Two County Dope Ring Arrests Shake Valley Schools
A Phoenix man George Dan Adams 30 held on unlawful sale of narcotics as two other men labeled traffic men in a Maricopa and Pinal county operation are to face charges. Narcotics marijuana reached Phoenix from Eloy with staff distributed to valley high schools and colleges. Public park among pickup spots. sheriff notes more arrests possible as investigations continue.
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Phoenix
George Dan Adams
South 11Th Avenue
Adams
Warren L. McCarthy
Maricopa
Pinal Counties
L. C. Boies
Eloy
Pinal County
Valley
McCarty
Boies
Indonesian leader warns of clashes over Jan to Feb deadlines
He states the date of Jan 12 extended to Feb 12 by UN observers as a warning rather than an ultimatum. He says he seeks to purge the Republican army of Japanese influence to form a stable USI era force, noting 80 percent oppose the Republican army. The Republican and Royal Dutch forces have merged into the USI army.
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United Nations
Bandoeng
Republican Army
United States of Indonesia
Indonesia
United States
Royal Dutch Netherlands Indies Army
USI
Boy Traveler Found Safe With Grandparents In Phoenix
A fifth grade boy named Miles Peterson, reported missing by his Prescott parents, traveled by train with cattle from Denver to Phoenix. He woke during stops, recalled intending to reach his Phoenix grandparents at 1062 East Osborn Road, and was later returned to his grandparents. His father planned to pick him up in Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Charles Nicholas
East Osborn Road
Denver
William Peterson
Prescott
Miles
Nicholas
Tito and Allen Hold Frank Talks on Yugoslav Ties
Premier Tito and U S Ambassador George V Allen met in Belgrade, with Allen describing the discussions as friendly and frank on Yugoslav U S affairs. Allen arrived six days earlier and presented credentials less than a day before the talks.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal, Tito
George V. Allen
Allen
Tito
Truman To Remain Aloof From Strike
Washington reports that President Truman will not intervene in the coal mine slowdown today and no presidential action is expected this week. The White House confirmed Truman will stay aloof from the dispute pending developments.
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Truman
Washington
INS
White House
Redistricting outlined to boost GOP seats in Maricopa 1948 31 districts
The plan forecasts 72 state representative seats this year up from 58, with Pima gaining five and Yuma one. Republicans aim to carry districts with GOP majorities from 1948, while Democrats vow to defend interests. Districts shift from Chandler area toward central Phoenix as redraws proceed.
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Pima
Yuma
Grandview
Washington
Phoenix Country Club
Phoenix College
Encanto
Los Olivos
St. Francis
Mesa
McDowell Road
Roosevelt Street
Central Avenue
19Th Avenue
Scottsdale
Balsz
Broadway
Roosevelt
Creighton
Madison
Glendale
Carl W. Diverbiss
Republican State Central Committee
GOP
Charles H. Garland
Z. Simpson Cox
Phoenix
Statehouse
Chandler
Stepmother Faces Assault Sentence in Beating Case
Carmelita Lopez a 32 year old Glendale mother faced sentence after a Maricopa County jury found her guilty of beating her four year old stepdaughter Anita with a board last November in the Lopez home as she tried to break the child of a personal habit. The jury deliberated 40 minutes before verdict.
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Carmelita Lopez
Glendale
Maricopa County
Anita
Lopez
Mercy Killing Girl Faces State Murder Charges
Mercy killing of her dying father is the focus as 21 year old Carol Ann Paight stands charged with second degree murder in Bridgeport. State's Attorney Willis will present witnesses after the jury is sworn in, with no opening statements under Connecticut practice.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Carol Ann Paight
Fairfield County
Lorin W. Willis
Connecticut
Stamford, Conn
W. Paight
Alice Leopold
Weston, Conn
A Morristown Letter on Weeks in a Year
A reader jokes about the 124 festive weeks packed into a 52 week year. John L. Lewis’s three day week fixes 121 weeks per year, leaving three weeks to spare. The piece humorously suggests three quick weeks to drop or to borrow a self help book for relief.
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Morristown
Merle Lomker
John L. Lewis
National
Senate Committee Plans Matthews Question At Closed Session
Senate Armed Services Chair Millard Tydings said he will press to have Secretary of the Navy Matthews appear next week for questioning on Admiral Denfeld's ouster. Senator Knowland and others argued for Matthews' appearance, while McCarthy urged impeachment talk. Tydings offered to seek a closed session Monday or Tuesday, with prior support from some Democrats to compel it.
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Washington
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Navy
Matthews
Senate Armed Services Committee
Admi
Louis Denfeld
William Knowland
California
Tydings
Knowland
Hiss defense cites investigation of spy rings
Senatorial push to probe espionage claims grows as Knowland and Ferguson urge withholding State Department funds until Hiss influence is clarified. The Senate Appropriations Committee plans 1951 budget hearings starting with Secretary Acheson as first witness.
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Chambers
William F. Knowland
California
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
State Department
Hiss
Acheson
Phone Union Bell Official Trade Blows
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Joseph A Beirne president of the CIO Communications Workers of America clashed in a long distance press and radio exchange Beirne called the Bell system un American blot and vowed to stamp it out while Beirnes charge that AT and T and its affiliates refuse to bargain was met with a firm rebuttal noting wage and working condition comparisons and no justification for premium wages during wage stabilization. Students at Rome Italy pickedeted the university demanding more examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO Communications Workers of America
Cincinnati
Beirne
Bell Systeme
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Southwestern Bell
Nine airmen parachute to safety from Arizona B-29
Nine airmen were flown to Brooke General Hospital with painful but not serious injuries after parachuting from a burning B-29 based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson. The bomber crashed 17 miles north of Fort Stockton, Texas, after an explosion in the mid cabin. En route to Brooke, the survivors were aided by a motorist and Texas highway patrols.
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San Antonio
Tex
Brooke General Hospital
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton Memorial Hospital
Texas Highway
Randolph Air Force Base
Naming of Washington Territory in 1853
In March 1853 organizers created the Washington Territory, formerly the Territory of Columbia, after Congress renamed it to avoid confusion with the District of Columbia. The change reflects the 32nd Congress action to adopt the name Washington.
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Washington
Territory of Columbia
District of Columbia
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