Envoy Seeks Ideas On Garden Of Eden Project
Ambassador Edward S. Crocker travels to Arizona for a luncheon with the Arizona Reclamation Association as part of gathering irrigation ideas for a proposed Tigris Euphrates flood control and irrigation scheme. Crocker notes a $6.5 million loan request to the World Bank ties to President Truman’s Point Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Envoy
Tigris
Euphrates
Edward Ss. Crocker
United States
Iraq
Crocker
Waud E. Larson
Phoenix
Bureau of Reclamation
Arizona Reclamation Association
Hotel Adams
Ian A. Briggs
Bureau
Boulder City
Nev
O. L. Norman
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
North Central Avenue
Truman
Middle East
Auto Death Complaint Dismissed Against Virgil Bledsoe
A manslaughter charge against Phoenix attorney Virgil T. Bledsoe, 54, tied to a June automobile fatality in Maricopa County, was dismissed by Judge Dudley W. Windes after prosecutors argued no proximate causal link. Denning, 45, died from injuries after an accident at Third Street and Monte Vista Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil T. Bledsoe
Phoenix
Maricopa County Superior Court
Dudley W. Windes
Bledsoe
East
Monte Vista Road
William E. Denning
North 14Th Street
Denning
Third Street
Warren L. McCarthy
New Mexico
Government inquiry into government wire and radio systems
United land of Arizona reported that a Senate Interstate Commerce subcommittee will study government operations in communications systems competing with private wire and radio telegraph firms. It aims to find a fair method to share radio spectrum between private and government users. The senator noted Army Navy Air Force State Department and GSA run extensive systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Gazette
Washington
United Land of Arizona
Senate Interstate Commerce
Army
Navy
Air Force
State Department
General Service Administration
Truman Names Gross Deputy U.N. Representative Ambassador Rank
President Truman appoints Ernest A. Gross assistant secretary of state to a new post as deputy United States representative to the United Nations with ambassador rank. He and John C. Ross are nominated as deputy representatives to the U.N. Security Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Gross
Truman
United States
United Nations
John C. Ross
Gross
U.N. Security Council
Man Ordered To Face Trial For Shooting
Frank Williams a 61 year old former Long Beach resident who was confined to the Arizona State Hospital after a September 24 1948 double shooting is held in Maricopa County jail and deemed competent to stand trial. He will face Superior Court Judge Thomas J Croaff on November 1 for assault and intent to commit murder after shooting Mrs Clara Kipp at 712 East Villetta Street then shooting himself. Williams is held on a $10 000 bond.
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Frank Williams
Long Beach
Calif
Arizona State Hospital
Maricopa County
Superior Court
Thomas J. Croaff
Williams
Clara Kipp
Villetta Street
Kipp
Michigan State Roster Includes 30 Lettermen This Season
Michigan State fields 30 lettermen for the current football season with nine players already in line for a fourth consecutive award, highlighting depth and sustained achievement across the squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State
Cleveland youth charged in stabbing of mother's suitor
Andrew S. Dina, a 20 year old from Cleveland, is charged by police with the slaying of 59 year old Paul Pytash. Dina admitted stabbing to death after saying he "saw red" when Pytash boasted of an affair with Dina's 57 year old mother.
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Andrew S. Dina
Cleveland
Paul Pytash
Dina
Pytash
Fire damages Chino Valley School near seventy thousand
PRESCOTT October 15 An estimated sixty thousand to seventy thousand dollars in damage resulted from a fire that destroyed much of the Chino Valley School. Carl Hickerson county superintendent said the blaze occurred at noon during lunch with 107 students and four instructors present. everyone escaped and a nearby gymnasium building was saved by farmers dousing its roof. Classes to be held in the gym until a new school is built. The exact cause was not yet known. The two story frame building stood 18 miles north of Prescott.
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Prescott
Chino Valley
Carl Hickerson
Yavapai County
Here
Dodge Dealers Meet for 1950 Dodge Line Promotion
More than 100 Dodge truck and automobile dealers and salesmen from the area attended a luncheon and sales session at Hotel Westward Ho. L J Ouellette of Detroit and B M Carter of Los Angeles led the briefing on the 1950 models including 356 basic chassis combinations and 4 250 to 23 000 pound weights. The meeting highlighted 1950 passenger cars and 22 Arizona Dodge agencies were represented, with five from the Valley including Ed Spear Phoenix Chandler Motors Scottsdale Motors Kaiser Motor Service and Randall Motor Company.
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Dodge Truck
Hotel
Westward Ho
L. J. Ouellette
Detroit
B. M. Carter
Los Angeles
Dodge
Valley
Ed Spear
North First Avenue
Phoenix
Chandler Motors
Chandler
Scottsdale Motors
Scottsdale
Kaiser Motor Service
Glendale
Randall Motor Company
Mesa
Bordering Rivals Santa Clara and San Jose State Clash
Despite proximity of three miles, Santa Clara and San Jose State have met on the football field only three times, highlighting a rare in-state gridiron matchup with long gaps between games.
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Santa Clara
San Jose State
Foul Play Ruled Out in Death of Pearl Chambers
Dr. Maurice Rosenthal ruled out foul play in the death of 42 year old Pearl Chambers found unconscious at 53 East Roanoke Avenue. An autopsy showed a heart condition as the likely cause. No inquest will be held and funeral plans remain with Grimshaw Mortuary.
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Maurice Rosenthal
Pearl Chambers
Rosenthal
Taxpayers group formed to curb city and county taxes
The Independent Taxpayers Association formed by Phoenix homeowners and businessmen seeks tax reductions. At a meeting led by Antonio Marino, valuations by city and county assessors were criticized as too high. Anthony O'Connor urged abolishing the city assessor's office, arguing revaluation in Maricopa County exceeded others.
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Independent Taxpayers Association
Phoenix
Antonio Marino
East
van Buren Street
Anthony O'Connor
East Moreland Street
Maricopa County
Accused Arms Smuggler Posts Bond
Lawrence C. Ives, 44, Scottsdale ranch owner and president of a New York ordnance firm, waived a preliminary hearing and posted cash bond for his appearance in the Los Angeles coast federal court on charges of conspiring to smuggle arms valued at $2,000,000 to Palestine. United States Commissioner C. B. Wilson said Ives appeared with attorney Nicholas Udall after arrest at Sky Harbor Airport on a bench warrant from the Southern District of California. The grand jury indictment names Ives and six others in the alleged scheme.
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Lawrence C. Ives
Scottsdale
New York Ordnance Company
Israel
Los Angeles
Southern District of California
United States District Court
C. B. Wilson
United States
Ives
Nicholas Udall
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sky Harbor
Palestine
Bankruptcy Plea Filed by Local Seed Company Owner
Gerald M. Davis of 1103 West Orangewood Road and the Davis Feed and Seed Company at 1836 West Glendale Avenue files a bankruptcy petition in United States District Court listing debts of 29784.99 and assets of 15961.79.
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Gerald M. Davis
West Orangewood Road
Davis Feed and Seed Company
West Glendale Avenue
United States District Court
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Edward S. Crocker
Gazette
Nev. Crocker
Mrs. Crocker
Lispenard Seabury
William Seabury
New York
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
RED Devils
James A. Putnam
Heather Murray
Burbank
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Putnam
The
House OF Bargains
3Rd Ave
Man
Forrestal
Defense
Louis Johnson
James Forrestal
White House
Truman Cabinet
Defense Secretary
Steve
Brown
Phoenix Association OF Insurance Agents
Robbs, A. B. Co
West Jefferson
Kenneth A. Sadick
Insurance
North Central
Sandigo Insurance Agency
North Second Avenue
Simis Insurance Agency
Luhrs
Standard Insurance Agency
Suggs Insurance Agency
Title & Trust
Valley National Company
East Monror
Warbasse Insurance Agency
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