Arrest Of Admitte d Dope User Stuns Dad
A Phoenix father learned his son William James Parros, 23, is jailed and admitted habitual marijuana and heroin use after police arrested him at the El Cerrito Hotel. Parros, who enlisted in the navy at 16 and ran a Flagstaff candy store, said he bought ten cans of heroin in Mexico but had only one left. The elder Parros hoped for a brain operation to curb the addiction. the son said he used heroin when marijuana was unavailable, and he admitted addiction to Deputy County Attorney John Flynn.
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Phoenix
James N. Parros
N. 21St St
William James Parros
Parros
el Cerrito
N. Central
John Flynn
Navy
Illinois
Arizona
Flagstaff
Mexico
Forest Fire Activity in Arizona Aug Shows More Fires
August saw 416 fires in Arizona national forests, up from last year, but only 288 acres burned versus 330 acres in August 1950. Perl Charles of Tonto National Forest noted late month rains eased fire danger to moderate or lower, yet dry conditions could demand increased lookout and guard presence before hunting season. Through the year, national forest fires totaled 29,968 acres, up from 8,948 the previous year.
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Arizona
Perl Charles
Tonto National Forest
Tempe Youth Charged With Statutory Assault in Promise Case
A 20-year-old Tempe youth was jailed on $2,500 bond after appearing before Justice Harry Westfall on statutory criminal assault charges. The complaint was signed by the 16-year-old girlfriend’s mother, who said the girl believed the man planned to marry her after divorcing his wife.
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Tempe
Harry E. Westfall
Arnold Reyes
Five Thousand U S Troops to Train in Desert Rock Atomic War
Five thousand U S fighting men from the army navy and air force will undergo an atomic warfare indoctrination during Exercise Desert Rock at the Frenchman Flats Nevada proving ground. Troops will establish battle positions dig trenches and operate under live detonations to study blast heat and radiation effects on men and equipment. The drills aim to prove battlefield viability of smaller tactical nuclear devices and include support units and psychological conditioning to endure atomic attack.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Frenchman Flats
Nev
Atomic Weapons Proving Ground
Desert Rock
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Goods Smuggled To Chinese Reds
A Senate subcommittee report finds strategic materials smuggled into Communist China from American controlled Pacific areas. It cites large quantities reaching Red China via British Hong Kong and Portuguese Macao. The panel says trade with China is better controlled than a year ago.
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Washington
China
Pacific
Senate
Red China
Hong Kong
Macao
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Jitney Price for Jukes Back to a Nickel Says OPS
Hollywood officials report good news for the juke box crowd as the OPS orders a return to a nickel per record play. Some operators had raised prices to a dime last June, mistakenly assuming OPS regulations did not cover their business.
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Hollywood
OPS
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Jack Squire
Second St
Nevada
By Elton C. Fay
Associated Press
U. S
the Phoenix Gazette
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Hasseck
Itty Et al
Canada
G Phoenix
Covenient
Adams Street
Glendale Avenue
MacDonald Street
Pak
Security Homes
41St Place
East van Buren
Willy
Denier
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