Truman Seeks 10-Year Synthetic Rubber Plan
President Truman urged Congress to enact a decade long program to safeguard national security through synthetic rubber. He proposed selling government owned plants to private firms under strict conditions and retaining vital defense capability, listing plants in Torrance Houston Borger Baytown Port Neches Bay City Velasco Baton Rouge Lake Charles Akron Louisville Kabuta Naugatuck. The plan emphasizes priority Air Force use of the Torrance facility as a ramjet test site in a stand by condition.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Congress
United States
Pearl Harbor
Far East
Torrence
Calif
Houston
Borger
Texas
City
Baytown
Port Neches
Velasco
Tex
Baton Rouge
Ake Charles
Akron
Ohio
Louisville
Air Force
Torrance
Farm Union Chief Warns On Jobs From Mechanization
Fresno California January 17 Farm labor union leader H L Mitchell president of the International Farm Labor Union AFL says mechanization Mexican workers and displaced persons threaten the welfare of about four million American agricultural workers He urges more family sized farms to counter large scale factory like farming and says displaced workers are used to break wage structure and should be moved to other fields.
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Fresno
Calif
H. L. Mitchell
International Farm Labor Union
AFL
Mitchell
International
Pats
March of Dimes Drives Across Arizona Communities
Community volunteers in Tempe Mesa and Kylene lead a district wide March of Dimes effort. Residents offered support despite missed houses. Mesa reports over 1500 dollars raised in a single evening. Children and schools participate with planned campaigns at Kyrene and Williams AFB distributes 50 miniature iron lungs for donations.
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Police Department
Bennett
James Freestone
Tempe Grammar School
Eighth Street
Kyrene
March of Dimes
Parent
Horace Collier
PTA Health Committee
Williams Air Force Base
Smithwick Jury Decks Self-Defense Questioning in Belton Trial
Defense attorneys questioned prospective jurors in the Sam Smithwick murder trial about self-defense and death-penalty views in Belton Texas. Two jurors were chosen. Judge Dice continued the venue with 250 men summoned and 107 subpoenas issued for witnesses as Mrs. Mason attended.
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Belton
Tex
Sam Smithwick
James K. Evetts
Smithwick
Henry Taylor
Temple
W. H
Bill) Mason
Alice Street
Wesley Dice
Mason
Dice
Venice
Graham County Plans New Hospital Aid Bid
Graham County Supervisors in a special session adopted a resolution to seek federal aid for a county hospital and promise a future bond election. They filed federal hospital survey and construction applications for 50 percent funding, with total costs near 499,710 dollars. If approved, construction and a bond election follow. county share 255,855 dollars, federal 243,855.
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Safford
Graham County Board of Supervisors
Federal Hospital Survey and Construction Administration
Graham County
Jane H. Rider
State Board
Floods and Winter Storms Plague Regions Across States
Rain soaked the Ohio Valley with Rosiclare and Carmi areas reporting widespread flooding. About 250 residents were homeless as Front Street flooded and several towns were isolated. Red Cross evacuated residents by truck boat and rail, while U. S. engineers prepared for a major Mississippi flood fight. Upstream Ohio River crested near flood stage and the CA/WA storm complex brought bones chilly winds, snow and rising fatalities.
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Ohio Valley
Rosiclare
Til
Front Street
Old Shawneetown
Ill
Carmi
Red Cross
Marine
Rising Sun
Concord
New Haven
Wabash
Little Wabash
Cairo
Ohio
Cincinnati
California
Bald Mountain
Pacific Northwest
Weather Bureau
International Falls
Minn
Minot
N. D
Liquor Sale Fines Levied in Casa Grande Court
In Casa Grande six men were fined $100 or 100 days in jail after being found guilty in municipal court of selling liquor without a license. State agents and the local police rounded up the group during the weekend. Arrested: William Kirby Oscar Phelton Tom Wallis Leonard Wrights Eddie Mears and Refugio Acuna.
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Casa Grande
State Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
William Kirby
Oscar Phelton
Tom Wallis
Leonard
Bisbee Citizens Rally Behind Wilson at Fort Grant
Bisbee residents led by Mayor Herman T. Price visited the Fort Grant Industrial School for Boys to back Superintendent Jack Wilson amid a board demand that he resign. The group sent a letter to Governor Garvey and state officials asking for reasons behind the resignation demand, naming local clergy, hospital leaders, and women’s club leaders among its members.
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Bisbee
Jack Wilson
Fort Grant
Arizona Federation of Women’s Clubs
Seven hurt in Central Arizona traffic crashes
Seven people were injured in multiple Central Arizona crashes late yesterday and today. Notable incidents include Jose Arroyo and Isidoro Martinez hospitalized after Arroyo’s car overturned near Gillespie Dam, and ERWIN W. SIPPEL bruised when his car collided with a Southern Pacific switch engine at the 16th Street crossing. Other injuries occurred on Washington Street and at 16th Street and Ocotillo Road. a 7 year old girl was hurt when a door opened in a Peoria car. Nan Addison received a life saving award in Scotland for rescuing a drowning boy.
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Arizona
Jose Arroyo
Isidoro Martinez
Cotton Center
Gillespie Dam
Maricopa County Hospital
Arroyo
St. Monica's Hospital
Erwin W. Sippel
East Washington Street
Southern Pacific
16Th Street
Sippel
George Beal
East Illini Street
Richard Daulton
White Hotel
Ollie
Mary Helen Jiménez
Ysidro Jimenez
Peoria
George Waller
North 11Th Street
Sunnyslope
Ocotillo Road
Waller
Garnet H. Benedict
North 14Th Street
Newhaven Harbor
Scotland
Nan Addison
City Auditor Reports Revenue Shortfall and Cuts to Transit
The auditor notes a 505431.54 deficit from expected revenues, with expenditures 46754.15 under estimates. Transit cuts and layoffs aim to counteract declining ridership, but the 1475290 annual revenue target seems unlikely. Six month and December figures show shortfalls in revenues and fines.
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Transportation Department
Fire Destroys 9 Planes at Baer Field Fort Wayne
A hangar fire at Baer Field last night destroyed the Fort Wayne Air National Guard unit's nine aircraft. Damages were placed between 800000 and 1000000 dollars, with seven F-51 fighters, a B-26 bomber, and a T-26 trainer wiped out.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Baer Field
Air National Guard
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