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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1947
Page
1
Republicans ready a counter-blast on the economy issue if President Truman vetoes the tax reduction bill as expected. The White House said Truman will act Monday and send a message to Congress on the tax bill.
The piece notes a looming U S veto threat over a $500 million credit deadline with China’s civil war and inflation worsening. Taft and Taber accuse President Truman of resisting budget cuts and favoring spending, signaling a heated 1948 campaign clash.
Harold W. Hilliard of Greenville Idaho won the first parcel in a drawing for lands from the former Hunt Idaho war relocation center. Lieutenant Governor Donald A. Whitehead drew the first number, with Beverly Lance assisting as five year old. Winners receive partially cleared or raw land on the Minidoka project along with surplus buildings and basic homestead items.
Paul Refoule a 36 year old artist, was arrested in Atlanta on sodomy charges after his wife Peggy reported alleged abuse. He signed a statement admitting to six perversion acts, bond set at 10000, preliminary hearing waived, case to grand jury Tuesday. Police suspect a murder probe also involved.
James Lee Harbin 28 state prisoner serving for assault with a deadly weapon in Shoshone county died Saturday at a Boise hospital after an illness of several months. He had been in the hospital since April 30 after 30 days at the state penitentiary. Harbin, received September 11, 1946, faced a four months to two year sentence. Graveside services at the prison Sunday at 2 p.m. Maj. Jam Hoobstad of the Salvation Army will conduct. He is survived by his wife Helen and five stepchildren.
Half a million pounds of sugar were sold in Pocatello over three days after rationing ended. Store managers deny shortages and report no disorderly rush, with demand fueled by fright and a long gap in supply. Price controls may have prevented a stampede, says O. W. Steele of Zion's Wholesale Grocery as canning season approaches.
The article notes a swing in Truman diplomacy back to using U S resources for global recovery. Secretary of State Marshall urged European self initiative in economic planning while American aid remains available for cooperation, addressing suspicions of U S dominance without detailing figures.
A chapter of the National Secretaries Association forms in Pocatello led by National Registrar Mrs. Claudia Smith of Kansas City Missouri. The Boise chapter is the only other Idaho unit with over 15,000 members nationwide and more than 250 chapters. The group emphasizes social, educational and professional aims with monthly dinners and a magazine The Secretary. Membership requires only character and efficiency.
Vincent Wice a 31 year old milk wagon driver and father of an infant son was machine gunned to death on a Saturday near the Hudson river waterfront in a crowded tenement area. Police are puzzled by the motive. Wice a army veteran and purple heart recipient was shot from a black sedan after a man jumped out 50 feet ahead on 47th street. His wife Alice 21 said he argued with a man in a tavern last January but the dispute was brief.
The Missouri Des Moines rivers flood vast farmland, displacing over 24,000 and submerging more than 1,000,000 acres. Ottumwa Iowa evacuates about 8,000, with the Mississippi crest forecast to top all prior records from Keokuk to Louisiana.
Judge E G Houde of 815 South Arthur marked his 90th birthday with friends and gifts including cards and neckties. A former justice of the peace, he recalled early health struggles and noted his Cleveland born son Edward H lives there. He has two grandsons Bert E and Donald R, the latter living with uncle Robert Minshew in Twin Falls.
Weather recap for Father’s Day week notes warm conditions across the region. Needles Arizona hits 107 while Las Vegas tops 104 with no rain reported. Pocatello data shows 75/51, mean 63, normal 61, departure 35. Surrounding stations report fair conditions with Boise 73/45 and Salt Lake City 81/50.
The New Commonwealth society led by Winston Churchill asks Prime Minister Attlee to arrange an early meeting of Truman Stalin and Churchill to craft an atomic control plan. The group aims for an international police force and notes UN atomic talks show deep differences. The British government has been cool to a heads of state conference.
Ogden Reds defeat Pocatello Cardinals 4-2 in Pioneer League action to move 2-0 up in the series. Jim Zavitka notches his sixth win aided by stellar defense including Fred Rickert’s shoestring catch and two double plays. Ray Mederios and Bob Murphy pace Ogden with key hits, while Tom O’Laughlin and Ray Winbladh drive runs for the Cardinals in the sixth.
Union Pacific announces B. F. Wells as assistant general manager in charge of the road south central district with Salt Lake City headquarters. Wells previously served as general superintendent of the eastern district based in Cheyenne. The south central district covers Utah Idaho and California.
The House Committee on Un-American Activities labeled the Southern Conference for Human Welfare a camouflaged communist front. It cites Henry Wallace Melvyn Douglas Dorothy Parker Paul Robeson and others as linked figures and plans to monitor Wallace's Washington speech on June 16 1947 with observers at the event.
Pocatello Mayor George R. Phillips urged residents to stop using firecrackers during the Fourth of July period. He cited a city ordinance banning sale within the city and noted nearby stands outside city limits still offer them. He asked for community cooperation to reduce this nuisance and protect veterans affected by explosions.
Joseph Curran head of the CIO National Maritime Union says his delegation was invited out of a conference with shipowners and that no contract exists as of June 15. He warned the union would stop work at midnight Sunday while marine engineers again indicated nonparticipation in the planned strike.
Katherine McDougall daughter of Judge and Mrs E McDougall was moved to Salt Lake City for further care after a head injury from an automobile crash near Mountain Home on June 3. She had been treated at St Luke's Boise and then at St Anthony in Pocatello with no change in condition.
The U S automobile industry faced labor stoppages this week reducing output by about 5 000 passenger cars while operating at around 65 percent capacity. Grain supply and coal mine uncertainties threaten production further, with 72 300 cars built this week and roughly 1 567 000 for the year so far, contingent on steel and coal supplies improving.
Boise outscored Salt Lake 14 to 10 in a nine inning tilt. Pocatello trailed Ogden 11 to 2 after six innings but rallied to 11 runs in the final frame. Twin Falls defeated Idaho Falls 12 to 10 in a high scoring clash.
A Capital Airlines airliner crashed on a mountain hillside near Leesburg Virginia killing all 50 aboard. Ground observers report instant death for most. wreckage scattered on rugged terrain seven miles south of Charlestown. Local and national officials respond as investigators examine the charred remains and scattered personal belongings.
Paris reports she asked Russia to discuss the U S secretary of state Marshall plan while Bevin travels to Paris for talks. Britain and Western European diplomats signal broad support as the Soviet press denounces the plan as economic imperialism.
Senator Ferguson urged the department to publish the Molotov Ribbentrop papers revealing talks between Molotov and Ribbentrop before the 1939 non aggression pact. The Nazi documents, captured by American troops, detail foreign policy from 1937 to 1941.
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