Evacuation Ordered Amid Lagging Mississippi Flood Threat
The Army Engineers and the Red Cross ordered 12 000 people to evacuate a low floodway between New Madrid and Birds Point as emergency plans took hold for the Mississippi flood threat. Trucks from Charleston Missouri would evacuate residents near a levee plug to relieve upstream pressure while officials considered dynamiting the plug.
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Army Engineers
Red Cross
Mississippi
Charleston
New Madrid
Birds Point
Dairy States Lose Senate Test On Oleo
The Senate killed a dairy state substitute for the administration bill to repeal federal taxes on oleomargarine by a 48 to 37 vote. The defeated substitute would have repealed the taxes on oleo but banned interstate shipment and sale of colored oleo, clearing a path for passing a broader oleo tax repeal later in the week. Civil rights riders loomed as a potential delay, with Democrats agreeing to oppose such riders.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Democrats
Officials reject bids for Casa Grande town meeting
Three state officials led by Governor Dan E Garvey refused a Casa Grande Women s Club invitation to discuss vice conditions in Pinal County citing prior engagements and Kingman business. Only John A Duncan indicated attendance while six men were fined or jailed in Casa Grande for liquor violations.
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Dan E. Garvey
Casa Grande
Casa Grande High School
Pinal County
Garvey
Fred O. Wilson
A. G. Walker
Arizona Highway Patrol
John A. Duncan
State Liquor Department
Duncan
Eloy
Phoenix Union High School
Wilson
Kingman
William Kirby
Oscar Phelton
Tom Walls
Leonard Wright
Eddie Mears
Refugio Acuna
Out Of City Boxers Bid For Top Honors In Arizona
Boxers from outside Phoenix eye top honors as the Arizona Championship Gotten Gloves opens in Phoenix. Clifton Morenci’s Open Pit El Puente group leads with Quintana and Casteneda as favorites, while Tucson contenders led by Egleston and Murtaugh target titles. Eloy, Flagstaff, and other towns field hopefuls aiming for state trophies and a Los Angeles Times meet berth.
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Jim Montgomery
Phoenix
Arizona
Randy Halfbreed
BOB Allison Gazette
Madison Square Garden
al Fenn
el Puente
Clifton
Morenci
Hilberto Quintana
Ernest Casteneda
Joe Martinez
Bobby Ochoa
Tucson
Howard
Stofft
Phil Egleston
Egleston
Paul Valadon
Garden
Phoenix Gazette
Optimist Club
Los Angeles Times
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Governor Garvey mulls cockfighting as sport but plans fishing trip
Governor Dan E. Garvey avoided taking a stance on cockfighting while reporters pressed for an opinion. He said he would embark on a fishing trip to the Colorado River next June and invited the reporter to join, sharing a laugh with his executive secretary Hal Mitchell.
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Dan E. Garvey
Phoenix Gazette
Colorado
Hal Mitchell
Generosity Of Valley Folks Blazes In Mothers' March For Polio Funds
Phoenix lit the torch for the 1950 March of Dimes last night as 8,000 mothers followed the glow from doorways in Phoenix and the Valley. The idea originated with R L Fitzpatrick and was aided by Charley Hoover. The Mothers' March on Polio aims to boost funds and may go national.
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Phoenix
March of Dimes
Fitzpatrick
Dimes Stealer Begins Jail Term in City Dig
Frank J. Kelly, 44, laborer of West Jefferson Street, pleaded guilty to petty theft for stealing a March of Dimes coin container at Casino Bar. He started a 30 day jail term after being nabbed when the container was dropped during the theft attempt. The note lists a polio fundraising drive and ongoing canvassing by volunteers and police at schools.
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Frank J. Kelly
Te West Jefferson Treet
Kelly
South Second Avenue
Truman pushes civil rights vote and social security expansion
President Truman announced plans to seek a summer vote on civil rights legislation and opposedHouse rule changes to block civil rights consideration. The administration urged broad Social Security expansion to cover nearly all workers with higher benefits than the House plan. Senator Connally warned the U S would incur lasting enmity from both sides in the Chinese civil war if Formosa were seized.
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Truman
Congress
House
Tom Connally
Texas
United States
Formosa
Temperatures Today at Sky Harbor Station
Temperature readings from Sky Harbor show a wide range through the morning and afternoon. Early values hover in the mid thirties to low forties, rising into the fifties and sixties by early afternoon, with a brief spike around 1 PM.
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Sky Harbor
Streamlined State Government Urged in Survey Report
The Special Legislative Committee on State Operations reviews Griffenhagen and Associates proposals to abolish elective offices and consolidate boards. Seventeen agencies would be created, governor power expanded, and a cabinet system established with secretaries heading new departments. If adopted, nine constitutional amendments would be required.
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Bill Turnbow
Special Legislative Committee
State Senate
Griffenhagen and Associates
Legislative Committee
Arizona
Griffenhagen
Office of
State Auditor
Department OF Finance
Department of Revenue
Task Forces To Fight Rise In Auto Deaths
The Arizona Highway Patrol adopts a task force strategy to curb auto deaths, consolidating patrols into three and four car groups to cite all violations. Chief A G Walker says multiple patrols will pursue violators and arrest drunks, aiming to reduce fatalities which total 21 so far this year.
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Arizona Highway Patrol
A. G. Walker
Walker
Arizona
Cadet Missing At West Point
United States Military Academy authorities announced the disappearance of Cadet Richard C. Cox, 22, of Mansfield, Ohio, and said First Army and state police have been called into a search. Cox, a third classman, was last seen Saturday evening in full West Point uniform, described as well thought of by his classmates.
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West Point
N. Y
INS
United States Military Academy
Richard C. Cox
Mansfield
Ohio
First Army
Cox
Coal Strike Slows Steel Plants Across Regions
The coal strike idling 79000 miners in six states cuts into steel output and risks a Pittsburgh power shortage. Crucible Steel’s Midland plant cuts 25 percent. Duquesne Light warns industries to brace for possible plant closures by Friday. President Truman rejects Taft-Hartley action to end the strike as roving pickets reach more mines.
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Crucible Steel Company of America
Midland
Duquesne Light Company
Washingon
Truman
Owen Brewster
Republican
Maine
John L. Lewis
Crucible Steel
Syracuse
N. Y
Duquesne Light
Pittsburgh Retail Coal Merchants Association
Colorado wildfires threaten Camp Carson and Cheyenne Mountain
A hurricane force wind fueled a 50 square mile blaze near Colorado Springs burning ranches cabins and key sites including Camp Carson and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. About 7 000 firefighters including 3 000 Army troops fought the out of control fire as evacuations and mobilization of transport and road equipment occurred. No deaths were reported.
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Colo
Camp Carson
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Broadmoor Hotel
Cheyenne Mountain
Fred Lausch
Army Post
Colorado College
L. B. Maytag
Big Bates Ranch
Star Ranch
Fire Circled Writer Phones Graphic Tale
Associated Press staffer Ben Funk describes a ranch house near Camp Carson as flames encircle the property with 35 Camp Carson soldiers and civilians present. He details wind whipped fire, blowing debris, and limited water while crews work to protect the house and surrounding timber.
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Associated Press
Ben Funk
Denver
Colorado Springs
Funk
Camp Carson
Bensberg Ranch
Colo
Highway 15
Lawyer Cites Bid Practices On City Jobs
The Phoenix City Council debated bid practices for sewer line work between 20th and 26th streets and Harrison to Van Buren. Alton B. Carter of Yuma won the low bid of 44313.20, with J H Welsh and Son Con tracting Co as the runner up at 44485.91. The council approved 6 to 1, amid protests, despite concerns raised by city engineer R Gail Baker about Carter's past labor department issues.
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Labor Department
The
Arizona Industrial Commission
Commission
Phoenix
20Th
26Th Streets
Harrison and
van Buren Streets
Alton B. Carter
Yuma
Frank Murphy
J. H. Welsh and Son Contracting Company
R. Gail Baker
Carter
Baker
Hanson K. Green
State Labor Department
Department
Casa Grande
Big Mo Aground in Chesapeake Bay Near Thimble Shoal Light
The battleship Missouri ran aground in Chesapeake Bay about 1.5 miles northeast of Old Point Comfort while outbound for Guan tanamo Cuba for routine operations. Naval spokesmen gave no clear explanation, a dozen tugs tried to free her, and high tide was needed to refloat. The ship, once the site of Japan’s surrender, was said to be in no danger and had just left Portsmouth’s shipyard after limited repairs.
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Missouri
Chesapeake Bay
Old Point Comfort
Thimble Shoal Light
Guantanamo
Cuba
United States
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth
Navy
Washington
Warned: Beware Of Slick Salesmen Targeting GIs
The Better Business Bureaus warned about fraud targeting sixteen million veterans during the mailing of 2.8 billion in VA insurance dividend checks. An open letter distributed in 90 cities across the U S and Canada cautioned against promises of unusual savings and extraordinary returns from small investments.
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Better Business Bureaus
Army of Gaps
Veterans Administration
United States
Canada
Marcella McLeod
Better Business Bureau of
Maricopa County, Inc
Phoenix
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