Czech Villagers Defend Priests Against Police Uprising
Slovak peasants armed with scythes pitchforks and clubs stood guard around Roman Catholic priests to shield them from Communist police during religious holidays in Slovakia. Westerners faced travel restrictions limiting access to the region as authorities tightened controls and village uprisings appeared spontaneous with no official confirmation.
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Richard Kasischke
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Death of Dimitrov Shocks World Communists
Premier Georgi Dimitrov, aged 67, died in a Moscow sanatorium after long illnesses. The Bulgarian Communist Party mourned him as a heavy loss to party and nation while the Kremlin led tributes with state honors and a guard of honor at his bier in Moscow.
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Softa
Bulgaria
Georgi Dimitrov
Communist Party
Central Committee
Moscow
Dimitrov
Fase
Kremlin
Bordikha
House of Union
Moscow Radio
London
Stalin
Oldest Judge Returns To Utah Beach
Tillman D. Johnson will temporarily return to his post as federal district judge in Salt Lake City. Judge Orie L. Phillips announced the redesignation of the 91 year old jurist, who retired recently after nearly 30 years of service, as temporary.
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Salt Lake City
Tillman D. Johnson
Orie L. Phillips
10Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Black check bookLost by T Reed near Montgomery Ward
Mr T Reed of P Box 7144 reports the loss of a black check book Saturday evening on Main Street near the Montgomery Ward store.
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BR. T. Reed
Montgomery-Ward
Floggings Continue in Birmingham Robed Night Rider Attacks
Three more beatings by robed and hooded men were added Saturday to a long series of mob violence in the Birmingham area. Each incident followed the same pattern laid down in a prior sequence of violent acts by robed night riders.
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Birmingham
Ala
Homecoming for Local Railroader After Hospital Stay
Local retired railroad engineer Stor Young returns to the Fargo apartments after four weeks in a hospital. He is reported to be fully recovered and back home with family nearby.
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Stor Young
Fargo
Passport rescinded for Judith Coplon blocks escape routes
U S rescinds Judith Coplon passport after conviction and closes ports to exiting the country Officials say routine for crimes of spying Travel agencies and airlines notified to prevent flight abroad ahead of her planned July trial in New York.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Lincoln White
State Department
Washington
Russia
US Agents Board Polish Liner Batory On Arrival
Seventeen immigration officers in plain clothes greeted the Polish liner Batory at New York dock as it brought 681 passengers from Gdynia Copenhagen and Southampton. The ship carried Gerhart Eisler, a noted figure linked to a contempt of Congress and passport fraud case, and officers monitored both entrants and departures at the pier.
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Batory
New York
Gdynia
Copenhagen
Southampton
Gerhart Eisler
Outlook Gloomy British Cash Down To Crisis Level
An Associated Press survey shows Commonwealth nations want to help Britain solve its dollar shortage but face their own dollar problems. Sir Stafford Cripps called a meeting of Commonwealth financial experts amid a severe drain on sterling area reserves. Britain’s reserve fund fell from 2.208 billion dollars before Marshall aid to 1.884 billion by March end, with a larger loss expected next quarter.
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Associated Press
Commonwealth Nations
Island Kingdom
Sir Stafford Cripps
Sterling
Britain
Young Democrats Pick Chattanooga For Fall Conclave
Chattanooga Tennessee was selected as the site for the fall convention of Young Democratic Clubs of America. The convention committee gave the city 10 days to confirm it could meet national convention requirements. Kansas City and Houston were runners up with bids from Reno Atlantic City Chicago and New York also presented.
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Salt Lake City
Chattanooga
Tenn
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Kansas City
Houston
Texas
Reno
Nev
Atlantic City
N. J
Chicago
New York
Improvements to Bannock Hotel Planned for Downtown
William W. Shields, Bannock hotel manager, announced a new 225000 dollar building at the corner of Arthur and Center streets. Construction starts September 1 with completion expected around March 1, 1950. The eight shops on the ground floor and 34 hotel rooms on the upper floors will be modern, with a refacing of the existing middle building to match the corner structure.
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William W. Shields
Pocatello
Bannock
Arthur and
Center Streets
Shields
Center
Bannock Hotel
New York Student Seeks Utah Hangman Post
Salt Lake City reports a New York high school junior, Arthur E. Seabrey, asks Governor J Bracken Lee about qualifications for Utah’s hangman job. He and a friend discussed execution forms, noting Utah uses firing squad or hanging. The governor says no opening now due to little work. the last hanging was in 1913. Condemned men favor firing squad.
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Salt Lake City
New York
Utah
Arthur E. Seabrey
West Hempsted
Long Island
J. Bracken Lee
Arthur
Scarborough Family Returns From Western Vacation
Mr and Mrs Clyde Scarborough and their daughters Diane and Patsy along with grandmother Mrs R J Schumacher returned from a vacation trip to Utah Colorado Arizona and New Mexico Scarborough works as a pressman for the Pocatello Tribune.
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Diane
Patsy
W. Fremont
R. J. Schumacher
W. Clark
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Scarborough
The
Pocatello Tribune
Haley visits with Salt Lake City kin in Pocatello
Jacqueline Haley of Salt Lake City spends the Fourth of July weekend in Pocatello with her mother Mrs. Mattie Haley of 925 West Lewis Street.
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Jacqueline Haley
Salt Lake City
Pocatello
Mattie Haley
Lewis
Disturbing the Peace Charge Filed in Police Court
Alleged disturber Guy Dallancourt filed a complaint in police court Saturday accusing O P Merrill of 1135 East Sherman of disturbing the peace.
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Guy Dallancourt
O. P. Merrill
East
Sherman
Son's looks spark divorce suit in Chicago court
In circuit court Mrs. Brant testified that her life with James Brant has been a constant quarrel since their son Thomas was born over whether he resembled his father or mother. Judge Julius H. Miner granted her divorce.
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Chicago
James Brant
Thomas
Car Workers Vote To Call Ford Strike
UAW C I O Local at the Rouge plant votes 2902 in favor and 172 against a strike if the international union calls for one. Ford and UAW extend the current contract day by day past July 16 while strike votes proceed at 49 Ford plants. The union seeks $100 monthly pensions health care and a cost of living wage increase and eyes Chrysler negotiations next.
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Uaw-Cio
Ford Motor Company
International Union
Rouge
UAW
Ford
Kenneth Bannon
Ford Developments
Chrysler Corp
Heat Wave to Grip Nation Over July Fourth Weekend
Forecasters predict continued heat and humidity across most of the United States through the July 4 holiday with only the Great Lakes region northern plains and west coast escaping the heat. Little rain expected and drought areas in New York and New Jersey remain dry. A violent thunder squall with a sandstorm killed two in Galveston Texas as winds reached 75 mph. The coolest place measured Saturday was Big Piney Wyoming at 36.
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Great Lakes Region
Great Plains States
West Coast
Galveston
Texas
City
Murray Demands Defeat of Obstructionist Senators
CIO leader Philip Murray urged 6 million members to start political action against senators who voted for labor proposals. The push follows the administration backed Taft Hartley repeal bill failing in the Senate after Taft amendments. The CIO news letter denounced the obstructionists with scorn and unwavering opposition.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Organized Labor
CIO
Philip Murray
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Death Toll Climbs on Fourth of July Weekend
The first day of the long weekend sees 145 deaths as vacationers flood highways and shores. Traffic fatalities reach 84 with 48 drownings and 14 other accidents, including a four death crash in New Haven and another in Texas. The National Safety Council projects 290 deaths overall and 33 million autos on the road, comparing to last year’s 500+ fatalities.
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New Haven
Conn
Texas
National Safety Council
Escape At State Industrial School Reported
State Industrial School at St. Anthony reported at 9 50 p m Saturday that Carl Christiansen 17 of Pocatello and Gary Clark 17 had escaped from the facility.
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State Industrial School
St. Anthony
Carl Christiansen
Pocatello
Gary Clark
Judges Fight For Right To Hold Court
Hartford report on a standstill over municipal court judges as Governor Bowles disputes incumbents. GOP bench members resist displacement while Democratic appointees claim offices, with no physical clashes and a pending state supreme court review.
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Chester Bowles
Minister Hears He's On Whipping List in Alabama Flog Case
Rev Luther Brown of Millersville Methodist Church said he was warned Friday night at prayer meeting that he is on a whipping list. Brown and Rev Frank Ledford of Ashland exposed five floggings by robed hooded men in Clay county. A disabled war veteran reported a hooded mob flogging the day after Alabama banned mask wearing.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Truman Orders Agency Heads to Cut Government Costs
President Truman told bureau chiefs to economize and improve efficiency. He dispatched a letter directing cooperation with Jess Larson, head of the General Services Administration, on government purchasing and housekeeping operations.
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Washington
President Truman
Jess Larson
New
General Services Administration
Pind- Your-Name Game Pays Cash to Tribune Readers
The Tribune advertises a local game where readers win one dollar for spotting five names hidden in merchants' ads. Five more names appear today. readers should clip the ad and bring it to the Tribune counter to collect. No purchase or puzzle is required.
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Tribune
the Tribune
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