Mormons retrace historic migration across five states
A caravan of 143 descendants of Brigham Young’s pioneers will travel 1052 miles over five states starting July 15. They will perform five open air plays along the route, recreating the original trek westward to first settlement of Utah with period and modern theatrics.
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Harold F. Osborne
Salt Lake City
Old Jim Bridger
Old Jim
Brigham Young
Little Sandy
Sweetwater Crossing
Fort Bridger
Wyoming
Bridger
Band of Pioneers
Utah
Hell's Canyon Dam Plan Backed by Hearing Witnesses
At an army engineers hearing in Lewiston 160 delegates favored middle Snake river power development with Hell's Canyon and Mountain Sheep dams. Supporters cited power needs and navigation while opponents warned against prioritizing middle Snake projects over lower Snake dams.
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Lewiston
Army Engineers
Middle Snake River
Middle Snake
Snake River
Col
O. E. Walsh
Portland
Pacific Northwest
Mark L. Nelson
Army
Wolf Creek
Mountain Sheep
Hell's Canyon
A. Lepaluotto
Inland Navigation Company
Dalles
Ore
John W. Shepard
Lewiston Chamber of Commerce
Inland Empire
Hell’s Canyon
Granges
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Leverett Davis
Boise
Idaho State Chamber of Commerce
Canyon
William E. Welsh
Idaho Reclamation Association
Mark Kulp
Reclamation
Actress Murder Victim Found on West 57th Street
Police said the nude body of a tall blonde actress was found in her West 57th street apartment with a sheet knotted around her throat and a towel in her mouth. The victim previously worked in First National Pictures in 1937 under the name Bess True, police reported.
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New York
West 57Th Street
Arthur W. Wallander
First National Pictures
Bess True
Cavern Hoax: Hurn Safe in New York Trip
State official Lynn Bomar declares the Nickajack cave disappearance a hoax from start to finish. John Hurn, once reported missing, was said to have traveled by car to Birmingham then to New York, where he reportedly called in after the claim was made.
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Hurn
New York
Lynn Bomar
Tuck
Hollis Hurn
John
Bomar
John Hurn
Birmingham
State Board Sets Hiring Wages Final Approval Reserved
Idaho state board of vocational education may set salaries for its employees not fixed by law but the state board of examiners holds final approval. The opinion, written by Assistant Attorney General Robert E. Smylie, notes the AG's office ruling.
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Boise
State Board of Vocational Education
State Board of Examiners
State Attorney General's Office
Robert E. Smylie
Parade Sets Route for Pocatello Rodeo Preliminaries
The fifth annual Frontier rodeo opens Friday at 8:30 p m and runs through Sunday with a 5 p m parade. Harry Morgan, rodeo director, outlines the march from West Center to East Fremont, featuring the Pocatello Riding club, Fort Hall Indians, various possee and official contingents, and a queen escort.
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Harry Morgan
Orn Center
Main
Bonneville
Arthur
Clark
Fremont
East Center
Fifth
Lige
Pocatello
Court House
South Sixth
Burley Posse
Rodeo
Pocatello Riding Club Section 1
Fort Hall Indians
U.P. Old Timers
Marsh Valley Posse
Bingham County Posse
Riding Club
Alameda Posse
McCammon
Truman Panel Studies Coal Contract Price Impact Report
President Truman’s economic advisory council prepared a mid year report assessing how John L. Lewis’s coal contract with bituminous operators might affect the cost of living. Dr Edwin G Nourse said the findings will be discussed with the cabinet and likely released later, while noting the wage price spiral is considered. The contract with 400000 United Mine Workers yields the highest wages in history and drew no immediate administration action under Taft Hartley.
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Washington
Truman
Economic Advisory Council Today
John L. Lewis
Edwin G. Nourse
Nourse
Lewis
United Mine
Rep. Hartley
R-Neb
House
GOP To Wait On Dewey For 1948 Nomination
Missouri and Kansas Republicans praised Gov. Thomas E. Dewey but urged caution on endorsing any candidate. Some viewed it as deference to 1948 convention delegates while others noted undercurrents for Eisenhower Taft and Stassen. Dewey’s swing through the southwest drew support in Oklahoma Texas and Arkansas before a Salt Lake City conference.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Republican
Thomas E. Dewey
Midwest
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dewey
Sapulpa
Okla
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Salt Lake City
Women Camp Opens At Fish Haven With Attendees From West
About 300 women attend the annual camp sponsored by the University of Idaho extension service. The camp runs until Friday. Opening speakers include Mrs. Mary J. Wilson of the General Relief Society LDS, Evelyn Hansen of Utah Power and Light Salt Lake City, and Dr. James Millar of Portland.
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Fish Haven
Extension Service
University of Idaho
Mary J. Wilson
General Relief Society Board of the Latter- Day Saints (Mormon) Church
Evelyn Hansen
Utah Power and Light Company
Salt Lake City
James Millar
Portland
Baseball Scores and Pitching Notes From Today's Games
National League results include Cincinnati beating Boston in a doubleheader with Raffensberger Gumbert and Lamanno. Chicago defeated Brooklyn behind Borowy Meers Meyer Kush Scheffing Branca. Pittsburgh topped Philadelphia as Bagby Singleton Salkeld Leonard Seminick contributed. American League saw Washington edge Chicago. Wynn Evans Smith Harrist Malzberger Dickey noted. New York and St. Louis played a night game amid a Philadelphia Cleveland doubleheader schedule.
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Washington
Chicago
Wynn
Evans
Smith
Harrist
Malzberger
Dickey
Lone Bidder Wins Washington 4-Horse Surplus Auction
A 300 strong crowd watched Maj. Philip Larimore win the 10-year-old bay gelding Chugwater for 50 dollars at Port Myer Virginia during a surplus horse auction. The auctioneer asked for only one bidder the day, noting the horse is trained to respond to a soldier's left knee and is owned by a combat veteran amputee. Larimore, 22, of Memphis Tennessee, holds the Distinguished Service Cross and Bronze and Silver Stars.
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Washington
Port Myer
Philip Larimore
Larimore
Memphis
Tenn
France
Juniors Elect Leaders for Old Timers and Auxiliary
A joint YMCA board meeting Monday night set officer roles for the Junior Old Timers. Joe Kortum was elected president with Homer Wilson as vice president and Phil Evans as secretary treasurer. Plans include floats for the Children's Parade and Frontier Rodeo parade. A Cheyenne Frontier Days trip is scheduled with 14 couples, departing July 25 and returning July 27.
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YMCA
Joe Kortum
Homer Wilson
Phil Evans
Cheyenne
Rail Mail Pay Hike Hearings Open As Post Office Objects
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a hearing on a general railroad petition for a 45 percent mail pay increase amid strong objections from the Post Office Department. Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan urged a general audit of railroad books before any raise, while railroads argue higher pay is needed to cover rising operating costs.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post Office Department
Robert E. Hannegan
Princess Elizabeth Shows Engagement to British Leaders
Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten appeared together at Buckingham Palace garden party before their public engagement was announced. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth watched fondly as crowds in the damp grounds witnessed the future queen and her fiancé.
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Ed Creagh
London
Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
Buckingham Palace
George VI
Margaret Rose
Philip
Westminster Abbey
Ile
Gray Palace
Lilybeth
Abbey
Disease Threatens Cherry Industry in Eastern Washington
Surveys of cherry districts in eastern Washington show the little cherry disease widespread, with about 80 properties infected. Dr. M. R. Harris of Washington State College urges prompt removal of infected trees to prevent further losses in the region.
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Pullman, Wash
Washington
Kootenay
British Columbia
M. R. Harris
Washington State College
Harris
Russians Object to Austria Joining United Nations
In the United Nations Security Council Russia raised objections to Austria's bid for membership. The council sent Austria's application without a vote to the membership committee, which also considers Italy and Hungary. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko noted the Austrian peace treaty is unsigned and said he cannot discuss Austria's qualifications now.
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Lake Success
Russia
Security Council
Austria
United Nations
Council
Italy
Hungary
Andrei A. Gromyko
Court Dismisses Suit Against Boise Drug Firm
District Judge O A Sutton granted Whitehead s Inc non-suit in a $10000 damage action by Mrs Edythe Greenhow to recover for alleged prescription substitutions in 1943. The case was taken from the jury as Sutton found gaps in the petition. Greenhow, former Cincinnati resident and Gowen Field employee, sought damages for drug substitutions.
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Boise
O. A. Sutton
Weiser
Whitehead's Inc
Edythe Greenhow
Sutton
Greenhow
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gowen Field
Soviet Sphere Boycotting French Effort
A broad Soviet bloc boycott of the European economic conference emerged with Hungary Bulgaria Romania Yugoslavia and Poland rejecting the British French invitation to Paris. Finland Albania undecided. Poland seeks US help for rebuilt economy via coal delivery while Switzerland withdraws. many Western nations listed as participants.
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Paris
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Yugoslavia
Poland
Finland
Albania
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Council of Ministers
Warsaw
United States
Switzerland
Thile
Quegor
Vakia
Mostow
Austria
Britain
France
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Iceland
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Hire
Portugal
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Spain
Freak Storm Smashes Jerome Area Causes Death and Damage
Severe weather struck Jerome and Harvelton areas with high winds hail and rain. A man died in a brush fire fed by strong winds while J B Stocking watermaster was trapped. A twister toppled a Jerome airport hangar and damaged an airplane. Crops and buildings suffered across Jerome county amid hundreds of acres of fires.
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Jerome
Harvelton
J. B. Stocking
North Side Canal Company
Sugarloaf
Hazelton
Wilson Lake
Jerome County
Rangeland Fires In Idaho Under Control
A 4000 acre rangeland fire south of the Snake River and east of Hammett was brought under control. Lightning started the blaze, said Carlyle Smith of the U.S. Grazing Service. Additional fires in Squaw Butte and Mountain Home areas, each 800 to 900 acres, were also under control and all five blazes were initially described as man caused. No new fires were reported.
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Boise
Snake River
Hammett
Carlyle Smith
U.S. Grazing Service
Squaw Butte
Emmett
Mountain Home
Thieves Take Safe at State Liquor Store Council
The theft of a safe containing 300 dollars and four cases of whiskey from the Council state liquor store continues. Superintendent Seth Harper of the state liquor dispensary reports the safe was anchored to the floor with a chain and notes safes will be set in cement blocks in the future.
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Boise
Council
Seth Harper
Harper
Thunder Around Pocatello Deluge Briefs Weather Surge
A sudden downpour drenched Pocatello as forecasters admit a missed precipitation forecast. The airport recorded 0.04 inch and town 0.12 inch, with season totals at 0.09 inch. Today's high reached 85 and tonight’s low around 50, with tomorrow's expected high near 90 to 95 amid scattered thunder showers.
Alibi Probe In Nude Actress Slaying On West 57th Street
New York police questioned a bald headed businessman implicated by one of six address books found in the slain actress Sheila Mannering’s apartment. The 49 year old victim was found strangled with a bed sheet and towel in her West 57th street condo, with autopsy indicating prior intimate relations. Wallander led a team of over 50 detectives, examining statements from garment center manufacturers among others, but no definite conclusions were announced.
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New York
West 57Th Street
Sheila Mannering
Arthur W. Wallander
Frost Damage Hits Eastern Idaho Grain Crops
Fred Burton, manager of the Pocatello Mill and Elevator, reports from Boise that a recent frost caused considerable damage to grain crops in eastern Idaho. Damage is heaviest in Bancroft and Arbon Valley, where grain is being cut for hay. Burton notes extensive damage in the dry land area west of Idaho Falls where new ground has produced some of the state’s best high protein wheat.
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Fred Burton
Pocatello Mill & Elevator
Boise
Idaho
Bancroft
Arbon Valley
Burton
Idaho Falls
Truman Signals Veto Of Republican Tax Cut Plan
President Truman told reporters he sees no reason to abandon his opposition to the Republican backed income tax cut. He vetoed a prior version and sees no change if Congress sends the same bill with a six month later effective date. He said no special session for European aid and no immediate message on Marshall plan recovery, with Paris talks pending.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Senate
Marshall
Democratic National Committee
Tragic Private Plane Crash Near Bountiful Kills Pilot and Two Youths
In Bountiful Utah a private plane crashed and burned one mile east of town killing pilot Lloyd Parkin 42 and two children Ralph Rasmussen 15 and Charles Cahoon 13. Flight instructor John Coleman said the plane took off at 9 20 a m and after about 10 minutes struck the driveway of Frank Ashdown's home with the engine running. Residents reported the craft appeared to spin out of control moments before impact. The crash site lies on the east bench amid homes and small farms.
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Bountiful
Utah
Lloyd Parkin
Here
Ralph Rasmussen
Charles Cahoon
Parkin
John Coleman
Sky Haven
Farragut College President Kusner Resigns
The Farragut College and Technical Institute board accepted the resignation of Dr. Joseph H. Kusner as president. No reason was given and no successor named. Kusner, its first and only president of the “overflow university for ex-GIs,” declined to comment.
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Farragut
Farragut College and Technical Institute Today
Joseph H. Kusner
Kusner
California Engineer Finds Flying Saucer in Garden
In NORTH HOLLYWOOD California construction engineer Russell Long found a saucer shaped metal device in a geranium bed. Fire chief Wallace E Newcombe doubted it could fly while FBI official Richard Hood said the device would be turned over to military authorities. The object measures about 30 inches across and features a radio tube a wing and exhaust pipes in a five inch thick body.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Russell Long
Wallace E. Newcombe
Long
van Nuys
Richard B. Hood
Federal Investigation
FBI
Hood
Newcombe
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