State Budget of 26 Million Submitted to 20th Legislature
BILL TURNBOW reports a 26,475,212.28 state budget to the 20th Arizona Legislature for a special session. The plan funds hospital salaries and excludes school aid, slighting prior appropriations. Governor Howard Pyle urged quick action, noting tax payers would praise a speedy finish.
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Bill Turnbow
20Th
Arizona
House Appropriations Committee
Howard Pyle
Pyle
Senators End MacArthur Ouster Probe
Senate hearings on General Douglas MacArthur’s dismissal closed with Maj. Gen. Emmett O’Donnell admitting a past misgiving about bombing Manchuria while questioning feasibility and risk to strategic strength. The proceedings, started May 3, produced over two million words detailing policy disputes and the firing of a WWII hero.
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Washington
Senate
Douglas McArthur
Manchuria
Emmett O’donnell
MacArthur
Russia
O'Donnell
Legislature urged to revise budget and fund civil defense
Pyle text reports governors urging lawmakers to revise the 1951-52 budget and address due referendums on reorganizations, revise contractors license rules to protect federal highway aid, and provide funds for the Arizona Civil Defense Department. They also consider shifting prison knitting mill funds, joining the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, and creating an Arizona development commission with 150000 funding. Senator William Sullivan notes ongoing session steps.
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Arizona Civil Defense Department
Arizona
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Tourist Bureau
Arizona Development Commission
General Fund
William Sullivan
Gila
Truman urges real settlement in Korea end of aggression
President Truman urged a real settlement in Korea to end aggression and restore peace. He assailed Republican critics and praised Dean Acheson as one of the greatest secretaries of state. Truman spoke at a new air force testing center after arriving from Washington to Arnold. He cited Communist casualties and warned against rash actions or going it alone, dodging MacArthur’s wider war plan.
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Korea
Acheson
Dean Acheson
Truman
Peiping
China
Malik
Washington
Arnold Air Force Engineering Development Center
Douglas MacArthur
Achelson
Marshall
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Russia
United Nations
UN executive to meet Malik on Korean peace talks
U N Assembly President Nasrollah Entezam will fly from Washington to New York to brief Soviet envoy Jacob Malik on possible Korean peace negotiations. He seeks to verify Malik s unconditional cease fire offer and whether it aligns with the unified command.
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United Nations
N. Y
General Assembly
Nasrollah Entezam
Washington
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
RED China
38Th Parallel
U. N
Peiping
Formosa
Mao Tzetung
Enteram
Entezam
Unified Command
Marine strength limits spark objection by army chief
Gen Lawton Collins, army chief of staff, balked at a bill setting a 300000 to 400000 floor and ceiling for Marine Corps enlisted strength. President Truman said U.S. military aid to friendly nations has boosted material help and strengthened morale and resolve to resist aggression.
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Truman
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks are lower as a peace bid depresses gains. Bonds fall with rails in reserve supply. Beer futures show heavy liquidation while wheat remains weak but steadier than cereals. Oats hit a new low down to 35 cents. cattle stay steady to strong, with highs near 338.50.
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New York
TA — Beer
Janitor Opens Capitol Annex For Slick Trio
Three thieves gained entry to the Capitol Annex on a quiet Sunday morning posing as workmen. They entered at 10 a.m. yesterday and stayed unknown hours, as police checked offices and found five peanut vending machines and one gum machine moved from the lobby to a mop closet and looted.
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Capitol Annex
17Th Ave
Adams
State Building
Biggest Arizona Forest Fire Of Year Roars Out Of Control
Springerville Arizona June 25 AP a forest fire burned out of control destroying 2000 acres near Nutrioso 15 miles southeast of here it is the largest Arizona fire this year. wind dry conditions pushed flames up Escadilla Mountain Apache National Forest with 100 men fighting now and 80 more expected. fire is man caused and crews from forest service lumber company and construction firm clear lines. other fires on Apache Reservation under control nearby Diamond Creek upper Diamond Creek and Cottonwood Creek fires totaling small acreages.
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Here
Nutrioso
Arizona
Flagstaff
Escadilla Mountain
Apache National Forest
McNary
St. Johns
Forest Service
Ewing
Bob Diggs
Frank Casanova
R. D. Holtz
Whiteriver Indian Agency
Diamond Creek
Whiteriver
Cottonwood Creek
High Court Affirms Lane Death Penalty
Charles E. Lane Jr., a 31 year old Phoenix chauffeur, was sentenced to death for the murder of his ex wife Mary Alice Johnson, 22, on February 10, 1948. After a first trial produced life imprisonment, a second trial yielded the death penalty which the Arizona Supreme Court affirmed. Aug. 28 was set for execution. Lane may seek rehearing or appeal to the Arizona Board of Pardons.
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Charles E. Lane Jr
Phoenix
Mary Alice Johnson
Arizona Supreme Court
Bent L. Jennings
Maricopa County
Lane
Supreme Court
Arizona Board
Military Moral Victory Won Most U N Diplomats Believe
United Nations diplomats mark a year of fighting in Korea as both military and moral victories. They credit the conflict with building collective security mechanisms and preparing a UN armed response for future emergencies. US delegate Warren Austin backs a rapid UN military command and resources.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N.Y
Korea
Warren R. Austin Ey
U.S
Austin
General Assembly
Security Council
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
State Income Tax Total At New High
Arizona income tax collections reached 9,500,000 dollars today, the highest in state history. The figure exceeds by 1,300,000 dollars the previous record set in 1948.
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Arizona
Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE No games scheduled
The day brings no scheduled action for the American League while the National League page offers no games listed. Rest of baseball coverage is not included in this edition.
Lighter Curbs Program Gets Dual Setback
Two congressional committees blocked new controls legislation as the Senate Agriculture Committee opposed inserting Truman's farm parity freeze into the defense production act while the House Labor Committee voted to strip the Wage Stabilization Board of non wage dispute powers. The plan would curb board influence and rebalance its membership ahead of eight month control extension debates as current controls near expiration.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Allen J. Ellender
Truman
House Labor Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
House
Labor and Industry
Senate
Peace talks shadow a son lost in Korea casualty tally
On the Korean War anniversary the nation records 108 dead 59 missing and 300+ wounded. profiles Wallace Ray Nance born 1927 Tolleson later Phoenix area worker who joined the army 1949 after youth in Tolleson Scottsdale and Casa Grande. a tribute to his mother Mrs Jesse B Nance.
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Korea
Arizona
Jessie B. Nance
Aizona Park
Tolleson
C. A. Nance
Wallace
United States
Panay
Yangtze River
Nances
Scottsdale
Wal
Lace
Chamberlain
Munich
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Council of People’s Commissars
Russia
Wallace Nance
Albert
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Army
Cliff
Casa Grande
Phoenix
Nance
Phoe
Body of Phoenician Pvt Merrell Identified in Tokyo
In Tokyo on June 25 an AP report states the body found in the Imperial Palace moat has been identified as Private Lynford Merrell. He is the son of Mrs. Mary A. Phillips of Phoenix Arizona. Authorities in Phoenix work to locate Merrell’s mother who says she is not the soldier’s mother.
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Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Pvt
Lynford Merrell
Mary A. Phillips
Phoenix
Ariz
Merrell
Mary Phillips
Hitching Post
Fighting Still Rages On War Anniversary
On the Korean war’s first anniversary United Nations troops battled the Communists with rifle butt and bayonet while talks of a cease-fire circulated. The front saw stubborn fighting around Kumsong and Pyongyang as air clashes over the Yalu continued. Estimates place Communist casualties over 1.16 million and South Korean civilian losses near 500,000.
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United Nations
Russia
Pusan
U. N
Eighth Army
Kumsong
38Th Parallel
Yalu River
Manchurian
James A. van Fleet
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