Reno Explosion Kills Five Injures 137
Five men died and more than 137 were injured when a fire and a blast struck Reno Nevada on Sunday in the old business district. The explosion sent glass across the street. buildings including the Santa Fe hotel and a cafe were damaged. Hospitals reported numerous injuries from glass cuts and smoke inhalation, with 12 to 15 in critical condition. An appeal for blood donors was issued.
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Reno
Nev
Santa Fe
Bill Henley
Reno Gazette
Mizpah
St. Mary’s
Veteran's Hospital
Lowell Mondy
Sparks
Washoe Hospital
Global news summaries from Berlin to Asuncion
Western press accuses France of stripping Germany's occupied zone. Poland reports bread harvests as victory. Basil Brooke denies union talks. Glubb Pasha seeks subsidy talks in London. Nehru closes Independence Week urging service to India and Gandhi’s ideals. Greek army captures Orla ridge amid operation against Grammos guerrillas. Paraguay swears in Juan Natalicio Gonzalez as president.
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London
John Glubb Pasha
Britain
Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion
New Delhi
India
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Gandhi
Athens
Grammos Mountains
Orla Ridge
Battle Rages In Jerusalem Amid Crossfire
In Jerusalem a four week truce breach sparks heavy fighting with mortar shells and machinegun fire. Jewish forces report five casualties and blame Arab attackers while Dr. Bernard Joseph orders restraint to enable UN observers to verify violations.
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Jerusalem
Bernard Joseph
United Nations
Old City
No-Man's-Land
Jaffa
Ramat Rachel
Israel
Mount Zion
Beth Israel
Pocatellan Remains In Serious Condition
Pocatello man Mr Woodbury aged 31 was wounded by a rifle discharge near Lemhi Idaho on Friday and remained in serious condition at the Hamilton Montana hospital Sunday night. He was injured in the right hand and abdomen while handling the rifle at his brother in law A Schultz ranch and walked two miles for help before friends rushed him to hospital. Mrs Woodbury and his mother Mrs T A Swanson arrived from Pocatello Saturday.
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Hamilton
Mont
Woodbury
Lemhi
Idaho
Pocatello
A. Schultz
Stabbing Fatality and Espionage Report In Separate Incidents
The report covers a deadly stabbing in Bannock County with Sadie B. Fisher held on an Open Charge after Benjamin W. Fox died from a heart wound at the Porters and Waiters Club. It also notes U S naval attach Robert Dreher allegedly caught receiving secret information in Moscow, with Pravda and officials citing espionage and his expulsion.
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Sadie B. Fisher
E. Fremont
Bannock County
Benjamin W. Fox
Mr. Fox
Moscow
U. S. Naval
Pravda
Robert Dreher
Communist Party
United States
Dreher
Accident Victims Show Improvement Near Arco
Four victims of an automobile crash 18 miles west of Arco were reported in good condition at Pocatello General Hospital. Mrs Emmett Balleau of Salt Lake City, aged 58, had a ruptured bladder and possible pelvic fracture, while Emmett Balleau, 62, also from Salt Lake City, suffered a basal fracture. Foster McGlochlin, 63, of Picabo Idaho, had several broken ribs and Mrs McGlochin, 53, had a fractured arm.
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Arco
Pocatello General Hospital
Emmett Balleau
Salt Lake City
Salt Late City
Basil
Foster McGlochlin
Picabo
Ida
McGlochin
Police arrest two in DWI collision case
Police arrested Kee Etictty, 25, Fort Hall, on DWI charges after a collision at about 2 pm Sunday in the 200 block North Second. Joe Hardy, a passenger, was also arrested on intoxication charges. The Etictty vehicle reportedly struck a coupe driven by W. H. Druce, 50, of 1226 N Twelfth.
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Kee Etictty
Fort Hall
Joe Hardy
Etictty
W. H. Druce
Son Guards Mother's Bedy in Four Day Vigil
Savannah authorities report a housewife, Mrs. Mario Anderson, in her mid thirties, died from gunshot wounds. Her five year old son Tommy stood guard beside her body for four days while the coroner, Dr. Harold Smith of Chathan County, investigated.
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Savannah
Harold Smith
Chathan County
Mario Anderson
Tommy
Simplot Buys Ski Lift. Idaho Capitalist Eyes Pebble Ski Area
Jack Simplot, noted Idaho industrialist with projects in Pocatello and Lava Hot Springs, has purchased a ski lift formerly used at Sun Valley. Enthusiasts urge him to establish the lift in Pebble basin, with forest service backing and calls for a good road into the area. Pebble lies on Highway 30 between Lava Hot Springs and Bancroft. Carnes shows area views as potential winter sport site.
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Jack Simplot
Idaho
Pocatello
Bannock Hotel
Sun Valley
Pebble
Inkom
Pebble Country
Forestry Service
Haystack Mountain
Carnes
Lava Hot Springs
Bancroft
U S Claims Russia Framed Dreher in Espionage Case
The State Department charged that Soviet authorities planted evidence to frame Lieut. Robert Dreher in an espionage case after he applied for a Soviet exit visa. Moscow claimed Dreher received secrets from an American agent and confessed. Officials speculate the Russians used the case to pressure for leverage.
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Russia
Dreher
Washington
State Department
Robert Dreher
Moscow Press and Radio
Michael J. McDermott
McDermott
Val
MVD
Large Crowd Attends West Pocatello LDS Stake Conference
The West Pocatello stake held its quarterly conference with 1000 to 1200 attendees across three sessions. Elder Stephen L. Richards spoke on the Kingship of Christ and mission experiences in South America. Vivian Meik discussed war correspondence in Europe. Aaron Hansen led singing as Robert Dye presided.
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West Pocatello
LDS Stake
Stephen L. Richards
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
South America
Vivian Meik
Deseret News
Salt Lake City
Europe
Meik
LDS Church
England
Robert Dye
Stake
MIA
Aaron Hansen
M” Men
Gleaner
Polymnian Singers
Virgil Camp
West Pocatello Stake Choir
Burton Nielson
Jean Howard
Marcene Camp
County Draft Board Plans Registration for Men Under 25
A recently formed county draft board plans registration next week to enroll men under 25 starting August 30. Three county residents were named to the committee: S. A. Dunn as chairman, J. P. Halliwell, and Perry Nelson. No word yet on a city or appeal board same as during World War II.
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Apck County
S. A. Dunn
Pocatello
J. P. Halliwell
W. Whitman
Perry Nelson
S. Main
Legionnaires Open Meet Opens 30th Idaho Convention
National Legion commander James H. O Neill urged strength to deter Russia in a speech before about 500 in Coeur d Alene marking the opening day of Idaho Legion convention. He said the Legion remains devoted to peace and honored those who served in World Wars.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
The
American Legion
America
Russia
James H. O'Neill
Manchester
N. H
Idaho Department of the Legion
O'Neill
Girl Hurt In Auto Collision Near Pole Line Road
Dorothy Andrus, 21, of 755 North Tenth, treated for shock at General hospital after a Sunday evening crash on Pole Line road west of the NOP building 36. She was a passenger in a coupe driven south by Ted Thiros, 28, of 748 North Fifth. A third car driven by Irvin H. Perkins, 49, Blackfoot, collided as Perkins tried a left turn. all cars were badly damaged.
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Dorothy Andrus
North Tenth
General Hospital
Pole Line Road
NOP
Miss Andrus
Ted Thiros
Polo Line
Irvin H. Perkins
Blackfoot
Perkins
Art Mingo Dies After Heart Attack at Home
Art Mingo of 318 North Twelfth died while en route to the hospital after a heart attack Sunday evening. He was an active Eagles member. Mc Han Henderson home is handling funeral arrangements.
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Art Mingo
N. Twelfth
Eagles
McHan-Henderson
Seoul celebrates Korea Republic day amid parades and transfer of power
Seoul marked Korea Republic Day with a large march by 10,000 constabulary and 1,000 coast guards who removed insignia to symbolize a new army and navy. civilian groups joined informal processions as government control shifts from American to Korean hands easing in over weeks or months. President Syngman Rhee asked American forces to stay until northern threats subside.
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Truman
Congress
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
Senate Appropriations Committee
White House
Bridges
Syngman Rhee
Communists Threaten West Berlin Over Currency Crisis
Berlin faces a push by the Neues Deutschland to force the city government to resign amid threats of a winter blockade. The paper links the crisis to currency, urging Moscow talks to back a western currency for the U.S., British, and French sectors.
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Neues Deutschland
Moscow
Socialists
Christian Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Trad Union Federation
U. S
Firefighters Battle Blaze in Idaho Range Fire
In Shoshone Idaho a fire roared across more than two thousand acres on a three mile front as relief crews and heavy equipment rushed to the west fork of Fish creek near Carey and Arco. A Bureau of Land Management truck was destroyed when shifting winds trapped crews in a narrow canyon forcing abandonment and escape.
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Shoshone
Idaho
J. A. Keith
West Fork
Fish Creek
Carey
Arco
Bureau of Land Management
Keith
Pocatello Pilot Receives Award at Farragut Aviation Breakfast
Fifty five planes landed at Farragut airport for an aviation breakfast drawing pilots from across Idaho. Maxine Hunter of Pocatello won the prize for furthest flown in an Aeronca Champion traveling about 80 miles per hour. Boise pilots B J Rotghe and Howard Jeppson earned best all around pilot and best spot landing. Ona Leithoff, 16 year old Spokane girl, was singled as youngest pilot. Bud Beal of Calder won best pattern as two more breakfasts are planned.
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Ida
Chet Moulton
Maxine Hunter
Pocatello
Aeronca
B. J. Rotghe
Boise
Howard Jeppson
Ona Leithoff
Spokane
Bud Beal
Calder
Chambers and Hiss to Face Off in Spy Probe Showdown
Washington expects a dramatic in person clash today as former State Department official Alger Hiss and accuser Whitaker Chambers prepare for a face to face meeting. The House committee weighs closed or open proceedings and witnesses hint at possible perjury.
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Washington
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
House One
American Activities Committee
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
Time Magazine
Russian teacher guarded after hostile Kosenkina case showdown
Mrs. Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina, 52, recovering in Roosevelt Hospital after a three story leap from the Soviet consulate. The State Department rejected Soviet demands for her return and a strong police detail guards her room. A New York Congressman urged detaining Soviet consulate officials to probe potential crimes in the Kosenkina case.
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New York
United States
State Department
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Roosevelt Hospital
Russia
Mrs. Kosenkina
New York City
Kosenkina
Weather Outlook for Pocatello and Idaho Region
Forecast calls for clear conditions with gusty dry southerly winds. Temperatures show little change with highs near 88 to 95 degrees and lows around 48 degrees.
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Pocatello
Idaho
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