Tax Collection Halt Sought by Arizona Attorney General
Attorney General Fred O. Wilson asked the Arizona Tax Commission to pause sales tax collections on all rental classes pending Arizona Supreme Court review. The move follows Supreme Court action granting writs of prohibition against collecting taxes on some rentals. About four landlords are affected by the rulings.
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Fred O. Wilson
Arizona Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Commission
C. Warren Peterson
Arizona Supreme Court
Wilson
Attorney General
Supreme Court
Peterson
High Court
Arizona
Nice Strangers Fleece Widow Of Life Savings
In San Francisco a 60 year old widow, Paula Reusser, lost her $4,900 life savings to two women in a pigeon drop bunco scam. The pair found a wallet with $3,000, lured her to hide the money, then vanished, prompting her to seek police aid after waiting for their return.
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San Francisco
Paula Reusser
Mrs. Reusser
Embezzlement Hearing Set for Mrs Petty in Phoenix
Mrs Marian M Petty 30 of 934 West Turney Avenue was to appear at East Phoenix Precinct Court at 11 am to answer an embezzling charge related to $2386 missing from Williams Air Force Base Post Exchange. Lt Monte M Page Jr alleged the mother of two embezzled while employed as special order clerk. Petty requested a preliminary examination after arraignment before Justice Harry E Westfall. She is held in county jail in lieu of a $1500 bond.
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Marian M. Petty
West Turney Avenue
East Phoenix
Williams Air Force Base
Monte M. Page, Jr
Williarse
Petty
Confusion Over Estes Garbage Rate Hearing
Residents question the Arizona Corporation Commission schedule of a November 21 hearing on Estes Garbage Service Company rate increases though no formal application had been filed. Chairman William T. Brooks called unapproved raises illegal, noting past unauthorized increases in 1945.
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Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Commission
Estes Garbage Service Company
Estes
Phoenix Gazette
William T. Brooks
Brooks
Estes Company
AEC To Test Navajo Area
A 56 720 acre tract of Navajo land north of the Carrizo Mountains in Northeastern Arizona is withdrawn from uranium and vanadium prospecting for three years. The United States Geological Survey will drill portions of the land under Atomic Energy Commission supervision while the AEC surveys the entire Navajo reservation.
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Window Rock
Carrizo Mountains
Arizona
Allen Harper
Navajo
Navajo Advisory Committee
Sam Ahkeah
Zhealg Tso
United States Geological Survey
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Navajo Reservation
Woman Sought 13 Months Accused of 700 Theft
Ruth Eleanor Lucy, a 20 year old waitress, faced grand theft charges in East Phoenix precinct court for allegedly stealing $700 in receipts from a Phoenix wholesale distributor. Salesman Jack Berry said the theft occurred in his Astor Hotel room on Oct 24, 1948. Lucy was arrested in El Centro California and returned to Phoenix, held on $1,000 bond to answer to Superior Court.
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Phoenix
East Phoenix
Ruth Eleanor Lucy
el Centro
Calif
Dope Seller Sentenced In Ohio Narcotics Case
John E. Welch, 31, of El Paso Texas, was sentenced in Cleveland for trafficking in marijuana. He pleaded guilty in the Common Pleas Court before Judge Jesse W Woods and faces one to five years in prison.
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Cleveland
John E. Welch
el Paso
Tex
Court of Common Pleas
Jesse W. Woods
Highway Patrol Chief Urges Use of Headlights in Dusk
Arizona High Patrol Superintendent A. G. Walker warns motorists that headlights are required when visibility is less than 500 feet. He says many switch on at dusk or dawn and urges using headlights on the towed beam to reduce glare and aid visibility. Drivers who forget the law may be reminded by patrol officers. Dutch kitchens with clay tile walls are cited for cleanliness and easy stain removal.
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A. G. Walker
Arizona Highway Patrol
Arizona
Walker
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