Californians Push To Send Water Bill Back To Committee
Washington Feb 1 Senator Sheridan Downey Democrat California said President Truman would veto the Central Arizona Project if Congress passes it citing high cost non repayable features and power return for repayment. Downey plans to fight by moving to send the bill back to committee, not filibuster, with a four to five hour speech anticipated. Amid friction in the California delegation Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas and Norris Poulson criticized senators handling of the Colorado River issue and suggested Douglas may oppose Downey.
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Sheridan Downey
California
Truman
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Downey
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Supreme Court
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Colorado
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Norris Poulson
Joint
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Henry M. Jackson
Atomic Committee
Russia
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Commission
White House
Republicans Split Over Electoral Vote Change
Washington February 1 AP two hours of closed door arguments failed to unite Republican senators on a constitutional amendment to alter the presidential election method. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Massachusetts sponsors the plan to apportion each state's electoral votes by the share of the popular vote. currently the winner-take-all system prevails.
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House
Treasury Head Opposes Cuts in Arms Aid
John W. Snyder, US Treasury secretary, argues defense and foreign aid are unsafe to cut now. He notes wartime taxes should be trimmed, but deficits require revenue to meet domestic and international commitments. He cites progress in reducing internal government spending and emphasizes stopping tax-free group expansions.
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Arkansas
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Hoover
Hoover Commission
Pinned War Veteran Confesses Then Kills Self in Rain
Danville Virginia reports that Andrew Louis Blasko, a 25 year old veteran with artificial legs, confessed to a journalist in a roadside interview about lying about a fellow soldier in World War II. As rain drenched him, Blasko fired a .22 pistol into his forehead.
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Andrew Louis Blasko
Fentress
Route 2
Norfolk
James Hughes
Blasko
John Tate
The
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Groundhogs Predict Six Weeks More Winter Or Spring
Quarryville Pa February 1 AP The Groundhog Lodge announces the annual prognostication by the quarrywood groundhog The ceremony sees the animal emerge from its den in nightshirt regalia The shadow sighting signals six extra weeks of winter if not spring arrives early
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Faint signals raise hope in C-54 search near Yukon
In Whitehorse Yukon Territory AP reports faint distress radio signals on the 500 kilocycle band revived hope in the missing U S Air Force C-54 transport and 44 aboard. Fort Nelson BC confirmed the signal reading and search coordinators ordered planes with radios and ten scanners to probe the signal while cautioning it could be a trapper. The potential bearing area lies about 80 miles east of Watson Lake.
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Yukon Territory
United States Air Force
Alaska
Fort Nelson
B. C
Don Miller
Royal Canadian Air Force
New Hope
Watson Lake
Yukon
Noted Figures Speak on Defense and World Security
International News Service reports President Truman stating the atomic program will continue under the Atomic Energy Commission to defend the United States against any aggressor. Ex-French Premier Reynaud adds that a stronger America enhances global security for men of good will.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
America
Temperance Forces Move To Ban Liquor In Arizona
Petitions circulating to place a local prohibition measure on the November ballot require 17 577 signatures and must be filed by July 6. The proposal would let counties towns school districts and other areas call elections to decide on liquor sales with prohibitions if the majority votes against it. The drive follows a Temperance Association meeting at First Methodist Church where 250 attended and heard F G Ashbaugh urge liquor control. Leaders include Milton L Overton and Rev Gordon H James with Arizona Temperance Association directors A B Wickham Waldo S Richards and Mrs J T Hartman.
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First Methodist Church
F. G. Ashbaugh
Sacramento
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American Temperance Society
Milton L. Overton
Phoenix
Gordon H. James
Capitol Methodist Church
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A. B. Wickham
Waldo S. Richards
Encanto Community Church
Phoenix Ministerial Association
J. T. Hartman
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Missouri Free From Sand Bar After 15 Days
At Norfolk a thousand sailors cheered as salvage tugs freed the USS Missouri from a sand bar where she had been stuck for 15 days. The 45,000 ton battleship was towed toward the Hampton Roads channel for inspections and repairs. Senator Carl Vinson urged decommissioning and mothballing, a move opposed by President Truman in the past.
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Vandenberg urges Truman to halt hydrogen bomb use
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Republican of Michigan, urged President Truman to inform the United Nations that the United States will suspend all work on the hydrogen bomb the moment its use can be dependably outlawed. Russia proposed trying Emperor Hirohito of Japan as a war criminal by an international court.
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Michigan
Truman
United Nations
Russia
United States
Emperor Hirohito of
Japan
Markets At A Glance Mixed New York Stocks Report
Irregular trading sees profit taking limit advances while mixed price changes appear across sectors. Wheat weak on hedging, corn easy on demand, oats lower with corn, top prices noted for grain futures under steady pressure.
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Advan
New Orleans
Guide for Readers Classified Comics and Pages
A reader guide listing sections such as Classifieds Comics Crossword Dorothy Dix Editorials Financial Page 32-5 11 31 net Robb 26 Radio Program s oy urnbow Women s Pg 22-24 guides readers to page and content areas across the newspaper.
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Temperatures Today at Sky Harbor Station
Readings from Sky Harbor Station show a high of 34 degrees Fahrenheit with colder early morning conditions. Sky Harbor records a light wind and clear skies as the day begins.
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West Virginians Face Major Flood as Kanawha Rises
The Kanawha River flooded parts of southwestern West Virginia, killing three and forcing evacuations around Charleston. The state recorded its wettest January on record, with the river near 28 feet while flood stage sits at 34. Sutton and Braxton County officials were affected. a county conservation officer drowned and a sheriff’s car plunged into flood waters as Sheriff Minter Pullen rescued four others. In Logan, two residents died in floodwaters. Farther west, freezing rain cut Texas towns off and Texas Oklahoma borders saw extensive power-line damage. meanwhile California citrus growers spent up to 500000 an hour on smudge-pot fuel amid severe cold. Snow advisories extended from Southern New England to Indiana as temperatures cooled nationwide. Weather notes end with a turn to WEATHER on Page 2.
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Big Spring
San Angelo
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Fort Worth
California
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Phoenix Post Office Receipts Hit Record January
January receipts at the Phoenix post office rose 12.03 percent from a year earlier, totaling 219 271.16 dollars. Postmaster W J Jamieson announced the gain reflected the greatest January business in history, with a 23 543 72 dollar increase over 195 727 44.
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W. J. Jamieson
Experts predict hydrogen bomb test within a year
Washington reports atomic experts forecast the United States will produce and test its first hydrogen superbomb within the year though not in the spring tests at Eniwetok. They say the H bomb will be far more powerful than plutonium devices, yet delivery limits will cap later models.
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