Taft Signals 1952 Bid and Draft Taft Talk
U S Senator Robert A Taft says he will seek the GOP nomination if Republicans want it and may decide next January observers call him a leading 1952 candidate Taft told Plymouth Mass reporters he will not announce his candidacy at Plymouth or elsewhere He urged a complete Washington housecleaning and spoke on foreign policy warning against overextension while endorsing cooperation with the British Empire to safeguard sea and air control for America.
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Taft Urges Consistent Policy On Global Defense
Taft argues against prewar land warfare by the United States in Asia or Europe and warns that stationing American soldiers abroad would likely trigger war. He says defense must be funded by nations directly involved and requires congressional approval, favoring no region.
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Dewey flies to jungle front in Malaya battle zone
Governor Thomas E. Dewey traveled with Malcolm MacDonald to the Malayan jungle front, flew over operations against Communist guerrillas, visited Kuala Lumpur and Kajang, and praised British and police efforts, resettlement programs, and rebel rehabilitation.
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Directors To Meet For County Farm Bureau Luncheon
First fall meeting of the County Farm Bureau directors will be held with a noon luncheon at the Golden Drumstick on North Central. Plans for fall activities the annual meeting date and time and policy on agricultural problems will be discussed.
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N. Central
Air Mechanics Still On Strike At Western Airlines
Air mechanics strike enters fourth day halting all Western Airlines operations in Los Angeles as 56 daily flights are grounded. About 300 mechanics demand a union shop clause while pilots and flight attendants refuse to cross picket lines with AFL dispatchers joining the absentee action. Federal mediator James Holaren met with both sides again.
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Western Airlines
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Air Carrier Mechanics Association
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Black Canyon Road Bid Rejected For Being Too High
The Arizona State Highway Commission will reissue calls for bids on a three mile Black Canyon Highway segment after rejecting a low bid of 960,730 by Arizona Sand and Rock Co as 23 percent over department estimates, while W. J. Henson won a 3.5 mile Prescott Ash Fork project at 784,848.
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Phoenix
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Frisco Fire Chief Coleman Conroy Dies at 65
Coleman J. Conroy, 65, battalion chief and senior man in the San Francisco Fire Department, died at St. Joseph's Hospital. He passed away July 28 in San Francisco.
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Marana Field To Be Opened By Air Force Activation
Marana Air Force Base will be activated soon under civilian operation based on Randolph Field, Texas. Three other schools Bainbridge, Malden, and Kinston will also be activated as basic training centers to conserve personnel for combat and skilled tasks. A skeleton supervisory unit will be stationed at Marana, with an expected $4 million annual payroll for the area. Nearly 10,000 pilots trained at Marana during World War II.
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