Couple Bound Over For Trial At Blackfoot
Frank and Margaret Leppert are bound over to district court for trial on first degree murder charges in the slaying of Max Streifling, 72, an Aberdeen sheep rancher. A preliminary hearing in Blackfoot, led by Probate Judge Ezrc Corey, found crime evidence sufficient for trial.
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Frank
Margaret Leppert
Blackfoot
Earl W. Cory
Lepperts
Ezrc Corey
Max Streifling
Aberdeen
Streifling
Carl Muir
Power County
William Hoehnen
John
Roy L. Black
Pocatello
Robert Kerr, Jr
Bingham
Leppert
Cory
Black
Jack Gaasch
Driver Arrested In Police Crackup On Duty Shifts
Patrolman C C Albany Dawson, 40, of Poca was in a traffic incident when his car collided with a light pickup driven by Morris Sexton, 36, of Inkom. Dawson was hospitalized with only minor injuries. Sexton was arrested for reckless driving.
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Poca
C. C
Alabam" Dawson
Morris Sexton
Inkom
Dawson
Sexton
Army to unveil new medium tank named for Patton
The Army will reveal on November 11 a new medium tank to honor General George S. Patton. The unveiling marks a milestone in tank development and honors the famed commander.
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Washington
Selling Wave Hits Market In Heavy Stock Decline
New York traders faced a sweeping market selloff as stocks fell sharply on Friday with total losses surpassing 2.5 billion dollars. Blue chip names such as Santa Fe Skelly Oil and Du Pont dropped notably while total issues traded reached 1,177 on the tape. The week closed down by more than 4 billion dollars compared with the prior period.
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New York
Superior Oil
California
Santa Fe
Skelly Oil
du Pont
Truman
Two Burley youths join U S Army ranks in Idaho
Two Gem State boys from Burley, Raymond Bigelow and Carl Edward Grames, were accepted by the United States Army recruiting headquarters in Pocatello. Bigelow reenlists for six years in the air force, retaining staff sergeant rank and reporting to McChord Field Washington. Grames enters the regular army for three years, reporting to Fort Ord for initial training then to the United States Constabulary in Germany.
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Gem State
Burley
United States Army
Pocatillo
Air Force
Raymond Bigelow
McCordfield
Washington
Bigelow
Third Air Force
Sth
Carl Edward Grames
E. Jennings
Fort Ord
United States Constabulary
Germany
Dworshak Plans Move From Boise to Washington
Senator Henry C. Dworshak told a Boise audience Friday night he will depart for Washington D C sometime next week to finish work and close his Boise office.
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Dworshak
Boise
Henry C. Dworshak
Washigton
D. C
38 Missing After Three Air Crashes In North Pacific
Seattle dispatch reports one commercial airliner and two navy planes missing with 38 persons aboard. A vast search by 33 Royal Canadian Air Force, American Coast Guard and Navy aircraft covered a 1500 mile strip from Washington to Alaska. Weather delays hinder visibility but the hunt resumes at dawn as survival chances shrink with winter setting in.
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Seattle
North Pacific
Royal Canadian Air Force
Coast Guard
Navy
Washington
Yakutat
Alaska
Gulf of Alaska
Fourteen Nazi War Criminals Hanged at Landsberg Courtyard
Landsberg Germany UP Fourteen war criminals including ex Dachau guard George Schallermeier were hanged for cold blooded murders of U S fliers and concentration camp prisoners. Six executed officials from the Meckleburg district were found guilty of killing at least three American airmen.
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Landsberg
Germany
U.S
George Schallermeier
Dachau
Schallermeier
Weather outlook shows little change through weekend
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions with minimal temperature change. Saturday and Sunday highs near 45 degrees with a low around 20 to 25. Friday’s high 43 and low 27. A trace of precipitation was reported.
Father shoots man who gave penny for kiss
A distraught father, Nicholas A. Antico, shot and killed William Moore, a 75-year-old junk dealer accused of molesting Antico's daughter Betty after Moore allegedly gave the girl a penny for a kiss. Antico admitted the killings saying he loved his children and his mind went blank.
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Pittsburgh
Sharpsburg
Nicholas A. Antico
William ‘Moore
Antico
Betty
Freshman at Arkansas Commits Suicide Citing Phantom Killer Claim
An 11 year old University of Arkansas freshman killed himself Friday and left a note naming himself as the Texarkana phantom killer. His body was found in his bed at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry McGee.
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Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas
Texarkana
Harry McGee
Police Solve Death Case Quickly in Waldorf Murder
New York District Attorney reports 19 year old Ralph Barrows confessed to killing Colin Cameron MacKellar 56, whose body was found in a Waldorf Astoria 19th floor suite. Barrows claimed sole involvement as investigators questioned two men and a blonde woman. Police Commissioner Wallander led the case stating we have the man.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Colin Cameron MacKellar
Montreal
Ralph Edmund Barrows
Manhattan
Geo. Monahan
Barrows
MacKellar
the Waldorf
Arthur Wallander
Wallander
Girl to Accept Stamp Donation on Local Radio
Postmaster Jack Trimming will present Shirley Snider a Juliet Lowe commemorative Girl Scout stamp during the Poca tello Youth radio program at 4 30 p m today over KEYY station. Staff announcer LeRoy Hoskins announced the event. The girl is a pupil of Whittier school and member of Girl Scout troop No 7.
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Jack Trimming
Shirley Snider
Juliet Lowe
Pocatello
KEYY
LeRoy Hoskins
Whittier School
Girl Scout Troop No. 7
Girl Scout Week
Truman greeted by nearly a million in Washington
President Truman returns home to a throng in Washington as his Victory Special arrives at Union Station. He waves to cheering crowds on the Avenue of Presidents and thanks supporters from the White House steps. Vice President elect Barkley greets him aboard with a warm hug amid a reception by fellow officials.
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Washington
Harry
White House
Union Station
Secret Service
Alben W. Barkley
Mr. Truman
Joe
Main
Center
Portneuf Park
Peace Nearing In Coastal Strike
Waterfront employers and Pacific shipowners and the CIO agreed on a settlement plan for the 65 day old West Coast maritime strike. The proposal goes to the CIO International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union coastwise negotiating committee at its first meeting since Sept. 2. One shipowner expects talks to resume Monday or sooner.
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San Francisco
Pacific Shipowners
CIO
CIO International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Red Faces In Washington Dime A Dozen Today
Washington voters reacted to the election results as polls miscalled expectations. President Truman and Barkley gained support through clear stance and courage, while Dewey’s cautious campaign hurt him. Democrats purge Dixiecrats and Wallaceites, with labor unions reflecting mixed patterns in Michigan and Illinois.
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Washington
NEA
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
J. Howard McGrath
Dewey
Barkley
AF of L
CIO
Railway Brotherhoods
Wallace
Illinois
Progressive Party
Michigan
Sheriff Starts Intensive Hunt For Lost Pair
Two Pocatello men, Joe Ayres and William Wells, are missing with last sightings on US highway 30 north of Pocatello. Sheriff Alma Marley leads search efforts. foul play not ruled out and concerns include possible river submersion near Portneuf, with deputies planning a thorough river sweep. Ayres, 61, was last seen with his wife near church plans, while Wells, 57, was last seen leaving a party with his wife Bertha. Both were last seen wearing distinctive attire and hats.
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Pocatello
Joe Ayres
South Johnson Ave
William Wells
North Tenth Ave
Bannock County
Alma Marley
Marley
Idaho
Portneuf
Ayres
Wells
Chest Drive Nears Finish for Poca Tello Community Chest
Drive chairman C Ed Flandro said success hinges on about 2500 Union Pacific Railroad workers. With 900 already giving 2630.15 of 45000, $4831 more could be raised in two days. YMCA activity slowed as workers sought final donors, with nearly 1000 downtown workers still on the list.
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Pocatello Community Chest
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Drive
C. Ed Flandro
Flandro
YMCA
High Court Voids Pocatello Bus Rule
Idaho Supreme Court reversed a Public Utilities Commission order granting A C Nichols doing business as Valley Bus Lines a passenger and express route permit from Pocatello to Ashton. The high court sent the case back for reconsideration after Union Pacific Stages protested that their service was adequate and another line was unnecessary. The PUC had denied Union Pacific's rehearing.
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BOISE
Idaho Supreme Court
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
A. C. Nichols
Valley Bus Lines
Pocatello
Ashton
High Court
the Utilities Commission
PUC
Nichols
Union Pacific Stages
Commission
Union Pacific
Fiend Sought In Killing
CHICAGO UP Police opened a city wide probe into the strangling murder of 13 year old William Gervais whose body was found in a vault on the southwest side after his mother reported him missing and later died from shock. Capt. Frank Reynolds questioned the victim's brother Victor 24 who had earlier been convicted of manslaughter in 1945. Mrs Clara Foote the boy's mother collapsed at the police station and was hospitalized.
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Chicago
William Gervais
Frank Reynolds
Victor
Frank Foote
Clara Foote
William
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Robert Santelli
Santelli
N. Y
Monahan
Harry Truman
Peter Edson
Democratic Party
Madison Square Garden
Democratic
Thurmond
Jack Harvey
Pocatellan
Bill” Wells
Bertha
el Rio Club
Bill
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