Rising school costs in Maricopa County since 1939
State Examiner A L Means disclosed that 1948 49 operating costs for Maricopa County schools were 265 per cent above a decade earlier and projected higher costs for 1949 50. The report, costing $9,000, shows total expenditures of $13,988,414 in 1948 49 with $3,826,795 in 1939 40, and anticipates $16,247,334 in 1949 50 driven by more teachers and higher salaries.
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A. L. Means
Maricopa County
Means
Maricopa
John M. Barry
Dan E. Garvey
Smith Concluded Shift From Page One Democratic Nomination
Smith, running third for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, said he would not seek repeated office terms and favored a run-off primary and government reorganization. He cited 1948 seven-candidate races and noted a majority choice would require a run-off. He named Dan Garvey and Richard F. as major opponents and referenced supporters Lockhart and Watkins, suggesting Watkins may step back.
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Page One
Smith
Democratic Party
Dan E. Garvey
Richard F
Lynn Lockhart
Springerville
Ralph Watkins
Buckeye
Watkins
Dormitory gunfire ends with arrests after chase
Weir and Joseph Van Alst confronted officers after firing from beds on a second floor dormitory. Weir wielded a .32 revolver and Van Alst a .45 caliber pistol. They fled before being captured at First and Grant streets as bystander Don Horton reported the escape. weapons were traced to Smith, the accountant.
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Page One
Weir
Joseph van Alst
van Alst
Mahnert
First Street
Don Horton
North 12Th Street
Morehead
Horton
First
Grant Streets
Smith
Japan Jurists to Study U S Legal System
Tokyo dispatch says seven Japanese jurists led by Shigeru Kuriyama of Nippon's Supreme Court will depart January 29 to the United States to study the American legal system as guests of the U S government.
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Japan
Tokyo
Shigeru Kuriyama
Nippon
Supreme Court
United States
Floods Sweep Central Plains to Great Lakes Region
Weather across the central U S brought wind, snow, and cold as Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and upper Michigan faced drifting. Calumet Michigan registered 39 inches of snow while temps plunged to 42 degrees below zero in Bismarck. The Ohio and Mississippi rivers rose, with Cairo and Rossville notices of crest forecasts and emergency measures as evacuees sought shelter in Red Cross facilities and with relatives. The Army and Weather Bureau projected crests and stressed levee integrity amid ongoing flood operations.
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Great Plains
Great Lakes
North Central States
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Calumet
Mich
Bismarck
N. C
Havre
Mont
International Falls
Minn
Pacific Northwest
Upper Great Lakes
Central Plains States
Spokane
Wash
West Gulf States
Middle Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Appalachians
Rockies
California
St. Louis
Red Cross
Charles Burgess
Mississippi
Army
Big
Cairo
Memphis
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Dike Faces Erosion Threat From Cinder Washout
Reports warn that fearsome cinders could wash onto the dike, risking erosion and weakening a key levee segment. Officials urge surveillance and preventive measures to avert possible breach.
Flood Waters Recede From California Town
Flood waters receded in Orice California today easing a bad situation from last night’s runoff from heavy rain and melting snow. A Red Cross unit from Eureka prepared to aid families forced to evacuate their homes in Humboldt County. Several families moved into the Grange Hall on higher ground while others in trailers near Red Wood Creek displaced. No casualties were reported.
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Orice
Calif
Red Cross
Eureka
Humboldt County
Grange Hall
Redwood Creek
Driver Sentenced for Reckless Driving in Justice Court
Harris M. Murphy aged 38 of 2409 West Marshall Avenue was found guilty and ordered to pay a $25 fine or serve five days in jail for reckless driving after entering a guilty plea in justice court.
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Harris M. Murphy
West
Marshall Avenue
Justice Court
Mild Weather Forecast For Valley Of The Sun
The Weather Bureau predicts continued mild temperatures in Arizona with a gradual warming today and tomorrow. Phoenix highs near 77 degrees and lows around 41 at Airport Station, matching yesterday's 72 statewide readings. In stark contrast the Great Plains cities Glasgow and Bismarck report 44 degrees below zero with Bismarck at 11 below.
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Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Airport Station
Arizona
Great Plains
Glasgow
Mont
Bismark
N. D
Morgan Named County Chairman of Greater Arizona Inc
Tom Morgan Sr a leading Nogales businessman and former Chamber of Commerce president was selected as county chairman for Greater Arizona Inc He takes over from Hubert O Merrweather who was recently elected state chairman of the organization.
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Nogales, Ariz
Tom Morgan
Nogales
Chamber of Commerce
Greater Arizona, Inc
Hubert O. Merryweather
Pills Anonymous Pledge After Dull Lecture Turned To Soda
A humorous reminiscence recalls a speaker who overused pills until a chance meeting with two friends in a washroom led to forming Pills Anonymous. They swapped quick aspirin for cherry phosphates, pledged to quit, and found a tastier cure.
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Orr Eva
Casa Grande
Buckeye E Glendale
West Main Street
Wabash River
Illinois
Maunne
Malden
Rossclare
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Wabash
Indiana
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Morgan
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