Blizzard Traps 70 Park Tourists on Beartooth Pass
A weekend blizzard trapped 70 summer visitors on a barren Beartooth pass in Yellowstone, killing three and injuring at least four. A trailer shelter housed 17 people, including nine children, while rescuers used snowplows and toboggans to bring others to safety after more than 24 harrowing hours. Park officials said all were accounted for and most autos were moved to safety.
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Yellowstone Pass
Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Bob Helm
Missoula
Mont
Engelberg
Sacramento
Calif
National Parks Service
Park
Edmund Rogers
Beartooth Pass
Yellowstone Park
Red Lodge
Park Service Road
Underworld double cross tied to Siegel slaying in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills police chief C. H. Anderson said Benjamin Siegel was likely killed in a gangland double cross after big losses at his Flamingo club in Las Vegas. Investigators probe gambling bookmaking narcotics and jewelry schemes tied to Siegel and associates, including Virginia Hill.
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Calif
Siegel
Las Vegas
Anderson
New York City
Albert Greenberg
Los Angeles
New York
Virginia Hill
Alabama
Hungary Reports British Plot to Restore Hapsburgs in Europe
The Hungarian Communist government published a 150 page white paper alleging British officers supported Austrian royalists in late 1945 to restore the Hapsburgs in Hungary and Austria. It accuses ex premier Nagy of ordering an armed group for power, cites depositions, and notes Nagy’s resignation while abroad.
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Hungary
Hapsburg
Austria
Ferenc Nagy
Zoltan Szugyi
Bela Kovacs
Nagy
Paul Jaczko
Switzerland
Kovac
United States
Community Chest Officers Meet To Plan October Campaign
The board of directors met at Bannock hotel at noon with President Ed Cunningham presiding. They discussed plans for the annual campaign to be held in October and awaited definite dates for the national campaign. Publicity plans were outlined by Captain Walter E. Brown campaign chairman Dale Strong and William Parker.
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Dale Strong
Wiliam Parker
Truman Forms Nonpartisan Panel to Review Foreign Aid
President Truman named 19 leaders from business labor agriculture education and research to advise on how much foreign aid the U S can safely provide. The panel signals a possible cutback to protect domestic economy as debate over foreign policy and funding continues.
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Truman
Vandenberg
America
Business
Labor, Agriculture, Education and Research
United States
Baseball scores and notable players from today’s games
Cleveland and New York split a comeback thriller while Detroit routs Boston. Washington and Chicago played night games with Seals on schedule. other matchups include New York and Chicago with Cooper and W Cooper among batters.
Texas City Buries Victims of Blast
Texas City resumed reconstruction after pausing 67 days to bury 63 unidentified victims in six graves at a memorial cemetery. About 2,200 attended the service for the missing nearly 100 persons, while many had identified and claimed 405 others. The city continues rebuilding its industrial port.
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Texas City
Sixteen Die In Floods And Tornado In Nebraska
In Cambridge Nebraska and surrounding areas heavy rains and flash floods left at least sixteen dead and four missing. A south central town reported nine drowned as Medicine Creek overflowed 12 feet high with water reaching homes. Many residents escaped by roofs and trees while boats and trucks evacuated people from flooded areas.
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Neb
Nebraska
Medicine Creek
Here
Dallas weightlifter Edward Simons wins Junior Mr America title
Edward Simons of Dallas claimed the Junior Mr America crown at the national AAU weightlifting championships. After competing with many musclemen, he opened a jar of olives in one minute and ten seconds, proving his strength as his wife proudly praised the feat. Simons, a 25-year-old war veteran, said he trains to impress his wife and showed Grecian poses during the event.
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Dallas
Tex
Crowni
Edward Simons
Simons
California
Dan J. Kenny Dies in Seattle after longtime Idaho ties
Word came to Pocatello of the death of Dan J. Kenny a longtime resident who had lived in Seattle for 25 years He died this morning in Seattle He leaves a widow and four children Kenny spent his youth in Pocatello was a salesman there before moving west and later served as general sales manager for a candy company in Seattle
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Dan J. Kany
Pocatello
Seattle
Southeast Idaho Joint Trades and Labor Council Formed
Stuart Swan of Twin Falls elected president of the newly formed Southeast Idaho Joint Trades and Labor Council at an organizing meeting. The 50 delegates adopted by laws and set up a structure independent of the Idaho Federation of Labor.
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Twin Falls
Southeast Idaho Joint Trades and Labor Council
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Twin Falls Building and Trades Council
Idaho Federation of Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
S. Swanson
Pocatello
Ray D. Crow
Paul Myers
Snake River Valley
Paul Gregersen
August Rosqvist
Summer Weather and Weekend Golf Draw Pocatellans
Residents looked forward to the official start of summer as warm sun drew golf enthusiasts to the finals and others outdoors. Temperatures reached 73 with partly cloudy skies and forecasts call for scattered mountain showers tonight and Tuesday.
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Pocatellans
Weather Bureau
San Francisco Suffers Shaking from 3 22 P M Quake
A moderate earthquake of undulatory type struck San Francisco and nearby areas for about four minutes starting at 3 22 p m yesterday. Damage was limited to broken windows and dishes knocked from shelves. The quake originated in the San Andreas fault and was felt as far south as Monterey Bay, 90 miles away.
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San Andreas
Monterey Bay
Bomb kills nine on Rotuma Island report reaches Suva
News from Suva Fiji reports a blast on Rotuma Island that killed two native men and seven boys. Fragments of bodies were found high in cocoa nut trees after what is believed to be a jettisoned American bomb exploded on May 6.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Rotuma
Guerrillas Capture Greek Village Panagitsa
Estias reports about 1,000 guerrillas arriving from Yugoslavia seized Panagitsa, a village 16 miles northwest of Wdessa, Greece, in a Saturday operation. The report notes dhives and tiedae unclear details.
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Estias
Yugoslavia
Panagitsa
Wdessa
Explosion at California harbor kills two, threatens ten million loss
At least two dead and 12 missing after the 11,003 ton tanker Markay exploded at Los Angeles harbor. The blast, fueling a six hour fire, razed docks and storage tanks, with 30+ injured and crews from Keystone Shipping Co. under investigation amid claims of standard precautions.
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Calif
Los Angeles
Texas Y
Texas City
Keystone Shipping Co
Philadelphia
William Anderson
Keystone
I James
Utah youth Mares to be executed for murder
Eliseo J. Mares, 19, convicted of first degree murder in the death of Jack D. Stallings, was sentenced to be shot at daylight on August 4 at the Utah State Prison. Judge Joseph Jeppson ordered delivery to Salt Lake City prison, with attorney R Verne McCullough announcing an appeal to the state supreme court.
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Utah
Eliseo J. Mares
Antonio Cole
Utah State
Joseph Jeppson
Salt Lake City
Mares
Jack D. Stallings
Corning
Stallings
Wyoming
Jeppson
Summit County
George M. Fisher
Maize
R Verne McCullough
State Supreme Court
Anti Petrillo Law Returns to Court
The Supreme Court ruled the Sea act known as the anti Petrillo law constitutional and sent James C. Petrillo head of the AFL Musicians Union case back to the trial court for new proceedings. Justice Black wrote the 5-3 decision with Reed dissenting joined by Murphy and Bulledee. Douglas did not participate.
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Supreme Court
James C. Petrillo
AFL Musicians Union
High
Chicago
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Petrolo
Black
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Murphy
Bulledee
Douglas
Prankfurter
Bar Association Speaker Heads for Idaho Convention
Boise Gav. C. A. Robins leaves Thursday for Sun Valley to present his third talk to convention groups at the central Idaho resort. He will address the Idaho State Bar at 11 am Friday after addressing the Idaho Medical Association and the Idaho Potato and Onion group last week.
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Officers Earn Service Pins In Pocatello Department
Uniformed members of the Pocatello Police Department receive service insignias. Captain Frank TM announces officers with at least two and a half years earn a silver bar, five or more years a gold bar, and extended service a higher gold insignia. Names include Inspector R. M. Pasrmire Captain McKinnon Fred Smullen R. C. Thomas and Detective Guy Nelson among others.
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R. M. Pasrmire
McKinnon
Psroman
Fred Smullen
R. C. Thomas
Chiet
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BE. L. Burner
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T. W
Polio Vaccine Trials Show Promise At Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins researchers Isabel Morgan Howard Howe and David Bodian report successful vaccination of monkeys against infantile paralysis using an active polio virus. They caution it is too dangerous for children to receive live virus and note current vaccines rely on antibody production rather to provoke illness.
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Isabel Morgan
Howard A. Howe
David Bodian
Hopkins Poll Onvellus Research Center
Tourists Set New Records At National Parks May Visit
National Park Service reports May tourist travel to national parks monuments and historic sites rose 29 percent from 1946 with 2,058,612 visitors. May park totals include Bryce Canyon 12,371 Grand Canyon 47,813 Grand Teton 1,638 Yellowstone 32,933 Zion 21,872 and others as hotels lodges and camps fill up into Labor Day.
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National
National Parks
National Capital Parks Monument
Bryce Canyon
Utah
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Grand Teton
Wyoming
Yellowstone
Zion
Plane crash at air show claims Utah girl life
In George Utah 16 year old Woodbury was killed when she was struck by a plane during an air show as she tried to exit a car after the aircraft overran the field. Two other spectators were burned and injured. Geraldine King, a show performer, piloted the plane and was led by I Covington of the local flying school.
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Utah
Dees Woodbury
I. Covington
George
Geraldine King
Miss Woodbury
Burs
Senate overrules Truman veto to pass Taft-Hartley act
The Senate voted 68 to 25 to override President Truman, enacting the Taft-Hartley labor bill. The party split showed 48 Republicans for the override and several Democrats for the bill, despite Truman's appeal and veto.
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Senate
Truman
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Sen. Barkley
Len Sparkman
D-Ala
Lucas
D-Ill
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Sens
Tobey
Overton
D-La
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Wagner
Nough
Anno Das
Soviets Weigh Cost of Joining Marshall Plan
The article notes Soviet Premier Stalin and his aides discussed joining the Marshall Plan to aid European recovery but worry about the impact on Communist expansion. Moscow holds back on Germany and Austria beyond theory, seeking to preserve a zone of influence while facing the broader question of Russia's ambitions in Europe.
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Marshall
France
Britain
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Europe
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Soviet Union
America
Germany
Austria
Moscow
Gen. Marshall
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