Rain in Phoenix area drains roads as patrol warns drivers
Heavy showers swept across the valley starting about 11:30 a m. with Phoenix stations recording up to a half inch and Payson and Superior reporting .56 to .84 inch. The Arizona Highway Patrol directed rock removal on washed highways while cautioning drivers as rains loosen rocks on mountain roads. Cooler air expected north and south with clearing by Thursday and scattered thundershowers into the weekend.
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Highway Patrol
Phoenix Weather Bureau
Airport Station
Alhambra
Payson
Superior
Tucson
Arizona Highway Patrol
B. van Voorhis
Co-Operative Observer
United States Weather Bureau
Arizona
Flagstaff
Three Charter Changes Up For Referendum
Phoenix voters will face three charter changes in the November 8 election. The council, urged by Chamber of Commerce head John L. McAtee, proposes eliminating city taxes on manufacturers inventories and finished goods, basing taxes on 30 percent of cost value less depreciation for machinery, and a third proposal to require a licensed attorney as city magistrate with possible other qualification changes. If the tax changes pass, they take effect January 1, 1950. Chamber Industrial Development head John T. Kimball argues revenue losses will be offset by boosted industrial activity and greater tax yields from more industries. He notes Phoenix must compete with adjacent states for new business. The vote tally faced protests from Mayor Nicholas Udall and Councilman Turn.
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Lewis Thomas
Phoenix City Council
John L. McAtee
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
John T. Kimball
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Committee
Kimball
Phoenix
Nicholas Udall
Noted Leaders Comment On Israeli Holy Places Access
International News Service reports Dr Chaim Weizman, president of Israel, pledging government guarantees for safety and free access to holy sites in Jerusalem and all Jewish areas in Israel. Sir Stafford Cripps states talks with the U S and Canada have stabilized dollar reserves into manageable condition.
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Fribourg
Switzerland
Chaim Weizman
Israel
Jerusalem
Washington
Sir Stafford Cripps
U. S
Canada
Sub-Freezing Cold Spreads Across Plains and Coast
A cold front moved eastward across the plains with high winds and rain along the Middle Atlantic coast. Temperatures stayed below freezing in the region while frost was forecast for parts of the north central states. Storm warnings extended from Nantucket to the North Carolina coast as a wind rain storm moved up the Atlantic. Temperatures along the Pacific coast were normal and Texas reached into the 90s yesterday.
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Associated Press
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Canada
Dakotas
Nebraska
Montana
Midwest
North Central States
Nantucket
Mass
North Carolina
Steel firms accept board findings to avert strike
Three steel companies including Jones and Laughlin Corp accept a presidential fact finding board plan. J and L president Ben Moreell backs immediate study of pensions with the United Steelworkers union and a potential bargaining start March 1. Philip Murray’s union comments unclear as executives foresee possible strike avoidance.
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Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Corporation
Amer
Ben Moreell
Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Stocks Rally On Steel Truce Sentiment
A $1 billion rally on Wall Street followed news of a steel industry truce between labor and management. Individual issues climbed from cents to over $2 a share with some lenders rising up to $3. The overall listed stock values averaged about $1 billion higher for the day.
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New York
Wall Street
Three Top Steel Makers Agree to Resume Talks
U. S. Steel Bethlehem and Republic agreed this morning to resume negotiations on the fact-finders' terms for 44,000 workers. Two other steel firms National Supply and Follawsbee Steel, smaller fabricators, accepted a short time later.
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National Supply
Follawsbee Steel
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem and Republic
Truman orders full study of transportation policy
President Truman directed Commerce Secretary Sawyer to conduct a comprehensive review of government transportation policy and report back by December 1. Separately, sources report 15 Romanian Catholic priests arrested in two weeks as the regime targets a clandestine church communications network.
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Commerce
Sawyer
Market Report Signals Mixed Prices Across Commodities
Stocks advance on steel trace, bonds rise with rail demand. Cotton steadies to firm on buying. Wheat firm to strong as government raises buying price. Corn mixed with nearby contracts higher. Hogs steady to 50 cents lower, top 22.50. Cattle steady to 75 cents higher, top 33.75.
Hollywood Comics and Radio Programs Highlighted
Inez Robb and Dorothy Dix contribute in this page segment with features on crosswords radio programs and entertainment. Sports and editorials appear alongside financial notes and women’s pages.
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Inez Robb
Dorothy
Dix
Turnbow Financial
Woman's Ps
Miss America Jacque Mercer arrives in New York
Arizona college girl Jacque Mercer, Miss America 1949, lands in New York to select an automobile and wardrobe for her prize package worth about 30000 dollars. She says she is small in inches but not in achievement, and recalls disobeying her parents and boyfriend Douglas Cook to enter the contest.
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New York
Jacque Mercer
Arizona
Jacque
Tiest
America
Douglas Cook
Cook
Europe
Cotton Pickers Stay Off Job In Valley Strike
In Valley fields a second day passively sees few cotton pickers return as a disorganized strike for higher wages unfolds. Deputies and police monitor Phoenix areas while pickers seek three dollars per hundred pounds, up from two fifty. Organizer Kenneth Bowen convenes a 7 p.m. meeting at Union Hall to unite pickers and present demands to growers.
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Valley
Phoenix
Kenneth Bowen
Food
Road-A-Scope firms placed in receivership in Arizona
Arizona Corporation Commission ordered Road-A-Scope of California and Arizona into receivership. Attorney General Fred O. Wilson to pursue possible criminal charges against former officers, with potential referral to Warren McCarthy. Contempt found against former president James P. Anderson. Stock actions questioned amid alleged improper sales and endorsement letters by state officials.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Fred O. Wilson
Wilson
Maricopa County
Warren McCarthy
James P. Anderson
Treasury
California
Commission
Anderson
Valley National Bank
William T. Brooks
Mit Simms
Wilson T. Wright
Dan E. Garvey
Ambassador Visits Valley Tomorrow
United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia J Rives Child will visit Phoenix and Salt River Valley tomorrow to review the irrigation project. He is hosted by Waud E Larson the Phoenix office engineer in charge of the Reclamation Bureau during the visit.
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J. Rives Child
United States
Saudi Arabia
Phoenix
Salt River Valley
Waud E. Larson
United States Reclamation Bureau
Atlantic City pier fire destroys section and traps three
A general alarm fire damaged the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, with about 175 firemen working over three hours. The 150 foot section near the boardwalk burned, estimated at over 250000 dollars. Three people trapped at the seaward end escaped with help from fire crews as the wind and low tide aided containment.
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Atlanta
Absecon Inlet
Harold McBride
Rex Farley
City Hall
Walter Merchant
Pier
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