France to Devalue Franc Despite IMF Veto Threat
Paris reports Finance Minister Rene Mayer announced France would devalue the franc Sunday night despite possible IMF veto. Details to be released in a communique and sent to parliament for approval. Britain and the IMF opposed the move as Cripps warned it could trigger wider devaluations.
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Paris
Rene Mayer
France
International Monetary Fund
Washington
Great Britain
Monetary Fund
Stafford Cripps
London
Cripps
Europe
Finance Ministry
Britain
Idaho man tries bank hold up in Chicago bank
A bushy haired visitor from Idaho attempted a single handed hold up of the First National Bank in Chicago. He carried a .45 army pistol and frightened depositors before being captured by police. The suspect, Marion H. Stevenson, 27, of Route 5 Boise, confessed and said he chose the wrong bank.
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Chicago
Idaho
First National Bank
Adolph Wolf
Marion H. Stevenson
Route 5
Boise
Elmer Larson
Pauley Responds to Charge of Falsehood in Senate Hearing
Washington senators heard Edwin W Pauley deny using government ties for a 932703 profit in commodity markets. Stassen accused him of guilt while Pauley claimed insiders are readers of newspapers and not entitled to inside information. Taylor and Morse urged annual income and securities filings by top government employees.
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Washington
Edwin W
Pauley
Stassen
Senate Appropriations
Taylor
D-Idaho
Morse
R-Ore
Triple shooting in Las Vegas leaves deputy, ex-wife, friend dead
A Las Vegas triple shooting Saturday killed sheriff's deputy William R. Honrath, 42, his divorced wife Clarice Emily Honrath, 39, and John Lewis Kirkpatrick, 45, at the wife's home before Honrath killed himself. The Monraths had been divorced 10 days.
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Nev
William R. Honrath
Clarice Emily Honrath
John Lewis Kirkpatrick
Glen Jones
Monraths
Jones
Monrath
Vancouver
Wash
Shot Kills Banker Jerome Wallace Jel Moon
A bank official identified as 52 year old Jerome Wallace Jel Moon, assistant manager at First Bank, was fatally shot in an apparent crime of violence. Police investigated at the scene as witnesses described the confrontation and ongoing inquiries.
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Wallace E. Jel- Moon
The
First Bank
Beet Growers Debate Terms Idaho Meeting Re-elects Officers
Idaho Beet Growers association met Saturday to re-elect Arvil Millar as chairman and Carl Leonard as vice chairman with N. E. Nagle named secretary. The group discussed sugar beet contracts, considered byproducts earners like pulp syrup and cooking water, and planned a possible Washington hearing on contract provisions. Utah Idaho did not present a contract for consideration.
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Idaho Beet Growers Association
Washington
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Utah-Idaho
S. Albert Johnson
Tyhee
Arvil Millar
Shelley
Millar
Johnson
Amish father jailed for chaining daughter for years
Samuel Hochatettler, 76, a leader in an Amish church, received six months in a state penal farm after pleading guilty to incident and battery for keeping his 41 year old daughter tied and confined in her room for ten years because she refused to join the sect. Doctors say the daughter Lucy is mentally ill and require institutional care.
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Goshen
Ind
Samuel Hochatettler
Indiana
Aldo J. Simpson
Hochstettler
Lucy
Simpson
M. B. Vander Bogart
Hochetettier
Hochetettler
Luther Yoder
Hochstetter
Levi Bontrager
Lucy Hochstettler
Samuel Hochstetter
Western Bloc May Raise Strong Voice
Britain proposes a western European bloc to counter Soviet influence with a core alliance of Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Foreign Secretary Bevin leads the plan aimed at creating a robust third force alongside the United States and Russia.
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London
Britain
United States
Russia
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ernest Bevin
College Basketball Scores Roundup
Idaho State 39 at Montana State 66. Oregon 40 at Montana 78. Stanford 53 at Santa Clara 41. Washington State 58 at Idaho 34. Brigham Young 64 at Colorado A.&M. 61. Utah 38 at Wyoming 31.
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Oregon
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Utah State
Stanford
Santa Clara
Washington State
Idaho
Brigham Young
Colorado
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Wyoming
Trace Pocatello
Bismarck
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Butte Eee
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New York
Omaha
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San Francisco
Seattle
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West Yellowstone
Pocatello
Blast Kills Idaho Man at Umatilla Quarry
A power shovel detonated a hidden powder charge at a rock quarry near Pendleton killing Ronald Simmons of Kamiah Idaho and injuring truck driver Harley Stradley of Spokane. Willard Brown said the powder was an unexploded portion from a charge set off over a month earlier.
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Pendleton, Ore
Umatilla County
Pendleton
Ronald Simmons
Kamiah
Idaho
Harley Stradley
Spokane
Willard Brown
Taylor Pondering Wallace Vice Presidency Bid
Sen. Taylor of Idaho remains undecided about joining Henry A. Wallace’s third party ticket as vice president. He believes Wallace’s candidacy might not alter the election but would let voters judge foreign policy heading toward war. He has not fixed a decision or deadline and will consider informal invitations carefully.
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Washington
Sen
Taylor
Idaho
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Chiang Loses Grip in Civil Strife
Shanghai dispatch reports Chiang Kai shek’s government waning after new civil war reverses, missionary evacuations, and anti foreign demonstrations. Canton riot blamed by T V Soong on communists, while Britain and the United States dispute the attribution amid a complex China picture.
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Chiang
Shanghai
Chiang Kaishek
China
T. V. Soong
Kwangtung Province
South China
Canton
Bistline Sees Democratic Victory in Idaho Speech
Idaho Falls address by F. M. Bistline, Democratic national committeeman, predicts a presidential win for Democrats. He criticizes Republicans and price controls, blames monopolists for inflation, and notes two Idaho elections since 1944 with one good and one bad.
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F. M. Bistline
Idaho
Democratic National
Bonneville County
See
Marshall
Glen H. Taylor
Henry Wallace
Bistline
National Association of Manufacturers
Democratic Party
Paxton Freed After Habeas Corpus Ruling
Donald T. Paxton, 36, was freed from Bonneville county jail after Judge C J Taylor granted a writ of habeas corpus. Paxton faced a murder charge for the slaying of Zelda Norris at Idaho Falls Sportsmen's Park on October 15, 1945, a case tied to an oral confession later repudiated. The judge found insufficient evidence to proceed unless new proof emerges from authorities.
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Idaho Falls
Donald T. Paxton
Bonneville
C. J. Taylor
Paxton
Zelda Margaret Norris
Norris
Franklin D. Roosevelt Early Letters At Groton
Installment Two of a weekly series prints F D R letters from Groton school years 1899 to 1904. The note covers health, sports, studies, and personality as Roosevelt led the baseball team, debated, and wrote for the school magazine while adjusting to classmates and teachers.
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Harvard
Groton
Mass
Franklin
Roosevelt
Cavaties
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Two Push Youths Push Boy From Canyon Near City
San Francisco police sought two juvenile suspects after pushing seven year old Dennis Curtis into a 100 foot canyon. The boy, injured and exposed, lay alone through the night with possible internal injuries and a shoulder wound. He was under care at Mission Emergency hospital.
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San Francisco
Dennis Curtis
Dennis
Mission Emergency Hospital
Frost and Snow Sweep South and Nation in Severe Winter
The Associated Press reports a weekend of blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures across the central eastern and southern states with at least 17 deaths linked to the weather. Snow hit New York City and parts of the South while California endured heat and drought fears.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Texas
Ued
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Mercury
Vicksburg, Miss
New Orleans
Cullomburg
Ala
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
New York
Quake Kills 12 in Panay Island Capital
An earthquake struck Tollo the capital of Panay island, 285 miles southwest of Manila, killing at least 12 people. Radio fragments report the Jaro cathedral bell tower toppled, reinforcing casualty fears.
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Tollo
Panay la Land
Jaro Cathedral
Mayor Sets Early Goal For Project
Pocatello voters approved 321 to 61 bonds to build an interceptor sewer line along the river within the city limits. Turnout was light with about 19 percent of registered voters participating. 4 500 of roughly 9 500 registered voters were eligible taxpayers or spouses. Mayor George R. Phillips said, I am happy that the people of Pocatello real-
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Pocatello
Partnenf
First Ward
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Bert Reese
George R. Phillips
Pocatello Real
United Nations Korean independence commission rebuffed by Soviet Union
The Soviet Union formally rejected the United Nations Korean independence commission's entry into the northern Korean zone. Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrei Gromyko notified the UN of Russia's negative attitude, while U.S. delegate Warren R. Austin suggested the commission proceed with organizing the southern zone under U.N. supervision.
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Lake Success
Russia
United Nation's Assembly
Korea
Andrei A. Gromyko
U_N
U. N
Warren R. Austin
U. S
Seoul
Austin
George C. Marshall
U. N. Assembly
Ukraine
Gromyko
Bengals Cap Idle Sunday Gift With 39 36 Win
Idaho State Bengals defeated Montana State 39 36 in a final game under coach Walt Carte who departs for Emmett to pursue business. Mure Ray Satterfield scored 19 points lifting his season total to 304 while Boyd DeTonancour, Montana State’s top scorer, managed only five. The contest featured seven first half ties and four in the second half.
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Walt Carte
Idaho State
Montana State College
Carte
Emmett
Mure Ray Satterfield
Boyd DeTonancour
State
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