Western attire pollutes Phoenix rodeo scene
A Valley reporter muses on the Phoenix rodeo and Western culture, noting tourism, cattle, mining, and farming influence on Arizona's economy. Herman Middleton of the Jaycees promotes cooperation to dress locals in Western gear, joking about shifting to tourism and cotton pickup schemes.
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Squires
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Poke
Texas
California
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Tunnel Escapee Caught In Running Gun Battle
Joseph Holmes, 39, a Maryland prisoner, escaped 13 days in a 70 foot tunnel aided by a radio band, was recaptured after a $5 holdup near the Washington Monument in Baltimore. He faces arraignment on multiple charges following a running gun battle with Patrolman Plunkett and three detectives. no injuries reported.
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Maryland
Freedom
Washington Monument
Baltimore
Mary Ruiz
Holmes
Frank Plunkett
Plunkett
James A. Downes
Forest Funds Termed Vital
Representative Bosone of Utah told the House Appropriations Committee that funds for national forest protection must continue despite calls for cutbacks. She warned that wind, weather, and natural enemies threaten the Western range and mountains, and urged reseeding and erosion control to protect range and forest recreation during the emergency.
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Bosone
Utah
House Appropriations Committee
American oil employee stabbed in Jakarta death
Mike Jones 35, a Fort Worth Texas native and Standard Vacuum Oil Company employee, was stabbed in Jakarta by an Indonesian today and died five hours later.
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Indonesia
Standard Vacuum Oil Company
Mike Jones
Fort Worth
Tex
Atom Bombs Could Wreck Russia Says Bush
Dr Vannevar Bush former Carnegie Institution leader warned on mutual network that the United States could destroy Russia with A bombs if the Soviet Union started a war in Europe He stressed that ground forces must be built up in Europe to deter aggression and that war would be avoided if Russia limited its actions and knows provoking a wider conflict.
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Europe
Bush
Hoover says FBI ready to arrest 12000 first-line Communists
Director J Edgar Hoover testifies before a Senate appropriations subcommittee that the FBI is prepared to arrest 12 000 first line Communists if war breaks out. He says the Reds are screening members against infiltration and have moved underground while the bureau can still identify them. Chairman McCarran warns of great internal security danger and urges loyal Americans to stay alert against sabotage and espionage.
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Barbara Hutton Sues For Mexican Divorce
Barbara Hutton Troubetzkoy, Woolworth heiress, seeks a Mexican divorce from her fourth husband Prince Igor Troubetzkoy, charging cruel treatment. The case, filed Feb 26 in Cuernavaca, may trigger a lengthy five year legal fight.
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Woolworth
Mexico City
Igor Troubetzkoy
Paris
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