action
United Nations Security Council shifts from the Spain issue to a Polish charge that Franco Spain shelters war plotters and endangers world peace. Debate grows as France expects a lengthy argument, possibly drawing on exiled Republican leaders in Paris claiming Franco has 450,000 troops along the French frontier.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Poland
Spain
Henri Bonnet
France
Paris
Francisco Franco
Strike Closes Hailey Mine in Idaho
CIO affiliated miners at the Hailey mine in Idaho set picket lines after a walkout over a 30 percent wage rise and reinstatement of two discharged workers. About 180 to 200 miners joined, seeking pay parity with Coeur d’Alene district levels. management called the walkout a contract violation.
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Hailey
Idaho
CIO
Tommy Taylor
Taylor
National Cio Union
National Labor Relations Board
Grant Rooker
A. H. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Coeur d'Alene
Lewiston Tribune co founder Eugene L Alford dies at 81
Eugene L Alford 81 co founder and publisher of the Lewiston Morning Tribune died in a Lewiston hospital after lung congestion and heart weakness. He helped found the paper in 1892 and led it through weekly to daily status. survivors include his widow three Lewiston residents A L Alford managing editor Eugenia Hamlin and Alice Matlock plus sister Hallie Evans of Dallas Texas.
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Lewiston
Eugene L. Alford
Lewiston Morning Tribune
The
Tribune
Alford
Alfords Bluff
Texas
George F. Alford
al H. Alford
Associated Press
Idaho
Eugenia Hamlin
A. L. Alford
Alice Matlock
Hallie L. Evans
Dallis
Trio from Spokane Facing Kidnaping After Tavern Break-In
In Coeur d Alene Idaho a man and two women from Spokane were charged with first degree burglary and second degree kidnaping after a tavern break-in at the Foxy Inn. Wally Decker was coerced at gunpoint into a car and driven about a mile. The suspects are Fred Keller Betty Keller and Edward Lonergan. An inn employee was forced to enter the vehicle but freed herself. The owner John Wilson joined Decker in signing the complaints.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Spokane
Wally Decker
Harold S. Purdy
Fred Keller
Betty Keller
Edward E. Lonergan
Foxy Inn
Ann van Overbeek
Purdy
Decker
John Wilson
Idaho Woman First to Negotiate Salmon River Rapids
Mrs. Melba Anderson of Meyer's Cove Idaho and her husband Leon L Anderson completed a three day trip from Loon Creek to the junction of the middle fork and the main Salmon river in a 12 foot rubber raft. They faced treacherous rapids and drift logs during a high spring run off. Mrs. Anderson called the ride the most thrilling of her life and praised the scenery as unbelievable.
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Salmon, Idaho
Melba Anderson
Meyer's Cove
Idaho
Middle Fork
Salmon River
Leon L. Anderson
Box X
Meyer’s Cove
Anderson
Loon Creek
Toe Andersons
Bernard Creek
OPA Limited To 9 Months In House Vote
The House approved an amendment to price control extension to cap OPA life at nine months and guarantee producers, processors, and retailers a reasonable profit. The vote stood 200 to 112 with a later roll call planned. Rep Wolcott defended the proposal as converting current costs into fair pricing.
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OPA
Washington
The
House Today
Wolcott
Rmich
Monroney
D-Okla
House
Truman
Ghormley to Speak at University of Idaho Commencement
Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley, member of the navy general board in Washington, D. C., will deliver the fifty-first commencement address at the University of Idaho on June 3. He is a 1903 graduate of the university and has held key commands in the South Pacific, Pearl Harbor, and the Hawaiian sea frontier, rising to rear admiral of the line in 1938.
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Moscow
Idaho
Robert L. Ghormley
Navy General Board
Washington
D. C
University of Idaho
Harrison C. Dale
Admiral Ghormley
Phi Beta Kappa
South Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Germany
Naval War Plans Bureau
Lange accuses Franco Spain regime of axis creation
New York Dr. Oscar Lange, Polish UN Security Council delegate, charged that Franco Spain’s government was brought into being by the axis powers. He said German scientists in Franco Spain are devising new means of war.
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New York
Oscar Lange
United Nations Security Council
Franco Spain
Abendroth Named Adjutant General Succeeds McConnel
Gov. Arnold Williams in Boise accepted Brig. Gen. M. G. McConnel's resignation as adjutant general of Idaho and named Col. W. Harry Abendroth to replace him. Abendroth, Idaho veteran, served 40 years in state service and was active in the National Guard. McConnel will remain state director of selective service while his illness continues at Bushnell hospital in Utah. The governor said the National Guard will be reactivated with a strength around 5 600 men including one air squadron.
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Boise
Arnold Williams
M. G. McConnel
Idaho
W. Harry Aben
McConnel
State Military Department
Selective Service
Avenarows
Idaho National Guard
Williams
National Guard
McConnell
Bushnell Hospital
Brigham City
Utah
Abendroth
Army
Ninth Army Corps
Hawaii
Philippines
Japan
Fort Meade
Eighth Cavalry
Leaders Need Meeting to Heal Mistrust
AP analysis notes worsening mistrust among the big three powers as suspicions rise between the Russians and western allies. The piece laments that past hopes for U.N. mediation depend on the UN functioning, a condition yet to be demonstrated.
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U.N
MacArthur Rejects Russian Criticism On Japan Occupation Policy
General MacArthur told the four power allied council that reviewing Japan’s past administration is not its remit. Brig. Gen. Courtney Whitney said Japan’s purge directives are being followed as fast as occupation policies allow. He cited last week’s election where 73 percent voted, ousting the ruling party and signaling democratization.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Allied Council Today
Japan
Ioh
Owt
Tee Gee
Russia
Supreme Commander
Whitney
CPA Tackles Skirt Length Policy Wonder
In Washington the civilian production administration weighs potential skirt length changes. Officials consider L-85 limits and a possible one inch margin for women’s skirts. Projections ask how many miles of cloth would be used and whether length affects prosperity.
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Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Mediation Board to Report Findings on Railroad Labor Row
The national mediation board indicated the emergency fact finding panel named by President Truman in the Brotherhoods of Railroad Trainmen and Locomotive Engineers dispute would likely submit its findings to Truman tomorrow.
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Washington
National Mediation Board
Truman
Brotherhoods of Railroad
Iran to impose blind censorship on outgoing news dispatches
The state department said Iran has notified its intent to establish blind censorship on all outgoing news dispatches by foreign correspondents in the country. The announcement signals a move to tightly control foreign press reports.
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Washington
State Department
Iran
MacCosham Attends RFC Conference in Salt Lake City
A reconstruction finance corporation advisory committee said veterans returning to Idaho Utah and Nevada have strengthened the finance structure via veteran founded firms and increased labor demand. The Idaho Falls and Pocatello businessmen M. W. Smith and Hugh D. MacCosham headed the delegation with Mrs MacCosham accompanying.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho- Utah-Nevada
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Intermountain
M. W. Smith
Idaho Falls
Midland Elevators
Hugh D. MacCosham
Pocatello
Rowles-Mack Company
Occupation Troops Attend Easter Services in Japan
Sunrise services mark the first Easter for occupation troops in the land of the rising sun. A choir of occupation personnel and the Japanese Bremen choir will sing Kopolyoff and Handel at Meiji Bowl. Another sunrise service is planned at Yokohama Ball Park with Good Friday masses and Protestant Easter services alsoregular observances.
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Tokyo
Land of the Rising Sun
Kopolyoff and
Handel
Meiji Bowl
Yokohama Ball Park
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