Convicted ex-convict Cline faces 9 forgery charges
Alfred Leonard Cline a 56 year old former choir leader was found guilty by a jury of nine forgery counts tied to estates of Eva Krebs Cline and Elizabeth Hunt Lewis. Sentencing set for Saturday with a maximum of 126 years across counts. Judge Kaufman said Cline offered a joint guilty plea in chambers on April 1 which was rejected.
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San Francisco
Alfred Leonard Cline
Cline
Dallas
Tex
Eva Delora Krebs Cline
Chicago
Elizabeth Hunt Lewis
Oakland
Herbert C. Kaufman
Kaufman
Copper Rationing Contingent on Wage Dispute
A wage dispute in the copper mining industry prompts a presidential board to consider rationing copper. Hearings in Washington and Denver feature arguments from the International Mine, Mill, and Smelting Co. and others while production falls due to strikes.
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Washington
Denver
Internati
Mill ‘ Arement
Association of American Smelting & Refining Co
Rioters Free 30 Guards After Four Day Jail Siege
In Milan San Vittore prison a four day riot ended with the surrender of about 2500 prisoners. Twenty five hundred rioting inmates surrendered after a shellfire assault and an ultimatum. Over 30 guards were freed unharmed and eight prisoners died. Erizo Barbieri led a faction that refused to surrender.
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Milan
San Vittore
Erizo Barbieri
Summer Law Course Set at University of Idaho
The Idaho board of regents in Pocatello approved a first time summer law program at the University of Idaho from June 17 to August 17. Law students already signed up for the session.
Russia trims land use demands in Austria after UN ruiling
US officials report Russia has reduced its land use claim in Austria to a small fraction of the 150 000 acres initially sought. The move follows an UNRRA decision at Atlantic City to bar relief aid to nations whose armies live off occupied lands. The extent of the cut is unclear with one official noting the USSR now targets untillable lands once German drill fields.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Austria
UNRRA
Atlantic City
State Department
Soviet Union
Plane Crash Kills Three on Test Flight in Burbank
A Western Air Lines transport crashed on a test flight in fog today, killing three crewmen and badly damaging a residence on Lankershim Boulevard where a family of five escaped unharmed. The pilot Wayne Fidroeff and co pilot Marvin Schwartzbach died, with mechanic Leon Turgeon also among the victims.
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Burbank
Calif
Western Air Lines
Matthew Brychta
Mildred
Ronnie
Janet
Carol
Lankershim Boulevard
Wayne M. Fidroeff
Los Angeles
Billings
Mont
Lillian
William
Marvin Schwartzbach
Roscoe
Jeanne
R. K. Schwartzbach
Anaheim
Leon A. Turgeon
Hollywood
Helene
Alphonse Turgeon
Pownal
Lockheed
Fidfi
New Law Sets Milk Pasteurization Standards in Idaho
Idaho state health officials announced May 8 that new pasteurization standards for milk and dairy products go into effect. Pamphlets detailing sanitary buildings, water supply, waste disposal, and worker hygiene are available at no cost from the state health department. Director K C Clare warned noncompliance could bar use of pasteurized labels on products.
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Boise
Idaho
State Department of Public Health
K. C. Clare
Clare
Campaign Closes for Pocatello Concert Association
The Pocatello Community Concert association closes memberships at 5 p.m. Thursday per David Ferguson of the Columbia Artist series who assists the local committee. Applications for the 1946 47 season must be filed before 5 p.m. Thursday. Directors meet at 7 p.m. Thursday with Ferguson to book artists for next season.
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Pocatello
Verdict of Guilty in Sale of Wine Case
A jury found Charles Russell Jackson guilty in a justice court for selling a bottle of wine to Andy Nephi, an Indian, on April 6. Jurors included Sam Eea Bistline Wil Red Stewart C H Wal and Hany Chatham.
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Justice Court
Charles Russell Jackson
Andy Nephi
Sameeea Bistline
Wilred Stewart
C. HL ‘Wal
Hany Chatham
Rubber tire industry forecasts record output this year
Washington reports good news for motorists as civil production officials forecast exceeding the 66 million passenger tires goal for the year aided by new cotton yarn controls protecting cord supplies. The drive aims for 13 million more tires than last year’s 53 million casings, with dealers likely behind on deliveries through summer and advice to join dealer lists and recaps as spares.
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Washington
CPA
UN to Look At Spain Move Sparks Security Council Support
United Nations Security Council members display growing backing for an Australian proposal to thoroughly investigate Franco Spain. U.S. delegate Edward R. Stettinius Jr indicated possible support and may seek scope clarification from Australia’s W R Hodgson as Britain’s Sir Alexander Cadogan also signals backing. Mexico and Poland have indicated support with Russia and France expected to acquiesce, signaling near unanimity ahead of tomorrow’s session.
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New York
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
U.S
United Nations Security Council
Stettinius
W. R. Hodgson
Soviet
Russia
Alexander Cadogan
Mexico
Poland
France
Stone Rites Thursday
Washington observes a 30 day period of official mourning for Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone after his death from a cerebral hemorrhage. President Truman ordered flags at half mast and military honors, with funeral services set for noon tomorrow. Roosevelt’s death last year also brought national mourning.
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Washington
United States
Harlan F. Stone
Truman
Stone
Puneral
President Truman to attend Chief Justice Stone funeral
President Truman will interrupt his vacation to attend the funeral services in Washington for Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone. He will disembark from the Williamsburg around 11 a.m. and travel with staff, then return to Quantico to resume a cruise through Sunday.
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Truman
Chesapeake
Washington
Harlan F. Stone
Osmena Gains Lead in Rural Areas
Manila report says President Sergio Osmena led unofficial returns from Pampanga where two close supporters were killed and a third wounded by masked men. Roxas held a Manila edge based on 541 of 571 precincts. Osmena claimed a 67000 advantage in Pampanga. Other candidates had no figures yet as 4000 precincts reported. War disruptions slowed communications.
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Manila
Sergio Osmena
Robbers Take Mussolini Body Across Po River
A Milan Corriere Lombardo report cites a mystery caller claiming Benito Mussolini's body was stolen from a Milan cemetery and floated across the Po to Caorso near Piacenza. The call described a 3 am transfer by boat with unspecified participants. The paper noted prior thefts and awaited an official communique.
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Rome
Milan
Corriere Lombardo
Benito Mussolini
Potter's Field
Mussolini
Caorso
Piacenza
Maggiore
Suspect Held on Brewster Warrant in Twin Falls
A man identified as Mansel Bailey, 34, was held in the Twin Falls county jail today after arrest on a bench warrant from Brewster, N. Y. The warrant prompted his detention as officers secured the custody.
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Twin Falls
Mansel Bailey
Twin Palls County
Brewster
Wife to Divorce Father of Quads Born in England
Mrs. William Thompson, 27, easily wins a swift divorce from her ex husband, an former AAFP sergeant who fathered quadruplets in England. Judge Thomas M. Marshall grants the uncontested plea after a brief hearing. The case drew attention as Thompson spoke of indignities and public scrutiny.
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England
Pittsburgh
Willam Thompson
AAFP
WAAF
Thomas M. Marshall
William Thompson
New York
Army Air Forces
Marshall
Thompson
Norah Carpenter
America
Donald
League Raps High Rates
The National Industrial Traffic League asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to deny a 25 percent freight rate hike by railroads set to take effect May 15. It urged early hearings and opposed any preinvestigation implementation, citing potential harm to commerce and the economy.
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Washington
National Industrial Traffic League
Interstate Commerce Commission
Traffic League
League
VA Considers Bushnell Hospital for Domiciliary Use
Denver Bushnell hospital at Brigham Utah is under VA review for possible domiciliary use. Maj. Gen. Paul Hawley said isolation made it hard to obtain competent doctors, with VA administrator Gen. Omar Bradley agreeing. No definite plans to take over the institution were announced.
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Denver
Bushnell Hospital
Brigham
Utah
Veterans’ Administration
Paul Hawley
Omar N. Bradley
Hawley
Bushnell
Senator attacks NAM funding anti OPA drive
Senator Len Mitchell of Washington denounced the National Association of Manufacturers for spending 395 850 dollars in its anti OPA campaign describing the amount as out of line. He joined other Democrats pressing to extend OPA beyond June 30 amid a hearing where 1750 telegrams favored continuance and 26 opposed.
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Washington
Len Mitchell
D-Wash
National Association of Manufacturers
Mitchell
Wason
Wagner
D-Ny
House
Corn Figures In Black Market Deal
The article argues that 50 million bushels of corn must reach hungry Europe and Asia to curb famine, despite black market efforts to divert supplies. It recalls Hoover urging corn meal use in World War I and warns that without keeping this grain from traders, relief efforts fail.
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United States
America
Europe
Balkans
Asia
England
Herbert Hoover
Western Hemisphere
South Africa
Uncle Sam
Government Buys Butter to Reenter Market in May
The government plans to buy 60 million pounds of butter by May 1 to supply the armed services and hospitals over the next year. It may require manufacturers to set aside May and June output. Last summer it bought 325 million pounds under a set aside, then returned 75 million to civilians as supplies tightened.
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Washington
Board Appoints Five To Idaho Agricultural Posts
The state board of education named D. T. Bolingbroke agronomist and pure seed commissioner for the University of Idaho extension service. Other appointments include Orson P. Callister Jr. as Butte county agent, George B. Cook Jr. in Lincoln, Milton B. Weston as Bingham county agent, and Jay B. Roth as associate professor of chemistry at the University of Idaho. Roth replaces Dr. Percey Lasselle who resigned.
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Boise
State Board of Education
D. T
Burt) Bolingbroke
University of Idaho Agricultural Extension Service
Orson P. Callister, Jr
Butte
Utah State Agricultural College
Farm Security Administration
George B. Cook, Jr
Lincoln
University of Idaho
Grace
Idaho
Milton B. Weston
Bingham
Weston
Lincoln County
Jay 8. Roth
Percey Lasselle
Truman creates emergency board over Railway Express dispute
President Truman set up an emergency board to investigate a dispute between the Railway Express Agency and 65,000 workers who have called a strike for a minute after midnight tomorrow. Names of the three board members are expected within a day or two after the board’s creation.
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Truman
Railways Express Agency, Inc
Army to crack down on troops in Europe
General Joseph T. McNarney ordered a sweeping disciplinary crackdown on all American troops in Europe. He stated discipline in certain localities and commands has deteriorated, demanding commanders and subordinates devote themselves to reestablishing discipline as their most important immediate function.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
Europe
Russians Leave Tabriz Area as Red Units Parade
An American official arriving from Tab riz reports Russians leaving Tabriz airport with just two observation planes and skeleton crews. He notes farewell parades have been staged since March 3, while Red units remain in the province with no evident withdrawal, and some buildings in Baku were vacated.
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Tehran
Tabriz
Azerbaijan
Red
Expressmen Out Ahead Of Deadline
AFL Railway Express Agency workers prepare for a nationwide strike with a 12:01 a m Friday deadline. Detroit terminal operations halt as 1,000 workers fail to report, while New York sees about 12,000 workers set to walk out 24 hours earlier. A possible 30 day delay looms with President Truman expected to appoint a fact finding board to resolve the wage dispute. George M. Harrison, head of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Workers, filed the formal notice. Detroit workers began leaving Monday to attend a union meeting over a 10 cent per hour raise proposal that was rejected.
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AFL Railway Express Agency
White House
Detroit Railway Express
New York
Truman
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Railroad Labor Act
George M. Harrison
AFL Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Workers
Detroit
Compromise Talk Grows as Chinese Civil War Rages
General Chiang Kai-shek postponed the national assembly meeting in Nanking and signaled a later date. Communists demand delays in the constitutional convention, while Gen Chou En Lai seeks a settlement with U.S. envoy Marshall pressuring both sides. Government forces face 80,000 supporters near Changchun as five American correspondents in the city report safety after a recent capture.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
National Assembly
Nanking
China
Democratic League
Generalissimo
Kuomintang
National Party
George C. Marshall
U. S
Chou-En-Lai
Manchuria
Changchun
Yenan Radio
Manila
Press
Tom Masterson
Associated Press
Idaho Southern plans federal funds for campus project
Executive Dean John R Nichols says the plan seeks $777000 in federal funds to develop preliminary work for new Idaho Southern University buildings. The project includes a $350000 liberal arts building a field house gym and a $65000 infirmary as part of the planned facilities. The state board of education approved the application.
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Idaho Southern University
John R. Nichols
State Board of Education
Swim Bean Touring. Legion Leader Stops in Twin Falls
H Dudley Swim and Douglas Bean publicity director depart Twin Falls as part of a state tour visiting local posts and promoting American Legion activities.
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Twin Falls
H. Dudley Swim
American Legion State Mander
Douglas Bean
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