Riots Rise as Punjab Legislators Move Toward Partition
Rioting mobs killed at least 16 people and set fires in Lahore as Punjab lawmakers from Moslem League Sikh and Congress groups gathered to vote on partition and the creation of Hindu and Moslem states. The day’s violence raised India wide casualties to 71 over two days.
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FBI Arrests Suspect in Dr Hahn Murder Case
Spokane prosecutors revealed Delbert Francis Visger, 34, admitted killing 81-year-old Dr Rudolph A Hahn in his hotel apartment last August 6. FBI agent Harry Kimball said the suspect described a dispute over a $1000 loan after which Hahn was killed with a bayonet. robbery cited as motive. Extradition proceedings begun to return Visger to Spokane.
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Leslie M. Carroll
San Francisco
Eee Aman
Rudolph A. Hahn
Harry Kimball
FBI
Delbert Francis Visger
T Spokane
Dr. Hahn
Carroll
Visger
Olympics to Oslo and Helsinki for 1952 Games
The IOC announced Helsinki to host the 1952 Summer Games and Oslo the 1952 Winter Games after a heated session. Five U S cities Chicago Los Angeles Minneapolis Detroit Philadelphia competed for the 1952 honors as Helsinki embraces postwar reparations and stadium plans.
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Helsinki
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Oslo
International Olymmic Committee
U. S
J. Sigerid Edstrom
Sweden
IOC
Prince Axel
Denmark
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Russia
Greece Sends Food to U S Amid Illegal Parcel Inquiry
The New Times reports thousands of parcels from Greece sent to Americans claimed as food for starving relatives. Federal authorities at the customs house say shipments lack explanations and may indicate a cruel commercial scheme or propagate propaganda.
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the Times
America
Pioneer League Scores and Tonight’s Ogden Pocatello Games
Idaho Falls wins by six over Boise in a 9 inning game. Salt Lake tops Twin Falls to reach six runs. Ogden hosts Pocatello in two games at 2 and 8:30 p.m with Naccarato Buck Stone Thorne Mason contributing.
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Stone
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Kathy
Douglas
Minneapolis
Panama Canal
Mississippi River
Wilmington
Calif
Suggs Defeats Kirby 4 and 2 To Retain Title
Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs Georgia defeated Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta 4 and 2 Saturday to retain the women's western open golf championship in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Louise Suggs
Lithia Springs
Dorothy Kirby
Attlee Warns on Europe as Stalin’s Move Looms
In Barnsley England Prime Minister Attlee framed a critical week as Stalin may decide on the Marshall Plan. He cited eastern Europe where miners say rights are denied and democratic government is a travesty. Britain presses to lead rebuilding democracy and prosperity.
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Stalin
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Europe
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Gap widens as UN delegates expect London peace talks
United Nations delegates in Lake Success regard little hope for narrowing east-west rifts before the four power London peace conference in November. A deadlock between Russia and Western powers on disarmament controls and global policing signals the Berlin era may hinge on the German peace settlement and its October role in shaping future Soviet Western relations.
Training Bill Likely Delayed by Terminal Bond Push
House Armed Services members say efforts to redeem GI terminal leave bonds may sidetrack universal military training. Three hearings have been held with no resumption date set, while portents of postponement into next year grow as Republicans push for quick passage.
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Rites for 63 Unidentified in Texas City Memorial
In Texas City four miles north of the disaster site 63 unidentified bodies will be buried in a one acre plot. A Protestant, Catholic and Jewish clergyman will lead services as 240 pallbearers from 40 South Texas cities attend. The burial marks two months since the April 16 explosion and fire and follows extensive efforts to identify all remains.
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Vic Landig
Houston
Legion to Burley Game Preview
The American Legion senior baseball team travels to Burley today for a 2 PM game. Hal Tuma is slated to pitch and Ray Swallow will catch.
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American Legion
Burley
Hal Tuma
Ray Swallow
Civil liberties chief cites marriage ban harming families in Japan
SALT LAKE CITY AP Roy Baldwin, director of the American Civil Liberties Union, urged policy change after touring Japan with Gen Douglas MacArthur to study civil liberties. He said the exclusion law blocks GI marriages to Japanese women, leaving over 40 couples in Tokyo facing unresolvable futures and urging the War Department to permit marriages or allow alternative options for servicemen.
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Japan
Roy New York
Maumeay
Baldwin
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
War Department
United States
Russia Busy With Steel
Senator Martin reports Russia is pushing to expand its steel industry and may challenge U S production. He notes Russia’s lower current efficiency but warns of potential competition due to cheap labor and wartime scrap accumulation. He urges military asset recovery of scrap worldwide.
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Martin
R.-Pa
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America
Senate
Germany
Pennsylvania
South America
Europe
Storm Delays Farm Work In Idaho As Jobs Drop
Idaho state employment service reported on June 14 that non farm job openings fell to 1 689 with forestry labor needs and outdoor work hit by prolonged rain. Weather and low unfinished lumber prices reduced demand and many small mills closed. Fruit pickers faced unemployment as crops were damaged and other harvests absorbed workers.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho State Employment Service
Orofino
ISES
Denver hotel leap leaves investigator puzzled
Chief Investigator Ray Humphreys of the district attorney's office sought a man by a different name when a guest jumped from a third floor hotel window on Saturday. The man escaped to the sidewalk, leaving papers bearing the name Phillip Rohr of Rockford Ill, prompting questions about mistaken identity.
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Ray Humphreys
District Attorney's Office
Humphreys
Phillip Rohr
Rockford
Ill
Rohr
Lef Humphreys
Ie Joss
China Trends Difficult to Understand in Civil War
In China the communists gain ground while the central government struggles amid a civil war. The question remains whether the United States should bolster Chiang Kai-shek or risk abandonment as Chiang seeks renewed aid and the war drains resources.
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Official Arrival Of Summer Is News in Pocatello
Summer begins at 11 19 pm on Saturday amid lingering gloom and wind. Forecast calls for clearer skies and warmer conditions with a rise in temperature in the coming days. Record notes high 64 and low 51 with light winds and minimal precipitation across nearby areas.
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Weather Department
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Butte
Dubois
Idaho Falls
Salt Lake City
Services for Joseph Schaffer Near Yellowstone Area
Services will be held Monday at 2 p m in the Sixth ward LDS chapel for Joseph Adolph Schaffer who was lost while hunting and whose body was found Wednesday in the Pine view area near Yellowstone park. Burial will be in Mountain view cemetery conducted by the Arthur W Hall mortuary.
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Yellowstone Park
Sixth Ward
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Arthur W. Hall
Europe Hikes Meat Prices in US Market Squeeze
Washington senator claims heavy foreign purchases amid low cattle supplies push meat prices higher. Ferguson cites buyers in England Germany Belgium Holland France and other parts of Europe and notes 154 million pounds allocated for export this quarter. He warns prices may rise 8 to 10 cents at retail and fall later if US production matches last year and Europe increases its own output.
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R-Mich
Nau Meat Industry Council
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France
Europe
International Emergency Food Council
United States
Tieup Closes On Coast
San Francisco reports a complete settlement of the maritime dispute after a four day west coast ship pause. Labor conciliator Nathan P Feinsinger announced terms for agreements between employers CIO marine workers and radio operators, based on east coast deals. Shipping resumed after a four day tie up and unions are to ratify the settlements, a routine weekend step.
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Nathan P. Feinsinger
Labor Department
CIO Marine Conks
Wekend
Couple Secures License in Salt Lake City
A marriage license was issued Friday to John S. Walker 21 and La Pearl Thornton 19 both of Idaho Falls.
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Salt Lake City
John S. Walker
la Pearl Thornton
Idaho Falls
Senators Act On Measure Monday Noon
The Taft Hartley labor bill faced a Senate vote Monday after a blistering filibuster and a 284 hour marathon session. Supporters claimed a two thirds majority would pass despite President Truman's anticipated veto, while opponents conceded slim chances. The session stretched 30 hours beyond a 20 year record, with Murray and Johnston among the few remaining speakers before a 11 a.m. Monday recess and a 2 p.m. vote. Hartley issued a sharp rebuttal to the veto from outside the chamber.
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Senate
Truman
Murray
D.-Mont
Olin Johnston
D.-S.c
Rep
Hartley
R.-N.j
Taft
Ohio
Parents From Embarrassment Highlighted At Grinnell Conference
Grinnell Iowa A first national high school YMCA YWCA conference featured Dr Reuben Hill of Iowa State College and Mrs Evelyn Duvall of Chicago in an open forum on teen sex education and marriage. They urged parent education and spoke on avoiding embarrassment in discussing facts of life with teens. Mrs Duvall noted statistics that teenage marriages have the poorest success rates.
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Iowa
Reuben Hill
Iowa State College
Y.Y.M.C.A.Y.W.C
State Chiropractors Pick Pocatello as 1948 Session City
The Idaho State Chiropractic association chose Pocatello as the 1948 convention city during their three day meeting in Coeur d Alene Pocatello was named to host the 1948 session. Officers elected include Dr Fr y Adams Caldwell president Dr E J Call Mosson vice president Dr A D West Pocatello secretary Dr Margaret Anthony Boise treasurer and Dr J L Harrison Wallace Dr H G West Pocatello and Dr H R Walmsley Nampa as directors. Dr M I Higgins Coeur d Alene was named delegate to the national convention in Omaha Nebraska August 4 to 9.
Bugsy Siegel Dies in Hollywood Style Shooting
Benjamin Siegel a 42 year old Las Vegas operator and Hollywood gambler was shot to death Friday night in Beverly Hills. Detectives hunted gangland killers as four bullets from a .30 caliber carbine ended Siegel’s sensational career. Details and suspects remained under investigation with reports from metropolitan area officers.
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Calif
Benjamin (Bugsy) Siegel
Hollywood
Las Vegas
Nev
Bugsy
J. D. Alcorn
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