Fire Destroys Utah Ice & Cold Storage Plant
A five story Utah Ice and Cold Storage plant in Salt Lake City suffered a blaze that began yesterday and caused more than 1.5 million dollars in damage. Firemen reported over twenty injuries from smoke exposure while several areas contained poultry candy and timber products. Company president Albert Hahn estimated losses could top one million dollars. Early word said five people were in the building when fire started. all were believed to have escaped.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Ice & Cold Storage Company
Albert Hahn
Charles P. Rudd
Utah Poultry & Farmers Cooperative
J. K. Piercey
Boise Voters Defeat Pool Bond Issue
Boise voters defeat a 135000 dollar municipal swimming pool bond on the Boise Junior College campus while approving two other bonds totaling 315000 dollars. A 210000 dollar bond for two fire stations city shops and a small canal bridge passed 2366 to 630. A 105000 dollar Boise River bridge bond carried 2417 to 597. The pool bond failed 1621 to 1322.
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Boise P
Boise Junior College
Boise River
News Guild proposes 75 million dollar annual pension
Sam B. Eubanks of San Francisco urged the American Newspaper Guild to push a 75 million dollar per year pension plan for newspaper workers at the 16th convention in Columbus Ohio. He outlined goals for 1949 including retirement income for employees and improving press performance as a public welfare task. The plan could be funded without cutting profits if publishers confront their dealings with newsprint producers.
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Columbus
Ohio
American Newspaper Guild
CIO
Sam B. Eubanks
San Francisco
Guild
American Press
ANG
Police Court Docket Lights City Vagrancy Crackdown
City police court docket lists several vagrancy cases with fines of 100 dollars that were suspended upon leaving the city. A delinquency charge against 16 year old Dick Strak was dismissed after he claimed loss of money in a theater. Several individuals were fined for intoxication.
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Bonnie Bingham
Roger Collins
James Warren
Donald A. White
Portier Flint
Dick Strak
Denver
Gertrude Keeler
Earl Downey
Margarito Martinez
Leslie Shay
Raymond Harbolt Vogt
Escanado Jackson
Water Main Break Disrupts Center Street Traffic
A break in the water main in the 200 block on West Center caused this morning traffic delays. Eastbound vehicles were diverted via Lewis Street and Railroad Avenue to enter Center Street subway.
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West Center
Lewis Street
Railroad Avenue
Center Street
Anti-Strike Injunctions Win Shocks Labor Leaders
Washington officials stunned by the Senate approval of Taft Hartley style emergency injunctions predict the act will hold for two more years. Arthur Goldberg says Taft Hartley remains until after the 1950 elections and a veto could keep current law intact. Senator Lucas calls the outlook not bright as the fight shifts toward final measures.
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Washington
CIDO
Senate
Truman
Robert A. Taft
Arthur Goldberg
C10
Idaho Obituary Notice for Several Residents
Katherine Louise Turner 82 Boise housewife John Clement Allen 76 retired Weiser rancher Charles Joseph Dunleavy 62 retired Huntington Ore railroad employee in Weiser Nels Rodge 18 Boise farmer J Wilson Bell 72 Nampa retired railroad engineer Henry Van Dyke Hannah 78 Gardena Calif carpenter in Boise
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Katherine Louise Turner
Boise
John Clement Allen
Weiser
Charles Joseph Dunleavy
Huntington
Ore
Nels Rodge
J. Wilson Bell
Nampa
Henry van Dyke Hannah
Gardena
Calif
Frank DeKay Dies in Blackfoot Pioneer Rancher and Official
Frank E. DeKay 80 a longtime Idaho rancher and merchant died at 11 30 p m at his Blackfoot home after a year long illness A resident of Idaho since 1887 he held public offices including warden of the state penitentiary deputy sheriff of Bingham county registrar of the United States land office organizer of the East Idaho State Fair Democratic chairman in Bingham county for 12 terms and state central committeeman for six terms
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Frank E. DeKay
Idaho
Blackfoot
State Penitentiary
Bingham County
United States Land Office
East Idaho
State Central
Frank DeKay
Edwin DeKay
Mr. DeKay
Kate
Fargo Women Return From East Fashion Districts
From Fargo’s Edna Strahan and Tillie Stanley come reports of a two week trip to eastern markets. They visited fashion centers and major shops and stores and returned full of enthusiasm for fall fashions. The trip was pleasant and successful despite hot eastern weather.
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Edna Strahan
Tillie Stanley
Fargo’s
Britain Faces Showdown on Trade Pacts
Paris reports Britain confronts a heated OEEC discussion on European trade. The seven member consultative committee debated whether nations should strike individual trade pacts or adopt broader multilateral principles, with W Averell Harriman observing for the Marshall Plan officials.
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Britain
Paris
Europe
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
OEEC
W. Averell Harriman
U. S
London
Harriman
U.S
Weather Summary for Pocatello and Vicinity
Colder tonight with temperatures near 35 by morning and freezing at higher elevations. Thursday is partly cloudy and cooler. Temperature highs near 170 for the day. total precipitation this month 56 with normal 1:05. Sunset tonight 8 13 and sunrise tomorrow 4 54.
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Pocatello
Palisades Dam Pact Depends On Idaho Wyoming Compromise
The Snake River compact commission in Bannock hotel resumes talks to resolve water disputes affecting the Palisades dam. Wyoming opposes the project without a satisfactory settlement, as committees from both states meet to resolve allocations from the Snake River south fork and tributaries. If agreed, the pact must pass state legislatures and Congress to take effect.
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Palisades Dam
Idaho
Wyoming
Snake River
South Fork
R. J. Newell
Boise
Commission
U. S
Swan Valley
Idaho Falls
F. M. Clinton
Lynn Cran
Star of Fibber McGee Show Heads Toward Canadian RCMP Jubilee
Rod Cameron and Bil Thompson, stars of radio and film, stopped in Pocatello today en route to Mc Cloud Alberta for the 75th RCMP anniversary festival. Thompson, a Fibber McGee and Molly veteran, described his long career and radio character creation. Cameron noted his western stardom and past appearances in early show business.
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Canada
Rod Cameron
Bil Thompson
Pocatello
Western Air Lines
McCloud
Alberta
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Thompson
Mr. Wimple
VFW Post Wins First Place In State for Civic Service
Pocatello post 735 of Veterans of Foreign Wars won the first place state plaque for civic service at the state encampment in Twin Falls. The award, from national headquarters, recognized 45 burials, guards for President Truman and the Freedom Train visit, and Memorial Day services. Attendees included Commander Carter and other local and district officials and members.
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Pocatello Vfw
Twin Falls
Gordon Willis
James Kellew
VFW Americanism Committee
Richard Carter
Pocatello Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carter
VFW
Pocatello
Truman
Freedom
Commander Carter
John Dudmake
John Hemming
Richard Royler
Ted McCurdy
George Orchard
Robert Harper
Jerry Morgal
James Chivers
Vern Cardwell
Jack Kellow
Pete Hurley
Carl Fengler
Benny Cooper
Commission Fears Combined Bond Issue Would Fail
Bannock county commissioner R. T. Hale warned that combining a hospital bond proposal with a new courthouse bond would likely fail. He favored combining them but said the risk to the hospital election makes the plan infeasible and the hospital vote must pass.
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Commission
Bannock County
R. T. Hale
Hale
Judge Emphasizes Intent in Coplon Espionage Trial
In Washington the Coplon espionage case reached a federal jury with Judge Albert L Reeves stressing that the defendant's intent is central to the verdict. Defense lawyer Archibald Palmer pressed for a mistrial but Reeves denied the motion as jurors began deliberations after closing arguments. The case links Miss Coplon to alleged counter espionage activities with Russia and a separate New York conspiracy with Valentin A Gubitchev.
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Palmer
John M. Kelley, Jr
Miss Coplon
Russia
Miss Coplen
Justice Department
United States
New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
United Nations
Forces Unite To Curtail Vast Project
Washington AP reports the house voted 168 to 165 to strike the public housing section from the vast housing bill. The move, aided by Southern Democrats, removes 810,000 units financed by 308 million dollars annually. Repeal could be reversed later. opposition labeled it socialism.
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Washington
Nationalist Bombing Strikes Shanghai Districts
Nationalist planes bombed central Shanghai at noon, hitting the Cha pei district as crowds scattered. Liberator fighters aimed at the North railroad station and rail yards on Markham road, with casualties feared and blocks sealed off. Bombs also hit near Lunghwa airport in the southwest. no harbor or shipping attack reported.
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Shanghai
Chapei
Markham Road
Lunghwa
Motorist Faces Second Drunk Driving Charge
Forrest Poynter, 47, charged with operating a vehicle under the influence, pleads not guilty in police court. Police say this is his second such charge, a second conviction could be a felony, and allege a near collision in the 200 block on North Main. He was arrested in the 100 block on South First after claiming the judge had his license. He gave the name Joe Bush when booked and was abusive during processing. Also set for Thursday is Jack Stirling, 618 North Thirteenth, charged with speeding up to 56 mph. Otis Cornett, 44, entered not guilty pleas to vagrancy charges.
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Forrest Poynter
Poynter
North Main
Main
Center
South First
Joe Bush
Jack R. Stirling
North Thirteenth
Otis Cornett
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Los Angeles
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Pioneer
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Orpheum
Poca
VFW Post
Karl R. Bauman
Judith Copion
Albert L. Reeves
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Kelley
Reeves
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Kan
Seymour Topping
Associated Press
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