Phoenix man sets gas fire in police car
Alfred Johnston 40 of Phoenix carried two gasoline tins in his shirt pockets while being taken to police HQ. He struck a match and set the smaller can alight, causing a major blaze in the car before officers and fire crews stopped the flames. He was hospitalized with burns.
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Gazette
Alfred Johnston
East Virginia Avenue
St. Monica's Hospital
Juanita Hetz
Phoenix
Sawtelle Veterans Hospital
Los Angeles
Marion Johnston
13Th Street
Coronado Road
Charles Nafziger
William Hanger
St. Monica’s Hospital
Johnston
Demaret Threatens Open Record In Phoenix Finish
Jimmy Demaret leads the 44,000 crowd as a record turnout is expected for the $10,000 Ben Hogan golf at Phoenix Country Club. The Ojai, California star, atop 11 under after 36 holes, could tie the tournament record of 268 with a strong finish. Johnny Palmer and Ed Furgol chase behind, while Hogan, Sam Snead, and Bob Hamilton stay in contention.
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Phoenix Country Ub
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Haberdashery
Jimmy
Johnny Palmer
Badin
N. C
Ed Furgol
Royal Oak
Mich
AL Smith
Winston-Salem
Smith
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Great Falls
Mont
Eric Monti
Santa Monica
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Demaret
South Africa
Bobby Locke
Locke
Palmer
Furgol
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Hogan
Bob Hamilton
Hamilton
Shotgun blast hits local boy in face
Phoenix youth James Eugene Whitmore, 15, suffered 65 shotgun pellets in face and neck at close range while playing with relatives. His brother Glenn, 14, borrowed a shotgun, fired a cap gun role play. James survived at St Monica's Hospital with pellets removed and no eye injury.
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James Eugene Whitmore
West
Maricopa Street
James
Harry Roberts
Fred Nichols
Glenn
Eugene Whitmore
Jother
Whitmore
St. Monica’s Hospital
Miners Cheered as UMW Leader Bans Return to Work
In Pittsburgh on January 28, more than a thousand United Mine Workers cheered the union leader's declaration that miners would not return to work on Monday, signaling continued strike action.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
How They Finished After 54 holes at Ben Hogan pen event
Early finishers include Al Smith Winston Salem Gil Cavanaugh Bandera W A Stackhouse Laredo Bill Nary Los Angeles Ernest Fortner Joplin Tommy Bolt Houston aioe Bond Stan Kertes Chicago Tony Holguin Pelham Manor N Y Toney Penna Cincinnati with scores ranging 145 to 237 and ties noted.
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Ben Hogan
al Smith
Winston-Salem
N. C
Gil Cavanaugh
Bandera
Tex
W. A
Lefty) Stackhouse
Laredo
Bill Nary
Los Angeles
Ernest Fortner
Joplin
Tommy Bolt
Houston
Aioe Bond
Cleveland
Stan Kertes
Chicago
Tony Holguin
Pelham Manor
N. Y
Toney Penna
Cincinnati
Guard Shot By Burglar In Chicago Office Looting
In downtown Chicago a burglar looting offices was confronted by a watchman who shot him and fled wearing one hand cuff. Raymond Grabowski 24, American District Telegraph guard, was wounded by a bullet in the abdomen and taken to Presbyterian Hospital. his condition was not immediately known.
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Chicago
INS
Raymond Grabowski
Presbyterian Hospital
Two Widows Attend Col Babcock Burial In Protest of Claim
At Arlington National Cemetery Col William T Babcock was buried with full military honors. The two widows Mary Magdalena Babcock of Connecticut and Jean Babcock of London England attended. Officials called Jean the official widow, while legal action may decide final rights.
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Washington
William T. Babcock
United States
Berlin
Arlington National Cemetery
Army
Navy Department
Jean Babcock
London
England
Mary Magdalena Babcock
New London
Navy Distance Test Plane Halts Flight At Litchfield Park
A Navy Neptune bomber on a routine long distance test flight diverted to Litchfield Park Arizona for refueling after fuel consuming headwinds prevented completion of a planned 5000 mile hop from Norfolk to San Diego The flight led by Comdr Philmore Gilkeson started from the carrier Roosevelt and aimed for a route including Bahamas Cuba Panama Yucatan Corpus Christi and El Paso before returning to the west coast
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San Diego
Litchfield Park
Ariz
Atlantic
Pacific
Comdr
Philmore Gilkeson
Moffett Field
Calif
Roosevelt
Norfolk
Bahamas
Cuba
Panama
Yucatan
Corpus Christi
el Paso
Tex
Los Angeles
Navy
Frank F. Gill
Naval Air
San Francisco
Plight Of U S Education Told To Teachers
Raymond Rubic am, a Valley resident and retired advertising executive, urged 175 conferees at North Phoenix High School to see education as essential to democracy. Dr Agnes Allen, president of the Arizona Education Association, opened the one day meeting stressing public education as a democratic duty and the need to educate minds for world safety.
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Raymond Rubicam
North Phoenix High School
East Thomas Road
Agnes Allen
Flagstaff
Arizona Education Association
Allen
Richard B. Kennan
Washington, D. C
National Commission For Defense of Democracy Through Education
Navy to blast Missouri to break battle ship suction
The Navy will set off two charges of TNT under the stranded battleship Missouri tomorrow. A spokesman for Admiral Allen E. Smith, director of the salvage operation, said the blasts aim to break the suction holding the battleship since January 17.
Markets At A Glance New York Stocks Rally Near Close
New York stocks showed gains with higher prices for radio and television shares. Rails saw steady, selective demand while cotton and wheat traded lightly with firmness toward the close. Cattle remained nominally steady as prices firmed.
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New York
Cotto
Is m TM Classified 19 35 Bollywood Heey Warm
The readable text fragment mentions Bollywood and a time 19 35 but lacks clear events or names. No verifiable action or outcome available to summarize.
Gray Stumps Defense Plan To Dixiecrats
Army Secretary Gordon Gray told Southern Democrats in Raleigh that military unification carries calculated risks and must be measured against a broader national strength. He and Undersecretary James Webb outlined Fair Deal aims to preserve peace and bolster economy and military might. Gray stressed security includes economy, science, and mobilization ability, noting strict fiscal limits on pure military spending. Vice President Barkley to speak at the Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner tonight.
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Raleigh
N. C
INS
Army
Gordon Gray
Gray
James Webb
South
Webb
Defense
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Congress
Alben Barkley
North Carolina
Truman to order hydrogen bomb production next week
Paris Presse reports President Truman will order hydrogen bomb production next week in response to the Soviet Union supposedly possessing the hydrogen device secret. The INS summary notes this forecast as of January 28.
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Paris
Paris Presse
Truman
Sunday Cockfight Receipts to Benefit Children's Home
Sun Valley Game Association plans a four-cock derby tomorrow afternoon near Tempe with admission proceeds earmarked for the Arizona Crippled Children's Home. Grant notes entry fees avoid gambling, insurance taxes, and says some California birds may compete. A hat collection will aid the Convalescent Home for Crippled Children.
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Children's Home
Sun Valley Game Association, Inc
Arizona Crippled Children’s Home
Harry H. Grant
South Central Avenue
Tempe
Convalescent Home For
East
Garfield Street
Life in the United States Exhibit Opens at Arizona Fairground
127 paintings by American artists travel from Grant Wood to George Bellows in the Encyclopaedia Britannica Collection of Contemporary American Painting. The free exhibit runs 10 a m to 10 p m daily through February 12 at the Fine Arts Center, Phoenix. Loaned by Senator William Benton of Connecticut, the show is sponsored by the Phoenix Fine Arts Association Valley National Bank and Britannica.
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United States
Fine Arts
Arizona State Fairground
Phoenix Fine Arts Association
The
Valley National Bank
Encyclopaedia Britannica
William Benton
Connecticut
Britannica
Benton
Phoenix
Grant Wood
Thomas Hart Benton
Dan Lutz
Julio de Diego
Max Weber
Doris Lee
Joseph Hirsch
George Bellows
Pan-American Search For Missing C54 Near Yukon Territory
A large multinational air search combed a vast Yukon and British Columbia wilderness for a missing US Air Force C-54 with 44 aboard. About 40 planes from US and Canadian bases scoured ice and peaks while authorities list eight crewmen and await next of kin notices. Clues are scant as the aircraft vanished after leaving Anchorage for Great Falls en route to Biggs Field.
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Air Force
Anchorage
Alaska
Great Falls
Mont
Yukon Wilderness
Snag
Yukon Territory
Alaskan
Edmonton
Alta
Canada
United States Air Force
British Columbia
States
Ront
Biggs Field
el Paso
United States
Reef
Two Killed In Ranch Gas Blast
A newly built ranch home on the Apple Creek Ranch near Medina Texas was leveled by an explosion. Two people were killed Mrs E W Minear and Donnie Null. Three others were injured including Mrs Margaret Null and her daughter Carolyn and Donnie Null himself. Officials suspect leaked manufactured gas in a storage tank caused the blast and a heater strike triggered the explosion. The home had been constructed as a summer residence for the Null family.
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Kerrville
Tex
E. W. Minear
Orchard
Donnie Null
G. Houston
Apple Creek
Medina
Here
H. H. Null
Margaret Null
Carolyn
Null
Where To Go Sunday and Local Events Schedule
Community guide lists church activities on Page 8 and a packed Sunday with sports and cultural events. Ben Hogan Open at Phoenix Country Club at 9:30 a.m. golf, Dons Club trips to Sacaton, and tours to Thompson Arboretum and Magma copper mine. trips depart 9 to 10 a.m. from The Gazette building and Mesa Civic Center. Adds museum talk by Walter Nelson at 3 p.m. and desert garden film at 3 p.m. at Papago Park. Includes picnics, auto races at South Mountains and State Fairground horse racing, greyhound racing, and a Donkey softball charity game at Phoenix College. Also polo, ski meet at Arizona Snow Bowl, and a Lincoln Drive school outing.
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Phoenix Country Club
Phoenix Dons Club
Sacaton Indian Reservation
Gazette and Republic
van Buren Street
Mesa Chamber. of Commerce
William Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Superior
Magma Copper Mine
Mesa Civic Center
Wickenburg
Fort Dale Creek
Arizona
Frontier Street
Arizona Museum
10Th Avenue
Walter Nelson
Dons Club
Desert Botanical Garden
Papago Park
Barry Goldwater
Kansas
Encanto Park
South Mountains Speedway
State Fairground
Greyhound Park
March of Dimes
Phoenix College
Arizona State
Phoenix
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Jack Harden
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Colonel
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Pacific Fleet
By Lloyd Clark
Sky Harbor Station
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Seward
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Pacific Ocean
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Fairbanks
Ladd Field
Fort Simpson
Fort Nelson
Fort Smith
Beaufort
Great Bear
Grant
California
Humane Association of Arizona
Sun Valley Game Farm
Grit and Steel
Phoenix Gazette
Royal Canadian Air Force
Chapleau
Ontario
J. M. Whalen
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Paradise Valley
Prescott Ranchers
Judson School
Lincoln Drive
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