County Attorney Finds No Violations in Voting Machine Purchase
County Attorney Warren L. McCarthy said the investigation by his office found no law violations in the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors purchase of 200 automatic voting machines. He stated there is no evidence of criminal statute violations after interviewing all involved parties.
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Warren L. McCarthy
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
McCarthy
Automatic Voting Machine Company
John W. Eichelberger
Automatic and Shoup Voting Machine Corporation
Philadelphia
Ejichelberger
Frank P. Stone
D. C
Duke” Burks
North Third Street
Burks
Eichelberger
Hotel Adams
Stone
West Short Road
Sunnyslope
Automatic
Maricopa County
Eicchelberger
Court Costs Vote Bribe Charge in Fresno Case
Fresno May 19 Special to The Gazette John S. Roberts a Los Angeles voting machine sales representative was freed after a dismissal of a bribery charge tied to a $247000 county voting machine purchase. The case centered on alleged offers to County Supervisor E M Peckinpah and a $1000 bribe. jurors acquitted on offering and failed to reach verdict on giving a bribe.
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Fresno
Calif
John S. Roberts
Los Angeles
Roberts
Shoup Voting Machine Corporation
Philadelphia
E. M. Peckinpah
Milo Popovich
E. Clarke Savory
Popovich
Peckinpah
U S Rejects Russian Bid For Jap Talks
Washington May 19 AP The United States rejected a Russian proposal for a Pacific Big Four conference to prepare for a peace treaty with Japan. An American note was handed to Soviet Ambassador Alexander S Panyushkin by Assistant Secretary of State George W Perkins.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Alexander S. Panyushkin
George W. Perkins
State Department
Second Division repels thrust toward Seoul in Korean War
In a major battle on the Korean front, the U S Second Division, with French and Dutch units, repelled mass Chinese assaults near Hangye and Uijongbu while American forces slaughtered hundreds of North Koreans attempting to seize outskirts of Seoul. Prisoner counts reach eighty as fighting ebbs and flows along central and eastern fronts.
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Tokyo
United States
Seoul
Pukhan River
Uijongbu
U. S. Eighth Army
John C. Coughlin
Santa Fe
N. M
Coughlin
Chipyong
Wonju
Hangye
Hongchon River
Three Heroes Receive Medal of Honor in Korea
President Truman awarded the Medal of Honor to three army servicemen from the Korean War. 1st Lt. Carl B. Dodd of Kentucky, Sgt. John A. Pittman of Mississippi, and M Sgt. Ernest R. Kouma of Nebraska were cited for valor in action with the 24th and 2nd Infantry Divisions. Kouma, credited with 250 Chinese killed, drew the crowd’s reaction remark on enemy casualties.
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Washington
Truman
Carl B. Dodd
Kenvir
24Th Infantry Division
John A. Pittman
Tallula
Miss
Ernest R. Kouma
Dwight
Neb
Kouma
What Noted People Are Saying What Noted People Are Saying
International News Service reports on remarks by President Truman General Omar N. Bradley and Defense Secretary George Marshall. Truman urges deep thought on atomic bomb responsibility. Bradley calls for long range security funding alongside immediate preparedness. Marshall notes improving lights in the free world.
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International News Service
Washington
Truman
Los Angeles
Omar N. Bradley
United States
Defense
George Marshall
Free World
Million-Dollar Twister Rips 300 Buildings In Texas Town
An Oklahoma sized tornado devastated Olney Texas on May 19 tearing through a 200 yard stretch destroying or damaging about 300 structures in a town of 5000. Two people died about 100 injured with under 25 hospitalized. Schools and hospital were struck but only glass and scratches reported. Civil defense officials described widespread disappearance of homes and extensive damage estimates ranged from one to three million dollars.
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Texas
Olney
Tex
North Texas Oil and Agricultural Center
S. Richardson
Civilian Defense
G. H. Roach, Jr
Tornado Smashes Olney. Civilian Defense Aids Victims
A southwest Olney tornado struck, four blocks wide and ten to fifteen blocks long. Mrs. J. T. Temple, 73, died instantly, her husband dying hours later. Looting threats prompted armed guards and patrol warnings as power and gas service failed. Within twenty minutes first aid began, showing the Civilian Defense system at work amid renewed rain and rescue delays.
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J. T. Temple
Olney
Howitzer accident injures Tempe Guardsman during parade prep
Pfc. Farrell Walback, 18, of Tempe Battery 408th Field Artillery, Arizona National Guard, suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries when crushed beneath a 105 mm howitzer while cleaning the weapon in Tempe. He was taken to Southside District Hospital in Mesa in serious condition. The mishap occurred at Sixth Street and College Avenue in a storage shed. Walback is a Tempe High School senior. his parents live on West Third Street.
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Arizona
Pfc
Farrell Walback
Tempe
408Th Field Artillery
Arizona National Guard
Southside District Hospital
Mesa
Sixth Street
College Avenue
Walback
Tempe High School
Ralph D. Walback
West Third Street
Southside
Firemen Trapped in Ontario Blaze Rescue Effort Planned
In Petersborough Ontario on May 19 three firemen were trapped in a burning building as rescuers prepared to pull down a wall to reach them. Two others trapped after the roof collapsed were rescued. Six hours after the alarm, seven firemen were hospitalized.
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Petersborough
Ont
Far East not to be written off warns Tsiang at UN
Tsiang of Nationalist China urged vigilance against Russia's imperialism through revolution, calling it the greatest liability to world peace. He praised the United States for its power and idealism as key assets in resisting aggression. Lt. Gen. LeMay told an Armed Forces Day audience that America’s strategic保险 against aggression has expired and U S superiority faded since the atomic era.
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T. F. Tsiang
China
U. N. Security Council
Far East
Russia
United States
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Armed Forces Day
Markets At A Glance Update
Markets at a glance show mixed bonds and stocks with irregular activity. Commodities and weather notes mention oats and fuel trends amid a nominally steady environment.
Editorials from Guide iree ae eee I Ren
The fragmentary clipping presents an editorial page note with terse remarks and incomplete names. It hints at opinion pieces on governance and public affairs but lacks coherent sentences or clear entities to identify a specific event or author.
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Oman
Gen Collins lauds U S troops in Korea on Armed Forces Day
General J Lawton Collins praised the U S forces in Korea saying many soldiers were green at first but trained well. He called the Eighth Army among the finest the country has produced and noted 321 new equipment items produced since the war began. He commended cooperation among services science and industry.
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Seattle
Wash
J. Lawton Collins
United States
Korea
Army Chief of Staff
Armed Forces Day
Collins
Eighth Army
Cushmans Buy Phoenix Senators from Nace Family
Phoenix athletics report that Harry L. Nace Sr and Jr sold their majority interest in the Phoenix Senators to Harry and Mrs Cushman and Riney B. Salmon. The deal includes Phoenix Municipal Stadium lease and Giants spring-training contract. No personnel changes planned. Chet Murphy to stay.
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Ben Foote
Phoenix
Harry L. Nace, Sr
Phoenix Senators
Allerton Cushman
Riney B. Salmon
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
New York Giants
Salmon
Cushmans
Chet Murphy
Beef Rollback Faces Knitting By Farm Bloc
Washington May 19 The farm bloc opposition doubts housewives will get cheaper beef as government rollbacks loom. Farm congressmen from both parties hope to block Aug 1 and Oct 1 price cuts aimed at 9 to 10 cents per pound by October 1. DiSalle cautions no guaranteed consumer break at packer level. extension of Defense Production Act is contested by farmers seeking protection for returns. Rep W R Poage says farmers deserve the same fair return as packers under current law.
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Washington
Congressional Farm Bloc
Michael V. DiSalle
Congress
W. R. Poage
D., Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Ridgway Says Communists Have 60 Plus Divisions For Korea Battle
United Nations commander Gen. Matthew Ridgway reported that Communist forces fielded more than 60 divisions for their spring offensive in Korea. The May 19 dispatch covers April 1-15 before the April 22 start of the offensive, notes reduced guerrilla activity, and confirms U N air superiority amid rising Russian MIG jet challenges.
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United Nations
N. Y
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
Ridgway
U. N
Trygve Lie
Unified Command
Douglas MacArthur
Baseball Scores From The National and American Leagues
National League games show Philadelphia 2 over Chicago 1 with late runs and strong relief by Konstanty. Brooklyn and St Louis, New York and Cincinnati, Boston and Pittsburgh completed others. American League action at Cleveland saw Boston win 9 to 4. Weather caused several games to be postponed due to rain.
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St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
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