Higher Court Dismisses Paper Charge
The U S Supreme Court voided a Florida contempt conviction against the Miami Herald and editor John Pennekamp for publishing two editorials and a cartoon. The 8 to 0 ruling held public criticism of legal procedures does not threaten a fair administration of justice. Justice Reed stated free comment remains essential to open public discourse.
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Supreme Court Today
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John D. Pennekamp
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High Tribunal
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Frankfurter
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Rutledge
Justice Reed
Ghormley Laudation At Idaho Commencement
At University of Idaho commencement Admiral Hubert Lee Ghormley urged military strength as essential to international policy. The 44 year Navy veteran received an honorary doctor of laws as 188 graduates were conferred degrees, the smallest class in years. Florence Corbett Johnston and Arthur Adair attended as surviving members from 1896.
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Moscow
Idaho
Hubert Lee Ghormley
University of Idaho
Ghormley
Arthur P. Adair
Sea Cliff
Long Island
N. Y
Riots Break Out in Bombay Mill District
Fresh rioting erupted today between caste Hindus and untouchables in Bombay’s dock area. A policeman fired into the crowd as rioters hurled soda bottles. A state of emergency was declared in a mill district after three days of clashes left six dead and 63 hurt.
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Bombay
Weed Eradication Program Discussed by County Board
Boyd Baxter county extension agent met with the board of county commissioners to discuss weed control. W H Jensen the chairman said the board has spent much to foster a clean cultivation program but farmers are not responding satisfactorily.
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Boyd Baxter
Board of County Commissioners
W. H. Jensen
Quake Kills 600 In East Turkey
Government officials report the earthquake in East Turkey likely killed over 600 people. Villages in Mus and Erzurum provinces were wiped out and planes were used to deliver food medicine and supplies to the stricken area.
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Turkey
Istanbul
Mus
Erzurum
Feri Kansagil
Erzincan
Truman weighs action on Case strike control bill
Senate leader Barkley said he has no idea what President Truman will do about the Case strike control bill. The measure, pending since Congress acted last Wednesday, faces a June 12 deadline to sign or veto. White House aides circulate options amid pro and con from CIO and business leaders.
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Senate
Barkley
Kentuky
White House
Truman
CIO
Philip Murray
Ross
William K. Jackson
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Train Derailment Kills 90, Injures 60 Near Hengyang
Canton News reports about 90 passengers killed and over 60 injured when four cars of the northbound Canton Hankow train derailed on a bridge 60 miles south of Hengyang last Thursday.
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Canton
China
Canton News
Committee Okays Nine Month War Powers Extension
The Senate judiciary committee approved an eight to three extension of the second war powers act to March 31, 1947. Reconversion Director John W Snyder and Civilian Production Administrator John D Small sought a year beyond June 30 but the panel stuck to the March deadline. The House already passed the measure ending wartime authority to seize private property and removing free postage for armed forces members.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
John W Snyder
John D. Small
House
Senate
Drowner at Caldwell Pool Identified as Carpenter Jr.
Harry Carpenter Jr., 9, drowned yesterday while swimming with his parents at Caldwell pool. The incident went unnoticed as the parents prepared to leave after closing time at nine. The body was recovered about 30 minutes after, triggering an investigation.
June Bursts Forth Across Pocatello Weather
Summer arrives as Pocatello enjoys 82 high and 52 low with no rainfall. The mean reaches 67 while the normal is 58, plus a 17 degree departure. Tonight and Tuesday look cooler with highs near 80.
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Sol
Pocatello
Hyar
Weather Bureau
Italians Vote On Monarchy In Plebiscite Referendum
Italians vote on whether the nation becomes a monarchy or a republic as turnout nears 65 percent. Republican Randolfo Pacciardi notes 60 65 percent support but warns of irregularities. Monarchist estimates predict Umberto II winning at least 60 percent with the poll closing at noon.
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Rome
Italy
Constituent Assembly
Randolfo Pacciardi
House of Savoy
Umberto
Dispatches
Interior
Giuseppe Romita
Idaho Falls Cyclists Plan Yellowstone Tour Revival
Plans to revive the national motorcycle tour to Yellowstone National Park are set for June 14 15 and 16. Representatives of the Pocatello Motorcycle club confer red with cyclist enthusiast Joe Blasius of Idaho Falls on plans for the event this year.
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Idaho Falls
Yellowstone National Park
Pocatello Motorcycle Club
Joe Blasius
Gossett to Answer Taylor Charges in Idaho Senate Row
Sen. Charles C. Gossett plans to answer charges from Sen. Glen H. Taylor and will have plenty to say. He spoke after the Republican ticket in 1930 and his 1938 vote for Herbert Hoover are noted.
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Boise
Charles C. Gossett
Idaho
Glen H. Taylor
Herbert Hoover
Agriculture Dept Lends Wheat to Short Mills for Flour
The Agriculture Department will loan wheat to grain short mills to supply flour in areas with reduced bread stocks. Under conservation, civilian flour distribution is cut 25 percent below last year. Loaned grain must be replaced from this year’s crop and is limited to mills with wheat and flour totaling less than half the June domestic grind.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Former President of Russia Dies
Former president of the Soviet Union Michael I. Kalinin died after a severe illness at age 70, announced by Moscow radio. Kalinin had served as chairman of the presidium of the Supreme Soviet before being succeeded on March 19 by Nikolai M. Shvernik and remained a presidium member.
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London
Michael I. Kalinin
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Kalinin
Supreme Soviet
Nikolai M. Shvernik
All-Union Soviet Trade Council
Presidium
Clemency Denied for Willie Francis by State Board
The Louisiana state pardon board unanimously refused clemency for Willie Francis, 18, the St. Martinville killer who survived a failed death penalty electrocution on May 3. The board left commutation to Gov. Davis, with an executive reprieve expiring June 7 and a new execution date to be set by the governor.
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State
Willie Francis
St. Martinville
Davis
Francis
Police Identify Body From Clearwater River Near Lenore
The body of a man recovered Saturday from the Clearwater river was tentatively identified as Ron ald Patrick Murphy 29 of Pendleton Oregon. A social security card on the body listed Warm Springs Lumber Co Warm Springs Oregon as the employer. The body was retrieved three miles above Lenore after sighting by a passing train crew.
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Clearwater River
Ronald Patrick Murphy
Pendleton
Ore
Warm Spings Lumber Co
Warm Springs
Lenore
Nation Strike Totals Drop to 371000 in Labor Row
The nation's idle in labor disputes fell to 371000 as 400000 soft coal workers returned to government mines. 75000 Pennsylvania hard coal miners remain out and 115000 NYC commuters face impact from Hudson tubes strike. CIO Maritime union seeks foreign aid for June threat.
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New York City
Hudson River Tubes
CIO
John L. Lewis
New York
Lewis
AFL United Mine Workers
United States Steel Corporation
Utah
UMW
Hudson River
Hudson and Manhattan
Buckley Sues Over May Grain Ceiling Change Halt
Chicago grain futures trading stalled for an hour and a half as Robert Buckley sought an injunction against increased ceilings on old contracts. Judge Shaw refused, saying Buckley can pursue damages in court rather than halt the Chicago Board of Trade operations.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Robert Buckley
Charles W. Buckley
Chicago Commission House
Elwyn R. Shaw
Buckley
Board of Trade
Exchange
Shaw
Chinese Reds Seize Four Manchurian Cities
Communist spokesman Lu Ting Yi said four government held Manchurian cities were captured Anshan Haicheng Tashihkiao and Yingchow with no further Communist retreat in the civil war Chiang Kai Shek returned to Nanking to push peace talks and Marshall outlined a new truce plan Chou En Lai met with Marshall for six hours on the proposal.
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Lu Ting-Yi
Chiang Kai-Shek
George C. Marshall
Madame Chiang
Peiping
Manchuria
Marshall
Chou En-Lai
Anshan
Haicheng
Tashihkiao
Yingchow
Chingchow
Utah Probes Death
An inquest will be held tomorrow before City Judge Arthur Mays into the death of Mrs. Berney Miera 31 a mother of 10 who fell from a moving car at a downtown street corner. Autopsy shows skull fracture and four men remain detained for investigation with a fifth released after officials learned he had Palout in the car.
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Salt Lake City
Arthur Mays
Berney Miera
Palout
Uquer
Court Grants Japs 10 Days
The Tokyo tribunal opened for wartime trials with 26 defendants allowed 10 more days to prepare their defense. The judges will reconvene to hear the prosecution’s opening statement and rulings on two defense motions. Navy Captain Coleman said two weeks to months were needed. prosecutors noted their six months of preparation.
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Tokyo
Japan
War Ministry
Navy
Beverly M. Coleman
Washington
Reckless driving charge filed in Jerome case
Shirley Reinhart, 16, of Twin Falls faces a reckless driving complaint after a car he drove overturned east of Jerome, injuring Hideo Sakai who suffered a possible skull fracture. Purdy said the vehicle had no one at the wheel and overturned twice as it traveled about 45 mph.
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Jerome
Shirley Reinhart
Twin Falls
Here
Hideo Sakai
St. Valentine's Hospital
Wendell
Purdy
Reinhart
Army Dispatches 100 Engineers to Idaho Flood Zone
Fort Lewis engineers join emergency relief, bringing total to about 700 workers aiding flood relief along the Kootenai river in Bonners Ferry Idaho with rations and supplies for the stricken area.
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Wash
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Kootenai River
Records and Flights Mark 1 000 Kilometer Race
Washington reports deny resignation of Edward Tinius Jr as U S representative to the United Nations. A P 80 jet set a world record for 1000 kilometers at 462 mph in a Dayton St Louis round trip of 1 hour 20 minutes 31 seconds. Lt Henry Johnson of Wright Field broke the prior 440 mph record. The House sent to the Senate a Bear River water rights bill for Utah Idaho and Wyoming with interior department participation. an expense authorization was removed on Rep Cole's motion.
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Ohio
St. Louis
Henry Johnson
Wright Field
Washington
House
Senate
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Idaho
Wyoming
Bear River
Interior Department
Cole
R-N. Y
Memorial day holiday toll hits 292 fatalities
During a four day Memorial day holiday period ending at midnight 292 people died. Drownings totaled 74 and 54 perished in other incidents such as shootings stabbings fires and plane crashes. Pennsylvania recorded 37 deaths the highest by state followed by California with 18. State tallies include Idaho 11 Utah 10 Washington 41 3 Wyoming 10 Oregon 23.
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Pennsylvania
California
Walter Johnson in Critical Condition with Brain Tumor
Doctors at Georgetown Hospital report Walter Johnson remains seriously ill with a brain tumor. Johnson, once a star pitcher for a Weiser team in Idaho, is under close observation as physicians assess his condition.
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Washington
Walter Johnson
Georgetown Hospital
Johnson
Weiser
Idaho
Soviet Critics Target Byrnes and Hoover in U S Debate
Moscow papers attack U S Secretary of State James Byrnes and former President Herbert Hoover. Korovin says Byrnes seeks UN General Assembly power beyond the charter and IU cites Hoover as a reactionary. Izvestia notes Byrnes offered no new facts in a recent press conference. New Times adds commentary.
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Moscow
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Herbert Hoover
United
EF Korovin
Trud
Byrnes
United Nations General Assembly
United Nations
Hoover
Korovin
United States
Izvestia
International promises fail to ease famine, says magazine
The magazine criticizes efforts to relieve famine claiming assurances, resolutions, and a large international organization have not fed the hungry. It argues that promises and world trips have yielded little results to date.
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Wamme
Flood Waters Recede After Severe Pennsylvania Floods
In Philadelphia area floods from 20 hours of rain killed at least three people and stranded 33 Cub Scouts on a Perkiomen River island. Rescue efforts and Red Cross response followed as waters receded, with multiple areas including Manayunk and Collegeville heavily affected.
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Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Schuylkill River
Weather Bureau
Manayunk
Fairmount Park
Reading Company
Baltimore and Clio
Bungalows
Perkiomen Creek
Collegeville
Robert Montgomery
Paul Shafer
Philadelphia Red Cross
Robert
Former Premier Dies in Soochow Execution
Shanghai reports the execution of Chen Kung-Po, former premier and second president of the Nanking government under Japanese control, who was branded a traitor to his country.
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Shanghai
Chen Kung- Po
Nanking
Soochow
Lewiston Gradual Dents Will Receive State Exercises
Lewiston residents will participate in gradual drills as part of a state exercise program. Local officials outline aims to test readiness and coordination across agencies during the scheduled event.
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Lewiston Dents
Lewiston
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