Army airmen to guide rescue of stranded flyers at Grand Canyon
An army air crew plans to drop and radio guidance to a third ground party to reach three parachutists stranded on a desert plateau above the Colorado River. Rangers on mule patrols head toward the canyon floor while river routes are tested for potential land access. Col. Donald B. Phillips ordered the third ground party to assist in the rescue with aerial survey support.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Colorado River
Mile Deep
Donald B. Phillips
Kingman, Ariz. Army Airfield
U. S. Park Service
Peter Rabbit Finds Lightfoot in Danger
Peter notices Lightfoot the Deer crying out in a hemlock thicket during hunting season and fears for his friend. He cautiously investigates and discovers Lightfoot in distress needing help.
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Peter Rabbit
Lightfoot
Farmer Brown
Peter
Green Forest
Green Meadows
Hemlock
Deer
Dewey Rises to Prominence As Gotham's Racket Buster
The article traces Thomas E. Dewey from relative obscurity in 1935 to national prominence as a reforming prosecutor and New York governor. It details his decisive leadership, 18 months as state administrator, a $163 million surplus, reapportionment battles, and his postwar veteran employment plan. Dewey's background includes Michigan roots, Columbia Law School, and a 1928 marriage to Frances Hutt.
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Dewey
Gotham
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
University of Michigan
Glee Club
Albany
Pawling
N. Y
Tommy
John
Frances Eileen Hutt
Sherman
Texas
Owosso
Mich
New York City
Columbia Law School
Four Idaho Soldiers Reported Missing in War Areas
The War Department lists four Idaho soldiers missing in action. In the Mediterranean area are Staff Sgt. Charles N. Goodloe of Wilder and Sgt. James H. Trout of Caldwell. In the Southwest Pacific area are Pvt. Richard Brodock of White Bird and Staff Sgt. Lawrence C. Thompson of Declo.
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Washington
Idaho
War Department
Mediterranean
Charles N. Goodloe
Orrie Goodloe
Wilder
James H. Trout
Ethel A. Trout
Caldwell
Southwest Pacific
Pic
Richard ©. Brodock
Sholto D. Brodock
White Bird
Lawrence C. Thompson
Fern Beatrice Thompson
Press Urged Free World News By Newspaper Editors
In Chicago the board of directors of the American Society of Newspaper Editors urged that resolutions committees at both national party conventions adopt a plank supporting a free press and unrestricted worldwide news communications.
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Chicago
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Jones Herd Inspected For Type In Vermont
C Wes ley Jones of Aberdeen had his Holstein Friesen herd inspected and classified for type by T E Elder of Alton N H. One animal earned excellent, another very good, and six were rated good plus. This is the second classification for the Jones herd.
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Brattleboro
C. Wesley Jones
Aberdeen
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
T. E. Elder
Alton
N. H
United States
Fire Destroys Port Lights Project at Burley Airport
A fire in a tool shed at Burley Municipal Airport destroys electrical wire panel boards and other lighting materials used for a three runways project. A. M. Solomon says the damage, estimated at 10 000 dollars, will delay completion into July and possibly longer. The shed served TIC Electric Contracting of Portland working with Army engineers. the blaze started beside the shed from a city trash burn.
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Burley
A. M. Solomon
TIC Electric Contracting Company of
Portland
Army Engineers
Bond Sales Rise in Fifth War Loan Drive
Bond sales in the fifth war loan drive total $4.591 billion, 29 percent of the goal, the treasury reports. War finance director Ted R. Gamble said sales are slightly above the similar period of the fourth drive but not enough to ease concerns as the drive proceeds toward a July 8 close.
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Washington
Treasury
Ted R. Gamble
New Navy Construction Officer Assigned at Arco Range
Lt. Comdr. K. A. Lake of Washington D C has been named naval ordnance plant construction officer to oversee utility building work at the Arco naval proving range. He succeeds Comdr. R. W. Hooper, reassigned as maintenance officer, with Hooper having worked with Comdr. J. A. Scoville, recently transferred to the Panama Canal Zone, on the multi million dollar ordnance plant project.
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K. A. Lake
Washington, D. C
Naval Ordnance Plant
Arco Naval Proving Range
Walter E. Brown
R. W. Hooper
Hooper
J. A. Scovilie
Panama Canal Zone
Two Try to Shift Blame in Bigelow Murder Trial
In Los Angeles Marlin Smith and William N Dorman testified as they sought to shift blame for Ralph W Bigelow s killing. Deputy District Attorney Matthews read statements where each accused the other of beating Bigelow to death and robbing him. The men allegedly said Bigelow was thrown from a car near Newhall California after being beaten with a rock. Bigelow a North Hollywood mechanic befriended the soldier and sailor. Reading of the statements completed the state s presentation of evidence.
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Los Angeles
Marlin Smith
Twin Falls
Idaho
William N. Dorman
Charles Matthews
Ralph W. Bigelow
Matthews
Bigelow
Newhall
Calif
North Hollywood
Daughters Born to Two Inkom and St. Anthony Families
Mr and Mrs Veryl McNabb of Inkom and Mr and Mrs Arvath Sealey of 933 South Fifth welcomed daughters born Tuesday in St. Anthony hospital.
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Veryl McNabb
Inkom
Arvath Sealey
South Fifth
St. Anthony Hospital
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Jersey
West Center
Burley Leather and Canvas
Navy Construction
Tick Tock
Tick-Tock
Aero Club
East Idaho Brewing, Inc
Pocatello
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