Airmen Hurt in Club Coupe Crash near Chandler Coolidge
Two airmen from Williams AFB were injured when their club coupe overturned on the Chandler Coolidge Highway near the Gila River crossing. Cpl. Chester H. Smith, 23, suffered concussion and possible skull fracture. Cpl. John W. Allen, 19, had a broken left arm. A passerby G Huffine of Las Vegas ferried them to the base hospital. Police quoted Allen on the car traveling about 50 mph before the crash.
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Chandler-Coolidge
Gila River Crossing
Chester H. Smith
John W. Allen
Williams Air Force Base
Smith
Allen
G. Huffine
Las Vegas
Nev
Clarence Tyra
Harry Seymour
Snow Depth and Water Content Report From Arizona Mountains
United States Soil Conservation Service irrigation engineer Burke Peterson reported snow depths and water content across Arizona mountains including Mount Baldy Mormon Mountain and the Mogollon Rim. He noted four feet depth on Mount Baldy with five to six inches water content and varied depths elsewhere as temperatures ranged from near 10 to the low 30s across Flagstaff Douglas Phoenix and surrounding locales.
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Flagstaff
Salt
Verde
Burke Peterson
United States Soil Conservation Service
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McNary
Mount Baldy
Mogollon Rim
Mormon Mountain
Douglas
Nda
St. Wingueatt
Grand Canyon
Payson
Phoenix
Yuma
Living Cost Index Rises Pay Hikes for Millions
Washington March 3 UP More than 1 000 000 workers mainly in the auto industry won four or five cent an hour raises as the cost of living hit a new high. The index rose to 181.5 per cent of the 1935 39 average in mid January and prices are expected to climb another 5 or 6 per cent by midsummer. Another 700 000 workers with escalator clauses will receive similar increases in the next two months depending on their contracts.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arizona Supreme Court
J. Eide
State Retirement Board
William P. Mahoney, Jr
Public Employes’ Union
Congress
Wade Church
Arizona Highway Department
W. L. Lefebvre
Douglas Halcrow
Employment Security Commission
Eide
E. S. Edmonson
Nogales
Probers Seek Airliner Crash Cause in Iowa
Sioux City March 3 AP coroner inquest to meet Monday to probe cause of first fatal transport plane crash in Iowa. DC-3 of Mid-Continent Airlines with 25 aboard crashed in snow, 16 killed or died of injuries. Four soldiers among the dead, airport electrician Cale Olson helped pull survivors. pilot Capt James Graham and co pilot Philip Toler among the dead.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Mid-Continent Airlines
Ray Engle
Ipswich
S. C
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Mid-Continent
Cale Olson
Robert Toman
Camp Polk
Olson
James Graham
Kansas City
Philip K. Toler
Mission
Kan
Ernest F. Eilert
Overland Park
Marilyn Woodbury
DiSalle urges social benefit adjustments for fixed incomes
Washington report notes Price Controller Michael V. Di Salle urged Congress to raise Social Security benefits for pensioners and others on fixed incomes. He told the Watchdog Committee that easing high prices and inflation is one of the toughest problems, especially for those living on $400 to $800 yearly in pensions.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Congress
Senate
House
Committee On
Legislatures Membership Test Deferred in Arizona House
The Arizona House deferred a vote on freezing house membership for the 1953 session. Plans to cap seats vary with formulas tied to gubernatorial vote, aiming for totals of 80, 72, or 75 across the 14 counties. The debate continues into next week.
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Arizona House of Representatives
House
Apache Cochise Coconino Gila
Graham Greenlee
Maricopa
Mohave Navajo Pima
Pinal Santa Cruz
Yavapai Yuma
Frisco Talks Renewed As Greyhound Strike Continues
Negotiations resume on an exploratory note between Pacific Greyhound Lines and the striking drivers and station workers. Omar Hoskins says concessions have been made but agreement remains distant. The strike began yesterday affecting nearly 100,000 passengers across seven Western states. In Phoenix about 200 union members walked out and 32 coaches were parked outside the terminal. Maintenance and cleaner crews remained on duty to keep vehicles operable. The Bay Area saw the worst congestion with heavy commuter impact.
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Pacific Greyhound Lines
San Francisco
Omar Hoskins
Phoenix
San Francisco Bay Region
Horse Meat Control Set For Adoption
Arizona House of Representatives scheduled to adopt horse meat control legislation. House Bill 169, recommended for passage, would require separate retail display of horse meat from cattle flesh and prohibit storage or packing in mixed meat facilities. Penalties include fines from 500 to 5000 dollars and up to one year in prison, or both.
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Arizona House of Representatives
Committee of the Whole
House Development Committee
Czech Purge Expands Arrests in Titoist Plotters Crackdown
Prague reports more than 200 persons including top Communist Party officials arrested today as Czechoslovakia widens its purge of Titoist plotters. The drive targets suspected anti government elements amid a broader political crackdown.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Dog convulsions in puppies and poisoning risk noted
An old veterinary note warns convulsions in dogs span ages but hurt puppies most, caused by illness, toxins, or parasites. It advises quiet handling during fits, use of gloves, dark resting place, and mild remedies until a vet treats the underlying cause, plus cautions on dog poisoners near courthouses and city halls.
Marines Drive Through Korean Front Five Miles From Hoengsong
U S Marines push 2% miles up the highway northeast of Hoengsong toward Hongchon as Chinese mortars halt progress. The three day attack nears four miles gained over rough terrain with reinforcements reported on the western flank. Farther west allied forces advance 1000 to 3000 yards near Yongdu as clash continues.
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U. S
Hoengsong
Korea
Hongchon
Hoensong
No-Man’s Land
Yongdu
38Th Parallel
Heavy snow belts hit Great Lakes and Mountain Region
Blizzard Bay Wisconsin and Traverse City Michigan saw heavy snow while areas south of the storm line faced sleet and freezing rain. Sioux Falls buried under 15 inches, Minneapolis totals 12 inches, Red Wood Falls and Alexandria six inches. Casper Wyoming six, Lander and Sheridan four. Denver only a trace. Temperatures above zero in the Rockies as drifts froze transit. Minnesota Highway Department pulled back from nonessential plowing.
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Northland
Sioux Falls
Minneapolis
Redwood Falls
Minn
Alexandria
Colorado
Wyoming
Casper
Wyo
Lander
Sheridan
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Minnesota Highway Department
Legislature May Call Elections for Constitutional Amendments
Speaker Raymond G. Langham of the Arizona House of Representatives challenged reports that it is illegal to call a special election for November 13 or any date to vote on constitutional amendments. A bill to set a November special election is before the House as part of a government reorganization plan. Langham cited Article 21, Section 1 of the Arizona Constitution, noting the legislature’s power to call such elections.
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Raymond G. Langham
Arizona House of Representatives
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson
Legislative
House
Langham
Arizona
Secretary of State
Senate debate over Stream Commission exemption and bills
The governor seeks to exempt the Stream Commission from an elected official’s attorney, while the legislature reviews seven bills in morning session. Senators discuss a possible veto, committee absences, and floor amendment routes amid reports of Pyle’s concerns. Bills pass include hospital appropriation, bank reserves changes, bank tax, fiduciary statute updates, statute revision funding, and扩大 Fish and Game Commission membership. House considers Public Employer Retirement Bill funding or repeal.
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Franks
Stream Commission
Pyle
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Arizona Fish and Game Commission
Arizona Agricultural and Horticulture Commission
House
Witnesses urge retention of Arizona retirement plan
A hearing before the Arizona House heard state employees urge keeping the Public Employees' Retirement Plan. Witnesses opposed repeal or federal integration proposals, noting 5,000+ joiners, 5 percent contributions, and workload concerns while officials defend a conservative, middle-of-road plan adopted in 1948 and not yet activated.
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House
Arizona House of Representatives
Governor Signs Mental Illness Bill
Governor Howard Pyle signed into law a bill allowing mentally ill persons to be held in non jail quarters and hearings to be held outside courthouses. Superior Court Judge Lorna E. Lockwood urged passage. He also signed a measure authorizing a state agreement with Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph for a central statehouse switchboard.
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Howard Pyle
Superior Court
Lorna E. Lockwood
House
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Statehouse
Pyle Nominates Hight Austin and Gates Udall to State Posts
Governor Howard Pyle asked the Arizona Senate to confirm four appointees for six-year terms on state boards. Dr. R. J. Hight of Tempe would be state veterinarian, A Warren Austin of Scottsdale state dairy commissioner, with Jay M. Gates of Kingman and Jesse A. Udall of Thatcher reappointed to the Arizona Interstate Stream Commission.
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Howard Pyle
Arizona Senate
R. J. Hight
Tempe
A. Warren Austin
Scottsdale
Jay M. Gates
Kingman
Jesse A. Udall
Thatcher
Arizona Interstate Stream Commission
Gates
Udall
Nominations Move Forward For State Posts In Osborn Era
The bi partisan commission appointments, made during Gov. Sidney P. Osborn's term, move to the senate for action next week. Pyle will also send additional nominations including John A. Duncan, a Democrat, for a six year term as superintendent of the State Department of Liquor Licenses and Control.
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Ments
Sidney P. Osborn
Senate
Pyle
John A. Duncan
State Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
Duncan
Mollet Attempts to Form French Cabinet Crisis Ends
Paris March 3 French President Vincent Auriol sought to resolve the cabinet crisis by inviting Guy Mollet former minister of state in charge of the Council of Europe Affairs to the Elysee Palace. Radical Socialist Henri Queuille reported he could not form a government to succeed Rene Pleven.
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Paris
Vince Aurion
France
Guy Mollet
Council of Europe
Mollet
Elysee Palace
Henri Queuille
Rene Pleven
Elegant crested sugar cubes charm guests
A lighthearted column notes fashionable icing in sugar, from crested cubes priced at .0418 cents to decor tips with ice blue spun sugar. It ribbed March as dull for weddings while naming June as top wedding month and other quirky facts about presidents and strange trivia.
Arizona's Largest Car Dealer at Second Ave and West Van Buren
The prominent vehicle showroom on Second Avenue near West Van Buren claims to be Arizona's largest car dealer, highlighting extensive inventories and competitive pricing to attract buyers.
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Second Ave
West van Buren
Arizona
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