Central Arizona storm soaks watershed areas with heavy weekend rain
Heavy rains and wet snow poured over Central Arizona watershed areas last night and through the weekend, boosting runoff to major reservoirs. Pinal Ranch received 1.92 inches, Reno Ranger Station 1.76, and Sunflower 1.77 inches, with Mazatzal Mountains locations near Phoenix contributing to Verde and Salt river benefits. Temperatures cooled, roads iced in mountains, and officials urged caution while forecasts predicted only light snow or showers north and east of the state.
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Russians Let Trucks Pass Through Helmstedt Blockade
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet border guards relaxed restrictions at Helmstedt causing a surge in traffic. Trucks moved at eight to ten per hour, up from two an hour last week, and a backlog of about 60,000 trucks disappeared by 6 am today.
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Helmstedt
Noted Leaders Sound Off On Atomic Arms Debate
International News Service quotes Dr. Arthur H. Compton urging a public referendum on pursuing a weapon 1000 times more destructive than the A-bomb. Rep. Walter H. Judd warns China policy risked disaster and loss of resources. Sen. Karl Mundt cautions that Soviet stockpiling and infiltration could erode American security within years.
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Arthur H. Compton
Washington University At
St. Louis
Walter. H. Judd
Minnesota
China
Far East
Fort Grant Heads Under Suspension
In SAFFORD January 30 AP reports the superintendent and business manager of the State Industrial School for Boys were suspended after a hearing by the Board of Directors for State Institutions for Juveniles. They will await final action in Phoenix February 12 while Charles Dittmars and Frank Clark assume interim leadership.
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State Industrial School For Boys
Board of Directors
Jack Wilson
Paul Paulson
Phoenix
Charles Dittmars
Fort¢Grant
Frank Clark
Brief rites mark start of Arizona Children's Colony work
Ground breaking ceremonies began in Randolph as six buildings for the Arizona Children's Colony moved forward. Governor Dan E. Garvey spoke with civic leaders and board members present including Harvey L. Taylor and Rev. Lucian Ross. The project traces back to legislative efforts starting in 1917 with later site changes and a $25,000 appropriation under the State Board of Public Instruction.
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Arizona Children’s Colony
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Lulmi
Lucian Ross
Casa Grande
Harvey L. Taylor
Mesa
Children’s Colony Board
Dan E. Garvey
Earl Ward
Coolidge
Robert R. Morrow
Tucson
Kenneth Lapham
Morenci
Jack Dew
Prescott
Joseph M. Greer
Phoenix
Arizona State College
Tempe
State Board of Public Instruction
Garvey Names Two To State Commissions In Arizona
Governor Dan E. Garvey appointed B. F. Hill of 710 West Culver Street to the Arizona Industrial Commission succeeding Ray Gilbert whose term expired January 8. The second appointee is John Scott of Show Low to the Arizona Highway Commission replacing Dewey Farr whose term ends January 31. Hill has been Industrial Commission chief clerk for 23 years and is seen as non political. Scott, a Show Low businessman, serves on the University and State Colleges Board of Regents and may resign to take the highway post. The governor will sign formal papers today. Hill must be confirmed by the Senate before serving.
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Dewey Farr
St. Johns
Arizona Senate
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Commission
State
B. B. Moeur
Sidney P. Osborn
J. J. O’neill
Fred Edwards
Gilbert
Senate
Highway Commission
Lowman
R. C. Stanford
Board of Regents
University of Arizona and
State Colleges
Coal Strike In Fourth Week Stays Strong Across States
Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania remain at a standstill as about 50,000 miners refuse to work without a contract. West Virginia shows a rise from 10,000 to 20,000 idle in the north, while Ohio also reports continued idleness. President Truman may intervene within 48 hours with an independent board to study the dispute.
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White House
Pennsylvania
United Mine Worker
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Companies
West Virginia
UMW
Ohio
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Washington
Truman
Three Powers Hold Talks On Uranium
Washington January 30 three power talks on uranium ore opened with representatives from the United States Great Britain and Belgium seated to discuss matters of mutual interest in the atomic energy field.
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United States
Great Britain
Belgium
Temperatures Today at Sky Harbor Seatings
Sky Harbor Seatings shows fluctuating readings through the early morning hours with temperatures listed at 12:30 am 5:30 am 1:30 am re 6:30 am readings around 47 8:30 am 4:30 am 47 9:30 am and 51 as observed.
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Train Rolls 7 Miles With No One In Cab
A loaded nine car Chicago Milwaukee St Paul passenger train rolled backward down a steep central Washington hill with no one in the engine. Fire broke out in the electric engine as it moved, and the crew were driven from the cab by fumes. The train halted seven miles back after a braking effort and a delay of 4 hours 47 minutes. The Hiawatha continued eastward with a steam engine.
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Kittitas
Eddie Maxwell
Spokane
Liberty
Bohnen
Books Readers Like Best starts weekly in Gazette
The Phoenix Gazette launches a new feature for booklovers titled Books Readers Like Best. Beginning today and continuing each Monday it presents survey results to show which books readers are actually enjoying and why. Page 7 carries the feature.
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Phoenix Gazette
Booklovers
Airliner Catches Fire On Takeoff at Logan
At Boston Logan International Airport an Eastern Air Lines Constellation jet caught fire in the right front wheel during takeoff for New York and Miami. Thirty seven people including five crew members evacuated using an emergency rope ladder. Captain Lucas was slightly hurt. firemen extinguished the flames as crew guided the 32 passengers to safety.
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Fla
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Nelson Gaunt
Lucas
Gaunt
Iran Quakes Kill Thirty. Snow Delays Aid
Teheran reports 30 killed and hundreds injured after quakes in southwest Iran 100 miles southeast of Bushire. Heavy snowfall hinders relief efforts as the Air Force runs a baby airlift delivering food and clothing amid bitter cold. a prior report of 1,500 dead is denied.
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Turkey
Train wreck kills 27 near New Delhi in Kashmir mail crash
A spokesman for East Punjab railway said 27 people died and 64 were injured when a Kashmir-bound mail train collided with a freight train 155 miles north of New Delhi on Sunday. Twenty of the injured were rushed to Ambala Hospital in serious condition.
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India
East
Truman Honors Roosevelt on 68th Birthday
President Truman sent a wreath to Roosevelt’s grave as cadets from West Point attended the ceremony in Hyde Park. March of Dimes girl Wanda Wiley placed a wreath, with Alabama contributors and Texas organizers present. Other wreaths came from Mrs. Roosevelt and Hyde Park schoolchildren as archival work nears completion with most papers to be opened on March 17.
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Birmingham
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Lewis Hatch
Austin
Travis County
Tex
March of Dimes
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National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
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