Luke Airman 19 Denies Holbrook Man Slaying
Luke Air Force Base reports 19 year old airman Donald L Ball denies involvement in the murder of Holbrook businessman Bert Fiefield found shot in his car on U S Highway 66 near Holbrook. Ball recalled vague memory of harming a man in Arizona but claims loss of memory and sympathy motive. No other suspects named as probe continues.
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Luke Airman
Holbrook
Luke Air Force Base
Bert Fiefield
Pfe
Donald L. Ball
Camp Crowder
Ball
Ben Pearson
Navajo County
Arizona
Fiefield
U. S. Highway 66
Pearson Returns to Holbrook Seeks Witness in Ball Murder Case
Pearson, back in Holbrook yesterday, aims to return in three or four days to question Ball further. He may bring a witness who alleged to have seen Ball in Holbrook at the murder time. Ball has been absent without leave from the base since July 11. he is Ferris Ball's son of Lincoln Park, Michigan.
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Pearson
Holbrook
Ball
Ferris Ball
Lincoln Park
Mich
Valley Tankers First To Get Pay At Camp
The 24th Medium Tank Battalion, a Phoenix-Mesa-Buckeye outfit, became the first unit of the 13th Armored Reserve Division to complete its payroll at CAMP COOKE California. Maj. A G Peterson praised Capt. Sheldon G Pooley for swift payroll setup and unit efficiency after arrival. Names include Master Sgt. Gilbert T. Dougherty and several sergeants from Phoenix Mesa Buckeye.
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Lloyd Clark
Camp Cooke
Calif
A. G. Peterson
Los Angeles
Sheldon G. Pooley
E. Colter
Arizona
24Th
Pooley
Phoenix
Gilbert T. Dougherty
E. Heatherbrae
Jhue L. Watson
E. Taylor
Theodore A. Gatze
E. Pierce
John ©. Breninger
E. Monte Vista
Leslie D. Allen Jr
Mesa
Lewis V. Wilt
Robert R. Keck
Buckeye
Veteran Dutch Unit To Leave Korea After Eight Months
The Netherlands volunteer detachment in Korea, praised for eight months of hard fighting, will depart for home this month and be replaced by a new Dutch unit. General Ridgway lauded the battalion for its extraordinary heroism, saying the force earned admiration and gratitude from freedom-loving peoples worldwide. The battalion arrived in Korea last winter under Lt. Col. Rene Den Ouden.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Netherlands
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations Forces
Rene den Ouden
Bodies Of Three Arizonans Arrive
In San Francisco 485 Korean War dead arrived yesterday, including three Arizonans Pvt. Eddie M. Garcia of Tucson sister Mrs Socorro Borboa, Pvt. David Morales of Phoenix son of Francisco Morales, and Marine Pfc Raymond C. Hubbard of Tucson son of Mr and Mrs Claude Hubbard.
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San Francisco
Eddie M. Garcia
Socorro G. Borboa
Tucson
David O. Morales
Francisco V. Morales
Phoenix
Marine Pfc
Raymond C. Hubbard
Claude E. Hubbard
Arizona Tops Rocky Mountain State Military Awards
Arizona led six other Rocky Mountain states in prime military contracts totaling $49.92 million for the 11 months through May 31, with Colorado edging ahead in the region at $52.21 million. New York state topped all at $3.84 billion nationwide, while California recorded $2.82 billion. The report notes exclusions for contracts under $10,000 and incomplete army contracts, with total munitions board grants across all states at $23.74 billion.
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Arizona
Rocky Mountain States
Defense Department
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Maho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
New York State
Munitions Board
California
Missing Man Listed Killed in Korean War Casualties
The Department of Defense announced casualties in the Korean area. Killed in action is Capt. Albert Keras Mathie, husband of Marie Mathrie of Tucson, formerly listed as missing. Wounded are Pfc. Ruben Gonzalez of Gila Bend and Marine Pfc. Eugene Bentley Rodriguez Jr., son of Mrs. Elisa B. Rodriguez of Tucson.
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Washington
Department of Defense Today
Albert Keras Mathie
Marie Mathrie
Tucson
Ruben Gonzalez
Quirina Gonzalez
Gila Bend
Eugene Bentley Rodriguez Jr
Elisa B. Rodriguez
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Gazette
Korean War
Seemat
Tire Headquarters
van Buren
Dea
Diamond’s Coats
Sun Valley
North Central
Rattan
America
Diamond’s Men’s Shop
TCU
Phoen
Second St
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