President Defends Wilson Amid Labor Walkout
President Truman kept Charles E. Wilson as defense mobilization director despite labor's walkout threatening the program. Truman said he has full confidence in Wilson and does not see a crisis, planning a three week Key West vacation. Labor's United Labor Policy Committee denounced price controls and wage ceilings, vowing to boycott the mobilization board alongside three labor representatives.
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Truman
Charles E. Wilson
Dence
Wilson
Key West
Fla
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United Labor Policy Committee
Ocean
Tru
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Ohio
Senate-House
Committee On
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Bricker
Yisory Jobs
Cyrus S. Ching
Wage Stabilization Board
Pblic
John Dunlop
Jic Kerr
Mr. Truman
Red Cross Fund Drive Launched in 1951
Hundreds of volunteers in Maricopa County welcomed the opening today of the month long Red Cross drive aiming to raise 248978 for expanded programs. John T. Kimball of Central Arizona Light and Power Company is general chairman of the districts. Talleson opened with a Nowparade led by Dr. Martin Flohrst Norman Anderson. Co chairs are Mrs Ed Ryan and Mrs Guy Stillman. Sunday canvass in Phoenix area to call on homes for contributions. Volunteers may call 329 North Third Avenue 47231.
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Maricopa County
Red Cross
John T. Kimball
Central Arizona Light and Power Company
Talleson
Martin C. Flohrst
Norman Anderson
Talleson High School
Lions Club
Phoenix
Ed Ryan
Guy Stillman
Kimball
North Third Avenue
Noted Figures Comment On Defense And Crime Menace
Senator Taft argues for maximal land forces to defend the country. General Lucius D. Clay questions valuing freedom and allies by unequal divisions. The Senate Crime Committee warns of a secret government of criminals threatening the nation’s foundations.
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International News Service
Baltimore
Taft
Ohio
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
Senate Crime Committee
Russians okay Big Four huddle pick Gromyko
Moscow says deputy foreign minister Andrei Gromyko will handle Big Four deputies meeting in Paris to map agenda for possible foreign ministers conference. Britain France and the United States react as Paris venue is confirmed.
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Russia
Paris
Andrei Gromyko
Britain
Foreign Office
France
Alexandre Parodi
Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
United States
Council of Foreign Ministers
Palais Rose
Railroads reach wage pact with 15 unions nationwide
The 1,000,000 railroad workers gain 120 cents hourly, retroactive to Feb 1, plus a quarterly cost of living escalator. The White House announced the settlement after an all-night session led by John R. Steelman. The deal runs to Oct 1, 1953, with a possible reopen date of July 1, 1952, and costs carriers about $280 million yearly.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Truck Plunges From Central Avenue Bridge
An unidentified man was seriously injured when a speeding pickup collided with a sedan on the Central Avenue Bridge over Salt River. The truck ripped out three bridge sections and plunged to the dry river bed 20 feet below. Passersby freed the trapped driver, who was taken to Humanity Memorial Hospital with a broken arm and concussion. The other driver, H. S. Dick, 75, of Route 1, suffered no injuries. The truck, bearing Illinois plates, had no registration.
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Salt River
Humanity Memorial Hospital
Illinois
H. S. Dick
Route 1
Great Lakes Blizzard Delivers Heavy Snow And Cold
The year’s worst blizzard sweeps the Upper Great Lakes with 4 to 12 inches of new snow, gusts to 57 mph, and record cold across the Midwest. Duluth reports 10 foot drifts while flights are canceled at LaGuardia and San Francisco forecasts snow for the first time in history.
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San Francisco
Great Lakes
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
United States Weather Bureau
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Calumet
Mich
Land O’lakes
Wis
Duluth
Minn
New England
Weather Bureau
Former Undersheriff and Attorney Indicted in Prostitution Ring
Jerome P. Martin former Pima County sheriff surrendered on seven charges tied to a grand jury probe. Bryce Wilson and Maurice Guiney ex-undersheriff are charged similarly with bribery conspiracy and earnings from prostitutes. All three await trial on $5,000 bonds as indictments detail payments linked to illicit houses and staged operations in the county.
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Tucson
Jerome P. Martin
Pima County
Martin
Bryce Wilson
Maurice T. Guiney
Frank Eyeman
Alice Miller
Dolores Rains
Dolores Bains
Arizona
Wilson
Guiney
Miller
Forurn
Grand Jury
Legislature Approves Utility Rate Study For Arizona
The Arizona Senate voted 16 to 3 to authorize a state utility rate study and allocate 50000 from utility regulatory taxes. The Utah? No. The measure allows the Corporation Commission, with attorney general approval, to hire auditors engineers and staff to examine telephone electric gas and water rates. The bill heads to Gov Howard Pyle for action.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Senate
Howard Pyle
Fred O. Wilson
Arizona
The
Corporation Commission
Truman gives Barkley gavel and jokes about returning
President Truman surprised the Senate to present Vice President Barkley with a gavel carved from 1817 White House wood and noted he would like to return permanently to the Senate. The Commerce Department said all exports to Russia and its satellites will require licenses starting tomorrow, while Communist China reportedly reaffirmed support for its January Korean peace terms to the United Nations.
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Barkley
Senate
White House
Congress
Russia
Commerce Department
China
United Nations
Markets At A Glance
EW YORK stocks firm rubber and rails bonds lower selected rails in cotton trading wheat weak crop reports. Chicago wheat weak Russia agrees to meet in conference. December off limit active and mostly 50 cents higher. Ongoing activity with 25 cents to 1.50 higher.
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Russia
Leroneak
Guide for Readers Classified Page Fragments
A damaged newspaper page fragment outlines sections for classifieds and editorial content. It mentions readers guide topics including crosswood puzzles and personal ads, with references to pages and sections for assistance and program listings.
Marines Capture Hills Near Hoengsong in Korea Push
American Leathernecks seized the two main crests of Cloverleaf Hill near Hoengsong as Marines pushed north through rugged terrain. Units of the Third Division fought on the western flank while Seventh Division forces engaged on the eastern end along a 60 mile front amid renewed strong Communist resistance.
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Tokyo
Hoengsong
Korea
Heengsong
U. S
Seventh Division
Father shoots daughter then self in Atlantic City tragedy
In Atlantic City on March 1, 46 year old Joseph Carbone, a part time chef, shot his 21 year old waitress daughter claiming fear she would not stay a good girl. He then shot himself in the chest and was found on church rectory steps moaning for a priest. He survived after police guarded him at Atlantic City Hospital.
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N. J
Joseph Carbone
Atlantic City Hospital
Symphony Concert Tonight in Phoenix Union High Auditorium
Robert Lawrence conducts the Phoenix Symphony in an 8:45 p.m. concert featuring James Pease Thyra Pliske and the 120 voice Choral Union of Arizona State College at Tempe. Program includes The Bartered Bride Forest Murmurs Boris Godounov Don Giovanni Don Carlo Der Rosenkavalier Prologue to Mefistofele. Tickets available from the Symphony Association.
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Robert Lawrence
Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
Phoenix Union High School
James Pease
Thyra Pliske
Phoenix College
Arizona State College
Tempe
Ambrose Holford
Symphony Association
Coronado Road
Smetana
Wagner
Siegfried
Pease
Mozart
Don Giovanni
Verdi
der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss
Boito
OPS To Issue Car Price Order Today
The Office of Price Stabilization announced an automobile price order is expected to be issued, stating it will be more than a simple extension of the present order. An OPS spokesman provided few further details.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
New Storms Bring Rain Aimed At Arizona
Storms to the west along the Southern California coast and toward Nevada bring moisture to Arizona late tonight and tomorrow with cooler temps. Valley light rain forecast, snow in mountains and rain at lower elevations. Unsettled weather through Friday. In higher mountains moisture may reach one half to one inch per forecaster Louis Jurwitz. Winds enter northern and western sections, Valley 10 to 15 mph. Downtown Phoenix 40, airport 39, Alhambra 35, Flagstaff 5. Snow in mountains melting. Grand Canyon 3 inches.
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California
Nevada
Arizona
United States Weather Bureau
Louis R. Jurwitz
Phoenix
Alhambra
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Engle accuses bureau of fudging river data in hearings
Rep. Clair Engle charged the Reclamation Bureau with inflating Colorado River flow figures to justify the Central Arizona Project. He challenged E. G. Nielsen of Region 3, while Nielsen defended the presented data amid House Interior Affairs Committee hearings on the Upper Colorado Basin storage project.
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Gall Gazette
Washington
Clair Engle
Reclamation Bureau
Colorado River
Central Arizona
E. G. Nielsen
Boulder City
Nev
House
Interior Affairs Committee
Engle
Nielsen
The
Lee Ferry
Ariz
Bureau
Upper Basin
John Saylor
California
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