Premier Razmara Assassinated During Mosque Ceremony
Premier Ali Razmara was shot dead at point-blank range during a religious ceremony in the Central Shah Mosque. Abdullah Morased Rastegar and three accomplices, linked to the Fidaiyan Islam sect, were detained as they attempted death by own action after the assassination. Razmara, 48, a Iranian army lieutenant general and former St. Cyr graduate, had faced oil nationalization pressure and was to be buried at the mosque. The Shah convened advisers and weighed martial law as he faced the crisis.
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Tehran
Iran
Ali Razmara
Abdullah Morased Rastegar
Razmara
Sina Hospital
Fidaiyan Islam
Central Shah Mosque
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahievi
Shah
Phoenix
Valley of the Sun
Ali Khan Mansur
Washington
St. Cyr
West Point
France
Factories To Get 20 Percent Less Steel For Durable Goods
Washington March 7 AP The government ordered about 150 consumer durable goods makers to cut steel use in Q2 by 20 percent versus the average quarter in H1 last year. Effect covers cars furniture refrigerators radios TVs vacuums lawn mowers cameras ashtrays private aircraft and more including porch furniture theater seats lamps and heating appliances among others.
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Washington
Manly Fleischmann
RFC Director Charges Tries To Use Him
Walter L. Dunham RFC director told the Senate Banking Committee that friends including White House trusted aides had sought to use him but he denied allowing anyone to influence RFC loans. He named a social group including Donald Dawson and others, saying they pressed for White House access while he believed their goal was to aid the Truman administration. He said Dawson introduced him to President Truman and suggested RFC personnel matters go through the White House.
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Washington
Walter L. Dunham
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
White House
Dunham
Senate Banking Committee
RFC
HFM
Donald Dawson
Dawson
E. Merl Young
James C. Windham
Rex Jacobs
Detroit
Windham
William E. Willett
Jacobs
Truman
War's Biggest Barrage Forces Reds From Han River
U S forces cross the Han River near Seoul under a massive artillery barrage in a bid to flank Communist defenses. About 50 000 shells drove enemy troops into the hills as the Eighth Army seized a bridgehead and pushed north. The 24th Division attacked near Yangpyong while Western front operations extended across the Han. Casualties were light amid heavy fighting and air support.
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Tokyo
Han River
Seoul
Eighth Army
South Korea
U. S. 24Th Division
Pangnim-Kangnung
U. S
Han
24Th
Dragon Door
Yangpyong
Korea
Air Cadet premiere to greet Phoenix crowd at Fox Theater
Festivities roll out Thursday March 15 for the world premiere of Air Cadet filmed at Williams Air Force Base and in Phoenix. A parade, 50 piece band, jet flyovers, and a KOY broadcast accompany the reception with Williams officials and base personnel taking part.
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Fox Theater
Air Cadet
Williams Air Force Base
Phoenix
The
Valley Base
Aerojets
Michael Smolen
Williams
Henry R. Spicer
Leon Gray
3525Th
KOY
Steven McNally
Gail Russell
Richard Long
Alex Nichol
Peggy Castle
Long
Valley
Seven Die After Car Plunge in Colombia Gorge
An automobile carrying ten passengers plunged sixty feet into a gorge near Geneva Colombia killing seven and wounding one. Local authorities investigated the crash and safety officials urged caution on the road.
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Bogota
Colombia
Geneva
U.S. Rejects Soviet German Rearmament Terms
Paris dispatch reports informants at the Big Four deputies meeting indicate the United States will not permit German rearmament talks under the Russian terms. Advancing the Soviet wording would undermine Atlantic Pact decisions and bolster propaganda claims that Western arms plans heighten tension. The group works on an agenda for a future four foreign ministers meeting.
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Paris
United States
Big Four
Russia
Germany
U.S
Britain
France
J B Bayless dies pioneer of Phoenix groceries
J B Bayless, longtime Phoenix grocer and vice president of A J Bayless Markets, died at 1030 North First Street at age 76 after a long illness. A native of Riceville Tennessee, he arrived in Phoenix in 1917 to buy the A C Smith Grocery and expanded into multiple stores, bakeries, a restaurant, and a fountain. His ventures helped shape early Phoenix supermarket history.
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John Brisbain Bayless
A. J. Bayless Markets
Phoenix
North First Street
Bayless
Riceville
Tenn
Joughtiay
Bey
Spurned Lover Wounds Three In Gun Battle
In Indianapolis a rejected suitor, Samuel J. Reynolds, 33, opened fire after being barred from a birthday party. Three patrolmen were shot, Bainaka with a abdomen wound, Ulrey in arm and leg, Lyon with a neck wound, Reynolds in critical condition from a head wound. Reynolds used a shotgun and threatened Eloise Smith.
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Indianapolis
Samuel J. Reynolds
Charles C. Bainaka
Donald G. Ulrey
Bainaka
Ulrey
Merlin E. Lyon
Reynolds
Eloise Smith
Noted Figures Comment on Mobilization and Polio Vaccine
International News Service reports Defense Mobilizer Wilson states the President agrees the general mobilization program must continue. General MacArthur warns battlelines may not reach stalemate. Dr. L J Gebhardt of the University of Utah says an effective polio vaccine appears within reach.
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International News Service
Key West
Flia
Defense Mobilizer
Wilson
Salt Lak City
L. J. Gebhardt
Department of Bacteriology
University of Utah
WPHS Bond Issue Election Set April
West Phoenix High School district voters will decide on a 500000 bond for expansions at West Phoenix High School to handle rising enrollment. Superintendent Dr E W Montgomery says federal aid is unlikely this year and outlines planned new buildings and gym upgrades. Voting is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 7.
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WPHS
Phoenix Union High School
West Phoenix High School
E. W. Montgomery
West Phoenix
Montgomery
Board of Education
South Phoenix High School
North Phoenix
Phoenix Union
MacArthur Says He Needs More To Win
General Douglas MacArthur, in a front visit, warned that Communists mass for a spring offensive and that victory seems beyond reach under current conditions. He cautioned of a stalemate unless policy changes alter ground forces, organizational strength, and counteroffensive limits, noting political decisions at the international level are needed.
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MacArthur
Suwon
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Great Britain
North Korea
China
U.S. Casualties in Korea Rise to 52448
Washington reports 52448 American casualties in Korea through last Friday midnight. The total marks an increase of 1773 over the prior week. Of these, 7857 are killed in action, 34692 wounded in action, and 9899 missing in action, with next of kin notifications up to date.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Department
Mild Weather Forecast Extends Through Friday in Phoenix
Phoenix and Arizona are expected to see continued mild weather through tomorrow and Friday per the Weather Bureau. Highs will reach in the mid to upper 70s with sunny skies and occasional high clouds. This morning’s low was 46 in downtown Phoenix and 43 at the airport. Yesterday’s highs were 76 and 77.
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Phoenix
Arizona
United States Weather Bureau
Louis R. Jurwitz
Downtown
De Gasperi Wins Confidence Victory Over Defense Budget
Premier Alcide de Gasperi's Atlantic Pact government won a strong vote of confidence on its arms appropriation bill. The measure raises Italy's defense budget this year to 1,245,000,000 dollars.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Man Power Ceiling Vote Aimed At Universal Military Plan
Washington March 7 Senators faced a vote on fixing a manpower ceiling for the Armed Forces and outlining details of the Universal Military Training and Service Program. Lawmakers expect a limit around 3,500,000 for the combined army Air Force Navy and Marines, the target President Truman has set.
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Washington
Truman
Woman Prisoner Flees Wick enburg Jail Four Times
A 27-year-old woman arrested after a highway crash escaped Wick enburg town jail four times in two hours. Recaptured after first escape, she was returned during subsequent attempts, with the fourth escape reaching a service station a mile west. Police kept her in the car cage to monitor her whereabouts.
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Wickenburg
Mitchell
Lee Shepard
Salome
Shepard
Suffering Man Drives To Hospital After Accident
Phoenician Charles Lugo, 25, of 1113 North Aztec Street, arrived at Humanity Memorial Hospital with a broken back after a suspected run over. Police found him slumped over his car horn blaring outside the emergency ward. Officers noted tire marks on his clothing and back, and Lugo could not detail the mishap. His sister-in-law, 23, Mrs Schiarla Lugo, remained for medical care.
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Charles Lugo
North
Aztec Street
Humanity Memorial Hospital
E. W. Shaw
Harry Roberts
Lugo
Roberts
Schiarla Lugo
Chihuahua Street
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Ricka
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John Mitchell
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