New Year Hopes Rise From Phoenix Progress in 1949
Civic gains mark 1949 in Phoenix with council-manager government, a potential Civic Center at Central Avenue and McDowell Road, and $1.5 million Public Library bonds. Plans for a Little Theater and $120,000 facility near Encanto Park emerge, plus a Mexican Village, golf course expansion, and a hotel year. Miss America Jacque Mercer and Miss Junior America Shirley Arnow bring national attention. New West Phoenix High School, Phoenix College buildings, a resident conductor for the Symphony, and a parking garage on the Fox lot are noted. VA hospital construction begins, annexation advances, new market roads, highway work, and intrastate airways resumption. Expectations for 1950 include a balanced budget, reduced taxes, and continued growth.
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Central Avenue
McDowell Road
Outlook At City Hall City Manager designate Wilson arrival remarks
City Manager designate Ray W Wilson remarks on arrival indicate he will reform Phoenix government. He cites reorganizing accounting in Kansas City and favors creating a Department of Finance. Council gives him free hand, aims for merit based staffing and a streamlined, efficient administration.
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Ray W. Wilson
Phoenix
Wilson
Cookingham
Kansas City
Department of Finance
Phoenix City
A Safe Beginning For New Year Celebrations in Phoenix
The piece urges cautious driving during the New Year holiday weekend. Phoenix police and the Arizona Highway Patrol warn revelers to avoid driving after drinking and to watch other motorists, citing the deadly mix of gasoline and alcohol and the risk of tragedy as the year begins.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Police
Arizona Highway Patrol
Paul Bunyan on Meteor Crater Myth and Arizona Sales Boom
Scientists say a meteor that dug Barringer Crater vanished after two explosions and lies deep in the crater. Arizona sales surpass a billion dollars for the third year, signaling growth and the state’s big time status despite youth.
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Paul Bunyan
Barringer Crater
Arizona
Senator Vandenberg Returns to Public Arena
The nation could not have a finer Christmas gift than Senator Vandenberg’s return after a serious operation two months ago. He appears weakened but ready to take a stand on major questions, offering a moderate, firm approach on foreign affairs. He suggests recognizing Communist China only if it adheres to international law and opposes Franco Spain ambassadors until UN guidance changes. He favors cutting foreign aid and aims to prevent wars by wise restraint.
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Senator Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Spain
China
United Nations
House ‘Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Army PX
Army
Fort Benning
Editorials Of Current Interest Reprinted From Leading Newspapers
Editorials favor a Republican approach amid Democratic plans and urge support for Senator Vandenberg. The piece argues his experience, bipartisanship, and steadiness are needed to prevent obscurantism and partisan conflict in foreign policy. It ends hoping for his recovery and readiness for future duties.
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Vandenberg
Political Advance in Ohio Sees Office-Type Ballot Adopted
Ohio Supreme Court approves the office-type ballot after voters backed it last month. The new ballot groups nominees by offices with parties after names and requires an X for each chosen nominee. It aims to prevent sweeping out good local officials or bringing in hacks with the top of the ticket.
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Ohio
Supreme Court
Buckeye
Foreign Policy Needs New Life
In a dense meditation on turning points and policy, the author argues the United States must craft a coherent Germany focused strategy to end policy drift. He critiques fragmented Europe Asia stances, calls for clear aims, and questions borders, reunification, and defense guarantees to avert a renewed cold war. He insists a concrete West German policy is essential to guide a true turn of the half century.
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Oswald Spengler
United States
Europe
Asia
Germany
Poland
West German Republic
State Department
West Germany
East Germany
Elbe
Mississippi
Man of the Year ONeill and Edwards Dominate 1949 Arizona politics
Bill Turnbow outlines a turbulent 1949 in Arizona politics, naming Industrial Commissioners J. J. O'Neill and Fred Edwards as men of the year for enduring scrutiny. Governor Garvey and the 19th Legislature also figure prominently, with focus on state operations, taxation plans, and public service amid controversies, ending with wishes for a prosperous new year.
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J. J. O’neill
Fred Edwards O’neill
Edwards
O'Neill
O’neill
Dan E. Garvey
Arizona
Special Legislative Committee
Democratic Party
Garvey
Arizona Industrial Commission
State Hospital For Insane
Board of Control
State Land Department
Statehouse
O. C. Williams
Senate
Small Coal Operators Resist John L. Lewis
Independent mines Cove Fork and Elkhorn in Pike County Kentucky faced mine closures after unions pressured terms not shown to owners. Affidavits from operators Jack Picklesimer and Fon M. Johnson reveal coercive tactics and blank contract pages, with two small operators standing firm against five day production and wage concessions.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Cove Fork Coal Company
Elkhorn Coal Company
Pike County
Kentucky
United Mine Workers
Sam Caddy
District 30
Welfare Fund
Annular eclipse definition and history quiz answers
An annular eclipse occurs when the moon is farther away, showing a bright ring around the sun. Gas stoves reached the United States about 1859 from England, Buenos Aires is the largest South American city, the French first discovered the Ohio River, and baby hippos are hippo calves.
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United States
South America
Ohio River
England
Buenos Aires
Two Party System Shapes US Policy by 1900
The early two party dominance defined American politics by 1900 with Republicans controlling the presidency and much of the North and West, backed by farm and middle class support, while Democrats grew in cities and the South. Mark Hanna led the party, Theodore Roosevelt split to form the Bull Moose Progressive Party, and Woodrow Wilson later redirected the Democrats away from Southern conservatism.
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Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Republican Party
Washington
United States
South
William McKinley
Mark Hanna
Cleveland
Ohio
William Jennings Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Bull Moose
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Political tides and party power from 1928 to 1950
The author traces the shift in American politics from Hoover to Truman, noting prosperity under Harding and Coolidge, the Great Depression beginning in 1929, Roosevelt's emergence in 1932, and the enduring influence of his coalition. By 1950 both major parties appear disorganized with Roosevelt's party maintaining dominance despite political upheaval.
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Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
Solid South
Smith
New York
Landon
Willkie
Dewey
Harry Truman
Roosevelt
Patience and calm in conflicts echo a scholar’s call
The essay stresses not losing temper even in angering moments. It highlights Philip Caryl Jessup as a model of restraint who stays calm behind a smile while handling tough international issues. It argues anger wastes energy, fuels bitterness, and hurts relations, urging patience to avoid wars and foster goodwill.
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Columbia University
Philip Caryl Jessup
Dean Acheson
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By Bill Turnbow
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