Board backs 18 cent raise for metals industry
A government fact finding board recommended an 18 cent hourly wage increase for 37 000 workers in the nonferrous metals industry citing industry weakness. The rise, split between retroactive and future dates, would apply to major mining units in the Rocky Mountain states and to smelting refining operations nationwide. Firms include Phelps-Dodge Utah Copper Kennecott American Smelting and Shattuck Dean. districts in Coeur d Alene Idaho.
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Washington
Anaconda
Oe Company
CIO International Union of Mine
Butte
Mont
Schwellenbach
Rocky Mountain States
AFL Metal Trades Department
Phelps-Dodge Corp
Utah Copper Co
Kennecott Copper Corp
American Smelting and Refining Co
Miami Copper Co
Castle Dome Copper Co
Shattuck Dean Mining Co
Coeur d’Alene District
Byrnes Drafts Plan to Assure Peace
Paris conference members devote session to Trieste and frontier issues after receiving Byrnes four power mutual assistance proposal. Boundary commission report on Venezia Giulia discussed. details withheld, indicating both majority and minority views amid ongoing frontier negotiations.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers
Trieste
U. S
State Byrnes
Germany
Britain
Russia
France
United States
Boundary Commission
Venezia Giulia
Raids Likely as Chiang Seeks Advantage in Manchuria
Reports from Chungking say negotiations for a Manchurian truce stalled after Chiang Kai-Shek rejected a plan that would leave Communists in control of most of Manchuria. He aimed to push his First Army north toward Changchun while transfers move Chungking to Nanking. General Marshall, U.S. envoy, accompanied the move to the new capital, where Chiang will attend Sun Yat Sen tomb ceremonies on May 5 marking Nanking as capital.
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Chungking
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-Shek
Changchun
Nanking
Marshall
U.S
China
Chiang
Sun Yat Sen
Republic
Bills Benefit Philippines From Warner to Truman Signature
President Truman signed two measures to aid Philippine rehabilitation and recovery. One creates mutually advantageous trade relations for 28 years starting July 4, the Independence date. The other authorizes $525 million plus $100 million in surplus property for postwar restoration.
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Washington
Philippines
Truman
Islands
United States
Court Affirms Award In Potato Sale Case
The Idaho Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a ninth district court decision awarding Randall Pilkinton of Hamer 993 dollars plus 64 dollars interest. Pilkinton sued Charles Belson and Sam Seige, operators of National Produce Co. of Idaho Falls, to recover reasonable value of potatoes sold and delivered. The lower court jury verdict was returned December 17, 1745.
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Boise
State Supreme Court
Ninth Judicial District Court
Randall Pilkington
Hamer
Charles Belson
Sam &. Seige
Schacht Denies Diplomat Credibility at War Crimes Trial
Hjalmar Schacht, on trial with 22 others in Nuremberg, challenged U S diplomats statements as unreliable. He disputed George Messersmiths testimony and the diary of William E. Dodd, while dismissing assertions about German aggression plans. The court struck from the record Streicher remarks about U S guards.
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Schacht
George Messersmith
U. S
Argentina
Germany
William E. Dodd
Robert H. Jackson
Julius Streicher
Army air corps officers inspect Pocatello field today
A group from Colorado Springs and Ogden including colonels majors and captains visited Pocatello to review the air field. They said the activation of air fields in the region hinges on identifying the master plan best suited for use if a call to mobilize arises.
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Army Air Corps
Coloardo Springs
Ogden
Pocatello
Pocatello Army Air Field
Senator Vandenberg backs Byrnes disarmament plan in Senate fight
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan said he would vigorously back the British French and Russian acceptance of Secretary Byrnes German disarmament treaty proposal. He noted the plan as the dependable security against resurgent axis aggression and supported Byrnes presentation.
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Paris
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Britain
Russia
France
James F. Byrnes
Senate
Pymes
Japan Reacts To Plot Against MacArthur Shocks Nation
News of a frustrated assassination plot against Gen. MacArthur shocks Japan. Public reaction centers on loss of face and fears of widespread repercussions. Government apologizes as Katsuo Okasaki visits MacArthur's office after Allied HQ reveals the plot.
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Japan
Tokyo
Gen. MacArthur
Katsuo Okasaki
Shigeru Yoshida
MacArthur
Allied
Powers Delay Food Probe In Four-Power Council
The four power allied council postponed a decision on Russia's plan to study Japan's food situation after the American member argued it is mainly General MacArthur's concern and not the council's. Britain and China did not oppose a committee study, and there was a chance Russia Britain and China could pursue their own inquiry.
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Tokyo
Allied Council
Russia
Japan
MacArthur
George Atcheso
United States
America
W. McMahon Ball
China
Atcheson
Forecast Warmer Despite Squally Storm
Squally weather last night brought gusts of 20 to 35 mph with trace precipitation. Record low temperatures for late spring were reported as the high reached 74 and the low 28, comparing to last year’s 75 and 37. An inch of snow fell at Butte with 27 degrees. Clear tonight with frost possible by Wednesday. Sunset at 7:30 p.m., sunrise at 5:25 a.m.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Butte
Fontaine to Wed Dozier After Film Finish
Actress Joan Fontaine said she will marry William Dozier an RKO production executive perhaps this week or after her current picture. Dozier was recently divorced in Las Vegas and Fontaine’s divorce from Brian Aherne was finalized last June.
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Hollywood
Joan Fontaine
William Dozier
RKO Studio
Dozier
Las Vegas
Nev
Miss Fontaine
Brian Aherne
Plot to Assassinate May Day Targets MacArthur Aides
Eight men are missing and 80 injured as two explosions rocked the destroyer escort Solar off the Earle navy depot in New Jersey. The ship blew up while unloading ammunition, with a second blast causing major damage to a pier and fires that shattered windows in Monmouth County. Hospitals in Fort Monmouth and Fort Hancock treated casualties as the navy and police dispatched emergency personnel. the Solar honors Boatswain’s Mate First Class Adolfo Solar of Philadelphia, killed at Pearl Harbor.
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Earle
N. J
Solar
New York Bay
Earle Navy Depot
Navy
Monmouth County
Fort Monmouth
Fort Hancock
Searle
Adolfo Solar
Philadelphia
Pearl Harbor
Lewis Delays Talks Over Pay Demands in Coal Strike
Soft coal operators report John L. Lewis refused to discuss a new contract until owners pay the money he says for four past holidays. They say Lewis insists on adjusting overtime pay for Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year based on a presidential order, with government mediation sought but rejected.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Charles O'Neill
Truman
O'Neill
Edward R. Burke
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
Con
Lewis
Labor
Schwellenbach
Bureau High Tax Evaders Continued on Page Seven
The government escalates a crackdown on income tax evaders and meat black markets to curb famine relief diversions. Attorney General Tom Clark vowed intensified action amid rising farm product prices and looming food sacrifices.
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Washington
Justice Department
Tom Clark
OPA
Anderson
Paul Porter
Porter
Agricultre Department
Soviet Troops Leave Azerbaijan Capital after Four Years
TEHRAN delayed report says Tabriz radio announced the red army formally left the capital of Azerbaijan Monday. General Glidsky, head of the Tabriz unit, said after four years they are leaving with the country’s agreement to protect from war. War is over and they wish the people good luck and peaceful days.
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Tehran
Tabriz
Red Army
Azerbaijan
Glidsky
Portneuf Floodwaters Hold Steady Amid Spreading Waters
Portneuf River flood waters spread south and west of Pocatello while gauge levels stay near yesterday’s mark. County engineer W P Havener says crews erected dikes along Tech farm road to protect FE O Leonard and Jack Ziebarth properties previously spared from flooding.
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Portneuf
Pocatello
W. P. Havenor
Havener
Tech Farm
FE. O. Leonard
Jack Ziebarth
Weather Forces Key Role in Marshall Bomb Test Plans
On Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands July weather could derail or delay the joint army Navy atomic tests, risking multi million dollar prep. Weather observers gamble on a single perfect day in the first 20 days of the month for observation and study, with May postponement shifting tests to July.
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Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
Soviet Flyers Buzz Plane of Gen. Clark
Soviet fighters buzzed the personal plane of General Mark W. Clark as it flew from Vienna to Ling. Clark was not aboard. the B-17 Flying Fortress was escorted by Soviet jets making speed runs but firing no shots. The incident marks the third Soviet-American air confrontation in 10 days and was reported by the radioman aboard the aircraft.
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Vienna
Mark W. Clark
Ling
Ralph A. Snavely
USFA
Clark
U.S
St. Polten
Howard Moore
Farmsburg
Ind
Rye Bread Prices Jump Two Cents At Retail
Washington OPA raised most rye bread by two cents per one pound loaf and signaled possible higher prices for white and other breads. Bakers seek one cent increases on nonrye loaves, with rye ceilings delayed until June 1 and relief review set for June 30.
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Washington
OPA
Baseball National Postponements Rain Delays Two Games
Boston at Cincinnati postponed due to wet grounds while New York at St Louis also suspended by rain. A reschedule listed as will be played in June, reflecting a weather impacted schedule for National League action.
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Boston
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Cancer Drive tally grows in Idaho counties
Three more Idaho counties reached their goals in the American Cancer Society drive to raise 35 000 for the state. Valley led with 403 toward its quota, Boise reached 235, and Blaine hit 600. Earlier, Gem, Boundary, Idaho Falls, Lincoln and Custer counties had met their targets.
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Boise
Idaho
American Cancer Society
Valley
Blaine
Gem
Boundary
Idaho Falls
Lincoln
Custer Counties
Nation's Coal Shrinks as Talks Resume
The month old soft coal miners strike involving 400,000 workers continues to dominate labor news as John L. Lewis and bituminous operators seek a new contract in Washington. AFL United Mine Workers officials and operators met with two federal mediators sent by Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach to keep negotiations moving toward a settlement amid dwindling coal stocks and potential utility disruptions. New strikes at three Allis-Chalmers plants add to the tense labor landscape as talks resume.
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John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Washington
Lewis
Labor
Schwellenbach
Allis-Chalmers Eleekta c Samy
Anthracite miners to strike bats for wage demands
Washington reports John L. Lewis will call out 75 000 Pennsylvania anthracite miners within 30 days to back contract demands similar to those that halted soft coal. Negotiations begin May 10 with notices filed under the War Labor Disputes Act to protect members’ rights.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Wage Stabilization Board
Assassination Plot Targeted MacArthur in Tokyo
General MacArthur was reportedly marked for assassination on May Day by a participant in the plan stirred by communist demonstrations near his headquarters. Brig. Gen. Frayne Baker said Hideo Takayama, an accused former Kempeitai officer, attempted to poison. The Japanese government issued apologies as officials and the public feared harsher occupation policies. Kyuchi Tokuda, Communist Party general secretary, denied involvement and asserted no motive to harm MacArthur.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Hideo Takayama
Deader
Frayne Baker
Kyuchi Tokuda
Communist Party
Takayama
Kempeital
Thought Police
Secret Probe on Franco Spain Under UN Security Council
New York report says a UN Security Council subcommittee began compiling evidence today to assess if Franco Spain threatens peace. The inquiry, authorized yesterday, aims to keep submitted documents confidential while gathering data on Spain held by the United Nations and other forthcoming evidence.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Spain
Poland
United Nat
Frost Threat To Fruit In Southern Idaho
The U S Weather Bureau warned of heavy frost tonight across southern Idaho with a minimum near 25 to 28 degrees. Apples and prunes face threat while strawberries may suffer in spots. Smudge pots will aid some districts and warmer weather is forecast Wednesday.
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Boise
Idaho
U.S. Weather Bureau
FE. H. Jones
Boise U. S. Weather Bureau
Jones
Harvest Delays Mark Safford Wheat Run in 1945
In Caribou County, operators Maylon Lakey and Darrel Lallatin face delays as they plan to start the dry land wheat harvest in the coming days. Snow halted work last fall before completion. The 1945 harvest calendar shows lingering weather and field conditions affecting progress.
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Soda Springs
Caribou County
Maylon Lakey
Darre
Lallatin
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