Knight Dies as Train Strikes Auto Near Kingman
Vernon Knight, 44, a Phoenix businessman and Rust-Proofing vice-president, was killed when his 1950 car stopped on a highway near Kingman and was hit by an El Coaitán passenger train. Knight, Cincinnati native and Army veteran, leaves two children, Burl and Vernon Jr. Surviving family includes his parents and prominent local roles with Boys Clubs, the rust-proofing firm, and the Arizona Savings and Loan. The inquest was set for 2 p.m. The crash occurred about 1:30 a.m. on old Highway 66 near the railroad right-of-way. President of Rust-Proofing, Knight also served as a director of the Arizona Savings and Loan and was active in Phoenix civic life.
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Vernon Knight
Phoenix
Santa Fe
Kingman
Alfred Knight
North Country Club Drive
Knight
Rust-Proofing, Inc
East
Henshaw Road
Southern Union Gas Company
Arizona
California
el Coaitan
Frank Porter
Mohave County
E. E. Wishon
Wishon
Porter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Burl Knight
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Vernon Knight, Jr
Columbia University
New York City
The
Royal Astronomical Society
Boys Clubs of
Arizona Savings and Loan Association
Freed GIs Speak Of Red Massing In Korea
Five American soldiers freed by Chinese say as many as 200000 to 25000 Reds were withdrawing toward a Communist buildup area. The men walked from Pyongyang to reach U S Marine outposts. A Ninth Corps spokesman said at least two of the freed officers are officers. The group received safe conduct passes and courteous treatment during their trek south to U S lines.
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Ninth Corps
Korea
Pyongyang
U.S. First Marine Division
U.S
South's Flag Again Raised Over Capital
Tokyo dispatch reports five South Korean patrols entered Seoul raising the republican flag over the old capitol building with no opposition. U N patrols crossed the Han south of Seoul finding no Reds. American air and ground forces pressed a wide front with significant artillery and air activity.
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South
Tokyo
Seoul
Eighth Army
Park Sun Yup
U. N
Han River
Peruvians See Cadets At Williams
Three senior Peruvian Air Force officers visited Williams Air Force Base to inspect jet fighter training. Col. Enrique Bernales noted plans to expand Peru’s air force and create training schools, depots, and operational facilities. The delegation toured several U.S. bases to learn about USAF organization and gear, and will travel to Las Vegas then Washington for a two week mission.
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Williams Air Force Base
Chandler
Bernales
Peru
United States
United States Air Force
Hoover urges GOP to oppose troop plan in Congress
Former President Herbert Hoover told Republicans to oppose sending U S divisions into the Atlantic Pact army. He warned it could trigger global war and threaten civilization. Hoover spoke at a secret meeting, urging civilian control of the armed forces as four more divisions faced Senate approval and floor debate set to begin.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Congress
International Pact
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
United States
Europe
Earthquake Causes Alarm Across Northern Europe
A violent tremor rattled Northern Europe on March 14, with wind blasts and damaged war ruins in parts of Germany, Belgium, France, Denmark, and Sweden. Seismologists weighed a possible atomic blast in East Germany. officials noted limited damage, while ships faced delays from rough seas and winds along the English and French coasts.
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London
Europe
Germany
Eifel
West Germany
Thuringia
Belgium
Holland
France
Denmark
Sweden
McCarthy Urges Western Unity in Anti-Communist Defense
Senator McCarthy calls for building up Western Europe before Soviet guided missiles threaten air power. He urges integrating Japan Nationalist China Spain and Western Germany into defenses while criticizing Truman for actions that he says freed Red troops in Korea and tied Eisenhower’s hands.
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Washington
McCarthy
Wis
United States
Europe
Japan
China
Spain
Germany
Senate
Truman
Korea
Earl Browder Cleared of Contempt Charge in Senate Hearing
Federal Judge F Dickinson Letis acquitted Earl Browder former No. 1 Communist in the United States of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions at a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing on communism in government. Browder faced the charge after a 1930s era inquiry into Communist influence. The decision came in Washington on March 14, as reported by AP.
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Washington
F. Dickinson Letis
Earl Browder
Browder
Senate Foreign Relations
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Wis
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Costello accuses Senate of wiretap violations in hearings
Frank Costello clashed with the Senate crime probers over the use of transcriptions from his telephone conversations. The testimony showed 1943 wiretaps authorized by a court for Manhattan District Attorney investigators. The exchange centered on Costello’s alleged 1935 Louisiana Mint Company with Huey Long. Browder's trial closed as Judge Letts ruled the questions improper, freeing him after a prior criminal history and political exposure.
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New York
Frank Costello
Senate
Senate Committee
Herbert R. O’conor
Rudolph Halley
Manhattan
Frank S. Hogan
Halley
Costello
Dandy Castel
New Orleans
Costel
Louisiana Mint Company
Huey Long
George Wolf
New York State
O’conor
Letts
Browder
Mrs Heard Phoenix Benefactress Dead
Mrs Heard a Phoenix benefactress and donor to cultural and social causes died early today at Good Samaritan Hospital after an intestinal obstruction. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary with Archdeacon J R Jenkins of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral officiating. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. She helped establish a Phoenix Civic Center site at Central and McDowell and was long a Little Theater director and honorary member since 1949. Her husband, Dwight B Heard, led Arizona Republic publications from 1912 to 1929.
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Dwight B. Heard
Phoenix
Valley
Good Samaritan Hospital
A. L. Moore and Sons
J. R. Jenkins
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Greenwood Memorial Park
Arizona
The
Arizona Republic
Arizona Republican
Heard
Mare Bartlett
Chicago
Adolphus Clay
Mary Howard (Pitkin) Bartlett
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett and Company
Bartlett
Little Theater
Bartlett Carriage House
What Noted People Are Saying
Former President Herbert Hoover calls for civilian control of the armed forces while Senator Kefauver argues that the Communist threat requires unified national policy rather than divergent foreign policies. The remarks reflect postwar debates on military oversight and national strategy.
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New York
Kefauver
Tenn
Mesa Parade Opens Rawhide Roundup in Downtown
The Mesa Rawhide Roundup begins with a 6 p.m. parade through downtown to the Civic Center lot. Fifty floats compete for prizes chosen by Valley artists. Friday features a wedding at 10 p.m. and beard contest awards among locals, students, and Mesa Chamber members. festivities continue with theater, saloon shows, and square dancing through Friday and Saturday.
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Mesa
Civic Center
Dale Messick
Lou Davis
Jepson Lonnquist
Bill Holmes
Yvonne Bullock
Haskell
Tex
James Taylor
Stamford
Mesa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Rawhide City
Last Hope Saloon
Bloody Gulch
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Univco Iniu
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. S. 25Th Division
Han
Reds
U. S. Second Vision
Yudong
Republic of Korea
Soksa
Hoengsong
U. S
U. N. Air Force
Missouri
Chongjin
Tokyo Bay
Ozbourne
Williams
By Bobbie Johnston
Gazette
Las Vegas
Col
H. R. Spicer
Phillip A. Sykes
USAF
James R. Webb, Jr
Gop
Sky Harbor Station
Westerna i
Friedrich Becker
Bonn
Fifel Mountains
West German
Friedrich Gerecke
Jena
East Germany
Cologne
Leverkusen
England
Cherbourg
America
Hamburg
Southampton
Pathe Per and
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Russia
Mrs. Heard
Phoenix Benefactress
Pedro Vargas
Col. Santa Maria
Pergaan
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