Ahkeah Leads Navajo Vote For Chairman
Incumbent Sam Ahkeah leads in early returns for Navajo chairman with 5,472 votes across 65 of 74 precincts. Scott Preston has 4,281 and James Becenti 2,955. Absentee ballots from Barstow Phoenix and Salt Lake City totalling about 2,000 could decide final result as two-day election ends. Voters turnout high under a new Tribal Council electoral ordinance with novel photo ballots.
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Window Rock
Ariz
March TI (Ap
Sam Ahkeah
Ahkeah
Scott Preston
James Becenti
Barstow
Calif
Phoenix
Salt Lake City
Utah
Lawmakers To Visit Arizona Easter Services at Grand Canyon
Rep John Murdock says members of the House Interior Affairs committees will attend Easter sunrise services at Grand Canyon National Park. Indian affairs group will meet March 24 at Window Rock, while public lands members view proposed work to preserve scenic values in national forests and parks. If the Central Arizona Project passes, area rehabilitation is urged.
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John Murdock
D. Ariz
House Committee On Interior Affairs
Grand Canyon National Park
Canyon
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Murdock
Interior Affairs
Indian Affairs
Public Lands
Window Rock
Navajo Reservation
Central Arizona
Mishap Said To False Nose
PORTERVILLE Calif March 7 AP A man with an artificial nose was critically injured after failing to smell gas. Ex Roberts 49 floor coverer did not know his room was gas filled and lit a match to smoke a cigarette before bed. He suffered third degree burns to face arms and legs and doctors doubt his survival. Roberts lost smell when his nose was amputated after an automobile accident years ago.
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Porterville
Calif
Jack Allison
Ex Roberts
Roberts
Colorado cattleman Albert C. Chandler dies in Mesa hospital
Albert C. Chandler, 65, a winter visitor at the Casa Loma Hotel, died yesterday at Southside District Hospital in Mesa after a brief illness. A resident of Fort Collins, Colorado, he was a retired cattleman.
Oklahoma miners press hunt for escapees
PRYOR Okla March 7 AP an overnight hunt continued today in hill country 25 miles south of here for two Texans who yesterday escaped from the Mayes County jail The brothers Chester Lee and Norman Davenport overpowered a jailer and fled in his automobile which was found abandoned on Spring Creek which runs through the area under search Bloodhounds late yesterday found a trail to some caves in the area and wary officers waited until daybreak to resume the hunt for the fugitives described as dangerous They were armed with a 38 caliber pistol taken from the turnkey Farmers warned by officers locked up their cars and trucks Many joined the posse The Davenports from Wichita Falls were held here on armed robbery charges connected with the abduction Feb 13 of Highway Patrolman Loyd Francisco He was released unharmed after a six hour ride at gunpoint.
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Okla
Hill Country
Mayes County
Chester Lee
Norman Davenport
Spring Creek
Wichita Falls
Loyd Francisco
Elliott Roosevelt to wed Los Angeles socialite in Florida
Los Angeles announces plans for Minnewa Bell Ross and Elliott Roosevelt to marry in Florida this week after she seeks a final decree of divorce from Rex Louis Ross Jr. Their romance has been reported for months. both have been married three times. Mrs Ross is Alphonso Bell's daughter, a Los Angeles real estate heir.
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Minnewa Bell Ross
Elliott Roosevelt
Florida
Los Angeles Examiner
Arizona Biltmore
California
Douglas Rodeo Set For April 7 and 8
The annual Douglas rodeo will be held April 7 and 8. The Douglas Rodeo Association announced the dates after reaching an agreement with Prescott contractors Beloat and Lambert who will furnish a clown and other attractions for the show.
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Douglas Rodeo Association
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Smith elected president of Yuma Water Users Association
John C. Smith Jr. was named president of the Yuma County Water Users Association, succeeding Marcel Forman. Homer Kryer was elected vice-president.
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Yuma
John C. Smith, Jr
Yuma County
Tempe Civilian Defense Meet Tonight and Events
Tempe civil defense workers gather at city hall at 8 p.m. for a public meeting with a film You Can Beat the Atom Bomb and remarks by Frank R. Williams. Kenneth Zeigler plans 7 p.m. arrival for fingerprinting and photos. calls for more volunteers among black wardens auxiliary police and home nursing.
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City Hall
Frank R. Williams
Kenneth Zeigler
Zeigler
Chandler To Vote On Bonds For Expansion Of Schools
Chandler announces a $250000 school bond issue to be voted on April 7 to fund a new school for grades five to eight, with two to three year construction and a tax rise of about 4.55. The site is Erie and California streets, near the high school and cafeteria, leveraging existing facilities. Red Cross drives announce house-to-house canvassing led by chairs Wayne Stapley Albert Serrano Charles Tate and Col. Olin Newell, with a noon meeting at Chandler Cafe to recruit workers and report on progress.
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Chandler
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Erie
California Streets
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Coolidge Juniors Stage Two Night Comedy Date With Judy
Coolidge High School juniors present Aleen Leslie comedy Date With Judy in the school auditorium at 8 15 tomorrow and Friday night. Nan Wheelihan directs with Lloyd Blume in charge of ads and tickets. Cast includes Sharon Turnbull Dudley Lewis Ilene Kent Don Baxley Joyce Jacobs Beverly Zook Joe Lopez Lynn Ellinsworth Bert Slater Joan Appleman Ivanell Ulmer Leonard Hill and others. Woman's Club meets in the clubhouse tomorrow afternoon.
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Ed Layne
Leon Blas
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Gordon Slater
Joyce Baker
Beverly Christensen
Stanley Johnson
Gene Delbridge
Bobby Cashion
Jean Storie
Edith Mayo
Virginia Carter
Joe Sutton
Sharon Cleveland
Viola Underwood
William Knapton
Neil Ward
Coolidge Woman's Club
ASC Students Pledge Blood for UN Troops in Korea
Tempe March 7 UP Arizona State College students pledged blood for United Nations troops in Korea. Registrations began Monday and continued today with a goal of 800 pints. A Salt River Valley Blood Bank mobile unit will collect donations on campus March 12 through 15.
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Arizona State College
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Korea
Salt River Valley Blood Bank
Griffith Rites Set in Tempe for Local Accountant
Funeral services for Thomas W. Griffith 38-year-old accountant with Del Webb Construction Company who died Monday in Denver will be held at 3 30 p m tomorrow from First Baptist Church Tempe Rev John V Speering officiating Burial will be in Double Butte Cemetery Griffith lived in Tempe and Phoenix for 26 years and had worked in Denver the past two years Survived by wife and two children
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Thomas W. Griffith
del Webb Construction Company
Denver
Colo
First Baptist Church
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Double Butte
Griffith
Phoenix
Perjury Charge Against Club Manager in Tucson
Gil bert Martinez, manager of the Spanish-American Club on West 26th Street, faces a perjury charge. The grand jury foreman William J. Reed and county attorney Robert Morrison signed the complaint stating he lied when testifying on February 26 about never selling intoxicating liquor after 1 a.m. while manager of the club.
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Tucson
Gilbert Martinez
West 26Th Street
William J. Reed
Robert Morrison
Martinez
Safford School Board discusses need for new elementary school
In a Safford High School auditorium meeting, parents and taxpayers reviewed the levy and debt service costs from a 3.85 per 100 valuation, noting 61 cents for debt and 3.24 for operations. Enrollment growth has forced use of barracks and other spaces, with double sessions and kindergarten cutbacks. Grounds total about 16 acres, with potential 26 more if county fairground lands join.
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Safford
Funeral for Mrs Ella Page Held in Coolidge
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Ella Page 62 wife of Luther Wallace Page at Cole and Maud Mortuary Chapel. Interment followed at Valley Memorial Park. She died Friday at 360 West Harding Street. Born in Waco Texas she is survived by husband two daughters Svble Vickers and Maxine Simpkins five sons Richard Robert Alton Pierce and Raymond and eight grandchildren.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Robert
Malline
Calif
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Coolidge
Pierce
India
Raymond
Air Force
Tucson
Illinois-Arizona reunion slated at Sunset Trail Ranch
Nearly 1,000 residents and former residents of Illinois are expected Saturday for the Illinois-Arizona reunion and barbecue at Sunset Trail Ranch, 11 miles east of Mesa on the Apache Trail. John Eversole of Phoenix is president. prizes, an entertainment show, old-time barn dance with Owen Porter's orchestra, and guest introductions are on the program. Reservations available through Sunset Trail Ranch or Phoenix Chamber of Commerce by Thursday night.
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Sunset Trail Ranch
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Wellton Mohawk Kiwanis Park Plan Approved
The Wellton Mohawk Kiwanis Club won county permission to plan a 40 acre park and playground near Wellton in Yuma County. The federal government will deed the land to the county for the project, after which the county may lease it to Kiwanis.
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Wellton-Mohawk Kiwanis Club
Yuma County
Wellton
Kiwanis Club
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