Petrillo Acquitted in Lea Act Case in Chicago
Federal Judge Walter LaBay acquitted James Petrillo chief of the AFL musicians union, saying prosecutors failed to prove violations of the Lea act. The decision concludes Petrillo sought only musicians believed to be needed and not via threat, with no evident intent to compel hires. The defense and Petrillo deemed the act dead.
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Chicago
James C. Petrillo
AFL Musicians Union
Walter J. la Bay
Petrillo
Trillo
Daniel Carmell
Chicago Afl
Congress
WAAF
la Bay
Freeze Likely On Prices
President Truman warned of a serious inflation driven slump while Secretary Krug asked Congress for stand by price control. He said a 60 day freeze on coal fuel oil gasoline and petroleum products may be ordered if authority is granted. Krug testified for hold in reserve power to restore rationing and wage price controls as Congress considers the president's anti inflation program.
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Washington
Truman
Krug
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Idahoan Transfers to Stockholm as First Secretary
The state department announces foreign service changes with Avery F. Peterson of Boise Idaho moving from London to Stockholm to serve as first secretary.
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Washington
State Department
Avery F. Peterson
Warm Springs, Ave
Boise
London
Stockholm
Stassen Urges West Leadership At Pocatello Speech
Harold E. Stassen spoke to 1500 plus at Pocatello High School on western states growing role in economy and world affairs. He urged Republican leadership with two western cabinet members including a west interior secretary to oversee reclamation and water resources.
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Margaret Yates
Pat Logan
Pocatello Young Republican
Eluiy
Harold E. Stassen
Idaho
H. H. Zimmerli
Minnesota
Bannock
Stassen
Ed Larson
Idaho Bakers
Pocatello High School
Republican Party
Mother and Daughter Reconcile After Damages Verdict
A district court jury ruled for defendants John J. Field and Mary Louise Field in a damages suit by Estella Stafford over custody of Leo J. Banks. Reportedly, Stafford and Mrs. Field, mother and daughter, reconciled after the verdict, following a Monday Tuesday trial before District Judge L. E. Glenn in Pocatello.
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L. E. Glenn
Estella Stafford
John J. Field
Mary Louise Field
Pocatello Tribune
Stafford
Field
Veterans urged to notify VA of training changes
Veterans using the GI bill were advised to inform the Veterans Administration if they plan a change in training location. Delays in notification may postpone enrollment and subsistence payments. VA official W. O. Lemon emphasized securing supplemental eligibility certificates and transferring case files to the regional VA office over the school’s jurisdiction.
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Boise
Veterans College
Veterans Administration
W. O. Lemon
Lemon
Gandhi fast near completion as plea for peace grows
Mohan das K. Gandhi, 78, completed 31 hours of fasting with no complications as doctors reported in New Delhi. The Hindu leader, still recovering from a fall influenza, urged citizens to see daily fasts as a risk to his life and to seek communal peace in India and Delhi.
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New Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Delhi
Gandhi
Wreck Kills Two Near Fargo After Train Collision
Rescue crews discovered a second block in the wreckage of a woods coach hit by a Great Northern freight train at Walden, 45 miles NW of Fargo. The two victims, badly mangled and unidentified, were taken to Casselton morgue.
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Fargo
N. D
Great Northern
Walden
Casselton
City offices extend hours for bond election registration
City offices in the municipal building will stay open 6 p m to 9 p m Thursday through Saturday to aid voters registering for the January 24 bond election. Bert Reese, city clerk, says registration closes at 9 p m Saturday and outlines who must register, including new city residents and those not voting in the last two city elections.
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Bert Reese
Reese
City of
Pocatello
Weather Summary for Pocatello and Vicinity
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies tonight and Thursday in Pocatello and surroundings. Slightly warmer Thursday with a low around 12 tonight and a high between 35 and 40. Mean temperature yesterday matched normal at 22. Month precipitation stands at 0.71 versus normal 0.56. Sunset today is 5 19 and sunrise tomorrow at 7 59.
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Pocatello
Inflation Major Problem President Tests Congress
Arabs attack four Jewish settlements between Jerusalem and Hebron as tensions spike. Reports say Arab forces plan a February 15 push against Zionism while snipers fire in Jerusalem Tel Aviv and Jaffa. A car from the Iraqi consulate is attacked and a house used as a snipers nest is blown up. Palestine government seeks to declare Jerusalem’s old city an open city amid religious community negotiations.
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Jerusalem
Hebron
Syria
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Ain Tsurin
Dikib Reyadim
Massudh Izhak
Kfar Etzion
Palestine
Old City
Eighth Graders Fly In Borrowed Plane
In Troy Ohio four eighth graders rode a private plane owned by Robert N Hartzell father of the 13 year old pilot James Hartzell. With no flying lessons the youths circled central Ohio for about two hours before two became airsick and Jimmy landed in a cornfield near Sidney in a near perfect touchdown.
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Troy
Ohio
Jimmy Hartzell
Robert N. Hartzell
Pocatello Meeting Links Reclamation Groups For Palisades Dam
Talk Michaud John Kelly Shelley and John Lee Rexburg officials attended a Pocatello chamber of commerce reclamation committee meeting chaired by E A Dufford. The Power county group includes Wm Hess Ward Meadows L A Scott Eddie Jacobs and Sterling Schow. Scott says the aim is to keep all interested parties in close contact as Palisades dam work starts and water allotment for the Michaud project is planned.
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John Kelly
Shelley
Committee of Nine
John Lee
Rexburg
Pocatello
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce Reclamation Committee
E. A. Dufford
Power County Reclamation Committee
Wm. Hess
Ward Meadows
L. A. Scott
Eddie Jacobs
Sterling Schow
Scott
Palisades
Michaud
Old McOmber Had a Farm Buys Cow via Classified Ad
Calvin McOmber Jr of Route 1 ran a Classified Ad January 9 to sell a Guernsey bull for 250 dollars. A sale was quickly completed and he says that is no bluff. The Pocatello Tribune offers one dollar weekly for letters about results from ads. A two line ad costs $1.50 for Bs and $1.80 for …
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Pocatello Tribune
Calvin McOmber, Jr
Route 1
Calvin
The
Meat Supply To Shrink During 1948
Albert Mitchell of New Mexico told the American National Livestock Association that foot and mouth disease eradication in Mexico requires slaughter and vaccination, plus education for Mexican farmers. Col. F. W. Immasche of Washington predicted 1948 meat supplies will fall as cattle numbers drop from 85 million to under 77 million, with fewer cattle slaughtered and little relief from sheep and hog production. Exports and imports of live stock won’t significantly affect domestic supply.
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Boise
Mexico
Albert K. Mitchell
Albert, N. M
American National Livestock Association Today
Col
F. W. Im- Masche
Washington, D. C
Production and Marketing Administration
Im- Masche
Mayor Urges Vital Bond Vote For Sewer Project
Mayor George R. Phillips warns of lagging registrations for the interceptor sewer bond election set for January 24. He stresses the proposal is not a typical improvement and is essential to public health affecting every resident.
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George R. Phillips
Truman Asks for Expanded Powers to Fight Inflation
President Truman urged Congress to grant full anti inflation powers including price wage and rationing controls as he warned that inflation threatens prosperity He pressed for action while urging business to cut prices and labor to moderate in wage demands and insisted on using the projected 7.5 billion treasury surplus to cut debt rather than cut taxes.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Six Die in Billings Fire in Tarpaper Shack
In Billings Montana six persons, four men and two women, died when a small tarpaper shack burned in the southeast part of the city. Harold Love was identified among the deceased. Fire Chief Lucian B. Smith said the bodies were not badly burned and suffocation may have caused death. The blaze started from debris piled near a small iron stove using automobile inner tubes as fuel. Two bodies lay on the floor near the door, one on a bed, one under the bed, one at a table with wine and alcohol bottles, and one under the table.
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Billings
Mont
Harold Love
Lucian B. Smith
Love
Juvenile Court Citations For Street Light Vandalism
Police report six youths from North Main and Harrison streets cited for appearing in juvenile court on a charge of shooting out 26 street lights in the northwest city sector on Jan 3. Hutchinson named ringleader. others include Cross Bourne Crist and Davis with ages 13 to 15. Police say Hutchinson had threatened peers to prevent testimony and past trouble with him noted.
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Preddy Hutchinson
North Main
John Cross
West Day
Johnny Bourne
West Greely
George Crist
N. Harrison
Carrol Davis
Hutchinson
Polio Fund Campaign Opens Thursday in Pocatello
Bannock county chairs Lyon Healy announces the March of Dimes drive opening Thursday morning. The goal is to allow every person in the county to contribute and repay funds received from the national foundation, building a nest egg for the future. Last year the foundation spent ten times the county contribution on hospital care, with Bannock county patients totaling twenty thousand dollars.
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Pocatello
Bannock
Lyon Healy
March of Dimes
Healy
National Foundation For
Bannock County
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