Record Snowfall and Wet January Forecast at Flagestaff
Weather officials report 3.5 inches of snow so far in January at Flagestaff, nearing the all-time monthly record except for January 1995 with 126 inches. They expect 0.25 inch more precipitation in the remaining days, which would make January the wettest aside from 1916, when 8.16 inches fell. Temperature lows near 6 to 10 degrees below zero are forecast with highs about 30. Snow records and old timers’ talk frame local weather lore.
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Flage Staff
Weather Bureau
Hese
Babbitt Appointed To U And. Colleges Board Of Regents
Phoenix January 17 AP Michael Hodges of Tucson and J Babbitt of Flagstaff were appointed to the University of Arizona State Colleges Board of Regents by Gov Dan E Garvey. Hodges replaces Clarence Houston and Babbitt succeeds Mars Joseph Madison Greer with terms expiring. Names will be submitted to the state senate for confirmation.
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Pioenix
Michael 2. Hodges
Tucson
J. Babbitt
Flogataff
University of Ai
Dan E. Garvey
Babbitt
State Senate
Mars
Joseph Madison Greer
Phoenix
Hodges
Clarence Houston
Treason
Bab‘bitl
Dewey’s Quiet Return to the Spotlight Sparks GOP Debate
Washington Republicans flagged Thomas Dewey’s unusual restraint after his two Lincoln Day speeches set for February 8 in Washington and February 12 in New York. They argued the ex-governor, twice defeated for president, seemed to be stepping back from active politics while facing President Truman at the February 24 Jefferson‑Jackson Day dinner.
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Washington
Thomas
President Truman
Supervisors Set Hearing On Forest Plan in Coconino
Coconino county board of supervisors will hold a hearing at 2 p.m. Tuesday on the proposed sustained yield unit for Coconino National Forest. The Department of Agriculture will conduct the regular hearing here on Feb 2. Chairman Gordon Evang said the board aims to decide its stance at the February session.
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Coconino County Board of Supervisors
Coconino National Forest
Department of Agriculture
Gordon Evang
Boy Scout Meeting Postponed Indefinitely
Grand Canyon council of Boy Scouts announces postponement of its annual election meeting due to a sever storm. Access to roads is blocked across the council area and attendees were unable to reach the meeting site. A new date will be announced soon.
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Grand Canyon
$8 Billion In New Payroll Taxes To Expand Social Security
Washington dispatch reports the Truman administration plans to ask Congress for about $8 billion in payroll taxes next year to fund a broader social security program. The package would add health and disability insurance and expand old age benefits while seeking a 6 percent employee tax and a similar amount from employers, with higher rates as health coverage scales up. Debate centers on health insurance, with critics labeling it socialized medicine and lawmakers predicting a slow, contested process.
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Congress
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House
Senate
George
Senate Finance Committee
Nanking Defense Seen Hopeless as Chinese Armies Mass
The Chinese government fields about 150000 troops on a 300 mile front to defend Nanking, with community forces totaling over 300000 moving north of the Hwai River toward the Yangtze valley. Authorities say Tangku’s government garrison evacuated by sea, and Tientsin fell to the Reds.
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Hwai River
Yangtze River
Tangku
North China
Tientsin
Reds
Arizona property tax ceiling bill offered
Phoenix January 17 AP a one dollar ceiling on the state property tax rate was urged in a bill by Representative N G Armstrong of Maricopa County The measure would stop the state tax commission from setting the rate above one dollar per hundred assessed valuation in 1949 and 1950 If this fails the State Board of Equalization could raise the sales tax to cover needed revenue for a one year period There is no current state property tax but higher government costs are expected to make one necessary this year Also a Senate bill proposed a 1 500 000 appropriation for a state tuberculosis sanatorium among 16 measures offered in a brief Senate session
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Phoenix
Arizona
N. G. Armstrong
Maricopa
Senate
Sam J. Head
Yavapai County
Garvey Delays Land Commissioner Choice in Arizona
Gov Dan Garvey in Phoenix says he will not announce a new State Land Commissioner immediately workload delays. O C Williams term ends today triggering calls for Williams reappointment by livestock and agriculture groups while the Arizona State Federation of Labor and the Arizona Education Association oppose Williams. A bill to reclassify lands and raise grazing fees is being drafted for the Legislature.
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Dan
Garvey
O. C. Williams
Williams
Williamis
Arizona State Federation of Labor
Arizona Education Association
Snow Removal Is Huge Task In Flagstar
Winter storm floods Flagstar streets as the city spends about 500 dollars daily to clear snow. Art Kennedy, street department superintendent, says streets stay open mainly for emergencies. Fifteen men operate in two 12 hour shifts, borrowing equipment from B I Honner Trucking and the State Highway Department to handle one of Northern Arizona’s worst recent storms. The department faces piling snow, keeping cars off the streets, and other logistical challenges.
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Hill Cameron
Flagstar
Art. Kennedy
Kennedy
B. I. Honner Trucking Company
State Highway Department
Arizona
Page Siz
Ad Brings Checkup of Trouble Shooter
An Oakland ad by James Fear Associates promises extreme correctional help. A man, Stanley Raymond Thillman, 38, was jailed amid police saying he was en route to Reno on a bad check charge, and linked to the ad campaign.
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Oakland
Calif
James Fear
South Africa in Chaos as Racial Violence Spreads
In Durban and across Natal the bloody Zulu Indian clashes escalate with over 100 killed. Police fire on looters, troops to reinforce, and 25,000 Indians flee. An emergency high officials meeting in Durban promised 2,000 troops and broad powers to restore order amid arson, murder, and mass displacement.
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Union of South Africa
South Africa
Johannesburg
L. L. Boyd
C. R. Swart
Storrs
Cyprian
Natal
Zululand
Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan announce wedding after divorce
In Cannes on January 17 Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan disclosed plans to marry once he is divorced. Khan received the statements at his chateau and said he will wed Miss Hayworth as soon as free. Hayworth stated she agrees with the son of the Aga Khan.
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France
Rita Hayworth
Aly Kahn
Aly Khan
Here
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Miss Mayworth
Aga Khan
Regents To Meet At Tempe
A meeting of the Board of Regents of the University and State College was tentatively called for Thursday at Arizona State College in Tempe. President J Byron McCormick said the date had been set by Samuel H Morris of Globe, board president.
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Tucson
Board of Regents of
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University and State Colleges
Arizona State College
Tempe
J. Byron McCormick
University
Samuel H. Morris
Globe
Storm closures resume schools after two day delay
Sturgeon Cromer, superintendent, said schools would reopen tomorrow after a day off to clear bus routes. The closure marked the fourth day of the storm, with classes set to resume Thursday and Friday of the week, and makeup days added at the end of the regular term.
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Tingstitt
Sturgeon Cromer
Sid
Cee Fiest
Snowbound Southeast Arizona as Winter Storm Paralyzes Region
A historic snow invasion blankets southeastern Arizona closing highways including 86 from Lordsburg to the state line. An emergency railroad train evacuated about 200 stranded motorists from Lordsburg within hours, with 1,000 visitors crowding hotels and civic buildings in a town of 4,500. Snow reaches Tucson and earlier records note 428 inches fell through 1937, with frigid temps affecting the Gila river basin and statewide disruptions continuing.
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Jiu
Arizona
Highway Department
Highiway
Lordsburg
Arizona State Line
Southern Pacific Railroad
Fay Ag Lowie
Anna
County Board To Ponder Snow Removal
Coconino county board of supervisors will hold a meeting at 4 pan Tuesday to discuss the county snow removal problem with focus on the Sno Bow road. All interested persons are welcome to attend per Chairman Gordon Evans.
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Coconino
Highways Reopen Except 89 North 66 Still Closed
Highway crews report most routes open after night work but 89 North remains blocked by four to five foot drifts fifteen miles north of Flagstaff. Road officials urge use of chains on high area travel and caution travelers as winds could drift highways quickly. Travel advisories point to checking with local officials before departing.
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Flagstall
Willias
Grand Cutyon
Flagstaff
Riven
Traffic Death Toll Rises in Arizona to Nine
A wave of crashes across Arizona pushed the death toll to nine with many others hospitalized. At Yuma a headon crash near 64 miles east of the city claimed five injuries including Keith Sarpeant 28 who died later at Yuma General Hospital. In Phoenix Horace Clark 45 died from multiple injuries after a rear collision with a flatbed truck driven by Joe Porter 41. Porter had minor injuries. Near Superior a semi truck crushed a man in a canyon two miles east of town leaving others in noncritical condition.
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Yuma
Cavent
Dian
Yuma General Hospital
Keith Sarpeant
Horace Clark
Phoenix
13Th Avenue
Clark
Joe Porter
Okenath
Oklo
Vorler
Superine
Devine Witt
Treant
Ciles
Superior
Japs Plan Export Of Freight Cars To Russ
Tokyo reports Japan will ship the first batch of 30 railroad freight cars to Russia from Osaka. The cars are being built aboard a Russian ship that arrived at the seaport today. Japan is also producing freight cars and locomotives for export.
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Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Osaka
Grand Canyon Easter Service With ASC Choir Returns
The Grand Canyon Easter Sunrise service will feature the ASC Choir with a 64 member cast for the south rim event broadcast worldwide. The 15th annual observance precedes an April Arizona tour including Phoenix, Safford, Nogales, and other towns as part of a planned itinerary.
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Grand Canyon
ASC
Arizona State College
Flagstaff
Arizona
Eldon A. Ardrey
Inter
Jim Quill
Bisbee
Phoenix
Safford
Nogales
Phoe
Waive Hearing On Motor Court Burglary Charge
Elisio Chavez and George Schultz waived preliminary hearing on nighttime burglary charges related to room prowling at Wagstaffa meter courts. They are tied to a $90 theft at Rancho Flagstaff and an entry at the Ly Motel where Harvey Loomis was assaulted after waking to a man by his room door. Additional charges of assault with intent to commit robbery may follow, says county attorney.
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Elisio Chavez
George Schultz
Wagstaff
Rancho Flagstaff
Harvey Loomis
Longmont, Corp
Army cancels all permits for GI marriages in zone
In Frankfurt on January 17 the U S Army voided all prior permissions for American GI marriages to German frauleins as part of a program to halt thousands of unions in the occupation zone. Officers said hundreds of servicemen could be affected and critics called it a harsh move while authorities argued many marriages pursued nonselfish motives.
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Germany
U.S
United States
Four Phoenix Teens Arrested After Wild Animal Fair Alarm
Four teenage Phoenix boys were arrested after an incident at the Kindness Animal Fair in Phoenix. Attendant Arthur Neal woke to barking dogs and found two youths at the cash register, leading to the boys’ detention.
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Arthur Neal
Kindness Animal Fair
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