RFC Probers Let Dawson Charge Stand
Washington May 14 AP Senator Fulbright of Arkansas and his Senate Banking Subcommittee are pressing charges that White House aide Donald S. Dawson used office power to influence RFC loan policies. Dawson testified two days and denied the charge saying no impropriety existed in his role as adviser on government jobs. Fulbright said the subcommittee would stand by its February report accusing Dawson and others of improper influence and stressed public hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fulbright
Senate
Dawson
RFC
Truman
Phoenician Hurt Fatally In Auto Flip
Mary C. Wills of 1250 East Maryland Avenue, 55, died from multiple injuries after her sedan overturned on Verde Ranch Road near Highway 89 when she apparently lost control at excessive speed. Her husband E. C. Wills and daughter Mary Brooks of Hollywood survive. The count of Arizona traffic fatalities for 1951 reaches 118.
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Phoenix
Prescott
Arizona
Mary C. Wills
East
Maryland Avenue
Wills
E. C. Wills
Charles Brooks
Hollywood
Women of Church install Officers at Saf ford church
The Women's Society for Christian Service of the First Methodist Church in Saf ford installed new officers led by Rev. Donald F. Wogaman. Officers include president Mrs Ted R Ogg, vice president Mrs Roy Bissell, recording secretary Mrs C H Samuel, promotion secretary Mrs R D Lansden, treasurer Mrs W H Gillespie, youth secretary Mrs Donald F Wogaman, children's secretary Mrs D B Haynie, and other officers such as Lenore Burderson and Mrs J M Son among the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Ferguson
Donald F. Wogaman
D. B. Haynie
Lenore Burelson
J. M. Son
Status of Women
Gordon Stonier
John Sutorius
General Marshall To Give Address At VMI Observance
General George C. Marshall secretary of defense will speak tomorrow night in a special half hour broadcast for General Marshall Day at the Virginia Military Institute. Also on program are Bernard Baruch and Ernest Ashton Sale president of VMI. The broadcast can be heard on KOOL at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Marshall
Defense
General Marshall
Virginia Military Institute
Bernard Baruch
Ernest Ashton Sale
VML
Ridgway Says Americans Do Not Understand Korea Issue
In a letter to St. Bartholomew's Church Ridgway says Americans fail to grasp Korea's stakes. He urges viewing current events to see why soldiers fight, warning of a future under Communist rule and urging unity with allies to meet the peril. The letter was read at a St. George's Association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church
America
Ridgway
St. George's Association
Arbitration Held Useless In River Issue
Arizona Congressman John R. Murdock told the House Interior Affairs Committee that arbitration of the Colorado River water dispute between California and Arizona is impractical due to lack of authority. He warned the future of Arizona hinges on securing her legal share and suggested Congress may need to legislate to apply Arizona’s entitled water to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arizona
John R. Murdock
House Interior Affairs Committee
Colorado
Murdock
Congress
Death by own action ends life of local man Eugene Gerlach
Eugene Gerlach 35 lived on South Mountain Road near 20th Street and was found shot to death in a shed about 500 yards from home. Ex officio Coroner Westfall ruled a self inflicted wound, no inquest. A Lu ger pistol used. Wife says despondent over ill health after release from county hospital a week earlier. Son Howard 11 heard him rise at 6 45 a m. Survived by wife, son, and 10 year old twin daughters Susan and Joanne. Body to South Phoenix Mortuary for services. Gerlach employed by International Harvester Company.
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Eugene Gerlach
South Mountain Road
20Th Street
Harry E. Westfall
Gerlach
Susan
Joanne
South Phoenix Mortuary
International Harvester Company
James Dyer Dies On Trip Near Springerville
James Harrison Dyer co owner of the Arizona York Refrigeration Company died of a heart attack Saturday night while on a fishing trip near Springerville. He was 38 and lived at 24 West Pasadena Avenue Phoenix native of Texas resident for 26 years. Survivors include wife Irma mother Beulah Dyer brother Lee two sisters Mrs John Michael Morris of Phoenix and Mrs Ray Cottle of Fort Worth. Funeral services will be arranged at Grimshaw Mortuary.
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James Harrison Dyer
Arizona York Refrigeration Company
Springerville
Mr. Dyer
West
Pasadena Avenue
Texas
Irma
Beulah Dyer
Lee
Phoenix
John Michael Morris
Ray Cottle
Fort Worth
Tex
Grimshaw Mortuary
Williams Schools Set Graduations
Williams May 14 49 eighth grade pupils at Williams Grammar School will graduate Wednesday. May 15 29 high school seniors will graduate with diplomas presented by Miles Cureton principal. Dr J Lawrence Walkup of Arizona State College Flagstaff to give grammar school address. J E Zimmerman of Arizona State College Tempe to speak at high school ceremonies.
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Williams
Williams Grammar School
J. Lawrence Walkup
Arizona State College
Flagstaff
Miles Cureton
J. E. Zimmerman
Tempe
Nehru seeks curb on India speech amendment
New Delhi May 14 Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru introduced in parliament an amendment to the Indian constitution to give the government power to restrict freedom of speech in the interests of state security. Speculation said the measure aimed at potential crackdowns on Communist newspapers stirring violence with propaganda.
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New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Formosa Policy Stands Amid U S Neutralization Claim
Maj. Gen. William C. Chase, head of the United States Military Assistance Advisory Group, stated that the U S policy of neutralization for Formosa remains in effect. He spoke in Taipei on May 14, confirming Washington’s stance amid ongoing regional tensions.
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Taipeh
Formosa
William C. Chase
United States Military Assistance Advisory Group
U. S
Marshall Warns Staff On Secrets In Hearings
The article notes Marshall cautioning colleagues against leaks from closed-door hearings and warns of dire consequences if secrecy is broken. Reporters are barred, stenographic transcripts are reviewed by censors before release. Senators Flanders and Kefauver express guarded optimism on Korea and Allied progress.
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Korea
Flanders
Marshall
Kefauver
Tenn
Worker Knocked Unconscious by Electric Shock at Center
William Norris twenty, a T. G. R. Construction worker on the Phoenix Civic Center project at Central Avenue and McDowell Road, was knocked unconscious by an electric shock while operating a cement vibrator. He was revived by police and ambulance attendants and taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for examination.
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William Norris
T. G. R. Construction
Phoenix Civic Center
Central Avenue
McDowell Road
Norris
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mrs. Ruth Babbitt Dies in Flagstaff
Funeral services were pending for Ruth Babbitt 50 wife of George Babbitt Jr postmaster at Flagstaff She was born in Prescott where her father H K Behn ran a mercantile business She is survived by brother Harry Behn Greenwich Connecticut and sister Eva Chapline Washington DC
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Flagstaff
Ruth Babbitt
George Babbitt
Mother's Day Pup Turns Kreiger Into Reluctant Baby Sitter
A humorous hometown piece recounts Kreiger the dog’s royal unwillingness to mother a rambunctious blonde cocker puppy. Once placed in the family he sulks, avoids bedtime duty, and spends nights hiding near vines while the narrator contemplates downgrading him to Baby Sitter to salvage pride.
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Kreiger
Football Star To Face Trial For Murder
LAS CRUCES New Mexico May 14 UP Jerry Nuzum professional football star bound for district court to face murder charges in the two year old Las Cruces waitress death A jury trial ordered after two days of state testimony the defense offering no witnesses twelve state witnesses testified last identifying blood and flesh on Nuzums car as human Nuzum accused of murdering Ovida Coogler Dr Dwight W Rife testified that blood and flesh samples were tested with one flesh sample containing particles possibly cosmetics
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Las Cruces
N. M
Jerry Nuzum
W. T. Scoggins, Jr
Nuzum
Ovida Coogler
Dwight W. Rife
Henry Wallace Denies He Proposed Coalition
Former Vice President Henry Wallace rejects claims from a 1949 white paper and Washington testimony that he suggested Chinese Communists join Chiang Kai-shek’s government in 1944. He states Roosevelt sought united effort against Japan, not a government overhaul, and no formal agreement was ever indicated.
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South Salem
N. Y
Henry Wallace
Chiang Kai-shek
Washington
Defense
Marshall
Knowland
Calif
United States
China
Roosevelt
Wallace
Pike doubts Soviet claim on atomic power use
Sumner T. Pike, atomic energy commissioner, questions Soviet assertions that atomic energy changes river courses and levels mountains. Speaking at UNH, he said he would have heard if such changes occurred and doubted Argentine reports of a new energy method due to misinterpretation by President Peron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. H
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energy Commissioner
University of New Hampshire
Peron
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Women of Church
Isior Mfg. Co
Jallessin
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Nehru
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North 2Nd Avenue
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Caketana
Second Ave
West van Buren
Douglas MacArthur
Chiang
Pompeii
Pike
THE
DYE Oxygen Company Medical Division
W. McDowell Rd
Serta Mattress Lane Cedar Chest
Heywood
Wakefield
General Electric Radio
Hotpoint Appliances
Crosley Shelvador
Sunbeam Appliances
DEENA
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