President Truman Defends Meat Ceilings With No Price Boost
President Truman stated meat would stay under OPA ceilings with no price increase despite calls for a 60 day suspension. He described the shortage as temporary and predicted improved meat availability soon while criticizing Congress for not reenacting price control laws earlier. Mayor Kelly of Chicago also weighed in during the news conference.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Kelly
Chicago
Army to Drop Non Regular Enlisted Men in Wartime Cutbacks
The Army plans releasing many non regular enlisted men up to six months early to trim forces from 1,550,000 in June to 1,070,000 by July. Replacements will come from draftees or volunteers serving 18 months to three years as the draft quotas remain steady. Top War Department officials stress no drop in recruitment or wartime goals.
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War Department
Farm Income Hits 8.7 Billion in First Half of 1946
U S agriculture department reports total cash income for farm sector in January to June 1946 reached 8.726 billion dollars. California and Texas lead state earnings with about 741 and 743 million dollars respectively, while Idaho Utah Washington Oregon Montana and Wyoming show varied six month totals compared with 1945.
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Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Calia
Idaho
Utah
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
Nature's Mud Pack and Weather Notes in Pocatello
A playful column notes hay fever among Pocatello residents as western winds spread mud and a joking outline for a book on sneezing. It also reports daily temperatures, precipitation totals, and a forecast calling for clearer conditions, cooler nights, and local frost.
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Pocatello
OPA Reverses Policy on Meat Meal Prices
Washington authorities said OPA will raise ceiling prices for meals with meat as a base and for meat dishes. New ceilings, including June 30 levels, will be issued next week while restaurants keep June 30 ceilings in the interim. The agency abandoned uniform increase factors and will let restaurants use actual cost plus standard profit margin.
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Washington
OPA
Youth Faces Charge After Idaho Kidnaping Case
Ronald Bower, 19, arrested at Sandpoint Idaho, faced kidnapping charges in the alleged abduction of Anna Field 39, of Iowa. Field said three soldiers forced her to Colorado Springs Colorado. FBI agent R O Kramer said Bower would be brought to face charges. The soldiers were AWOL from Scott Field.
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Denver
Ronald Bower
Sandpoint
Idaho
Anna Field
Iowa
Colorado Springs
Colo
R. O. Kramer
FBI
Bower
Scott Field
Idahoan Seeks Custody In Missouri Habeas Corpus Case
Mrs. Lester Lingle of Payette Idaho will appear in Carrollton circuit court Monday seeking a writ of habeas corpus to gain full custody of her two children from a previous marriage to Nathan Maudin. Maudin had custody nine months each year before he remarried.
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Carrollton
Lester Lingle
Payette
Idaho
Nathan Maudin
Maudin
MacArthur Breaks Silence On Early Phase Of War
General Douglas MacArthur for the first time describes the Manila air disaster on day one of the war. He says American air forces were hopelessly outnumbered and overwhelmed by superior enemy forces, amid pressure from Lt. Gen. Lewis Brereton’s accusations in his 1941 book.
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MacArthur
Tohys
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Manila
Lewis H. Brereton
Philippine Air Force
Chain Stores Fined $175,900 in Anti Trust Conviction
The New York Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company and 24 officers and subsidiaries were fined $175,900 after conviction for conspiracy to monopolize a large share of the U S food industry. Judge Lindley voided part of the verdict and acquitted four subsidiaries and one officer, with no prison sentences imposed and appeals planned.
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Danville, Ill
New York Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Walter C. Lindley
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Delaware
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company of Vermont, Inc
American Coffee Corporation
Jersey City
N. J
Francis M. Kurtz
Lindley
John A. Hartford
George L. Hartford
Twice Exiled King in Greece Returns Under Guard
King George II arrives from England at Eleusis and plans to enter Athens on Saturday aboard a Greek destroyer after spending a night on Salamis bay. AP reporters Cha kal es and Noel were detained briefly at the airfield during arrival. A 101 gun salute was prepared.
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Athens
George 2Nd
Greece
England
Eleusis
Salamis Bay
L. S. Chakales
Frank Noel
Train Wreck Kills Six Near Victorville California
Union Pacific to investigate a fast westbound Transcon derailment near Victorville injuring more than 30 and killing six. The wreck scattered an engine tender baggage car and five passenger and dining cars along a river cut blocking two railroad lines. Victims include Edw Koch Fidele Terlizea Velma Reinhard Josephine Stein Dorothy Pakula and porter William Pope.
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Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Victorville
Cailif
Transcon
Santa Fe
Edw. Koch
Staten Island
N. Y
Fidele Terlizea
Velma M. Reinhard
Long Beach
Calif
Josephine Stein
Canton
South Dakota
Dorothy B. Pakula
Iron River
Michigan
William Henry Pope
Ram Sale Set for Pocatello Rams at Stockyards
M C Claar secretary of the Idaho Wool Growers Association has finished arrangements for the 20th annual ram sale at the Pocatello stockyards west of town starting at 9 45 a m Saturday The Woolgrowers dinner follows at Bannock Hotel at 7 p m with T H Gooding of Ketchum presiding as association president.
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M. C. Claar
Boise
Idaho Wool Growers Association
Pocatello
Bannock Hotel
T. H. Gooding
Ketchum
Association
Russia Backs Down on U N Request
AP analyst notes Tryve Lie hints at independent UN investigations when threats to peace exist. U S policy at Lake Success favors all inclusive probes, shaping future council actions. Possibility emerges for Lie to deploy agents to Greece Yugoslavia and Albania to gather findings for council review.
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Security Council
U. N
Lie
Greece
United States
Lake Success
Russia
U.S
Yugoslavia
Albania
Irate Woman Slugs Man With Leg of Lamb at Market
In Philadelphia at Reading Terminal Market a woman struck a man with a leg of lamb during a crush at opening hour. Police and market officers restored order as a 2,000 strong crowd surged toward three butcher stalls while the rival combatants fought for the lone leg on display.
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Philadelphia
Reading Terminal
C.B. Marshall
Reading Company
Riots Kill 11 Across Indian Cities
Eleven people are reported killed in renewed Hindu Muslim riots across Bombay Calcutta Dacca and Agra over the last two days.
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Bombay
Calcutta
Dacca
Taj Mahal
Agra
Growers Key To Future Meat Supply
Washington dispatch argues cattlemen in the Midwest and West will decide the accuracy of President Truman’s forecast for early relief from the meat shortage. Grass-fed herds, near-record in size, may supply fat cattle while grain-fattened cattle and late-season slaughter plans limit near-term gains.
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Washington
Midwestern
Western Ranges
Truman
Hoever
Decontrolling Honey Move Prompted by OPA Action
Acting Secretary Brannan signs order to decontrol honey after OPA recommendation. Order goes to Price Administration for final instructions on lifting price controls. Debars future controls reflect honey as nonessential in cost of living per OPA guidance.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
C. F. Brannan
Rep. Dworshak
Idaho
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Line Opens Saturday Empire Air to run flights Idaho Falls Spokane
Bert Zimmerly president of Empire Airlines announced Civil Aeronautics Authority approval for Dean three state operations starting Saturday. The 10 passenger planes will fly twice daily from Spokane at 8:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. and from Idaho Falls at 9:00 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.
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Lewiston
Bert Zimmerly
Empire Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Idaho Falls
Pokane
Wash
Empire
Spokane
Appeal Filed in Lava Hot Springs Liquor Case
Mrs. DeLone Miller, found guilty by a jury on September 13 in Elkin Chandler's court, appeals a July 18 charge of illegal liquor sale at the White Stone bar in Lava Hot Springs. She was fined 100 dollars plus costs. Her attorney challenged the jury panel as drawn from an exclusive list.
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DeLone Miller
Elkin Chandler
Whitestone
Lava Hot Springs
Justice Court
District Court
Army to Take Less Meat During Shortage
The War Department ordered a weekly 3,000,000 pound reduction in army meat purchases due to a shortage. Maj. Gen. T. B. Larkin said weekly demand falls from 15,000,000 to 12,000,000 pounds, with shortages covered by fish macaroni and cheese and dairy. Additional measures include applying priority orders to state plants and sourcing meat from Argentina Australia and Canada.
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Washington (P
War Department
T. B. Larkin
Larkin
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Quartermaster
Party Chiefs Buck Truman Byrnes on Foreign Policy
Democratic leaders both at home and abroad reaffirmed faith in the administration's foreign policy and urged party unity before the November elections. Secretary Byrnes, in Paris, said Truman's recent backing of his course reassured the world amid Wallace’s intra party clashes.
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Buck Truman
Byrnes
Washington
Democratic National Organization
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Paris
Mr. Truman
Truman
America
Aged Nez Perce Leader Ida Juliaettta Watters Dies
Ida Juliaettta Watters 83 prominent Nez Perce figure who joined Chief Joseph’s 1877 war effort, surrendered at Bear’s Paw with his parents, was sent to Oklahoma briefly, then returned home and served 14 years as ruling elder of Spalding Presbyterian Indian Church.
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Juliaetta
Jones Watters
Nez Perce
Joseph
Watters
Bear's Paw Mountain
Oklahoma
First Presbyterian Indian Church
Spalding
Prosecutor Charges Jimmie Davis With Grand Larceny
Information filed by County Prosecutor M. Jefery accuses Jimmie Davis of grand larceny for allegedly stealing a $90 watch belonging to Oscar H. Short on July 19. Davis was held to answer after a Sept. 19 preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Charles W. Hyde. bond set at $1,000.
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Co. M. Jefery
Jimmie Davis
Oscar H. Short
Davis
Charles W. Hyde
Five-Cent Coffee Hinted But Santa Fe Finds 18 Cent Cup
In Santa Fe New Mexico Paul Porter seeks a five-cent cup of coffee but finds hotels charging 18 cents per cup. The OPA had announced the five-cent standard but enforcement in local spots remains unsettled as prices vary.
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Santa FE
N. Mex
OPA
Paul Porter
Party Risks Future on Meat Policy
Washington reports that Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan defied Democratic leaders and aligned with President Truman on the meat controversy. He said the matter should be dropped and that he and several party executives support the president’s stance against price decontrol actions.
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Washington
Robert E. Hannegan
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Hannegan
Decontrol Board
Women's Council Meets At Christian Church
The Christian church Women's Council held a meeting in the basement decorated with lavender and rose asters. A lace tablecloth and lavender tapers adorned the table. The program topic Christian Family Life and Stewardship was presented by Mrs. John Pierce Mrs. E M Duncan and Mrs. Jack Triplet. The business session was presided over by Mrs. Dale Duncan. Refreshments were served.
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Women's Council of the Christian Church
John Pierce
E. M. Duncan
Jack Triplet
Dale Duncan
Morse to Speak in Pocatello October 3
Officials of the Republican Wage Earners club announced Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon will not arrive until October 3. The speech event moves to Thursday October 3 at the high school building and the public is invited to attend.
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Republican Wage Earners Club
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Pocatello
Flood Devastates San Antonio City as River Rises
San Antonio suffered at least ten drownings and extensive property damage after a cloudburst sent the river on a rampage. Water reached two to six feet in streets, with 25 feet in one area, as rescue teams aided the homeless and authorities patrolled for looting.
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San Antonio
Texas
Falls City
Kenedy
San Antono
Austin
Armies Battle Near Kalgan As Government Pushes Toward Hwailai
Reports from Hsin Sheng Pao claim government troops fight Communist defenders at Hwailai an outpost 80 miles from Kalgan as forces advance along the Pinping Sul yuan railway toward Kalgan. A second government force reportedly moved west across Jehol to strike Tolun.
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Peiping
Kalgan
Hwailai
Tu Li-Ming
Hsin Sheng Pao
Pinping-Sulyuan
Tolun
Social Welfare
Jehol
Indians in Protesting Mood Planning No Celebrations
In Polson Montana on American Indian Day, 500000 tribesmen are not celebrating. Salish secretary Stephen De Mers says Indians will not celebrate, they are fed up with 300 years of guff. The piece notes opposition to the Garrison Dam project.
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Monetana
Garrison Dam
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