Nine Die as Arizona Truck Crash Shocks State
A devastating two-vehicle crash on U S Highway 80 seven miles west of Gila Bend killed nine men and injured 11 others. The cotton pickers truck from Los Angeles to Tucson collided with a J H Rose Company semi trailer from Houston. Winged by spillage and mangled bodies, the accident prompted coroner’s inquest and hospital care across multiple towns.
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Gila Bend
Los Angeles
Tucson
U. S. Highway 80
J. H. Rose Company
Houston
Tex
H. K. Harris
Angleton
Earl Rogers
Floyd R. Davis
Venice
Calif
Edward Peter
Potapcczyk
Chicago
John N. Wallace
Adam Smith
Fred D. Wright
St. Monica’s Hospital
George A. Washington
David Bennett
el Monte
Joe Taylor
Kansas City
Fidel Navarro
Verus Colquitt
John Rivera
Grand Junction
Colo
New Cornelia Hospital
Ajo
Clarence Hall
Douglas Miller
Rogers
Norman Cole
Billy Meek
Buckeye
Phoenix
Wayne Heap
Davis
Nurse and sailor hailed as heroes after crash near Gila Bend
Lorraine Warren, 21, nurse from San Diego, and Gareth Nelson, 21, sailor from Safford, aided injured aboard a Greyhound bus after a late night wreck near Gila Bend. Warren, with four years nursing experience, and Nelson used first aid training to stabilize victims, moved a headboard for a back injury, covered the injured with blankets, and pulled more victims from the wreckage before ambulances arrived.
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Lorraine Warren
San Diego
Gareth Nelson
George £. Nelson
Safford
Greyhound
Warren
Nelson
Miss Warren
Peoria
Corpus Christi
Tex
Kawalek
Miss
Noted figures discuss atomic era and aid policy
International News Service surveys comments from Bertrand Russell in London Vishinsky at Lake Success Bricker in Washington and Paul Hoffman in New York. Russell warns of possible failure to reach an atomic agreement with Russia Hoffmann criticizes trade restrictions as a European curse Bricker notes Western reliance on aid asserts European countries seek more U.S. funds.
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International News Service
London
Earl Bertrand Russell
Russia
New York
Paul G. Hoffman
Europe
Temperatures Today Midnight to Morning Readings
A sequence of low overnight temperatures is listed from 12:30 a m to 9:30 a m with values ranging from 50 to 54 degrees. The schedule also shows page references for readers including Classified 27-31 and Sports 24-26.
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Hollywood
Dorothy Dix
Turnbow
Airliner Dodges Fog Over Phoenix and Snow for Flagstaff
A foggy night kept a Trans World Airlines DC-3 from landing in Phoenix at 6:55 am. The plane diverted to Winslow, with 20 passengers en route from Kansas City to Los Angeles. Snow totaled three inches in Flagstaff and two at Grand Canyon, while rainfall varied across the valley and mountains.
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East Moreland
30Th Avenue
Buckeye Road
Litchfield Park
Grand Canyon
Payson
Prescott
Tucson
Valley of the Sun
Donner Pass
Reno
Sacramento
Armistice Day Parade Thrills Great Crowd in Phoenix
Crowds gathered along Washington Street as parades formed in Phoenix and other Arizona cities to honor war veterans. Key participants included ROTC units, the Arizona National Guard, and veterans groups led by parade grand marshal Maj. Gen. A. M. Tuthill. Local dignitaries and Medal of Honor recipient Sylvestre Herrera attended, with taps at 11 a.m. and a minute of silence nationwide.
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Arizona National Guard
Veterans’ Organizations
108Th Army Band
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St. Mary’s High School
American Legion
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Flagstaff
Tucson
Mesa
Safford
MOS
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Sylvestre Herrera
NAVY
ARMY
Air Force
Maricopa County
A. M. Tuthill
Wilfred T. Mendenhall
Guard
Dan E. Garvey
Walter K. Selenger
Williams Air Force Base
Frank Moore
Arizona Department of the American Legion
Mesa Legion Home
Cave Creek
Scottsdale
Tempe
Chandler
Gilbert
480Th Field Artillery Battalion
National Guard
University of Arizona E
Ernest W. McFarland
Sunnyslope Store Burns Fire at 9011 Cave Creek Road
A fire at the Sun nyslope store of Reliable Furniture on Cave Creek Road caused about 7000 in damage before Metropolitan Fire Department crews extinguished it. Fire losses were 4000 for the building and 3000 for stock. Owner Mrs Filomeno Mancino and manager Frank Siegmund are named. An unknown motorist alerted the station at 5 50 a m.
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Reliable Furniture Company
Sunnyslope
Metropolitan Fire Department
Cave Creek Road
Filomeno Mancino
North Eighth Street
Frank Siegmund
Chapman Likely to Succeed Krug as Interior Secretary
Oscar L. Chapman, currently under secretary of interior, emerged as the likely successor to resigning Secretary J. A. Krug. The White House announced Chapman’s standing, noting his strong ties to President Truman and his long tenure in the Interior Department since 1933. Krug’s resignation, effective around December 1, followed posturing tensions over department policies and election-year decisions. Chapman’s background includes leading Democratic strategy and extensive service within interior posts, with Virginia birth and Colorado ties shaping his career in public service.
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Oscar L. Chapman
J. A. Krug
White House
Interior
Interior Department
Chapman
Truman
Krug
Blair House
Democratic Party
Virginia
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Ben R. Lindsey
Edward P. Costigan
Colombia Riots Subside Amid Martial Law Hold
In Bogota on November 11, pre election clashes eased across Colombia as troops kept the country under virtual martial law and security measures remained tight.
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Bogota
Colombia
Sunday Fair Schedule With Parades And Awards
Tomorrow's fair features a parade with Pomerene marching units and high school bands from Saf ford Nogales and Miami. Gates open at 9 a m with midway. judge Brahman beef cattle. vaudeville shows at Fountain Plaza. horse racing post time at 1:30 p m. Governor Garvey to award Kenneth England at 3:13 p m. Moqui Indian dancers at 8 p m. buildings close at 10 p m and midway closes at midnight.
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van Buren Street
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Kenneth England
Star Farmer of America
Roosevelt Boy Scout Council
Midway
University of Arizona
Litchfield Park High School
Jacque Mercer
Acheson wreaths tomb on Armistice Day in Paris
United States Secretary of State Acheson laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe during Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris. French troops paraded along the Champs Elysees under gray skies.
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Paris
United States
State Acheson
Arch de Triomphe
Champs Elysees
Fair Throngs Pay Homage To War Dead
The Arizona State Fair honored fallen American military heroes with music from local bands and a moment of silence at Fountains Plaza. About 40,000 attendees watched events including BOZO the clown unfurling United Nations flags and tributes to veterans groups such as Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Joie Chitwood’s Auto Daredevils were slated for 8 p.m. in front of the grandstand after a rainout at 10 a.m. and the cattle judging drew crowds in the barns.
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Bozo
United Nations
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tucson Air Base
Arizona National Guard
Grand Army of the Republic
Disabled American Veterans
American Legion
Amvets
American Red Cross
Joie Chitwood
Bill Holland
Acheson Outlines Postwar Foreign Policy Shift
United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson told British and French ministers in Paris that U S postwar policy centers on a defense line along the Elbe in the Russian occupation zone and the Bonn Republic's integration into Europe He outlined three aims including limited German rearmament and a French army buildup to 30 divisions with West Germany constrained to three per 30 French divisions The disclosure followed a Western Big Three Foreign Ministers Conference briefing that offered limited details and stressed practical security in Western Europe.
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INS
United States
Dean Acheson
Britain
France
America
Elbe River
Russia
Ary
Germany
Acheson
U. S
Western Europe
West Germany
Bonn Republic
Elie Maissi
International News Service
U.S
Steel Settlement Near As U S Steel Promises Return to Work
The federal government moves to avert a coal strike with a no strike court order and U S Steel likely to settle a 42 day dispute. The deal would restore steel output to about 70 percent, with U S Steel producing roughly one third of national output and employing 170 000 workers. About 135 000 of 500 000 strikers would remain idle.
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U. S. Steel Corporation
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Big Steel
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
U. S. Steel
Byu. S. Steel
Occupation Talks Set Between West Allies and Germany
Paris reports the Big Three will negotiate with Western Germany to ease occupation controls. Acheson plans talks with Theodor Heuss and Konrad Adenauer in Bonn, aiming to integrate Germany into Europe. Ministers issued a general communique on a common negotiating position. The core issue remains dismantling Germany’s war-making industries per Potsdam.
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Potsdam
Germany
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