Ex-Directors Say Influence Obtained Jobs
A diary witness testified that William M. Boyle Jr helped arrange an RFC loan for a St. Louis printing firm in 1949 after three prior denials. Testimony before a Senate subcommittee also alleged RFC directors secured well paid Board positions for people recommended by Boyle.
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Washington
Senators
William M. Boyle Jr
RFC
St. Louis
John E. Toole
American Lithoford Corporation
Senate
Boyle
Screaming Reds Fight In Vain To Halt Marines' Push North
U N forces push deeper into North Korea as Marines drive on the eastern front in a dusk till dawn battle. Reds suffer heavy losses against barbed wire and concentrated fire. On the central front UN troops gain near Kumhwa while Western front action remains light. Air power dominates with 943 sorties and 400 vehicles destroyed, totaling 7,400 vehicles by mid September.
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Eighth Army
Korea
U. S
United Nations
North Korea
U.N
Kumhwa
Air Force
Flood Devastates Alice Texas Evacuations Continue
14.21 inches of rain isolated Alice Texas as floodwaters up to five feet deep forced evacuations. 21,000 residents faced widespread damage with 300 evacuees staying in public buildings, many roads washed out and utilities unaffected. Volunteers from surrounding towns aided in rescue, while 3,000 long distance calls pressed emergency lines.
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Alice
Texas
R. E. Horine
Jim Wells County
Red Cross
San Diego
Horine
Curtis Vinson
Alice Echo
Corpus Christi Naval Base
San Antonio
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Houston
John Sullivan
Two Grammar School Friends Tragedy Opens After Camping Trip
A proposed preschool camping trip ended in tragedy when 14 year old Richard Williams was wounded by a .22 rifle at a farm on Mitchell Drive. His companion Billy Young, 11, is in shock at home after the shooting. Richard underwent surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital.
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Richard Williams
Louis Williams
E. Mitchell
Memorial Hospital
Billy Young
Mardell Young
Billy
Richard
St. Joseph's Hospital
Big Three Offer Peace To Germany
The Big Three foreign ministers proposed a peace settlement for Western Germany, aiming to sign a political contract in Bonn within weeks. John J. McCloy returns to Bonn to begin talks, with Morisson and Schuman joining soon. The decision signals end of occupation, German rearmament, and a European army, while preserving Allied reserve powers.
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Washington
Western Germany
Russia
Bonn
John J. McCloy
U.S
Western
Germany
Dean Acheson
Herbert Morrison
Robert Schuman
Ottawa
Republic
Head On Crash With Phoenix Truck Kills 3
A Dallas family of three died when their convertible sedan collided head on with a large trailer truck on Arizona Highway 72, 13 miles southeast of Parker. Edward Kraft 41 Daphne Kraft 42 and their son about 9 were killed. Truck driver James Skaggs of Phoenix 43 was uninjured. Patrolmen said Kraft nodded off at the wheel. Bodies were taken to a Yuma mortuary as relatives were sought.
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James W. Skaggs
W. Roosevelt
Phoenix
Kraft
Bill Hanger
Courtney Kimler
Yuma
Dallas
Hotel Blaze Routs 175 Guests in Denver
An early morning two alarm fire at the Kenmark Hotel located at 17th and Welton streets forced 175 guests to flee their rooms. Fire officials said the blaze started in a basement rubbish heap but no injuries were reported.
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Denver
Kenmark
17Th
Welton
Noted Voices Comment On Defense And Boxing
International News Service reports Senator Ferguson of Michigan saying a powerful American air force deters the Soviet Union. In New York Randy Turpin, former middleweight champion, expresses how he could have carried on in a fight but acknowledges the referee's decision as final.
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International News Service
Washington
Ferguson
Mich
Soviet Union
America
New York
Randy Turpin
Carrigs
Senate OKs 595 Billion Military Bill With Large Defense Boost
The Senate approved a 595 billion dollar military bill by 79 to 0, surpassing President Truman’s request. The measure, largest ever for military funding, includes a 5 billion air power boost and continued work on new secret weapons, with House approval for a similar total and conference talks planned next week. Senator O Mahoney guided passage. efforts to trim 5 to 6 billion failed. Senator Lang er pressured a second cut, which also failed.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
O’mahoney
D. Wyo
Senate-House
U. S
Flanders
Mercury May Climb To 104 Today in Phoenix
The weatherman predicts Phoenix may reach a 104 degree high today, though yesterday’s heat could skew the forecast. The U S Weather Bureau had estimated 97 degrees, eight below the 105 degree downtown record. Sky Harbor saw 103, with downtown at 105 and 68 at night. Moist air from weak tropical storms off Baja California could bring clouds and a few showers to southern Arizona by Monday or Tuesday, with a cooling trend expected by Monday.
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Phoenix
U.S
Sky Harbor
Baja California
Arizona
Weather Bureau
Phoenix Senior At U. Dies On Power Line
Ralph Elliott Blair Jr., 24, a University of Arizona senior law student from Phoenix, was electrocuted near Park Avenue and East Water Street. Witnesses saw a man hanging head down from a transformer wire. authorities say it appears to be self-inflicted after a quarrel with a girlfriend. Blair attended Tempe’s Arizona State College before transferring to U of A in 1948. he was active in Tau Kappa Epsilon and Phi Alpha Delta.
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Tucson
Ralph Elliott Blair Jr
University of Arizona
Phoenix
Clare LaRue
Park Avenue
University
Park Ave
East Water St
David Blair
Ralph
Law College
Arizona State College
Tempe
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Phi Alpha Delta
Keith Johnson
Air Facility Bids Opened for Litchfield Park Hangar
In San Diego on Sept 14 AP reports a low bid of 3 297 000 to build a massive hangar at Litchfield Park Naval Air Facility Arizona. Trepte Construction Co San Diego and Gunther and Shirley Co Los Angeles filed the bid. Del E Webb of Phoenix submitted second low at 3 500 625. The 11th Naval District planned more bids for three barracks buildings to house 300 men an administration building a radio building and a brig.
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San Diego
Calif
Litchfield Park
Ariz
Naval Air Facility
Navy
Trepte Construction Co
Gunther and Shirley Co
Los Angeles
del E. Webb
Phoenix
11Th Naval District Command
Litchfield
General de Lattre de Tassig ny Arrives in Washington
French General Jean de Lattre de Tassig ny arrived in Washington to confer with U S officials and met President Truman at noon as his forces push against Communist elements in Indochina.
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Washington
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Indochina
U. S
Truman
Nominations Climax Union Convention NOGALES Sept 14
At the 47th annual convention of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers independent, officers will be nominated for headship and the executive board. A secret referendum in November will finalize selections. Delegates urged unified labor support for freer international delegation exchange and addressed ending discrimination against Negroes and Spanish Americans.
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Nogales
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Independent
Asbury Howard
Iummsw
Birmingham
Ala
Italy Moves Toward Break With Czechoslovakia
Rome reports Italy has called home its consul general from Bratislava and ordered Czechoslovak consulate in Milan closed by tomorrow. Foreign Ministry cites a long series of offensive actions by the Czechoslovaks making Bratislava consulate operation practically impossible.
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Rome
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Ministry
Bratislava
Milan
State To Join Mexico In Freedom Celebration
Arizona readies its gayest fiesta to honor Mexico on the 181st independence anniversary with street decorations parades speeches and dances. Rosie Garcia named queen of Pirtleville festival to be crowned by Mexican consul Manuel Garzon in a two day program including a street carnival and baseball game. Other towns Agua Prieta Douglas Florence and Phoenix plan joint and separate events with queens named for each city and processions led by local officials.
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Della Martin
Arizona
Mexico
Gloria Robles
Manuel Garzon
Douglas
Garcia
Pirtleville A Is
Cananea
Son
G Avenue
Agua Prieta
Florence
Nogales
Phoenix
Pirtleville
Graciela Fragosa
Livia Chavez
Jose Ortiz
Henry Beumler
Dela Zapata
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Dewey
Pacific
Langer
N. Dak
Mercury
Climax Union
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