Metropolitan Lines Gains Permit For Permanent Bus Fare Hike
The Arizona Corporation Commission approvals allow Metropolitan Lines to fix higher bus fares as Phoenix contemplates merging with its Interurban Terminal affiliate. The commission demands depreciation funds and quarterly audits, while observers urge oversight to prevent profiteering and push toward a consolidated citywide system that could lower fares. If a new City Manager reforms city operations, 1950 may mark the start of a full consolidation benefiting riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona Corporation Commission
Metropolitan Lines, Inc
Phoenix
Bus Company
Terminal Company
Corporation Commission
Transportation Department
Johnson relaxes military flight use amid travel waste
VIPs screen budget headlines reveal Johnson proposes commercial air travel for officials. Senator Elmer Thomas demands full public records of civilian journeys, but a personal compromise leaves records unreleased and a cautious directive in place. Drew Pearson flags widespread junketing and high costs, noting potential $25,000 saving if commercial air travel were used.
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Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Drew Pearson
Johnson
War on vice plans praised by Phoenix health council
The Health Section of the Phoenix Community Council urges citizen cooperation to combat prostitution in Phoenix. Dr. Walter Clarke of Harvard argues that closure of brothels lowers venereal disease among troops, citing Army records. The vice squad suffers public distrust after city council clashes and transfers, with allegations of campaign contributions tied to city hall, a issue voters face on November 8.
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Phoenix Co Nunity Council
Phoenix
Walter Clarke
Harvard
Phoenix Police Department
United States
Clarke
The
American Social Hygiene Association
Plans to move Arizona State Hospital from Phoenix downtown
The Arizona State Hospital board weighs transferring from East Van Buren Street to a rural site, approving a sale of current property expected to net two to three million dollars. A 1948 report urged reestablishing care in a farming area for quieter surroundings and better outdoor occupational therapy. The move could take years amid valuation of 355 acres and economic considerations.
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Board of Control of
The
Arizona State Hospital For the Insane
van Buren Street
Phoenixes Point
Capital City
Gene Doyle
State Hospital
Board of Control
State
Phoenix
Editorials On Hospital Expansion From Leading Papers
Reprinted editorials urge the state to allow the hospital to acquire more land at no extra cost, arguing that larger grounds would reduce operating costs and enable patients to engage in outdoor work, an important part of treatment for the insane.
Pennywise aims of USIS and American image defense
The article argues USIS, the United States Information Service, is often unseen yet crucial in presenting truthful American life and policies abroad. It counters stereotypes of Uncle Sam as a greedy capitalist, highlights underfunding, and notes a small budget could fund USIS centers worldwide, stressing information flow as a key defense.
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USIS
United States Information Service
Uncle Sam
Wall Street
Hollywood
America
Washington
Public Opinion Letters Guidelines for Publication
Letters to the editor must be single sided with the writer name and street address. Signatures may be published anonymously upon request. Letters exceeding 300 words are allowed only if of unusual interest.
Magistrate must be a lawyer say Phoenix resident
A Phoenix property owner criticizes a local magistrate for leniency toward a truck garage operator who violated city rules near a new $15,000 to $20,000 home area. The letter argues a judge lacking legal qualifications undermines justice and urges court reform.
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City Building Department
Phoenix
Bizarre Animals Appear On Film In Kruger Park
A traveler recounts attempting wildlife photography in Kruger Park with a Rome camera. He captures six pictures of a lion from a car, but mainly shows car interiors, gauges, and sky. His film mistakes yield crossbred images of a zebra-stripe giraffe and a deer wearing a head.
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Rome
Henry
South Africa
Kruger Park
National Geographic
Life
Look
Kruger
Margaret Bourke White
Capitol Dome Insiders mull abolishing State Social Security Board
Capitol Dome insiders report the Legislative Interim Committee is privately studying a plan to abolish the State Social Security Board and transfer appointing power for the social security commissioner to the governor with Senate consent. The move aims to place social security control in the governor and reduce boards.
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Legislative Interim Committee
Social Security Board
State Senate
State Department of Public Welfare
Griffenhagen
Harry W. Hill
Senate
Hill
Dan E. Garvey
Arizona political maneuvering tied to governor and GOP fund drive
Bill Turnbow outlines potential patronage gains for Governor Garvey, his ties to Senate President Fritz, and the interim committee’s actions on the Arizona Industrial Commission. Plans surface for a merit test for the highway patrol job, while incumbent A. G. Walker remains effective. The GOP sets a $50,000 campaign fund with hopes of $100,000, led by Robert J. Eustace. A farm meeting in Sioux City looms as Republicans seek belt alignment for 1950.
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Garvey
Senate
Fred J. Fritz
H. S. McCluskey
Everett Bowman
Arizona Highway Patrol
Republican State Central Committee
GOP
Arizona
Robert J. Eustace
Chicago
Eustace
Frank Knox
Louisiana
Idaho
Utah
Oregon
Nebraska
Legislative Interim Committee
Arizona Industrial Commission
J. J. O'Neill
Fritz
Sioux City
Clarence Budington Kelland
Britons Lean on America Amid Postwar Struggles
An editorial outlines Britain's grim postwar toll from two wars and lost empire, praising the US for a $50 billion cushion over a decade. It criticizes Bretton Woods and Marshall Plan as temporary fixes while detailing Washington’s concessions to boost British exports through tariff and policy revisions, even joint ventures in undeveloped regions.
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United States
Bretton Woods
Washington
Rubber and tin price deals questioned after wars
The piece warns of possible secret or tacit arrangements to control raw rubber and tin prices, recalling postwar U S British actions like the Stevenson Act. It urges a careful public examination to avoid hidden agreements that could tax American rubber tires or raise costs. It cites Teheran to Potsdam as precedent for wary diplomacy.
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United States
Teheran
Yalta
San Francisco
Potsdam
Air Trips Embarrass Defense Department
Washington reports expose ongoing concerns over Secretary Johnson and Deputy Early using "executive" military planes for private trips at taxpayer cost. A Bohemian Grove Jubilee flight, a second run to the event, and other passengers linked to Pullman Standard and Johns Manville highlight limited public access to flight lists. The Defense Department spokesman declined comment, citing military security. Public access to such information remains a point of contention.
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Washington
National Defense Department
Louie Johnson
Johnson
Air Force
Dewey
Bohemian Grove
California
Defense Johnson
Steve Early
New York
Early
Pullman- Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Champ Carry
Pullman-Standard
D. A. Crawford
Robert Lea
Johns-Manville
James A. Jackson
Broadway
John Peurifoy
San Francisco
Secretary of
State Acheson
Congress
Steve Lee
Kenneth Kreps
Kreps
Leven C. Allen
Allen
Defense Department
Chis
Clarksburg
W. Va
Break Down The Bars That Bind Our Lives
A reflective essay urges escaping self imposed cages by seeking beauty and human connection. It contrasts literal imprisonment with inner confinement and praises openness to nature, joy, and helping others, advocating freeing one’s spirit to spread light and faith. The author cites a skylit view of the stars and a gardener who speaks to his flowers as examples of liberated minds.
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Interurban Terminal Company
Mr. Johnson
Arizona Daily Star
Pennywise
Christian Science Monitor
Henry McLemore
China
Capitol Dome
By Bill Turnbow
A. G. Walker
Bowman
Maricopa County
Pinal County
George E. Sokelsky
George Matthew Adams
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