Tucson Field Investigation Nears Close
Gov. Howard Pyle's probe into activities at state owned Ryan Air Field near Tucson nears completion. He will meet with a Civil Aeronautics Administration representative to assess surplus property and potential disposals without authority. The field is leased to Santa Rita Investment and Development Co. of Tucson led by Pete Waggoner.
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Howard Pyle
Ryan Air Field
Tucson
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Arthur Hook
Federal Agency
Los Angeles
Hook
Ryan Field
Santa Rita Investment and Development Company
Pete Waggoner
Fred O. Wilson
Waggoner
Santa Rita
Pyle
Jewel W. Jordan
Oil and Gas Leases Offered At Navajo Reservation Sale
Oil and gas leases on 38 Navajo Nation tracts across Arizona Utah and New Mexico were to be auctioned, totaling 55 168 acres. Four tracts lay 30 miles northeast of Tuba City, ten including 640 acres of allotted land in the four corner area San Juan County Utah, and 24 tracts in New Mexico.
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Window Rock
Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Tuba City
San Juan County
Rotation Plan to Relieve Fighting Men in Korea
Army Secretary Frank Pace Jr announced a Korea rotation plan to move combat personnel starting mid April. Preference goes to veterans longest in front lines, with initial small scale rollout rising to about 20,000 by early summer depending on replacements and fighting intensity. Returnees may dock at Seattle or San Francisco and will receive leave before next assignment, with some later serving garrison duty in Japan or the Far East.
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Washington
Army
Frank Pace, Jr
Korea
Pace
United States
Japan
Far East
Seattle
San Francisco
Arizona Dentists Open Convention
The 42nd annual convention of the Arizona State Dental Society opened in Tucson with a full speaker lineup to discuss new developments. Dr. William H. Crawford of the University of Minnesota, Dr. David F. Mitchell, Dr. Melvin P. Baker, and Dr. William J. Von Bank were scheduled to address the gathering.
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Tucson
Arizona State Dental Society
William H. Crawford
School of
Dentistry
University of Minnesota
David F. Mitchell
Melvin P. Baker
William J. von Bank
New Ulms
Minn
France Advances Plans for Le Havre Paris Pipeline
France aims to begin construction of the Le Havre to Paris oil and gas transport pipeline. The project involves major energy firms and regional authorities, with expected economic and logistical implications for northern to central France.
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France
le Havre- Paris
Parents Reconsider Take Baby Home In Phoenix
A Phoenix couple, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Williams, who refused to take their prematurely born 22 month old daughter Geraldine home from Memorial Hospital, reversed decision after Juvenile Department offered diapers bottles and six weeks milk. Williams, 48, and wife 40, said prior meals of beans and unemployment left them unable to feed the infant or their four year old son.
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Phoenix
Memorial Hospital
Claude Williams
West Tonto Street
County Juvenile Department
Geraldine
Williams
Fred O. Goodell Named State Finance Director
Fred O. Goodell, veteran Pima County official and former Arizona senator, is named director of the new State Department of Finance by Gov. Howard Pyle. He will assume July 1, with a $7,200 annual salary, and his appointment awaits Senate confirmation. The post, created during the 20th Arizona Legislature reorganization, gives him authority over state finance including the auditor, treasurer, budget director, and purchasing agent.
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Pima County
Fred O. Goodell
State Department of Finance
Howard Pyle
Goodell
Tucson
Pyle
Senate
Finance Department
Arizona
Arizona Senate
Pima
Phoenician Heads Group Elects Union Officers at Grand Canyon
Tim Lockhart of 1613 South Fifth Street was elected president of the Baptist Student Union at Grand Canyon College for next year. Alice Burghout and Helen Littlepage were named secretary and publicity chairman, respectively, with a slate of officers including Ralph Gardner and Ella Jo Greer and others to be installed at a banquet on April 17.
Carson Keeps Housing Post
Terrence A. Carson, chairman of the Phoenix Housing Authority, was reappointed to a five year term by Mayor Nicholas Udall. Udall praised Carson’s knowledge of the housing program and public housing commitment in Phoenix. Carson first joined the board April 8, 1946 and became chairman May 2, 1950. Other board members are John F. Sullivan, Wade H. Hammond, Carlos Montano, and Wade Church.
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Terrence A. Carson
Phoenix Housing Authority
Nicholas Udall
Carson
Phoenix
Udall
J. R. Fleming
Newell Stewart
John F. Sullivan
Wade H. Hammond
Carlos Montano
Wade Church
Chicago Columnist Dies at 40 in Hollywood
Hollywood April 5 AP James R. Savage aged 40 longtime Chicago Tribune Tower Ticker columnist died yesterday from a heart ailment at Cedar Hospital of Lebanon Hospital. Savage was renowned for his sharp city commentary and column work.
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Hollywood
James R. Savage
Chicago Tribune
Cedar Hospital
Lebanon
League Political Institute draws a small Phoenix crowd
The second annual Institute for Political Effectiveness in Phoenix drew a sparse audience as the League of Women Voters Phoenix and Phoenix College hosted a daylong program on citizen power and government. Speakers included Margeret Kober and Z Simpson Cox with reporters joining the Q&A.
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League Political Institute
Phoenix College
Institute For Political Effectiveness
League of Women Voters of Phoenix
College
Margaret Kober
Z. Simpson Cox
County Democratic Committee
Phoenix
Cox
H. Wallace
Maricopa County
Nicholas Udall
James O. Lecky
Robert J. Hannelly
Institute
Murder Trial Of 2 Delayed In Arizona Case
Jesse Ben Williams and J T Thompson, both charged with first degree murder in the March 11 stabbing of Timothy Wilcots, plead not guilty before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Ralph Barry. The trial, set for September 18, delayed due to a crowded calendar, with Thompson allegedly handing the knife to Williams.
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Jesse Ben Williams
Buckeye Road
J. T. Thompson
East Chipman Road
Timothy Wilcots
10Th Avenue
Yuma Road
Williams
Thompson
Maricopa County
W. L. Hash
Barry
Kentucky colonel named for Phoenix ceremony amid praise
Jawn B. Mills, hotel owner and president of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, was commissioned as a Kentucky colonel in Phoenix with mint juleps in the Aluminum Room. Guests included Guynah Howard Pyle and local figures such as Barry Goldwater and Paul Davies, plus a Hawaii lei gesture from Robert Brilliand of Honolulu.
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Phoenix
Jawn B. Mills
An’ Resort Ownah
Phoenix Chambah Ov Commerce
Texas
Arizona
Wseward Ho
Mills
Bailiwick
James E. Dunne
Measles Detected at Arizona State Hospital Insane
Dr Bruce Hart reported one more measles case at the Arizona State Hospital for Insane. The illness appeared in a male patient in the same ward with seven others who had developed the disease since last Saturday.
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Arizona State Hospital For Insane
Bruce Hart
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