Murray endorses Garamatz amid Taft Hartley test
President Murray defies the Taft Hartley act by endorsing Baltimore Democrat Garamatz for Maryland’s special congressional election. The CIO plans to publish the statement on page one of CIO News as a court challenge to the law. The CIO accuses Garamatz’s opponent of anti union activity and seeks repeal. Tagged continuation to Page Nine.
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Washington
Philip Murray
CIO
Edward A. Garamatt
Baltimore
Congress
Maryland
Murray
Connecticut
Aiken
Hatch
D-Nm
Garmatz
Len de Caux
CIO News
Edwin S. Panetti
Republi
Two Bullets Miss Senator Bricker in Capitol Hill Shooting
Senator Bricker of Ohio escaped injury when two pistol shots missed him on Capitol Hill during a burst of gunfire. Discharged Capitol policeman William L. Kaiser was arrested nearby on charges of assault with intent to kill. Kaiser claimed he acted to refresh Bricker's memory regarding a Columbus building and loan loss from years earlier. Bricker said Kaiser blamed him for the losses and Kaiser had lost his Capitol police job last April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Bricker
Ohio
Capitol Hill
Capitol
William L. Kaiser
Bricker
Kaiser
Columbus
Seniator
Huffman
Massachusetts Avenue
Secretary Schwellenbach vows to stay as labor department fights on
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach, ill and under hospital care, indicated he will fight to rebuild the department after Taft Hartley cuts. The labor law shifted the conciliation service to an independent agency, shrinking the department yet he plans a long term restoration if Congress allows change in coming years. He is expected back soon after a bout of illness and a heavy cold.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
Department
Congress
President Truman
U. S. Senate
Naval Hospital
Schnellenbach
Cement Plant Planned Near Spokane by Columbia Portland Cement
The Columbia Portland Cement company selects a site near Marshall ten miles south of Spokane for an $800,000 factory. It will produce about 6000 sacks daily and continues the Washington-Idaho Lime Producers Orofino operation once run for 12 years under President Otto C. Frei of Spokane.
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Spokane
Columbia Portland Cement Company
Marshall
Otto C. Frei
Orofino
Idaho
Washington-Idaho
Polio Strikes West Idaho With 4 Cases
The Idaho health department denies an epidemic despite two definite polio cases in Boise and Caldwell. Officials note 14 cases since 1947, five since Feb 1, and urge precautions including medical consult for symptoms and proper garbage handling to deter flies and insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
State Department of Public Health
L. J. Lull
Department
Caldwell
Luli
State Health Department
Lil
Poison-Laden Soya Sauce Makes 40 Ill
Health authorities hunted for more arsenic laden soya sauce that sickened 40 people in Los Angeles. United States stocks were frozen as officials traced possible distribution to San Francisco Salt Lake City and Garland Utah. The city health officer and a U S bureau chemist provided details as the investigation continued.
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Los Angeles
Decatur
Ill
United States
George H. Uhl
San Francisco
Leslie Hart
U. S. Pure Foods and Drugs Bureau
Salt Lake City
Garland
Utah
Japan
Rodeo Ends Tonight Attracts Record Crowds In Pocatello
The fifth annual Pocatello Frontier rodeo wraps up tonight after two record-setting days at Bannock county fairgrounds. Crowds filled grandstands and fences as time and again the announcer urged cowhands to clear chutes for spectators. Organizers cite about 126 cowboys 46 calf ropers and 335 horses in the event with Rogerson Idaho rancher Earl Hutchinson providing stock and Speedway-like thrills expected tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Frontier Rodeo
Bannock County Fairgrounds
Association
Jack Oakey
Ray Swanson
Pocatello
Pendleton and Run Stock Company
Dewey Gains Spotlight At Gathering
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey drew attention among state chief executives arriving for the governors conference in Salt Lake City. Despite plans to stay out of the limelight, GOP leaders from Utah Idaho and Nevada met him and discussed support for a 1948 presidential nomination.
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Salt Lake City
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Utah
Idaho
Nevada
George T. Hansen
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Mountain
New Yorker
Morley Griswold
Artist Fred Neher Visits Pocatello on Western Trip
Cartoonist Fred Neher creator of Life's Like That and his wife and two sons toured Pocatello on a Salt Lake City to Yellowstone trip. Neher lives in Connecticut near New York and does most work at home with Bell syndicate distribution. He recalled meeting Gus Sorgata in Chicago years ago. Sorgata now works in San Francisco in cartooning and commercial art.
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Fred Neher
Pocatello Tribune
Kiddies Steal Show in Local Parade
In Pocatello a youth parade under the city recreation commission drew large crowds. Bill Folsom organized the event with police and fire department help. The theme Future Pocatello featured pioneer wagons and handcarts with many groups marching including LDS ward primaries and the Junior Old Timers in a colorful display.
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Kids of
Pocatello
City Recreation Commission
Bill Folsom
Queens
Knothole Gang
Airplane Club
Heatwave grips Pocatello with 90 degree high
The Pocatello area recorded a 90 degree high Saturday with a forecast of 94 today and fair conditions. Other stations logged highs from 81 to 95 and lows from 36 to 62 as the region endures a hot spell with no precipitation and a noticeable departure from normal temperatures.
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Pocatello
Boise
Burley
Butte
Dubois
Idaho Falls
Malad
Salt Lake City
FBI arrests two ex sergeants in A-bomb document theft
FBI agents arrested Alexander von der Luft and Ernest D. Wallis for allegedly stealing atomic bomb documents from Los Alamos. Items included notes and photos found in Princeton, Pennsylvania, and Chicago locations. Officials said no foreign espionage link was found.
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Washington
FBI
Los Alamos
N. M
Princeton University
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Alexander von der Luft
Serpentine Drive
Mt. Lebanon
Ernest D. Wallis
West Burton Place
Paul Stone-Raymor
North Michigan
Lou Nichols
PBI
Negro Voter Wins Test In High Court
U. S. District Judge J Waites Waring ruled that negroes are entitled to enroll to vote in South Carolina Democratic primaries, overturning a 1944 ban that limited participation to white Democrats. The ruling involved George Elmore who said he was barred in 1946 due to race. The judge also denied John Wrighten’s bid to force USC to admit qualified negroes to its law school unless race-based restrictions end by the next school year.
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Charleston
S. C
South Carolina
U. S
J. Waites Waring
George Elmore
Waring
John H. Wrighten
University of South Carolina
Wrighten
Plane in Idaho Repairs After July Fourth Crash
Don Aikele of Antelope valley ranch brings his plane to Pocatello for repairs after a July 4 crash on a Bear creek mountain. The fuselage and motor were damaged. Andreas Aikele and his son Don bought the craft eight months ago. the Aikele ranch houses one of Idaho’s few hangars.
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Don Aikele
Antelope Valley
Pocatello
Bear Creek
Aikele
Idaho
Andreas Aikele
Don
Chinese Certain Americans Will Save Them From Reds
The White House announces a new fact finding mission to China and Korea led by Lt Gen A C Wedemeyer to assess the overall situation. The aim is to buy time for a broader policy decision amid questions on whether Russia must be faced openly in East Asia, with Congress and public opinion shaping the stance.
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James D. White
White House
China
Korea
A. C. Wedemeyer
Russia
East Asia
Europe
Russia faces hollow victory as Europe aid proceeds
Washington reports that Soviet Russia loses leverage as the Marshall Plan advances despite boycott threats. Officials say the United States will support European recovery to the fullest, while avoiding a direct showdown with Moscow and awaiting the Paris conference outcomes.
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Washington
Russia
Europe
Russia Bloc
Paris
Marshall
Senate Foreign Committee
United States
State Department
United Nat
Notes Reveal Mistakes Of Jap Navy
A navy release exposes three major miscalculations by Admiral Nagumo in the June 1942 Midway attack. The clash resulted in a decisive American victory as carriers Enterprise Hornet and Yorktown faced a Japanese force built around seven carriers. The US had partially broken Japanese codes and understood the plan.
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Washington
Navy
Midway Island
Nagumo
Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Speeding Charge Cited Gene Ziegler in North Fifth to North First
Police report Gene Ziegler aged 20 of RFD 2 North was cited into police court on a speeding charge. He allegedly operated a truck at speeds up to 40 miles per hour along the 1100 block of North Fifth to the 500 block of North First.
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Gene Ziegler
RFD 2 North
North Fifth
North First
Store Robbery at Nye Center Drug Store Details
Police report Nye Center drug store at 621 East Center entered early Saturday. Stolen items include five or six Kelton watches valued 6.95 to 20 dollars, 15 Parker pens at 5.95 each, and 15 pencils at 3 dollars. Entry gained through Kasai dance studio adjoining west. burglars used a penknife to release a studio door lock and battered a hole through wall to access the store.
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Nye Center
East Center
Kelton
Kasai
Party Chiefs Cut Night Session Short
Republican sponsors failed to push a $4,000,000 income tax cut bill through a night senate session. Final action was postponed to Monday after an informal agreement between Democratic and Republican leaders. Democratic leader Barkley said he believed President Truman would veto the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
GOP
Barkley
Kentucky
Truman
Prison guards kill seven at road camp in Brunswick
A coroner's jury heard that Warden Worthy ordered guards to fire during a road camp shooting near Brunswick, killing seven convicts and wounding six. Worthy and police deny drinking. coroner delays verdict until after Glynn County grand jury session.
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Brunswick
W. G. Worthy
Ere
Worthy
Russel B. Henderson
J. D. Baldwin
National Association For the Advancement Colored People
Baldwin
Glynn
Rape Suspect in Custody After Prolonged Search
San Francisco police report a black-gloved rapist responsible for 13 attacks over six months has been arrested after an 18 year old victim led to a confrontation. Frank Avilez Jr. 24 confessed to five assaults and awaits further questioning. He had prior convictions and was jailed for burglary.
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San Francisco
Tom Lynch
Frank Avilez, Jr
Avilez
Genevieve
Aviles
Lynch
Sam Quentin
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Morley V. King
San Luis Obispo
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Helen
By S.N
Neith
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B. B. Zacharias
Fort Douglas
Twin Falls
Jap Navy
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