Truman Seeks Cooperation to Curb Price Rise
President Truman urged industry cooperation to lower rising prices and prevent inflation. He cited International Harvester and Ford cutting prices, noted a full survey by the economic advisory council, and said price controls should continue. He avoided commitments on portal to portal pay, tax cuts, and anti Communist measures while backing Greece Turkey credits.
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Washington
International Harvester Company
Ford
Economic Advisory Council
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Communist Party
Snowstorm Halts Travel From Rockies to Carolinas
A heavy 16 inch snowstorm with gale winds and subfreezing temperatures swept from the eastern Rockies to the Atlantic seaboard and into the Carolinas and Tennessee, killing at least 14 people and shutting down transport, communications, and many schools and factories across the Midwest and East.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic Seaboard
Carolinas
Tennessee
Intermountain States
Great Lakes
New England
Midwest
Quebec
Fenlands Farm
Gas Shortage Declared Unlikely by API
The American Petroleum Institute said reports of a national gasoline shortage were false. Weekly production for the week ended March 22 reached 14 440 000 barrels with inventories high, while typical output runs 15 to 15.5 million daily and shortages are limited to local transport disruptions rather than a national crisis.
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New York
American Petroleum Institute
API
Middle West
Bargere
Idaho Falls Moves 225 Freight Cars for Potatoes
Idaho Falls rep Lyle N. Gardner of the Production and Marketing Administration says 225 freight cars were placed for loading in Idaho. Of these, 137 cars serve the Upper Snake River valley. Idaho has shipped 32,252 carloads of potatoes this season, compared with 36,059 by this time last year.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Lyle N. Gardner
The
Production and Marketing Administration
Snake River Valley
Goddard Hair Do Triggers London Studio Strike
An unauthorized strike by twelve English hairdressers halted production on Sir Alexander Korda’s Technicolor film An Ideal Husband delaying the work of about 1,000 actors and technicians and costing studios over 12 000 dollars daily. The walkout, authorized by the national association of theatrical and kine employes, demanded an English stylist for Paulette Goddard’s hair. Goddard stayed neutral as studios kept quiet.
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London
Paulette Goddard
Alexander Korda
Oscar Wilde
Goddard
National Association of Theatrical and Kine (Cinema) Employes
Miss Goddard
Bill Changes Succession Bill Changes Succession
The Senate Rules Committee approved a Wherry plan to place the Speaker of the House first in line for the presidency if the vice presidency is vacant. The vote was 6 to 5 along party lines with Republicans for and Democrats against.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
House
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Truman
George C. Marshall
Brooks
Rules Committee
Wherry
Senate
Martin
Committee Holds Witness Who Refuses to Give Name
Eugene Dennis, secretary of the Communist Party, refused to supply his real name before the House Un-American Activities Committee and was dismissed as a witness. Investigator Robert E. Stripling issued a subpoena for Dennis to return April 9, and Dennis challenged the committee’s authority to issue the subpoena while seeking to testify on bills to outlaw the Communist Party.
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Washington
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
House
UN American Activities Committee
Robert E. Stripling
Dennis
Tax Cut Bill To Receive House Action
The Republican backed 3.84 billion tax cut bill wins a House test on a take it or leave it basis with a no amendment rule. President Truman signals opposition and Treasury Secretary Snyder calls deficit financing inflationary. Rep Knutson frames the measure as relief for taxpayers and a strike at punitive taxes as debate opens ahead of a House vote tomorrow.
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House
Truman
Congress
Treasury
Snyder
Mr. Truman
Rep. Knutson
Minnesota
Executive Branch
Army arrests four for alleged plot in postwar Germany
The U S army reports the discovery and smashing of another nazi attempt to form a large scale organization. Four former SA storm troops officers were arrested as leaders of a network aimed at overthrowing the German civil government and sabotaging occupying powers.
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Frankfurt
Germany
SA Storm
Ve Group
Small house fires report from two local homes
The fire department was called at 1:25 p.m. to Frank Wheatley’s home at 328 South Johnson for a leaky oil stove causing a small floor blaze. firefighters extinguished it with water. At 1:43 p.m. the department responded to E. L. Merrill’s home at 645 North Hayes where a burned out refrigerator motor caused smoke.
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Frank Wheatley
South Johnson
E. L. Merrill
North Hayes
Tidal Waves Hit Auckland Coast in New Zealand
Two massive tidal waves struck a 60 mile east coast stretch of New Zealand's North Island causing widespread destruction to buildings. No loss of life reported. Eyewitnesses described a second wall of water about 30 feet high that washed in after residents sought higher ground.
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Auckland
New Zealand
North Island
Coal mine blast toll rises in Centralia report
Centralia Illinois operators announced 17 dead 104 remaining uncertain in the pit with 30 rescued as 151 trapped. WASHINGTON telephoto workers plan emergency services if nationwide strike proceeds April 7. Amite dairy farmers threaten to block milk shipments into New Orleans. Moscow warns ministers over slow progress. Yugoslavia Bulgaria dispute surfaces in UN Balkan probe.
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Centralia
Ill
Washington
National Federation of Telephone Workers’ Policy Committee
Conciliators At Work on Phone Strike Near Deadline
Washington reports a cross country Bell system strike looming as a bargaining deadlock persists with 39 unions and 287000 workers. Assistant Secretary Gibson travels to New York to press talks with American Telephone and Telegraph officials over the NFTW plan for a bargaining committee.
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Washington
Bell Telephone System
National Federation of Telephone Workers
John W. Gibson
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
NFTW
Opposition in Russia on China’s role in German peace talks
Formal Russian opposition emerges over a report by the foreign ministers deputies detailing procedure for the German peace treaty. The UK and France want China as a convening power. the Soviet side dissents. The United States hesitates while Secretary Marshall favors including China, with Molotov proposing an information exchange but preferring informal Big Three talks.
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Council of Foreign Ministers
Big Four Council
United Kingdom
China
United States
Marshall
Council
Molotov
Idaho State College Campus Day Plans In Pocatello
City ISC events chair J L Craig cites chamber and junior chamber sponsorship for campus day on May 2 with 3500 visitors expected. Easter egg hunt April 5 at university stadium for children under 12. A late April clean-up and paint-up drive runs April 21 to 30. Merchants host special events the week before campus day to draw crowds from eastern Idaho.
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J. L. Craig
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Idaho State College
Craig
Pocatello
University Stadium
Junior
Idaho
Mr. Craig
Sympathizers Halt Milk Delivery in New Orleans Strike
In Amite sympathizers with dairy farmers seized nearly 5 000 gallons of milk and halted a second Illinois Central passenger train. Armed men have seized about 60 000 gallons overall as AFL union farmers press for a 75 cent price cut to be restored, stopping motor tank cars and trains toward New Orleans and spilling milk into ditches. Four shots were fired into the first train at Amite last night.
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New Orleans
Amite
Illinois Central
AFL
Blustery Weather Forecast for Pocatello Tonight and Thursday
Blustery March winds linger in Pocatello with cloudy skies and a chance of showers or snow flurries. High near 50 Thursday after a daytime high of 60 today, low 35 overnight, with sunset at 6 49 and surrounding towns reporting varied readings.
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Poratello
Malad
Boise
Bur Jey
Butte
Dubois
Idaho Palis
Salt Lake
Soviets Miss U.N. Session at Trusteeship Council
The Soviet Union skipped the opening session of the United Nations trusteeship council in Lake Success, prompting concern from U.N. officials about bypassing the world body. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko gave no explanation, raising questions about delayed delegation. Secretary General Trygve Lie urged reliance on the U.N. for international problems despite national interests and noted the Truman administration's request for 400 million dollars aid to Greece and Turkey.
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N. Y
Russia
United Nations Trusteeship Council
U.N
Andrei A. Gromyko
Trygve Lie
World Peace Organization
Hi Y to Host Dr Davis at Father Son Banquet
Hi Y at the YMCA will host Dr R J Davis as principal speaker at the annual father son banquet. The event includes a 6 15 pm start Friday with Bob Pew delivering the toast, Lynn Davis giving the invocation, Richard Hronek pronouncing the benediction, Paul Ewer and Ralph Koontz providing music, and Bill Hartland acting as toastmaster.
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R. J. Davis
YMCA
Bob Pew
Lynn Davis
Richard Hronek
Paul Ewer
Ralph Koontz
Bill Hartland
Sister Pleads For Life In Gruner Case
Mrs Helen Friedman sister of condemned Day Gruner plans to petition Palestine courts for permission to appeal his death sentence for the April 23 1946 attack on police headquarters at Ramat Gan near Haifa. The appeal follows a similar bid for Guier whose bid was rejected by the Privy Council.
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Jerusalem
Max Selieman
Tel Aviv
Helen Friedman
Bela Gruner
Palestine
Privy Comet
Guier
Irem Zvai Leumi
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
London
Gruner
Frank Gruner
New York
Friedman
Lancaster
Ramat Gan
Haifa
Alan Cunningeham
Cunningham Nows
Blair Visits Pocatello With Army Graves Group
Lt Col Robert K Blair now with the army graves registration service and K F Miller visit Pocatello to outline the quartermaster corps plan for returning American war dead to burial. They plan to travel to Ashton and other Snake River valley points Thursday and return for meetings later in the week.
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Robert K. Blair
Pocatello
Ccc
Ogden
Army Graves Registration Service
K. F. Miller
Quartermaster’s Corps
America
Colonel Blair
Mr. Miller
Ashton
Snake River Valley
Mine blast traps 110 workers near Centralia Illinois
A coal mine explosion near Centralia Illinois traps 110 workers as rescue teams press to recover the entombed. Officials say the full toll may rise while crews search debris and seal the mine passages amid a tense, ongoing effort.
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Centralia
Ill
Hfe
Cmd
Fred Uellmeyer
Centralia Coal
Centraltia
N. Baird
Tace
Gald
Aid Nearing Deadline for Greece Turkey Aid
President Trumet voiced hope that his $400 million Turkish aid proposal would be extended to March 31 the deadline for British withdrawal of aid to Greece. Senator Brewster urged granting commercial air rights to expand airborne commerce and avoid past lend-lease missteps. American UN representative Warr en An was expected to address the Greece Turkish issue in a Friday speech.
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Trumet
Gyr
Greece
Congress
U. N Neil
Brewster
Maine
Rte
United States
Turkey
Commission Seeks Ways To Equalize Tax Burden
Max Yost of the Associated Taxpayers Of Idaho reports the state tax commission's property value equalization program since last year has made commmonable progress in 41 counties. The effort aims to standardize assessments for state and local taxes with uniform statewide values and minimal cost.
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Boise
Max Yost
Associated Taxpayers of Idaho, Inc
State Tax Commission
Yost
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