Communists Step Up Attacks On Korea East Front
Allied reports say Red troops launched strong attacks along Korea's eastern front from Chunchon toward the Sea of Japan. U N sources note 390,000 Chinese forces ready for a major offensive, with POWs increasing and morale weakening. Peiping radio urged continued fighting to expel US forces from Korea.
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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 in Sonoita Duel Testimony
A Sonoita witness testified that rancher Juan Telles had his rifle in a shooting position just before the Feb two gun duel that left Telles dead and Jim Hathaway uninjured. Hathaway's trial for second degree murder continued in Superior Court with Stoddard recalling as a longtime friend of Hathaway.
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Jack Lefler
de Nogales
Ariz
Juan Telles
Sonoita
E. A. Stoddard
Jim Hathaway
Santa Cruz
Hathaway
Telles
Here
Stoddard
Ruffo Espinosa
Utility Wins Tucson Vote On Franchise
The Tucson Gas Electric Light and Power Company won a 25 year franchise in a special city election. Unofficial results show 3 532 in favor and 1 941 against with opposition led by William R Mathews editor of the Arizona Daily Star. City wards all supported the franchise and the utility will pay a 2 percent tax or a minimum 60 000 annually plus underground lines.
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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
United Press reports a heat wave across the East and Midwest as heavy rains flood the Southwest. Syracuse is cut off by the Arkansas River while Red Cross and National Guard guard Garden City. Texas and Oklahoma rivers rise with 4.16 inches in Amarillo and 7.07 inches at Happy.
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Kansas
Syracuse
Arkansas
Red Cross
National Guard
Garden City
Texas
Oklahoma
D’hanis
Tex
Nueces
Selena
Amarillo
Happy
Mercury
Chicago
Detroit
Nashville
Baseball scores from national and American leagues
Brooklyn and Chicago played to 2 0 0 score lines with Erskine Mosser Hatten Bankhead Campanella Minner Burgess noted. Boston vs Cincinnati ended 3 0 0 with Sain Cooper Wehmeier Promesa. New York at Pittsburgh night. Philadelphia at St Louis night. Chicago 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 99. Boston 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 511. Dobson Niarhos Stobbs Hinrichs Evans Batts Rosar. Cleveland Lemon Gromek Zaverink Hegan Raschi Ira. Detroit Washington night. St Louis Philadelphia night.
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Hatten
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Minner
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Promesa
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Hinrichs
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Batts
Rosar
Cleveland
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Gromek
Zaverink
Hegan
Raschi
Ira
Flagstaff Sees Light Snow After Statewide Storm
Snowfall touched Flagstaff with six to eight inches earlier in the week but has largely melted. The Weather Bureau in Phoenix says most of the storm is over with warmer temperatures moving in across Arizona. Snow and rain expected in northern areas as the system heads into New Mexico. Precip totals include Flagstaff 0.34 inch and Payson 0.26 inch.
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Associated Press
Flagstaff
United States Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Arizona
Oak Creek Canyon
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Gila Bend
Payson
Prescott
Winslow
Senate backs India grain loan bill for 2 million tons
The Senate voted 52 to 32 to ship 2,000,000 tons of grain to hunger stricken India on a straight loan basis. The measure, amended from loan and grant to loan only, moves to the House where fate is uncertain. The amendment requires Agriculture Secretary certification that U S needs are not impaired and allows payment terms like Marshall Plan loans.
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Washington
Senate
India
House
Ferguson
Mich
McCarran
Nev
Bridges
N. H
Carl Hayden
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Saltonstall
Mass
Humphrey
Minn
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Noted Leaders Comment On War Readiness And Morale
Washington Gen Omar Bradley says the nation should avoid a total war to seek peace. Oakland Vice Admiral Sprague argues Korea disproves pushbutton warfare as a catchphrase. Houston Gen Maxwell D Taylor notes the hardest battles are daily drudgery and dullness, praising constructive letters.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Houston
Tex
Maxwell D. Taylor
Korea
Labor Tobin warns wage control lines unrealistically fixed
Secretary of Labor Tobin told Congress it is unrealistic to think wage control lines can hold as the cost of living index keeps rising. Premier Nuri Pasha Al Said said Iraqi Guard units with anti-aircraft guns and planes moved into Syria to aid Syrians against alleged Israeli aggression. Cattlemen anticipate beef price rollbacks will curtail supplies and trigger rationing within a few months. Ninety new army recruits at Ft Meade were hospitalized for food poisoning and 210 treated for nausea.
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Tobin
Congress
Nuri Pasha al Said
Syria
Army
Ft. Meade
Maryland
Markets At A Glance New York Stocks Mixed
Markets at a glance show mixed movements with indecisive price changes in New York stocks. Hogs rise 35 to 50 cents to a top of 21.65, cattle active 25 to 50 cents higher, while bonds ease and weather reports influence corn and wheat outlooks from Texas and planting conditions.
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New York
Texas Wheat
Guide for Readers Classified Hollywood Per-nez Robb
A reader’s guide page outlines television and film listings with notices on programs and sections for women. It cites page references and notes where to find features on media personalities and programming blocks.
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Hollywood
Ways and Means Approves Gambling Tax Proposal
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to impose a 10 percent gross receipts tax on bookies, numbers operators, and gambling pools, with parimutuel betting exempted. A $50 yearly occupational license for wagers and bookmakers was approved, while secondhand auto tax was rejected and certain vehicle sales rules debated. The panel also advanced broader tax increases proposed by President Truman and expanded the jewelry levy to tobacco products. It tentatively raised slot machine taxes and rejected taxes on golf courses, boats, and china and glassware.
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House
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Ways and Means
Truman
China
Fire insurance bids and Longfellow principal clash
Verbal clashes flared at Phoenix Elementary Schools Board session over nearly 3.5 million dollars in fire insurance contracts and the appointment of a Longfellow School principal. Faith I. North and Col. M. F. O Donnell sparred as the board debated candidates William Hirschy’s successor and the fate of Eldon Basinger. Louis A. Myers ruled on motions, while a letter regarding Turn to SCHOOLS on Page 2 prompted further questions.
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Phoenix Elementary Schools Board of Trustees
Faith I. North
M. F. O’donnell
Longfellow
William Hirschy
O'Donnell
Fra Weinacker
North
Eldon Basinger
Louis A. Myers
Iron Curtain Charge Sparks Senate Hearings Clash
In the MacArthur hearings on May 16 1951 Senator Knowland suggested the White House hid witnesses with an iron curtain. Bradley denied the claim saying he declined one confidential question and would discuss conclusions from his conferences with Truman and the chiefs of staff. Debate continued as lawmakers pressed for Bradley to testify about private talks with the President.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Omar Bradley
Lual Leiere
Uli
Bradley
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Knowland
Calif
Fulbright
Ark
General MacArthur
Mr. Truman
MacArthur
Marshall
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Pyle Seeks Second Term as Governor in 1952
Gov. Howard Pyle said he is committed to seek re election as governor in 1952 but will not serve more than four years. He plans to return to private life after his term and has no congressional ambitions. He noted a prior proposal to limit governors to two terms or four years.
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Howard Pyle
Mr. Pyle
Congress
Pyle
McCarthy Finances Voting Machines Decision Delayed
Maricopa County Attorney War ren L McCarthy refused to comment on the supervisors bid for 200 voting machines from Shoup Voting Machine Corporation the top bidder The award hinges on a declaratory judgment about funding from the Postwar Planning Fund If not eligible the 1951 52 budget would cover rental costs for use in the municipal primary on Nov 13 A O Jones deputy county attorney noted no filing or opinion request had yet been made by the supervisors
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Maricopa County
Warren L. McCarthy
Shoup Voting Machine Corporation
McCarthy
Postwar Planning Fund
James O. Lecky
A. O. Jones
Valley National Bank to open two Phoenix offices soon
Valley National Bank plans to open two new Phoenix offices within six months. The expansion raises capital from about 12.8 million to over 15.9 million, with a stock dividend of 150 thousand shares and rights to purchase 200 thousand more at 15.50 per share. Read more about the locations, remodeling, and local underwriters.
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the Valley National Bank
Phoenix
Carl A. Bimson
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
Ellis and Yarrow
Kirby L. Vidrine Company
Henry Dahlberg and Company
Tucson
Albania rebels advance toward Tirana amid shortages
Italian sources report anti Communist partisans revolting against Albania's Red government have fought to within 50 miles of Tirana, citing Moscow created food shortages as the motive for the revolt.
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Rome
Albania
Red
Tirana
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