Traffic Code Conference Held By Arizona Highway Commission
The Arizona Highway Commission and the House of Representatives Highways and Bridges Committee met to discuss a proposed state uniform traffic code. Brice Covington becomes chair, with Earl Rogge as vice chairman and John M. Scott taking the new seat. The code aims to align with other states, and a formal request to Governor Garvey may be issued next week. The meeting also awarded highway contracts totaling 637000 for Black Canyon Highway realignment, St. Johns-Sanders Highway surfacing, and Safford-Clifton Highway surfacing, plus a Rand McNally road maps printing contract.
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Arizona Highway Commission
House of Representatives’ Highways and Bridges Committee
Brice Covington, Kingman
Dan E. Garvey
Legislative Committee
William Craig
Wickenburg
Covington
Commission
Earl Rogge
Clifton
John M. Scott
Show Low
Dewey Farr
St. Johns
Vinell Construction Company
Phoenix
Black Canyon
Packard Contracting Company
St. Johns-Sanders
Witch Well
Skousen Contracting Company
Mesa
Safford-Clifton
Safford
Rand McNally Company
Winter storm isolates Dakotas with relief efforts under way
Parts of North and South Dakota remain cut off since mid-December as state and county officials coordinate relief. The Army clears snow drifts, Red Cross declares five Central South Dakota counties and a 150 by 50 mile North Dakota stretch disaster areas. In the Pacific Northwest, temperatures run 20 to 25 degrees below normal and Portland tallyes another freezing death, bringing regional fatalities to 25 since January 13. The Columbia River freezes between Portland and Vancouver as livestock and wildlife suffer and coal supplies dwindle in the Cascade region.
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ARMY
Red Cross
South Dakota
North Dakota
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ore
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Columbia
Vancouver
Cascade Mountain
Cannon vows against item by item veto on appropriations
Washington dispatch reports Rep. Clarence Cannon of Missouri opposes an administration plan to attach an item by item veto rider to the omnibus appropriation bill. He calls it unconstitutional and a grant of executive power over Congress, arguing it would pressure lawmakers and threaten legislative independence.
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Washington
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Congress
Truman
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
Executive
Legislative
West Point Ex Scholar Ruled Insane
John Steven Conner once an honors graduate at West Point has been declared insane and will not face trial for murder in the shotgun deaths of his three children Cecilia 5 Michael 9 and Stephanie 11. The verdict comes after a 17 minute sanity review by a judge and two physicians at Alexandria Virginia Fort Belvoir was where he worked as a civilian construction engineer. The children's mother wept as the decision was read and his father Guy Conner stood beside him.
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Alexandria
West Point
John Steven Conner
Cecilia
Michael
Stephanie
Conner
Fort Belvoir
Sanity Commission
Guy Conner
Portland
Ore
Rebels Threaten City In Central Java Infiltration
Java rebels under R.P.P. Westerling reportedly infiltrated Jogjakarta as the military governor of central Java confirms rebel forces have entered the city amid the unrest.
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Jakarta
Java
U.S.S
Jogjakarta
Central Java
R.P.P
Turk) Westerling
Tremor Shakes Reggio Calabria. No Damage Reported
A sharp earthquake tremor struck Reggio Calabria in southern Italy on January 31 causing no damage or injuries, according to dispatches. The city felt the quake as a brief but strong shaking with no immediate reports of harm.
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Italy
Rome
Reggio Calabria
Ching To Confer On Phone Dispute
Washington February 1 government planned new talks in the telephone contract dispute and cautioned officials that a February 8 strike risk remained slim Cyrus S Ching head of the Federal Mediations Service returned from the West Coast to lead the peace effort He would first meet with Joseph A Beirne president of the Communications Workers Congress of Industrial Organizations to push mediation efforts Atlanta
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Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediations Service
Joseph A. Beirne
Communications Workers, Congress of Industrial Organizations
Way To A Girl Heart Is Rough Finds Path To Romance
In Toronto on February 1 Arthur Naylor a 21 year old swain shed his shoes climbed a drainpipe to woo his girl Florence Gif ford. Her neighbour stole his shoes and Naylor chased her husband Mike Pawlyshyn who hit him with a hammer like object. Naylor then damaged 16 panes at the couple’s home. Judge Elmore urged out of court settlement of assault and malicious damage charges.
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Sam
Aaron Burr
Mark Hopkins
Charles Dickens
William Henry Harrison
Thomas A. Edison
James R. Lowell
Longfellow
Buffalo Bill
Toronto
Naylor
Nellie Pawlyshyn
Mike
Pawlyshyn
Elmore
Taylor
Pavlyshyn
Plane rescues two of five British Antarctic explorers
A Canadian bush pilot flew from an Argentine base to Stonington Island in Marguerite Bay to rescue two of five British scientists stranded on an Antarctic island for over three years. The pilot landed in a fjord after ice eased, while three crew members and two marooned men reached safety by boat and awaited further rescue efforts. All reported well.
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London
INS
Reuter
John Biscoe
Falkland Islands
Peter Borden St. Louis
Stonington Island
T. M. Randall
B. Stonehouse
J. S. Huckle
Huckle
Stonehouse
Randall
ST. Louis
Stonington
Six Injured In Accidents In Metropolitan Phoenix
Six persons were injured late yesterday in metropolitan Phoenix traffic incidents. A 13 year old boy, Clarence J Williams Jr of 1527 West Maricopa Street remained unconscious at St Monica’s Hospital after colliding with a tank truck at 1505 West Buckeye Road. A sedan and a bus from Arizona State Vocational School Thunderbird Field II collided at Third and Taylor, injuring Bernardette Romero, Henriette Romero and Mary Gonzales of 608 North 20th Street who were taken to St Joseph’s Hospital. Two others were hospitalized after a two car crash at Fifth and Villetta Streets involving Carolyn Swigert and Bentley Taggert.
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Metropolitan
Phoenix
Clarence J. Williams, Jr
West Maricopa Street
St. Monica’s Hospital
West Buckeye Road
Highway F
Dunbar School
Third and
Taylor Streets
Arizona State College Vocational School
Thunderbird Field II
Bernardette Romero
Henriette Romero
Mary Gonzales
North 20Th Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Aurora Rubio
Henshaw Road
Olaf Olson
Scottsdale
Good Samaritan Hospital
Fifth
Villetta
Carolyn Swigert
Route 13
Bentley Taggert
North 19Th Street
Taggart
Frances Shinderman
Arizona Manor Resort
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Fleet
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West van Buren
Admiral Sherman
Forrest Sherman
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Louis Denfeld
Senate
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Chicago
Naval Air
Defense
Louis Johnson
George Russell
Francis Matthews
Veto
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Big Faces
Peril
Ching
4Th St. and
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Redewill
W. Washington
Swain
Antarctic
Gentine
Marguerite Bay
Slax Sale
North Central
GLASS
Paint & Glass CO
S.4th Ave
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