Yankees and Giants Swap Spring Training 1951
Del Webb announced a one year swap moving the New York Yankees to Phoenix for 1951 while the New York Giants train in St. Petersburg. Giants president Horace Stoneham said Phoenix suited the club and they will return in 1952. Webb noted Phoenix is his hometown and fans want the Yankees.
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New York Yankees
New York Giants
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Phoenix
Giants
del Webb
St. Petersburg
Fla
Yanks
Arizona Industrial Commission Boosts Employer Levy
The Arizona Industrial Commission voted to raise premium rates for over 8,000 employers under the State Workmen's Compensation Act, effective January 1. Chairman J. J. O'Neill said a request for a 60 day delay was rejected, citing state law forbidding outside audits. Rate increases, driven by 1948 deficit effects, are projected to add about $1.2 million annually and range from 10 percent to over 100 percent across 53 employer categories.
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Arizona Industrial Commission
J. J. O’neill
Commission
Phoenix
Industrial Commission
Businessmen’s Committee
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Dan E. Garvey
O'Neill
State Auditor’s Office
O’neill
Rita Hayworth Delivers Premature Baby Girl
Rita Hayworth gave birth at 2 40 a m in Lausanne to a 5% pound girl seven weeks early. Aly Khan announced the birth to world press at Montchoisi Clinic, saying both mother and child are all right though the actress suffered a severe night of pacing and agitation.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Rita Hayworth
Aly Kahn
Phoenix
Aly
Rita
Rebecca
Orson Welles
Swank Montchoisi Clinic
Blizzard Rips Northwest One Dead and Miners Trapped
A Pacific Northwest blizzard pounded Washington and Oregon with gusts up to 56 mph, causing transportation turmoil. At least one man was killed when a tree toppled onto a railroad section hand near Ryderwood. A rescue effort sought miners trapped near Cle Elum after a deep snow drift. Prospect Oscar Johnson had been inspecting the Big Dome Mine at Fortune Creek.
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Wash
Pacific Northwest
Washington
British Columbia
Oregon
Oregon Coast
New England
Ryderwood
Burnis L. McHenry
Cle Elum
Cascade Range
Oscar Johnson
Fortune Creek
Big Dome
Indonesia Names Cochran Ambassador to New Republic
The United States formally recognizes Indonesia and names H Merle Cochran as the first ambassador to the new republic. The State Department reports Russia has returned one of three lend lease icebreakers. Southern coal operators charge the three day mining week violates labor law before the NLRB.
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Indonesia
H. Merle Cochran
Republic
State Department
Russia
Soviet Union
Southern
National Labor Relations Board
Markets At A Glance From The New York Stocks
Markets at a glance show mixed results with rails leading gains and other sectors mixed. Notes mention New Orleans calls, Chicago trading softer, and Port activity, with wheat weak and grain prices steady near top levels of around 16.75 and 40.50 in related commodities.
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York
Orleans
Chicago
Miss America board salutes Jacque Mercer in marriage
Arizona's Jacque Mercer Miss America of 1949 wed yesterday to Douglas Cook after a surprise ceremony. The Miss America Board of Directors said she will uphold her title and responsibilities, despite initial reports of possible divestiture. The Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce and Jaycees backed the couple, while Mercer honeymooned at an undisclosed location.
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Jacque Mercer
Miss America Board of Directors
Atlantic City
Associated Press
Miss Mercer
Barbara Jo Walker
Memphis
Tenn
Jacque
Douglas Cook
Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce
Co. D
Tommy) Thompson
Jaycee
Thompson
Arthur Mercer
Three Escape Death As Car Flips In Ditch
Three people survived a car rollover near Broadway and 15th Avenue about 3:45 AM. Frank Gestelum, 21, was rescued after being trapped. he and his wife Socorro Ortiz Gestelum, 21, along with Lupe Sierra, 25, were hospitalized for injuries and shock. An unidentified truck driver helped summon help after the vehicle struck a telephone pole and rolled into a ditch.
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Gestelum
Kenneth Arline
Broadway
15Th Avenue
Edward D. Casey
East Grant Street
St. Monica's Hospital
Socorro Ortiz Gestelum
Lupe Sierra
East
Lincoln Street
Casey
What Noted People Are Saying What Noted People Are Saying
Francis Cardinal Spellman denounces godless tyranny saying no dictatorship can vanquish a God-loving people even with millions killed. Senator Scott Lucas warns that failure to win peace risks atomic war and undermines any talk of governmental economy.
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International News Service
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Havana
Ill
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Senate
Kansas City Man Leading Contender for Phoenix City Manager
Ray Wilson a Kansas City administrative assistant to City Manager L P Cookingham emerged as a leading contender for Phoenix city manager. Phoenix’s new council discussed his candidacy after visiting Kansas City. Five candidates were being considered with no decision yet. announcement expected later tonight.
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Ray Wilson
Kansas City
Phoenix
L. P. Cookingham
Lanother Mantinea
Wilson
Cookingham
Missouri City
Reader’s Digest
City Hall
Nicholas Udall
Barry Goldwater
Texas
Goldwater
Harry Rosenzweig
James T. Deppe
New Quakes Rock Japan Reported in Imaichi Area
For the third straight day temblors struck central Honshu, with two quakes felt in Tokyo about 119 miles southeast. The Imaichi area was hit again as residents reported tremors early today across the region.
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Heart of
Japan
Imaichi
Honshu Island
Third-Degree Methods Used On American
Israel Jacobson an American welfare worker expelled from Hungary said he endured prolonged interrogation with a light on his face and 20 hours of questioning daily during a 12 day confinement. He described being forced to stand, guarded constantly, and made to sleep uncomfortably. He arrived in Vienna with a US Army officer and an INS correspondent after border detention at Nickelsdorf.
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INS
Israel Jacobson
Hungary
American Joint Distribution Committee
Jacobson
United States Army
International News Service
Nickelsdorf
Budapest
Family of Four Perishes in Gas Fatality in New York
A New York family of four died in their sleep on Christmas Eve due to carbon monoxide from a gas refrigerator in a nonventilated apartment. Parents, 33-year-old father and 32-year-old Veronica Gazak, with children Veronica 5 and Andrew Jr. 3, were found beside a decorated tree and unopened gifts. A sister alerted police after failed attempts to wake them.
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Veronica Gazak
Andrew, Jr
Daddy
Your Angels
Veronica
Gazak
Faithful plea ends as 10 year old loses hand
Betty Lou Marbury, a farm girl from Memphis, had her right forearm amputated after doctors said only removal could prevent the spread of a malignant tumor. The 10 year old remained hopeful, saying if the Lord wants her hand that is all right, while churches nationwide sent prayers and letters.
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Tenn
Betty Lou Marbury
Baptist Hospital
Betty
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