Flooded Idaho and Utah areas face renewed snow forecast
Idaho and Utah residents brace as warmer temperatures sparked thaw warnings while a new snow forecast looms. Idaho Falls and Pocatello report chilly highs, crews clear ice clogging Ada County roads, and eastern Washington and Oregon roads remain blocked amid widespread fuel and food shortages.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Oregon
Cesieen Park
Tsepaioden
Crest of Ohio Roars Down on Mississippi
Flooded Ohio river threatens levees along a 1000 mile stretch as waters rise toward the Mississippi. Officials warn of billions in cleanup costs while evacuations continue from Paducah to Cairo and New Orleans engineers seek diversions to Lake Pontchartrain.
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Mississippi
Paducah
Red Cross
Col Chat Rhodes
U. S Army
Carta
Mound City
Til
CCC
Mississippi River
Melwood
Arkansas
Serie
Wil U
Am Taster
Tennessee
Tiptonville
Cairo
Bird's Point
New Madrid
Deep South
Washington
Malin Craig
U. S. Army
Memphis
New Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Utah Weather: Pair Tonight and Friday Warmer Southwest
A pair of weather periods cover tonight and Friday with the southwest portion warmer. The outlook notes mild warmth returning in the southwest and continued unsettled conditions elsewhere.
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Utah
Louisville Flood Famine Seen From Second Story Windows
A Louisville flood story describes residents fishing for food from second story windows using 20 foot poles as 15 feet of water swallows the city. A coast guard launch sails through Broadway to bring bread and milk to hungry sufferers while the Ohio River reshapes Louisville’s streets and lives.
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Edward J. Neil
Louisville
Derby
18Th Street
Broadway
Port Huron
Coast Guard
Great Lakes
Ohio
Rioting Prison Evacuation Reveals Horrors of 135 Year Old Facility
Prison officials and National Guard evacuated 1,500 inmates after three days of frenzied rioting at the decrepit state prison. Dozens remain missing as guards search mangled cells in blocks A and B. Governor Chandler calls the scene the messiest he has ever seen.
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National Guard
Governor Chandler
Chandler
Idaho legislature pivots on day of bills filed
Boise January date shows seventeen bills introduced in the Idaho Legislature. Measures in the senate include proposals to regulate contracts and fees and empower the Department of Finance to set maximums. A prior measure to ban automobile radios on highways is noted as previously introduced.
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Idaho
Boise
Senate
Snook
Domart
Washington
Purcell
Payette
Blake
Clearwater
E- Ee
Canyon
Satoh Nestalbo
Department of Finance
Arsenal Ante Radio BH
Whitten R. Boisel
Tibbett Stars as Villain in Opera Fatal Stabbing
In New York 2200 spectators watched Lawrence Tibbett perform Caponsacchi where his dagger misused led to the stab of Joseph Sterzini. Sterzini died five hours after the accident but officials deem disease a factor. Boris Godunoff then filled Sterzini’s role.
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New York
Lawrence Tibbett
Caponsacchi
Joseph Sterzini
Basso
Sterzini
Lee A. Gonzales
Weather rises above freezing mark after month
The weather bureau thermometer read 33 degrees above zero at 1 p m marking the first climb above freezing since December 28. The low today was 24 degrees at about 6 a m.
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Eis
Secretary of Labor probes union charge in GM strike
Secretary Perking sent investigator John Porter to Anderson Indiana to probe United Automobile Workers charges that GM officials raided union meetings and threatened workers with yellow dog contracts. GM officials deny the charges. Governor Murphy urged peace as 8000 Flint workers demand guaranteed work rights with no violence.
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Perking
Anderson
Ind
United Automobile Workers
General Motors Corporation
John Porter
Ed Fall
Porter
General Motors
Detroit
Frank Murphy
Lansing
Flint Alliance
A. Rasbach
Flint
Buick
Murphy
Rasbach
Fisher Body Company
Idaho seeks liquor tax for relief fund
Idaho lawmakers propose a 10 cent per pint excise tax on liquors sold by the state liquor commission to raise about 500000 for relief. The commission reported 613293 gallons of liquor sold in 1936.
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Boise
Idaho
Clarence King
Canyon
King
Idaho State Liquor Commission
Telephone saves Ketchum workers in stranded ice incident
A chaotic scene near Sawtooth Bay ends with seven film workers dead after a stranded woman and crew at a remote location finish a Swiss rage for a Claudette Colbert picture. Durkis leads a two hour battle as rescue runs through blizzard conditions toward Paramount.
Idaho Senate Revives Public Health Measure for Amendment
Idaho Senate revived a plan to replace the state department of public welfare with a public health department and moved toward amendments. The bill, drafted by the Senate Public Health Committee, would abolish the welfare commissioner post and requires the health head to meet Surgeon General standards.
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Senate
Boise
State Department of Public Welfare
Idaho Senate
Senate Public Health Committee
T. R. Mason
Blic Welfare
J. D. Dunshee
Department
Division of Publi Health
Commissioner of Public Health
Surgeon General
United States Health Service
Gene Anderson
R-Elmore
Idaho
Robert Erb
D-Nez Perce
Health Service
Dunshee
California
Eric
George Curtis
Ada
Alvin Dennisr
Dbonneville
House
Last of Test Dollars Gone in Chelan Plan Spender
Chelan Washington January 28 town tests Townsend plan as 63 year old tester Fleming spends his last dollars. He plans to use a promised $200 a month for five months if he cannot find work. The town prepares to issue $200 prosperity checks via 2 percent tax on transactions as funds circulate.
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Chelan
Wash
I— Co
C. Fleming
Townsend
Fleming
Isom Lamb
Chelan County
Milk foe Haby
Flood refugees from Huntington moved toward relief in the countryside as a nurse calmly fed a baby with a milk bottle, ending the infant’s hunger in a stark rural scene near Charleston.
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Charleston
W. Va
Huntington
Ico
Sakeane Dycket
Oregon Gets Heavy Snows Halt Towns and Roads
Heavy snow blanketed Oregon destroying access to towns and schools. Central Oregon faced blizzard conditions while eastern Oregon endured strong winds. Sixteen Olene students were marooned as roads froze. In Ontario officials worried as ice floes built against bridge piers and river levels rose.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Klamath County
Ontario
Snake River
Birthday Ball Change Sets Friday Date
The President's birthday ball is moved to Friday night at the Dance Gardens Elks Club and Rainbow venues confirming the schedule change.
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Dance Gardens
Elks Club
Rainbow
Navy seaplanes launch 12 aircraft nonstop to Hawaii
Twelve navy seaplanes took off from San Diego on a squadron nonstop flight to Hawaii 2,553 miles away. The formation passed 340 nautical miles west of Point Loma aboard the USS Sandpiper at 12:30 pm after a history making start led by Lieut. Commander W. H. McDade and crews of 80 officers and men.
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Calif
Honolulu
U.S.S. Sandpiper
Point Loma
Naval Station
Navy
Hawaii
Naval Base
W. H. McDade
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