Railways and Oil Lines Hit in Palestine Attacks
A British information officer reported rail and oil line damage across Palestine as outbreaks coincided with London talks. Incidents included railway cuts near Jerusalem and Jaffa, Haifa refinery oil fires, a signal tower destruction, a British corporal wounded, and a streetcar mine explosion.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Haifa
London
Holy Land
Hagana
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Irgun
Jaffa
Mutiny on Flynn's Zaca as crew quits voyage
Artist John Decker returns from Errol Flynn's schooner Zaca claiming several crew members jumped ship during a Mexico cruise. He says Nora Eddington, Flynn's wife, effectively ran the vessel and planned an extended voyage ending in Europe amid the hurricane season.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Zaca
Acapulco
Mexico
John Decker
Nora Eddington
Nora
Decker
Europe
Flynn
Butchered body parts found in alley behind San Francisco theater
Police reported gruesome packages containing dismembered body parts were found by teenage youths in an alley behind a downtown theater. The head and hands were missing. coroner said the body appeared dissected about 16 hours earlier, suggesting surgical skill or anatomy knowledge.
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San Francisco
Miss Utah eats roses at Miss America pageant
Armelia Carol Ohmart eighteen of Salt Lake City won the Miss Utah title and took the Miss America stage in Atlantic City with a six rose ritual described as a church member who shuns coffee.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Armelia Carol
Ohmart
Utah
Latter-day Saints Church
Salt Lake City
Convention Hall
Salt Lake City businessman faces murder charge
Ralph Startup a 39 year old businessman is charged with first degree murder in the shooting of Don Swenson last Wednesday. A witness said Startup appeared mean and vicious and smelled of alcohol before the tragedy. Richard Stromness testified he believed Startup would carry out threats when he grabbed the rifle used in the fatal shot as the hearing began. Police linked the shooting to a dispute over business matters as the preliminary hearing neared its 17 witness lineup.
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Salt Lake City
Ralph Startup
Swenson
Startup
Richard J. Stromness
Clifford J. Ashton
Flame Wilts Potatoes Using Home Made Flame Throwers
In Kimberly Idaho a high school, under Marlin Hansen, experiments with flame throwers to wilt potato vines and hasten tuber maturity. The method uses butane gas and aims to let farmers market crops on demand rather than wait for frost. If successful, growers could harvest earlier.
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Kimberly
Idaho
Marlin Hansen
Hansen
Pocatello Paving Advances on South Second Avenue Project
Paving work progresses rapidly in Pocatello with curb and guttering on South Second Avenue and East Center. South First Avenue is paved in the wholesale district while excavation continues on South Arthur and South Main. Traffic diversions persist via Halliday street subway and Gould street viaduct as West Center remains closed.
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Pocatello
South Second Avenue
East Center
South First Avenue
South Arthur
South Main
West Center
Center Street
Arthur
First Avenue
Halliday Street
Gould Street
Arthur and Main
Idahoans Injured in Colorado Plane Crash
Two men from Idaho were injured when the private plane they ferried from Wichita to Salt Lake City crashed shortly after takeoff from Nichols field in Colorado Springs. Pilot Doyle Symms of Caldwell sustained a broken right hip and facial injuries, while Archie J. Stevenson of Marsing suffered two head injuries.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Wichita
Kans
Salt Lake City
Nichols Field
Doyle Symms
Caldwell
Archie J. Stevenson
Marsing
Golockner
Bulgaria dethrones nine year old King Simeon as republic wins
In Sofia a plebiscite overwhelmingly favored a Bulgarian republic by 3 801 160 to 171 000 votes. Nine year old King Simeon the second will go into exile this week as regency governs. he will join relatives in exile while Queen Joanna packs.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Simeon
Joanna
Vittorio Emancuele
Italy
Rila Mountains
Boris
Toanna
Coburg
Kidnapped Girl Found Safe After Kansas City Missing Case
Three year old Madeline Tobias was located unharmed at a farm near Terre Haute Indiana after four days missing from Kansas City. A woman, Mildred Everett, was arrested on kidnapping charges and admitted taking the child from her employers home.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Madeline
Toby) Tobias
Kansas City
Mildred Everett
Robert Vance
Philip Tobias
Vance
Elmer Funkhouser
Funkhouser
Everett
Funkhousers
Mildred King
Tobias
Forest Braden
Two Idahoans Hurt in Colorado Springs Plane Crash
Two Idaho residents from Caldwell and Marsing were injured when a private plane they ferried from Wichita to Salt Lake City crashed after takeoff from Nichols Field in Colorado Springs. The craft struck a telephone pole then the Santa Fe railroad tracks, tearing a wing and crumpling the fuselage. Pilot instructor J H Hubbard said the aircraft belonged to West Air Incorporated of Salt Lake City and had departed Wichita Sunday for an overnight stay.
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Colorado Springs
Cole
Doylie Symms
Caldwell
Idaho
Archie J. Stevenson Marsing
Wichita
Kan
Salt Lake City
Nichols Field
Glockner Hospital
Symms
J. H. Hubbard
Pikes
Flight to Cairo Hopeful Despite Arctic Weather
Crew of the B 29 Pacusan Dreamboat waits in Honolulu for clearing arctic weather to depart on a non stop 10 000 mile flight to Cairo Egypt. Col Irvine commander calls today tentative departure but Alaskan forecasts hint at possible delays. If headwinds persist fuel may run very low.
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Honolulu
Cairo
Egypt
Col. C. 8. Irvine
Arctic
Trieste Under Control of Armed Units
Armed U S and allied police patrolled Trieste after violence aimed at a Yugoslav demonstration defying a military government ban. Seven Americans and one Briton injured. shore leave canceled for Huntington crew and several British ships. Police also patrolled Gorizia 25 miles away as American troops broke up a similar rally.
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Trieste
U. S
Huntington
Gorizia
Here
AMG
Venezia Giulia
Associated Press
Daniel Jacino
New York
San Giacomo
Jacino
Slavs Getting China's Rails
Senator Bridges protested a UNRRA decision to divert 450000 dollars worth of steel rails from China to Yugoslavia. He urged explanations and threatened to cut off supplies to the Tito government until amends are made for two American transport planes shot down last month.
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Washington
Sen. Bridges
R-N.h
State Department
UNRRA
Yugoslavia
China
New Hampshire
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Tito
Bridges
George C. Marshall
Truman
Army Engineer Corps
War Assets Administration
Stocks Bow Down as Shares Tumble to Year-Low Levels
New York stocks slumped to new lows for over a year with some issues dropping from 1 to more than 18 dollars. Heavy selling hit the market early, the ticker lagged by more than three minutes, and while some stocks recovered later, others drifted lower.
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New York
Fire crews respond to smoke scare at North Harrison laundry
Fire department rushes to 645 North Harrison at 9 03 a m in a one room laundry area serving F L White apartments. Officials report the incident was a smoke scare with no fire found.
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North Harrison
F. L. White
Department Loses Hope For Truce In Ship Strike
The greatest shipping strike paralyzing commerce continued as a labormediated truce failed. Harry Lundeberg, head of 90,000 APL seamen and allied unions, demanded wage increases scrapped and pledged the walkout would endure until Washington approves terms. Assistant Secretary Phillip H. Hannah, who flew to San Francisco, announced the talks were unsuccessful and prepared to return to Washington.
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Labor Department
San Francisco
Harry Lundeberg
APL
AFL
CIO
Teamsters
War Stabilization Board
Lindeberg
Striking Sailors Union of the Pacific
Seafarers International Union
Washington
SIU
SUP
Phillip Hannah
Trouble Brews in Balkans Over Macedonia Demands
Greece and Yugoslavia clash over Macedonia as Yugoslavia proposes it join a federation. Athens questions outside influence amid leftist unrest led by the EAM. Prime figures Gonatas and Partsalides feature in the escalating dispute.
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Balkans
Greece
Macedonia
DeWitt Mackenzie
Yugoslavia
Athens
Greek Macedonia
Yugoslav Federation
Styfanos Gonatas
Troops Fight In Streets Amid Ta Tung Siege
Chinese dispatches report government forces clashing through Tsining defenses, as the Ta tung siege to the southeast slackens. Communists encircling Tatung draw forces to bolster Tsining and Kalgan while regional threats loom. Various clashes occur in Eastern Hopeh with no large engagement.
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Pfi Ping
Tsining
Suiyuan
Tatung
Kalgan
Chahar
Hopeh
Church Social Planned by LDS First Ward
The LDS First Ward hosts an autumn social starting at 7 30 pm Tuesday in the First Ward Chapel. The program includes several organ numbers, followed by dancing and refreshments in the church basement. The public is invited.
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LDS First Ward
First Ward
Murder charge linked to death of Union Pacific park caretaker
R J Roubidoux of the Pocatello police announces a murder charge for Finley 23 a Black Union Pacific extra gang worker in the death of Chester Brown 52 a Black UP park caretaker found Friday between two tracks. Coroner A W Hall says Brown died of a cerebral hemorrhage from a blow. Brown’s pockets were rifled and shoes stolen. Finley faces vagrancy charge with $100 fine. Elliot B Adams 17 is held as a material witness. Brown formerly worked for Cole Bros circus and left a wife and three children unlocated.
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R. J. Roubidoux
Pocatello Police Department
Browns
Finley
Brown
Elliot B. Adams
Cole Bros. Circus
Poles Resent Western Border Remarks Threaten Poland
A Polish foreign office spokesman said Warsaw was astonished by Secretary Byrnes' claim that Poland’s western border along the Oder is not fixed. He stated Poland would fight if Germans sought those territories. The spokesman called a recent protest outside Mikolajczyk’s paper very sad, as demonstrators accused Mikolajczyk and officials allied with Germany.
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Warsaw
Foreign Office
Byrnes
United States
Poland
Oder
Stanslaw Mikolajczyk
Mikolajczyk
U. S
Arthur Bliss Lane
Germany
Motorcycle accident near Blackfoot injures Allen Barrett
Allen Barrett 18 of Pocatello was seriously injured Monday afternoon when his motorcycle overturned on the Yellowstone highway three miles south of Blackfoot. He was following Duane Clark of Riverton a quarter of a mile behind when the crash occurred.
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Blackfoot (Ap
Allen Barrett
Pocatello
Yellowstone Highway
Blackfoot
Bingham County
Sheriff’s Office
Barrett
Duane Clark
Riverton
Sheriff's Office
Hospital Report Says Patient Remains Serious
Tello was admitted for treatment and his condition was described as serious in a report to the sheriff's office.
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Tello Hospital
Sheriff's Office
Tel Aviv blasts strike Jewish city district office
Three explosions rocked Tel Aviv tearing the railway and damaging a district public information office. In New York City the United Nations Security Council invited a representative of Albania to present a statement on charges by the Soviet Ukraine against Greece and Britain. Sir Alexander Cadogan dissented.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Public Information Office
Woman Recovering From Long Walk In Desert Country
Mrs. Pearl Robbins 53 of New York origin and northern Arizona rancher died brother Lars Presser 59 from exposure and exhaustion after a desert trek near their ranches 40 miles south of Short Creek Arizona. Robbins reached a neighbor for help but Presser’s body was found at his home.
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Cedar City
Utah
Pearl Robbins
New York State
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Robbins
Short Creek
Presly
Hurricane
Ivy Kensington to Speak at Dessert Luncheon Meeting
Ivy Rebekah Kensington will attend a dessert luncheon at IOOF Hall at 1 30 p m on Wednesday for a social gathering and discussion.
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Ivy Rebekah Kensington
IOOF
AFL Starts Drive for State Union in Idaho
The AFL launches a drive to organize Idaho state employees numbering over 2700. Emmett Jones of Coeur d Alene leads as full time organizer, reporting good progress and limited interference from appointive officials but opposition from some quarters.
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AFL
State’ Union
Boise
American Federation of Labor
Idaho
Emmett Jones
Coeur d'Alene
Bureau of Highways
Jones
Navy eyes Kentucky and Hawaii as guided missile ships
Washington reports 45000 ton Kentucky and 27000 ton Hawaii to be tested as guided missile warships. Naval experts say ocean based rocket bombardments offer flexible fire support while ashore sites could be located and destroyed from the air. Construction paused months ago leaving room for topside rocket systems but many design problems remain.
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Washington
Kentucky
Hawaii
Marines Sue Officer Over Imprisonment and Extortion Claim
Four Marines sue their commanding officer for 100000 dollars alleging confinement from June 17 to July 12 and a 1000 dollar extortion for release. They name John P. Condon of Marine Air Group 31 Fleet Marine Force Pacific as defendant, claiming imprisonment in Yokosuka Japan and aboard USS Sansaka, then in a San Diego brig, and later in Miramar California until July 12.
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Los Angeles
John P. Condon
Marine Air Group 31
Fleet Marine Force Pacific
U. S. Naval Air Station
Yokosuka
Honshu
Japan
San Diego
Francis P. Lombardo
Robert W. Cooksey
John E. Wilson
Raymond H. Brown
Miramir
Calif
Truman Loses Pass After Weekend Theft
Thieves stole a gold seasonal pass belonging to Truman over the weekend. Publicist George Strickler said the loss amounted to $36 in value.
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Truman
New York
George Strickler
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