No Place For Ward Politics Here in Phoenix Opinion
The city charter initiative aims to move Phoenix to district ward elections and place stronger control over a city manager. Backers delayed filing and miscalculated waiting requirements. Voters should decide at the regular election whether to keep at large council elections and independent city management or adopt wards and council control. The current administration is praised. opponents seek a summer vote to push their plan.
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Phoenix
Chicago
New York
City of
Molotov and Zhukov visit Warsaw amid Titoist tension
The article notes Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Molotov in Warsaw for Poland’s anniversary events and railing against Tito, accusing him of arming imperialist powers. Marshal Zhukov also appears, symbolizing Moscow’s strategic message as the world watches whether Stalin pursues peace or war in the coming months.
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Warsaw
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Stalin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Leningrad
Stalingrad
Berlin
Broadway
Zhukov
Russia
Allied Control Council
Dwight Eisenhower
Black Sea
Marshal Zhukov
Arizona Cowboy Warns of Wild Cattle Across State
An Arizona cowboy reports wild cattle roaming the state amid severe drought reducing water sources. He says the dry conditions push cattle toward scarce grazing areas, highlighting growing concern for ranchers and land users.
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Arizona
Unposed London photo Amuses Readers
A London city park scene shows a hobbyist holding up pedestrian traffic to allow a mallard duck and brood of 13 to cross a walkway. The candid image, capturing no news value, delighted readers and briefly softened a world crisis as people smiled.
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London
Editorials Of Current Interest Reprinted From Leading Newspapers
An editorial notes James A. Hard, at 110, as a living symbol linking Revolutionary War era memories with modern America. It praises his long life and service, portraying him as a symbol of youth and continuity in the nation’s history rather than a fading relic of old soldiers.
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Free
United States
James A. Hard
America
James A Hard Celebrates 110th Birthday Civil War Hero
The Grand Army of the Republic has disbanded but Hoosier veterans remain in memory. James A Hard, born in 1841, marks his 110th birthday with health to greet friends and smoke gift cigars, a fitting tribute to a Civil War hero.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Indianapolis
Phoenix Urges Water Rights and Storage Expansion
The city faces a worsening water shortage and calls for securing adequate water rights to meet domestic needs. An eight point six million dollar expansion of storage and production facilities is recommended by Headman Ferguson and Carrollo, to be implemented immediately. The report blames Verde River depletion from short term regulation and urges negotiations with the Salt River Valley Water Users Association to protect Verde reserves and the city’s supply.
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Phoenix
Headman, Ferguson and Carollo
Verde
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
United States and Britain resist defense cuts
The administrations in Washington and London agree on not reducing rearmament. President Truman may seek extra military funds beyond the 35 million man goal, while Lord Pakenham notes Britain's defense program of 13 billion dollars remains intact. The piece argues against complacency and urges continued rapid military buildup to avoid a repeat of Korea.
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London
Truman
Congress
Lord Pakenham
Britain
Admiralty
House of Lords
Attlee
United States
On An Other Planet And The Hope Of Peaceful Races
The essay explores possibilities of life and talent on distant worlds. It cites Fred Hoyle and imagines a cricket team that could outplay Australia a runner under four minutes a mile a horse surpassing Man o War and a golfer stronger than Hogan. It ends with a hope that some planet may maintain peace.
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Fred Hoyle
Hogan
Earth
Public Opinion Letters Guidelines for Publication
The notice states letters must be written on one side of the paper and include the writer’s name and street address with signature. Anonymous publication is allowed on request. Letters exceeding 300 words are for no unusual interest and may not be published.
Editor letter defends Arizona water rights from misstatements
The writer rebuts C C T by asserting Arizona already uses Colorado River water and will seek 1,200,000 acre-feet more via the Central Arizona Project. He states Arizona's legal share totals 2,800,000 acre-feet from the main stream plus up to 1,000,000 from the Gila and half of any 1963 surplus, minus offsets for New Mexico and Utah.
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Gila
New Mexico
Utah
Colorado
State would shift welfare burden if FSA vetoes Arizona
State Welfare Commissioner Bohannan said Arizona could run social security on a state level if the Federal Security Agency declares the state out of conformity. Backstage talk suggests the legislature may raise the sales tax by 1 percent to cover losses, while other items note OPS brain price increases and political maneuvering for 1952 races and tax committee seats.
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Washington
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Dick Harless
Cavett Robert
Harless
Hal Mitchell
Phoenix
Statehouse
John Wilson
Arizona Tax Commission
Thad M. Moore
E. T. Williams, Jr
Moore
Wilson
Warren Peterson
Peterson
Maricopa County
Pima County
Bill Estes
Cal Estes
Maricopa
Truman Gave Wilson New Flood Rehabilitation Job
Washington July 25 President Truman nearly lost defense mobilizer Charles E. Wilson over the flood response in Kansas and Missouri. Wilson chaired a 9 am meeting with mobilization agencies and faced confusion when Raymond Foley arrived claiming a White House mandate to lead flood relief. After a tense two day clash, the President signed a directive making Wilson and Foley coordinate national flood work with local recovery efforts.
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Frederick Lawton
Lawton
Sun powered water solution for Arizona described
The writer urges using solar energy to pump water in Arizona as a cheaper alternative to congressional plans. A square mile could yield about one million horsepower to lift water for a 24 hour gravity-fed flow, with 7 to 8 hours of daily operation. Estimated cost could be $100 million or more, potentially funded by visitor tours after completion.
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Yorty
Bronx
Arizona
Supreme Court
Sennett and early Hollywood legends reel in jokes and fame
An archival collage recalls Mack Sennett’s Keystone era shaping cinema with stars like Chaplin and Dressler, a mud curbside mishap with a foreign race car, Bing Crosby’s quick hire, Chaplin’s first pay, and wits from Gertrude Lawrence to Somerset Maugham and Leo Guild.
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Keystone
Hollywood
Keystone Cops
Charlie Chaplin
Marie Dressler
Mabel Normand
Chester Conklin
Ben Turpin
Mack Swain
Sennett
Thomas Ince
Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles
Bing Crosby
Chaplin
Congress Passes Ambiguous Trade Law With Enforcement Leeway
President Truman criticizes a new trade extensions act lasting until June 12, 1953 for being cumbersome and permissive. The Tariff Commission may only advise the President, who can ignore it, while lawmakers face limited checks unless vigilant.
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Truman
State Department
U.S. Tariff Commission
Tariff Commission
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Trade Tariff Debate Targets Soviet Goods and Classification
By George E. Sokolsky critiques the 1930 tariff act and customs rulings, arguing misclassification risks lower rates. The piece questions treatment of Soviet Russia and Soviet China, raises issues over undefined “Communist-controlled country,” and notes furs from those nations barred while questioning routes like Leipzig. It also frames Torquay conference as a trading disadvantage, amid agricultural and labor opposition.
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State Department
Congress
Soviet China
Russell Committee
MacArthur
United States
Leipzig
Torquay
England
The Balm of Silence Reflects Quiet Power
Today's Talk extols silence as a cure for sorrow and failure. It cites nature and famed writers like Thoreau Wordsworth and Hudson, noting silence can be eloquent and healing. The piece mentions Robert Herrick and The Master of the Inn as illustrating restraint and meditation away from urban greed.
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Thoreau
W. H. Hudson
Wordsworth
Robert Herrick
Five U S cities with feminine names and more
The quiz answers list five cities Elizabeth New Jersey Augusta Georgia Charlotte North Carolina Ada Oklahoma and Helena Montana. The riddle answers describe a cube for the size question and that a sea gulf river or ocean is not defined as larger. The most elevated state is Colorado.
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Union
Elizabeth
N. J
Augusta
Charlotte
N. C
Ada
Okla
Helena
Mont
Colorado
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