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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
1
President Truman signed a bill raising house members clerical hire allowances by 3000 dollars and telephone and telegraph allocations by 500 dollars annually. He urged higher salaries for top executive officials as essential for efficient government operations.
Administrative actions at the atomic energy commission office speed up as Leonard Johnston, AEC project manager, reports the next months will focus on well drilling exploratory foundation testing and engineering surveys for the proposed half billion dollar reactor site west of Idaho Falls. Labor will be united for now with more personnel arriving daily as operations expand.
The judiciary committee defeated a proposed statewide ban on crime comic books, voting 6 to 1 against sending the measure by Assemblyman Willard M. Huyck to the senate floor. The bill would outlaw selling to minors comics emphasizing murder arson mayhem rape and other sordid crimes.
The first student faculty assembly of Idaho State College's summer session will be held Friday morning June 24 at 10 in Frazier Hall auditorium. Prof Bluford F Minor director will announce. Louie Weerts pianist will entertain and Dr Carl W McIntosh ISC president will introduce new faculty members.
Judy Coplon, on trial for espionage, cries that she is kept in a straitjacket and demands government records of her work as a justice department analyst. Prosecutors refuse. Judge Reeves upholds the denial. The cross examination covers her love life and a possible trip to Russia with engineer Valentine Gubitchev, arrested March 4.
Five candidates from Greece Canada Ireland China and two businessmen were sworn in by District Judge Isaac MacDougall in a simple naturalization ceremony in Pocatello Idaho. Relatives watched as Michael G. Elson Bancroft Greece Mrs Roger Slocum Canada Mrs Ina Whitworth Ireland Mrs Marie Smalley and Bing Hong China took the oath.
Rural police report 143 dead from Tuesday’s typhoon in southern Japan. 206 remain missing, all Japanese. An estimated 840 missing earlier were found, with updated figures released by authorities.
A two day hearing on Utah Power and Light's request for a nine percent rate increase closed in Pocatel lo before the Idaho Public Service Commission. Company officials argued the funds are needed to finance a 61 million dollar five year construction program to meet growing demand, while farmers and consumers countered that declining incomes do not justify higher rates and irrigation pumping costs should stay on par with Idaho Power.
Boise Idaho July 8 bids will be opened for the roadbed and drainage on 2519 miles of state highway 29 near the planned Palisades dam. Eastern Idaho water users pressed for early bids to use a 300000 federal appropriation for Palisades dam work.
MacKenzie Auto Equipment of 401 N. Main filed a district court collection suit Wednesday seeking 365.49 dollars from an aviation corporation.
A runaway horse killed 12 year old Trygve Elias Veien at the Veien farm in Idaho. Veien and his family had emigrated from Norway with his parents Mr and Mrs Tortinn Veien 14 months ago.
A mother Lola Johnson 33 and her two children were hospitalized after a 1949 sedan rolled on Highway 91 south of Inkom. The baby Blaine 22 months old may have a broken leg. the mother and daughter were released from St Anthony's hospital. State Patrolman Alfred Nogo described the car traveling from Salt Lake City to Pocatello veering off the road and rolling after sleeping at the wheel. The husband, in Army service, had recently been transferred. the car's contents were scattered as responders aided the victims. Continued on page three.
A juvenile assault suit and a national housing debate headline this item. Lad Grover filed a $5 000 damage suit in Bannock County District Court against neighbor R J Newman alleging aggravated assault on June 17 injuring his jaw and teeth. In Washington Representative Javits broke with GOP leaders predicting passage of Truman housing act despite charges of socialism and financial risk.
Arthur EF. Stoddard president of Union Pacific and two Omaha officials P. J. Lynch and W. T. Burns arrived in Pocatello to meet local rail leaders. This is Stoddard's second visit since becoming president. They will depart late tonight after continuing their Union Pacific tour.
Bannock County Commissioner W. H. Jensen said special congressional authorization is required for the U S Army Engineers to reimburse the county for Portneuf river flood control costs this spring. The amount involved is 3000 dollars after a conference with Colonel Whipple at Walla Walla Washington.
A four engine KLM plane crashed into the sea near Bari Italy killing between 30 and 40 persons. Americans Dutch and Turks were aboard and there were no survivors. Bari officials reported 24 bodies recovered including 16 men five women and three children with seas hindering further recovery.
Police were called at 1 02 a m to a service station on South Fifth where youths alerted Deputy Pardini and D Stites to a suspicious man. The rear double doors were forced and a 1934 Plymouth Tudor was found abandoned with stolen equipment. Three beer bottles in the car, license 1B 8444, were seized and the vehicle is held by police.
A morning blaze razed eight former Army warehouses in Honolulu destroying an estimated 500000 dollars worth of electrical equipment and food. The fire affected a group of 25 buildings now used commercially and caused extensive damage across the site.
Two students at the Idaho Pharmaceutical Association convention urged funding for Idaho State College's pharmacy department. Noall Streeper of Pocatello and Clifford Barnett of Grangeville said equipment under $1,000 is needed to unlock cancer research grants and strengthen work with faculty including Dr. Rufus A. Lyman Jr. and Carl Riedesel.
Postmaster Trimming announced a mounted city mail delivery system will begin July 1 on eight north side roads: Yellowstone highway Pole Line road Berryman road Eldredge road Nixon road Bryan road Jones road and Alameda road. Rural delivery ends at 10 a.m. June 30 and boxes are to be moved to homes. One daily delivery and a new truck will serve residents. stamps and postal items will be available only at the main post office or sub stations.
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