John L Sullivan Dies in Veterans Hospital Arizona figures
John L. Sullivan former Arizona attorney general died at 2 25 p m in the Veterans Administration Hospital at Papago Park Phoenix. He was 58 and survived by a Phoenix address. A World War I veteran he was the first Arizona state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and had served as attorney general in 1935 36 and again in 1944 46.
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John L. Sullivan
Arizona
Veterans Administration
Papago Park
Mr. Sullivan
Granada Road
Phoenix
Sullivan
California
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Shirley Temple divorce from John Agar filed in Hollywood
Shirley Temple announces she will divorce actor John Agar after crying about it for two weeks. She cites a personal clash and says reconciliation is not possible while denying Hollywood marriage hype. Temple plans to seek custody of their daughter with no alimony request.
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Hollywood
Shirley Temple
John Agar
Jack
Miss Temple
Shirley
Agar
Chino Valley School Fire Sparks Escape of Pupils
Prescott dispatch reports a fire wrecked the Chino Valley school eighteen miles north of Prescott. 107 pupils and four teachers escaped unharmed as principal P. M. Friesen said the blaze started in the basement kitchen. Younger children left the building while older students and staff moved books and desks to safety during lunch.
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Prescott
Chino Valley
Here
P. M. Friesen
Jacque Mercer returns to lover after Miss America win
Jacque Mercer, 18, arrives at Chicago Airport with her mother to meet Douglas Cook, 20, a University of Chicago student. The couple kiss as photographers capture the moment, with Mrs. Mercer watching in the background. Mercer and Cook previously attended Phoenix College together.
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Chicago
Jacque Mercer
Douglas Cook
Miss Mercer
Phoenix
Ariz
Joy Mercer
Jacque
Young Cook
University of Chicago
Phoenix College
Atlantic City
Congressional session drifts toward uncertain adjournment
Three gunmen robbed Mandel's Shoe Store in Hollywood's business district and shot two salesmen before two bandits were captured by police. The fate of Congress for adjournment this Saturday remains unclear as no one could predict when the January session will end.
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Mandel
Hollywood
Markets At A Glance Page Highlights
New York reports buying rallies in bonds and active rails while cotton slides on liquidation. Chicago notes mild activity with easy cash. Hog futures steady to 25 cents lower, top at 18.25. Cattle prices steady to 50 cents lower, top at 34.50.
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Eee
Chicago
Pracee
State Sales Tax Levied On All Kinds Of Rent Receipts
Arizona veterans will receive more than $750,000 a year in additional compensation benefits under a bill signed by President Truman. W. T. Hardaway of the VA regional office noted disability compensation and pensions for Arizona veterans totaled 8,772,853 in the year ending June 30.
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C. M. McMillen
Arizona
Truman
W. T. Hardaway
The
Veterans Administration
Reclamation Body To Get Project Facts
Eighty members of the Arizona State Reclamation Association will hear a favorable progress report on the Central Arizona Project at their annual convention in Hotel Adams Saturday. Reports will be given by Wayne Akin and C. A. Carson, with remarks from M. J. Dougherty and V. E. Larson. A luncheon for 120 will precede an afternoon session featuring a film on Arizona’s natural resources. Extended compensation changes for veterans are also described, including new schedules for disability and death benefits and allowances for certain wartime widows.
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Arizona State Reclamation Association
Central Arizona
Hotel Adams
Ray Killian
Wayne Akin
Arizona Interstate Stream Commission
J. H. Moeur
ASA
C. A. Carson
Ciie
Arizona
Santa Fe
N. M
M. J. Dougherty
Arizona Power Authority
V. E. Larson
Federal Bureau of Reclamation
Clifford H. Stone
Denver
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Jesse A. Udall
Thatcher
Interstate Stream Commission
Phelps-Dodge Corporation
Tucson Bomber Crashes in English Wheat Field
A United States Air Force B 50 bomber carrying 12 live bombs crashed in a wheat field at Isleham England during a training flight from Lakenheath. All 12 crew members were killed. The crash sparked fires in farm buildings and wheat stacks as flames and debris scattered. The bomber had departed for a Heligoland bombing practice run.
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North Sea
Helgoland
Third Air Division
Tucson
Ariz
Sculthorpe
Norfolk County
Fairbanks
Alaska
Newmarket
London
Cambridge
Mildenhall
Oxfordham
U.S. Third Air Division
Lakenheath
Bulgaria Accused of Hostile Acts
Belgrade, Yugoslavia accused Bulgaria of breaking off the friendship pact as a pretext for new unfriendly acts. Tito’s government replied with a formal note stating Bulgaria’s hostile moves had rendered the pact a useless piece of paper long before its formal dissolution.
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Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Marshal Tito
Footprints Hint at Clue in Hikers Search
Two snow encrusted footprints found in Randall Gorge may point to missing Colorado A and M College students Bruce Gerling and David Devitt. Rangers, Army troops, and National Park staff renewed the Bear Lake Grand Lake search as weather shifts threaten the expedition over 12,300 foot Flat Top Mountain.
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Estes Park
Colo
Leach
Colorado A
M. College
Rockies
Randall Gorge
Bruce Gerling
Phoenix
David Devitt
Arvada
Bear Lake
Wyoming
J. C. Clevenger
Devitt and
Gerling
Wally Evans
Clevenger
Weather Bureau
Denver
National Park Rangers
Grand Lake
Herschler
W. J. Gerling
Oliver Devitt
Phoenix* Liege
Devitt
A. and M
Olds Reappointment Defeated In Senate
The Senate voted 53 to 15 against reappointing Federal Power Commissioner Leland Olds for a third term in a sharp rebuff to President Truman. The debate was heated and bitter with opponents labeling Olds a foe of capitalism and noting past writings tied to communism, while supporters defended the nomination.
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Leland Olds
Truman
Senate
Olds
Commission
Noted Leaders Comment on Union, War Plans, Peace Roads
International News Service reports on Field Marshal Montgomery, Admiral King, and Sir Hartley Shawcross. Montgomery warns that union requires sacrifices of sovereignty. King stresses maintaining naval strength. Shawcross urges finding a common road to peace and criticizes Vishinsky for widening division.
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London
Viscount Montgomery
Western Union Defense
Washington
Adms
Ernest J. King
Lake Success
N. Y
Hartley Shawcross
Vishinsky
Ickes Charges Downey With Perjury In Hearings
Former Interior secretary Harold L. Ickes accused Senator Sheridan Downey of unabashed perjury in attacks on Reclamation Bureau officials. He urged the Senate committee to forward Downey sworn testimony for possible attorney general action. He disputed Downey’s claims about Bashore’s resignation and questioned Boke’s appointment as regional director.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of Interior
Sheridan Downey
California
Reclamation Bureau
Ickes
Senate Mether
Downey
Attorney General
Harry W. Bashore
Reclamation
Bashore
Michael W. Straus
Richard L. Boke
Bureau
McCormick Named To SEC Commission Nomination
Edward T. McCormick a Phoenix native and University of Arizona graduate is nominated by President Truman to replace Edmond Hanrahan on the Securities and Exchange Commission. McCormick, 38, has served with the SEC since its 1934 creation and will fill the unexpired term ending June 5, 1952.
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Washington
Edward T. McCormick
Phoenix
Ariz
University of Arizona
Truman
Edmond M. Hanrahan
Securities and Exchange Commission
Hanrahan
McCormick
SEC
Commission
Tucson
Duke University
S Corporation Finance Division
Edmond M. Hanra- Mc
Arizona Senators Split On Olds Nomination Vote
Arizona's two senators split on the Senate rejection of Leland Olds for a third term on the Federal Power Commission. E. W. McFarland voted against confirmation, Carl Hayden favored it, as the nomination failed 53 to 15 in Washington on October 13.
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Washington
Arizona
Senate
Truman
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
E. W. McFarland
Carl Hayden
Olds battle draws White House pressure and party lines
Private gas and oil interests backed the fight against Olds as he framed himself as a public servant protecting consumers through utility regulation. Senate action left questions about Truman's guidance to the party as Olds said he had no plans for another job. The President campaigned directly to Congress to win support despite committee opposition.
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Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Mr. Truman
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Ruling Creates Rich Source Of Revenue
The Arizona Tax Commission ruled all rentals on property and equipment in the state are subject to a 2 percent sales tax on gross receipts. The decision, handed down unanimously, goes into effect Oct. 1 and covers store buildings, parking lots, warehouses and more, affecting about 300 business houses. Elwood Driggs said revenue will rise substantially, with out of state owners also required to obtain Arizona business licenses.
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Commission
Elwood Driggs
Arizona
Fred O. Wilson
Edward Jacobson
Lorna Lockwood
Wilson
Driggs
Tax Commission
Attlee Declines Early Election Call in 1949
London reports Prime Minister Clement Attlee rejected Winston Churchill’s challenge for an early general election this year. Attlee announced no election before 1950 to prevent market disruption and to endure domestic criticism over pound devaluation, aiming to finish his term and face polls next summer after a major iron and steel industry nationalization bill becomes law.
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London
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Attlee
Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Labor Party
Ernest Bevin
United States
Labor
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