Barkley Defends Welfare State at Western Dem Conference
Vice President Barkley attacked critics of the welfare state after addressing the Western States Democratic conference in San Francisco. He defended social legislation as essential, urged support for the Truman program, and noted the party’s 1950 campaign strategy amid a 1000-strong Western turnout. The session pressed relief for the metal mining sector and included a panel with Interior Undersecretary Oscar L. Chapman.
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San Francisco
Barkley
Western States
Democratic Conference
Interior
Oscar L. Chapman
Roche Named Head of Toastmasters
In a Monday Whitman hotel meeting Toastmasters discussed budget concepts and cash flow. G Roche was named press head, Perry Johnson vice president, Bill Bauch secretary, Pete Carlson treasurer, Pat Wallace sergeant at arms, with Hugh Maguire as toast master and Paul W Scott as topics master.
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W. W
Bill” Halsey
Toastmasters Club
Niow
Whitman Hotel
Jack Knowles
Bill Bauch
Wayne Smith
Hugh Maguire
Paul W. Scott
G. Roche
Perry Johnson
Pete Carlson
Pat Wallace
New Lung Tissue Exhibit Shown At Denver TB Meet
A park white, shear lung tissue that does most things except breathe was displayed to the Colorado TB Aid Medical Society near its meeting. Dr Allan Hurst, hospital director at National Jewish Hospital Denver, organized the exhibit to show potential in treating tuberculosis.
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Medical Society
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Denver
National Jewish Hospital
Allan Hurst
Eaedigal
Mother of 7 Faces 2 Year Forgery Sentence
Mary Frances Morton, mother of seven awaiting her eighth child, pleaded guilty in U S court to forging and uttering an eighty dollar government check. A prior similar charge had placed her on probation.
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Little Rock
Ark
U. S
Mary Frances Morton
Parker Named to C of C Board
William C Parker president of Reliance Oil Co was chosen as a chamber of commerce board member to fill the unexpired term of Col M P Goodfellow He will serve until the December general election The board also authorized plans for a Christmas decoration program and heard reports on events and projects including a Wyoming ISC game calender and 4 H calves sale at the Blackfoot fair.
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William C
Bill) Parker
Reliance Oil Co
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Col. M. P. Goodfellow
Parker
Chamber
Bannock
NDP
W. W. Halsey
Lavern C. Johnson
J. L. Craig
Craig
W. A. Dew
The
Dupont Company
Aged Invalid Dies in Fire in Hayward
Aged semi invalid believed burned to death in a $40,000 fire that destroyed four small buildings at the edge of Hayward's business district. The victim was thought to be Fred Neuberg, 79, a tenant in a two story rooming house where the blaze started. The structure was destroyed and two heavy explosions occurred as the fire began, hindering search and destroying the building.
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Hayward
Calif
Fred Neuberg
Ness
Richard Diz Dies at 54 Silent and Sound Star
Hollywood bulletin reports Richard Diz a 54 year old star of silent and sound pictures died today from a heart ailment. Fort Worth Texas bulletin notes a massive Magnolia refinery No 1 explosion caused a major fire with at least two dead and nine injured.
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Hollywood
Richard Diz
Fort Worth
Texas
Magnolia Refinery No. 1
Truman Aide Seeks Naval Plant Use for Private Industry
John R. Steelman, an aide to President Truman, urged exploring private sale or private operation of the Pocatello naval ordnance plant. He told Senator Taylor that government officials should consider using the plant for some government activity. Taylor cited layoffs and economic damage in Pocatello, and Steelman said government action could still be found, though no definite plan exists.
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Washington
Truman
Naval Ordnance Plant
Pocatello
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Sen. Taylor
Idaho
Taylor
Defense
Johnson
Department of Defense
General Services Administration
Clergyman Wins Prize As Best Liar
In Reinholds Pennsylvania Dutch War lore Rev Frank Ruth of Bernville, a state senator, won the first annual Pennsylvania Dutch Liars Club contest by a dialect tale of a headless cat returning home. Rev Clarence Rahn of Temple finished second. Judge Guy K. Baird and other officials served as judges.
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Reinholds
Frank Ruth
Bernville
Pennsylvania Dutch Liars Club
Clarence Rahn
Temple
Coal Walkout Seizes Half Million Workers Across Industry
Pittsburgh report covers the nationwide coal strike led by John L. Lewis with more than 480000 miners idle. Railroads furloughed 26000 workers as violence flared in Kentucky and West Virginia and talks at Bluefield, W Va faced uncertainty. Southern operators insist royalties and welfare payments remain, while the fund pauses pension disbursements amid contract disputes.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Kentucky
West Virginia
William Tuck
Virginia
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Washington
Southern Coal
Bluefield
W. Va
UMW
Southern Coal Producers Association
Southern
Joseph Moody
The
Southern Coal Producers
Youth Killed in Truck Crash Near Shelley Idaho
Wilfred Melvin Emond 21 of 176 Wayne died in a two truck collision on Yellowstone highway at Shelley city limits. The National Biscuit Co. driver and Emond were southbound and northbound wheat truck respectively. Wilson of Idaho Falls survived. Emond dozed at the wheel. no inquest. Requiem Mass at St Anthony’s Church. Interment Mountain View Cemetery.
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Idaho State College
Wilfred Melvin Emond
Wayne
Yellowstone Highway
Shelley
National Biscuit Co
Emond
William Wilson
Idaho Falls
Wilson
Cyril Roberts
Bonneville County
John Ray
Denver
Colo
Pocatello
Pocatello High School
U. S. Navy
St. Anthony Catholic Church
St. Anthony's Church
J. F. McGowan
Downard
Mountainview Cemetery
Downard Funeral Home
City Leaders Gather for Idaho Municipal League Meet
Idaho mayors and city officials converge on Pocatello for a three day Idaho Municipal League convention at the Bannock hotel. Principal speaker Carl H Chat ter of the American Municipal association talks on The Place of the American City in a Democratic Society at the Friday banquet.
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Idaho
Pocatello
Idaho Municipal League
Bannock Hotel
Carl H. Chatter
The
American Municipal Association
Weather summary for Pocatello and vicinity
Forecast for Pocatello and vicinity calls for fair and not very windy conditions tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 36. High Wednesday 7.
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Pocatello
Pound Slash Stirs London Stock Market
Devaluations spread across 19 countries including Britain France Canada and Holland sending gold shares to high levels while U S markets show little change Western Germany and Hong Kong also move to devalue with Rome Milan and Johannesburg reacting to the turmoil Paris bans trading and Moscow notes the ruble may stay tied to the dollar pending adjustments.
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France
Canada
Germany
Hong Kong
Holland
Indonesia
Britain
Winston Churchill
Preliminary hearing set for Lava Hot Springs rape case
William Baldwin of Lava Hot Springs faces a preliminary hearing at 2 p.m. Thursday before Justice of the Peace Charles W. Hyde. Baldwin was arrested Sept. 12 on the complaint of William Vaughan and charged with raping Vaughan's 14 year old daughter.
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William Baldwin
Lava Hot Springs
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Hyde
Baldwin
William Vaughan
Vaughan
Engine Kills Man in Nampa Railroad Yard Incident
Angelo Vasquez, an elderly Nampa resident, was killed instantly around 10 a.m. when struck by a switch engine in the Nampa railroad yards. The incident prompted a police and railroad investigation.
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Nampa
Angelo Vasquez
Portneuf River Body Identified As Navajo Youth
A dead man found in the Portneuf river near Pocatello is tentatively identified as Charley Reed, 19, of Gallup New Mexico. Coroner Arthur Hall notes no visible wounds but foul play is possible. Detectives searched pockets for clues while baggage checks and luggage from Overland Greyhound Lines were reviewed.
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Arthur W. Hall
John McCullough
South Arthur
Charley Reed
Gallup
N. M
Pocatello
Ted Talbot
Pocatello Poundmaster, Deputy Sheriff N. S. Fordyce
Alfred Nogo
Earl Cutler
Hall
Ray Isham
Gallup, N. M
Y. D. Black
Glenn Hadley
Overland Greyhound Lines
Wildcat Trading Post
Albany
Wye
Black
Hadley
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Romulo Elected President of United Nations Assembly
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines was elected president of the United Nations assembly at its fourth session in New York. He urged delegates to make the body a peace assembly, noting improved postwar conditions and calling for cooperation among major powers.
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Philippines
New York
Carlos P. Romulo
United Nations Assembly
Peace Assembly
Romulo
Flushing Meadow Park
Vladimir Clements
Paris
United States Britain and Canada Open A Bomb Sharing Talks
Three nations opened exploratory talks at the State Department on exchange of atomic secrets and sharing uranium for bomb making. President Truman will not commit until Congress is in session, keeping the negotiations highly secret.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Canada
Truman
Congress
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the Tribune
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Allied Industries
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U.N
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Shoshone
Earl J. Glade
Salt Lake City
L. J. Peerson
Boise
Idaho Department of Public Health
Carl W. McIntosh
Minneapolis
London
Ment
Woile Tsorerny
U.S
Rome
Milan
South Africa
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Mosen
Moscow
Russia
Max Harrelson
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