Infestation of Tuber Moths Threatens Idaho Potatoes
Gov. Williams orders immediate aerial and ground spraying to combat a tuber moth outbreak centered near Burley Idaho with millions of moths reported. State officials warned the infestation could reach Idaho Falls Caldwell St Anthony and other towns as California carloads of potatoes fed the problem.
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Boise
Arnold Williams
State Department of Agriculture
Burley
Wilson Kellogg
Idaho Falls
St. Anthony
Caldwell
Kellogg
State Pest Control Commission
California
Idaho
H. C. Manis
College of Agriculture
University of Idaho
Williams
George Hersley
L. G. Schultz
Shipping Point Inspection
Barge City of Beimon Grounds on Salmon River
The river barge City of Beimon ran aground on a midstream rock eight miles above Riggins in the Salmon River on Wednesday. All 12 passengers were rescued after two hours. a forest service tow rope pulled the boat free and passengers then traveled by bus to their destinations. The crew included Don and Clyde Smith, operating the barge, with several passengers from Twin Falls, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and Salmon City.
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Riggins
City of
Beimon
Salmon River
Don
Clyde Smith
Smith Brothers
Forest Service
Salmon
State Plans 23 Officers 31 Enlisted Guard Unit Boise
Brig. Gen. W. Harry Abendroth announces authorization to form a state headquarters detachment for the Idaho National Guard. The unit will include 23 officers and 31 enlisted men, with names withheld until all applications are received. The postwar guard will comprise 10 units totaling 5851 personnel, including the 190th Fighter Squadron at Gowen Field.
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Boise
Idaho National Guard
National Guard Bureau
Washington
W. Harry Abendroth
Abendroth
National Guard
Gowen Field
State Orders Manhunt for Escapee Simonson
Boise prison officials were told to pursue escapee Leroy Mackay Simonson “to any extent” as Bonner County burglars fled the prison last June and remained at large. Warden Louis BE Clapp instructed the state prison commission to intensify the manhunt and capture the fugitive.
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Boise
Louis BE. Clapp
State Prison Commission
Leroy Mackay Simonson
Bonner County
Submarine Quakes Off Pacific Coast Rock Sea Floor
Two strong undersea earthquakes rattled the ocean floor about 800 miles west of Seattle at 10 11 and 10 20 p m P S T last night seismologist Prof George E Goodspeed of the University of Washington said they were severe enough to cause inland damage if on land they lasted 45 minutes and likely centered near the California Oregon border or possibly near Vancouver Island checks with California seismologists will help locate the source the shocks were recorded on the Fordham University seismograph in New York City and described as quite severe.
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Seattle
Here
P.S.T
George E. Goodspeed
University of Washington
California-Oregon
Vancouver Island
California
Fordham University
New York City
Weather Notes and Forecast Quirk in Fair Day
The report notes a warm day with a 91 degree high at 5:30 pm and a 59 degree low, a mean of 75, with no precipitation. It mentions grapho phobia among writers and records sunset at 8 05 and sunrise at 5 08, and noon temperature at 77.
Envoy Remains at Vatican as Myron Taylor Delays Return
An envoy will stay in Rome to continue a special inquiry until peace efforts are completed. Myron Taylor remains at the Vatican as the mission proceeds.
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Myron Taylor
Vatican
CIO Reshapes CIO PAC With Five-Man Executive Board
The CIO names Jack Kroll as head of the CIO political action committee with a five member executive board to set policy replacing the prior one man control. Board members include David J. McDonald Julius Emspak George F. Addes and William Pollock with Kroll as chairman.
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Washington
CIO
Jack Kroll
Kroll
David J. McDonald
CIO Steel Workers
Julius Emspak
CIO Electrical Workers
George F. Addes
CIO Auto Workers
William Pollock
CIO Textile Workers
Mass gas explosion at Buzzards Bay resort tolls rise
A gas explosion at a Buzzards Bay center today killed six and possibly more buried in wreckage. Up to 25 injured, several seriously, as four buildings housing a spa shop and seafood restaurant were damaged during the noon dining rush. In Omaha, truck lines delayed cattle and hogs spark price shifts with gains for cattle but overall prices down from yesterday despite a new high $26.50 for Iowa fed choice steers.
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Onset
Mass
Buzzards Bay
Omaha
Georgia Race for Governor: Talmadge Maintains Lead
Former Gov Eugene Talmadge, a defined exponent of white supremacy, held a wide lead in Georgia's gubernatorial race as returns from yesterday's election continued to be tabulated with about half a million ballots counted.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Mary
Official Criticizes Enforcement Lack
J G Cunningham BC game commissioner told the Western Association that U S red tape slows fish and game management. He contrasted British Columbia quick authority to set reserves and limits with U S reliance on Congress and state police. he noted large Kamloops trout reportedly caught in BC.
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Twin Falls
United States
J. G. Cunningham
British Columbia
Western Association of State Game and Fish Commissioners
Cunningham
Congress
U. S
Oregon
Idaho
Idaho trio to seek clemency for Pvt. Christensen
Three members of Idaho’s congressional delegation will aid in pursuing clemency for Pvt. Leo W. Christensen, a 19 year old condemned to hang in Japan. Telegrams from Sen. Glen Taylor and Reps. Dworshak and White urged a full case investigation and petitions are being circulated locally for transmission to the War Department.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Leo W. Christensen
Japan
Bonneville Post
American Legion
James Brady
Glen H. Taylor
Henry Dworshak
Compton I. White
Legion Post
Deloy Christensen
Iowa
Bonneville
Bingham
Jefferson
War Department
Italian Fears Trieste Plan Spoiling Postwar Peace
Premier Alcide De Gasperi warned that internationalizing Trieste risks destroying the Italian republic. He argued the plan satisfies neither Italy nor Yugoslavia and urged Paris peace talks to veto it. He noted Italy suffered heavy WWI casualties defending Trieste and doubted Yugoslavia would accept the outcome.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasper
Trieste
Foreign Ministers Council
Italy
Yugoslavia
Yaroslavia
de Gasper
Idaho Makes Budget Plan
Governor Williams directs state department heads to draft two year budgets starting July 1 1947 at current costs with adjustments if inflation rises. Budgets due Sept 15 reviewed with Budget Director Reading. The plans cover until June 30 1949 and assume costs and revenues rise together.
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Wilhems
Williams
Engineer Urges Multibillion Highway Program for U S
Carlos Upham of the American Road Builders' Association outlined a national highway plan calling for 750 million dollars this year and at least two billion by 1949 to curb unemployment and repair the postwar deficit. Other speakers stressed military road networks, navigable Columbia River benefits, and snow-based irrigation forecasts saving time and money.
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United States
Carlos Upham
American Road Builders’ Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
Upham
John W. Wheeler
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Wheeler
R. E. Hickson
U. S Engineer Department
Portland
Ore
Columbia
R. A. Work
Soil Conservation Service
Hoover Says World Food Shortages to End by August
Former President Herbert Hoover, returning from a world food survey at President Truman's request, told reporters in route to Palo Alto that acute shortages in starving countries should end by August as northern hemisphere crops come in. He warned the situation will remain tight for another year but not acute.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Truman
Hoover
Palo Alto
Calif
Lewis Gains Point in Coal Industry
A government granted wage pact covering 136 mine supervisors gives John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers a foothold in the soft coal field. The agreement with Interior Secretary Krug and coal mines administrator Morrell covers four Jones and Laughlin Steel mines in Western Pennsylvania and lasts only while the government holds the mines. It is viewed as a test case for broader terms once ownership returns, with 65 000 to 75 000 supervisors nationwide.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
APL
Sercretary of the Interior
J. A. Krug
Adm
Ben C. Morrell
Coal Industr
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania
Vesta
Crash Claims 32 Lives in Cuenca Plunge
An Andesa Airlines jet crashed near Cuenca on a Guayaquil Cuenca run. Thirty two people died including pilot Darwin Day of Yonkers New York and co pilot Wayne Miller of Cheyenne Wyoming and miller’s 11 year old son. The wreckage burst into flames after striking a tree studded hill and two passengers were rescued but died later.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Andesa Airlines
Cuenca
Darwin Day
Yonkers
N. Y
Wayne Miller
Cheyenne
Wyo
Andir
Nei
Miller
Honolulu veteran collapses at Pocatello Rotary luncheon
89 year old Club Elam Porter Chapin a former Honolulu Rotary member suffered a heart attack during a Pocatello Rotary luncheon and was taken to a hospital in serious condition. He had come to Pocatello to wed Jessie Wright and the marriage license was issued this morning.
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Elam Porter Chapin
Honolulu Rotary Club
Pocatello Rotary Club
Mr. Chapin
Honolulu
Pocatello
Jessie Wright
C. E. Wright
Buchanan
War profits inquiry delays over new evidence in midwest combine case
Eleanor Hall testified she received mysterious phone calls after aiding a Washington office for a midwestern munitions firm. The Senate War Profits committee reviewed new evidence about the combine while considering action, with May facing possible voluntary appearances under strict conditions.
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Washington
Eleanor Hall
Senate
Pew
Midwest
Truman May Take Stump in Support for Wheeler Race
President Truman said he might campaign if helpful but has no concrete tour plans. He defended Wheeler against railway labor charges and expressed strong backing for Democratic Committee Chairman Robert E. Hannegan, while noting Missouri figures Prendergast and Pendergast may weigh in.
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Truman
Roger C.ter
Missouri
Ines Pendergast
Kansas
Fi Axtell
Prendergast
Sen
Wheeler D-Mout
Wheeler
Robert FE. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Hannegan
State Takes Over GAR Records in Idaho
Gov Arnold Williams announced Idaho’s historical library will inventory and store Grand Army of the Republic records. Mrs Nana Shields turned over the GAR files on behalf of 99 year old Israel A Broadword, the department’s last surviving member.
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Boise
Eal Department
Grand Army of the Republic
Arnold Wiliams
State Historical Library
GAR
Idaho
Historical Society
Statehouse
Nana Shields
Israel
License ruling limits farm truck haul for hire in Boise case
Attorney General Frank Langley ruled that a BOISE P A farm truck lease is inadequate for hauling for hire forest or mine products to market or transporting lumber or mining outputs. The ruling responded to an inquiry by Boise G Riggs, state commissioner of law enforcement.
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Boise P
Frank Langley
Langley
Boise G. Riggs
Rival Armies Threaten Civil War Back in China
Clashes flare north of the Yangtze as rival governments move toward broader conflict. You En-lai accuses both sides of civil war while Peng Hsueh-pei argues communist forces threaten from the north toward Nanking and Shanghai. Gen. Marshall and Dr. Stuart visit the wartime capital Kuline for updates.
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Nanking
Yangtze River
China
You En-lai
Yangtze
Shanghai
Peng
Chungking
Capial
George C. Marshall
U. S
Kuline
Chiang Kat-sherg
Marshall
John Leighton Stuart
United States
Blane
Marshall seeks new path after stalled China truce talks
Little remained in China proper of January cease fire agreement Marshall hoped to use for a permanent peace. He made no progress in breaking the government communist deadlock on truce negotiations before leaving to see Chiang.
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Ing m Little
China
Marshall
Chiang
Trade Concessions Push To Lower U S Tariffs
The United States moves to cut tariffs under the 1934 trade agreements act with a plan to let reductions of up to 50 percent apply to countries offering comparable concessions. A 16 nation conference is set to draft a single pact covering tariffs quotas and subsidies, building on the British loan approved this week after protracted debate.
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Washington
U S Sends $536 Million in Foreign Relief in Early Year
The United States allocated 536 million dollars in relief aid to other nations in the first quarter, with 454 million in civilian supplies 2 million in relief services and 89 million in cash. Europe received the majority of the total. Cumulative foreign relief and rehabilitation expenditures from July 1 194 to March 31 this year reached about 2.305 billion.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Europe
U.S
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