Jerusalem blast at King David hotel leaves 98 dead or missing
Police report detaining about 30 Jews amid the bombing at the King David hotel in Jerusalem. 41 bodies recovered, seven located, 50 missing, with 50 injured and 200 tons of debris removed by rescue crews as hospitals treat victims and a curfew is lifted.
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Jerusalem
King David
British Army
Palestine Government
Old City
Palestine
Government Secretariat
Palestine Civil Service
Bolivia Executes Night Removal of Villarroel Bodies
In La Paz crowds viewed the slain president Gualberto Villarroel and three aides as their bodies were cut down from lamp posts at night and taken to a morgue for burial. A new civilian government jailed Villarreal supporters and pledged elections and no censorship.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Gualberto Villarroel
Villarroel
Marie Teresa Solari
Women’s Civic Union
Cochabamba
Santa Cruz
Cruz
White Faces Damage Suit In Solana Beach Traffic Deaths
San Diego California George White a 52 year old New York and Hollywood showman faced a 50000 damage suit in addition to two counts of manslaughter and a count of failure to stop and aid arising from a Saturday traffic crash that killed Claude McLester Lee 42 and his wife Leona Ann Osborne Lee 18 both of Santa Ana The couple were married that day in Tijuana and were struck on the coast highway near Solana Beach James R Osborne father of Mrs Lee filed the civil suit on behalf of the couple s 18 month old son A coroner s inquest into the deaths was set to begin that afternoon.
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San Diego
Calif
George White
New York
Hollywood
White
Liberty
Claude McLester Lee
Leona Ann Osborne Lee
Santa Ana
Luther H. Make
Tijuana
Mexico
Solana Beach
Here
James R. Osborne
Victorville
Lee
Governor Advises Freezing of Rents in Idaho
Governor Arnold Williams urged mayors and city officials to pass ordinances freezing rents if they are rising. He argued local action could avoid costs of special elections or legislative action and cited one mayor, of Pocatello, as bringing up the issue.
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Boise
Arnold Williams
Williams
Pocatello
Man Injured In Fall Into Areaway At Police Station
Daniel James Garvin 56 suffered deep gashes after falling into a rear areaway behind the police station at Second and tears. Melvin Stockard found him in a pool of blood and he was taken to the hospital with a serious head wound. Police say Garvin, a gandy dancer with prior arrests, may have been drinking which could have contributed to the fall.
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Daniel James Garvin
Garvin
Melvin Stockard
Pocatello
A. L. Oliver
Idahoan Kills Wife and Self in Kimberly
In Kimberly a stock buyer, 52, named Mrs. Tom Neeley was shot to death by her husband who then killed himself with a single barreled shotgun. Coroner J O Pumphrey labeled the act premidited murder and death by own action. A neighbor notified authorities before the tragedy and a female boarder was present during the incident.
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Kimberly
J. O. Pumphrey
Tom O. Neeley
Pumphrey
Underwater atomic test set to affect 175 ships
The first underwater atomic bomb test near Bikini is forecast to generate immense water and air shocks. Scientists warn the blast power could largely transfer to water, forming a half mile wide dome and a water spout two to three miles high, with four men exposed to radiation beyond safe limits but recovering.
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R. A. Sawyer
Idaho Officials Map Moth Infestation Response
Moth investigators Kellogg and Prather visited St. Anthony and Idaho Falls to assess tuber moth infestations in storage areas of processing plants. An extensive spraying plan may be required, with DDT used on facilities already dusted. California authorities have not yet reported on the slip through Idaho’s quarantine.
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Boise
Wilson Kellogg
Bureau of Plant Industry
Eugene Prather
State Pest Control Commission
St. Anthony
Idaho Falls
Agriculture
George Hersley
Hersley
Hersley Kellogg
Prather
Burley
California
Idaho
Veteran Dies In Car Crash Near Ross Park
Paul Raymond Little 20 of 554 South Sixth died at 5:00 am after his 1941 Ford struck a tree at the Ross park curve on South Second Avenue extension. Elizabeth Summers, 404 Woolley apartments, was with him as they reportedly traveled fast. Little, a Navy veteran, had been placed on the inactive list after wartime service. He was born August 31, 1925 in Pocatello. the couple were taken to the general hospital with injuries.
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Paul Raymond Little
South Sixth
South Second Avenue
Ross Park
Sherif Ray Reynolds
Little
Elizabeth
C. A. Wren
Reynolds
McHan - Henderon
Quentin Murdock
Bannock County Club
Pocatello
Raymond and
Alrene Bourne Little
Man Captured After Weeklong Manhunt for Wife and Escort Slaying
Kenneth Hanley, 25, a former serviceman, emerged from a woodland hideout in Norristown and was captured after a week on the run. He had a gunshot wound to the left leg, swollen bare feet, and spoke incoherently about a fight with his wife Helen, 22, who with escort John Hoffman, 26, was shot near her parents' home early last Tuesday.
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Norristown
Kenneth Hanley
James Burns
Patrick O'Hara
Hanley
G.I
Skip
Helen
John Hoffman
Collegeville
Atomic Time Table Sets Fifth Bomb Blast for Bikini Time
Forecast of good weather supports execution of the earths fifth atomic bomb test at 8 35 a m Bikini time on Thursday July 25. The time corresponds to 2 35 p m Wednesday Mountain Standard.
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Earths
Bikini
Passage Of OPA Bill By Midnight
Prime Minister Attlee denounced the King David Hotel blast in Jerusalem as the worst outrage in recent months. He said initial reports point to Jewish perpetrators and that Britain and the United States are seeking a just settlement of the Palestine problem with Arab and Jewish representatives. Continued on Page Seven.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
Palestine
King David
Jerusalem
United States
Weather Notes Signal Possible Light Showers
A reader reports frustration with sparse details as the forecast hints at cooler, cloudy conditions and a possible storm. Temperatures are given with highs around the mid 90s and a mean near 84, with sun setting around 8. hours and small precipitation expected within 24 hours.
Aunt Lizzie Devers Dies at 115 Tough Survivor of Five Wars
Sapulpa Oklahoma reports Aunt Lizzie Devers aged 115 died yesterday in her farm house where she had lived alone. She survived five wars and repeatedly claimed she was too tough to die. She was Cherokee Irish and Dutch and joked about being the meanest mixture. Even after a car accident and a cow incident she kept living until death came yesterday.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Izzie’ Devers
Lizzie
Tulsa
Hospital Hazard Prompts Abandonment of Old Building
Twin Falls county commissioners hear a report from Fisher and Fisher of Denver blaming the present hospital as inadequate and a fire hazard. The firm recommends abandoning the current building as plans for a new 165 bed hospital move forward with Joe Denver firm drafting proposed layouts.
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Twin Falls
Fisher and Fisher of
Dever
Joe Denver
Governor on Trip to Blackfoot and Hagerman
Governor Arnold Willierne Jett travels from Boise to Blackfoot for a brief stop then proceeds to Hagerman where he will speak at a Mormon Pioneer Day celebration tomorrow.
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Boise
Arnold Willierne
Jett
Blackfoot
Hagerman
Former Secretary Testifies Against Freeman and Garsson
Jean Bates a former secretary in the Washington office of a munition concern testified before the Senate investigating committee that Joseph Freeman and Henry Garsson asked her to be "hazy" in testimony to avoid perjury. She said they tried to play on her sympathy to prevent her from revealing that she had seen Albert Jacobsen, a $9,915 year War Department consultant, in the office. The recount of the July 12 meeting followed Bates appearing before the committee to discuss the conduct of the combine.
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Washington
Jean Bates
Joseph Freeman
Henry Garsson
Senate
Freeman
Garsson
Combine
Albert Jacobesn
War Department
Mead Demands Army Action Over Officers at Wedding
Senate War Investigating Committee chair Mead demands discipline of officers who traveled to New York on official orders to attend Natalie Garsson's wedding. Records show six officers were authorized travel and per diem for the trip, with orders stating their presence was necessary for military service.
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Washington
Mead
D-N.y
Senate War Investigating Committee
War Department
Garsson
Warti Dinger
New York
Natalie Garsson
Garsson Brothers
Henry
Miray
Jean Bates
Munitions Makers
Henry Garson
Joseph Freeman
Garssons
Hazy
Perire
Army
Bric
Paul X. Eneli
Chemical Warfare Service
Alden H. Waitt
House Moves to Revive OPA Price Controls Amid Debate
In Washington the House approved a compromise OPA revival bill by a 210 to 142 vote and sent it to the Senate for action, aiming for White House consideration by nightfall. A separate motion to strip all controls except rents failed 159 to 120 as Rep Lea urged a return to conference.
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Washington
House
Senate-House
Senate
White House
Rep
Lea
D-Calif
Rent Control Authority
Ohio
Damage to Cables Cuts Wire Service Across City
Telephone service in the northeast section including Alameda and the naval ordnance plant was halted after two accidents during street and sewer work. A bulldozer on East Center cut a 400 pair cable, isolating St. Anthony hospital. repairs expected this afternoon. A trenching machine at Main and Gould cut a 500 pair cable, disrupting long distance north and the navy ordnance plant. repairs hoped by tonight.
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Alameda
Naval Ordnance Plant
East Center
Center
St. Anthony Hospital
A. M. Weese
Mst&t Company
Weese
Main
Gould
Pocatello Navya Ordnance Plant
New York Talks Set on Atomic Control Plan Authority
Discussions by the NEW YORK commission tomorrow will focus on the U S atomic control plan creating an atomic development authority. Delegates plan to decide yes or no on the principle involved after prior formal and informal discussions.
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New York
United Nations Atomic Enert
Commission
Veterans Elect James Barrett in Idaho Falls District
World War I veteran James Barrett was elected at the annual district Legion convention held Sunday at Lond's Lodge to represent Island Pass Country north of the area.
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Idaho Falls
James Barrett
District Legion
Lond’s Lodge
Island Pass
Mayor Goes To Work In Canton Garbage Strike
Canton Utah mayor Carl F. Klew, earning 5500 a year, joined city crews to load uncollected garbage after a strike by sanitation workers. He helped haul cans from a restaurant basement and declared the health board emergency, as the city vows to proceed with pickup despite wage talks leaving workers at 83 cents an hour from 100.
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Canton
Olio UT
City Service Department
Carl F. Klew
Board of Health
Sheriff Kills 2 Bandits After Humansville Bank Robbery
Osceola Missouri reports a sheriff and deputy killed two suspects near a brush country lane within 30 minutes of a Humansville bank robbery. The men Philip Cronin and Bill Prznel were identified by social security cards. Money found in their car totaled about 4700 dollars with a Hartford rental slip.
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Osceola
Ozarks
Here
Humansville
Logan Peery
Depuy J. FE. Kincaid
Philip Joseph Cronin
Lawrence
Mass
Bill Prnge Zell
Will Reynolds
Drum
Reynolds
Hartford
Conn
Humansville Bank
O. E. Simms
Idaho Ram Sale Marks Wood Growers Silver Anniversary
The Idaho State Wood Growers association plans a 134 head ram sale at Piler Apg 7 to honor 25 years. Chair man Robert S. Blastock announced entries include prize Suffolk Hampshire and crossbred studs from 46 breeders across 19 Idaho counties. Col BE Walter of Filer will auction the stock, with an Aug 6 pre sale dinner hosted by the Filer Kiwanis club.
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Boise
Idaho
Piler
Idaho State Wood Growers Association
Robert S. Blastock
Hampshire
Col
BE. O. Walter
Filer
West
Filer Kiwanis Club
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