Communists Step Up Attacks On Korea Front Near Sea of Japan
Allied reports say Red troops poured from hills along Korea east front from Chunchon toward the Sea of Japan Wednesday night. Analysts noted the timing near a predicted offensive around a forthcoming full moon on the 18th. Prisoners and probing patrols indicated mounting pressure as UN forces faced intensified attacks and Chinese buildup.
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Korea
East Front
Tokyo
Chunchon
Seoul
Sea of Japan
William Hoge
U. S. Ninth Corps
Hoge
World Almanac
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
United Nations
No-Man’s Land
Peiping
United States
Red China
Telles Gun Ready Witness Testifies in Sonoita Duel
Arizona witness says rancher Juan Telles had his rifle in shooting position just before the gun duel near Sonoita that left Telles dead and Jim Hathaway wounded. Hathaway, a Santa Cruz rancher, faces a second degree murder trial as the case unfolds in Superior Court.
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Associated Press
James Hathaway
Duane Bird, Sr
Santa Cruz County
Jack Lefler
Arizona
Nogales
Ariz
Juan Telles
Sonoita
E. A. Stoddard
Jim Hathaway
Santa Cruz
Utility Wins Tucson Vote On Franchise
Tucson voters approving a 25 year franchise for The Tucson Gas Electric Light and Power Company by an unofficial count of 3532 to 1941 in a special city election. Opposition urged a 3 percent tax and questioned the minimum annual payment, led by William R. Mathews. The company will place some lines underground and may use city streets for 25 years.
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Tucson
Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Company
William R. Mathews
Arizona Daily Star
Mathews
Last Swelters As Southwest Fights Floods
A spring heat wave scorched the eastern half of the nation while heavy rains flooded the Southwest. Syracuse was cut off as the Arkansas River rose, and Red Cross and National Guard units gathered at Garden City. Texas saw 7.07 inches at Happy and 4.16 inches near Amarillo as rivers rose across the region.
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Syracuse
Arkansas
Red Cross
National Guard
Garden City
Texas
Oklahoma
D’hanis
Tex
Nueces
Lebna
Amarillo
Happy
Mercury
Chicago
Detroit
Nashville
Baseball Scores From Today's National and American Leagues
Summary of results across leagues with key game outcomes. Brooklyn beat Chicago 4 1 in a nine inning or extended contest with multiple pitchers listed. Cincinnati overwhelmed Boston 8 4, St Louis defeated New York 1 3, Philadelphia won at St Louis in night action. In the American League Chicago edged Boston 9 5, Cleveland beat New York 11 3, with multiple pitchers contributing. St Louis at Philadelphia and Detroit at Washington scheduled for night action.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Flagstaff Sees Light Snow as Arizona Warms Up
A steady warming trend across Arizona follows a brief storm that dropped six to eight inches of snow in Flagstaff Monday night and Tuesday. Most of the snow has melted with only scattered showers left in Flagstaff. The Weather Bureau predicts more snow and rain in northern areas as the system moves east into New Mexico. Temperature in Flagstaff dipped to 31, higher than expected, and a cloud cover helped shield orchards in Oak Creek Canyon from frost. Precipitation in the past 24 hours ranged from .01 inch in Prescott to .34 inch in Flagstaff.
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Flagstaff
United States Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Arizona
Oak Creek Canyon
New Mexico
Senate OKs India Grain Bill On Loan Basis
The Senate approved a bill to ship 2,000,000 tons of grain to hunger ravaged India on a strict loan basis. The vote 52 to 32 shifted the plan from half loan and half gift with terms modeled after Marshall Plan loans. The measure includes a U S secretary of agriculture certification and authorization for shipping costs to be covered by church and charitable groups.
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India
Washington
House
Carl Hayden
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Saltonstall
Mass
Ferguson
Humphrey
Minn
Economic Co-Operation Administration
What Noted People Are Saying What Noted People Are Saying
General Omar Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, warns against seeking a showdown that could foreclose peace despite public desire. Vice Admiral Sprague critiques Korea's "pushbutton warfare" as a phrase lacking substance. General Maxwell D. Taylor, returning from Korea, says the hardest battles are against dullness and drudgery, with letters improving morale.
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International News Service
Washington
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Houston
Tex
Maxwell D. Taylor
Korea
Labor Tobin calls wage controls unrealistic as cost index rises
Secretary of Labor Tobin told congress it is unrealistic to think wage control lines can hold while the cost of living index climbs. Iraqi Guard units with anti aircraft guns and planes move into Syria to aid Syrians against alleged Israeli aggression. Beef price rollbacks expected to curtail supplies and trigger rationing within a few months. Ninety new Army recruits at Ft. Meade hospitalised for food poisoning and another 210 treated for nausea.
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Congress
Nuri Pasha al Said
Syria
Army
Ft. Meade
Maryland
Markets At A Glance New York Inds-Weather and Grain Moves
Markets at a glance show mixed wheat weakness with heavy selling and corn firming on weather signals. Hog futures rise about 50 cents to a top around 21.65, while livestock and energy interpretations point to cautious gains and minor shifts across sectors.
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New York
Texas
Cee
House panel approves 10 percent gross receipts tax on bookmakers
The House Ways and Means Committee backed a 10 percent gross receipts tax on bookies and gambling pools, with parimutuel betting exempt. It also tentatively approved a $50 annual license for wager operators, rejected a secondhand auto tax, and considered broader TRuman tax proposals aiming at over $5 billion annual increases.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Ways and Means
Truman
Fire insurance bids and principal choice spark board clash
Verbal clashes during a Phoenix school board session centered on nearly 3.5 million dollars in fire insurance contracts and the appointment of a Longfellow School principal. Mrs. Faith I. North and Col. M. F. O'Donnell exchanged sharp remarks as discussions followed North's nomination of sixth grade teacher Eldon Basinger after questioning whether other candidates had applied.
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Phoenix Elementary Schools Board of Trustees
Faith I. North
M. F. O’donnell
Longfellow
William Hirschy
O'Donnell
Louis A. Myers
Iron Curtain charge at Bradley hearings shocks Senate
In a climactic Senate session on the MacArthur hearings a Republican charged the White House was erecting an iron curtain over witnesses. Gen Omar Bradley denied the charge while saying he would share conclusions from confidential talks with President Truman and the three chiefs of staff. The panel debated Bradley’s willingness to testify about his conversations with Truman as the White House pressed for limits.
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Senate
White House
Omar Bradley
Sni
Bnat
Mill
Bradley
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Knowland
Calif
Fulbright
Ark
General MacArthur
Mr. Truman
MacArthur
Marshall
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
McCarthy Silent On Voting Machines Purchase
Maricopa County Attorney Warren L. McCarthy declined to comment on the supervisors’ purchase of 200 voting machines from Shoup Voting Machine Corporation. The award hinges on a declaratory judgment about funding from the Postwar Planning Fund, with an alternate county budget appropriation possible for rental use in the upcoming municipal primary on November 13. A. O. Jones said no legal action had yet been requested.
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Maricopa County
Warren L. McCarthy
Shoup Voting Machine Corporation
McCarthy
Postwar Planning Fund
James O. Lecky
A. O. Jones
Pyle Signals Bid for Reelection as Governor
Governor Howard Pyle said he is committed to seek a second term in 1952, but not to serving more than four years. He plans to return to private life after his governorship and stated no ambitions for Congress.
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Howard Pyle
Mr. Pyle
Congress
Valley Bank Plans Two New City Offices in Phoenix
Valley National Bank will open two Phoenix offices within six months. One will be at the A. J. Bayless Shopping Center near Central Avenue and Indian School Road, the other at East Van Buren and 21st streets. The bank expands capital from 650000 to 1000000 shares, with a 150000 share dividend and rights to 200000 shares at 15.50.
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the Valley National Bank
Phoenix
Carl A. Bimson
A. J. Bayless
Central Avenue
Indian School Road
Bank
East van Buren
21St Streets
Bimson
Valley Bank
Arizona
William R. Staats Company
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane
Reisnes, Ely, Beck and Company
Benton M. Lee, Ficks and Tompane
E. F. Hutton and Company
Eilis and Yarrow
Kirby L. Vidrine Company
Henry Dahlberg and Company
Tucson
Albania Rebels Advance Toward Tirana
Italian sources report anti Communist partisans rebelling against Albania's Red government have pushed to within 50 miles of Tirana amid Moscow created food shortages.
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Albania
Red
Tirana
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