Death In Hotel Room Labeled death by own action
Police Chief Earl O Clair said he is convinced Lyle Joseph Farris 5 died by his own actions in a Jefferson Hotel room after detectives noted strangulation. He described Farris twisting a steel coat hanger around his neck then slashing his wrists, collapsing, and regaining consciousness to finish the act. Authorities reported two men in custody and an autopsy planned for clues.
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O'Clair
Earl O’clair
Lyle Joseph Farris
Jefferson Hoell
O’clair
J. Maurice Rosenthal
Farris
William A. Murphy
Phoenix
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bank of Douglas
Three Spies Plead Guilty In Hungary Trial
ADAPEST Hungary Feb 17 AP American businessman Rob Vogeler and his British assistant Edgar Sanders along with five Hungarians confessed to spying for the West in the first day of Hungary's new spy trial. Sanders testified to passing military economic and political information to his superiors. Vogeler a ITT executive remains on trial with Sanders Geiger, Rado and others. Geiger Budapest ITT managing director and Rado a ministry official admitted spying and sabotage.
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Adapest
Hungary
Roba Vogeler
Vogeler
Edgar Sanders
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Sanders
Britain
Imre Geiger
Zoltan Rado
Geiger
It&t
Budapest
Rado
Standard Electric Works Company
Parade Leads Glendale Rodeo Parade in Western Flavor
A Western themed parade marks the build up to the fourth annual Glendale World's Championship Rodeo. Governor Garvey and other officials head the march through downtown Glendale at 10 30 am with over 200 entrants from five states. The rodeo runs at Lions Club Rodeo Field from 1 pm Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Gazette
Glendale
Dan E. Garvey
L. C. Boies
W. B. Barkley
E. B. Tucker
Roy Harelson
Peoria
Tolleson
Buckeye
Litchfield
Avondale
Scottsdale
Lions Club
Wash Roth
Piedmont
S. C
Byrd calls Fair Deal a nonstop highway to socialism
Senator Harry F. Byrd, Democrat of Virginia, criticized President Truman’s Fair Deal as a move toward socialism after voicing the first Democratic critique of Truman's Jefferson–Jackson dinner speech. Representative James E. Van Zandt, Republican of Pennsylvania, warned the country is proceeding with radioactive poison gas and other atomic weapons alongside A bombs.
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Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Truman
Byrd
Mr. Truman
James E. van Zandt
Pennsylvania
Markets At A Glance Rail and grain note mixed signals
Railway and airline issues push mixed action while cotton shows active buying and Chicago wheat attracts commercial interest. Corn trades nervy with steady to lower cash. prices move 17.65 in California markets with choice quality steady to lower by about a quarter to a half dollar.
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York
Capital Airlines
Hisher
Chicago
Hayden Defends Central Arizona Project Costs in Senate
Arizona Senator Carl Hayden reopened Senate debate on the 708000000 Central Arizona Project Bill and blasted what he called exaggerated cost propaganda. He argued the project yields tax benefits and public wealth, citing Hoover Dam as a successful reclamation investment and noting rising tax revenues from California in 1936 to 1949. He urged support for bridge Canyon Dam and pending California reclamation authorizations.
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Winifred Nelson
Gall Gazette
Washington
Arizona
Carl Hayden
Senate
California
Hayden
Hoover Dam
Colorado River
Los Angeles
Internal Revenue Office
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bridge Canyon
Appropriations Committee
Noted Leaders Comment on World Peace and Economy
International News Service reports President Truman opposing jeopardizing world peace for false economy. Deputy British PM Herbert Morrison hints at talks with differing nations if advantageous. UAW President Walter Reuther urges America to demonstrate economic security without spiritual enslavement.
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International News Service
Washington
President Truman
London
Herbert Morrison
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
America
Truman Asks Board For Personal Report On Coal Strike Talks
President Truman asked the Fact Finding Board to deliver a personal report on the coal dispute as pressure mounts to end the strike this weekend. Chairman Cole said mediators aim for a settlement by Monday and noted possible court contempt action if the 370,000 coal diggers do not return to work.
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Truman
Washington
Wmnwawrnus
White House
David Cole
Mr. Truman
Cole
Congress
Ayers
County Fair Opens Tomorrow in Mesa Arizona
The second annual Maricopa County Fair and State Citrus Show opens for a nine day run starting tomorrow noon at Mesa Civic Center. Governor Garvey will cut the ribbon with 108th Army Band music. Attending are fair officials, county supervisors, Mesa officials, and state dignitaries. Exhibits in 12 departments exceed last year by over 82 percent with additional tents. The fair features vaudeville acts, the Lie brand Carnival, an Indian village, and various demonstrations, highlighting county resources in agriculture livestock and arts.
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Phoenix Gazette
Mesa
Center
Pepper
Dan E. Garvey
108Th Army Band
Arizona National Guard
Jesse A. Sedberry
Maricopa County
John C. McPhee
Marcel Delporte
L. Carl Holmes
Ralph Watkins
Sidney B. Moeur
D. C. Repli
Fred C. Fullen
Paul F. Jones
Bill Ryan
Charles Hoover
George Frye
David P. Kimball
James O. Lecky
J. E. de Souza
McPhee
Flood Area Evacuation Stepped Up
National guardsmen and Red Cross workers helped evacuate hundreds from flooded lowlands across East Central Louisiana and Southwestern Mississippi. About 9,000 people left homes as floodwaters spread over 2,000,000 acres of cotton and livestock land. no deaths reported. Property damage and livestock losses were heavy as levees remained intact. Skies were clear with temperatures below normal. no immediate rain forecast.
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Associated Press
National Guardsmen
Red Cross
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Montana
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Plains States
Tight Atomic Time Schedule is Disclosed
Washington reports the United States has set a very tight time schedule for building up its atomic military power including the Hydrogen Bomb. In a letter by David E. Lilienthal after stepping down as AEC chairman, he said delaying a competitive contract at Oak Ridge would have postponed the project for 18 months. The expansion aims to meet military goals for national defense.
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Washington
United States
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
S. L. Holland
Florida
Lilienthal
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Cross Border Hold Up Ends With Shootout in Nogales
In Nogales on February 17 a holdup man was wounded and another captured after attempting to rob Espinosa Money Exchange on the U.S. side. The fugitives exchanged gunfire with U S customs guard Charles Jones and Mexican officers. Francisco Gastellin Garcia a U S citizen of Mexican descent was wounded in the abdomen while Alejandro Romero Anaya of Santa Rita California fled and was later captured. Delia Genardini cashiered the exchange reported the robbers entered, demanded quiet, then fled into a rooming house across the border. A large search was under way for two remaining accomplices.
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Nogales
United States
Charles Jones
U. S
James E. McDonald
Francisco Gastelln Garcia
Alejandro Romero Anaya
Santa Rita
Calif
Delia Genardini
Espinosa
Garcia
Hernandez
Anaya
McDonald
Three Bandits Rob Bank Near Washington
Three men robbed the Shepherd Park Branch of the Hamilton National Bank in Washington on February 17, escaping with about 40000 dollars. Police broadcast a lookout for three armed white men in a black car heading toward Maryland. They took 25000 in ones, 5000 in fives, 36000 in hundreds, 800 in dimes, and the rest in other denominations.
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Washington
Shepherd Park
Hamilton National Bank
Maryland
Tax Evasion Charge Filed Against Dr Ralph E Irish
Dr Ralph E Irish a 32 year old Scotte dale osteopath was charged in US District Court with income tax evasion. The complaint says in 1943 in Denver he paid 513 on 2881 though 210 due on 11855. Commissioner C B Wilson ordered his held for action and set a 3500 bond which he furnished.
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Ralph E. Irish
Scottedale Osteopath
United States District Court
Denver
Arizona Tax Commission weighs 100 percent property value rule
The Arizona Tax Commission said it will order all 14 counties to assess property at 100 percent of cash value next August. The move would lift statewide assessed value from about 750 million to over a billion dollars. The Supervisors Association urged a 25 percent reduction to offset similar cuts by county assessors on inventories, while the commission pledged to follow the law and consider the full value assessment when acting as Board of Equalization.
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Arizona Tax Commission
Arizona
Commission
C. Warren Peterson
The
Arizona Supervisors Association
David Kimball
Maricopa County
Peterson
Tax Commission
Board of Equalization
Supervisors Association
Maricopa
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Glendale Rodeo
Peggy Schaeffer
Glendale Civic Center
Ralph Constable
Phoenix Saddle Club
Jerry Jacka
Sunup Ranch
Glendale Park
United Press
Oman
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