U S Probes Dominate Public Lands Committee Row
Philadelphia reports 15 000 layoff at Pennsylvania railroad tied to coal miners strike. Russia faces pressure as US and Soviet delegates clash over peace talks. Sigrid Undset dies in Oslo at 67 after a stroke. California seismographs log a third quake in 20 hours near UC. Don Wilson divorce case sees cross complaint from wife. Major General Briant H. Wells dies in Long Beach. Booker McDaniel signs with Los Angeles Angels. Britain Labour conclaves call for more socialism amid tensions.
Senator Eastland Attacks Baldwin with Fiery Epithet
Washington reports a heated Senate hearing on anti communist legislation. Senator Eastland labeled C B Baldwin a GOSOB during testimony by Wallace campaign staff. Baldwin denied being a communist and questioned committee authority to require disclosure.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Eastland
D-Miss
C. B. Baldwin
Wallace
Progressive Party
Baldwin
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
ABC
Night of terror recalls ax killer in Pocatello
Residents of 1206 E Center, Mr and Mrs Charles Roscoe describe a dawn break in October 1947 when a burly intruder entered their home, took money from Mrs Roscoe and left with an axe left on a table before fleeing as police were alerted.
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Charles Roscoe
E. Center
Boise Heat Record Tied At 97 Degrees
Boisians endured a 97 degree Friday with the Weather Bureau noting the reading tied the city’s June 10 1918 record for hottest June day. The previous peak this year was 94 on May 26. Forecasters expected a drop on Saturday but warned temperatures could rebreak 90 as heat returned.
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Boise
Cards Sweep Pilot Series to end 3-0
The Pocatello Cardinals swept the Boise Pilots 10-6 to finish the series with three straight wins and prepare for a three game set against the Twin Falls Cowboys starting Saturday at 8 30 p m. Sherman Wankier from Levan Utah nearly pitched a complete game before Stanley Slack finished the win in relief after two outs in the ninth. A protest was filed by Mer Bill Stenger of Boise over a called third strike on Jim O'Brien.
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Pocatello Cardinals
Boise Pilots
Twin Falls Cowboys
Sherman Wankier
Blond Southpaw
Levan
Utah
Boise
Stanley Slack
Slack
al Spaziano
Mer Bill Stenger
Pilots
Ted Pelletier
Jim O'Brien
Rabbit Breeders Show Opens in Idaho Falls
The Eastern Idaho Rabbit Breeders Association opened its fourth annual show in Idaho Falls with judge John W Wells of Phoenix. Entries come from Washington Oregon Colorado Montana and Idaho. Trophies and cash prizes await winners. The show runs through Sunday and a banquet will be held tonight for exhibitors.
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Idaho Falls
Eastern Idaho Rabbit Breeders Association
John W Wells
Phoenix, Ariz
Washington
Oregon
Colorado
Montana
Idaho
Pioneer League twin pair results and standings
Woman and men teams from Idaho Falls Great Falls Salt Lake Billings Ogden and others posted scores in a Pioneer League event. Matches listed include Hurley and Danielson Lloyd and Tapp Manier and Stumpf Domen ichelli and Tresiera Sperato Moore Shepard Serota Kushner McCon eeeanr with varied results across the meets.
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Hurley
Danielson
Lloyd and
Tapp
Great Falls
Salt Lake
Manier
Stumpf
Domenichelli
Tresiera
Billings
Ogden
Sperato
W. Moore
Shepard
Serota
Kushner
Sheriff Raids TF Elks Club in Twin Falls
Twin Falls police raided the Elks Club at 5:40 p m seizing liquor and six slot machines in operation. No arrests were made and further legal action is pending. Justice of the Peace J O Pumphrey issued the search warrant. Chief Howard Gillette warned others they will face quick action.
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Twin Falls
Elks Club
Howard Gillette
Gillette
Justice of the Peace
J. O. Pumphrey
Jilette
Police Seek Leads in Taxi Kidnaping Case
Pocatello police followed multiple leads last night in a taxi kidnapping case. A driver, Jerry Breitweis er, 22, was bound and gagged by two men and a woman after picking them up at the bus depot. The trio fled in the stolen cab, leaving Breitweis er to call for help. the taxi was later found abandoned.
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Pocatello
Jerry Breitweiser
West Fremont
Breitweiser
Slaying Shocks University Community In Boulder Creek
Roy G. Spore Jr., 19, a Denver native and second year engineering student, was found beaten in Boulder Creek near the campus after an alleged assault that also involved 18 year old Doris Ann Weaver. Weaver survived with head injuries after being struck from behind. police described a man with a weapon and a “terrible look.” The victim wore a leg cast from a recent street-accident collision. The weapon was described as a pipe fragment.
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Boulder
Colo
Colorado University
Star Engineering
Roy G. Spore, Jr
Denver
Boulder Creek
Spore
Rights dispute over Columbia Valley Administration hearings
Washington lawmakers in the house public lands committee argued over whether the panel could consider legislation to establish a Columbia Valley Administration. Rep. Peterson led the group while Reps. Welch and Engle challenged the authority, contending the issue rests with the public works committee.
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7AP
Washington Service
House Public Lands Committee
Columbia Valley Administration
Peterson
D-Fla
Truman
CIA
Reclamation Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Welch
D-Calif
House Public Works Committee
Public Lands Group
Rep
Murdock
D-Ariz
CVA
Court Holds Eater as Deserter in Air Force Trial
Pvt Delbert E Hill, 35, of Philadelphia, known on stage as Donna Delbert the fire eater, was convicted by an Air Force court martial for four years of desertion after leaving duty in 1945. He received two years hard labor and a bad conduct discharge. He claimed absence without leave and denied desertion, while prosecutors showed recovered clothes and described Hill in a female impersonation act. He plans to return to stage work in America with past circus ties.
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Eng
Air Force
Pvt
Delbert E. Hill
Donna Delbert
Hill
Japan
George E. Koontz
Newcastle
Demon Fire Eater
America
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Frostie the Skiing Dog Dies at Sun Valley
Frostie, a famous Labrador and the only dog to master skiing, died last night at a Twin Falls animal hospital after a sudden dis temper attack. The year old coal black dog had learned to balance on waxed hickories atop Sun Valley's Dollar mountain, becoming a familiar sight with his colorful fastcap as he skied better than many humans.
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Sun Valley
Frostie
Twin Falls
Coal Black
Dollar Mountain
Hutchings Honored As Top Pocatello Life Insurance Agent
M P Hutchings of Pocatello received a gold wrist watch from Mutual Benefit Life Insurance in Salt Lake City for submitting at least one application weekly over ten years. He has sold $2,006,000 in insurance and has lived in Pocatello since 1939, originally from Idaho Falls.
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Pocatello
M. P. Hutchings
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
Salt Lake City
N. Bridger
Idaho Falls
Wankier Leads Boise Past Pocatello In Eight Inning Victory
Boise beats Pocatello 12 to 6 as Wankier earns the win in relief with 8 patent 2-3 innings. Noyes allows 10 runs while Wankier strikes out 4 and 10 walks, with Koenie Dean Nenna and Williams driving in multiple runs. Balk and Wankier contribute significant hits and defensive plays in the slugfest.
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Lamar
Nenna
Constantino
Dean
Wankier
RBI
Koenie
Phipps
Williams
Zich
Koenig
O'Brien
Slack
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Noyes
Valentine
Balk Wankier
Boise
Pocatello
Czaplewski
Lewandowski Ss
Barczewski
Morgan
Renee Wankier
P Serene Big
Poe
Motala
FBI Report Tells Tale of Red Intrigue and Espionage
Read aloud at Judith Coplon trial extracts from an FBI document describe two War Department aides on the secret Russian desk suspected of passing data to the NKVD. The data slips reference espionage networks, meetings with U S officers, and possible deaths tied to a Russian agent.
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FBI
War Department
NKVD
Judith Coplon
U.S. Army
Miss Coplon
Valentine A. Gubitchev
United Nations
New York
Trina
Iraida) Efimovna Aleksander
Bothidar Kossi
Mir
William Hermann Eckart Johnson
Annette F. Johnson
Washington, D. C
Pocatello Opens New Municipal Pool to Big Teen Crowd
Melvin Stuart and Newell Booth led more than 5600 children at the pool’s opening in Pocatello. Stuart won swim fins while Booth received a beach ball. Booth’s father, Wayne Booth, the recreation director, asked the prize be donated to the pool. Prizes presented by the city recreation commission.
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Pocatello
Bryan Blackhurst
Tribune
Orval Baker
Robert Hilliard
Melvin Stuart
Newell Booth
Stuart
Wayne Booth
City Recreation Commission
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