Tornado Toll Rises Across Four States
Tornadoes swept four states over the weekend killing 47 and injuring about 200. In Tennessee nine died in Hurricane Hills near Ripley, while Louisiana reported 29 deaths with extensive damage around Shreveport and Grand Cane. Texas saw multiple twisters, including La Porte and Alvin, with numerous fatalities and a shifting death tally due to rechecks.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Little Tennessee
Hurricane Hills
Ripley
Rosemark
Memphis
Red Cross
Shreveport Times
Shirley Windsor
Lufkin
Bossier City
Lower East Texas
la Porte
Tex
Alvin
Chapel Hill
Bremond
Baileyville
Corley
Groesbeck
Jericho
Fellowship
Haslam
Gill
Salem
Hughes Springs
Roytown
Castor
Sligo
Grand Cane
Slack Air Force Depot
Hood’s
Halt To Abuses In GI Bill Education
President Truman urged Congress to tighten the GI education program after a Veterans Administration study found widespread abuses costing hundreds of millions yearly. He asked action to stop funding for trade and vocational schools that fail to prepare veterans for later work and to ensure training conforms with the Servicemen's Readjustment Act.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Congress
Veterans Administration
Way West by Guthrie serial starts in Phoenix Gazette
The opening chapter of The Way West by A B Guthrie Jr appears today as Chapter 1 on Page 10. It begins a 24 installment serial of bestselling authors. After this, A Guide to Confident Living by Norman Vincent Peale and The Rage to Live by John O Hara follow for Lent.
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The
Phoenix Gazette
A. B. Guthrie, Jr
Guthrie
Norman Vincent Peale
John O’hara
Weather Almanac Reports Rain Hail Snow Across Central Strip
The United States Weather Bureau notes a weekend storm system delivering rain hail and snow from northern to southern Arizona. Grand Canyon received eight inches of snow while Flagstaff saw three inches. Phoenix and the Valley enjoyed bright skies with cool nights ahead.
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United States Weather Bureau
Grand Canyon
Flagstaff
Arizona
Phoenix
Valley of the Sun
Weather Bureau
Glendale
Sunnyslope
Scottsdale
Mazatzal Range
Angry Miners Ignore Court Order In Broad Strike
Southern coal producers agreed to resume bargaining on Wednesday while angry soft coal miners ignore John L. Lewis and a federal injunction. Pickets paraded in West Virginia and Pennsylvania as clashes and delays spread across states with no mines operating in major producing areas. Union leaders express grim resolve. some miners celebrate Lewis’s birthday as a reason to stay out until a new contract is reached.
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Southern Coal Producers
John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
UMW
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
Illinois
Alabama
Ohio
Nicholas
W. Va
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Punxsutawney
Marcus White
Lewis
Dave Fowler
UMW District 21
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louis Austin
UMW District 11
Russellton
Republic Steel Corporation
All Exchanges Closed Today in New York
Domestic security and commodity exchanges were closed today in observance of Lincoln's Birthday. Livestock reports were issued as usual by the Department of Agriculture. The London Stock Exchange remained open.
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New York
Department of Agriculture
London Stock Exchange
Water Setup Shown Cain In Air Joint
United States Senator Harry P. Cain of Washington state visited Arizona for a Lincoln Day dinner and flew a tour over Central Arizona irrigation systems. Cain, aboard a plane owned by Derek Van Dyke, with Carl Diverbiss, rode over the Salt River and Verde River projects to Roosevelt Dam, asking questions and noting the irrigation setup.
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Harry P. Cain
Washington State
Arizona
Salt River
Verde River
Derek van Dyke
Arizona Young Republicans
Carl Diverbiss
Republican Party
Sky Harbor
Cain
Senate
Roosevelt Dam
van Dyke
Former Tatum Pal Caught In Burglary
A boyhood playmate of the notorious Tatum brothers was arrested in a Phoenix burglary at about 4 30 a m today. The suspect faces charges related to the break in, and authorities continue the investigation to determine involvement and motive.
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Tatum
Tatum Brothers
Phoenix
Burglary suspect nabbed at A and A Diner
Charles Stephens a 27 year old parolee from Arizona State Prison was captured inside the A and A Diner by Patrolman John Wolf after a car was seen parked before the shop and a broken window alerted officers. Stephens admitted two burglaries that night and thefts from cars. He linked himself to Jack Tatum and recalled the October courthouse jailbreak.
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Charles Stephens
Arizona State Prison
A. and A
North 16Th Street
John Wolf
Stephens
Wolf
West
van Buren Street
North Sixth Avenue
Jack Tatum
Jack
Air Search Enlarged for Holbrook Fliers
One of the largest air searches in Arizona organized to find two men missing since Saturday after a Yuma to Holbrook flight. Arthur Austin Holbrook bottling plant owner and Les Gardner town clerk are missing. About 25 local planes and aircraft from Williams Air Force base Chandler and Litchfield join, with helicopter from Sky Harbor and a C-82 Packet ship.
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Yuma
Holbrook
Arthur Austin
Holbrook Bottling
Lesle
Aaroner
Bon
Holbrook Chamber of Commerce
CAP
Thomas E. Moore
Williams Air Force Base
Chandler
Naval Air Facility
Litchfield
Moore
Mogollon Rim
Austin
Gardner
Sky Harbor
Prescott
Payson
Show Low
Winslow
Fitgstaff
State Chambers of Commerce
Navy Hunts Missing Plane Over Gulf Search Redoubles
The Navy launched a three pronged hunt by land sea and air for a PBM 5 missing since Friday with nine crew aboard. Dawn to dusk searches yielded no trace but officials kept hope of rescue alive saying searches would continue until all hope is exhausted despite life rafts and jackets on board.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Navy
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Truman Aides Hint Dean Might Lead Atomic Commission
Late News Bulletins report Assistant Secretary Hickerson offering US readiness to dialogue with Russia on atomic energy. Sources say President Truman may name Gordon E. Dean acting chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, succeeding Lilienthal. The Supreme Court rejected Judith Coplon’s appeal over wiretapped evidence. Attorney General McGrath urged vigorous prosecution of voting frauds this election year.
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Gordon E. Dean
The
Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Dean
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Senate House Atomic Committee
Commission
Supreme Court Today
Judith Coplon
J. Howard McGrath
Markets At A Glance Chicago Prices Steady to Higher
Markets at a glance show Chicago prices mostly 25 cents higher with some items up to 50 cents. The brief notes indicate steady to higher movement across a range of commodities and markets reflected in AS33.60.
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Chicago
Temperatures at Sky Harbor by Time
Readouts from Sky Harbor station show early morning temperatures ranging from 38 to 62 degrees. The readings list times from 12:30 a m to 1:30 p m with values mostly in the 40s to 60s and a final entry of 62 at 1:30 p m.
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Sky Harbor
Guide for Readers and Columns Preview
Classified comics serials editorials and features guide readers to sections on page sixteen seventeen Hollywood Inez Robb radio program and other column items. Includes social pages and miscellaneous notes across the девушка page.
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Hollywood Oka i
Inez Robb
Red Cross To Launch $207,029 Drive Feb. 27
The Maricopa County Chapter of the American Red Cross announces a campaign starting February 27 with a goal of 207,629 dollars for county needs and national support. Chapter chairman John B. Mills notes 970,000 to be raised, while Henry B. Sargent cites lower reserves and county control of the local share.
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Maricopa County
American Red Cross
John B. Mills
National Red Cross
Mills
Red Cross
Henry B. Sargent
Red Cross Fund
Garvey Sets Eight Topics for Feb Special Session
Governor Dan E. Garvey issued a formal call for a February 20 special legislative session listing eight subjects including Social Security and welfare, appropriations, a uniform traffic code, and real estate code revisions. He noted the possibility of a supplemental call adding grazing land reclassification and tax law revisions.
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Dan E. Garvey
Arizona
Gila College
Thatcher
Garvey
Social Security
Crippled Children’s Division
State Department of Public Health
MacArthur Granted Authority to Command Pacific Naval Forces
The Joint Chiefs announced Gen Douglas MacArthur may assume control of American naval forces in Japanese waters if needed. The briefing also said a top secret paper on Asia’s communist advance was given to President Truman. Admirals Sherman and Bradley commented on Pacific strength and policy.
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Military High Command
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pacific
Truman
Asia
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs
China
State Department
Adml
Forest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Russia
Sherman
Western Pacific
Bomb Plot Triggers Navy Air Station Alert
In Alameda California a telephone overheard conversation about blowing up the Naval Air Station led to a regional alert. Three naval air stations including Alameda Oakland and Moffett Field were placed on alert after inspectors reported the call intercepted on the Oakland Central Fire Alarm System. The warning targeted after 4 am with no specific station named. Alerts remained in effect at all three sites through morning.
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Alameda
Calif
Bay Area
Naval Air Stations
Naval Air Station
Naval Air
Oakland
Moffett Field
Sunnyvale
San Francisco
Roderick P. Peterson
Oakland Police Department
Navy
Oakland Central
Adams Pupils See Justice In Action Today
Thirty-one eighth grade pupils from Adams School observed a United States District Court session with Judge Dave W. Ling. Defendants faced sentences for bootlegging and vandalism including a case by Mrs. Carolyn Hitchye charged with three counts. she received six months on each count to run concurrently. The lesson covered legal terms like concurrently versus consecutively as students watched sentencing unfold. A teenage Glendale youth pled guilty to tearing down a mailbox and was placed on probation for a year. Also present was Enoch Johnson of Sacaton awaiting further action.
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United States District Court
Marjorie Parcell
Dave W. Ling
Ling
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Griffenhagen and Associates
Chicago Research Consultants
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B. F. Hill
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