Congress moves on Greece Turkey aid and UNRRA funds
Congress sent to the White House a 400 million dollar program to aid Greece and Turkey against communism. A separate relief bill for six countries faced a funding split with the House cutting to 200 million while the Senate pushes for 350 million. President Truman urged full UNRRA funding in a quarterly report letter as conferees work out differences.
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Congress
White House
Greece
Turkey
House
Senate
Europe
Asia
Truman
UNRRA
Joint Committee
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Free City of
Trieste
China
State Department
Vamdenberg R
Idaho Senators Rally Over Civilian Federal Workforce
Idaho congressmen warn that civilian federal employment could rise to 2,157,297 by June 30, showing an excess of 546,297 above the budget ceiling. Dworshak says executive cooperation is lacking as lawmakers push for deeper cuts. Taylor notes debate on labor relations and hospital nonprofit exemptions.
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Washington
Idaho
Congress
Dugine
Wen. Dworshak
Executive Branch
Budget Bureau
Legislative Branch
Sen. Taylor
Debate Transcript Cites Goff On Europe Policy And Communism
Rep. Goff argues against appeasement in debate on the Greek Turkish loan. He says Americans fought two wars to prevent Nazi expansion and warns that delaying response would invite communism. He also mentions not hindering nurses seeking a higher standard of living.
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Goff
Idaho
Europe
Mines Disrupt Palestine Train Service
Mines planted by the Jewish underground damaged two Palestine trains killing two British officers and wounding five others. Unexploded mines were found near Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, raising fears of a wider attack timed to the UN. Two officers died when a mine exploded as a disposal squad worked the track near Acre. The Palestine government announced summary military courts to handle offenses affecting security with tribunals to be set up in Jerusalem Haifa and Lydda.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Tel Aviv
United Nations Assembly
Acre
Haifa
Lydda
Wheat Growers Meet in Spokane Addressed by Officials
A Spokane gathering of the Washington Idaho wheat growers league will run May 27 and 28 with remarks by Charles F Brannon assistant secretary of agriculture and Herman C Aa berg head of the American farm bureau.
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Spokane
Washington - Idaho Wheat Growers’ League
Charles F. Brannon
Herman C. Aaberg
American Farm
Wallace Urges Export Drive at Chicago Rally
Henry A Wallace pitched a 150 billion dollar program of exports and investments worldwide as the path to peace, decrying the Truman doctrine as risky and arguing aid to anti Soviet regimes fuels policy folly. R J Thomas and Paul Robeson spoke as 20 000 filled the stadium.
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Chicago
Henry A Wallace
Wallace
R. J. Thomas
Cio-Uaw
Paul Robeson
Europe
Congress
Lewiston Children Die in Fire
Fire of unknown origin swept through the Stocker home in Lewiston Idaho killing two children Larry eight and George Anne seven. Firemen battled the blaze for nearly an hour. Father and daughter Linda six suffered serious burns and were hospitalized. Other siblings Cathie four Rome three and Ralphie ten months and the mother were uninjured.
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Lewiston
Idaho
George Stocker
Larry
George Anne
Linda
St. Joseph's Hospital
Cathie
Rome
Ralphie
Income Tax Chief Resigns. Schoeneman Named Successor
Joseph D. Nunan Jr. quits as commissioner of internal revenue effective June 30. President Truman nominates George J. Schoeneman to succeed him, with Schoeneman serving as special executive assistant to the president. Nunan cites regret and a return to private business.
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Washington
Joseph D. Nunan, Jr
Internal Revenue
Truman
George J. Schoeneman
Schoeneman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Newport
R. I
Senate
Nunan
Lewis Agrees to Negotiate Pay Contract
John L. Lewis agreed to negotiate a wage contract with operators representing about 75 percent of the nations soft coal production. The Southern Coal Producers oppose industry wide bargaining and seek separate talks. The conference will be chaired by Ezra Van Horn and include seven men from each side. Collisson said the Southern group is willing to bargain for its members but will not join the industry wide talks.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis’ United Mine Workers
Lewis
Navy
N. H. Collisson
UMW
Collission
O 'Neill
Ezra van Horn
Ohio Coal Producers
Collisson
Labor Shortage Seen As Critical In Coeur d'Alenes Mines
In Kellogg Idaho operators declare a critical labor shortage at Coeur d'Alenes mines with 850 men missing from the workforce even before recent quits. Hecla Mining president L E Hanley says miners leave for outdoor summer work such as logging reclamation or other industrial jobs.
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Kellogg
Idaho
Coeur d’Alenes
L. E. Hanley
Hecla Mining Company
Baseball Scoreboard Patchwork Of Early Evening Games
National Brooklyn and Pittsburgh games feature tight pitching and late runs. New York and Chicago clash with sharp defense while Hartung Voiselle Trinkle and Cooper pace the roster. Detroit and St Louis matchup showcases strong bullpen work amid a rugged American League slate.
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Chicago
Hartung
Voiselle
Trinkle
Cooper
Chipman
Lee
Meyer
Borony
Erickson
Scheffing
Ration Cuts Trigger Mass Strike Threat in Germany
German officials in Frankfurt proposed a temporary ration cut in the British and American zones from 1550 to 1130 calories daily per person. If approved, the change would take effect May 25 for four weeks. British troops aimed to curb a large black market while food officials sought grain shipments from the United States to ease shortages.
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Frankfurt
Germany
London
Berlin
Stuttenu
Paul S. Taggert
U. S
Wurttemberg-Baden
Bi-Zonal Food Agency
Stuttgart
Marcus Schleicher
Bi-Zonal Food Board
United States
Ruhr
Wage Labor Talks Push Pay Increases and Price Cuts
Washington AP Bowles proposes 10 percent price rollback and 15 cent hourly wage boosts to avert a business collapse. The plan, backed by Americans for Democratic Action, calls for tax cut scrapping, higher personal exemptions, excise tax relief, 20 percent home-building cost cuts, factory-built homes revival, extended unemployment benefits, and higher minimum wages.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Bowles
OPA
Americans For Democratic Action
Wilson Wyatt
Father of Pocatello Resident Dies
Funeral services for James Isaac Shepard 82 retired farmer and businessman will be held in Salt Lake City. He died yesterday. He owned J I Shepard and Sons Mercantile store in Richmond Utah and farmed. He helped establish the first electric light and power company and served towns between Hyde Park Utah and Preston Idaho. Survivors include widow and sons Dr J Leo Shepard Dr J W Shepard Calvin O Shepard of Preston and Mrs O H Short of Route 2 Pocatello.
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Salt Lake City
James Isaac Shepard
Shepard
J. I. Shepard and Sons
Richmond
Utah
Electric Light and Power Company
Hyde Park
Preston
Idaho
J. Leo Shepard
J. W. Shepard
Calvin O. Shepard
O. H. Short
Pocatello
Krug Outlines Plan to Assure Adequate Supplies
Senate public lands subcommittee opens studies to frame long range policies for mineral fuel agricultural and forestry resources. Secretary O cites undetermined minerals not available domestically and dependence on foreign sources. Chairman Malone says inquiry covers production development utilization and conservation. Goals include securing adequate agricultural and mineral resources to deter foreign attack and raise living standards.
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Washington
Senate Public Lands
United States
Krug
Malone
R-Nev
Moscow Man Dies in Idaho Auto Crash
Moscow police report the death of George Narum, 50, after his car collided with a pickup driven by John O'Donnell near Moscow. Narum died yesterday from injuries sustained in the Tuesday crash.
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Moscow
Idaho
George Narum
Narum
John O'Donnell
Three Killed Four Injured In Elko Building Collapse
In Elko Nevada a two story brick apartment business building collapsed in the business district early today. Three people Ralph Nielsen Beatrice Nielsen and Mrs Robert Norris were killed and four others were injured including Mrs Verna Jones and Ronnie Nielsen. Digging continued at the wreckage as rescuers believed all occupants were accounted for. The 20 year old building housed a dry cleaning shop and the collapse was blamed on a new 10 foot excavation weakening the foundation.
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Elko, Nev
Elko
C. L. Smith
Elko County
Ralph Nielsen
Beatrice Nielsen
Nielsen
Robert Norris
W. A. Sperry
Verna Jones
Ronnie Nielsen
Nielsens
Southern Pacific Plans Reincorporation in Delaware
Southern Pacific, long paying about 100000 in state and Woodford county taxes, voted to reincorporate in Delaware. The move follows a 1945 Kentucky tax ruling on non operating holdings and aims to ease tax problems linked to Kentucky domicile. Shareholders approved the transfer by over 83 percent. The firm, chartered in Kentucky in 1884, runs no lines here and maintains a home office in the state.
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Spring Station
Southern Pacific Company
Kentucky
Woodford County
Delaware
Kentucky Tax Commission
Southern Pacific
Train Demolishes Car as Mother Saves Children
Mrs James M. Johnston of Hooper leaped with her two children from a stalled car on the Denver & Rio Grande Western crossing near Ogden. A 32 car freight train slammed into the auto, carrying it 48 feet along the right of way. The crash occurred about 3 30 p m on a hazardous crossing west of Ogden, with Johnston escaping by seconds.
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Ogden
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Davis County
James M. Johnston
Hooper
Jack F. Gridley
Ogden-Salt Lake Highway
Ogden Arsenal Gate
Gridley
Idaho Resident Dies In Salt Lake City
Charles Nelson Sweet aged 71 a well known Utah businessman and former Idaho resident died at his home after a heart attack He served as assistant secretary of the Hudson coal company and held executive roles with several coal firms including Standard coal company Sweet once ran a jewelry store in Montpelier Idaho retiring in 1908 to enter Utah mining business.
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Salt Lake City
Charles Nelson Sweet
Utah
Idaho
Sweet
Hudson Coal Company
The
Standard Coal Company
Montpelier
Food to Go To Germany This Month
Germany faces a severe food shortage seen as a major postwar danger. The United States plans to ship over 400000 tons of food to Germany this month with similar amounts in the next two months. Officials warn of rising discontent, while authorities anticipate possible Communist agitation in the American zone and urge restraint.
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Germany
Europe
Reich
U.S
War Patterson
Kevin
Lucius Clay
Communist Party
Washington Labor Ties and Presidential Remarks News
Bulletin items report end of a telephone strike in Washington and North Idaho with service near normal. The foreign relations committee urges quick Italy treaty ratification, warning delay imperils Austria Germany talks. Truman flags limited reclamation spending and calls for prudent finance, housing reform legislation advances in Congress, and Rome reports 26 dead 25 injured in a Minerva film office fire.
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Seattle
Washington
North Idaho
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Italy
Senate
Austria
Germany
Rome
Minerva Film Company
MST Grants Raise to Local Crews
Western Electric workers in Idaho continue striking circling Mountain States Telephone Co. buildings in Pocatello and other Idaho cities. Federation leaders say they will respect the lines, while immediate wage talks push toward a settlement in Washington.
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Judy Green
Don Larson
Roger Davis
Western Electric
Mountain States Telephone Co
Pocatello
Idaho
Mountain States Federation of Telephone Workers
Denver
J. Porter
American Communications Equipment Workers, Local 37
Porter
Washington
D. C
R. A. Hale
Federation of Telephone Workers
Poca
Arms Agent to Testify in May Bribery Trial
Washington authorities report munitions agent Joseph P. Freeman will testify at the May Garsson bribery trial. Former Kentucky Congressman Andrew Jackson May and arms maker Henry Garsson also face charges over a $55,000 bribe related to a $78 million munitions contract. Trial recessed. May and the Garssons face acquittal battles.
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Washington
Joseph PF. Freemen
May
Fly Boys Briefed For Upstate Meet
Pilots and ground crews of the 190th fighter squadron Idaho National Guard were briefed for an air show May 25 at Coeur d Alene. Captain James Trail outlined events and dress rehearsal while Adjutant General John Walsh said the aircraft would be on display at the municipal air terminal before the 2:30 pm start.
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Boise
Idaho National Guard
Coeur d'Alene
James Trail
Immelman
Adjt
John Walsh
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