Pocatello Receives Federal Aid for School Maintenance
Federal funds totaling 36498 dollars are allocated to Pocatello for school maintenance and operation connected to war plant adjacency. Senator Dworshak urges permanent policy to fund in lieu of taxes as local costs and enrollment pressures rise. Navy plant employs about 1200, serving 638 pupils across 200 acres. Police report Arthur Goodson seriously wounded by a gunshot believed accidental when fired by his wife. family present includes Gerald 14 Larry 9 and a 1 year old daughter.
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Washington
Dworshak
Idaho
Federal Works Agency
Pocatello
United States
House
Arthur M. Goodson
North Garfield
General Hospital
Goodson
Minnie Emma Goodson
Gerald
Blagé Victim Loses Leg in Camouflage Shooting
A shooting left a woman without a leg and involved her former husband Rocco who allegedly engineered the attack. Police say the suspect, 18 year old Lusk, posted 9000 bail as the man charged in the case. A camouflaged deceptive x ray camera and a concealed shotgun were part of the investigation.
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Nearl Lusk
Rocco
Olga Rocco
New York
Times Square
French Cabinet Aims to Quell Rebel Forces in Indochina Trip
A French official and cabinet members traveled to Hanoi amid tension in Indochina. Their aim is to bolster efforts against rebel forces and stabilize the Nam Republic during the ongoing crisis.
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Paris
Colofj Moutet
Marius
Hal
French Indochina
Hanoi
Yiet Nam Republic
Martin Cites Call for Unified Labor and Economic Policy
Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. urged House members from both parties to cooperate to tackle labor laws taxation and government economy in the 80th Congress. The Massachusetts publisher warned of deficit spending waste and a don’t count the cost mindset as postwar readjustments demand immediate action.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
House
Massachusetts
GOP
Nichlaas Longworth
Martin
Idaho Woman To Plead In Slaying Case At Oregon Border
Gladys Lincoln Broadhurst 40 to plead to first degree murder and accessory charges in the October 14 killing of her Caldwell Idaho rancher husband W D Broadhurst 51. Judge Biggs ordered arraignment with extradition from Caldwell noted. Co defendant chauffeur Alvin Lee Williams 23 set for February 3 trial after confession.
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Ore
Gladys Lincoln Broadhurst
W. D. Broadhurst
Caldwell
Idaho
M. A. Biggs
Broadhurst
Charles Swan
Alvin Lee Williams
Idaho-Oregon
Charles Glenn
Pace seeks WWII veterans bonus for home and overseas service
Representative Pace of Georgia stated he will urge the new Congress to grant a daily bonus of four dollars to World War II veterans for home service and five dollars for each day spent overseas.
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Washington
Pace
D-Ga
Congress
Parties Open Drive to Curb Strikes
Washington congressmen from both parties launch a drive to curb strikes affecting public health and safety. Proposals include compulsory arbitration in essential industries, outlawing the closed shop, and banning industry-wide collective bargaining. Rep. Howard Smith signals introduction of a lengthy labor bill.
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Washington
Congress
Howard Smith
D.-Va
Smith
Five Below Temperatures Dip Across Regions
Weather today shows a low of five degrees below zero with a high of 20 as comparisons to Thursday’s nine below. Forecast calls for clear skies tonight and Saturday with continued cold tonight and a slight warm up Saturday afternoon. Sun set in the region at 5 08 p m with sunrise at 8 01 a m. Regional readings include Boise 29, Burley 24 with 10 below, Butte 4 with 12 below, Idaho Falls 13 with 12 below and Salt Lake City 26 with 1.
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Weather Man
Boise
Burley
Butte
Idaho Falls
Salt Lake City
The Man Bilbo Nickname Origin Question
In Mississippi speeches Theodore Bilbo often called himself The Man Bilbo in the third person. The nickname arose as a self assigned tag he used, later picked up by others and stuck despite its unusual origin.
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Washington
Sen. Theodore
Bilbo
Mississippi
Dogs Share Fortune in California Oil Heiress Will
Aline Barnsdall, daughter of Theodore Barnsdall, left her fortune to her daughter, two grandsons, and 15 dogs. She died December 18 at 62 and established a $5,000 trust fund for the dogs.
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Los Angeles
Aline Barnsall
Theodore Barnsdall
Miss Barnsdall
British Plan To Resist New Attacks In Palestine
In Jerusalem British counter-measures were predicted after a wave of attacks by the underground on military sites. Casualties included at least one British officer killed and many wounded as attacks spanned Jerusalem Tel Aviv and other cities. Observers expect curfews and searches as Britain faces martial law or a small war in Palestine.
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Holy Land
Underground
Tel Aviv
Tiberias
Hedera
Kiryat Haim
Palestine
Rgun Zvai Leumi
Stern Gang
World Zionist Congress
David Ben Gurion
Jewish Agency
London
Coldest Spot in the West Sets Record Low Readings
Intermountain states basked in deep cold as West Yellowstone registered 34 below zero the lowest in the region. Butte minus 22 Bryce Canyon minus 23 and Brighton 14 below marked widespread subzero readings. Idaho Falls 12 below Logan and Twin Falls reached zero while Sun Valley reported 17 below and Salt Lake City neared zero.
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Intermountain
Twin Falls
Sun Valley
Salt Lake City
Britain May Use Force in Palestine Amid Rising Violence
London sources said Palestine high commissioner Sir Alan Cunningham may ask the cabinet for authority to mount an offensive against Jewish resistance in the Holy Land. Violence flared as a raid wounded three soldiers near Kfar Sirkin and a mine blast damaged a jeep. Authorities considered either a final political solution or full military rule in the region.
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London
Jewish Agency
Alan Cunningham
Palestine
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Kfar Sirkin
State Leases Boise River Bed to Leverett Davis
The Idaho land board approved a 10-year lease for a ten mile river bed stretch from Arrowrock to diversion dams. Davis will pay 25 cents per acre per year plus 25 percent of gross proceeds. A public hearing saw protests from Boise river water users. the board voted four to one in favor.
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Erster and Board
Davis
Arrowrock
Boise River Water
Land Board
Iceslide Kills 2 Students in New Zealand Rescue
Rescue teams reach 11 Wellington students snowbound on a glacier in the Mount Cook region. An iceslide killed two mothers and left several others injured as crews airlift supplies and clear a 16 mile trail for access to the valley.
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Timari
South Island
N. Z
Wellington
Mount Cook
Hopkins River
Tokyo Shocks Felt Amid Jitters After Quake Warnings
Two minor earthquakes rattled Tokyo as the city remained on edge from earlier tremors in southwestern Japan. Meteorologists described the quakes as light and said they posed no damage risk.
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Tokyo
Japan
Knutson Proposes Tiered 20 Percent Income Tax Cut
Rep. Knutson of Minnesota introduces a bill to cut the first 300000 of individual income by 20 percent and tax above that by 10.5 percent. It adds a 500 extra exemption for taxpayers over 65, totaling 1000. The plan aims to alter the 1943 brackets and benefit a small number of high earners.
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Washington
Rep
Knutson
R.-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
United States
Police hunt nine convicts after daytime jail break
New York police, numbering 17 000, ordered to shoot to kill as they search for nine felons including a confessed killer and a former Alcatraz inmate who escaped from Raymond Street jail in Brooklyn. Authorities cite aging, deteriorating walls and possible outside accomplices in the largest breakout in city history.
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New York
Martin elected House Speaker as Bilbo seating stalls Senate
Republicans triumphantly chose Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts as speaker of the new House, 244 to 182, while Senate organization stalled over seating Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi. Taft's motion delayed Bilbo's seating, letting Republicans take Senate oath and control in the wake of postwar policy debates.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Senate
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Martin
House
Busi
Sen
Bilbo
D-Miss
Senators Ready to Take Oath After One New Member
The senate election proceeded as Baldwin of Connecticut took the oath with Dwerrhak of Idaho and Watkins of Utah among those ready to swear in. Martin won election after the representatives were sworn in and on hand to take the oath were Rep. Goff and Rep. Sanborne of Idaho, Rep. Granger of Utah, and Rep. Dawson of Utah.
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Baldwin
Connecticut
Sen
Dwerrhak
Idaho
Watkins
Utah
Martin
Rep
Goff
Sanborne
Granger
Dawson
Washington Republicans Convene First Session of 80th Congress
Washington reports the opening of the 80th Congress with the first house session. Key leaders and party dynamics set the tone as lawmakers address initial agenda items and set priorities for the new term.
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Washington
Snow marked arrow sighted near La Grande airport
A private pilot found a snow stamped arrow in terrain south of La Grande Oregon and saw the words He tockplain with an arrow beside it. The spot was revisited by Lawrence Limbaugh who saw a man gesturing beside the writing while planes attempted contact to verify if the marking referred to a lost plane or to misread airplane. Civilian Air Patrol chief W M Pierson doubted the plane link noting a local woman reportedly marked her home with a large arrow.
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la Grande
Ore
Lawrence Limbaugh
Fruitland
Idaho
Ladd Canyon
W. M. Pierson
Pierson
Hogue
Eight Lose Hair in Jack the Snipper Incident
Washington police report the so called Jack the Snipper struck again, eighth victim Bernice Dyer a 17 year old junior at St Patrick s Academy says a stranger bowed apologized for bumping her on a trolley loading platform and she found a lock of brunette hair missing her mother Mrs Margaret Dyer notes the hair had been growing for two years prior to the loss.
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Bernice Dyer
St. Patrick's Academy
Margaret Dyer
Bernice
Eight Aboard Plane on Polar Flight
A PBM mariner seaplane with eight aboard is overdue on an Antarctic expedition flight. It took off from USS Pine Island at 3:45 a.m. MST December 30 and was due back by 3:45 p.m. the same day with fuel for about 11 more hours. The last contact came at 5:25 a.m. MST, about 250 miles south of the Pine Island, after prior flights noted open water.
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Washington
PBM Mariner
Navy
Pine Island
Williams and Aid File Court Actions In Rexburg Bank Case
Governor Arnold Williams and Finance Commissioner William J. Sewell ask Idaho Supreme Court for a writ of prohibition against District Judge Charles F. Koelsch. They contend Koelsch should block further orders in the charter dispute over a Rexburg bank. Koelsch had previously restrained issuance of the charter and later held the officials in contempt after Sewell granted the charter to S. M. Meikle. Williams and Sewell are summoned to appear tomorrow at 10 a.m. on contempt charges.
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Boise
Arnold Willliams
State Supreme Court
Charles F. Koelsch
Rexburg
Koelsch
Willliam J. Sewell
Sewell
S. M. Meikle
Driges
Ashton
Williams and Sewell
Koeelsch
Williams
Roeelsch
Snow Covers Grain Land Boosts Wheat Harvest Prospects
Snow across Kansas Oklahoma and Texas shields winter wheat from cold spells, signaling a favorable outlook for a bumper next spring. Analysts from Uhlmann Grain James E Bennett and Co and Modern Miller call the snow a very optimistic development and a potential record harvest this summer.
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Chicago
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Uhlmann Grain Company
C. M. Galvin
James E. Bennett and Company
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