Colorado and Wyoming Hit by Severe Blizzard and Freezing Cold
Severe winter weather snarls travel across the Mountain states as high winds and heavy snow strand about 2,000 travelers in northeastern Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Trains and planes halted. Salt Lake City and Rockport areas report stranded motorists and a call for air drops of supplies. Cattle losses feared among stockmen as blizzard conditions persist.
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Robins Declines Truman Barkley Inaugural Invite Boise
Gov and Mrs C A Robins decline invitations to inaugural ceremonies for President Truman and Vice President Barkley. The governor cites official duties and the state legislature's convening as reasons keeping him in Boise.
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Idaho Governor Urges Repeal of Slot Machine Law
Governor C A Robins in Boise called for repeal of Idaho’s 1947 slot machine law urging dispatch. He asked lawmakers to strengthen enforcement of liquor-by-the-drink and proposed consolidating tax agencies under one head. He outlined 7 policy goals including expanded workers compensation and a Snake River compact with Wyoming.
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Utah student and Idaho lawmaker denied resignation rumor
Keith Budge a Republican from Oneida states a Boise rumor that he would resign due to attending college is false. Budge, among the legislature’s youngest members, notes the talk began after his November election and says party leaders were surprised to see him at the state college in Utah.
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Keith Budge
R-Oneida
Uta State College
Budge
U.S. Denied Troops to Leave China
Vice Admiral Oscar C. Badger at Tsingtao denied rumors that U.S. Marines at Shantung university campus near Qingdao were to be withdrawn. He said negotiations between China’s education ministry and the navy concerned returning the campus to educational use and ordered an end to discussions used to fuel withdrawal rumors.
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Oscar C. Badger
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Badger
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Booster Week Boosts Tribune Subscription Credits
Vacatello Tribune rewards readers with 12 500 extra credits per year subscription during Booster Week ending January 12. New or extended subscriptions earn extra credits and triple credits for certain renewals. Five year advance payments save dollars and yield 62 500 credits, with Easter Week credits also shaping the race winner.
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Bannock Commission Urges Army Flood Control Rush
The Bannock County commission asks Army Engineers to begin a $50,000 flood control project on the Portneuf river and tributaries near Pocatello Idaho. They warn heavy snowpack and possible spring thaw threaten local streets and Marsh Creek with overflow. Mayor George R. Phillips notes prior bridge and obstruction issues and city cooperation.
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Gales and Frost Hit Southern California Coast
A severe cold wave chilled Los Angeles to minus 28.1 degrees the city’s coldest on record tied to a figure misreported in years past. Riverside 24, San Bernardino 25, Palmdale 16, citrus growers heating groves as forecasters note readings too low for heaters to offset. Wind gusts neared 90 mph in the Laguna mountains and 80 mph at Mount Wilson before subsiding.
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Truman walks mile to Union Station with family
President Truman left Blair House with Mrs. Truman and daughter Margaret to reach Union Station this morning a little over a mile away. The family had arrived from Independence Missouri at 7 50 p m and Truman returned to Blair House with them.
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Idaho Wool Growers Set Convention in Pocatello
Twin Falls official John H. Breckenridge says Idaho Wool Growers association plans its annual convention in Pocatello January 9 to 11 with committee sessions January 9 and general sessions January 10 and 11. National Wool Growers president Sylvan J. Pauly is slated to speak.
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Idaho Wool Growers Association
John H. Breckenridge
Pocatello
Sylvan J. Pauly
National Wool Growers Association
Knife & Fork Club To Hear Noted Speaker Tonight
The Knife and Fork club meets at Hotel Bannock tonight at 7 pm to hear Harold C. Kessinger of Cairo Illinois titled the giant of the platform. He will discuss Can a Man Save Himself From His Own Inventions.
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Harold C. Kessinger
Cairo, Ill
Kessinger
Jerome Plans Hospital Drive to Raise 250000
A fundraising drive will start in Jerome to collect 250000 for the Jerome Memorial Hospital. General chairman of the campaign is W B Churchman.
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Jerome Memorial Hospital
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Senator Malone charges Britain ships U.S. goods to Reds
Boston. Senator George W. Malone announces Britain is shipping Marshall plan goods to Russia during a stopover after a world tour. He also accuses the Dutch and French of using American money to rebuild empires and says the trip proves the United States has no foreign policy.
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George W. Malone
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Russia
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Western powers demand POW counts from Soviet Union
The United States announces a four power note to Moscow requesting exact numbers of German war prisoners in the Soviet Union. It asks how many remain, plans for repatriation, and how many have died, as Tass claims most have already been sent home and remaining to be repatriated in 1949. Over 200,000 are believed still held.
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Yankees Play Santa in Germany During Christmas
Americans in Frankfurt Germany distributed gifts to 1,577,296 German children at Christmas according to a U S army survey.
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Classified ads tease Tribune listings for value seekers
The Tribune Classifieds invite readers to browse for used cars apartments and jobs. Phone 123 noted for contact and value seekers directed to the classified pages.
Water group adjourns to Feb 1 for bi state water talks
Idaho and Wyoming water users and reclamation officials met in Pocatello and adjourned without action. A new session is set for Feb 1 in Rock Springs Wyoming. Heavy snow delayed several delegates. The meeting aimed to discuss apportionment of unappropriated waters and bi state authority.
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Rock Springs
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Snake River Water Users’ Association
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Kulp
Labor Faces Test in Court Ruling
The Supreme Court upholds state bans on the closed shop, shaping AFL legislative council discussions. States may restrict or outlaw compulsory union membership, with Arizona Nebraska and North Carolina cited. AFL seeks cases to challenge walkout rights and broader union security questions.
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Northwestern Union Pacific reports West Coast traffic halted
A Northwest ern Union Pacific spokesman said all West Coast traffic is tied up by the Great Plains blizzard but passengers are safe. House Speaker Sam Rayburn expects Truman's legislative proposals to be received with considerable favor though no priority list is set. A Chinese newspaper in Batavia Java reports an anti Dutch guerrilla government for Java headed by four members of the Indonesian Republic's last cabinet.
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Beet prices rise in Nyssa-Nampa area
Sugar beet prices will jump 43 cents per ton as new sugar prices take effect today. Nyssa-Nampa Beet Growers association president William M. Carson announced the increase from 7.75 to 8 dollars per hundred pounds. He noted only a small portion of the 1948 crop has been sold.
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William M. Carson
Nyssa-Nampa Beet Growers Association
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Fresh fighting erupts on Sharon Valley front
Israeli and Iraqi troops clash for two hours in the Sharon valley area near Tira. Both sides suffer casualties as Jews accuse Arab raiders of killings and thefts. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion comments on potential end to hostilities amid broader regional tension.
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Tira
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David Ben-Gurion
Plow Rescues 12 Persons in Idaho Snow
Idaho national guard rescued 11 bus passengers and a driver trapped at Twin Springs 43 miles northeast of Boise after a snowbound weekend. A bulldozer finally reached them, delivering supplies and planning further aid to a Boise family stranded at a ranch. food had nearly run out and plane drops were arranged if needed.
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George Bennett
Izaak Walton League criticizes Hoover plan on public works
An official of the Izaak Walton League of America says the Hoover commission's proposal to combine public works and resources is highly undesirable. William Voigt Jr. of Denver argues resources should stay split between Interior and Agriculture rather than being moved into a minor public works category.
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Voigt
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Tornado Hits Warren Arkansas Kills Dozens Injures Hundreds
The Warren Arkansas area suffered a devastating tornado that killed about 46 people and injured nearly 300. Rescue efforts with National Guardsmen and convicts cleared debris in a 20 block area as officials warned the death toll could rise toward 50.
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Frigid Weather extends to Pocatello area
The forecast calls for continued cold tonight and Wednesday in Pocatello and surrounding areas. Lows near 10 below zero with highs Wednesday in the 15 to 20 range.
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