Nation May Have Army of 2 Million
President Truman told Congress that the army and navy estimate a two million force needed by next year including officers, with a March deadline to extend the draft act if recruitment fails. War department plans foresee about 1.5 million army and 500,000 navy personnel by July 1, and spending about $13 billion in the coming fiscal year.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
Air
War Department
Naval Reserve
Hollywood influence grows in Spain shaping tastes and trade
In Madrid, American motion pictures shape Spanish life and fashion, driving interest in cars, travel, kitchen gadgets, and office tools. Spain shows 133 American films last year, 62 percent of all titles, while Mexican releases rise but Spain produces about 40 films annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt MacKenzie
Madrid
Hollywood
America
Spain
Three New Field Agents Appointed in Idaho Extension Service
Acting Director C. W. Hickman announced three appointments in the state agricultural extension service. C. V. Cross becomes Jerome county agent, C. M. Waddell is named Teton county agent at Driggs, and Robert H. Brown will serve as County club agent for Twin Falls county.
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Moscow
Agricultural Extension Service
C. W. Hickman
C. V. Cross
Jerome County
C. M. Waddell
Teton County
Driggs
Robert H. Brown
Twin Falls County
Tragic Bag Strangle Incident In Spokane
A 14 year old boy Edward Lyle White died in Spokane after a sleeping bag wrapped around his neck during a nap. Dr. Abrams reported the accident occurred Saturday, with funeral arrangements pending for the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Truman presents 1947 budget with no debt increase
President Truman submitted a 35.86 billion dollar federal budget to Congress noting no rise in national debt for 17 years. Military outlays drive about three quarters of the total with a projected deficit of 4.347 billion. He cites inflation risks and urges holding taxes at current levels to curb pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Treasury
Truman asks Congress to act on revised 21 point program
President Truman urged Congress to act on a revised 21 point legislative program he had recommended since last September. He added measures extending price controls beyond June 30, prolonging war powers, maintaining food subsidies, creating a permanent housing agency, and extending the selective service act beyond May 16.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Selective Service Act
Mr. Truman
Meat Supply Shrinking and Major Labor Strikes Rise
Government fact finding opens hearings in Chicago as C I C and AFL unions press for wage increases. Major packers offer 10 cent rises while 30 thousand International Harvester workers set to strike in four states. GE and Westinghouse to meet with Labor Secretary Schwellenbach over a 200000 appliance industry strike. UAW meets Ford as wage talks loom with Chrysler and GM push for a 30 percent increase.
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Associated Press
Chicago
C.I.C
AFL
Workmen's Union
International Harvester Company
New York
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
General Electric
Westinghouse
Schwellenbach
C.lo
C.I.0
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler
General Motors
Utah Miners Strike Over Wage Dispute Halts Work
About 5,000 Utah metal mines and smelter workers walked out in a wage dispute with three firms in Salt Lake County. Picket lines formed at plants. peace officers present, no disorder. Union seeks pay parity with Coeur d Alene, Idaho, and a 40 hour week, while firms push to keep 48 hours until June contract expiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake County
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Ex-convicts staging jail break fail in Valley county
A sawn off shotgun stolen from the sheriff's office was used by ex convict Reed J. Parker to aid two other escapees Lenis Patrick and George Robert Catron. Deputy Sherril surprised Parker in a woodshed. Parker dropped the weapon and was captured. Warden Clapp said Parker will be returned to the state prison for parole violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Valley County
Joe Mossman
Mossman
Reed J. Parker
Lenis Patrick
Trusty
George Robert Catron
McCall
Parker
5. C. Sherril
Sherril
Idaho State Penitentary
Louis Clapp
Children Die In Flames In Utah Home Inferno
In Hurricane Utah a mother Joan Sylvester Bate was restrained from reentering a burning home where her two children Robert Lloyd Bate age 3 and Donnadeune Bate age unknown perished. Firefighters blamed a faulty flue for the blaze that blocked entry. Max W. Bate the father, a merchant seaman, was away on the Pacific, and is expected to reach a port soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Joan Sylvester Bate
Pacific
Robert Lloyd Bate
Donnadéune Bate
Max W. Bate
Rigby
Idaho
Allied seize of Japanese war plants for reparations
General Douglas MacArthur announced the seizure and guard placement of about 394 Japanese aircraft plants, arsenals, and war laboratories. He said many would be transferred to Allied nations as reparations and ordered cancellation of nonessential peacetime conversions.
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Tokyo
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Allied Reparations Commission
MacArthur
State Board of Education to Meet in Boise
Idaho state board of education will convene in Boise for a two day session to study methods for securing more teachers for the coming year. State Superintendent G C Sullivan said the meeting will discuss matters suggesting a possible special legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
State Board of Education
G. C. Sullivan
Editorial hits Gossett in Arco Advertiser
Former Idaho governor C A Bottolfsen denounces U S Senator Charles C Gossett calling his bid for national office a ravenous desire and accusing him of manipulating offices and papers to gain a senate seat. Bottolfsen notes Gossett resigned as governor to accept Williams appointment and blames Gossett for current political tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARCO
C. A. Bottolfsen
U. S. Senate
Glen H. Taylor
U. S
Charles C. Gossett
Didaho
Taylor
Bottolfsen
Arco Advertiser
Gossett
UNO Okays Study of Bomb Control
The United Nations Security Committee approved a commission to study controls for atomic energy, with 46 votes in favor. The panel can only issue recommendations and has no power to force disclosures or compel actions. Some delegates urged immediate action while warnings were voiced to keep atomic energy for peaceful uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Nations Assembly
Tom Connally
D., Tex
Zygmunt Modzielewski
Poland
Full Assembly
Security Committee
Steel Mills Idle As Strike Reaches 1.6 Million Workers
The strike by the United Steelworkers of America reaches 1.6 million workers as furnaces are cooled and plants prepare for a 12:01 a.m. deadline. President Philip Murray vows the stoppage will continue until the industry accepts the union’s stance.
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United Steelworkers
CSO
Columbia Steel Company
Pittsburgh, Calif
Janary
California
Heng Senown
Philip Murray
United States
Truman
U. S. Steel Corporation
Murray
Pittsburgh
Berg
Independent Voters oppose Gossett in Idaho primary
Franklin Girard former Idaho secretary of state urged the Independent Voters league to oppose U S Senator Charles Gossett in the June Democratic primary. The league backed George Donart of Weiser with U S Senator Glen Taylor also supporting Donart. James W Johnson heads the league in Emmett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Independent Voters League
Franklin Girard
Idaho
U.S
Charles Gossett
Girard
League
Gossett
George Donart
Weiser
Glen H. Taylor
Didaho
Donart
James W. Johnson
Emmett
Students to Edit Tribune Tuesday
The Pocatello Tribune editorial staff will take a day off Tuesday as Idaho Southern University class members led by Mrs Don ald Kissane take over. The students cover beats, run the newsroom, and proofread, producing editorial copy and the Buzz of the Branch feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Tribune
Donald Kissane
Idaho Southern University
Reclamation Bureau Seeks 139 Million Construction Plan
The administration proposes a 139 million dollar reclamation bureau construction program for the next fiscal year beginning July 1. The total requested bureau appropriation stands at 163,554,055 dollars with prior year funding far lower. Major projects include the Columbia River Basin and Central Valley California, Colorado-Big Thompson, Davis Dam, and Missouri River sites. The budget also requests 11 million for general investigations and 500 thousand for Colorado river development. The message notes substantial postwar project activity and ongoing studies.
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Washington
Reclamation Bureau
Congress
Columbia River Basin
Central Valley of California
Colorado
Big Thompso
Davis Dam
Arizona
Lewis Heads GOP Unit Forming Finance Committees
Boise Republican leaders report 11 Idaho counties have formed county budget and finance committees. State chairman Reilly Atkinson and finance chair Ezra Hinshaw note active subscriptions and donations from counties including Bannock Cassia Fremont Gooding Jefferson Lincoln Shoshone Madison Teton Twin Falls and more as the drive continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Reilly Atkinson
Idaho
Ezra Hinshaw
Republican Estate Finance Committee
Bannock
Charles Lewis
Pocatello
Cassia
James Bronson
Burley
Clark
U P Accident Kills Two in Oregon Derailment
Boise dispatch reports the Union Pacific Pacific Limited derailed near La Grande Oregon on Saturday night killing engineer Clarence Rizor 55 and fireman Guy Baum 29. Westbound train cars derailed including locomotive baggage and express cars with no passengers injured.
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Boise
Union Pacific Railroad
Pacific Limited
la Grande
Ore
Clarence Rizor
Guy Baum
Truman Proposes Fair Wage Program and Budget Path
President Truman asked Congress to back a sweeping plan to raise wages and boost output through higher pay for workers. He warned against disunity and inflation while presenting a 25,000 word budget and policy package combining legislation and spending. Expects total outlays of 35.86 billion dollars next year and a reduced national debt from 275 to 271 billion within a year. He also proposed two additional tax cuts and stressed the need for cooperation between labor and management in reconversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Treasury
Recone
De Gaulle Resigns as France Ends Transitional Rule
France's Gen Charles de Gaulle resigns the provisional presidency after cabinet crisis. He states the transition is complete and the nation no longer faces an alarming situation. The communist party begins a drive to name his successor as party leaders meet to call the assembly into session.
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Paris
Communist Party
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Felix Gouin
Constituent Assembly
National Constituent Assembly Ade
Bilbo Starts Filibuster Against Fair Employment Bill
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi signals a long filibuster against the anti discrimination bill. He says about 25 senators will speak, aiming to keep the Senate in continuous session as Chavez and Morse push the measure.
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Washington
Bilbo
Miss
Sens
Chavez
Morse
Ore
Senate
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Bag
Boy
Ociated Press
Nisboni Neusntan
Tho
Yomiuri Hoch
Wataru Narashashi
UNO
Dmitri Maniulsky
Ukraine
Philippines
Tomas Cabill
Andrei Gromyko
Ernest Bevin
Connally
Bevin
Girard Raps
Tribune
Bureau
Missouri River Basin—Site
Lewis
U.P
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