Pacific Northwest fliers take mass flight to Texas Cuba
Private pilots from Oregon Washington Idaho and Northern California depart Sky Harbor in a 60 plane mass flight to Cuba. The trip sponsored by Portland Chamber of Commerce aims to show goodwill for the Pacific Northwest with a 7,000 mile round trip. The group plan routes through Tucson El Paso Dallas and New Orleans to Havana, including a water crossing.
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Cuba
Sky Harbor
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Pacific Northwest
Tucson
el Paso
CAA
Arizona
Cochise County
Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Portland, Ore
Chamber of Commerce
5S. L. White
Portland
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
California
C. H. George
Newberg
Ore
J. L. George
David George
Dallas
Tex
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Fla
Key West
Havana
W. W. Pickrell
Jack Egan
Ennis Creek dam failure floods Ennis Canyon
In Ennis Creek Washington a 60 foot earthen dam weakened by heavy rain gave way, unleashing seven acres of Lake Ennis water down a canyon toward Port Angeles. A home was carried away and another damaged. occupants were absent. Forest Ranger Red Leissler reported hearing the roar and warning residents.
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Ennis Creek
Wash
Ennis Canyon
Lake Ennis
Port Angeles
United States Forest
Red Leissler
Visitors View Planets At Phoenix College Tonight
Saturn and Mars will be visible at Phoenix College Astronomy Club visitors night at 7 p m on the campus. Dr Goethe Link of Indianapolis will discuss Life on Other Worlds at 8 pm in Room 112 Science Building, with a color motion picture on optical instruments. Also noted: U S Department of Commerce says 1950 machine tools are worth about 300 million dollars.
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Saturn
Mars
Phoenix College
Goethe Link
Indianapolis
Ind
Link
United States
U. S. Department of Commerce
County Eyes 50000 Refund From School Excise Taxes
Maricopa County may recover about 50000 in federal excise taxes paid on school supplies over recent years. State officials say the state school system is not liable for such taxes and part of the refunds have already been collected. Means audit cites irregularities including bonding trustees and unexplained travel claims amid rising school costs.
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Maricopa County
A. C. Wagner
County Board of Supervisors
A. L. Means
Means
Maricopa
Phoenix Union High School
Tempe
Mine Blast Brings Offer Of Reward
The Alabama Power Company offered a 500 dollar reward for those involved in dynamiting a small nonunion coal mine and a nearby substation 30 miles south of Birmingham. Three explosions wrecked the mine, injuring infrastructure and cutting power as two large transformers were damaged and a 4400 volt line was snapped.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Power Company
Power Company
Thomas L. Cooley
Cooley
Murdock decries California papers as spreading lies
Representative John R. Murdock of Arizona accused Southern California newspapers of running outright lies in headlines about the Central Arizona Project Bill. He praised press associations for fair reporting and said the headlines misstate the Senate vote and water allocation, noting the bill does not take California water and aims to speed settlement in the Supreme Court.
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Washington
John R. Murdock
Arizona
California
Murdock
Fair Press Association
Congress
United States Senate
Los Angeles
Senate
U. S
Colorado
Supreme Court
Trombonist on Program at Sunnyslope Charity Concert
Edgar H. Zobel a longtime solo trombonist with Milwaukee Tripoli Shrine Band is set as featured artist at an 8 p m benefit concert for Sunnyslope Youth Council Milk Fund at Sunnyslope Presbyterian Church. He holds a UW masters in music and has directed school orchestras and a Ripon Little Symphony.
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Edgar H. Zobel
Milwaukee
Wis
Tripoli Shrine
Sunnyslope Presbyterian Church
Zobel
University of Wisconsin
Ripon, Wis
Little Symphony Orchestra
William A. Zobel
Ripon College
Elizabeth H. Allen
University of Chicago
Frank Allen
Julliard School of Music
New York University
Arizona State College
Tempe
Desert Valley Mothers Club
Sunnyslope Youth Council Milk Fund
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Texas
American Magazine
Tem-Tex
Gene City
Coast Paper
Uncle Sam
E. Adams
Phoenix
Boys
Diamond
Hopalong
Hopalong Cassidy
Gabardine Suits
Navy
Air Step
North First Street
Valley National Bank
Valley Bank
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