Scientist Doubts All Life Can Be Erased
MIT chemical engineering emeritus Warren Kendall Lewis questions the idea that radioactive dusts could wipe out all life. He noted winds may not spread death globally and warned against barbaric views, stressing a long attritional war with Russia if both sides hold back atomic weapons. He spoke at an MIT alumni dinner at Hotel Westward Ho.
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Warren Kendall Lewis
Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chicago University Round Table
United States
Adams
North American
Australia
Lewis
University of Breslau
Germany
MIT
Russia
Reed appointment as Fort Grant school chief ruled illegal
State Auditor Ann Frohmiller announced an illegal appointment of Charles W. Reed as superintendent of the Fort Grant Industrial School for Boys. Reed, a Bloomington Illinois resident, lacks Arizona citizenship, barring salary and official action. The juvenile board had said the appointment would be legal after seeking legal guidance.
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Charles W. Reed
Fort Grant
Ann Frohmiller
Frohmiller
Fred O. Wilson
Reed
Board of Directors of
State Institutions
Jack Wilson
Bloomington
Perry M. Ling
J. P. Ryan
Juvenile Board
State Uniform Traffic Code Passes House
The House adopted the Uniform Traffic Code without dissent. It sets night speed limits of 60 mph, 50 mph in the city, 25 mph in business districts, 20 mph in school zones, and 25 mph residential limits unchanged. It imposes tests for drunken driving, suspends licenses after two convictions, tightens hit and run penalties, and regulates pedestrian right of way and front seat occupancy. Police may inspect vehicles when needed. The measure moves to the Senate for consideration.
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Arizona
House of Representatives
Senate
Thief Steals Typewriter From Radio KOY Desk
A night intruder at Radio Station KOY 836 North Central Avenue bolted into the reception room and stole a typewriter valued at 113 dollars along with the bolts. Station manager Albert Johnson reported the loss and noted the bolted machine did not deter the thief.
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KOY
North Central Avenue
Albert Johnson
New Speed Limits Planned for State and County Roads
Arizona Traffic Safety Division will set new speed zones on state and county highways after a ruling by Attorney General Fred O. Wilson limited county boards. Glen Smoot announced ongoing radar studies for rezoning, with final limits needing Arizona Highway Commission approval. About 435 miles of state and 4,385 miles of county roads in Maricopa County will be rezoned, delaying until a Uniform Traffic Safety Code is considered.
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Arizona
Arizona Highway Department
Glen Smoot
Arizona Highway Commission
Fred O. Wilson
Wilson
State Highway Department
Smoot
North Central Avenue
Camelback Road
Sunnyslope
Maricopa County
British Vote Editions Arrive Here By Plane
Copies of Friday election editions of The London Daily Telegraph and Morning Post arrived in Phoenix flown by American Airlines. The papers carried election results with front page stories and an eight page supplementary edition planned for the following day.
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London Daily Telegraph
Morning Post
Phoenix
American Airlines
Hartley
Livingstone Rd
Bolton Woods
Bradford
Oxford
Co-Op Hearing Set For Mar. 10
The Arizona Corporation Commission will reopen hearings on March 10 concerning the financial records of the Arizona Co-operative Association. The group, formed to supply groceries to members at reduced prices, faced cited findings in January that its assets did not equal liabilities jeopardizing stockholders. A prior hearing this month was recessed for a full audit of the books.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Arizona Co-operative Association
Evangelist L B Thompson to Lead Lighthouse Revival Series
Evangelist L B Thompson of Peoria and Sanish N D will conduct full gospel revival meetings at Lighthouse Mission 56 North Medlock Drive starting 7 30 p m tomorrow and continuing through Sunday per Mrs Helen D Johnson pastor.
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L. B. Thompson
Peoria and Sanish
N. D
Lighthouse Mission
North Medlock Drive
Helen D. Johnson
Former Head of Indian School Dies
John Brookin Brown 56 27 North Central Avenue former superintendent of Phoenix Indian School died yesterday in Good Samaritan Hospital Born November 28 1865 in Osceola Iowa he came to Phoenix 35 years ago from Muskogee Oklahoma and led the school for 16 years He retired in 1931 Survivors include his wife two daughters a son a sister and four grandchildren Funeral services are set for 3 30 p m Wednesday at Memory Chapel A L Moore and Sons Mortuary Pastor Fredrick Barnhill will officiate Cremation will follow at Greenwood Memorial Park
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John Brookin Brown
North Central Avenue
Phoenix
Good Samaritan Hospital
Osceola
Brown
Muskogee
Oklo
Mary Esther Ball Brown
Neal D. Pritchett
St. Louis
B. M. Dickinson
Pittsburgh
Allen B. Brown
Ely
Minn
Walter J. Burtis
Manhattan
A. L. Moore and Sons
Fredrick Barnhill
Caulfield to marry director Frank Ross in near future
Hollywood AP reports actress Joan Caulfield plans marriage to director Frank Ross as his divorce from Jean Arthur nears finalization on March 14. Caulfield recently appeared in the Sombrero Playhouse production of Dream Girl in Phoenix.
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Joan Caulfield
Ross
Hollywood
Frank Ross
Jean Arthur
Miss Caulfield
Phoenix
Sombrero Playhouse
Dozens Treated After Weekend Traffic Accidents In Phoenix
Twenty five people were brought to St Monica s Hospital for injuries from various traffic accidents in Phoenix over the weekend. Victims include Lillian G Davis 66 of 336 West Culver Street hospitalized after a Glendale Peoria collision with John W Morgan 46 and Orval Talley 26. Additional injuries announced for four others in a three car crash on South 16th Street and for Alice Carr 20 of Buckeye in a 40th Street McDowell Road collision. Emergency treatment given after a Mesa Chandler highway auto truck crash. Other injuries reported for a Phoenix College student David W Ormand 23 after a motorcycle crash, James Henderson 52 in a hospital car crash, Mike Peter 49 after a motorscooter loss of control, and four people in a two car collision at Fourth Avenue Madison Street. A bicyclist Wayne White 18 was injured in a hit and run on 30th Street and Broadway and three people injured in a Spruce Street Grand Avenue accident involving a parked vehicle. The moving car was driven by E F Trujillo 22 of Glendale.
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St. Monica's Hospital
Arizona Highway Patrol
Phoenix
Lillian G. Davis
West Culver Street
Glendale
Peoria
John W. Morgan
Orval Talley
el Mirage
South 16Th Street
J. D. Crum
Henshaw Road
Kenneth Tabor
Hiram Tabor
Betty Jo Ballard
Lucy Jane Hammon
South 15Th Street
Alice Carr
Buckeye
40Th Street
McDowell Road
Lonnie Francis
Arlington
Winston W. Murrill
West Fillmore Street
Mesa-Chandler Highway
Bessie Balim
South Fifth Avenue
Alonzo Haygood
Willie Mae Haygood
Marie Thews
West
Sherman Street
David W. Ormand
West Virginia Avenue
Phoenix College
Third
Virginia Avenues
James Henderson
East Broadway
Papago Park Veterans Hospital
Mike Peter
Altona Park
Wayne White
Route 13
30Th Street
Broadway
Spruce Street
Grand Avenue
Dorothy Barnes
Paul Culbertson
Marilyn Tyson
Latham Street
E. F. Trujillo
Thief Leaves Calling Card At Pickle and Olive Co
Byron Arnold of the Arnold Pickle and Olive Co at 1401 East Van Buren Street found a burglar had entered his premises during the night. A $5 nickel stash from a soft drink machine was missing. A note reading Me is a nut was left on the alley window sill.
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Byron Arnold
Arnold Pickle and Olive Company
East van Buren Street
Cactus Show Draws 15 000 Prizes at Desert Garden
More than 15000 people attended the Cactus Show at Desert Botanical Garden Papago Park. Four prizes were awarded by popular vote in photo display and interior garden divisions. The most popular color side featured a blooming hedgehog cactus by J A Prophet of Scottsdale. First prize for black and white prints went to Howard Soule for a sahuaro silhouette. Plant displays won by Mrs Ralph Stoughton with second to Dr Gladys Wise.
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Desert Botanical Garden
Papago Park
J. A. Prophet
Scottsdale
Howard Soule
Longview Avenue
Ralph Stoughton
South Mountain Avenue
Gladys Wise
East Southern Avenue
Legislature Gets Perennial Bill To Alter Corporation Commission
Senator Sam J. Head of Yavapai County introduces a constitutional amendment giving the Legislature power to abolish or reform the Arizona Corporation Commission or transfer its powers to other officers or departments. The proposal seeks broad authority over the commission’s powers and duties.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Sam J
Yavapai County
Corporation Commission
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Patty
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Phoenix Rotary Club
Phoenix First Congregational Church
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