Missouri Skipper Relieved After Grounding On Mudbank
Norfolk February 7 The skipper of the battleship Missouri is relieved of command while Capt H Page Smith resumes command for the time being as legal proceedings begin. Capt William D Brown faces a naval inquiry with Lt Comdr Frank Morris Jr and Comdr John Raymond Millett as co defendants. Millett testified he heard the navigator warn of danger and that Brown asked him to locate the ship, with confusion noted as the ship ran aground on a Hampton Roads mudbank.
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Norfolk
Ime Ivavy
Adml
William M. Fechteler
Atlantic
H. Page Smith
Naval
William D. Brown
Hampton Roads
Atlantic Fleet
Fechteler
John Raymond Millett
Board of Inquiry
Brown
Millett
Frank G. Morris, Jr
Noted Figures Discuss Outlawing Bombs And Warfare
International News Service reports quotes from Sen. Millard Tydings and Navy Capt. Melville Aston in Washington and Atlanta. Tydings argues outlawing atom and hydrogen bombs implies outlawing conventional bombs too. Aston asserts humans need not live underground after an atomic program and can avoid constant fear with proper planning.
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International News Service
Washington
Millard Tydings
Maryland
The
Armed Services Committee
Atlanta
Coal Panel Speeds Its Data Hunt
A presidential board uses a speed up schedule under Taft-Hartley to end the coal strike before a fuel shortage shuts industries. With 372,800 miners on strike across 14 states, many resist being compelled to work under the law, risking economic damage in 1950.
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Washington
Associated Press
Strauss Resigns from AEC Over Hydrogen Bomb Issue
Washington February 7 AP Lewis L Strauss member of the Atomic Energy Commission resigns effective April 15 after nine years in public service. He notes national security issues are resolved and hints at a split over the hydrogen bomb. Truman had urged continued work on atomic weapons.
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Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
Strauss
AEC
White House
Mr. Truman
David E. Lilienthal
Union Delays Phone Strike For New Talks
The Communications Workers of America postponed a nationwide telephone strike until February 24 to allow more time for conciliators. CIO Beirne and mediation director Ching urged intensified bargaining as 100,000 workers were to walk out in the first Bell System shutdown effort. The Western Electric Pacific Southwestern and Mountain States Bell companies were involved with a New Jersey vote pending.
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Washington
Communications Workers of America Today
Cyrus S. Ching
Joseph A. Beirne
Congress of Industrial Organization Union
Ching
Beirne
Bell Telephone
Western Electric
Pacific
Southwestern
Mountain States
New Jersey
Court Rejects Serna Appeal
Arizona Supreme Court day rejected Angel B. Serna's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Rejection means Serna must die in the state gas chamber at Florence on April 29 unless appealed to the U S Supreme Court. Serna was convicted of killing Mrs Katherine Gohn near Apache Junction in December 1947.
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Arizona Supreme Court
Angel B. Serna
Serna
Florence
United States Supreme Court
Katherine Gohn
Apache Junction
Irate Taxpayers Protest Fire District Levy at City Council
More than 200 residents filled the City Council chamber to oppose assessments for the Northeast Phoenix Fire Protection Improvement District. Spokesman Harold Fischer urged the city to pay the $25,000 portion and resisted the proposed reassessment, with the council planning a two-basis recomputation expected to cut about 22 percent of the total. Fischer, a candidate for City Council, led the objections from property owners outside the affected area.
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Phoenix
Nicholas Udall
R. Gail Baker
Harold R. Fischer
West Mitchell Drive
Fischer
Ex-Pals of Mickey Cohen Held in LA Dynamiting
Three former associates of mob leader Mickey Cohen were arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of dynamiting Cohen’s home. Joe Sica, Alfred Sica, and Salvatore Piscopo were charged with assault with intent to commit murder. the blast damaged the house and nearby residences but no one was killed. Police linked the suspects to a power struggle inside Cohen’s outfit and a broader narcotics ring case. Residents urged authorities to provide protection for the neighborhood.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Joe Sica
Alfred
Salvatore Piscopo
Dago Louis Marki
Cohen
Jack Donahue
Sica Brothers
Piscopo
Donahue
YMCA Opens Bids On Building Today After Drive Goes Over
The YMCA reports a $517,850 achievement on its barometer as bids for a new building, estimated at $1.2 million, were to be opened in the Dewey Swihart office. The North First Avenue site was purchased, and a victory dinner at First Presbyterian marked the campaign’s end with over 500 volunteers cheering.
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YMCA
Young Men’s Christian Association
Central Avenue
van Buren Street
Dewey Swihart
Board of
North First Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
Phoenix
Famine toll and union tax proposal in late news
Shanghai dispatch cites East China famine with over 16 million affected and 2.79 million starving. Treasury seeks to tax unrelated business profits by labor unions and charities, while Senator Connally notes possible Marshall Plan cuts below 3.1 billion.
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Communist News Agency
Today
Shanghai
East China
Yangtze
Treasury
Congress
Tom Connally
Texas
Economic Co- Operation Administration
Truman
Markets At A Glance New York Stocks and Bonds Shortened
Markets at a glance show lower stocks amid coal strike caution. Bonds fall with rail shares extending losses. Cotton steady with New Orleans tones. Chicago wheat mixed with nearby higher, corn easy on weak demand. Attle generally steady amid unsettled trading.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Temperatures Today at Sky Harbor Station Readings
Sky Harbor readings show variable temperatures across the day with notable contrasts between morning and afternoon. The report references a radio program segment numbered 22 to 24.
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Sky Harbor Station
Hollywate
Delinquents Pay Up City Sales Taxes
Two Phoenix firms paid assessed sales taxes today at the city assessor's office as part of ten charges in City Court under the privilege license tax ordinance. Birch's Pharmacy and Andress Cigarette Service paid $145 and $343 respectively under protest. others arranged to pay, including Capitol Buffet and Frank's Seventh Street Market. The case notes the tax shortfall contributing to a $400,000 city deficit and ongoing fiscal strain.
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Phoenix
Arthur M. Birch
Birch
Third
Roosevelt Streets
Talman Andress
Andress
Grand Avenue
F. L. Wallis
Capitol Buffet
South 17Th Avenue
Frank
Seventh Street
North Seventh Street
Wallis
Frank Barber
C. W. Pensinger
Russian Squeeze Trains Berlin Traffic Into Jam
Berlin reports the worst trunk highway tieup since the 1948 49 blockade as over 200 German trucks crowd the Helmstedt border. Soviet guards and German police eased the jam by midafternoon with 10 to 14 trucks passing per hour. American officials noted relief but about 200 remained queued for clearance. The incident follows troop maneuvers and rising East West tensions amid steel shipments and talk of a putsch in West Berlin.
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Berlin
Helmstedt
Charles A. Dix
U. S
West Berlin
East Germany
McCarran Signals Possible Yes on Arizona Project
Nevada Senator Pat McCarran hinted he might vote for the Central Arizona Project or abstain, signaling unexpected support from Nevada as California presses cost concerns. Arizona water experts say the Bridge Canyon Dam would boost Nevada power and stabilize Hoover Dam allocations, with a $200 million plus investment aiding Nevada’s economy. California Senator Sheridan Downey counters with a $708 million project fear of ballooning to $2 billion, proposing amendments to cap cost and time, and to add restrictions to the current amendment.
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Winifred Nelson
Gall Gazette
Washington
Arizona
Nevada
Senate
Pat McCarran
McCarran
Bridge Canyon
Colorado
Hoover Dam
California
Sheridan Downey
Downey
Garvey Set For Flight To Capital
Governor Dan E. Garvey prepared to fly to Washington to aid Arizona's delegation in Senate debate on the Central Arizona Project Bill. A reservation was made for an 11:45 p.m. flight from Willcox after a meeting with Sulphur Springs Electric Cooperative officials. The move followed a call from Charles A. Carson, attorney for the Interstate Stream Commission, and was described as tentative pending today's debate developments.
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Dan E. Garvey
Washington
Arizona
Congress
Senate
Central Arizona
Willcox
Sulphur Springs Electric Co-operative
Phoenix
American Airlines
Garvey
Charles A. Carson
Interstate Stream Commission
Carson
County Has No Funds To Equip Playgrounds
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors said there is no county program or fund to equip or maintain county parks. A $10,000 appropriation from two years ago for park land was not used for park equipment, and officials indicated local groups should fund park improvements. Local groups and Berney Park advocates had pressed for cooperation, but county support has been denied.
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Maricopa
B’nai B’rith
L. Cedric Austin
City Parks and Playgrounds
Berney Park
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Coal Panel
L. L. Strauss
New Talk
U. S. Mediation
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A. Haun
North Second Street
William Gude
Cohens
Mickey
United Press
B. E. Bear
F. D. Evans
San Carlos
Germany
Capital
Haeet
Jack Halperin
B’nai B’rith Lodge
20Th and
Lincoln Streets
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