Green Leaders Clash Over Wallace and GOP Support
AFL chief William Green said the AFL will never back the Dewey Truman slate. Henry Wallace rejected being called a Republican auxiliary and argued the GOP sees him as an enemy. Teamsters warned they may not align with Green and will vote per the September delegate assembly.
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Burlington, Vt
Henry Wallace
AFL
William Green
New Party
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Truman
Green
White House
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Indianapolis
Teamsters
William L. Green
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Dewey-Watter
Lester M. Hunt
Thompson to Retire as U P Solicitor After 41 Years
Horace B. Thompson of Salt Lake City will retire as Union Pacific general solicitor on June 30 after more than 41 years in the railroad's legal department. Bryan P. Leverich, current Union Pacific Utah general attorney, will succeed him, with M. J. Bronson of Salt Lake City to replace Leverich in Utah. Announcement came from T. W. Bockes at Omaha HQ. Born June 19 1878 in Middleton NY, Thompson attended...
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Union Pacific
Horace B. Thompson
Salt Lake City
Bryan P. Leverich
Utah
T. W. Bockes
Western General
Omaha
Mr. Leverich
M. J. Bronson
Middleton, N. Y
Thompson
Democrats name final convention delegates as Truman support faces rifts
The piece notes Democrats assign last convention delegates next week with 670 pledged and claimed for Truman out of 1,234 total. It highlights district and state selections, including Virginia and DC, and mentions ADA opposition and possible uninstructed southern delegations ahead of the Philadelphia convention.
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Washington
Truman
District of Columbia
Virginia
Americans For Democratic Action
Philadelphia
Mr. Truman
ADA
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Gossett and Holden May Run for Senate Nomination
Boise report says Charles Gossett and Justice Edwin M. Holden may seek the Democratic nomination for U S senator. Gossett noted he has not decided on a bid and Holden weighed electability if a Democrat is nominated, citing presidential implications in the Pacific Northwest.
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Boise
Bert H. Miller
Charles Gossett
Miller
Senate
Edwin M. Holden
Truman
Pacific Northwest
Justice Holden
Dewey Seeks Team Work for National Push
Governor Thomas E. Dewey plans to use a team approach with Senate and House leaders to push his national program if elected president. New York GOP leaders say his pattern of executive legislative cooperation would extend to Congress, with lawmakers studying and debating issues before backing bills.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
Senate
House
New York
Dewey
GOP
Assembly
Benjamin F. Feinberg
Bince Dewey
Jews Report Alleged Plot Against King Abdullah
Voice of Jerusalem broadcast an unconfirmed claim that exiled Mufti plotted to assassinate King Abdullah of Trans Jordan. Station cited a usually well informed source claiming reliability.
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Jerusalem
Voice of Jerusalem
Mufti of
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Generals Get Checks for Full Retirement Pay
Washington two four star generals Gen Omar N Bradley and Gen Carl Spaatz were assured full retirement pay at their ranks. The authorization rests in a law signed by President Truman.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Carl Spaats
Air Force
Truman
Dewey Warren Announce Campaign Leadership Choices
At a Republican National Committee meeting in Philadelphia, Hugh D Scott Jr is named National chairman and Ezra R Whitla Idaho is appointed campaign director Ezra R Whitla Idaho Werner W Schroeder Illinois Mrs Horace H Sayre Oklahoma Mrs Katharine Kennedy Brown Ohio among officers chosen for the campaign Dewey and Warren stress victory and a strong administration with Brownell to direct campaign efforts Dewey departs for his Pawling New York farm Warren plans to remain in Philadelphia before traveling with his family.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
Pennsylvania
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Dewey
Republican National Committee
Warren
Tom
Scott
James 8. Kemper
Chicago
Pawling
N. Y
Fireworks Parade Stirs Interest in Pocatello Legion Display
A short parade in downtown Pocatello Saturday afternoon started with a fragment of the municipal band and ended with a Frazer automobile to be given away at the American Legion fireworks display on July 3. The ad stunt by the Legion visited each participating merchant and played.
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Pocatello
Frazer
American Legion
Legion
Chas. Brown Rites Set for Monday
Funeral services for former Maj. Charles A. Brown 75 of 255 North Twelfth die Friday. Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Central Christian Church with Rev. N. R. Simpson officiating. Honorary escort will be Gate City Commandery No. 4 Knights Templar with T. F. Anderson in charge. Graveside rites in Mount Moriah Cemetery will be conducted by Keystone Lodge No. 8 AF and AM.
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Charles A. Brown
North Twelfth
Central Christian Church
N. R. Simpson
Gate City Commandery No. 4
Knights Templar
T. F. Anderson
Mount Moriah
Keystone Lodge No. 8
Pioneer League Baseball Scores and Lineups Summary
Idaho Falls and Ogden games feature Stilwell Spaziano McHugh Tapp Bois Franksam LaFrance Storey Naccarato and others. Twin Falls players Maycock Webster Noah Kuehl Danielson Savarese Turney Larner Brocker participate in an 11 inning contest with final counts showing varied innings results.
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Twin Falls
Maycock
Webster
Noah
Kuehl
Danielson
Savarese
Turney
Larner
Brocker
Vanport Flood Devastation and Long Recovery Ahead
Vanport remains under 16 feet of water four weeks after the disaster as residents seek shelter and aid. Across the Pacific Northwest at least 48 dead with 16 missing and 4 085 homes damaged along 1 000 miles of river. Colonel Theron D Weaver estimates reconstruction can begin in about 30 days, with stop gap housing for 5 202 families and rehabilitation continuing in Idaho and eastern Washington.
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Columbia River
Vanport
Theron D. Weaver
North Pacific Division
Army
Columbia
Idaho
Washington
Sept 22 draft day for 200000 men aged 19 to 25
Washington AP reports the draft law calls for 200000 to 225000 men aged 19 to 25 to be in uniform by fall 1949, about 21 months. Eighteen-year-olds must register though not drafted. the Sept 22 date is the earliest possible draft day under the two year law signed by President Truman.
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Washington
Sam
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Congress
Truman
Selective Service
Utah Young Democrats Demand Candidate Backed by Strength
Utah's Young Democratic clubs adopt a resolution calling for a presidential candidate with strength to win the pending election. The measure does not name Truman. Wayne Christofferson says most Utah voters likely favor Gen Dwight D Eisenhower over Truman.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Young Democrats
Truman
Wayne Christofferson
Young Democratic Clubs of
Dwight D Eisenhower
Agents Seize Large Cache Of Marijuana In Idaho
Federal and local authorities teamed up in two raids to seize a large marijuana cache in Idaho. Louie Joe of Boise and Earl and Mrs. Earl Ross of Parma were arrested after investigations traced the drugs from Portland and Montana. All faced arraignment with bonds set at 1500 each.
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Boise
Idaho
Louie Hel Joe
Earl Ross
Parma
Louie Joe
Ross
U. S
G. A. Coughlan
Coughlan
Ed Paris
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Portland
Montana
Ross Home
Actress Peters to sue Quine for divorce in speedy settlement
Susan Peters, crippled movie actress paralyzed from waist down after a hunting accident, has hired a lawyer to file for divorce from Richard Quine. She says a property settlement is reached and they want the breakup completed quickly to avoid harming their two year old adopted son.
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Hollywood
Susan Peters
Richard Quine
Miss Peters
Sugar Price Up as Major Refiner Raises Rates
California and Hawaii Sugar Refining Corp announced the first advance in refined sugar prices since decontrol. The price rose to 7.65 cents per pound to take effect after Monday’s close, 15 points above the Pacific coast level and 25 points higher than other markets including Chicago.
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New York
California & Hawaiiian Sugar Refining Corp
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Idaho Government Split Into 167 Divisions Says Secretary Price
Secretary of State J D Price says Idaho has expanded from seven departments to 167 divisions in 25 years. He argues many boards were created for political reasons or to bypass politics and that fixed responsibility should lie with the party in power. He notes historic quality of Idaho government after 1919.
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Boise
Idaho
Secretary of State
J. D
Cy) Price
Price
United States
Yanks Arrest Red General in Berlin Speeding Chase
American soldiers in an armored car and a jeep chased Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky, Russian commander in Germany, for two miles and arrested him for speeding. He was released after identification, and Gen. Lucius D. Clay apologized. Sokolovsky, not driving, was held about 30 minutes in the American sector.
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Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Sokolovsky
Four Month Old Jeffrey Wiseman Gets First Haircut
In Salt Lake City Jeffrey Wiseman, age four months, had his first haircut at a beauty shop. He remained calm during the trim while his mother Mrs Melvin L Wiseman explained he was born with a full head of hair and has not lost it as other babies do.
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Salt Lake City
Jeffrey
Wiseman
Melvin L. Wiseman
Jeff
iMrs. Wiseman Ald
Berlin siege relief and fears rise in Berlin crisis
American airlifts delivered powdered milk canned rations and medical supplies to Berlin as the city faced a Russian blockade. Churchill compared the crisis to Munich and urged resistance to dictators while diplomacy moved in Paris with France willing to negotiate a settlement.
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Berlin
M.P
Vassily Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
England
Winston Churchill
Munich
London
Paris
Washington
Churchill
Georges Bidault
National Assembly
France
Russia
Utah Indicts Liquor Chief In Bribery Case
Salt Lake City indicates Robert S. Harries, chief enforcement officer of Utah liquor control, indicted for bribery by Salt Lake County grand jury. Harries surrendered at 4 pm, released on 1000 dollar bail. alleged bribe from Cyrus V. Leck, former Brigham Street Pharmacy manager, tied to Dec 1 1946.
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Salt Lake City
Robert S. Harries
Utah Liquor Control Commission Enforcement Division
Salt Lake County
Harries
George Beckstead
Cyrus V. Leck
Brigham Street Pharmacy Package Liquor Agency
Lack
Incurable thief given extra year by Tokyo judge
Hideo Miyaman, 26, received a one year sentence for petty theft and after a hearing tried to flee with the court clock. He admitted stealing his attorney’s umbrella and the police officer’s cap. The judge declared him incurable and added another year to his sentence.
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Tokyo
Hideo Miyaman
Coffee Brings Divorce in Los Angeles Court
A Los Angeles wife received a divorce after citing her husband Everett Dunn’s excessive coffee habit. She testified he drinks 15 to 20 cups each morning before she can move him from the kitchen. The court granted the decree.
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Los Angeles
Marie Dunn
Everett Dunn
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