British naval plans reveal in wartime papers seized
A 1938 secret State Department memo copying British naval plans was among papers stolen by a Red spy ring and released by the House Un-American Activities Committee. The document, attributed to Alger Hiss, was among 21 papers cleared by the State Department for publication. The issue ties to ongoing espionage hearings led by Richard Nixon with Hiss potentially called to testify.
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State Department
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Whittaker Chambers
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Cer
House Un-American Activities Committee
Chambers
Scabe Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Calif
New York
Federal Grand Jury
Europe
Hitler
Austria
France
Spain
Far East
Japan
China
Karl Mundt
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P.T.A. Plans Home Welfare Unit in Pocatello
Pocatello P T A committee seeks to form a family welfare unit. Don Bistline says a definite need exists and a delegate will meet welfare representatives. The central council meets Monday to discuss the plan, safety driver license laws, and objectionable literature.
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Pocatello
Parent-Teachers Association
Don Bistline
Acoa Foy Ance Rgmens
P-Ta
P-Ta Central Council
Jean Halliday
Ernest Ellis
Former Resident Seeks Rotary Post
Rilea Doe of Oakland California, a former Safeway official and board member of the Rotary International international committee, has been endorsed by Gate City Rotarians for Rotary International president and will speak here on April 14.
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Rilea Doe
Oakland
Calif
Pocatellan
Rotary International
Gate City
Doe
International Committee
Safeway
Rancher Dies on a Moat
Alsa Grewell, 78, a retired rancher, died here on Saturday after a long career in ranching and livestock farming. authorities reported no further details.
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Alsa Grewell
Satay
Get Lit for Christmas Decorations Brighten Pocatello
Residents urged to decorate thoroughly for a Christmas lighting contest run by the Pocatello POST and Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce with Jaycees as judges. Stores report strong lighting sales as townsfolk prepare.
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Em and Jerrys
Focatello
Alameda
Pocatello
Pocatello Post and
Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
POST
Nicaragua Invades Costa Rica Fronts War Escalate
SAN JOSE Costa Rica provisional president Jose Figueres said Nicaragua launched an invasion on Saturday by opponents backed by the Nicaraguan national guard. He warned the move signaled real war and claimed only a few Costa Rican exiles acted as a front for the guard.
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C. R
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Jose Figueres
National Guard
Figueres
Guard
Tyhee Boy Wins Five Dollar Tip for Car Crash Story
Gilbert Bringhurst of Tyhee receives five dollars for tipping the Post to a car accident story and photo. Readers are urged to call the news editor with tips that may earn future awards.
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Tyhee Boy
Gilbert Bringhurst
Tyhee
POST
Odd Year Accidents Report Highlight Potatoes and Cigarettes
A National Safety Council list of unusual mishaps includes a potato explosion scalding a Ravenna housewife, a cigarette triggering a bullet injuring a Beloit man, and a safety director who broke his arm slipping on ice. Other incidents span bathtubs crashing from a truck, a clam shovel accident, and a curious wagon of near-misses across several states.
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National Safety Council
Paul Jones
Council
Alfred Swanger
Ravenna
Tato
James Drager
Beloit
Wil
Drager
Andrew. Anderson
Oakland
Cal
Gilroy
Anderson
Ed T
Hands off Policy Seen for China in Crisis
U S officials say the United States will avoid interference in China's internal affairs during the current civil war sticking to the Moscow three power pledge. Mme Chiang Kai-shek appealed for greater aid but White House statements indicate no full support pledged.
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United States
China
U. S
Moscow
James F. Byrnes
Chi
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Truman
George C. Marshall
Mme. Chiang
White House
Mme Chiang
Canterbury dean says Russia fears a new war from Germany
The Very Rev. Hewlett Johnson of Canterbury warned that Russia detests war but fears Germany is rearming for another conflict. He spoke Thursday in Los Angeles via United Press.
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Hewlett Johnson
Canterbury
Russia
Germany
Weather summary fragment for southwestern Idaho region
Fragmentary weather note describes a cloudy period with possible snow and slowly rising temperatures. Mentions southwestern Idaho and light rain in some parts, with partly cloudy conditions to the south and east. Contains garbled names and stray phrases.
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Lon Steen
Former G I Ladda Change of Heart Over Berlin Love
Edward Ladda a Newark New Jersey former paratrooper who landed in an army jail in Berlin after entering without a permit says he now plans to marry another fraulein Ursula Schmidt while still wanting to take Ruth Reicke and her two year old daughter back to Newark. He says Ruth is finished and Ursula visited him at the army stockade.
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Matewan
Haylor
Charles Haley
Minneapolis
Haley
Kenneth Liebman
New York City
Berlin
Edward Ladda
Newark
N. J
Ladda
Germany
Ruth Reicke
United States
Ursula Schmidt
Soviet Zone
Ursula
America
Ruth
Ladd
Idaho Educators Urge State Control If Federal School Aid Arrives
Boise educators and Idaho Education Association officials say any federal funds for school construction should be administered at the state level with limited federal interference. Dr. John Booth notes money would target new buildings for enrollment growth and replacement of obsolete structures, with January legislative plans discussed.
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Idaho
Congress
John Booth
The
Idaho Education Association
State Department of Education
Booth
Five Hurt In Wreck On South Main Near Track
Six youths were treated for cuts after a head on collision on South Main near the midget auto track. Injured were Bruce Mooney and Kyrel Morgan both 16 to 19, John Dickson 15, Beverly Jones 16, Tim Brennan 17, Larry Anderson 17, and Ray Davis 18 all of American Falls. Mooney and Morgan cited for no licenses. State Police Lt Bedingfield and Deputy Fordyce investigated.
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Bruce Mooney
YMCA
Beverly Jones
Yellowstone Highway
John Dickson
South Fifth
Tim Brennan
South Arthur
Kyrel Morgan
Ray Davis
Larry Anderson
American Falls
Mooney
Morgan
J. F. Bedingfield
Norman Fordyce
Girl Hacked To Death By Intruder
Pittsburgh police launched a manhunt after 12 year old Carol Lee Kensinger was stabbed 36 times in her kitchen. Neighbors report another 12 year old girl fought off an attacker nearby. Police suspect the killer was known to the girl. motive not robbery.
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Carol Lee Kensinger
Carol
Homicide
Peter Connors
Connors
Kensinger
Limant Connors
Delegates Gather for Idaho Wildlife Session in Pocatello
About 150 delegates are expected at the fifth district Idaho Wildlife Federation meeting in Pocatello. The one day session begins at 1 p.m. in the Bannock hotel Pioneer room with 16 sports clubs represented. G W Michaelson of Montpelier presides. topics include bag limits and federation action on recommendations.
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Pocatello
Clyde Schoonover
Bannock County Sportsman Association
Pioneer Room
Bannock Hotel
G. W. Michaelson
Montpelier
District Association
Schoonover
Boise
Federation
Capitol City
Alton Acean
Ion
Jim Simpson
Fish Cone
Fish and Game Department
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Baum
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Grace Herald
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PTA
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Clarence Ely
Mendy
Stamps
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Mattie LeMay
Pasadena
Elizabeth Knudsen
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