Endurance Flight Refueling Ride Gives Reporter Scare
In Yuma the "City of Yuma" pilots Woody Jongeward and Bob Woodhouse set a world endurance flight record. A reporter rode the refueling car at 75 to 80 mph with a plane’s propeller and wheel inches away, amid daily 5:30 pm refuels and ongoing publicity, medical checks, and diet supervision as the flight continues.
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Phoenix Gazette
Yuma
Yuma County
Woody Jongéward
Bob Woodhouse
Nestle
Kiwanis
Rotary
Lions
Clubs
Harold Giss
Bill Anderson
Jongeward
Woodhouse
Dodgers Edge Yankees In Breathless 1949 Baseball Duel
Dodgers beat the Yankees 1 0 as Jackie Robinson sparked a decisive seventh inning run with a sharp dash to third on a foul, stealing home risks and Raschi’s cautious pitch. Roe’s mastery of left handed control silenced New York’s offense.
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Indians
Ellis
Shotton
Red Sox
Dodgers
Roe
Yankees
Raschi
Jackie Robinson
Gil Hodges
Robinson
Brooklyn
Tommy Henrich
Gerry Coleman
Gene Hermanski
Marv Rackley
Conciliator Moves To End Coal Strike
Government mediation fails to secure talks as John L. Lewis leads 380,000 United Mine Workers in a three week walkout over pensions and insurance. Cyrus Ching calls for a session in Washington with operators and union reps next week. Steel strikes spread in Harrisburg and Detroit layoffs hit Packard and Briggs as UAW members vote 10 to 1 for action.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine
Washington
Cyrus Ching
United Mine Workers
Ching
Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
Bluefield
W. Va
Harrisburg Steel Company
Central Iron and Steel Company
Harrisburg
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Packard
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Briggs
Atomic Blitz Theory Sparks Debate On B-36 Viability
Admiral Radford argues the B-36 is a poor defensive and offensive weapon in any atomic war and that the real question is the acceptability of atomic blitz warfare. He says a more efficient plane would be needed if retaliatory atomic war becomes U.S. policy, stressing no service should advocate for any single weapon amid the democracy versus world communism struggle.
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Radford
United States
Matthews
Magnavox display and local election notes at Fox theater
A Fox theater lobby display of Magnavox prize and a TV shot of St Marys High School band triggers amusement. The piece comments on television, color, and rodeo slide use. It notes today and tomorrow as the last time to register for the City Election while sharing dining out observations at Duke’s Chinese Kitchen in Pati Oasis.
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Page
Branca
Barney
Roe
Brooklyn
Magnavox
Fox Theater
St. Mary's
McCoy
Duke
Report On Land Office Submitted In Arizona
A report on the Arizona Land Department was handed to Governor Dan E. Garvey by commissioner C. Williams. Attorney Fred O. Wilson prepared the document after months of investigation and spoke no comment on its contents. Williams requested the inquiry amid criticisms from the Arizona Education Association and the Arizona State Federation of Labor.
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Arizona Land Department
C. Williams
Dan E. Garvey
Fred O. Wilson
Garvey
Williams
Wilson
Arizona Education Association
Arizona State Federation of Labor
Circus uses animals and tractors in Phoenix show
Circuses of Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey prepare for two performances at Phoenix with eight roustabouts using heavy mallets to stake ground while elephants arrive as spectators watch a tractor assist. The 1949 edition promises dynamic displays and startling sensations, amid a mix of animal and mechanized labor.
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Phoenix
Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus
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