Jealousy Factor in Trial of Mrs Byrd
In Bisbee a murder trial opened for Colleen Byrd 35 charged with shooting her husband Claude 38 in a jealous rage. Jury of 12 seated to hear a state witness parade including a photographer doctor and the sheriff with witnesses to follow. Defense plans self defense theory asserting she acted in fear. Mrs Byrd free on 5000 bond posted by Assembly of God Church members.
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Bisbee
Colleen Byrd
Claude
Wes Polley
Byrd
Polley
Arthur Blunt
Joseph Saba
Jack Howard
John Pintek
Vandenberg Defends Public Air Power Quote in Korea Talks
Former senator Vandenberg argues his public remarks about air power during the Korean War were factual given the close UN front near the Yalu. He recalled testifying that a Joint Chiefs study on Korea remained tentative and not approved beyond the study stage.
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Vandenberg
United Nations
Yalu
MacArthur
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Manchuria
Red China
China
Formosa
Mrs. Alice Jackson of Ray Dies Here
Mrs. Alice Jackson, 47, a Ray resident and Texas native, died Saturday at Memorial Hospital. The body will return to Ray for funeral services and burial per Grimshaw Mortuary. She had lived in Ray 20 years and belonged to the Roman Catholic Church. Surviving relatives include sister Blanche Schuler and brother Ed Blair, both of Texas.
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Alice Jackson
Ray
Memorial Hospital
Grimshaw Mortuary
Jackson
Texas
Phoenix
Blanche Schuler
Ed Blair
Yavapai County Appoints New Agent Alvin Allen
Alvin Allen, formerly assistant county agricultural agent in Pima and Santa Cruz counties, is named county agent for Yavapai County with Prescott as headquarters. The promotion was announced by Charles A. Pickrell of the University of Arizona extension service. Allen, a 1948 UA graduate and WWII veteran born in Wheeler Texas, has directed the 4-H Club program in his previous counties.
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Alvin Allen
Pima County
Yavapai County
Prescott
Allen
Charles A. Pickrell
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Arizona
Pima
Santa Cruz
C. E. Blackledge
Wheeler
Tex
Arizona
Compromise bill on military training and reserve service
The agreement outlines a five member presidentially named commission with Senate approval to supervise training and ensure death and disability benefits and trainee welfare. It also provides release after 17 months for World War II inactive and volunteer reservists after a second tour, allows liquor regulation at installations, and extends indoctrinee service to 24 months.
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Senate
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Government to issue nylon currency worries Mr and Mrs Price
A playful exchange imagines the government printing fives tens and twenties on nylon notes. Mrs Price cheers washable money and color coded bills while Mr Price jokes about durability and convenience, noting concerns about practicality and fashion. The couple quibbles about tipping and lighting.
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Mr. Price
Mrs. Price
Project costs and repayment terms for upper Colorado River plan
Senator Knowland argues the dam project is financially and structurally unsound, predicting silt fill within 35 to 40 years and urging broader scrutiny amid California Arizona water rights disputes. He warns of longer repayment spans up to 60 years and cautions against setting a precedent for other projects. He cites $2 billion in interest and estimates up to $4.5 billion total, as Senate action looms next Tuesday.
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Colorado
Knowland
House Interior Committee
Senate Committee
McFarland
Ariz
Senate
Witnesses Fault Fire Alarm Setup in Phoenix Suit
Testimony in the Phoenix fire alarm contract dispute centers on whether the city followed bid specifications. Gamewell seeks extra 300000 while the city counters 283123, with witnesses from Newton Massachusetts Norwood Louisiana and Pasadena detailing alleged specification limits and safety clearances.
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Phoenix
United States District Court
Gamewell Company
Dave W. Ling
John R. Coffin
Newton
Mass
Boston
Gamewell
Edward A. Brass
Norwood
Coffin
Richard H. Cressingham
W. Latham
Arizona
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
New VA Hospital in Arizona Del Webb Plant Opens Delayed
The Phoenix VA installation features a four story main building with wings of varying levels and an All Faith Chapel in oak finishes. Patients would be sent to Tucson except emergencies. Opening, initially set for June 10, was postponed to early August due to higher military material priorities.
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Phoenix
Tucson
del Webb Co
Fisher
Local Chinese To Shut Shops For Memorial Day
Chinese grocers in the Valley will close tomorrow to observe Memorial Day this year. Walter Ong, vice-president and secretary of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and president of the Retail Grocers Association of Arizona, said at least 150 stores will be shut. A chamber delegation will lay wreaths at cemeteries for World War I and II veterans, with about 65 Valley Chinese serving or soon to serve in the armed forces.
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Walter Ong
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Retail Grocers Association of Arizona
Chamber of Commerce
Automobile dealers favor ed colors this spring report
Automobile dealers report preferred colors this spring with Berkshire green leading, followed by starmist blue and black, reflecting market taste and names of color lines.
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Automobile Dealers
Berkshire
Starmist
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