Housing Crisis Looms for Ex Army Base Families
In Pocatello, 12 veteran families housed at the former RAF installation face immediate eviction as ISC lease ends. City, ISC and Army Engineers debate future control with residents urged to move now while seeking new housing options and possible private rental through the Public Housing Authority.
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George Wood
Idaho State College
POST
Wood
ISC
Corps of Army Engineers
Air Force
Carl McIntosh
McIntosh
George Phillips
Phillips
Pocatello
Gate City
Fire Hazard Dims as Rains Reach Idaho Forests
Higher humidity and rainfall eased the fire danger in Idaho Sunday though the weather bureau cautioned the season isn’t over. Most of the state should see clear skies Monday with southeast Idaho likely to get rain. Boise and Payette forests received heavy weekend moisture cutting fire risk to a minimum there.
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Boise
Idaho
Weather Bureau
Payette
Desperadoes Caught After Breaking Jail
Two of three Cook county jail escapees were recaptured in Fuller park while drinking milk. Alfonso Majera and George Miller, both wanted for slayings and robberies, were identified while Edward Vicek fled into bushes. Warden Sain's anniversary absence led to suspensions of three jail employees.
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Chicago
Cook County
Alfonso Majera
George Miller
Edward Vicek
Fuller Park
Frank Sain
Elmer M. Walsh
William Green
Arthur Schoberg
Walter Wade
Minor Wave Of Motor Thefts Here
Local law enforcement reports a minor wave of motor vehicle thefts over the weekend with five autos and trucks stolen in the area. Two vehicles were recovered, including a Ford sedan taken from Lamont Knudson at Tyhee and an International truck stolen from Edward DeKay at Fort Hall. A Studebaker truck, a 1937 blue Ford sedan, and a 1930 Ford sedan remain missing from Chubbuck Fort Hall and Blackfoot areas with respective license numbers 1B 4 Commercial 4B 2011 and 1B 9751.
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Lamont Knudson
Tyhee
Gibson
Fort Hall
Edward DeKay
Studebaker
Chubbuck
E. D. Brown
L. D. Bronson
Blackfoot
Valuable Ring Lost Downtown
Mrs. Pete Peay of 715 North Arthur Ave reports an engagement ring lost sometime last night. She thinks it was lost near the Chief theater or the O P Skaggs store between them and offers a $500 reward for its return. Contact 1047-R.
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Pete Peay
North Arthur Ave
O. P. Skaggs
Room Meetings Start Today at Pocatello High
Pocatello high school students begin the day with homeroom meetings at 8 40 this morning per PHS principal E Rip Gledhill The POST earlier mislisted a 9 a m start in Sunday's issue.
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Pocatello
E. “Rip” Gledhill
PHS
Lochmonar Aground Off Cayman Island in Caribbean Hurricane
The 9000-ton British freighter Lochmonar with 67 crew and six passengers rode aggressive seas after grounding on reefs near Little Cayman. A hurricane flung heavy surf as navy ships and a Jamaica tug rushed to assist. weather and sea conditions worsening with the storm moving northwest.
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Miami
Fla
Lochmonar
Little Cayman Island
West Indies
Curb
Kingston
Jamaica
Miami Coast Guard
Royal Mail Lines
London
Caribbean
Miami Weather Bureau
Grand Cayman Island
Cuba
Plan Rites For Count Bernadotte Funeral Set Next Sunday
Count Folke Bernadotte will be mourned in Gustav Vasa church in Stockholm with a simple service read by Rev. Arvid Lind. After the service his remains will be cremated. A ceremony at Bromma airport will follow when the UN plane arrives next Tuesday. A worldwide collection to honor the UN peace mediator will support peace and humanitarian efforts.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Folke Bernadotte
Gustav Vasa
Bernadotte
Arvid Lind
Bromma
United Nations
Swedish European Relief Committee
Toll Increases In Bomber Crash At Margate
A 21 year old woman died in Margate hospital raising the death toll to 12 from the bomber crash on the Margate highway. The Mosquito from Mansion Airdrome crashed into a line of cars Saturday killing the two crew members and seven motorists outright. two more victims died later in hospital. Three burn victims remained on the danger list.
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Margate
England
Royal Air Force
Moscow Talks Fail as Berlin Parley Ends
London papers report the Moscow talks on Berlin failed after British foreign office hesitated to confirm a further meeting. The Daily Worker echoed the verdict with a three paragraph piece headlined Moscow Talks Failed.
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London
Moscow
Berlin
Foreign Office
Truman Opens Midwest Farm Campaign in Dexter
President Truman started his midwest campaign in Dexter Iowa with a sharp attack on Republicans calling them gluttons of privilege. He aimed to energize farmers and denounce GOP opponents while outlining his farm program and political contrasts.
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Dexter
Truman
Midwest
Rain Delays City Pool Opening Postponed Dedication
The Gate City Memorial swimming pool is finished but rain blocked access for the opening ceremony led by Rev Ed Cunningham and Mayor George Phillips. A later dedication was tentatively scheduled for next Sunday with Cunningham saying the pool is ready and free to swim, while crowds avoid the mud.
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Gate City
Ed Cunningham
George Phillips
Cunningham
Phillips
Ross Park
Frightening Gas Siphon Incident In Gate City
Two Gate City juveniles siphoned fuel from a truck owned by rancher C. H. Day at 950 North Harrison. Day woke to noises and found the boys fleeing on foot, leaving an abandoned car with plates traced to a Pocatello man whose son had borrowed it without permission. The youths face parental scolding and a police hearing with Chief R. J. Robidoux.
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Gate City
C. H. Day
North Harrison
Pocatello
R. J. Robidoux
Car Plunges Into Ditch Near Chubbuck
Sunday night crash two miles north of Chubbuck left William O Connor and neighbor John Larkin with wet feet after an east passing truck forced the car off the road. The vehicle struck a culvert abutment and a phone pole, ending nose down in an irrigation ditch but occupants were uninjured.
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Chubbuck
William O’connor
O’connor
John Larkin
O'Connor
Larkin
Five Die As Car Is Hit By Burlington Train
Five members of two Des Moines families were killed when their car was struck by a Burlington passenger train at a crossing near Avon Lake south of Des Moines. Two other family members were injured in the crash.
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Des Moines
Burlington
Here
Milton Izerman
Dorothy
Sandra
Loraine Em
David
Tony Kauzlarch
Loraine
Izerman
Boris
Avon Lake
Moines
Clara Jaynes
Bob Watts
Murray
Salt Lake Veteran’s Hospital
Anne Jaynes
Batcher
N. S. Fordyce
Sheriff's Office
Glenn Long
Police Department
Jaynes
Arthur W. Hall
Bannock County
Idaho Falls
Watts
Hoover Improves After Pneumonia Report
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was described as slightly improved after a week with bronchial pneumonia. Associates said he had a restful night and appeared somewhat stronger on Sunday in Washington.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Berlin Bearers Win as Berlin Seizure Arrest Rocks City
Berlin quieted by airlift activity after 2,000 Americans attend the Berlin Bears football win over a GI team 25 to 0. Photographer Allyn Baum of Chicago was seized by Soviet soldiers at a boundary bridge, sparks tension as Western planes deliver 4,300 tons of coal and food in 24 hours.
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Berlin
Allyn Baum
Chicago
U. S
Baum
Berlin Bears
U. S. Army
G. I
Weizlar
M. P
Three Cars Involved In Sunday Inkom Accident
A panel truck owned by Jack Holbrook of Inkom lost control while turning onto Arthur from Hayden. The vehicle damaged two parked cars, notably the Oldsmobile of C. H. Stafford with scraped side panels and damaged wheels, and a Dodge belonging to W. H. Nikols with a dented rear fender and broken tail light.
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Jack Holbrook
Inkom
North Arthur
Holbrook
Arthur
West Hayden
C. H. Stafford
Stafford
W. H. Nikols
Four Fliers Die in German York Transport Crash
Four British airmen were killed when their four engine York transport crashed near Hannover during takeoff with supplies for blockaded Berlin. The loss marks the first British fatalities in the Allied airlift. The crash occurred at Wundsdorf airfield in the British zone.
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Berlin
Germany
Hannover
Wundsdorf
Socialist Thomas predicts Dewey victory in near certainty
Norman Thomas, Socialist presidential candidate, told a Buffalo audience that Dewey’s election is a near certainty. He urged building a large Socialist vote if Labor dislikes a Dewey White House, calling Dewey an ambitious opportunist and competent administrator lacking a defining, era-appropriate cause.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Norman Thomas
Thomas E. Dewey
New Mechanics Educational Society of America
Thomas
Dewey
White House
Death Curve toll and Piney Point club holdup report
Virginia Beach police report eight masked robbers attacked a private Piney Point party yielding about 2500 in cash and valuables. Separately, two Utah men died near Pocatello when a car struck a heavy road grader on Death Curve US 91. A third occupant survived with injuries. investigators say excessive glare contributed to the crash.
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Virginia Beach
Swank Piney Point Club
Piney Club
Princess Ann County
I. V. Mapp
Mapp
Piney Point
Jimmy Fox
Pocatello
US 91
KSEI
Utah
Heber B. Jaynes
Salt Lake City
William L. Batcher
Murray
Installment Purchase Rules Take Effect Next Week
Washington reports installment buying controls begin Monday. The Fed requires at least one third down on autos and one fifth cash for time purchases of durable goods, with remaining balance due in no more than 15 monthly installments. Rules, tied to a turnip day session law, expire June 30 unless extended.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Truman
Dewey Off On Long Trip
Governor Thomas E. Dewey left Albany for a two week west coast swing with almost 50 speeches. The Republican candidate targets close senate contests to hold and possibly widen the 51 to 45 Senate margin.
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Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Albany
N. Y
West
Republican Party
GOP
West Coast
White House
Senate
Christian Pastor Visits Here Today
Clinton P. Campbell national director of Missionaries for the Christian church will be in Pocatello Monday. He plans a short service at 8 p m September 21 at the church Center on Eighth Avenue and wishes to meet all who can attend.
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Clinton P. Campbell
Indianapolis
Missionaries For the Christian Church
Pocatello
N. R. Simpson
Mr. Campbell
Church
Eighth
Good Old Days Due To Return To Bavarian Breweries
Berlin reports the military government allows eight per cent beer production for the first time since the war. Previously only a 0.4 beer was allowed. Officials allocated 1000 tons of barley for malting after a record harvest.
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Berlin
Germany
Bavaria
First Lady Pin Money Fund Could Pass To President Wife
Philadelphia courts may decide if the estate of Henry G. Freeman Jr. provides $12 000 annually as pin money for the president s wife after the death of the last annuitant. Freeman left a $2 000 000 estate with the fund named Henry J Freeman Jr pin money fund. He said the president receives a miserable pittance for the nation s leader.
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Philadelphia
LLP
Henry G. Freeman, Jr
Freeman
Mary C. Freeman
Thomas Roland Rusell-Freeman
Henry J. Freeman, Jr
United States
King Gustaf V of Sweden Faces Breathing Trouble
Stockholm bulletin says King Gustaf V, 90, is suffering from difficulty in breathing and general tiredness. Two specialists observed more acute bronchial catarrh but report his overall condition is satisfying and that he may be out of bed and should be out some time daily if possible.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gustaf V
Ship Survivors Landed In Canada
Nineteen survivors of the British freighter Leicester, lost in a hurricane 500 miles off Halifax, arrived in Montreal aboard the Argentine freighter Trapezo. Chief Officer James H. Bayley praised the Tropero’s lifeboat crew for rescuing the sailors and handling the small boat expertly.
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Montreal
Halifax
N. S
James H. Bayley
Tropero
Atlantic
Bayley
Air Power Across US Grows Into Modern Force
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg said the United States air force is expanding toward its peacetime strength. He called the current force a healthy nucleus and stressed that while not enough power exists yet, what they have is good as the USAF enters its second year as an independent service.
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Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
The
Nation
Air Force
USAF
Marshall Heads to Paris for UN Assembly Warning
Secretary of State George C. Marshall left for the United Nations meet in Paris aboard the Independence with a grave warning that the world situation is unusually critical. Western sources say Moscow may seek to stall a Berlin blockade decision to hinder Western airlift and sharpen the showdown. Marshall declined to outline U S action but pledged a clear American position after consultations with Britain and France.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
United Nations
Paris
Truman
Marshall
Moscow
Berlin
United States
Russia
UN General Assembly
Security Council
Britain
France
Kiwanis Club Honors 4 H Members At Weekly Meeting
The Kiwanis club will honor about 25 4 H members at the weekly meeting. Downey Beef club and Central Sewing club join the program directed by L W Davis. Speakers include Quentin Murdock and Albert Mylrose.
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Kiwanis Club
Sun Valley
Gate City
Cinderella and Bride Leave for Rio de Janeiro
Francis Hitchcock and his wife Stephany depart San Juan after a relaxing Sunday at Condado Beach. The couple cancels a morning flight to Brazil and instead enjoys a late brunch and a brief tour of local sights before heading to Rio de Janeiro.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Francis Hitchcock
Stephany
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Condado Beach
Hitchcocks
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Army Base
Yank
Peets
Watt
Canada
U. S. Air Power
Cinderella
Mate
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