Gunman Robs Pedestrian In Underpass
Lloyd J. Johnson, 19, of 621 South Central Avenue, a cotton picker, told police he was held up at gun point and robbed of his bill fold and $6 last night while walking through the South Central Avenue underpass at the pedestrian level. Autos passed through the tunnel during the hold up as drivers appeared unaware. The robber, who accosted him, pressed a small caliber automatic to his stomach and warned of killing if he moved. A 31-year-old transient was arrested later, found loitering at Union Station and said by detectives to resemble the robber but was not armed when taken into custody.
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Lloyd J. Johnson
South Central Avenue
Johnson
Union Station
Truman Seeks Air Academy Site in Missouri
President Truman and Air Force Secretary Symington favor placing the proposed Air Force Academy at Knobnoster Air Force Base near Sedalia Missouri. Final site choice rests with Congress. Representative Carl Vinson warns against delegating selection to the Pentagon. About 15 states seek the project, making it a likely heated congressional issue next month.
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Arizona
Air Force Academy
Missouri
Truman
Air Force
W. Stuart Symington
Knobnoster Air Force Base
Sedalia
Congress
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Paradise Valley Residents Protest Power Line Route
A Phoenix meeting led by Raymond L. Mitchell and others urged rerouting a Bureau of Reclamation power line away from Paradise Valley. They stated the valley’s beauty protects revenue for city and state and planned immediate action, noting 46 carloads of materials sit in Tempe yards.
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Paradise Valley
Rubicam
Wright
East Shea Boulevard
WOQDS
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tempe
Bureau of Reclamation
McDowell Mountains
Fuselage gunfire panic leads to multiple parachute jumps
An unnamed crew chief reports a door opening on a damaged boxcar fuselage where six men leaped out in a rush of bodies. Pfc John C Switzer, 20, Glendale Calif, accidentally opened his chute and held the billowing nylon. Lieutenant Dumont says he ordered jumps but kept men by the door until an alarm bell rang. One parachutist recalled the chief saying get the hell out of here. Schneiterer stopped Switzer at the doorway. The six jumpers appeared to rush out from misunderstanding or alarm.
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Schneiterer
Pfc
John C. Switzer
Glendale
Calif
Dumont .Delpied
Neighbor wakes 3 in burning Tucson rooming house
Three occupants of a Tucson rooming house slept through a blaze that swept the roof last night. An observant neighbor, E L Vankrrk, woke them as flames were seen and called firefighters who contained the fire in ten minutes. George Prince, Wayne Lawrence and Fred escaped unharmed. Finland has liberalized currency rules for travelers.
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Tucson
George Prince
Ayne
Lawrence
Fred
E. L. Vankrrk
Mine Owners Urge Truman to End Coal Strike
Southern soft coal operators ask President Truman to use Taft Hartley Act or prosecute John L. Lewis miners on anti trust charges to end the three day work week described as a strike. Joseph E Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association says existing laws may require new legislation.
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Washington
Southern
Truman
John L. Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
Congress
Moody
United Mine Workers of America
Mr. Truman
Showers Forecast for Northern Arizona and Snow at Flagstaff
The Weather Bureau forecasts widely scattered showers across the state through tomorrow with northern Arizona likely to see rain and snow flurries above 5 000 feet. Flagstaff reports 43 25 degrees and 18 inches of dry snow at Arizona Snow Bowl, while Phoenix and Sky Harbor show 65 35 and 59 40 degrees respectively. The five day outlook calls for frost free Valley until Tuesday and mixed precipitation in the north through Tuesday with cooler temperatures statewide.
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Phoenix
United States Weather Bureau
Arizona
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Phoenix Weather Bureau Office
Sky Harbor
Weather Bureau
Surprise Arizona origins traced to Ladieux settlement
Mrs Jean Cunningham provided the lead to Surprise on the Wickenburg road beyond Peoria. Marcel Ladieux, a veteran worker now at Williams Field and former Luke Field staffer, settled there during wartime housing shortages, naming the outpost Surprise for travelers. Laura Bolen notes the community has grown with two churches and a steady population. she invites visitors to meet real home folks.
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Jean Cunningham
Surprise
Arizona
Wickenburg
Peoria
Marcel Ladieux
Sadieux
Williams Field
Luke Field
M. Ladieux
Great American Desert
Range
Laura Bolen
First Baptist
President Acts Cool Toward Mines Plea
President Truman showed disinterest toward a plea from southern coal operators to invoke the Taft Hartley Labor Law against John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers. Operators urged action to end the coal dispute and explore antitrust prosecutions, but the letter went public before reaching the White House. Government lawyers questioned the move, noting injunctive provisions and existing contract terms.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
J. Howard McGrath
Lewis
Lumley Divorce Case Sends Wife to Superior Court
Mrs. Genevieve Lumley sought weekly support of $60 in Superior Court before Judge Joseph Sabath, alleging her husband claimed she was dead, filed for divorce while she was away, gave an engagement ring to another woman, and committed perjury in the hearing. The judge asked the state’s attorney to investigate.
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Chicago
Genevieve Lumley
Superior Court
Joseph Sabath
Lumley
Ward Urges Slow China Policy Amid Shifting War News
Angus Ward advocated a go slow approach for U S policy toward China. He spoke after arriving on the Lakeland rescue ship, noting Mukden’s fall as the civil war turning point. Ward, once the ousted Mukden consul general, emphasized letting the dust settle before firm policy.
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Fusan
Korea
Angus Ward
United States
China
Mukden
Lakeland
Victory
Tientsin
Yokohama
Japan
Ward
Manchuria
Masons Honor Geo Hayduke Installations at Coolidge
George Hayduke to be installed December 21 as worshipful master of Pima Lodge No. 39 with joint rites for the Eastern Star Chapter. Other Masonic officers named include Kruse Davis Jr, William Urton, John Goree, J J Jones, Doyle Sewell, Cael Hall, Martin Tall a, Michael Hayduke, Robert Gilpin, Carl Sprinkles, and Earl Ward. Ministers in India agree to a 15 percent salary cut.
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Phoenix Gazette
Coolidge
George Hayduke
Pima Lodge No
Eastern Star
Kruse Davis, Jr
William R. Urton
John D. Goree
J. J. Jones
Doyle L. Sewell
Cael D. Hall
Martin L. Talla
Michael Hayduke
Robert W. Gilpin
Carl B. Sprinkles
Tyler
Earl M. Ward
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