Election violence flares as Austria readies vote
In Vienna and St Polten clashes erupt between Communist sympathizers and Socialists as Austria braces for nationwide parliamentary elections. Four Socialists wounded, two seriously, while state secretary Ferdinand Graf claims Russia will challenge the result over the inclusion of the Election Party of Independents on the ballot. The VDU led by Dr Herbert Kraus is alleged to be Nazi-linked, aiding Reds per Russian aims.
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Vienna
St. Polten
Russia
Ferdinand Graf
VDA
Graf
VDU
People’s Party
AFL To Drive For Members
In St Paul delegates to the 68th AFL convention voted to launch state rallies in January to coordinate a nationwide membership drive with political activity. The AFL now lists 8 million members and aims to add one million before the 1950 elections.
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ST. Paul
Minn
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Southern Arizona Druggists To Meet
Nogales Arizona October 8 Plans are under way to entertain over 100 Arizona druggists at the annual district meeting of the Arizona Pharmaceutical Association in Nogales on October 23. Jose Colunga, local drug store operator, is coordinating arrangements. Druggists from 10 southern Arizona cities and several Sonora cities are invited. A banquet will be held that night in Nogales Sonora.
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Nogales
Ariz
Arizona
Arizona Pharmaceutical Association
Jose Colunga
Sonora
Greater Phoenix Days Auto Buying Guide From a Funny Era
A humorous column instructs readers on how to buy a car during Greater Phoenix Days. It describes quirky checks like kicking front tires and rocking the car, then sharing that customers, not rules, pass along these traditions. The piece pokes fun at insurance quirks and a mishap where a buyer pressed the starter while in gear, earning him a presidency in a framed photo.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Hunter Injured in Highway 89 Crash Near Wilhoit
A Phoenix businessman and two others were injured in a head-on crash on Highway 89 near Wilhoit at 2:30 am while returning from a deer hunting trip. J P Horne, 45, was hospitalized with back injuries along with Mrs Helen M Fasmacht and her husband Kenneth. The Williams Produce Company driver L H Williams was mentioned as the other vehicle operator. A deer was tied to the car, and Fasmacht said the Williams car veered into the northbound lane.
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Phoenix
Highway 89
Wilhoit
Prescott
J. P. Horne
East Culver Street
South 12Th Street
Helen M. Fasmacht
Alhambra
Calif
Horne
Fasmacht
John Lubicich
L. H
Bill) Williams
North Eighth Avenue
Williams Produce Company
Kaibab National Forest
Wacker
Milford Hutchisson
Glendale
Court To Hear Yacht Bandit Mercy Appeal
The California State Supreme Court set November 2 to hear Lloyd Sampsell's mercy appeal. Sampsell, once among the nation’s 10 most wanted criminals, was sentenced to die in the San Quentin gas chamber after murder and robbery in San Diego. He was arrested in Phoenix after stepping off a plane en route to a midwest farm hideaway and surrendered to FBI agents without protest.
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Sacramento
Calif
State Supreme Court
Lloyd Sampsell
Sampsell
Bay Area
San Quentin
San Diego
Phoenix
Ariz
Los Angeles
Midwest
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Two Supervisors Head To Flagstaff For Meetings
Two Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, D P Kimball and George Frye, will travel to Flagstaff next week. On Monday they attend the Interstate Association of Public Land Counties annual convention to discuss lump payments from the federal government in lieu of taxes on federal lands. On Tuesday they join the Arizona Supervisors Association meeting to discuss uniform property reassessment for taxation.
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Maricopa
Cochise County Clinic Program Is Announced
Special to The Phoenix Gazette Bisbee Oct 8 Cochise County economic witnesses including Ben Williams mayor of Douglas and Charles Kuzell assistant general manager of Phelps Dodge will testify at Greater Arizona clinic in Bisbee starting Monday. Testimony covers diversified industry need, non ferrous metals, irrigation in San Pedro Valley, and area assets and needs with attendees from Arizona Edison REA Fort Huachuca cattle farming and border trade.
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Phoenix Gazette Bisbee
Cochise County
Greater Arizona
Ben Williams
Douglas
Charles Kuzell
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Williams
Kuzell
Arizona
San Pedro
Robert Cline
Palominas
Cline
J. H. Moeur
Arizona Reclamation Association
Greater
Cochise County Court House
William H. Johnson
Tucson Daily Citizen
Copper Queen Hotel
H. H. Idle
Ari
Zona Edison Co
Mike Bennett
REA
Bisbee-Douglas
Grant McCurdy
Phelps E Corporation
Carmy Page
James L. Finley
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
Fort Huachuca
Ralph P. Merritt
War Assets Administration
Gilbert Thompson
Elfrida Dairy Farmer
Fort Bowie
A. R. Spikes
Chiricahua National Monument
Forest Service
Border Trade
Real Carrello
Agua Prieta
Weldon Heald
Hereford
W. W. Patrick
Gadsden
Joe Wilcox
Shattuck Dean Mining Corporation
Harry Parks
Willcox Merchant
Waldo Dicus
Bisbee
Palominas Rancher
M. W. McPherson
Elfrida
Ralph Morrow
Wild Life Conservation
E. ¢C. Hill, Sr
M¢Neal
Joe Mauzy
Jose Ortiz
Presidente
Alfonso Morales
James Glascock
Yankee Dodgers Clash Ends In Tight Finish at City Park
A tense game features strong work from Yankee relievers Reynolds and Banta and Dodger hurlers, with key plays including Campanella’s pegs to cut down Rizzuto at third, and Reynolds fanning Hermanski and Whitman to seal a 9th inning rally. Campanella drives in runs as Olmo, Hodges, and Reese pace the Dodgers with hits, while Berra Henrich and DiMaggio lead the Yankees.
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Banta
Reynolds
Yankee
Rizzuto
Campanella
Cox
Henrich
Fanning Hermanski
Dick Whitman
Newcombe
Reese
A . Henrich
Joe
Dodger
Berra
Miksis
Tag Campanella
Art Pasarella
Sti
Robinson
DiMaggio
Brown
Woodling
Dodgers
Topaz
Snider
Romerrors
Mapes
Coleman
Lepat
Hodges
Olmio
Lopat
Neo
Tere
Rizzuto Si Hodges
Nwcombe
Tommy
Hermanski
Dodg Hermanski
Joe Hatten
Olmo
Mrs. Hatten
Yankees
Dcdges
Miksmanski
Digio
Hank Bauer
Bauer
Texas
Olivio
Berra Hi
Opat
Tommy Brown
Hatten
Erskine
Ifn
Billy Cox
Brooklyn
Olmon
Allie Reynolds
Jack Banta
Vanefes
Ralph
Pinaszro
Whitman
Hospital Barred From Land Trade in Arizona
Attorney General Fred O. Wilson ruled that the Arizona State Hospital Board cannot trade 15 acres of hospital land to Phoenix for a park as the board lacks authority to sell lease or trade state land. Only a legislative act could approve such a deal, per the advisory at the board's request after Mayor Nicholas Udall proposed the plan.
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Fred O. Wilson
Arizona State Hospital Board
City of
Phoenix
Wilson
Hospital Board
Nicholas Udall
Arizona Teacher Tenure Law Changes Studied Here
The Arizona Education Association studied possible action on the Teacher Tenure Law for Fall 1950 at its seventh annual Presidents Conference closing session in Phoenix. With 65 local association presidents present, a Delegate Assembly may urge Legislature to amend the law or test it for two years, aiming to reduce appeals to Superior Court and create a lay professional commission for teacher appeals. The assembly will include over 200 representatives. dates for the 53rd Annual State Convention are set for Nov 3-5 at North Phoenix High School. A housing bureau will aid lodging for about 3,300 attendees at the association headquarters, as Dr. Robert N. Bush prepares to brief unit leaders on the convention program.
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Gazette
Richard B. Kennan
Washington, D. C
National Education Association
Defense Commission
James J. Stewart
Arizona Education Association
North Phoenix
Lois Rogers
State Association
Kennan
Arizona
Adams Hotel
AEA
Walter Maxwell
Phoenix
Maxwell
Association
James I. Stewart
North Phoenix High School
North First Street
Robert N. Bush
Stanford University
Burial Set For Hannegan
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 8 (UP) Robert E. Hannegan who guided President Truman into the White House will be buried Monday in Catholic Calvary Cemetery. Funeral services were held yesterday after he died of a heart attack Thursday morning at age 46. As head of the Democratic National Committee he helped Truman secure the vice presidential nomination. President Truman sent a message to Mrs. Hannegan expressing sorrow and noting he and Mrs. Truman mourn the loss of a faithful friend.
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ST. Louis
Robert E. Hannegan
Truman
White House
Catholic Calvary Cemetery
Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Defense cuts outlined by Johnson plan to save 800 million
Finance officers testified the Navy faces about 9 percent, the Air Force 3 percent, and the Army around 8 percent cuts from 1950 budgets under Johnson's orders. McNeil noted no discrimination among services as Congress weighs defense savings. Overton Brooks and Paul Kilday pushed responsibility back to Congress amid fiscal uncertainty.
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Navy
Congress
Johnson
Air Force
Army
McNeil
Overton Brooks
Louisiana
Paul Kilday
Texas
Armed Services
Four year old Tipton drowns in Alma Kansas
Larry Tipton four year old son of Mr and Mrs William D Tipton formerly cattle ranchers of Payson and Castle Hot Springs districts drowned yesterday at his Alma Kansas home. Funeral services set for 2 pm Tuesday at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary with Rev Dr Charles S Kendall officiating. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. He was born in Wickenburg. Survivors include his sister Carol and three grandparents C H LaMar Sr Morristown Mrs Dora Hough Phoenix.
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Larry Tipton
William D. Tipton
Payson
Castle Hot Springs
Alma
Kan
A. L. Moore and Sons
Charles S. Kendall
Central Methodist Church
Greenwood Memorial Park
Wickenburg
Carol
C. H. LaMar
Morristown
Dora Hough
Phoenix
Mongolia cuts relations with Nationalist China
Radio Moscow reported that the Mongolian Peoples Republic severed ties with the Nationalist government of China. The country lies between Siberia and China and was formerly known as Outer Mongolia before falling under Communist control.
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Mongolia
London
Radio Moscow
Mongolian Peoples Republic
China
Siberia
Outer Mongolia
Industry Bride of Safford and Arizona Republican Officials
Industry Bride of Safford, Harry Wimberly of South Phoenix, R. H. Wallace and J. W. Estes of Phoenix and James Ewing of Tucson. Governor McKay is a Republican and Wallace and Ewing are two of the Republicans in the House. During the evening, Everling talked to Cummard and Paul about the aviation situation in the state. Cummard is chairman of the House Aeronautics Committee and Paul is a member of Governor Garvey's Special Aviation Committee.
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Safford
Harry Wimberly
South Phoenix
R. H. Wallace
J. W. Estes
Phoenix
James Ewing
Tucson
McKay
Wallace
Ewing
House
Everling
Cummard
Paul
House Aeronautics Committee
Garvey
Special Aviation Committee
Gov McKay To Leave For Oregon Monday
Governor Douglas McKay of Oregon vacationing at the Flying E Ranch near Wickenburg will depart Monday for Salem. He will go to Phoenix to board a plane for the return trip after arriving Thursday night.
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Wickenburg
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Flying E Ranch
Here
Salem
Phoenix
Mr. McKay
Christian Church Meeting Arranged in Tucson
The annual convention of the Christian Churches of Arizona will open at First Christian Church in Tucson on Monday and run through Wednesday evening. Speakers include Dr Galen Lee Rose state secretary of Northern California Christian Churches Raymond Mills missionary to Paraguay and Dr George Reeves president of Chapman College Los Angeles. Wednesday noon the women's missionary group will host a luncheon and at 6 pm the laymen and children's workers will hold banquets.
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Phoenix Gazette
Tucson
The
Christian Churches of Arizona
First Christian Church
Galen Lee Rose
Northern California Christian Churches
Raymond Mills
Disciples of Christ
Paraguay
George Reeves
Chapman College
Los Angeles
Mrs Ruth Loomis Dies In Pasadena
Mrs Ruth Loomis dies in Pasadena California with funeral plans pending here Funeral she was widow of C B Loomis former Miami manager of the Arizona Edison Company Family lived here 27 years before moving to California Survived by two daughters Mrs Margaret L Craig Bakersfield California and Mrs L Brown Verdugo City
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Miami
Ruth Loomis
Pasadena
Calif
C. B. Loomis
Arizona Edison Company
California
Loomis
Margaret L. Craig
Bakersfield
Building Destroyed By $50,000 Blaze in Oakland
Flames driven by brisk winds and exploding gas tanks devastated the Foster and Kleiser Building in Oakland. An INS spokesman for the outdoor advertising firm put damage at about $50,000, noting the one story frame structure was ruined except for a new office wing and a garage.
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Oakland
Calif
Foster and Kleiser
Merced Bombers Win Tucson Meet
Merced Calif Bombers win top honors in the Strategic Air Command bombing mission at Davis Monthan AFB Tucson after a week of competition among 10 Air Force bases. Second place goes to 509th Bomb Group Walker AFB Roswell NM and third to 43rd Bomb Group of Davis Monthan. Points awarded for visual and radar bombing over desert ranges and over San Francisco and Sacramento.
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Tucson
Glendon P. Overing
93Rd
Castle Air Force Base
Merced
Calif
Strategic Air Command
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Air Force
Arizona
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
South Dakota
Washington
California
Florida
Georgia
509Th
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
N. M
Davis-Monthan
Desert
San Francisco
Sacramento
Coal Mine Dickering To Resume
United Press reports government mediation prompts renewed direct talks between John L. Lewis and mine owners as CIO Steelworkers brace to widen action into aluminum. ~500,000 in steel dispute and 380,000 in coal walkout threaten 2,000,000 idle workers. Labor Dept notes 600,000 new unemployment claims from strikes last year.
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John L. Lewis
CIO
Lewis
Cyrus Ching
Aluminum Company of America
Ford Motors
Camden
N. J
CIO Electrical Workers Union
Rca-Victor
Labor Department
Catania Quake Shakes City Leaving Windows Buckled
A strong tremor struck Catania Sicily at 4 30 in the morning disrupting power lines. Downtown plate glass windows buckled as residents fled their homes with initial reports indicating no casualties.
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Catania
Sicily
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