Hero of Guam Warns of Red Activity
Lt. Gen. Henry L. Larsen, veteran of the Guam recapture, told the Idaho American Legion 29th annual convention that communistic expansion is aggressive and follows Hitler in 1939. He warned that appeasement blocks building a world security organization, a point echoed by Col. Frank Meek at Caldwell.
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Henry L. Larsen
Denver
Hitler
Idaho American Legion
Munich
Russia
Larsen
Guam
Reds Refuse To Assist In Jap Treaty
Moscow radio reported that Soviet Russia cannot agree to join 11 powers in a Japanese peace treaty conference in Washington on Aug. 19. Russia charged the United States with acting unilaterally and urged that preliminary work be done by the council of foreign ministers.
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London
Moscow
Russia
United States
Washington
Council of Foreign Minis- United Council of Foreign Ministers
Moscow Radio
Gen. Bedell Smith
V. M. Molotov
Ussr
Japan
Firefighters Use Air Drops On Forest Fire In Montana
In Montana the joint effort by army air units and forest service tests water bombing on Lolo National Forest timber using P-47s and a B 29 from Elgin Field Florida to drop water and chemicals to suppress fires before snowfall. More than 30 airmen from Elgin Field operate under Lt Charles G Mathison at Great Falls Army Airbase.
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Solo Hot Springs
Mont.Pi
Montana
Army
Elgin Field
Florida
Lolo National Forest
U. S. Forest Service
America
Forest Service
Army Air Forces
Elginfield
Great Falls
Mont
Army Airbase
Charles G. Mathison
Annapolis
Bolt Injures 18 In City Lightning Strike Incident
A bolt of lightning blasted a hole in the top of a crowded trolley car during rush hour injuring 18 people two seriously. Passengers screamed and attempted to escape through smoke filled cars. Two women were trampled amid the chaos.
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Pittsburgh
New Legion and Auxiliary Leaders Elected in Idaho
Charles R. Howe of Donnelly was chosen commander of the Idaho American Legion and Mrs. James C. Bangs of Pocatello was named Auxiliary president. Howe previously served as first vice commander and led the Legion to a new all time membership record, while Bangs, Auxiliary vice president, guided the auxiliary to a new membership mark.
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Idaho American Legion and Auxiliary
Charles R. Howe
Donnelly
James C
Roseanna) Bangs
Pocatello
Howe
The
Legion
Floods Rattle Erie With 1 Million in Damages
Torrential rains flooded Erie and caused widespread destruction. 75 families, including 75 Negro families from Franklin Terrace, were evacuated and housed in the city hall annex as Red Cross seeks shelter solutions. Water reached 15 feet in some areas and 9.03 inches fell in 24 hours, the strongest on record. No fatalities reported. temperatures plummeted across the Midwest and Appalachia.
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Erie
Franklin Terrace Housim
City Hall
Red Cross
Mill Creek
Midwest
Michigan
Bowling Green
U. S. Wead
Chicago
Colston Hurts 24 in Brooklyn Trolley Crash
A head on collision of two Brooklyn trolley cars left 24 hurt as responders rushed five to hospitals. Doctors reported no critical injuries among the victims.
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NEI York 7
Brooklyn
Fiversens
Farm league transfer shocks Pioneer baseball notes
A player from Morrh to Fresno has been sold to Fresno of the ja league, with Pioneer league president Jackell confirming today. The move involves a Pocatello out fielder and reshapes the early season rosters.
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Ray Jrrison
Pocatello
Fresno
Jackell
Pioneer League
Dutch Plan Split Java In Two Amid Far-Reaching Tactics
Indonesian forces began scorched earth tactics as Dutch troops pressed toward Malang and Jogjakarta. Arnhemia burned before evacuation as Indonesians reported a curfew in Jogjakarta and Dutch air raids near noon.
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Batavia
Java
Sumatra
People’s Army
Arnhemia
Medan
Malang
Jogjakarta
Semarang
Salatiga
Associated
Lawang
Soemedang
Tutjalengka
Bandoeng
Police arrest man with automatic pistol after Truman visit
Washington reports Lt. W L Stanley saying a man with an automatic pistol was arrested in a public restroom after President Truman's Senate visit. The suspect, Clifton R. H. Spires of Augusta Georgia, was booked on assault with intent to kill as links to the presidential trip remain unconfirmed. Edward F McGinnis notes Spires claimed the name. Traces tie to Bricker shooting incident earlier in the day.
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Washington (Ap
W. L. Stanley
Uniformed Police
The
Senate Today
Truman
Senate
Stanley
Capitol
Senate Bulding
Senator Breker
Ohio
Bricker
Washington
William Kaiser
Edward F. McGinnis
Clifton
R. H. Spires
Augusta
McGinnis
Spires
Veterans
Legion to Play Pocatello Juniors Schedule With Idaho Falls
Legion to Play Pocatello Juniors schedule lists games at Idaho Falls Friday at 3 30 pm and at Pocatello Saturday at 3 30 pm.
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Pocatello American Legion
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Idaho Legion Names Officers As Convention Ends
The Idaho American Legion convention concluded as officers were elected. Forecasters noted unsettled weather with clouds and a chance of local thunderstorms, temperatures reaching around 90 today with mild night lows near 55 to 58.
Soviet Agent Draws Fire Of Delegates
At Lake Success Andrei A Gromyko’s top deputy Alexei N Krasilnikov faced a severe rebuke from UN delegates. Britain’s Valentine Lawford called the speech deplorable while Col Hodgson of Australia praised press access and Hayden Raynor of the United States dismissed the Soviet remarks as ridiculous and irrelevant.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
U.N
Alexei N. Krasilnikov
Albania
Britain
Valentine G. Lawford
Col. W. R. Hodgson
Australia
Soviet Union
Hayden Raynor
United States
Krasilnikov
Early Baseball Scores and Lineups From Busy Night
Highlights include St Louis routing New York 8 to 6 with key hits by Kinder Moss Shea Page Lyons Johnson and Berra. Boston and Chicago split a doubleheader while Sain Mass Wyse Kush Chipman Scheffing powered a 12 to 1 win for Boston over Chicago.
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American St. Louis
New York
Kinder and Moss
Shea
Page
Lyons
Johnson and Berra
Boston
Chicago
Sain
Mass
Wyse, Kush, Chipman and Scheffing
Koslo
Cooper
Munger, Burkhart and Rice
Dewey Closes Party Bid At Pocatello
Governor Thomas E. Dewey continued his Idaho trip en route to Cheyenne after an overnight at Jenny’s Lake Wyoming. He planned a stop at Idaho Falls with GOP leaders and faced unconfirmed Oregon talks. Dewey leads in Idaho with 11 delegates and heads to Pocatello for Frontier Day rodeo before proceeding to Chicago.
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Dewey
Pocatello
Thomas FE
New York
Idaho
Jenny's Lake
Wyo
Teton Mountain Range
Idaho Falls
Oregon
Paul F. Lockwood
Ponatello
Cheyenne
Chicago
Owosso
Mich
Blonde Actress Judy Cook Asked In Hughes Inquiry
Judy Cook, a platinum blonde actress and swimmer, said she attended three parties at Howard Hughes’s Beverly Hills estate amid a senate committee probe into Hughes’s $20 million flying boat contract. She recalled guests including Elliott Roosevelt Faye Emerson Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes and army brass, and noted dinners on Sunset Strip before touring the Doheny Drive estate.
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Los Angeles
Judy Cook
Senate
Howard Hughes
Miss Cook
Hughes
Beverly Hills
Elliott Roosevelt
Faye Emerson
Jack Frye
Army
Frye
TWA
Roosevelt
Miss Emerson
Grand Canyon
Sunset Strip
Doheny Drive
Health Units Hold Boise Meeting On Routine Health Issues
Supervising nurses from Idaho's five health units gather for a three day session led by Florence Whipple director of public health nursing. Attendees include Mrs. Rona Whelan from Bannock county unit in Pocatello.
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Boise
Florence Whipple
Rona Whelan
Bannock County
Pocatello
Republicans Approve Probes Into Food Housing Costs
Senate GOP leaders approved a long list of investigations led by inquiries into rising living costs and housing problems. Chairman Taft of Ohio said sponsors must win senate or congressional approval to proceed. Most probes will run during the recess until next January and should not delay adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Taft R.ohio
GOP
Congressional
Congress
Taft
Truck Driver Dies in Montpelier Accident
A truck driver was killed when his vehicle left U.S. Highway 30 seven miles south of Montpelier and overturned. The dead man was identified as Leon M. Grant, 26, a recently employed bricklayer who had registered at the Montpelier hotel as Edward Platzer. Three other men were injured but released from Bear Lake hospital.
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Montpelier
Here
Gilbert Arnell
Leon M. Grant
Grant
U.S. Highway 30
Arnell
Montpelier Hotel
Edward Platzer
Bear Lake Hospital
Ruling Bars Weapon Evidence in Overell Yacht Death Trial
Superior Judge Kenneth Morrison barred admission of a four foot metal stanchion as the murder weapon in the Overell yacht deaths. The decision excludes the weapon from evidence for now but keeps the door open for future prosecutions. Louise Overell and George Gollum, on trial for the double slaying, watched as the ruling upheld defense claims the state failed to tie the weapon to defendants or place it in their possession.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Walter E. Overell
Kenneth E. Morrison
Ray H. Pinker
Los Angeles
Overell
Beulah
Morrison
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Labor Bill Delayed Until Fall by House Subcommittee
A House labor subcommittee shelved a bill to raise the national minimum wage by 50 percent and said no more meetings this session. Chairman McConnell of Pennsylvania indicated in fall hearings would cover the wage hour program and related areas.
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Washington
House Labor
McConnell
R-Pa
Idaho Man from Parma Dies in Reno En Route Home
John Franklin Barnett 24 of Parma Idaho died in Reno Nevada after illness that began 11 days earlier while returning from California where he worked in fruit orchards. Panera services planned at Parma. Survived by wife Edna and three children of Parma, mother Mrs. J. A. Hunter of Nampa, and brother Robert Barnett of Twin Falls.
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Reno
Nev
John Franklin Barnett
Parma
Idaho
California
Edna Barnett
J. A. Hunter
Nampa
Robert Barnett
Twin Falls
Giant Parade Marks Salt Lake Valley Centennial Milestone
Salt Lake City prepares for a centennial celebration as a massive parade winds through Main Street. Floats worth over 100000 dollars and 36 bands highlight Utah’s pioneer history ahead of Pioneer Day ceremonies and the dedication of the This and the Place monument led by George Albert Smith. Seven elderly Utah pioneers, including Mrs Mabel Young Sanborn, visited Nauvoo and Carthage sites, while the Sons of Utah Pioneers caravan returns after retracing the pioneers route with a city parade finale.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Main Street
Brigham Young
Salt Lake Valley
Young
Mormon
Plains
Nauvoo, Tl
Mahonri Young
LDS Church
George Albert Smith
Joseph Smith
Church
Carthage
Lll
Mabel Young Sanborn
Sons of Utah Pioneers
Idaho Lunch Committee Names Chairman
Final arrangements completed and chairmen appointed at a meeting of the state school lunch committee for hot lunch workshops this fall. Workshops will align with Idaho Education Association district meetings. Chairs are Janet Bryan at Pocatello and at Rigby with the IEA meeting at Idaho Falls.
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Boise
Idaho Education Association
Janet Bryan
Red Cross Nutrition
Pocatello
Rigby
IEA
Idaho Pails
Idaho Legion elects officers at 29th convention closing
North Idaho and Weiser bid for 1948 events as the Idaho department of the American Legion closes its 29th annual convention. Officers were elected late after delayed reports with Commander Charles R. Howe and others unopposed. Ed Rocert defeated Ernie Hood for publications. John Black of Pocatello to national delegate.
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Idaho Department of the American Legion
Finance Commission
FE. & Rawls
Lewiston
Board of Publications
Ed Rocert
Pocatello
Ernie Hood
Boise
Coeur d'Alene
Weiser
John Black
Russia
Rawls
Nicholas Ifft
Bill Galloway
The
Legion and Auxiliary
Harry Colmery
Kansas
Indonesia Plans Envoy Visit Amid U S Recognition Dilemmas
Sutan Sjahrir, ex premier of Indonesia, said he aims to visit the United States India and Australia on a mission for President Soekarno. The plan tests Washington's stance toward Indonesia's armed struggle with the Netherlands as London and The Hague weigh entry and diplomatic steps.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Netherlands
Sutan Sjahrir
Singapore
India
Australia
Soekarno
Britain
Wilhelmina
East Indies
Republic
Indonesia
Sjahrir
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Republican National Committee
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Colorado Springs
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England
Emigration Canyon
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Jack McQuade
J. C. Bangs
Ed Yates
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