Saboteurs Wreck 25000 Kilowatt Generator in Peiping
Victor Kendrick reports that saboteurs destroyed a 25,000 kilowatt generator in Peiping and set 59 streetcars ablaze. Chinese Communist news agency says a large sabotage ring of imperialist agents was uncovered with many arrests, and guerrillas operated within 50 miles of the capital.
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Victor Kendrick
Hong Kong
China
Peiping
Communist
Hsuliang
Canton
Southern Daily News
Kwangsi
Allied Offensive Advances Across Korea Press Report
Allied ground forces surged toward Seoul with the 25th Division crossing the Han River and Chinese defenders retreating toward the border. U N and air units inflicted heavy enemy casualties, while a dramatic air battle over Sinuiju left several MiG-15s destroyed. In Formosa and Canton, mass executions and anti Communist actions were reported as authorities tighten control.
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U. S. 25Th
Han River
Seoul
U. S. Third Division
Han
Eighth Army
U. N
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
United Nations
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Manchuria
Easter date and quirky notes from a small town paper
Easter will fall on March 25 this year and won t recur so early until 2008. A survey shows more local youths recognize Dick Tracy than Harry Truman or the state governor. The Avalon Buffet site gets a new winery with Western decor and a covered wagon canopy. Juries hearken to zodiac signs. auto color trends shift toward lighter hues as the economy rises. Slips in the News note suggest racy headlines and odd local ads, including a mortuary college buying a cemetery for campus and odd job postings.
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Dick Tracy
Harry S. Truman
Avalon Buffet
Avalon
San Diego
Dozier
Linda Darnell
Mrs. Ross Gets Divorce Clears Way for Roosevelt Marriage
Mrs Minnewa Bell Ross was divorced in Key West Florida clearing the path to her marriage with Elliott Roosevelt. Circuit Judge Aquilino Lopez signed the decree at 1030 a.m. Her ex husband Dr Rex L Ross of Santa Monica California had in a California action last year accused her of touring the country with Roosevelt. Roosevelt denied the charge and Mrs Ross called it horrid. Elliott must wait three days before marrying under Florida law. Both have had four marriages each.
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Key West
Fla
Minnewa Bell Ross
Elliott Roosevelt
Aquilino Lopez
Rex L. Ross
Santa Monica
Elliott
Florida
Ross
Yank Deputy Takes Dim View Of Lunch
Paris March 12 AP The four power deputies began the second week of talks with a lunch designed to ease tension hosted by French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman. Delegates from the United States Russia Britain and France met at Rose Palace aiming to break the deadlock on arranging a foreign ministers conference. A French official said the lunch might ease tension while an American official dismissed it as just another lunch.
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Paris
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Rose Palace
Robert Schuman
Communist Leader Freed From Prison
Eugene Dennis general secretary of the Communist Party in the United States was released from prison after ten months for contempt of Congress He said he was in good fighting trim having lost 50 pounds and would crusade for peace now
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New York
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
United States
Tugboat Sunk Off Negros Island Sinks Your Unidentified Tug
Danish vessel Laura Maersk reported striking and sinking an unidentified tug near Negros Island Philippines. The ship sought nearby help to search for the tug's crew and determine their fate.
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Manila
Philippines
Laura Maersk
Negros Island
Valley Weather Forecast From Sun to Winds in Southwest
The Weather Bureau predicts sunny skies across Arizona New Mexico and California with a warm dry spell ahead Gusty winds of 25 miles per hour are expected today, easing tomorrow Northern Arizona gusts reach 35 to 40 mph Highs reach about 80 in Phoenix with a 42 forecast for tomorrow s low Morning readings show 52 downtown and 45 at the airport Yesterday s highs were 74 and 76.
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Arizona
New Mexico
California
United States Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Arizonan Aids In Jap Rescue
In Sasebo Japan on March 12 a five man navy harbor patrol crew saved 28 Japanese seamen from a sinking tanker Unyon Maru after an SOS. Coxswain Richard Edmondson of South Seattle led the 45 foot craft to rescue, with commendations from Comdr. M C Walley.
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Sasebo
Jpan
Richard Edmondson
South Seattle
Wash
Edmondson
James P. Dalton
Bayonne
N. J
Joe Ross
Ajo
Ariz
Cecil K. Parr
van Nuys
Calif
Amos E.armstrong
Coal Run
Ohio
M. C. Walley
Retired Eastern Visitor Succumbs
Henry W. Hornecker, 70, a retired winter visitor from Sparta New Jersey, died yesterday at Humanity Memorial Hospital after a heart condition. He arrived in Arizona six months ago, was formerly a florist, and the body lies at Mercer Mortuary before burial in Sparta. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth.
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Henry W. Hornecker
Sparta
N. J
Humanity Memorial Hospital
New Jersey
Hornecker
Arizona
Mercer Mortuary
Elizabeth
Sale of Borree's Store recalls early Pinal days near Coolidge
Article recalls the 1918 Borree's Store No. 1 sale two miles west of Coolidge and the 1913 homesteading of Mr. and Mrs. Barree. It notes how roads electricity and telephones transformed the valley, the Barrees' expansion to Casa Grande Florence and Coolidge, and the 40 acre land included in the sale to Mr. and Mrs. George Peters. Modernization plans for retained land and buildings may follow.
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Coolidge
Pinal
Borree
Barree
Phoenix
Tucson
Casa Grande
Flor
Ence
Florence
James
George Peters
Poison-Weed Caution Warned For Arizona Ranchers
Tucson reports warns ranchers to guard livestock from loco and burro weed poisoning as drought dries ranges and grazing areas. Dr William J Pistor head of Animal Pathology at the University of Arizona notes both weeds sprout green early and cattle may graze them more this spring than in normal rainfall years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Arizona
William J. Pistor
Department of
Animal Pathology
University of Arizona
Pistor
Coast Drivers Strike Paralyzes San Diego Transit
San Diego faced a total transit shutdown as bus drivers from the American Federation of Labor began a citywide strike. The action halted all public transportation except taxicabs in a city of about 320,000 residents.
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San Diego
Calif
American Federation of Labor
Ferrin Rites Are Arranged In Safford Arizona
Special to The Gazette Safford March 12 Funeral services for Robert Ferrin 87 will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Layton Ward Chapel Latter-day Saints in Safford with burial in Pima Cemetery He died Saturday in a Mesa hospital Ferrin came to Arizona from Huntsville Utah in 1882 and settled in Pima Survived by wife Zebedia who died in Safford two years ago three daughters and six sons including Mrs Clarence Davis Mesa Mrs Rex Ellsworth Ontario Calif Mrs Zola Smith San Diego Calif Robert W Phoenix Ethel Mesa Odes Tucson Rulon Pima Cecil and Hite Safford Also survived by four brothers one sister 45 grandchildren 59 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren
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Safford
Robert Ferrin
Mesa
Arizona
Ferrin
Huntsville
Utah
Pima
Zebedia
Clarence Davis
Rex Ellsworth
Ontario
Calif
Zola Smith
San Diego
Robert W
Phoenix
Ethel
Odes
Tucson
Rulon
Cecil
Hite
Layton Ward Chapel
Latter-day Saints Church
Pima Cemetery
Air Search Abandoned for Missing Californians
Prescott report states air and Civil Air Patrol search for Ced ric A. Norbury Albert A. Lindau er and Miss Terry Breck has ended. CAP crash victims Dr Frederick B Shannon and William Prince were injured in a canyon collapse near Seligman. Prince unhurt.
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Prescott
Air Force
Civil Air Patrol
Cedric A. Norbury
Albert A. Lindauer
Terry Breck
CAP
Frederick B. Shannon
William Prince
Wickenburg
Seligman
Shannon
Prince
Two Killings In Phoenix Weekend Stabbings
One man died and another was wounded in two Phoenix area stabbings over the weekend. Timothy Wilcox, 35, of 1244 South 10th Avenue, died from a stab wound near the heart outside 1631 East Washington Street. Tony Garcia, 20, of Glendale, was hospitalized with a stab wound to the abdomen from a fight at Mary's Bar, 1746 East Madison Street. Detectives arrested two men in Wilcox’s death, Jesse Ben Williams, 24, and J. T. Thompson, 23. Williams allegedly stabbed Wilcox. Thompson admitted providing the knife. A separate stabbing left Garcia wounded. a 40-year-old man was jailed in connection with that incident.
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Phoenix
Timothy Wilcox
South 10Th Avenue
East Washington Street
Tony Garcia
Glendale
Garcia
Dale Welsh
Rites Planned for John Hildred Engineer 66
Funeral services for John Hildred 66 a noted engineer who died Saturday at his home 1407 East Rose Lane will be held at 3 30 p m Wednesday in Palms Chapel Grimshaw Mortuary with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park Survivors include his wife Claudia a stepson Earl C Reeves two brothers Fred Hildred and Charles Hildred Florin and two sisters Lena Simmons and Cora Bracht Cleveland area relatives reside in Minnesota California and Arizona
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John Hildred
East Rose Lane
Palms Chapel
Grimshaw Mortuary
Greenwood Memorial Park
Hildred
Phoenix
el Paso
Tex
Pratt-Gilbert Company
Las Vegas
Nev
Ai- Research
Western Machinery Company
Claudia
Earl C. Reeves
Fred Hildred
St. Paul
Minn
Charles Hildred Florin
Calif
Lena Simmons
Turlock
Cora Bracht
Oak Park
Churchmen Take Oath to Czechoslovak Government
Four Roman Catholic bishops and two other churchmen took a loyalty oath to Czechoslovakia's Communist government today, including the parish priest in Archbishop Josef Beran's office, as announced by the official news agency.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Little Monthly Payments From Little Loans Corp Ad
An advertisement offers small installment loans with monthly payments of 6.51 for $75, 12.16 for $140, and 24.31 for $280. The copy promotes Little Loans Corp as the sole business, listing main office at 248 N 1st Ave Phoenix and branch contact Ed Vetter in Mesa with phone 162, while another contact 45656.
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N. 1St Ave
Phoenix
Mesa
Ed Vetter
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Hongchon
United States First Marine
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Formosa
Kwangtung
Second Ave
West van Buren
Angelin Westerman
Prescott Area
Rust
Williams
Wilcox
Thompson
John Hildred Rites
West Adams
Dick Steinman
Money Store
1St Ave
Western Auto
Little Loans Corp
Vicks
Mom
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