Truman Signs In Raising Wages For Federal Postal Workers
President Truman signed a bill affecting federal wage scales and postal rates. The act grants permanent annual increases of 450 dollars to about 8 000 postal employees and 330 dollars to around 840 000 civil service workers. It raises rural carrier mileage allowances to seven cents per mile and increases special messenger pay to 90 cents an hour while boosting fourth class postmasters pay by 25 percent. Civil service workers on hourly pay gain 20 cents an hour.
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Ashington
Truman
Civil Service
Jesse James Still Alive Face to face in California reunion
Oakland, Calif. old time train robber Al Jennings, 85, declares Texan J Frank Dalton is Jesse James after a dramatic face to face. Dalton says the killer was not James and that Ford killed a Pinkerton. Jennings vows proof by a shootout claim.
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Oakland
Calif
al Jennings
Oklahoma
Jesse James
Jennings
J. Frank Dalton
James
Dalton
Missouri
Southwest
Jesse
St. Joseph, Mo
Bob Ford
Ford
Pinkerton
Charlie Bigelow
Nationalists Try To Force Battle In Huan Province
Nationalist troops pressed to induce a decisive clash with Chinese Communists south of Kaifeng as reinforcements arrived for both sides. A government spokesman said three red columns crossed the Yellow River from south Shensi to relieve Gen. Chen Wis troops facing stronger government forces. National commanders pushed airborne infantry northward from Hankow.
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Nanking
Kaifeng
Huan Province
Yellow River
Shensi
Chen Wis
Hankow
Fire destroys Eddy Bakery in Yakima
Fire swept Eddy Bakery plant in Yakima Saturday reducing the $400,000 concrete building to rubble. In five minutes the interior was gutted as flames consumed equipment and haste followed the blaze.
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Yakima, Wash
Eddy Bakery
We Want Ike Sentiment Grows Across Delegate Areas
The Associated Press reports rising We Want Ike sentiment in Southern states and other delegate regions. Eisenhower, at Columbia University, has not declared, recalling his 1952 denial of a political nomination and a vow to withdraw from politics, even as the draft movement gains speed in Illinois California New York and New England.
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Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Illinois
California
New York
New England
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Leonard V. Finder
New Hampshire
Igch
Kent Truman
Albania Sides With Tito as Yugoslavia Breaks Trade Ties
Belgrade reports Albania severed trade relations with Yugoslavia and demanded Tito’s unions exit. Yugoslavia replied with a sharp note calling Albania actions unprecedented and grossly insulting. The note promises Albania will be held responsible for all causes.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Albania
Marshal Tito
Government Asks Injunction To Stop Steel Industry Coal Strike
Government attorneys explored three legal avenues to halt a coal strike set for Tuesday in steel industry pits. The dispute centers on union shop terms demanded by United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis, with miners on vacation and stalemate over compulsory union membership.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Steel
Director to Call for Bids on Preston Project
E. O. Larson, regional director of the bureau of reclamation, said bids for the Preston beach project in southeastern Idaho would likely be called before year end. Survey work is being pushed as the 15 mile Preston Riverdale and Mink creek canals are relocated to prevent landslides. Project cost is placed at 453000 dollars.
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Salt Lake City
Larson
Bureau of Reclamation
Preston Beach
Idaho
Preston
Riverdale
Mink Creek
Elks Arrive in Philadelphia for 84th Convention
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks begins its 84th annual convention in Philadelphia with about 3,500 delegates. Grand Exalted Ruler Lafayette A. Lewis of Anaheim, California, leads the opening day events as sessions start Sunday.
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Philadelphia
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lafayette A. Lewis
Anaheim
Calif
Eage
Holiday Accident on Yellowstone Highway Kills One
A Fourth of July trip to Yellowstone park ends in death for Dale Wilson 24 Ogden after a car driven by James Fairchild fails to navigate a gravel curve two miles north of Pocatella. Wilson died from chest head and internal injuries. Fairchild and both wives sustained minor injuries. Wilson served in WWII and managed the Rodeo Cafe in Ogden. The body was sent home for funeral services and burial.
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Fordycé
Dale Wilson
Ogden
Utah
Yellowstone Highway
Pocatello
James Fairchild
Wilson
Yellowstone Park
Pocatella
Earl Cutler
Fairchild
General Hospital
Rodeo Cafe
LDS Church
American Legion
Investigation To Expose Communism In Unions
Washington announces a nationwide probe led by Hartley to expose communist influence in U S labor unions. After four days of Capitol hearings, Hartley and Rep Kersten plan hearings in New York with union leaders, some accused as communists or red fascists, and secret sessions for insider testimony.
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Washington
Hartley
R-Nj
House Labor Committee
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Kansas City
Capitol Hill
House Labor
Rep
Kersten
Sixty Four Killed In Accidents Over Holiday Weekend
The Associated Press reports sixty four people killed in violent accidents as the Fourth of July weekend begins. Only one death was from fireworks. Fatalities include 51 traffic deaths, seven drownings, five miscellaneous, with 30 million expected travelers. States listed with breakdowns.
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National Safety Council
Idaho
Oregon
Utah
State raids McCall clubs to test licensing ordinance
McCALL Idaho A Friday night raid on the Tiajuana club tests the McCall ordinance licensing “chance prize games” in court. Two McCall men were arrested by state officers and released on 340 bond. Everett Williams faced dice gaming charges and Vergil Eldredge faced card gaming charges. The raid was aimed at testing the 1947 punch board statute as Idaho enforces gambling laws statewide.
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McCall Clubs
Mccall
Idaho
Tiajuana Club
C. Ben Martin
Valley County
Peace Leonard
Everett Williams
Vergil Eldredge
Martin
Clarence Saunders
Liquor Law Enforcement
Clyde Domeny
Gov. C
Boy Admits Shooting in Faulkton
Faulkton South Dakota parent shooting case: 13 year old Bobbie Hulet admits wounding his parents and himself with the same gun after brief consciousness period. Sheriff L J Sievers reports the boy told him the father was shot first. both parents remain in serious condition with uncertain prognosis.
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Faulkton
S. D
Faulk County
L. J. Sievers
Bobbie Hulet
Sievers
Filipinos and Americans Celebrate Shared Independence Anniversary
Filipinos marked their second anniversary of independence while Americans observed their 172nd. In Manila both groups gathered at the plaza in front of the grandstand for mass salutes, reflecting on the long friendship and shared celebration.
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Manila
Plaza
Irgun to Continue Under Arms in Jerusalem
TEL AVIV. A spokesman for Irgun Zvai Leumi said Irgun will keep armed activity only in Jerusalem where it pledged to make the city part of Israel. The group claims a fighting force of 5,000 men and, through its successor the freedom movement, says it will operate as a purely political opposition in normal campaigning and on the ballot.
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TEL Avtv
Israel
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Irgun
Jerusalem
Palestine
Freedom Movement
Explosion at Mexico City oil plant kills four
Four people died and 29 were injured when an oil factory in downtown Mexico City exploded and burned. Police and firemen searched the three story ruins for more bodies as windows and nearby buildings were damaged. The blast, likely from an overloaded boiler, shook blocks around the site. The plant produced cooking oils and vegetable fats.
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Mexico City
Weather: Pocatello Idaho Forecast with Warm Tbld
The forecast for Pocatello Idaho calls for partly cloudy skies with little temperature change. Local thunderstorms and showers are possible over the mountains. High around 88 degrees and low near 55. Sunset 8 13. Sunrise 4 57. Normal temperature 67. Mean temperature 68.
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Pocatello
Idaho
High Low Pean Pocatello Seeene
Billings
Minneapolis
New York
Birds Use Cigarettes To Ignite Fire At Bank Awning
In Bellflower California deputies investigated a blaze that destroyed the First Federal Savings and Loan association awning. They theorized a cigarette left by sparrows in their nest started the fire. Investigators had not yet identified the arson suspect.
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Bellflower
Calif
Sheriff's Deputies
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Truman outlines U.S. aim for world peace on monument centennial
President Truman, addressing the Washington monument centennial, stated the United States seeks no territorial gain and aims for peace and justice through the United Nations. He recalled past wars, shared anecdotes, and cautioned against overindulgent celebration as a patriotic parade preceded the ceremony.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Alma
Washington Monument
United Nations
Mgr. Truman
Washington Board of Trade
John Quincy Adams
Mr. Truman
Pennsylvania Avenue
Monument
Police Find Body in Boise Irrigation Ditch
Boise police found the body of 67 year old Glen Maffett a retired painter in a city irrigation ditch. Ada county Coroner Clyde B Summers said no official ruling on death yet and that it shows every indication of being an accident.
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Boise
Glen Maffett
Ada County
Clyde B. Summers
Maffett
Summers
Soviet Blockade Persists as Airlift Continues
Berlin reports say the Soviet Union refused to lift the food blockade despite talks with U S British and French commanders. American airmen planned to forgo their Fourth of July holiday to maintain the airlift while Western powers consider direct talks with the Kremlin amid the deadlock.
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Soviet Union
Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
U.S
Sokolovsky
Brian Flobertson
Lucius D. Clay
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