West Powers Propose Talks With Soviet
The city of Pocatello moves to secure its water supply by filing for 54 cubic feet per second of subterranean water with Idaho’s Department of Reclamation. William J. Speir, city water superintendent, says the 35 million gallons daily filing supports present needs and 50 years of growth. Present use averages nine million gallons daily with a yearly rise of 0.5 million gallons. This is the first subterranean water filing in Idaho cities, intended to protect underground water rights through priority filing.
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Pocatello
State Department of Reclamation
William J. Speir
Speir
Idaho
Yugoslavia protests arrest in Cominform murder case
Belgrade reports the Yugoslav information office accuses Hungary of arresting Zhovko Boarov, secretary at the Yugoslav legation in Budapest, in the Milos Moic murder and violating diplomatic immunity. It says Yugoslavia filed an official protest as the Cominform quarrel deepens.
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Yugoslav Information Office
Budapest
Zhovko Boarov
Milos Moic
Boarov
Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Communist Congress
Marshal Tito
Giani Gambi swam the English Channel in record time
Dover reports Italian breeder Giani Gambi completed the English Channel swim in 12 hours and 36 minutes on Wednesday. Executives note other city items including Connor promising to jail Senator Glen Taylor if he returns to Birmingham and violates the law.
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Dover
England
Giani Gambi
Marion Junction
Ala
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Birmingham
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Berlin Mayor Defies Russian Order Amid Four-Power Rift
Berlin's anti-communist mayor Frau Louise Schroeder refused a Russian order to dismiss the deputy police chief. Backed by three western commandants, she argued Berlin remained under four-power rule and could not obey a one-power command, highlighting the fight for city control amid the currency exchange turmoil.
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West
Berlin
Frau Louise Schroeder
Filibuster 123 Years Old May Kill Present Session
Washington report notes filibustering as a long standing tactic. It describes a senator with iron constitution hidden behind heavy speech and stubborn stamina. The piece questions how the floor can be held when voices fade and rules lack loudness requirements.
Dog makes rapid rise to honorary vice president role
In Garwood New Jersey Magnus Chemical Co. Inc. promotes a beagle mix named Magnus to honorary vice president after he spent weeks at the gate of the plant. He will serve as assistant watchman and is described as an executive type on the job 24 hours a day.
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Garwood
N. J
Magnus
Magnus Chemical Co., Inc
Robert W. Mitchell
Fort Hall Woman Reclaims Purse After Finder Contact
Irene Edma of Fort Hall reported losing a purse that was found by a Pocatello resident who notified Tyhee store staff. Sheriff Alma Marley asked the finder to deliver the address to the office. a second call from Harry Burkey led to contacting the Indian woman and recovering the item.
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Pocatello
Tyhee
Alma Marley
Pocatello Tribune
Tribune
Harry BE
Burkey
East Lander
Inew
Pioneer League All Star South shines in tight clash
South squad leaders Franks Savarese Robertson and Kuehl top a long list of players like Danielson Tiesiera Torres White Stillwell Waters Lehman and Tapp in a 36 6 16 1 scoreline showing strong pitching and hitting across the roster.
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Savarese
Robertson
Kuehl
Danielson
Tiesiera
Torres
White
Stillwell
Waters
Lehman
Tapp
Wilburn
Road bids opened for Yellowstone highway resurfacing project
Bids will be opened Friday for resurfacing and widening 514 miles of the Yellowstone highway between Thornton and Rexburg. District highway engineer C A Kelly said the road will be widened six feet.
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Thornton
Rexburg
C. A. Kelly
Resolution Calls For Adjournment
Sen. Olin D. Johnston introduces a joint resolution urging Congress to adjourn next Saturday until December 31. A companion measure from Rep. Frederick C. Smith moves in the House Rules Committee awaiting action. Johnston plans to seek a Senate floor vote soon.
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Washington
Olin D. Johnston
Congress
Senate
House
Frederick C. Smith
Ohio
House Rules Committee
Johnson
Prices Jump As Congress Shelves Inflation Bill
Prices rise across goods from cigarettes to metals while meat prices fall in some areas as public protests spread from Washington to Dallas. Attorney General Tom Clark expands anti trust offices and surveys price fixing on food, clothing and housing amid high prices and private power. Senator McGrath denounces greedy price boosts by industry as lawmakers delay action on anti inflation measures.
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Congress
Washington
Dallas
Tom Clark
Anti-Trust
McGrath
D-R. I
Floods drown 27 in South Cholla province
The Korean Pacific Press reported 27 persons drowned and 254 missing in flash floods in South Cholla province after heavy rains. More than 7,000 were left homeless as torrents poured down treeless mountain slopes.
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Seoul
Cholla
Sugar company officials push weed control and early planting
Utah Idaho Sugar officials in Idaho Falls emphasize weed elimination and early planting and irrigation during a district meeting after a day-long tour of plots in the Upper Snake River valley. Field man William Berge notes weeds lower land value and crop yields, raise costs, and reduce market value across crops.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Snake River Valley
United States
William Berge
Suzarity Field
Gunmen Slay Industrialist in Chicago Traffic Ambush
Nathan Gumbin 56 founder of General Fiber Co was killed in a rush hour ambush on Chicago's south side. His son Owen 19 escaped unharmed as gunmen in a rival car fired a shotgun into Gumbin's face after pulling alongside their Cadillac. Police cite no motive yet but say the pair had just left a plant meeting about labor issues.
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Chicago
Nathan Gumbin
General Fiber Co
Gumbin
Owen
Cross Country Flight Possible For Reservists To New York Dedication
Local reservists from the 15th Bombardment Squadron based in Spokane may travel to New York for a dedication. The 46 members from Pocatello, Idaho are 15 days into active duty training, organized by Lt Col Charles Ward with Maj Bud Mackenzie and Maj Stanley Gagan directing flight schedules on B-29s in cooperation with the 92nd and 98th bombardment groups.
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New York
15Th
Spokane Air Force Base
Washington
Pocatello 15Th
Idaho
Washington Air Base
Pocatello
May
Bud Mackenzie
Bud Morgan
Strategic Air Command
Spokane
Charles Ward
Purina Mills
Stanley Gagan
Idaho Falls
92Nd
98Th Bombardment
German Blast Kills Over 300 Workers
A second blast at the I. G. Farben Chemical plant in Ludwigshafen Germany after a Wednesday explosion that left between 500 and 800 dead per police, with U S estimates of 300 known dead and thousands injured. The U S army tallies 2700 treated for blast injuries and 3500 more hurt by collapsing walls and flying glass.
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Ludwigshafen
Germany
I. G. Farben Chemical Company
U.S. Army
U5. Army
Republicans Postpone Anti-Poll Tax Action in Senate
Washington news accounts report Congress delaying major Civil Rights action as Republicans prepare to bring up an anti poll tax bill. Southern Democrats threaten filibuster while Taft warns of difficult odds to beat it. House already passed the measure and debate continues amid inflation concerns.
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Congress
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Nebraska
Truman
Hoey
DNC
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Senate
House
Russell
White House
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Budwin
Cain
R-Wash
Snow on Peaks Sets Early Record in Wallace District
John Martin, dispatcher at Wallace district forestry headquarters, reported one inch of snow on Sunset Peak north of Wallace with lighter amounts on Little Guard and other high peaks. Sunset Peak stands at 6424 feet as the season starts.
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Wallace
John Martin
Wallace District
Sunset Peak
Floyd wins Sequoyah county sheriff nomination in runoff
Floyd Sallisaw Oklahoma Democrat Floyd, brother of the late Pretty Boy Floyd, captured the Sequoyah county sheriff nomination in the Oklahoma runoff with a margin over incumbent Henry Jones. Unofficial returns show Floyd leading the field in the first primary with strong backing from supporters who advertised he is honest.
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Sallisaw
Okla
Marshall launches UN inquiry into communist agents
Secretary of State Marshall named three private citizens to study if communist agents or other dangerous aliens are entering the United States via the United Nations organization. The panel Michael B. McKelway James H. Rowe Jr. and Marcellus Shield will assess whether U.S. and UN laws protect against security threats and will not focus on any specific individuals.
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Marshall
United States
United Nations Organization
Marshal
B. M. McKelway
The
Washington Star
James H. Rowe, Jr
Commission On Organization
Executive
Marcellus C. Shield
House
Appropriations Committee
U.S
Lake Success
Arkady A
Californian seeks Irish bride in bold letters
Bert Stone a 40 year old bachelor from San Fernando California wrote the Dublin Evening Mail asking for help locating an Irish wife. He described the bride as short and well built and offered a car clothes money and return passage if dissatisfied. He said his Navy past exposed him to many cultures and he would take an Irish colleen.
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San Fernando
Califo Pi
Bert Stone
Dublin
Stone
United States Navy
Driver Goes to Jail in Drunken Driving Case
Donald Thorpe of Lava Hot Springs was fined $100 and costs after appearing before Probate Judge Charlies W. Hyde on drunken driving charges. Arrested two miles north of Pocatello by Lt. J. F. Bedingfield, Thorpe was committed to Bannock county jail in lieu of payment.
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Donald Thorpe
Lava Hot Springs
Charlies W. Hyde
Thorpe
Pocatello
J. F. Bedingfield
Bannock County
Allies Ready To Present New Formula
A British official said Britain, France, and the United States are prepared to present to Russia their conditions for talks on a general European settlement of East West tensions. Washington officials declined comment on broadening German discussions. Secretary of State Marshal announced the Western powers’ Berlin crisis plan remains secret and urged reticence. The Berlin formula would be shown to Molotov in the coming days.
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Britain
France
United States
Russia
State Department
Washington
Marshal
Berlin
Jews Report Violations Of Cease Fire
In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv both sides accused each other of cease fire violations. Israel said a supply convoy to Jewish outposts in the southern desert was attacked by Egyptian forces. U N observers were dispatched and came under fire for over an hour. A memo claimed one Jewish soldier was killed and 12 wounded when Arabs attacked Mount Zion. Arabs accused Jews of mortars and an accidental house explosion.
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Palestine
Israel
Tel Aviv
U.N
Truce Come Mission
Mount Zion
Old City
Taylor to Discuss President's Message on Radio
Two networks will air remarks by Henry A. Wallace and Idaho Senator Glen Taylor about President Truman's special session address. Wallace will speak at 9 p.m. MST on NBC as Progressive party candidate, while Taylor will broadcast from Grand Rapids, Michigan on ABC at 11 p.m. MST Saturday where he is VP candidate.
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Taylor
New York
Henry A. Wallace
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Truman
Congress
NBC
Wallace
Grand Rapids
Mich
ABC
Trueman
Temperature plunge chills Pocatello after July heatwave
A 35 mph gale in Pocatello drove the thermometer down 23 degrees in hours. Tuesday's heat in the 90s gave way to a high around 68 on Wednesday, with slightly warmer weather and a forecast near 175 later today.
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Billings
Boise
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New York
Trace Omaha
Seeenee
Salt Lake
Idaho
Idahoans Shivering in July As Touch of Fall Hits State
Idaho shivered with a hint of autumn as cooler air moved in across the state. Some places reported near freezing or below, snowfall atop higher peaks, and record July lows at Boise and other stations.
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Boise
Idaho Falls
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