Albuquerque's Growing Pains and Racial Tensions
The piece surveys Albuquerque’s cultural mix and land issues as the city expands. It notes a Anglo-English Spanish-American divide, a feudal land attitude among Spanish-American farmers, tax delinquency on valley acres, and flood control concerns along the Rio Grande near Bernalillo. It highlights translation needs at public meetings and the clash between old farming methods and mounting urban growth.
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Albuquerque
Wesley R. Nelson
Bureau of Reclamation
Mr. Nelson
Rio Grande
Nelson
Coronado
Spain
Gov
Valley farms and flood control raise Albuquerque concerns
Official notes 10 000 horses farm the valley while few farms use modern methods or machinery. Flood control and valley reclamation emerge as an emergency issue for rural and city populations. Reclamation and Army Engineers aim to double irrigable land and lift farm income from 1500 to about 4 500 000 while wealth remains uneven and many residents live outside city limits.
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Nelson
Bureau of Reclamation
Albuquerque
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Reclamation Bureau
Albuquerque's Tax Battle Shrinks City Limits Appeal
The piece notes Albuquerque population estimates of 77 000 with 41 000 inside the city. It reports defeats at polls to annex outer areas, high insurance rates, weak fire protection, and heavy corporate taxes. It singles out the Spanish American element and links tax opposition to politics and basic needs. It also references an upcoming article on political riot and Tingley machie. Texan Col William McCutcheon to head Eighth Army Trial Commission for Shoichiro Aoki's Osaka prison camp guard trial.
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Albuquerque
Coronado
Bernalillo 14
Tingley Machie
TEXAN
Yokohama
Col
William McCutcheon
Mineral Wells
Tex
Eighth Army
Shoichiro Aoki
Osaka
Anton Brunner Hanged in Vienna War Crimes Trial
Anton Brunner was executed at Vienna's municipal jail for war crimes involving deporting 50,000 Jews to concentration camps. He was sentenced two weeks after a five day trial and was hanged at 5 AM without public notice despite seeking commutation.
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Anton Brunner
Vienna
U.A
Brunner
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