Chrysler Strike Idles 89,000 Hiss Gets 5 Year Term
New York Jan. 25 Alger Hiss was sentenced to five years in a federal penitentiary by Judge Henry W. Goddard after being convicted of two perjury counts. He was not fined. A notice of appeal and bail motion were filed, with bail set at 10000 dollars. The jury found he lied about passing state documents to Whittaker Chambers and about meeting Chambers after 1937.
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Chrysler
Hiss
New York
Alger Hiss
Henry W. Goddard
State Department
Higher Court of Appeals
Goddard
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Stanley Reed
Tom C. Clark
Justice Clark
U. S
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Five die in wartime housing fire in Hatboro
Mrs Claire Morrow 41 rushed from the burning concrete five room house in the 500-building project to raise the alarm then re entered to save her family. Fire killed her husband Horace 39 and daughters Virginia 14 Patricia 9 Loretta 2. Son Jack 21 is in the Navy in Florida. Fire officials could not explain the blaze. The coroner and state fire marshal will investigate due to the tragedy’s magnitude.
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Hatboro
Claire Morrow
Horace Morrow
Willow Grove Naval Air Station
Virginia
Patricia
Loretta
Jack
Navy
Florida
Montgomery County
Central Arizona Project Bill Passed After Senate Debate
Senator Ernest W. McFarland of Arizona predicted that Senate debate on the Central Arizona Project Bill will last several days but end in passage. The $700 million authorization faces opposition from California and economy-minded senators. The bill would fund Colorado River water taps and irrigation for arid lands with power features allowed regardless of a Supreme Court ruling. The measure was approved by the Senate Interior Committee. in the House it awaits Public Lands Committee action.
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Washington
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Senate
McFarland
California
Supreme Court
Colorado
Senate Interior Committee
House
Public Lands Committee
Not Sorry Father Slays Wife Before Children in Tucson
A 38 year old man Ernest Zips from Texas said he was not sorry about anything as he killed his divorced wife Claudia Marie Keller 27 in front of their home in Tucson. Three of the couple's four children were present when the shooting occurred and Zips surrendered after Deputy Sheriff Barney Armstrong ordered him to drop his weapon.
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Tucson
Ernest Zips
Texas
Claudia Marie Keller
Zips
John Phoebus
Albert Ray
Brinkman
Norma
Barney Armstrong
Clark H. Johnson
MacArthur Still Fit On 70th Birthday
In Tokyo on January 26 Gen. Douglas MacArthur marks his 70th birthday with a modest embassy cake event. He remains in strong health and high spirits, with wife Jean and son Arthur attending a small gathering as greetings pour in from around the world. He plans to review the honor guard, host diplomats, and greet visiting callers before lunch.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Jean
Arthur
Jury Picks Begin in Paight Death Trial
In Bridgeport Connecticut a new panel of 24 was sworn as the mercy death trial of Carol Ann Paight moved forward. The first panel tired quickly, with four jurors selected on day one. All early jurors were middle aged mothers, many with daughters near Carol Ann’s age.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Carol Ann Paight
Carol Ann
Ruling Affects Public Service Co-operatives
Arizona Supreme Court declares Serv-Yu-Co cooperative a public service corporation under the constitution and under the Corporation Commission. The decision affects co-ops not formed as municipal bodies, while Salt River Valley Water Users Association remains unaffected as a municipal entity. Appeals originated with El Paso Natural Gas Company and Natural Gas Service Company and were heard from Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Thomas J. Croaff.
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Arizona Supreme Court
Pinal County
Arizona Corporation Commission
Corporation Commission
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Serv-Yu-Cooperative, Inc
Co-Operative
Maricopa County
High Tribunal
el Paso Natural Gas Company
The
Natural Gas Service Company
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Thomas J. Croaff
Russians Tighten Berlin Blockade With Truck Delays
Berlin dispatch reports new slowdown measures by Soviet authorities curb traffic on the Berlin superhighway both entering and leaving the city. Westbound trucks face checks similar to last Saturday’s, cutting overall flow by about eighty percent with only a few arriving per hour at Helmstedt border checkpoint.
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Berlin
Helmstedt
Temperatures Today at Sky Harbor Station
An OCR fragment shows hourly temperatures from 12:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. with readings 49, 43, 6, 41, 47, 37, 45, 43 and a stray 4 at 3:30 a.m. The data appears jumbled with a possible misprint 6:30 a.m. and 3:30am.
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Sky Harbor
Aes
Truman Agrees To Bar Draft Except In Case Of Emergency
President Truman agreed to bar further draft inductions unless Congress acts or a presidential proclamation is issued when international conditions warrant. Defense Secretary Johnson conveyed the plan to the House Armed Services Committee amid hearings on a three year extension of selective service. He said inductions would resume only after NSC consultation and a finding that conditions warrant. The plan aligns with Vinson's standby concept requiring a joint resolution for any inductions.
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Truman
Washington
INS
Congress
Defense
Louis Johnson
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Carl Vinson
Georgia
National Security Council
House
Senate
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Secretary
Bitter Cold Blankets North Central States With Snow
A fast thawing storm swept five North Central states leaving snow depths up to 40 inches and temperatures as low as 30 degrees below zero. North Dakota reports only six of 7,000 miles of highways open as transcontinental trains crawl behind snowplows. The Weather Bureau tracks 17 to 40 inches across the region with peak cold in Montana and sky-high winds in Dickinson. Balmy winds temper midwestern chills but Denver sees 6.8 inches of snow as snowfalls blanket the Rockies.
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International News Service
North Central
North Dakota
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Montana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Cut Bank
Great Falls
Helena
Dickinson
N. C
Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountains
Midwest
Great Lakes
Wilson Takes Prosecution In Mine Case by AG Wilson
Attorney General Fred O. Wilson announced he would prosecute two Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company officials for reckless driving following a clash between executives and mine workers at the Inspiration Mine. Charles Kettering and H. C. Weed face charges, while Frank Gomez, Louis Araiza Jr., and Quintin Ochoa are also involved in related counts.
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Fred O. Wilson
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company
Inspiration
Gila County
Barry de Rose
Frank Gomez
Louis Araiza Jr
Globe
Miami
de Rose
Wilson
Gomez
Araiza
Quintin Ochoa
Frost Forecast For Valley With Cold Overnight Temperatures
Heavy frost is forecast for the Valley tomorrow morning under sunny skies and much colder conditions. The US Weather Bureau outlook shows zero degrees in Flagstaff and 24 to 26 at Phoenix Sky Harbor. Valley lows vary from 26 at 30th Avenue to 40 at the Weather Bureau Office and 36 at the airport, with yesterday’s highs around 68 to 71. Snow flurries were reported at Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon, while winds peak at 50 mph in Winslow, Yuma and Tucson. Phoenix winds run 15 to 18 mph.
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United States Weather Bureau
Flagstaff
Phoenix Sky Harbor
30Th Avenue
Buckeye Road
Phoenix Weather Bureau
Grand Canyon
Winslow
Yuma
Tucson
Phoenix
Pension Plan Negotiations Broken Off
Detroit AP report on a nationwide 89,000 United Auto Workers strike against Chrysler after six months of pension plan talks failed. Union demanded a dollar and cents funded contract, while Chrysler offered a $100 monthly plan funded pay as you go. Talks ended 15 minutes before 10 am, with plants idled and most of Chrysler’s 110,000 employees affected. Walter Reuther criticized the company for avoiding a trust fund, while Chrysler's Herman Weckler defended the plan as secure and comparable to steel and Ford.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
Rockbottom
UAW
Walter Reuther
Herman Weckler
CIO
Steel
Ford Motor Company
Fire sweeps new J C Penney store in Huntington Park
Fire swept the nearly completed J C Penney Company Store Building in Huntington Park last night, causing about 250000 dollars in damage. The blaze raged over an hour, turning the structure into a towering furnace as paint stocks and construction materials exploded, leaving only the outer shell of the four story concrete and brick building.
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Huntington Park
Calif
Ins
J. C. Penney Company
Five Killed and Forty Hurt in Ship Explosion
The Australian Navy reports at least five dead and 40 injured after a gasoline explosion aboard the landing craft Tarakan at Garden Island Naval Depot in Sydney. Sixteen injured are in critical condition.
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Sydney
Australia
Garden Island
Coal Walkout Soon To Imperil National Health
Washington dispatch reports James Boyd of the Bureau of Mines warned the Senate Labor Committee that without a substantial rise in coal output the national economy health and welfare are now or soon will be impaired. He cited ongoing three day mine weeks and 75 000 idle workers as evidence of growing damage to industry and public welfare.
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Congress
Washington
Bureau of Mines
James Boyd
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
John L. Lewis
Boyd
Senate
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Philippines
South Korea
United States
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Charles Kettering
H. C. Weed
Ford
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