Phoenix Gazette Evolution and Publication Details
The text lists establishment year as 1380 and notes weekday evening publication in Phoenix. It names Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. with Eugene C. Pulliam as president and Ray J. Dyer as publisher, referencing second class matter under an old act and pricing.
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Phoenix Gazette
Arizona
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc
Eugene C. Pulliam
East van Buren
Phoenix
Ray J. Dyer
Plug The Leak In Pension Funds
Careful sifting of old age pension rolls is urged by the Special Legislative Committee on State Operations to curb waste and ensure funds reach legitimate recipients. Arizona reports 12 000 pension recipients but faces chiseling, including cases of cashing checks for radios and jewelry. Strong action is urged against deceitful claimants while protecting genuine beneficiaries.
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Special Legislative Committee On
Arizona
Legislative Committee
Detroit
Riley
Tucson
Graham County
Chinese Puzzle Why Mao and Maoists linger in Moscow
Mao Zedong and his foreign minister have stayed seven weeks at Stalin's doorstep in Moscow. Stalin seeks to gauge how far he can push in Manchuria and Northern China while Mao seeks arms and support. Moscow advisers and bases expand in China as Soviet training and civil oversight take hold, raising questions about Mao’s release and Beijing’s loyalty. The puzzle remains: will Mao remain under Soviet control or push for independent power.
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Mao Tze-tung
Moscow
Joe Stalin
Mao
Uncle Joe
Manchuria
China
Security Council
Stalin
U.N
Tientsin
Tsingtao
Chefoo
Siberia
North Korea
Peking
Russia
Kremlin
Tito
Chicago
University of Chicago
Jesse Owens
Wagner
Vienna
Taney
Between Neighbors Fight Over Water and Boundaries
A neighbor dispute escalates over water use and hunting and fishing boundaries along the western fence. Californians resist sharing and threaten a lawsuit while others seek a fair deal. a local lawyer is hired but a peaceful resolution seems possible.
Phoenix Visitor Complains of Inadequate Public Transit
A Phoenix visitor voices dissatisfaction with the town's public transportation, noting it as the sole drawback. His view stands as a solitary critique rather than an isolated grievance.
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Phoenix
Restoration fantasies haunt frontier towns of the West
Dispatched opinions weigh restoring Tombstone Central City and other historic bonanza towns. Analysts praise Central City’s opera house Teller House and Mrs Spencer Penrose backing, while bodies like Bodie Aurora Panamint Rhyolite and Hamilton are deemed past repair. Tombstone’s gun era glare and anti gambling laws color the debate as restoration lingers.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Bodie
Virginia City
Central City
Col
Montana
Nev
Florence Edwards
Teller House
Palmer House
Palace
Central
Spencer Penrose
Bonanza
Aurora
Panamint
California
Rhyolite
Hamilton
Nevada
Arizona
Editorials On Muzak In Transit Service Sparks Debate
Editorials from leading newspapers criticize Muzak withdrawal from transit radio as a PR move that reduces passenger irritation and questions whether Capital Transit oversteps its franchise with in–vehicle programming. The piece urges scrutiny by the Public Utilities Commission and Federal Communications Commission on license uses and captive audience issues.
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Muzak Corporation
Transit
Muzak
Capital Transit Company
Capital Transit
Public Utilities Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Public Opinion Letters Guidelines for Publication
Letters to the editor must be written on one side of the paper. Include the writer name and street address with signature, but anonymous publication is possible upon request. Only letters of unusual interest may exceed 300 words.
Call for a reprint of Midnight On The Desert
A reader asks The Gazette editor to push publishers to reprint J B Priestley’s Midnight On The Desert, noting it inspired early enthusiasm among newcomers and stating the book is out of print in Phoenix stores. The letter urges local publicists and booklovers to stimulate demand for a reissue by Harper Brothers.
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J. B. Priestley
Phoenix
Booklovers
Harper Brothers
Divided Roads Urged For Safer American Highways
An elderly health-conscious traveler urges speed segregation on roads from Illinois to Arizona. He notes high accident rates across ages and advocates uniform speed limits and separated lanes similar to Texas ideas to reduce collisions and improve safety for all drivers.
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Illinois
Arizona
Ilinois
Texas
Child Geniuses Get His Goat
A reader protests media fascination with child prodigies and horse racing earnings. He laments coverage of precocious youths outperforming adults and mocks the appeal of millionaire racehorses, urging newspapers to shift to stories about ordinary people facing daily embarrassments and challenges.
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United States
Scott Seen Likely to Join Arizona Highway Commission
John M. Scott of Show Low faces a pivotal Senate vote as he seeks confirmation to the Arizona Highway Commission amid Winslow opposition over a prior explosion dispute. Senate leaders stay silent while noting his past confirmations and a coming special session signals possible historic legislative cooperation.
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John M. Scott
Winslow
State Senate
Arizona Highway Commission
Scottt
Senate
State Civil Service Board
Arizona Supreme Court
Scott
Board of Regents
The
University and State Colleges of Arizona
Arizona Politics and Aviation Tax Rumors Highlight Senate Clash
Bill Turnbow reports on Molly Malone and a westbound plane chat amid debate over a Central Arizona Project bill. Arizona aviation tax refunds are discussed as a presumed $20,000 appropriation fizzles, with figures showing refunds totaling nearly $386,000 for the year. The piece notes quiescent Times coverage, a potential McCarran shift, a patrol superintendent contest, and Senator Fred Fritzs symbolic U788 license plate meaning Clifton box numbers tied to his family.
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George
Molly) Malone
Washington
Senate
Los Angeles Times
Arizona
United States Senate
Ernest W. McFarland
Sheridan Downey
Downey
Times
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Reader letter condemns euthanasia slant and medical murder claims
The writer denounces a San Francisco reader's defense of mercy killing as murder per se. He warns that tolerating killing for any reason erodes moral law and civilization, questioning who should judge fitness and criticizing scholars like Yale's George P. Murdock.
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San Francisco
Beethoven
George P. Murdock
Yale
By George Sokolsky on cancer, euthanasia, and morals
The writer distraught over cancer in his family notes advances in cancer care and urges caution on moral boundaries. He critiques euthanasia and Freudian views on sex and marriage, questioning how such ideas would affect chastity and outcomes for children born to unmarried parents.
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Murdock
American Social Hygiene Association
Lewis Gets Trump Card In Taft Hartley Use
Washington February 10 miners revolt against John L Lewis gains a Taft Hartley shield as workers face coal overproduction and rising oil gas use. Taft funds also fuel Republican appeals amid pressure from local patrons. Senators Lucas Donnell fight discrimination in displaced persons bill. Soviet spy scare grows in Ukraine while Bulgaria seeks US withdrawal of minister Nathaniel Davis. Andrei Gromyko courier visit signals Moscow interest in Bulgarian diplomacy.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
John L
Moscow
Sofia
United States
Nathaniel Davis
Andrei Gromyko
Bulgaria
How Books and the inner how of success
A reminiscence on the rise of self help volumes and the inner motive power behind achievement. The speaker rejects relying on others and argues that success comes from within each person, with exemplars like Edison and other inventors illustrating that the "how" is personal and earned.
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Capitol Dome
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Fred J. Fritz
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Raymond Langham
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Arizona Highway Department
McCarran
Pat McCarran
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Merit System Council
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Patrol
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Taft-Hartley
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Taft
Guy Gabrielson
Robert Taft
Ohio
Chen Yi
Chen
Shanghai
U. S
Scott Lucas
Barkley
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Dick Nixon
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Nixon
Forrest Donnell
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Donnell
Kirk
Ukraine
NKVD
George Matthew Adams
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Columbus
Morse
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