Prescott Traveler 10 Found Sleeping in Cattle Car
A 10-year-old Prescott boy Miles Peterson was found asleep in a straw-filled cattle car in a Phoenix railroad yard about 3 a.m. after riding from Prescott to visit his grandparents. Deputies traced the train from Denver and notified his parents, who planned to bring him home.
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Kenneth Arline
Prescott
Phoenix
Miles Peterson
Santa Fe
Denver
Colo
Miles
Charles Nicholas
East Osborn Road
William
Sheriff's Office
Nicholas
Gazette
Six Points
Robert Collins
Yavapai
Californians Urged To Block Central Arizona Project Floor
Franklin Thomas, chair of California's Colorado River Board, urged California House members to keep the Central Arizona Project Bill off the House floor. The $700 million reclamation plan would use Colorado River water, which California says it needs, and remains stuck in committee despite Senate Interior action. Representatives Engle and Poulson were praised for opposing the bill in committee.
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Washington
Franklin Thomas
California
Colorado River Board
Senate
O ‘Thomas
House
Arizona
Colorado
Thomas
Senate Interior Committee
House Committee
Soviet Curbs On Trucking Protested
The American British and French commandants in Berlin sent a joint protest to the Soviet commandant over a weekend Berlin blockade. Soviet inspections reduced western Germany supply truck traffic to a trickle as non military vehicles faced stringent document checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Creighton School District Bond Vote Planned Tomorrow
Voters in the Creighton School District will decide a 380000 bond issue for expansion and improvements to five schools. Polls open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Creighton School Ma chan Liberty Monte Vista and Lafayette sites.
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Creighton
East McDowell Road
William T. Machan
East Virginia Avenue
Liberty
20Th Streets
Monte Vista
East Osborn Road
Lafayette
28Th Street
Lafayette Road
Alaskan Found Slain In Car Near Tucson
Alaska man Robert E. Turner about 55 was found dead in a parked car near Tucson with a revolver on his lap and a fatal brain wound. Deputy Emmett Newland called it murder, noting the hand position on the wheel and gun angle argue against self-inflicted death. Turner was identified by authorities as from Anchorage. The body was found at 8 30 a.m. Further details continue on Page 2.
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Tucson
Robert E. Turner
Anchorage
Alaska
Emmett Newland
Newland
Westerling declares war in West Java in Indonesian conflict
Renegade Dutch leader Capt. Paul Turk Westerling informally declares war on the Indonesian Republican army in West Java. He sends guerrilla forces to Jakarta, clashes erupt near government buildings, with at least seven reported dead. Westerling predicts three months of large scale fighting and says his aim is to remove Japanese influence from the TNI while denying he seeks a warlord role. His force previously seized Bandung and attacked a rail town, as UN observers cautioned a longer escalation.
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Arnold Brackman
United Press
West Java
Paul
Turk) Westerling
Jakarta
Westerling
Bandoeng
Turkey
TNI
Tentara Nasional Indonesia
Republican Army
Indonesia
United Nations
Formosa Not Worth Occupying Say Joint Chiefs Quotes
Senator Tom Connally said the joint chiefs of staff advised Formosa would be strategically important if enemy controlled but not worth U S troops to occupy. He quoted Johnson and Bradley confirming no occupation recommendation and noting Formosa’s significance does not justify force.
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Formosa
Connally
Washington
Tom Connally
Texas
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Louis Johnson
Omar N Brad
Johnson
Bradley
Department of Defense
Senator Vandenberg resigns from Joint Atomic Energy Committee
The Republican senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan resigned today as a member of the Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee. A Navy Fury jet crashed in San Francisco Bay near Oakland Airport but the pilot swam to shore unharmed. In Long Beach California a Standard Oil service station cut gasoline prices by 2 cents per gallon.
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Arthur Vandenberg
Republican
Michigan
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
San Francisco Bay
Oakland
Long Beach
Calif
Standard Oil
Hollywood Comics and Radio Programs Highlights
Inez Robb comic features lead a parade of humor and color with a page devoted to Hollywood antics. Dorothy Dix offers advice, while a crossword and radio program listings fill the page. The sports section covers local items and editorial commentary rounds out the page.
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Hollywood
Inez Robb
Dorothy Dix
Rn Financial
City Auditor Probes High Cost Of Coffee
City Auditor Alice Mosier questioned a $33.50 airport coffee bill for Walter Fulkerson Sky Harbor Airport manager. She noted $9.20 covered cups spoons and coffee and said the mayor’s authorization was not given. She directed the purchasing agent to halt further coffee warrants at the airport.
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Bob Dyer
Alice Mosier
Walter Fulkerson
Sky Harbor
Miss Mosier
Fulkerson
Salsbury Attacks U S Indian Policy in Phoenix Talk
Dr Clarence G Salsbury retiring Ganado Mission superintendent denounces federal Indian policy as mismanaged and shortsighted during a Phoenix stopover. He urges 15 more boarding schools to raise Navajo education to 21, says day schools are inadequate, and backs boarding schools as the path to Navajo integration into white society. He plans to speak at 7 30 p m at First Congregational Church and to install Arizona Council of Churches officers with George Hunter Hall succeeding Fred G Holmes.
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Sam
Clarence G. Salsbury
Ganado Mission
Navajoland
Salsbury
Phoenix
Arizona
Just
Los Angeles
Chalmers
First Congregational Church
North Second Street
Arizona Council of Churches
George Hunter Hall
First Presbyterian Church
Fred G. Holmes
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Demaret and Andreason Lead Hogan Open With Aces
Hinsdale pro Dale Andreason shot four under par 67 to take the lead at the Ben Hogan Open at Phoenix Country Club. He eagled No 18 and posted a 31 on the back nine after a steady start. Jimmy Demaret of Ojai sank a 200 yard hole in one on No 13 bringing his total to five under par through 13 holes.
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Dale Andreason
Hinsdale
Ill
Phoenix Country Club
Andreason
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Fashion Plate
California pros set early pace in Ben Hogan Open
Dick Lee reports two California professionals posted 69s on the opening day while Sam Snead Jimmy Hines and Jack Harden made strong early runs. Trombley at Arrowhead Country Club San Bernardino and Eddie Joseph of Fairfax finished 69 after 36 33 and 34 35 respectively as top shots.
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Dick Lee Gazette
California
Bill Trombley
Arrowhead Country Club
San Bernardino
Calif
Eddie Joseph
Fairfax
Demaret shoots 64 in Ben Hogan Open at Phoenix Club
Jimmy Demaret of Ojai California tied the Phoenix Open record with a 64 in the first round of the Ben Hogan Open at Phoenix Country Club. Early scores from the 72 hole event include Bill Trombley 69, Ernest Fortner 73, Hughee aot Vancouver 75, Joe Moore Jr 76, Jay Hebert 72, Manuel de la Torre 71, and others listed for the opening 18 holes.
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Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Phoenix Country Club
Phoenix Ee Club
Bill Trombley
San Bernardino
Ernest Fortner
Joplin
Hughee
Mike Dietz
Detroit
X-Bill Markham
East Hampton
Mass
Jay Hebert
Oakmont
Manuel de la Torre
Highland Park
Ill
Gene Dahlbender
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Orena Ambo
St. Louis
Woman Has 20th Baby in Central Texas
BERTRAM Texas Jan 26 AP The 20th child a baby girl was born to Mrs Enrique Pequeno 40 here yesterday Her doctor said it was a record for child bearing in this part of Central Texas.
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Bertram
Tex
Enrique Pequeno
Texas
Maricopa GOP Hints At Gaining Four House Seats
Maricopa County could gain eight seats in the 1951 Arizona House of Representatives with Republicans possibly adding seven seats and Democrats four, due to legislative redistricting. Existing GOP reps Wallace Webster and Bohannan risk seeing two GOP lawmakers in the same district, while Bill Craig of Wickenburg may lose a Glendale district to extend into Washington Precinct.
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Maricopa County
Arizona
House of Representatives
Maricopa
Robert H. Wallace
Ronald Webster, Jr
Robert C. Bohannan
Washington Precinct
19Th
Glendale Avenues
Phoenix
Alkire
Golfers Meeting Called Off In PGA Shuffle Rumor
A PGA meeting scheduled for tonight here was postponed with no explanation. Sign near the first tee notified golfers. Officers Joe Novak George Schneiter and Horton Smith were not available for comment. It was said the aim was to elect four tournament professionals to aid officials in a reshuffle of the tournament committee.
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Professional Golfers Association
PGA
Joe Novak
George Schneiter
Horton Smith
Demaret and Hogan Shine Despite Frost Delays
In a nine hole 34s group Defending Champion Jim Demaret of Ojai California posted a 34 while weather held up early play. The frost delayed the start by an hour and made putting tough as the field moved toward the turn. Ben Hogan is noted on page 23.
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Trombley
Joseph Cards
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Pacific Coast
Ben Hogan
Page
Parley Seeks Way To Cut Death Toll
Governor Dan E. Garvey opened a two day Safety Conference at North Phoenix High School urging stricter enforcement and heavier penalties for traffic violators to lower Arizona’s fatality rate. Conference director Jack Acton said committees would meet today and tomorrow to develop an action plan. Turn to PARLEY on Page 3.
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Dan E. Garvey
North Phoenix High School
East Thomas Road
Garvey
Arizona
Jack Acton
Envoy Hopes For Marines Release In Red China Talks
US Consul General Carl O Hawthorne in Kobe expressed hope for the release of two Marine airmen Charles C Bender and William C Smith and warned of widespread hunger in Red North China. He spoke after arriving aboard the Flying Arrow from Tsingtao where he met with Communists and discussed possible diplomatic steps with Britain as a bridge to Peiping relations.
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Wayne Richardson
Kobe
Japan
United States
Carl O. Hawthorne
China
Tsingtao
Flying Arrow
Isbrandtsen Line
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Reds
David Jones
The
Tsingtao Reds
Charles C. Bender
Cincinnati
William C. Smith
Long Beach
Calif
Britain
Effec
Wong
U. S
Peiping
Hawthorne
London
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McKinley and
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Indian School Road
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Machan
Turk’ Westerling
Self
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson and Bradley
Truman
International News Service
Associated Press
Dr. Salsbury
U.S
Demaret
Bulletin
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Jimmy Hines
Jack Harden
el Paso
Maricopa Gop
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Parley
Newsmen
Bender
Smith
Richardson
Associated Press Bureau
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