Cable Hoist Fall Kills One, Hurts Another at Plant
A towline hoist at Central Arizona Light and Power Company steam plant fell from about 65 feet at 45 a.m. killing Joe Acosta of Los Angeles and seriously injuring John Burruta, a local laborer. The men, brick workers for J. T. Thorpe Company, were loaded with cement when the cable snapped. John Salas, 27, had helped load the elevator but was away from the platform. Officials cited a prior inspection and considered overload as a possibility.
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Central Arizona Light and Power Company
Joe Acosta
Los Angeles
John Burruta
Good Samaritan Hospital
John Salas
South
Montezuma Avenue
J. T. Thorpe Company
U S Judge Imposes New Strike Ban on Mine Union
In Washington on February 20, Federal Judge Richmond B. Keech issued another no strike order against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. The order runs through March 3 as miners continue to ignore earlier stop strike directives. The government mulls contempt actions and possible seizure legislation, while President Truman and Senate Democratic leaders deny plans for seizure authority.
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Washington
Richmond B. Keech
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Keech
Congress
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Truman
U S pushes atom powered submarine plan
Washington February 20 AP An informed source said the United States plans to start building what could be the world’s first atomic powered submarine Discussions between the Navy and Electric Boat Corp Groton Conn progress enough that Congress may be asked to add funding to the 1951 Navy budget for July 1 Some lawmakers warned of a possible race with the Soviet Union to win this atomic sub project The Atomic Energy Commission reported progress on reactors for submarine ship propulsion and aircraft inquiry continues into reactor feasibility for naval use
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Washington
United States
Navy
Electric Boat Corporation
Groton
Conn
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
U. S
Russia
Fire sweeps Danish steamship in Kattegat Strait
Flames engulfed the 3,038-ton Kronprins Olav near Kattegat as 108 passengers fled by lifeboats. The Oslo to Copenhagen voyage crew evacuated all aboard to the Swedish American liner Stockholm, with a few injuries reported during abandoning ship.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Kattegat Strait
Olso
Norway
Kronprins Olav
Stockholm
Lost Grid Star Hunted Near Lake Arrowhead
Search resumes at dawn for Maurice Nipp a 19 year old football star from Loyola University Los Angeles missing since midafternoon yesterday in rugged mountains near Lake Arrowhead California Ins report states the Loyola star disappeared during an outing with friends and authorities expansion of the search is expected today
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San Bernardino
Calif
Maurice Nipp
Loyola University At
Los Angeles
Lake Arrowhead
Packing Saves 'Em Panel Truck Crash On 27th Avenue
A panel truck with 15 men overturned early today on 27th Avenue north of Christy Road. No injuries were reported as occupants were packed tightly inside. Driver J. D. Gamboa, 22, Glendale, was cited for not having a valid driver's license.
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27Th Avenue
Christy Road
Wayne Heap
Heap
J. D. Gamboa
Glendale
Fatal plane crash ends two-state search near Holbrook
Rescue crews reached the New River Mountain area as two Holbrook residents, Les Gardner city clerk and Arthur Austin bottling manager, were confirmed dead after a Yuma to Holbrook flight ended in wreckage. Starr, a Winslow Civil Air Patrol pilot, located the plane with aid from an Air Force helicopter crew including Maj. William Stewart and 1st Lt. Leslie W. Lear. The craft, reportedly destroyed, crashed amid a rain and hail storm near a mesa, while the pilots were returning from a chamber of commerce meeting in Yuma. Gardner, 3 years Holbrook city clerk, and Austin, 31, a WWII fighter pilot, leave wives and several children. Survivors and family details noted, with extensive hometown ties to Holbrook and Woodruff.
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Beaubein Ranch
Phoenix
New River Mountain
Holbrook
E. E. Starr
Winslow Civil Air Patrol
Yuma
Les Gardner
Arthur Austin
Starr
Air Force
William Stewart
Leslie W. Lear
Arizona
Winslow
Phoenix Range
Gardner
Austin
Arizona Chambers of Commerce
Woodruff
Vogeler Apologizes as Spy Trial Concludes in Budapest
In Budapest on February 20 AP reports United States businessman Robert A. Vogeler and six others pleaded for mild sentences as their espionage trial neared verdict. Vogeler, in a final word, said he confessed without pressure and hoped for leniency. Prosecutor Gyula Alapi urged a punishment commensurate with the deeds.
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Budapest
Hungary
United States
Robert A. Vogeler
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Vogeler
Gyula Alapi
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Laszlo Rajk
Arizona's Government Executive Branch Flaws Cited
A special legislative survey of Arizona state operations finds a sprawling executive branch with about 115 departments boards and commissions. It calls for tighter governor oversight and a revamped structure to curb unaccountable agencies and improve governance.
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Arizona
Special Legislative Committee On
Griffenhagen and Associates
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Reclamation Repays Millions Assures Committee
Western reclamation is in the high tide of its greatest program, pouring hundreds of millions yearly into the economy. Commissioner Michael Straus told the House Appropriations Committee that annual crop revenues from federal irrigated lands exceeded 500 million dollars, with a cumulative 6 billion to 1948. He cited direct repayments to the treasury at about 44 million annually and urged a 354 million dollar appropriation for the coming fiscal year as a sensible minimum to sustain 32 projects including Missouri Basin works Phase A units. Straus warned that reducing funds would halt started work while noting continued growth as new works finish.
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Washington
Michael Straus
House Appropriations Committee
Federal Treasury
Straus
Reclamation Bureau
Missouri
Will Rogers Jr Opposes Arizona River Project Bill
Will Rogers Jr says Senator Sheridan Downey fights the Colorado River project almost alone and urges other senators to aid Downey. The former congressman calls the plan the nation’s most fantastic project and warns it costs 738 million dollars, benefits a few landowners, with 420 owners to gain about 550 thousand each. He says taxpayers nationwide could bear a huge tax burden if passed.
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Los Angeles
Will Rogers, Jr
Sheridan Downey
California
Arizona
Downey
Rogers
Department of the Interior
Senate
Mercy death trial opens for Doctor Sander in Manchester
The trial of Dr Hermann N Sander for first degree murder in the death of cancer patient Mrs Abbie Borreto opened in Manchester New Hampshire with spectators barred from the courtroom. Police kept watch as Sander arrived smiling, flanked by his wife and defense lawyers amid cold and camera attention.
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Manchester
N. H
Hermann N. Sander
Sander
Abbie Borreto
Noted Leaders Comment on Foreign Intervention and Health Reform
International News Service reports Chiang Kai-shek says no foreign troops to fight his battles. Senate Majority Leader Scott Lucas urges courage to maintain a world program for captive nations. Representative Andrew Biemiller criticizes compulsory national health insurance as a move toward socialized medicine.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Chicago
Senate
Scott Lucas
Illinois
New York
Andrew Biemiller
Wisconsin
Governor Garvey Proposes 2 Million Budget and Land Reforms
Governor Dan FE Garvey presented a 23 point program to the Legislature seeking expenditures over 2 million dollars and for new laws including appraisal of state leased lands and tax reform. He urged a 60 dollar monthly old age assistance grant, tax dodger probes, land valuation surveys, and activation funding for the Public Employer Retirement Law. He spoke to a joint House Senate session and urged economy that preserves efficiency, hoping to wrap the session in 20 days.
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Dan FE. Garvey
Arizona Tax Commission
Arizona
House
Senate
Maricopa County
Charlie Chan Mystery Death Case Sparks Police Inquiry
A Phoenician actor playing Charlie Chan faced detectives over last week's slaying at the Jefferson Hotel. Investigators said the man used a twisted coat hanger to reenact the death and carried a telegraph form addressed to Chief Earl O’Clair. Detective Selby links the case to Lyle Joseph Farris, 35, found with the improvised noose. the man’s actions and notes suggest possible involvement or a bid to imitate the detective.
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Charlie Chan
Jefferson Hotel
Charles Heyser
George van Doren
Bacon’s Grill
Central Avenue
Monroe Street
Earl O’clair
Selby
Gordon Selby
Lyle Joseph Farris
Farris
Heyser
Phoenix Gazette
al Matousek
Jerry Knight
Goodyear
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