Board Approves ISU Building Plans And Budget Talks
The Idaho state board of education approved a bill for a new liberal arts building at Lewiston State Normal School and outlined other improvements. Projects include an agriculture building at the University of Idaho and a pharmacy building remodeling at Idaho Southern University. The board will reconvene February 21 to discuss the educational budget with lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Todd
Lewiston Normal
Pres
Raymond Snyder
Albion Normal
McNaughton
House
Senate
Idaho
Maude Cosho Howsien
Boise
Emery A. Owen
Idaho Falls
J. L. McCarthy
Orofino
Labor Checks May Wait in Wage Peace Talks
Washington reports mounting prospects of labor peace delay pending new legislation. The steel contract extends to April, the Chrysler pact remains in force for 380 days, and a soft coal walkout deadline looms. Congress faces patience as House and Senate differ on proposals.
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Washington
Chrysler
John L. Lewis
Congress
House
Senate
Senator Aiken to Probe Georgia Federal Fund Flows
Senator Aiken announced he will seek a report on how federal funds are distributed to Georgia amid the Georgia governorship dispute. He will examine disbursement records and state-federal relations to ensure proper oversight during the period of court challenges and possible pauses in federal spending.
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Washington
Aiken
R.-Vt
Georgia
Senate
Con. Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
Alken
United States
State of
Expenditures Committee
Allies Propose Barbed Wire Fence Around Russia at Paris Talks
The 1919 Paris peace conference minutes detail a plan by the I C Premiers to halt Bolshevik aid by a barbed wire fence around Russia. The scheme, approved by Lloyd George and Scialoja and informally by John W. Davis, aims to end external aid, shield Poland, and curb German-Russian ties.
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Washington
Paris
State Department
International Council of Premiers
London
Georges Clemenceau
France
David Lloyd George
Britain
Scialoja
Italy
John W. Davis
Davis
Lowe Eparasomy
Lord Curzon
Russia
Poland
Germany
Clemenceau
Crash Kills Woman Near Salt Lake City
Wunderlich, 63, of suburban Salt Lake City, died after her car failed to negotiate a curve, rammed a tree and overturned on the outskirts of the city. She was alone and died shortly after arriving at Salt Lake General Hospital.
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Salt Lake City
Christine Wunderlich
Crisis seriousness in Italian government crisis grows
In Rome the government crisis deepened as de Gasperi struggles to form a cabinet. Reports say independents like Ivanoe Bonomi and Francesco Saverio Nitti refused offers, delaying a new administration and signaling political instability.
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Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democratic Party
de Gasperi
Ivanoe Bonomi
Ministry of National Defense
Francesco Saverio Nitti
Crash Claims 12 Lives on Croydon Takeoff
A plane carrying settlers and nuns to East Africa crashed after lifting from Croydon airport. Twelve of 23 aboard died, including a nun who perished saving a rescuer. Seven passengers and four crew survived. Captain Ted Spencer led Spencer Airways and died in the crash.
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London
East Africa
Croydon
Ted Spencer
Spencer Airways
Africa
Nyasaland
George Wright
Johannesburg
Prohibition Era Leader Dies In 25-room Florida Villa
Alf Capone the ex-Chicago gangster dies at his Miami Beach villa at 7 25 p m EST after a sudden heart failure following an apoplectic stroke. Dr Kenneth Phillips said the family was at his side, wife Mae collapsing in serious condition. Capone’s death ends a life of hard fighting against illness and law enforcement.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Alf Capone
Chicago
Kenneth 8. Phillips
Phillips
Mae
Police Seek Clues in Black Dahlia Murder Case
Los Angeles officers sent fingerprints from a letter containing Elizabeth Short’s personal effects to the FBI in Washington. Investigators weigh the possibility the mailed letter comes from the killer who mutilated her last week, linking the address book and photos to the case.
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Los Angeles
Elizabeth Short
FBI
Washington
Police Homicide Bureau
Black Dahlia
County split proposals seek county annexation in Idaho
Two secession bills would allow Bannock county voters in Bancroft area to choose annexation to Franklin or Caribou counties. Rep Heber J Lau said about 1 100 residents across 176 square miles could decide in the 1948 election whether Soda Springs or Pocatello should be the county seat, noting hills influence travel and administration.
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Boise
Bannock
Franklin
Caribou
Heber J. Lau
Bancroft
Soda Springs
Pocatello
Bannock County
Lau
Plane Crash Near Rensselaer Kills Five
A two motor private plane en route from Indianapolis to Chicago crashed five miles southeast of Rensselaer killing five people. Officials found papers naming pilot I J Enger of Minneapolis and possibly passenger Ralph Alien Wheeler of Austin Minnesota. The aircraft departed Indianapolis late afternoon and wreck occurred about 830 p m. Sheriff William Webb and state police led the investigation.
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Rensselaer, Ind
India
Indianapolis
Chicago
Here
I. J. Enger
Minneapolis
Ralph Alien Wheeler
Austin
Gas Line Explodes Cuts Montgomery Gas Service
An explosion ripped the main gas line into Montgomery causing a day long outage that left most of the 122,000 residents without heating or cooking facilities. Partial service was restored to St. Margaret's hospital and four other privately owned hospitals. Officials expect full service by tomorrow as downtown eateries seek power and gas. Electric failures were blamed on overload from cooking and heating appliances.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Gas Company
St. Margaret's Hospital
Alabama Power Company
Gold Ship Crashes Near Hong Kong With Four Dead
A Philippine Airlines plane carrying four aboard and 5 million dollars in gold crashed on a Hong Kong mountain Friday. The deceased include American captain O T Weymouth and three Filipino crew members M A Lim B Merza and Lourdes Chaidian. Gold coins and bars were bound for Hong Kong banks. A Hong Kong dispatch said the crash occurred near the airport after air traffic control lost contact at 3 p m. The carrier sent its operations manager to Hong Kong to investigate.
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Manila
Philippine Airlines
Hong Kong
O. T. Weymouth
M. A. Lim
B. Merza
Lourdes Chaidian
Four Republican Senators Propose 1947 Rent Control Bill
Four Republican senators Hawkes McCarthy Cain and Malone unveiled a plan to extend rent controls through 1947 with a 15 percent ceiling increase. The bill would also lift ceilings on new construction not previously rented, aiming to spur housing supply and stabilize eventual rents. The CIO condemned the move urging unions to oppose it.
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Washington
Hawkes
New Jersey
Crogress
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Cain
Malone
Nevada
CIO
Movie Squad Triumphs 49 43 Over Idaho Simplots
Twentieth Century Fox led by Sears with 11 points defeated Idaho Simplots 49 to 43 Saturday night. Frank Lubin was sidelined with a torn ligament. Ray Turner led Simplots with 8 points as Foxes rallied in the final period while Simplots cooled. Scores by periods 12 10 13 4.
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Twentieth Century-Fox
Frank Lubin
Idaho
Sears
Big Fox Center
Ray Turner
Turner
Simplons
Police crackdown on Moslem League protests in Lahore
Police used tear gas and batons against about 200 Moslem women during a Lahore procession as protests against declaring the Moslem national guard illegal escalated. In other Indian cities Moslem leaguers also blocked shops and staged strikes. Twenty people were hurt and over 120 arrests were recorded since the decision.
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Lahore
Punjab
League
India
Siddiq Ali Khan
Sheik Sadiq Hassan
Punjab League
Legislative Assembly
Sadiq Hassan
Pakistan
Pocatello Sees Misty Weather And Cool Temperatures
Pocatello entered the Pacific coast weather belt with cloudy misty skies and intermittent rainfall. Forecasts predict light rain and cooler temperatures with highs near 30 to 40 and a 20s to 30s night range. Nearby towns report varied highs and lows amid a cool, overcast period.
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Pocatello
Pacific Coast
Pioneer Pocatello Packer Dies of Heart Attack
Fred Zweigart Jr a longtime Pocatello packing plant operator since 1905 died of a heart attack at 11 10 p m Saturday at the family home 718 North Hayes Ill health had troubled him for a year He came to Pocatello 41 years ago with brothers Charles and Al and ran the Zweigart plant and local markets The plant was destroyed by fire last April and is being rebuilt He leaves widow Margaret two sons Fred Jr and Emil a daughter Alberta Ristow three brothers Al Charles of Pocatello Adolf of Portland and three sisters Tillie Zimmerman Edith Ellinger and Millie Carey of California Funeral arrangements are by Downard mortuary
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Fred Zweigart, Jr
North Hayes
Zweigart
Charles
Pocatello
Margaret
Fred, Jr
Emil
Alberta Ristow
Adolf
Portland
Tillie Zimmerman
Bakersfield
Calif
Edith Ellinger
Millie Carey
Manhattan Beach
Downard Mortuary
Bribe Report Under Study in Georgia Governor Fight
A Fulton National Bank suit in Henry County seeks to determine who is legally governor as Herman Talmadge and Lieutenant Governor M E Thompson face competing claims. The grand jury probe into alleged bribes linked to the 1947 gubernatorial vote adds tension while a restraining order blocks withdrawals of 95 682 dollars from the state executive fund.
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Atlanta
Georgia
General Assembly
Herman Talmadge
Fulton National Bank of Atlanta
Henry County
Bond Almand
M. E. Thompson
State Executive Department
Ellis Arnall
Thompson
Talmadge
McDonough
Arnall
Supreme Court
Devereaux F. McClatchey
Box Elder dismissal probe ordered by Utah educators
The Box Elder county school board dismissed Assistant Superintendent Mont Harmon and Utah Education Association trustees will investigate. Dr Reuben D Law dean of Education at Brigham Young University will direct the probe after a request from the Box Elder Teachers Association.
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Salt Lake City
Mont Harmon
Box Elder County
Steel Grants Retroactive Pay Sets Big Back Wages
U S Steel and the CIO United Steel Workers announced a broad wage standardization pact that will deliver back pay totaling about 32 million dollars to about 175 000 workers across five major subsidiaries. The deal also promises wage raises totaling 17 million dollars under the new scale with specifics pending. The plan covers employees of American Steel and Wire Carnegie Illinois Steel Columbus Steel National Tube and Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad and applies to workers previously earning less than the new rates. The agreement also extends to Ironton Utah locations.
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Pittsburgh
U. S
Cio-United Steel Workers
American Steel and Wire Company
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Columbus Steel Company
National Tube Company
Tennessee Coal, Tron and Railroad Company
U. S. Steel
Ironton
Utah
Ada Sponsors Measure to Increase Idaho Vehicle Fees
Compromise legislation to raise annual license fees on Idaho’s 120 000 passenger automobiles was introduced in the house. The plan, backed by seven Republicans and six Democrats, uses a graduated scale based on cash value with a $5 base for five years old or less and 0.75 percent of value, plus a $7.50 flat for older cars. It aims to replace the 1939 flat $5 license.
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Boise
Idaho
House of Representatives
C. A. Bottolfsen
State Commission
Richard A. Egbert
D.teton
House
Egbert
Dgohmn Hohnhorst
R.-Jerome
Tom Bell
R.-Minidoka
Howard O. Hechtner
Polish Missionary Reported Alive After Death Claim
The Polish embassy said new information shows a Polish missionary in Hopeh province is alive, refuting an earlier claim that Father Casimir Skowyra was burned to death by Chinese communists. Michal Derenicz stated initial reports and a protest over mission property capture remain unclear.
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Nanking
Michal Derenicz
Hopeh
Eentarsy
Casimir Skowyra
Hamburgers Delay Crack U P Train
Mrs. Sadie C Moore and her four daughters left their pullman car at Grand Island to buy hamburgers but the train left, delaying 42 minutes so they could catch up by car. The family later reached Riverside California while reporters photographed them in Salt Lake City. Nell Moore complained the scene was disgraceful. They never did get the hamburgers.
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Salt Lake City
Sadie C. Moore
Union Pacific
James Roosevelt
Nebraska
el Dorado
Riverside
Calif
Grand Island
Moores
Kearney
Neb
Los Angeles
Chicago
Jimmy Roosevelt
Nell Moore
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E. O. Leonard
College of Pharmacy At
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Rosemary Schwebs
Menasha
Wis
Janesville
Drum Major
Rome
Czech Airlines
Florida Villa
Capone
al Capone
Magr
William
Miss Short
Caribou and
County
Plane
Movie Squad
Linda, Mate Reconciled
Linda Darnell
Peverell Marley
Hollywood
Amber
Burley
Butte
Dubois
Salt Lake
Pocatello Packer
Steel
Ada
U.P
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