Hopeful Compromise May Salvage House Measure on OPA
Administration chiefs expect the senate to treat OPA more gently than the house but warn major compromises will be needed. Porter says the house bill would end price ceilings on at least half of commodities after July 1, hitting meat milk dairy items coal shoes rayon wool clothing and many appliances while boosting ceilings on autos radios refrigerators and most household items. Senator Wagner predicts a sensible senate bill extending price controls another year, with Taft challenging Bowles on the house measure seen as a step toward disaster.
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Senate
House
OPA
Paul Porter
Porter
Wagner
D.-N.y
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Chester Bowles
Capital City Falls to Chinese Reds
The Associated Press reports from Yenan that Changchun, capital of Manchuria, was captured by communist forces. Democratic municipal government restored as 40,000 Soviet withdrawal, 4,000 Chinese troops, and home guards take control amid looting by puppet troops and bandits.
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Yenan
Changchun
Manchuria
Associated Press
San Francisco
China News Agency
Communist
Democratic Joint Army
Tom Masterson
Ainda
Chiang Peng-Fei
Masterson
Robert B. Rigg
Chicago
Jack Pond
Portland
Ore
Seattle Wild Girl in Custody After a Month in Woods
A self styled wild girl of the woods near Seattle is held for questioning after a month living in a south Seattle wooded area. Joan Ellen Baker 20 was missing from West Seattle since March 22 and arrested with a cache of stolen goods including pistols rifles radios jewelry and cameras. She reportedly lived on eggs and chickens and denied stealing the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Harlan S. Callahan
Joan Ellen Baker
West Seattle
C. C. Baker
Adam W. Lyskosi
William Freeman
Callahan
Wisdom tooth tale from Portland matriarch at 81
Mrs. Louisa Dingman 81 shows her grandson how her first wisdom tooth is just appearing. The pair share a chuckle as he grumbles about his pain while she calmly threads a needle without glasses.
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Portland
Louisa Dingman
Twelve Die In McCoy Mine Blast In Virginia
Grief rips McCoy as funeral rites planned for 12 residents killed in a deep level explosion at a Great Valley Anthracite Coal mine. State and federal inspectors begin inquiry as 46 miners escape through choking fumes. The dead include married men leaving 50 or more children each. Paul Price died after hospital arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mccoy
Great Valley Anthracite Coal Corporation
Paul Price
Senate Cuts Work Focus on Five Must Subjects
Administration leaders trim agenda to five must topics to pacify a rebellious Congress by July. Priorities include salvaging OPA and the draft, passing regular appropriations, and securing a $3.75 billion British loan plus a long-range housing program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
OPA
Armed Services
Triplets Arrive at Pocatello General Hospital
The second set of triplets arrived at Pocatello General Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Carpo of 653 North Arthur. The three babies two boys and a girl weigh 2 6, 2 10, and 2 11 pounds. Mother in good shape and doctor E N Roberts attends. First triplets at the hospital were born about 18 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello General Hospital
W. E. Carpo
Ora Carpo
North Arthur
E. N. Roberts
Carpo
Union Pacific
Two Pass Quotas In Cancer Drive
Boise leaders report Idaho and Lincoln counties exceeded their fundraising quotas for a $35,000 cancer control drive. Leo J. Falk of Boise praised county workers and campaign chairs for surpassing goals, urging others to follow suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Leo J. Falk
Idaho Field Army
American Cancer Society
Idaho County
Lincoln
Falk
Snake River Threatens to Flood Farms
Farmers on the north bank of the Snake river below the Lorenzo bridge feared flooding as dikes were driven back by rising waters. The river rose two feet since Saturday with discharge at Heise around 15 000 second feet, threatening seven farms and possible new channel formation. Army engineers consider levee reinforcement and a flood project, while a $250 000 federal appropriation awaits Senate action after House approval.
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Idaho Falls
Snake River
Lorenzo Bridge
Heise
Lynn Crandall
W. C. Anderson
Independence
Five Mile
Lewiston Woman Stabbed in Hotel Room
Authorities investigate stabbing of Hettie Letchworth, 29, in Lewiston hotel. She was wounded in the face arms and neck with a pocket knife and listed in critical condition. A 35 year old laundry worker detained for questioning also newly arrived in Lewiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Hettie Letchworth
Miss Letchworth
Earle W. Morgan
Las Vegas
Nev
Morgan
Death Probe in Ogden Leaves Doubt on Foul Play
James B. Athay 47, railroad worker, was found in an Ogden hotel room with a crown injury. Dr Wen dell Noall and Blaine Peterson will decide causes of death after a postmortem request by Capt. C K Keeter. A nurse cousin said Athay was a lifelong bleeder with a bad heart. investigators suspect a heart attack and a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
James B. Athay
Wendell Noall
Blaine Peterson
C. K. Keeter
Athay
Catherine Read
Salt Lake City
Political Row Brews in Jap Program
In Tokyo British commonwealth member W MacMahon Ball warns the allied advisory council for Japan may become an international laughingstock over how facts are presented. At the council session Ball clash with Russian and Chinese members over a time limit for information from Gen Douglas MacArthur. Brig Gen Courtney Whitney says MacArthur wants collaboration with the council and will send representatives as needed. In Washington a Far Eastern Commission committee signals a developing row between MacArthur and inter allied policy agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
W. MacMahon Ball
Allied Advisory Council For
Japan
Ball
Douglas MacArthur
Courtney Whitney
MacArthur
Washington
Far Eastern Commission
Wage Dispute Fact-Finding Board Extended to April 29
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach extended the report deadline to April 29 for the wage dispute in the non-ferrous industry. The six member board, appointed March 20, includes Chairman George E. Strong and Justice James H. Wolfe, with Dr. Carl Borgmann. Companies affected include Phelps Dodge, Kennecott, American Smelting and Refining, Anaconda, and United States Smelting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Schwellenbach
CIO
AFL Metal Trades Department
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Kennecott Copper Corporation
American Smelting and Refining Company
Anaconda Copper
Union Hopeful for Settlement in Utah Steel Strike
A CIO representative expressed hope for a satisfactory settlement of the three month long strike against American Smelting and Refining Company in Utah. Union and management held talks as fringe issues were discussed while wage talks await a presidential fact finding report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
CIO International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
American Smelting and Refining Company
CIO
Utah
North Idaho
Nationwide rail strike threat tests labor law
A potential strike by more than 200,000 engineers and trainmen was delayed by the Railway Labor Act until May 18. Government fact-finders recommended a 16 cent hourly wage rise with working condition changes, previously awarded by arbitration to 1,250,000 workers. unions meet in Cleveland and Chicago to discuss the board's report before further talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Chicago
Jap Premier Refuses to Resign Office
Tokyo reports Premier Shidehara refuses to resign amid Liberal Party push backed by Social Democrats and two minor parties. Welfare Minister Ashida resigned in support of ousting the government. Shidehara aims to form a coalition for the May diet as cabinet members may be replaced under his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Shidehara
Titoshi Ashida
Liberal Party
Ashida
Social Democrats
Cooperative
Communist
Progressive Party
Wataru Narahashi
Sugar Mills Lack Cloth Shrinks OPA Supply Lines
Senator Gossett cites sugar processors unable to buy cotton filter cloth or bags as mills shift to noncontrolled products. He says OPA must resolve shortages to avoid another boom and bust, warning the agency may fail without decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Gossett
Idaho
CPA
Senate
Gossett
H. A. Benning
Ogden
Utah
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Benning
OPA
Truman Talks With Hoover on Famine Survey Return
President Truman decided Herbert Hoover should finish his famine survey in foreign countries before coming home. The White House said the decision was reached in a telephone call with Hoover, who spoke from Cairo and will join a global radio broadcast with Truman at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Herbert Hoover
United States
White House
Cairo
Legion Chiefs Arrive for Sixth District Meet in Idaho
State officials of the American Legion and Auxiliary arrived in Pocatello for the sixth district business meeting and banquet on Saturday. Sessions begin at Memorial hall at 2 p.m. with a 7 p.m. banquet at the Bannock hotel. Leaders present include Dudley Swim and Ed Tobias, with Mrs. Wal ter G Craven as main banquet speaker and Idaho Auxiliary president Mrs Luella Baum in attendance.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Pocatello
Boise
Samuel E. Vance
Auxiliary
Charles Howe
Donnelly
Walter G. Craven
Craven
Luella Baum
Idaho
Aberdeen
American Falls
Blackfoot
Downey
Grace
Lava Hot Springs
Malad
Gambler Dies In Gunblast In Chicago Gangland Slaying
Chicago police investigated the murder of Harry Red Richmond a 37 year old ex convict and gambling operator shot by ambush outside his home. He had $1880 on him and wore two diamond rings. investigators suspect a gambling related motive tied to underworld figures including Summers handbook robbery gang members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harry
Red) Richmond
Richmond
John Warren
Warren
Summers Handbook
Tag Day Proclaimed for War Service Club Fund Drive
Mayor C D Moore declares Saturday April 20 as tag day for the Pocatello Music Club War Service unit. Funds go to buy instruments for service men and to support a World War II veteran’s music scholarship. Several hundred dollars were raised last year. Local headquarters at chamber of commerce. various volunteers schedule hourly shifts to sell and collect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Moore
War Service Club
Pocatello Music Club
Lavern C. Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Orpehus and Council
H. G. West
A. A. Miner
L. C. Johnson
A.D. Woolley
Homer Cogdell
George Antilley
Harley Bates
Irving Junior Music Club
Neighbors Reunite After 40 Years Separate by Family Ties
In Wichita Kansas Joe Bell and his neighbor Julia Etta McAfee learned they are siblings separated since 1889 after their chance chat while Bell fixed a fence. The pair, ages 59 and 64, had only met twice since their mother’s death and had never met previously as neighbors.
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Wichita, Kans
Joe Bell
Julia Etta McAfee
McAfee
Bell
Rickshaw Modern New York on the Future Motorless Ride
Detroit may supply 3 to 5 million streamlined motorless rickshaws if a syndicate of Chinese industrialists succeeds. B F Goodrich notes oriental luxury could rise with a torsion rubber spring tech. Plans to modernize the rickshaw boy remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Detroit
Motors
B. F. Goodrich
Easter Rites Under Way In Jerusalem
Large throngs of pilgrims accompanied crosses along the Via Dolorosa from Pilate's Palace to Mount Calvary for Good Friday services. Tension from a 50 000 civil workers strike and Arab Jewish tensions did not deter crowds in Jerusalem as Maundy Thursday rites and long parade observances moved toward the Holy Sepulcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
Pilate
Mount Calvary
Holy Land
Old City
Flood halts play at Pocatello course this afternoon
Roy Horne announced the course will be closed until flood conditions subside. Almost the entire west side and the number eight green are underwater. Also: Boise reports a state board of education meeting agenda in Pocatello tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Horne
Pocatello Golf Course
Boise
Pocatello
G. C. Sullivan
War-born sons named by Mr and Mrs Chew in Sausalito
In Sausalito California Mr and Mrs Joe Chew welcomed two war-born sons Winston Franklin Chew and Josef Chew. A third child was born recently and neighbors asked his name Tyrone said Mr Chew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sausalito
Calif
Joe Chew
Winston Franklin Chew
Josef Chew
Arsenic Poison Scare Hits German POW Camp
The U S army reported 1900 German prisoners at Stalag 13 near Nuremberg were seriously ill but no deaths, from bread suspected to be poisoned. Counter intelligence and theater provost marshal teams investigated how arsenic entered the supply, with Col. B. T. Williams leading the 26th Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
U. S. Army
Counter- Intelligence Corps
8. T. Williams
Denton Tex
26Th Infantry Regiment
Idaho School Officials Assurance Of Ample Teacher Supply
Idaho state superintendent G C Sullivan told superintendents and boards of trustees there will be an ample supply of teachers for the 1946-47 year. The board adopted a resolution requiring summer school for emergency certificate applicants and certification of subjects taken and credits earned. The move aims to ensure properly certified teachers and give returning GIs first opportunity for positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Boards of Trust
G. C. Sullivan
Sullivan
Madison High Wins Debate at Boise Junior College Meet
In a two day debating and declamation tournament at Boise junior college Madison high school Rexburg won first honors. Blackfoot high school placed second with Pocatello high school ranking third. The event drew high schools from southern Idaho and eastern Oregon as declamation contests continued.
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Boise
Boise Junior College
Madison High School
Rexburg
Idaho
Oregon
Blackfoot High School
Pocatello
United States
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Mr. Chew
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