Idaho lawmakers seek August primary return in 1945 session
Boise AP report says the 29th Idaho legislature completed week one with 24 bills introduced, GOP majorities in control, and a proposal to move the state primary from June to August. Lawmakers earn 10 daily, outpacing the 28th session, as bills address slot machines in clubs, state insurance control, postwar highway spending, prison administration, and tax laws.
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Boise
Cc. A. Robina
F. L. Manwill
Lincoln
Lawrence H. Heagle
Rblaine
Treasuries
SS Federal
Six of Nine Survive Naval Crash Aboard the Mount Olympus
The burned wreckage of a missing Martin mariner was found Saturday with six of its nine crew alive. A search plane circled the scene and dropped supplies as weather favored a speedy rescue. The survivor party was ten miles from the coast. Capt Henry Howard Caldwell of Loomis California was aboard the Pine Island.
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Mount Olympus
Henry Howard Caldwell
Loomis
Calif
Pine Island
Sur
Official Calls For Review Of State Lease Practices
Former Idaho Secretary of State B. Masters urged a statewide lease audit in the 28th annual secretary's report. He notes state lands leased to Idaho residents yield as little as two and a half cents per acre while crop leases return 25 to 75 dollars per acre. He proposes banning subleasing, examining timber sales, and raises salary thresholds for the governor and state officials.
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Fis B. Masters
Idaho
Masters
Albania Rejection Stirs UN Albanian Case with British Demands
Britain published a formal note rejecting Albania’s apology and compensation request for mine damage to two destroyers and 44 sailors. UK delegate Sir Alexander Cadogan will seek an early airing of charges at the United Nations Security Council while arms talks proceed separately. The Corfu Channel incident on October 22 last year sparked the case as two destroyers were damaged and 44 sailors died.
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Lake Success
N. Y
London
Alexander Cadogan
United Kingdom
United Nations Security Council
Albania
Britain
Council
United Nations
Russia
United States
Corfu
Train Wreck Kills One In Burke Virginia
A Tennesseean passenger train derailed at Burke causing the death of Elizabeth Breeden eight, daughter of P. R. Breeden. Nine others were injured and five were hospitalized in good condition at Alexandria. Army medical officers aided at the scene. A relief train traveled from Washington to resume southbound service.
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Burke
Elizabeth Breeden
P. R. Breeden
Washington
Utah fish and game to hold secret meeting within 45 days
The state fish and game department announced a semi-annual meeting to be held within 45 days. The exact date will be released after the meeting ends because some individuals are waiting to call wardens away to attend. The aim is to prevent poaching, the department said.
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State Fish and Game Department
Simplots Fall as M&O Cigarmen Win 73 to 7 at Home
The M&O Cigarmen of Kansas defeated Simplots of Pocatello 73 to 7 in an American league basketball game. Vernon Yates scored 19 points and Bob O'Brien 18 for Kansas.
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M&o Cigarmen
Kansas
Pocatello
Vernon Yates
Bob O’brien
GOP Votes Aimed at Tax Cuts Stir Congressional Debate
In Washington Rep. Mc Cormack predicts House passage of a 20 percent income tax cut backed by Knutson and Taft, while opposing a Republican led plan. Truman’s July 1 budget baseline stands at 37.5 billion dollars, with Harold Stassen proposing a 5 billion dollar cut and debt reduction alongside tax relief.
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Washington
Rep. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Knutson
R.-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Taft
Ohio
McCormack
Ways and Means
Truman
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Congress
Ship Rescues 44 Survivors From Miss Luzon Crash
The rescue ship General Collins with a search plane reached life rafts carrying 15 survivors from the Far East air transport Miss Luzon after a crash 80 miles northwest of Luzon. A Far East official reported the rescue as the first survivors found of the 44 aboard. Rafts were sighted earlier in the air search with no word on additional survivors.
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Manila
Collins
Far East Air Transport Corporation
Luzon
China Sea
Far East
Twin-jet carrier-based tow completes 365-mile flight
The new twin-jet carrier-based tow finished a 365 mile flight from Jacksonville to Miami in one hour. Lt. Comdr. William Wright Kelly of New Castle, Pa., piloted the aircraft to participate in the all-American air maneuvers.
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Fla
Jacksonville
Miami
William Wright Kelly
Newcastle
Fire Routs Families in Harlem Tenement Blaze
A two alarm fire swept a five story Harlem tenement on Saturday night forcing one family from their apartments before crews contained the blaze. No injuries were reported.
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New York
Harlem
High School Basketball Scores Mix in Idaho Action
In Boise, the High School boys beat Pocatello 38 to 26. Twin Falls defeated Caldwell 37 to 34 in a separate Idaho finish.
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Pocatello
Twin Palle
Caldwell
Landlords Holding 1000 Apartments In Seattle
Donald Haas, president of the Seattle Apartment Operators association, estimates about 1000 of Seattle’s 30,000 apartment units are vacant due to OPA ceiling limits. He cites two entirely empty buildings and warns of drastic action without relief, signaling potential nationwide rent strikes.
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Seattle
Donald Haas
Seattle Apartment Operators Association
Arnall resigns as Georgia governor to block Herman Talmadge
Ellis Arnall resigns as Georgia governor effective immediately after lieutenant governor qualification. The move aims to block Herman Talmadge from succeeding his late father, as M. E. Thompson becomes eligible to claim the governorship. Arnall plans to resign once Thompson is sworn in, while Talmadge supporters seek to delay certification to keep a vacancy.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Gene Talmadge
Talmadge
M. E. Thompson
Herman
Arnall
Thompson
Idaho Wool Men Arriving For Three Day Convention
Snow fell intermittently as Pocatello enjoyed milder weather with a high near 40 and a low around 18 for the 24 hours ending 6:30 p m Saturday. Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions with light snow and little temperature change.
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Boise
Idaho Falls
Burley
Butte
Dubois
Salt Lake
Mayon Volcano Erupts Forcing Two Towns To Evacuate
Two towns near Mayon volcano Libog and Camalig were evacuated as lava streams surged down its slopes. Government agencies and the Red Cross were alerted though officials urged calm, citing past eruptions.
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Manila
Red Cross
Roxas
Rebels Slash Rail Line in Indochina Conflict
Viet Nam forces claimed to have cut the rail line between Saigon and Dalat hindering French troop and supply movement in Indochina. Ho Chi Minh warned of a 20 year war. Dalat lies 150 miles northeast of Saigon as French cabinet meets ahead of Moutet’s arrival.
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Saigon
Dalat
Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
Marius Moutet
Numbers Fanatic Confesses Brutal Murder at 2816 Osceola
Ernest Wright 42, who calls himself a minister and identifies as a numberology fanatic, admitted to killing his 75-year-old mother Lavinia Wright at their Columbus Ohio home after tracing the number 709. Police report he calmly greeted officers and claimed the death occurred during a Bible reading session.
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Coumbus
Ohio
Ernest Wright
Ira Dodd
Osceola Avenue
Wright
Lavinia Wright
Lowell Sheets
Lewis Appeals Contempt Fines in Coal Strike Case
John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers argue before the Supreme Court that public hysteria and political expediency drove contempt convictions and a total of 3.51 million dollars in fines from the soft coal strike. The union seeks cancellation of findings and fines. the government seeks upholding.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
Lewis
Clark
Justice Department
T. Alan Goldsborough
College basketball scores from the era across multiple matchups
A roundup of results featuring Utah over Colorado A&M 58 to 37, Montana State 57 Idaho Southern 46, Vermont 55 Williams 41, Loyola Chicago 55 Marquette 50, Western Kentucky Teachers 77 Louisville 34, Holy Cross 71 Tufts 29, North Carolina State 86 Clemson 54, Maine 67 Northeastern 56, Alabama 49 Vanderbilt 36, Minnesota 48 Michigan 37, West Virginia 63 Canisius 43, CCNY 63 St Josephs Philadelphia 62, Arkansas 66 Rice 53, Tennessee 66 Auburn 32, Cornell 56 Harvard 39, Ohio University 52 Wayne 36, Central Michigan 49 Western Michigan 42, Buffalo 44 Alfred 38, Gettysburg 54 Lehigh 48, Penn State 48 Muhlenberg 36, Wash and Jeff 58 Carnegie Tech 38, St Johns Brooklyn 55 Manhattan 44, Rhode Island State 78 Connecticut 57, Illinois 55 Northwestern 40, Georgia Tech 58 Tulane 51, Navy 47 Villanova 31, Army 60 Pittsburgh 53, Wisconsin 70 Indiana 49, Purdue 60 Notre Dame 56, La Salle Philadelphia 65 North Carolina 62 overtime, SMU Philadelphia 68 Texas A&M 35, Kentucky 70 Dayton 29, Iowa 61 Ohio State 35, Ohio 52 Wayne 36, UCLA 48 Stanford 40, Oregon State 73 Oregon 69 overtime.
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SMU
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Dayton
Iowa
Ohio State
Ohio
UCLA
Stanford
Ore. State
Oregon
Food Costs Rise in Four Utah Cities 1945 to 1946
A Utah survey shows food costs in Logan Cedar City Richfield and Price rose an average 33.3 percent from December 1945 to December 1946. The mid June to mid September period saw a 12 percent jump with fats and oils up 56 percent meats and dairy up 50 and 45 percent respectively. Fruits vegetables eggs sugar sweets cereals and bakery items also increased.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Logan
Cedar City
Richfield
Utah Department of Employment Security
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
University of Utah
Car Kills Boy in Osborn as Police Name Driver
Six year old Larry Benton Garrison, son of Mr and Mrs Oran Garrison of Osborn, died Saturday from a skull fracture after darting into the path of a car driven by Arthur B Dillon, 35, state police said.
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Wallace
Larry Benton Garrison
Oran Garrison
Osborn
Arthur B. Dillon
Auto Plunges 500 Feet Killing Three in Oregon
A car carrying the Joseph high school basketball team to a game near Elgin fell 500 feet down a canyon bank in a snowstorm. Driver Hugh Grandy 45 of Joseph and two team members Leland Wright 16 and Howard Hughes 16 died. Another player and a passenger were injured and hospitalized in La Grande.
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Ore
Joseph High
Elgin
Hugh Grandy
Joseph
Cold Canyon
Leland Wright
Grover Wright
Howard Hughes
Eugene Hughes
Kimberly
Idaho
Norman Basim
Jay Basim
la Grande Hospital
Former GOP Solon Lynn J. Frazier Dies at 72
Lynn J. Frazier, 72, Republican former North Dakota senator, died Saturday at Leland Memorial Hospital in Riverdale Maryland after a heart ailment. He served in the U S Senate from 1923 to 1940 and was active in farm legislation. Funeral services are planned in Hoople North Dakota, likely next Thursday or Friday.
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Washington
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota
Leland Memorial Hospital
Riverdale
Hoople, N. Dak
Frazier
Senate
William Langer
Explosion at Du Pont dye works injures five in Deepwater
A Du Pont dye works building in Deepwater New Jersey exploded and burned late Sunday night injuring at least five workers. The fire is under control, none reported killed, with five receiving burns at the on-site dispensary. Cause unknown. investigators begin inquiry into the blast.
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Deepwater
N. J
du Pont Company
Fifty fourth Idaho Wool Growers Convention Opens
Idaho woolgrowers from across the state arrive in Boise for the fifty fourth annual convention at Hotel Bannock, with M C Claar and Mary Boynton among early arrivals. Governor Robins will address the banquet Monday evening. Merle Drake of Challis speaks on grazing service changes Tuesday, with Mrs Drake leading women’s activities and John A Orme of Idaho Falls also listed among guests.
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Idaho
Gate City
Idaho Wool Growers Association
Hotel
Bannock
M. C. Claar
Idaho Wool Growers Bulletin
Mary Boynton
J. M. Jones
National Woolgrowers Association
Salt Lake City
T. H. Gooding
Ketchum
Idaho Woolgrowers Association
Goverenor
C. A. Robins
Governor Robing
Merle Drake
Challis
Drake
Clashes Take Ten Lives in India Amid Strikes
In New Delhi and across provinces violence rose with HinduMuslim clashes as 10 deaths were reported. Strikes spread through Cawnpore with 80,000 workers, 30,000 agricultural workers clashed with police in Bombay, and 5000 Delhi school teachers walked out halting classes for 100,000 pupils.
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New Delhi
India
Cawnpore
Bombay
Delhi
Eva Tanguay Dies at 68
Eva Tanguay, famed vaudeville star known as the I Don t Care Girl, died at 68 in Los Angeles from a cerebral hemorrhage. Once earning millions and headlining The Chaperones, she fell into poverty after the stock crash, selling her Toluca Lake home and enduring failing sight and health issues.
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Eva Tanguay
Florenz Ziegfeld
Miss Tanguay
Toluca Lake
Tanguay
Maurice H. Rowan
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