Thousands of French Ready to March Against Government
Paris reports a self described Black Maquis leader claims 25000 armed men stand ready to march on Paris to install an anti Communist government. Interior ministry disclosed the group’s existence and arrests of plotters to overthrow the republic and set a military dictatorship.
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Paris
Interior Ministry
Champs Elysees
Secret
Committee of Revolutionary Action
CSAR
Cagoulards
Popular Front
Normandy
Rendezvous Note Leads Reporter to Triomphe Corner
A reporter was summoned to a noon meeting at the Triomphe corner after receiving a plain envelope note addressed to Most and signed Jean. The note instructed bringing the envelope, prompting the reporter to proceed to the specified rendezvous location.
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Associated Press Office
Jean
the Triomphe
Search Finds Girl In Park Section
In Lassen National Park California Greta Mary Gale two and a half years old was found after a 48 hour search. She was discovered on Mt Harkness by Francis W Keeler a hunter from French Gulch about 8 am less than a mile from the cabin. Greta was taken to Westwood hospital for hunger and exposure after two nights in the mountains. Her grandfather former Congressman John H Tolan of Oakland had died during the search effort.
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Lassen National Park
Calif
Greta Mary Gale
Mt. Harkness
John H. Tolan
Oakland
Tolan
Plumas County
Greta
Francis W. Keeler
French Gulch
Westwood Hospital
William Gale, Jr
Keeler
Coal Operators Seek Wage Talks to Avert July Strike
Soft coal mines returned to private owners as operators push for renewed wage negotiations with John L. Lewis. The 400,000 bituminous miners face a possible walkout if a pact or injunction under Taft-Hartley is not reached. The government handed mines back after wartime powers expired.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis United Mine Workers
Police Foil Lynch Mob At Carrollton Jail
In Carrollton Georgia a mob estimated at 100 to 300 attempted to lynch Eddie Brown Jr 20 after his arrest for the shotgun killing of Andrew Boyd 28. Police and state troopers protected the jail with deputies, while Deputy Lambert and Chief Threadgill sustained minor injuries. The suspect was moved to Atlanta for safety.
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Carrolltown
Carroll County
Otis King
Carrollton
Georgia
Atlanta
Russell Lambert
Rader Threadgill
Eddie Brown, Jr
Andrew Boyd
Frost Blackens Crops in Mini-County Idaho
Rupert reports extensive frost damage Sunday night across numerous bean and potato plants. County agent Daigh said the cold snap was unprecedented this year and caused considerable damage to crops.
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Rupert
Idaho
Mini- de
Daigh
Divers Bring Up Bodies From Clark Fork wreck
Divers recovered the bodies of Henry Gable of Smelterville Idaho and Mrs Elsie Silva of Denver from the Clark Fork of the Columbia river. Two other passengers were identified as Mrs Gable and Harold White of Walla Walla Washington. Search efforts by divers for the remaining victims continued as sheriff officials worked to recover all four people who died when the car plunged 150 feet into the stream after crossing a guard rail on U S Highway 10 near Superior Montana on June 10.
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Missoula
Mont
Smelterville
U. S. Highway 10
Here
Gable
Harold White
Walla Walla
Wash
Pocatello Air Base Declared Surplus by War Department
The army air forces have declared the Pocatello airbase surplus to its needs. Senator Dworshak was informed by the War Department. The property will pass to the War Assets Administration for disposal after a similar declaration, with inquiries about base buildings but no local interest in the field itself.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Pocatello
Sen
Dworshak
R-Idaho
War Department
Department
War Assets Administration
Publisher's Widow Dies in Murray York
Mrs. Rose Aulbach 85 long associated with the Murray Sun dies at a daughter's home Mrs. Dave Sellers She was widow of Adam Aulbach and served as a typesetter and proofreader for the weekly newspaper from 1884 to 1913.
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Murray
Rose Aulbach
Murray Sun
Dave Sellers
Adam Aulbach
New Mississippi River Levee Breaks Prompt Mass Evacuations
Levee breaks along a 90 mile Mississippi stretch forced evacuations as the river reached a 103 year high. Dupo Illinois with 2600 residents was abandoned after a second levee breach near the rail line. Nearby East Carondelet and surrounding areas totaling about 1500 people also fled. Further south Degonia Fountain Bluff levees failed driving about 660 from Gorham and Neunert toward Grand Tower Illinois where one third of the town faced flooding.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Cupo
East Carondelet
Degonia Fountain Bluff
Gorham
Neunert
Grand Tower
Ill
Jesse Grammer
Liquor By The Drink Opens In Idaho Towns
Idaho residents may now purchase whiskey by the drink in most cities after a new local option law. Forty nine villages remained dry. State licenses issued to 170 establishments and 370 bartenders were bonded under the act. Twin Falls and Moscow stayed dry.
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Idaho
Twin Falls
Moscow
R. C. Lewis
Lewis
Court Holds 14 Nazis for U S War Crimes Trial
Fourteen German defendants, including thirteen SS officers of Hitler's elite guard, face U S war crimes charges. They are accused of a systematic program of genocide and slavery aimed at destroying foreign nationals and ethnic groups and linked to four organizations.
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Mernberg
United States
Hitler
North sees sky discs over Lewiston
Observers Mrs. Bernice Marvel and her daughter Barbara reported seeing white disc shaped objects yesterday in Lewiston. They described the objects as about the size of stove lids and moving southeast at a very fast clip between noon and 12:20 PM.
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Lewiston
Bernice Marvel
Barbara
Crowd gathers as Ingalls slave trial resumes at federal court
A crowd of several hundred gathers at the San Diego federal court doors as the Ingalls slavery trial resumes. Police are called to maintain order due to Marshall’s office funding shortages from congressional cuts. First witnesses are Berkeley police officers, with a Sonill law of the New England couple to follow.
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San Diego
Calif
Alfred Wesley Ingalls
U.S. Marshall
Justice Department
Berkeley
New England
Vets Seek Repayment of Millions in GI Bill Overpayments
The veterans administration reports it is pursuing 43 million dollars in GI Bill benefit overpayments. A VA official notes these errors were administrative, not fraud, while about 200,000 other fraud referrals have been sent to U S district attorneys nationwide.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
U. S
Truman Signs Inadequate Treasury Bill Amid Tax Critique
President Truman signed the 12.4 billion treasury post office appropriations but condemned the “gross inadequacy” of funds for tax collection. He warned the internal revenue bureau cut would force 4,000 to 5,000 layoffs and lose at least 400 million in revenue, noting a backlog of 30,000 leads on tax evasions awaiting investigation.
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Washington
Truman
Treasury - Post Office
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Outdoors To Draw Many Over Holiday
Idahoans plan trips to primitive areas and local celebrations for a three day Fourth of July weekend. The Fish and Game Department expects record anglers and bountiful catches as streams run high in June. Blackfoot hosts a benefit rodeo in the Upper Snake River valley.
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Snake River Valley
Blackfoot
Blast Claims 68 on Italian Munitions Ship
In Pantelleria’s Pantelleria Bastion munitions from Guardian Island exploded aboard the Panigaglia, killing 68 including 55 crewmen, 12 longshoremen, and the port marshal. Divers towed to free trapped men as depth sounds issued from the aft hold per ANSA.
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Rome
Pantelleria
Panigaglia
ANSA
Police Chief's scarecrow lures wrens to nest in jacket
In Pearl River New York Chief Fred Kennedy of Orangetown police erected a scarecrow to keep birds from a strawberry patch. He discovered wrens nesting inside a pocket of the scarecrow's jacket yesterday, highlighting an unexpected turn in his bird deterrent effort.
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Pearl River, N. Y
Fred Kennedy
Orangetown
Glorious Fourth Preparations Hit Pocatello Festivities
Prediction for Pocatello and surrounding areas promises fair weather for the Glorious Fourth weekend. Officials forecast clear skies and light winds with warmer daytime temperatures, a high of 90 Wednesday and a low around 55 tonight.
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Pocatello
Bus Drivers Walk Out On Western and Central Lines
In Los Angeles a 12:01 a m walkout by about 350 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen members shut down western lines from San Francisco to San Diego and central lines from Trinidad, Colorado to El Paso, Texas. They demand six dollars per 100 miles, rejecting a five sixty five offer and citing a wage dispute despite U S conciliations service efforts.
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Los Angeles
Union
Santa Fe Trail Transportation Company
U. S
Texas
Winslow
Ariz
Central
Two Balti more workers in scaffold scuffle on four story lift
Hundreds witnessed a clash on a downtown four story scaffold as Edward Jones 41 falls ill and Warren Catherman 64 climbs to assist. Catherman struggles to steady Jones and is aided by Jesse Walker 38 until firemen deploy a ladder. Jones treated for facial contusions. Catherman injures a knuckle.
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Baltimore
Edward Jones
Warren Catherman
Catherman
Jones
Jesse Walker
Train Slams Open Switch Injuring 56 Passengers
The Baltimore and Ohio streamliner from Chicago to the East hit an open switch near Westville at 6 15 p m injuring 56 passengers. About 180 aboard eight coaches and one sleeper. eight cars derailed with the diesel on rails. Ambulances took victims to hospitals in Michigan City Gary La Porte and Valparaiso. Passengers resumed travel on a second B O train. Kathy McIntosh described the scene as bedlam. Conductor J R Miller said the train traveled 78 mph at impact.
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Chicago
Michigan City
Gary
la Porte
Valparaiso
Gloria McIntosh
Washington
Detroit and Chicago clash in rare afternoon tilt
Tonight only one game listed Cleveland hosts St. Louis in a night game. In the majors Brooklyn defeats Philadelphia 9 to 1 with Hatten and Edwards powering the win while Schang Donnelly and Lakeman appear in the lineup. Boston faces New York and St. Louis meets Pittsburgh in night contests.
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Brooklyn
Philadelph
Hatten, King and Edwards
Schang
Donnelly and Lakeman
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Searchers drag Magic reservoir for missing man
Continuing searchers dragged the Magic reservoir south of Jerome Idaho today to locate the body of E W Prewett believed drowned with his wife last week during a fishing trip. Mrs Prewett body recovered Friday. The couple left Jerome Idaho last Wednesday and their capsized boat was found Friday.
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Hailey
Magic Reservoir
Here
E. W. Prewett
Truman Plea Prompts Real Estate Lobby Inquiry Debate
President Truman urged a congressional inquiry into the real estate lobby arguing it affects welfare and rents. Senator Taylor introduced a resolution giving the Senate Banking Committee power to probe authorities, methods, and financing of real estate groups. Critics call the move a political maneuver while Taft Bricker and others weigh in.
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Washington
Truman
Sen. Taylor
Didaho
Taylor
Senate Banking Committee
France
Allcy Tavior
Letrlens
United States
Bricker
R.ohie
Taft
Bri
Bric
Pace Seven Licenses For Saloons Amid Liquor Law Change
Seven establishments in Pocatello received state county and city liquor licenses under the new law as of today. Five or six more have applied to the county, with city action delayed until licenses are issued and approved by Chief Roubidoux. Three city applications remain pending, while the change had little public stir given prior knowledge liquor was readily available.
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Pocatello
R. J. Roubidoux
Plane Falls In Hills Near Pendleton Idaho Flight Missing Pilot
Wreckage found seven miles southeast of Tolleate in the Blue mountains about 40 miles northeast of Pendleton. One body recovered. believed to be a man. Plane down 10 to 15 days. Possible pilot C. T. Welton of Dallas Texas missing since June 9 en route from Boise to Spokane. Deputies from Umatilla and Union counties on scene.
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Union County
Goad
C. T. Welton
Dallas
Tex
Boise
Idaho
Spokane
Salt Lake City Driver Charged After Pedestrian Death
George M. Johanson, 24, was charged with drunken driving after the death of Clark L. Baker, 47, a Salt Lake City resident and Salt Lake Tribune mailing room employee. Baker was crossing a street when struck by Johanson’s car, police said.
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Salt Lake City
George M. Johanson
Clark L. Baker
Baker
Salt Lake Tribune
Johanson
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Pocatello Air Base
James M. Landis
Special Board of Inquiry Into Air Safety
J. B. LeClair
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TWA
Howard Hughes
Mississippi
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Associated Press
North
Collection Bureau
Birdie
Dr. Townsend
Townsend
Francis F. Townsend
Townsend Pension Plan
John Maxwell
Detroit
Benton and
Swift
Lopat and
Dickey
Cleveland
Utah
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