Shah Proclaims Martial Law in Tehran Amid Terror Feud
In Tehran March 20 the shah declared martial law for two months amid a terror wave threatening officials and foreign interests. Tanks rolled on main streets past the U.S. embassy as the government seeks to curb unrest after the assassination of Premier Razmara and a university deputy chancellor. The new cabinet led by Hussein Ala announced the move while nationalization talks on Anglo Iranian oil proceed, and workers briefly struck over unpaid wages.
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Iran
Manouchar Egbal
Azerbaijan
United States
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Hussein Ala
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Ali Razmara
Tehran University
Abdul Zanganeh
Abdul Hejazi
AEC Signals New Atomic Tests At Eniwetok Island
The Atomic Energy Commission announced new atomic blasts are being conducted at Eniwetok Atoll in the Central Pacific. The program, under Joint Task Force 3, includes measuring effects on structures and will feed data to architects and civil defense planners. Security restrictions limit details on task force composition and operations.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok
Pacific Island Test Grounds
Central Pacific
Eniwetok Atoll
Civil Defense Administration
American Institute of Architects
Commission
AIA
Elwood R. Quesada
United States Air Force
Armed Services
AEC
O'Dwyer Says Big Operators Require Police
Former mayor William O'Dwyer told Senate crime investigators that large scale bookmaking cannot exist without police protection. He said such operations exist in Brooklyn and named Frank Erickson as the leading bookmaker. Erickson faces a two year term on charges.
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New York
William O’dwyer
Senate
O’dwyer
United States
Mexico
Brooklyn
Frank Costello
Paul O’dwyer
U. S
Manhattan
Rudolph Halley
Halley
New York City
Frank Erickson
Erickson
Noted Leaders Comment on Peace and Death Rituals
International News Service reports W. Averell Harriman says NATO can safeguard world peace, calling defeatists ignorant of the global situation. In Washington, Dr. Ross J. McIntire recalls Roosevelt’s wish not to be viewed in state after death or have people gaze at him.
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International News Service
Minneapolis
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Washington
Ross J. McIntire
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stabilization Chief Rushes To President
Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston flies to Key West for an urgent meeting with President Truman on the wage stabilization board deadlock. He arrived nearly 48 hours before Truman’s return to Washington to press a compromise plan after Labor and Management rejected earlier proposals.
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Key West
Fla
Eric Johnston
Truman
Little White House
Johnston
Washington
Miami
Eisenhower Names Montgomery Aide
General Eisenhower named British Field Marshal Montgomery as deputy commander in the Atlantic Pact Army. He also installed Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Saunders as air deputy and outlined additional staff appointments including Gen. Juin as ground troops commander and Vice-Adm. Jaujard in the Allied staff.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Viscount Montgomery
Eisenhower
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Hugh Saunders
Royal Air Force
Alphonse Juin
France
Juin
Morocco
Robert Jaujard
Europe
Lauris Norstad
United States Air Force
Allied Air Forces
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Patrick Brind
British Royal Navy
Northern
Wilhelm von Tangen- Hansteen
Norway
Ebbe Goertz
Denmark
Allied Forces
Robert K. Taylor
U.S. Air Force
House committee tours Hoover Dam area to study water plans
Thirteen members of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee travel from Palm Springs to San Diego and then Arizona for a five day tour to inspect Central Arizona Project related water issues. They meet at the Grand Canyon with Navajo Reservation officials and later head to Phoenix for a reception at the Westward Ho.
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Arizona
Palm Springs
Calif
Hoover Dam
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Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Central Arizona
California- Arizona
Washington
San Diego
San Diego Harbor
Coachella Valley
Imperial Valley
Grand Canyon
Canyon
Window Rock
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Amarillo
Tex
Yuma
Howard Pyle
Insular Affairs Committee
Inashington
Indian Affairs Subcommittee
Insular Af
Central Arizona Project Association
Salt River Valley
Sacaton
Coolidge
Wellton-Mohawk
Hotel
Westward Ho
Wayne Aspinall
Ing
Norris Poulson
Frank Bow
Ohio
William M.harrison
Wyo
Homer Budge
Idaho
John P. Saylor
J. Ernest Wharton
N. Y
Ken Regan
Harry P. O'Neill
Wesley D’ewart
Mont
Toby Morris
Reva Beck Bosone
Utah
John R. Murdock
Ariz
Murdock
Ed G. Neilsen
Bureau of Reclamation
Life Magazine
Phoenix Gazette
The
Arizona Republic
Three Young Robbers Flee Mesa Pursuer
Special to The Phoenix Gazette Mesa March 20 police search three youths who robbed a service station 13 miles east of Mesa of 75 dollars at 6 am. Albert Kupis fired three shots at the fleeing car after the robbery. He said the car, grey with yellow plates, headed toward Phoenix and was pursued to Buckhorn Mineral Wells before Kupis stopped chasing. Robbers aged 20 to 22, about 5 feet 8 inches, one in a black wool jacket and two in tan gabardine jackets. Two of the trio carried pistols.
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Phoenix Gazette
Mesa
Arizona
Albert Kupis
Chicago
Phoenix
Buckhorn Mineral Wells
Kupis
Salad Bowl Proceeds To Be Split In Phoenix Banquet
Proceeds from the New Year’s Day game at Phoenix Montgomery Stadium totaling 26000 dollars will be distributed to Kiwanis clubs statewide to aid handicapped children. The banquet at Hotel Westward Ho begins at 7 30 p m with O E Peterson of Chicago as the principal speaker and Oren Arnold Phoenix club president to be introduced by James Kastner El Paso governor of the Southwest district.
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Arizona
Phoenix Kiwanis Club
Phoenix Montgomery Stadium
Hotel
Westward Ho
O. E. Peterson
Chicago
Kiwanis International
Oren Arnold
Phoenix Club
James Kastner
el Paso
Day's Income Tax Total Sets Record
Treasury receipts for March 16 reached over 1.562 billion dollars, the largest one day total in the department's history, coming the day after the 1956 tax return deadline. The figure highlights a record cash intake as taxpayers rushed to meet the deadline.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Very Stiff Enemy Resistance Repels Yanks Front Push
United States forces on the central Korean front northeast of Hongchon faced very stiff Communist resistance as Red troops defended hill positions that repelled an American battalion after a day of fighting. MacArthur ordered a news blackout on a line near 38 parallel, while Allied air and artillery failed to knock out the enemy. Eighth Army held scattered points near the border as patrols advanced closer to Red Korea.
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Korea
Tokyo
United States
Hongchon
MacArthur
Korean Peninsula
U.S. Eighth Army
Allies Discuss Possible Crossing Of 38th Parallel
London officials said United States and Britain are debating policy on whether Lt Gen Ridgway should push troops across the 38th Parallel in Korea. Reports suggest a buffer zone might be created north of the line before pressing the Chinese for truce talks. General MacArthur warns of stalemate without clear instructions from higher authority.
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London
Matthew Ridgway
Korea
38Th Parallel
Douglas MacArthur
Marble Knuckling Tournament Heads Valley Finals
The Phoenix Gazette partners with the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department and Maricopa County elementary schools to sponsor the Valley of the Sun Marbles Tournament. Finals set for Saturday April 21 with school finals completed by April 12. Eligible players must be under 15 before July 1 and all Maricopa County elementary schools may enter. School winners receive certificates and can advance to finals. tournament committee includes Dr. Donald E. Tope Cedric Austin Milton Morse and George D. Hoy.
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Phoenix Gazette
Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
Maricopa County
Donald E. Tope
Phoenix
Cedric Austin
Phoenix City Parks and Recreation
Milton Morse
George D. Hoy
Phoenix College
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