Giant B 36 Survives Critical Test In Fort Worth
The Army Air Forces B 36, a $20 million long range bomber, landed safely after emergency gear damage during its 15th test flight at Fort Worth. Pilot B A Erickson and Co pilot Gus Green steered the 139 ton aircraft to a smooth stop as 12 of 14 crew members were jettisoned earlier. six injuries occurred from parachute misdirection in hill country. Consolidated Vultee praised the pilots for saving the aircraft valued at $20 million in research and production costs.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Army Air Forces
B. A. Erickson
Gus Green
Roland G. Mayer
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Consolidated
New York
Indictment of Two Students in Overell Yacht Murder Case
Santa Ana report: jury indicts Louise Overell, 11, journalism student, and fiance George Gollum 21 for murder of her parents aboard their yacht during the Newport harbor explosion on March 15. Arraignments set in superior court. witnesses and exhibits presented. dynamite remains disposed of near Santa Catalina.
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Santa Ana
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Orange County
James Musick
Walter E. Overell
Newport Harbor
Gollum
Santa Catalina Island
District Attorney Seeks Civil Recovery in Bingham Case
Boise brief reports District Attorney John Carver filed a federal civil action seeking $500 from Charles W Belnap Blackfoot Bingham County sheriff. The suit claims Belnap converted checks and cash to his own use totaling $550 with $43 interest as of March 11 1947. Assistant U.S. Attorney E H Casterlin withheld source details as evidence.
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Boise
John Carver
Charles W. Belnap
Blackfoot
Bingham County
Belnap
E. H. Casterlin
U.S
Fire Destroys Springfield Newspapers Plant
Fire swept through the Springfield Newspapers plant in Missouri, starting in a storage room and damaging the mechanical department. The composing room and press area were affected as crews fought the blaze.
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Springfield
Springfield Newspapers, Inc
Japanese War Leaders Trial Defense Seeks 27 Witnesses
American attorneys defending 26 Japanese wartime leaders at the international military tribunal said at least 27 Japanese witnesses would testify in the Manchurian phase. The trial resumes April 2 after a one week recess, with the defense planning to continue until mid June and not expect full completion by then.
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Tokyo
International Military Tribunal
Molotov Opens Talks on German Assets in Austria
In Moscow V M Molotov agreed to discuss a French proposal defining German assets in Austria as a basis for a treaty, signaling possible compromise but with U S and British calls for precise limits to prevent German asset removals. American officials voiced displeasure over slow Council of Foreign Ministers talks and a late night session that yielded little progress.
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Austria
Council of Foreign Ministers
Molotov
U. S
Marshall
Dairyman shot during chase amid milk price strike
Otis Baham, a 24 year old dairy farmer from Loranger, was wounded by birdshot after gunfire from armed men during a four mile chase through a protest zone. Baham’s wife and nephew were unharmed. Baham credits jealousy as motive. He sits on the Dairy Farmers Cooperative board at Kentwood though he is not part of AFL Dairymen Local No 22 which led the strike.
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Independence
Louisiana
Otis Baham
Loranger
Baham
Callie Baham
Lucius McCoy
Dairy Farmers Cooperative
Kentwood
AFL Dairymen’s
AFL
Meat Ration Ends in Canada as War Rationing Bows
Meat rationing for Canadian households ended today while meat price controls slaughter quotas and meatless Tuesdays and Fridays in restaurants stay in effect.
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Ottawa
Death of Boy Leads to Jailing of Unsure Parents
In Point Pleasant Mason county authorities say the death of a two year old boy prompted the jailing of his unmarried parents Orlando Patterson and Velma Crawford both 27 and 28. They face charges of illegal cohabitation after a preliminary hearing and a coroner’s report cited external force and severe injuries including bruises a concussion and over 150 leg skin breaks from beatings.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Mason County
William H. Bardin
Orlando Patterson
Velma Crawford
Ernest Hesson
R. W. Eshhenaur
Eshenaur
Air Freight Up 933 Percent in Two Years
The Chicago report notes a 933 percent rise in freight carried by 17 scheduled airlines since July 1945, driven by a shift toward regular freight service. It cites varied shipments from auto parts to perishable goods and even corpses, while highlighting technical and administrative challenges as executives push airlines to operate more like railroads. Vice Admiral Emory S. Land of the Air Transport Association praises the growth and potential of air freight and express services.
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Chicago
Nick Carter
Air Express
Civil Aeronautics Board
Adm
Emory S. Land
Air Transport Association
Midwest GOP chairmen plan May meeting in Indianapolis
Willis B York Iowa GOP chairman announced a Midwest conference of Republican state chairmen to meet May 10 and 11 in Indianapolis. The gathering will include 13 member states with invited leaders from Colorado Utah Arizona Montana Wyoming Idaho and New Mexico. The group shapes regional policy for submission to the national committee.
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Desmoines
Willis B. York
Iowa
Indianapolis
Midwest
York
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain
Blood stained clothing tied to yacht deaths in grand jury transcript
In Santa Ana AP report police chemist testimony linked clothing and shoes of George Gollum and his teen fiancée to blood found in the yacht death case. The couple are charged with killing financier Walter Overell and Beulah Overell after bodies were found aboard his 47 foot power cruiser following a March 15 explosion in Newport Bay.
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Santa Ana
Calif
George Gollum
Walter E. Overell
Beulah
Overell
Newport Bay
Balmy weather and updated regional temperatures in Idaho
Pocatello experienced 48 at noon with calm winds and clear skies. Forecast calls for rising temperatures up to 65 by Thursday with lows near 25 to 30. Regional highs and lows include Boise 54 28 and Salt Lake City 60 27 with minor precipitation 0.01 at Butte.
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Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Salt Lake City
Butte
Idaho Budget Shows Major Increase in Two-Year Plan
Idaho's general fund appropriations rise to 32.5 million for the two-year period starting July 1 with an 8 million increase for education bringing total education funds to about 15 million. Public welfare gains reach 2 million, judicial costs climb to 482,659 including a 25 thousand judge retirement plan, and penitentiary funding expands to 547,876 for shop equipment and license plates. Public health, administration, and governor residence costs also rise, with education accounting for most of the 8 million increase aimed at reorganizing districts and boosting teacher salaries.
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Boise
Idaho
Alvin H. Reading
Gooding
Rancher David Bischoff Dies in Salt Lake City
Funeral services will be held Saturday in Geneva Idaho for rancher David Bischoff 61 who died here Tuesday after a long illness Born in Montpelier Idaho he moved to Salt Lake City in 1943 after retirement Survivors include his widow nine sons and daughters two brothers and a sister and five grandchildren Three children Lorraine Douglas R and Deorr Bischoff live in Geneva Willis resides in Wardboro Idaho
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Salt Lake City
Geneva
Idaho
David Bischoff
Bischoff
Montpelier
Lorraine
Douglas R
Deorr Bischoff
Willis
Wardboro
Johnny Evers Described as Very Low After Stroke
Johnny Evers 65 was hospitalized in Albany after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. His physician today said his condition is very low. Evers, famed Cubs second baseman in the Tinker to Evers to Chance double play, was admitted to St. Peter's hospital Tuesday.
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Albany
N. Y
Johnny Evers
Evers
Chicago Cubs
St. Peter's Hospital
House Passes Bill to Slash Taxes Nationwide
The House approved a Republican backed plan to cut income taxes by nearly 4 billion dollars this year. If enacted the measure would be retroactive to January 1 and cut lower income taxes by 30 percent and most others by 20 percent. Senate revision and presidential approval likely.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Truman
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Treasury
Rep
Engel
R-Mich
Official Not To Return From Yugoslavia and Poland
President Truman said Ambassador Richard Patterson will not return to Belgrade and Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane is resigning over Poland coverage. Lane cited coercion and violence in January elections that gave Communists large majorities. Lane plans lectures as a private citizen while Patterson has been in the United States since late November. Truman said diplomatic posts will be filled as soon as replacements are found.
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Truman
Richard C
Yugoslavia
Andews
William D
Brazil
Patterson
Belgrade
Arthur Bliss Lane
Poe
United States
Marshal Tito
Lane
Poland
Robber Returns to Rob Cigar Clerk For More
In Los Angeles a gunman who robbed Pierre C Cariso, a cigar store clerk, of 60 dollars Monday night warned, I will be back. He kept the threat last night returning to rob Cariso again and taking 45 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Pierre C. Cariso
Cariso
Utah Gunman Murders Two In Dingy Apartment House
In a westside Salt Lake City apartment last night a 70 year old man Cecil Matthews and a 24 year old woman Leanne Mart were killed by a gunman using a .380 automatic. A 27 year old man Frank Chamberlin was wounded and escaped to summon help. Five men were taken into custody for questioning and no motive has been established.
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Salt Lake City
Cecil Matthews
Lejnne Mart
Frank Elmer Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Storms Push East As Record Cold Sinks Into North
A new snowstorm moves from Oklahoma toward the Atlantic coast, snowing across the central region with six inches in St. Louis by 6 am and up to four inches in Illinois and southwestern Indiana. Earlier this week, a violent storm killed at least 16, north of the country, now moving into northern Quebec. Temperatures fall nationwide with Caribou reporting one degree above zero and Duluth at 14 above.
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Oklahoma
Hatteras
Atlantic Coast
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
Kentucky
Tennessee
St. Louis
Illinois
Indiana
Quebec
Caribou
North Central
Gladwin
Pellston
Mich
Duluth
Minn
Minneapolis
New York City
Idaho
Utah
Campus Pet Dies After Lab Mix Up at William Jewell College
In Liberty Missouri Brownie a campus dog died in a biology lab after a mix up with stray dogs. Students staged a large demonstration including an effigy of biology head Dr Leland Gier and mournful songs.
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Liberty
Brownie
William Jewell College
Leland Jacob Gier
Dr. Gier
Gier
Bownie
Breeders to Meet at Idaho Falls on April 5
Purebred Holstein breeders are scheduled to meet Drue W. Dunn county extension agent at the Idaho Falls courthouse on Saturday April 5 at 2 p m G C Anderson extension dairy man will attend to discuss dairy problems National dairy representatives will also be present The meeting aims to organize local dairy breed groups to aid breeding promotion Plans are set for a dairy show in the Upper Snake River valley in June
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Drue W. Dunn
Idaho Falls
G. C. Anderson
Snake River Valley
Search Progressing For 76 Trapped in Wrecked Colliery
In Centralia Illinois the No 5 mine disaster deepens as 18 more bodies bring the known dead to 35 and 76 miners remain trapped. Rescue leader says the trapped have no chance. snow falls as squads continue work and officials promise continued efforts despite grim odds.
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Centralia
William J. Rowekamp
AFL
United Mine Workers
Mather
FBI Opposes Anti Red Act Amid Senate Hearing
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover voiced grave doubts about outlawing the Communist party and urged caution. Rep Nixon said the bill as written won’t be approved, while Eugene Dennis defied the committee and was subpoenaed to return April 9. Dennis refused to reveal his name and was removed from the room.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Communist Party
Congressional Committee
Hoover
Nixon
House Committee On
unAmerican
Eugene Dennis
Dennis
J. Parnell Thomas
R-N. J
Robert E. Stripling
Union Officials Confer on Threatened Nationwide Phone Strike
A labor committee met with Assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gibson to discuss the threatened nationwide telephone strike set for April 7. Gibson had already talked with AT&T officers and summoned a three man committee from the National Federation of Telephone Workers representing 287 000 members who plan a general walkout the day after Easter to press 10 contract demands.
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Washington
John W. Gibson
Gibson
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Physicians Meet for Regional Medical Conference in Utah
Regional meeting of the American College of Physicians to be held Saturday at Salt Lake General Hospital and the University of Utah Medical School. Dr L B Viko of Salt Lake City and Dr B M Poindexter of Boise will chair the program for Utah and Idaho. Doctors from many cities in the two states expected to attend.
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Salt Lake City
American College of Physicians
Salt Lake General Hospital
University of Utah Medical School
L. B. Viko
8. M. Poindexter
Boise
College For
Utah
Idaho
Government seeks peacemaker role in looming telephone strike
Washington faces a potential April 7 walkout by 287,000 NFTW members over nationwide contract demands including a $12 weekly raise. NFTW wants industry-wide bargaining while AT&T favors local bargaining. Officials, including John W. Gibson, weigh seizure powers under wartime acts, with Congress delaying broad industry seizure decisions.
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Washington
National Federation of Telephone Workers
NFTW
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone System
John W. Gibson
New York
Joseph A. Beirne
Gibson
Truman
Congress
Mayer Divorce Suit After 43 Years Ties to Movie Tycoon
Margaret Mayer sues 63 year old Mayer the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for divorce on desertion grounds. The suit filed in superior court cites his May 29, 1944 desertion and ongoing separation. Mayer also chaired Loew's production and led national income rankings with a 1943 peak of $1,138,922.
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Los Angeles
Mayer
Margaret
Boston
Irene Selznick
David O. Selznick
Edith Goetz
William Goetz
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Studio
Loew's, Inc
Securities and Exchange Commission
Clinics Aid Vets Urge Use of Idaho VA Dental Clinics
Boise Idaho Veterans Administration regional office manager Leon Fields urges ex servicemen to use the Boise and Moscow VA dental clinics during the first year after discharge with prior authorization. Clinics feature modern equipment and aim for prompt attention to relieve local dentists.
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Boise
Leon Fields
Idaho Veterans Administration
Exservicemen
Moscow Field
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