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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1946
Page
1
Britain warns India that if Hindu Congress and Muslim League cannot form a provisional national government, an interim regime will be set up with willing Indians. The Viceroy proposes a five member cabinet to test self rule, signaling a shove toward flight for unwilling factions.
Bertram M. Campbell a Floral Park bookkeeper who served 40 months in Sing Sing for forgery but later freed after another man confessed was awarded 115000 by New York state for humiliation loss of liberty and earnings. The court of claims ruled him a victim of a miscarriage of justice and granted the payment.
Washington officials forecast a squeeze in dietary fats with butter supplies falling to about 60 million pounds monthly by October. Meat and dairy outputs also shrink while canned fruits and vegetables rise. overall civilian per capita consumption remains high but below wartime peaks.
Moscow dispatch reports, from Paris meeting of the big four, that the United States aims to repair relations while Italy faces heavy British demands. Bidault appears poised to become provisional French president and may form a one party cabinet to resolve the crisis.
Herschel Johnson acting United States delegate told the United Nations Security Council he would abstain from voting on a British proposal to send the Spanish case to the General Assembly without recommendations.
In Paris the conference of foreign ministers adjourned after two and a half hours of talks on the Italian problem. The four ministers shifted to reparations with hopes of compromise following yesterday’s display of a more lenient Soviet attitude toward Italy. The reparations discussion resumed today after sessions began Saturday.
Dr H H Hughart said 15 or 16 stitches were needed to close a wound Luther Tapp of the Idaho Falls Russets suffered when spiked by Sally Hemus in a home plate crash. Tapp may be out for a week or more.
Two Conley line buses were fired on the Paintsville Logan route near Buffalo three miles east of Paintsville. Eight bullets hit a bus bound for Paintsville and three bullet holes appeared in another bus en route to Logan. Sheriff spokesman confirmed the incident though no comment was available from the Sheriff.
Immediate settlement of the 35 day old strike by British Columbia loggers and millworkers faded today after new union demands emerged. The move followed negotiations that ended the work stoppage and shifted discussions toward resolving labor disputes with employers in Vancouver British Columbia.
Washington lawmakers grapple with a stalled conference on preserving selective service after July 1. Rep. Hatter G. Andrews left a proxy vote backing unsrestricted reentry of 18 and 19 year olds, as talks with senators remained deadlocked over age brackets and draft conditions.
Dr Otto Pipe of Princeton seminary told a senate judiciary subcommittee famine and disease in Germany threaten to undermine the morals of American occupation troops He urged a bill to supply occupied populations with at least 1550 daily calories noting returning soldiers report crime and vice fueled by hunger He said many occupation soldiers view German women as fair prey and fear this attitude will persist after demobilization
Fred J. Martin reports a June 5 survey found enough wheat and flour for about nine loaves per person in Washington. The CCC loan to mills has partly alleviated the shortage, and he urges releasing more state wheat to protect poultry and animal feed industries from collapse.
Portland harbor workers return to work as CIO marine cargo checkers and supercargoes accept wage rise promises from employers. California checkers had been named in the agreement but Portland crews were not, and all CIO maritime unions refused to resume work until inclusion was assured.
Voters in Maine, Michigan and Massachusetts approved nominees for governor and Congress after a quiet Maine primary the lightest in history aside from a veterans bonus issue. In Maine Horace A. Hildreth won the Republican renomination over Roy L. Fernald by a four to one margin. Democratic choice was F. Davis Clark over Leland B. Currier by more than 2,500 votes. Fernald, Clark and Currier backed a veteran cash bonus. Hildreth left the decision to the legislature. Owen Brewster was renominated unopposed. he will face Peter M. MacDonald in November. Michigan and Massachusetts also held notable GOP and local races today.
Einar J. Brown a 55 year old sales manager for the Utah and Idaho Furniture company in Salt Lake City died yesterday while being rushed to St. Anthony hospital after a heart attack struck him during a vacation at the Pond's lodge resort. He had served as sales manager for two years.
Dr. Edwin F. Dummeier a 59 year old professor of economics at Washington State College died last night in a Salt Lake City hospital after three weeks of treatment. The cause of death was listed as unknown.
In Michigan a deadly tornado claimed seventeen lives and left more than one hundred injured as rescue operations continued. Officials warned of hazardous conditions as communities assessed the damage and searched for missing residents.
Washington authority boosts retail ceiling prices for passenger car tires by 3.3 percent to offset higher costs. The move also covers motorcycle tires and applies to replacement tire sales nationwide, with the 6.00-16 four ply tire rising to 15.70 dollars. Manufacturers and wholesalers gain the same percentage increase.
A federal survey shows two of five U.S. families have about 40 dollars saved in liquid assets like savings bonds and deposits, while the top 10 percent hold 60 percent of quick assets. The report, for the Federal Reserve Board, breaks down assets by income groups and notes widening disparities in postwar wealth.
Washington action by Wilson W. Wyatt, national housing administrator, warns that dismantling price controls would erase hope for moderate or low cost housing within a year or two. He notes the veterans emergency housing program, planned to produce 2.7 million new homes by 1948, would be unattainable.
The army outlined a conceivably defense oriented weapon that fires a jet of molten metal at about five miles per second. In early research stages experts say adapting it for anti-atomic sky defense will require work, but interest remains high.
Washington reports that supporters of the Hobbs anti racketeering labor bill expect swift Senate passage. Senator Hatch plans a final vote while opposing amendments despite President Truman’s concerns over wording. The house backed the measure amid disputes over its scope regarding peaceful picketing.
Franz von Papen testified to the international military tribunal that a German aide assisting him in assembling records for export to Switzerland was killed by the secret police in February 1938 while he was ambassador to Austria. The aide's body was found three weeks later in the Danube. Von Papen admitted sending records to Switzerland to disprove Nazi involvement, while Hermann Goering reproached him for alleged perfidy. Both men are among 22 Germany leaders on trial for war crimes.
Robert R. Young of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway announces support from Attorney General Tom Clark in curbing the black market for railroad tickets. Clark’s department recommends federal legislation to act against non railroad personnel in premium charge cases. Young argues railroads should correct this without DOJ intervention, or government control may be needed.
About 600 men and women will leave the Ogden Arsenal by month end as the installation shifts to a permanent status under a federal economy program. Col. W. R. Slaughter said the post will employ about 1,500 after the reductions, with terminations conducted under Civil Service and War Department rules.
The column jokes about a crowded betting pool in the back room for the Louis Conn fight tomorrow night. It notes light rain totaling .66 inches over 24 hours and includes today’s high and low temperatures with comparisons to previous records. Nearby city readings for Boise Burley Butte Dubois Idaho Falls and Salt Lake are listed.
An Illinois state highway policeman and two men he sought to question over an automobile were killed in gunfire in Paxton and near Gifford, about 15 miles away. Officer Marvin Archer, 31, was shot in Paxton after forcing the car to stop. a white companion of the suspect then fatally shot Archer. State police blocked roads as a second suspect was later killed near the area.
In Tokyo a university professor testified in the Tojo war crimes trial that military training in Japan shifted from peaceful aims and rose after 1925 26 amid social unrest following World War I. He noted longer compulsory training and influence on national action, while acknowledging education fostered a sense of Japan's supremacy.
The body of Thomas O Connor of Forney was recovered from Island Park reservoir after a drowning while fishing alone. Fremont County Sheriff Cal Smith reported the body found yesterday. O Connor apparently fell from his small boat while refilling the gas tank. The boat was located in the channel to backwaters.
Yakima, Washington reports the death of Edwin Verne Tasker from injuries after a light plane crashed and burned on the Tieton airstrip Sunday. W. H. Weaver of Tieton, a passenger in the plane, survived with first and second degree burns.
A Monday night tornado ripped through southern Michigan and adjacent Ontario leaving at least 13 confirmed deaths in rural Windsor areas and injuring many more. Rescue teams combed devastated zones as officials reported extensive property damage and drownings or electrocutions linked to the storm.
Truck representatives urged a 20 percent rise at a May 28 PUC hearing to cover higher labor and operating costs. The order sets a July 1 start and one year duration with possible reopen after January 1947. A 75 cent minimum rate is fixed, under the carriers’ request of a dollar, with filings by Rocky Mountain, Intermountain Coast, and Pacific Inland tariff bureaus representing state motor carriers.
Communist spokesman Wong Peng Nan condemned a government memo as too harsh, demanding that the Communists yield several northern strongholds including Shantung coastline and areas north of the Yellow River. The memo was delivered to General Marshall and then to Chou En Lai. The plan reportedly centers on giving up provinces near Tsingtao, the U S marine port, amid rising tensions.
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