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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1951
Page
3
The sandstone slab found in Arbroath was identified as Britain's missing Stone of Scone. Scotland Yard detectives verified its authenticity by matching a corner fragment. Police prepared a guarded handover to London via a secret route amid nationalist tensions.
Albuquerque April 12 AP Arthur Gonzales a Juan Tomas School teacher in the Manzano Mountains is a top candidate for New Mexico's loneliest man. He is the sole resident of the ghost village left after its population fled due to dreath. He stays in an abandoned house near the school Monday to Friday and drives to Albuquerque for weekends with 11 students in the nearby school.
Hollywood April 12 AP The auction of Mark Twain's library and furnishings ends today with over 25000 paid so far. Twain's only surviving child Mrs. Clara Clemens Samossoud ordered the sale to gain freedom to travel and she plans to sell her five acre estate where the auction has run since Monday.
The Arizona Division of the American Cancer Society urges urgent support during the April Cancer Crusade. Special Gifts Chair Bob Goldwater says education and prompt treatment could halve the national cancer death rate. Two thousand letters go to Phoenix donors as Maricopa County seeks wider public help. He cites 70,000 lives saved nationally last year and asks donors to consider saving a life.
Bill J. Harvill, 24, a salesman of 426 North 42nd Street, pleaded guilty to armed robbery. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Ralph Barry denied probation. Harvill admitted holding up a service station at 23rd Street and Indian School Road on January 1 for about 68 dollars and writing two bad checks totaling 391 dollars while out on bond, with overall checks amounting to 1,352.39 dollars. He said he would accept 100 years in prison rather than fail probation and pledged to repay the money if released on probation to work.
The Arizona Tax Research Association will hold its annual membership meeting at the Adams Hotel at 2 p.m. Tuesday. President Henry G. Boice announced the details.
The Civil Service Commission notified all federal agencies it will investigate charges of pirating and unwarranted upgrading of government employees. It will focus on new and expanding agencies and conduct a vigorous audit to classify jobs under the 1949 Classification Act.
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