Kidnap Killer Suspect Jailed in Arizona News
In Phoenix a 1949 front page reports on a kidnap killer suspect jailed as authorities follow leads. The issue features political and international updates with Dean Acheson’s arrival in Paris for Big Three talks and diplomacy surrounding Germany, Europe, and ongoing postwar arrangements.
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Gazelle
E Guide
Dorothy Dix
Anancial
Arizona
Ee Eee
Phoenix
Arius
Paris
Phoenix voters decide mayor and council in high turnout
Phoenicians vote on mayor and six council seats along with four charter amendments after a heated primary. Polls in 53 precincts open until 6 pm with expected heavy turnout. over 41 000 qualified to vote and discussions of possible records. The two major slates Charter Government Committee and Administration Majority Bloc lead the field with other candidates running.
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L. B. Sutcliffe
Supreme Court
Charter Government Committee
Administration
Nicholas Udall
Charles N. Walters
Barry M. Goldwater
Harry Rosenzweig
Frank G. Murphy
Hohen Foster
Margaret B. Kober
Maricopa County
O'Dwyer
Newbold Morris
Vito Marcantonio
O’dwyer
Pittsburgh
David Lawrence
Timothy F. Ryan
Boston
James M. Curley
All Night Quiz Held On Old L A Mystery
Police in Los Angeles announced the arrest of 40 year old poolroom operator Nicholas Meyers in the Rochelle Gluskoter kidnapping murder case. He was taken from a Central Avenue poolroom after a night of questioning and was expected to be booked in the city jail. The case dates to February 15, 1946 when six year old Rochelle vanished near her south side home. her remains were found in Orange County on November 9, 1947. Meyers owns a poolroom since 1947 and previously ran a grocery.
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Los Angeles
Rochelle Gluskoter
Nicholas Meyers
Central Avenue
Garner Brown
Sheriff's Homicide Bureau
Gordon Bowers
Gluskoter
Pretty Child
Meyers
20Th Street
Abe Gluskoter
Orange County
Santa Ana Canyon Road
Northern Arizona Faces Snow Forecast This Week
The United States Weather Bureau predicted snow for northern Arizona high elevations in the latter half of the week with light showers mainly in the north. Temperatures were set to fall below normal with Flagstaff near 18 to 20 degrees and Phoenix around 40 by Thursday morning. Storms from the Northwest Coast and San Diego area were expected to bring scattered northern Arizona showers tonight and tomorrow as the Valley sees increasing cloudiness, though the Valley itself faces little precipitation.
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Arizona
United States Weather Bureau
Flagstaff
Phoenix
San Diego
Temperatures Today Snapshots From Urban Weather Desk
Readings show early morning lows around 35 to 37 degrees with light frost risk, midday highs near 72 degrees, and afternoon cooler shifts around 55 by mid afternoon. Forecast indicates clear skies with gentle winds and no precipitation expected.
Steelworkers End J and L Strike Open Talks With Republic
The CIO United Steelworkers announced a settlement with Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation ending a strike by about 25 000 workers and signed a pension insurance pact. Hours later talks began with Republic Steelworkers to settle a separate strike involving some 54 000 employees.
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J&l
Republic
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Republic Steel Corporation
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Arthur Goldberg
Philip Murray
Goldberg
Wreck Kills 13 Injures 31 Near Madrid
Rescue workers reported 13 dead and 31 injured in a collision of two electric trains about ten miles outside Madrid. Some injured not expected to live, with fears others may be trapped. Officials blamed a signal mix-up for the wreck.
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Madrid
Spain
Quirino Leads Filipino Vote For President
Incumbent Elpidio Quirino led early returns in the violence plagued Philippine presidential election. In Manila Quirino led Laurel by 25 votes, while precincts reported Quirino ahead overall. 24 people were killed in gunfights and election violence.
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Manila
Elpidio Quirino
Quirino
Jose Laurel
Jose Avelino
Laurel
Nacionalista Party
Avelino
Liberal Party
Cebu
Bulan
Sorsogon
Luzon
Obsum Timas
New York Senate Balloting Highlights National Votes
United Press reports New York voters led the nation to the polls for an off year election including a key Senate race between Herbert Lehman and John Foster Dulles over welfare state policy. Other races across California New Jersey Virginia and more featured governors mayors and congressmen in a broad national voting day.
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United Press
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
John Foster Dulles
Virginia
New Jersey
California
Edna Kelly
George H. Fankuchen
Jules Cohen
Brooklyn
Andrew L. Somers
John F. Shelley
State Federation of Labor
San Francisco
Richard J. Welch
Lloyd B. Cosgrove
Charles R. Garry
Alfred E. Driscoll
Elmer H. Wene
Frank Hague
John S. Battle
Walter Johnson
Hurricane Roars Over Alaska Isle
A raging hurricane struck Umnak Island near the Alaska Peninsula, with early reports noting a gentle 35 mph drift across the northern Gulf of Alaska. Peak winds reached 175 mph, yet property damage appeared light and there were no injuries reported.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Umnak Island
Alaskan Peninsula
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Alaska
Umnak
Noted Leaders Comment On Atomic Power And World Role
International News Service reports reactions from Lester B Pearson Carlos Romulo Nehru and Lord Vansittart on atomic energy Soviet power and Cold War geopolitics. Pearson warns Russia's atomic progress affects global outcomes Romulo says two armed powers share a tiny planet Nehru admires American mix of traits Vansittart accuses Stalin of bold satellite interference.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Lester B. Pearson
Russia
Chicago
Carlos P. Romulo
United Nations Assembly
Arizona Stockmen Bow At State Fair
Arizona Stockmen’s Day honors the cattle industry alongside cotton and copper. Pima and Coconino counties and sheriffs of all 14 counties take the bow. High school bands from St. Mary’s Phoenix Bisbee Glendale Tolleson and Gila College entertain at Avenue of Flags as fair crowds grow.
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Esther Clark
Arizona
Pima
Coconino
St. Mary’s
Phoenix
Bisbee
Glendale
Tolleson
Gila College
Warships Fail To Down Subs Bomb On USS Spangler
A submarine launched loon missile from the Carbonero zoomed over 35 Navy ships off Hawaii on November 8, escaping AA fire and carrier defenses. The V-1 style weapon, aided by a rocket, launched from a submarine and flew 80 miles before sinking. The demonstration signals progress in undersea jet weapons and lighter launch ramps. The loon reportedly evaded fighters from Valley Forge and Boxer.
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Hawaii
Carbonero
Navy
Valley Forge
Boxer
London
Typhoon Toll Rises to 779 in Philippines Disaster
Manila Red Cross reports 47 more deaths from the Oct. 31 typhoon in the Central Philippines, increasing the total dead and missing to 779. Disaster relief efforts continue as authorities assess damage and needs.
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Manila
Red Cross Tonight
Philippines
Tomorrow's Fair Program Parade and events schedule
Tomorrow's fair events include a parade of high school bands from North Phoenix Buckeye and Avondale Chorus. The line forms at 421 North Central Avenue proceeding to Jefferson Street First Street and Van Buren Street. Dairy cattle judging and vaudeville shows occur with post times for horse races at 1:30 p m. Midway closes at midnight.
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Buckeye
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First Street
van Buren Street
Guernsey Dairy Cattle
Fountain Plaza
Grandstand
Jersey cattle shine at fair with record prize money
Yesterday drew 67 498 spectators as prize money rose to 56000 the richest since the fair began in 1905. Phoenix and Valley breeders dominate Jersey champions with Clyde Hussey Seth Eads and David Randall Hulett spotlighted for top animals. Hussey's Design Royal King Oxford claimed senior and grand champion Jersey bull. Molly owned reserve female. Abaaba Ad vancer junior champion bull. Brampton Pinn Sybil senior and grand champion female. Drac onis Royal Palorim reserve champion male. Randall Hulett lauds another era for the fair.
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Jersey
Clyde Hussey
Seth Eads
Phoenix
David
Randall Hulett
Chandler
Hussey
Royal King Oxford
Molly
David Hulett
Abaaba
Jessup Plans Far East Policy Study Tour
Prof. Philip C. Jessup, United Nations delegate and State Department troubleshooter, will visit Manila Batavia and possibly Communist China to study Far East conditions after a Washington briefing on November 18. He will meet Nationalist leaders and report on a new Pacific policy.
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Navy
Philip C. Jessup
State Department
China
Far East
Jessup
Columbia University
United States
United Nations
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
Pacific
Manila
Batavia
Indonesia
Chungking
Washington
U. N. Assembly
Italy
U. S
Baby Drowns In Car Plunge Near Brawley
An automobile carrying five of the Powell family, including 18 month old Janice Powell, plunged into the Imperial Valley canal near Brawley. The father John Powell and others escaped by breaking a car window. Margie Powell and a younger brother survived as Janice died.
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West Side Main Canal
Imperial Valley Irrigation System
Janice
John Powell
Hayward
Margie Powell
Powell
Nehru Arrives in London for Five Day Visit
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India landed in London from New York as a guest of the British government for a five day visit.
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New York
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
London
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Armistice Day Ceremonies Planned Across Arizona State
State wide Armistice Day programs mark the 31st observance with Mesa hosting a joint Legion event led by Governor Garvey and state commander Frank Moore, a 10 30 a m parade and Legion barbecue. Phoenix features VFW 2015 band concert and speeches, fair program honors for guardsmen and veterans, and a Bill Holland daredevil auto show at 10 a m. Safford Globe and other towns plan parades, church dinners, and school band performances.
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Mesa
Maricopa County
American Legion
Dan Garvey
Frank Moore
Douglas
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Legion
Tempe
Chandler
Gilbert
Scottsdale
Cave Creek
Mesa Legion Post
South Mesa Boulevard
Phoenix
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Lake Greenway
American Legion Post
Purple Heart
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William H. Richardson
Mounted Posse
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Globe, Miami
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