Ft Worth Honors Tucson World Fliers In Grand Welcome
The city hosts Lt. Earl L. Rigor and Staff Sgt. Robert R. McLeroy, celebrating their nonstop flight from Fort Worth to Fort Worth. Officials including Carter and Gen LeMay present leather scrolls, gold medals, hats, and lifelong citizenship in a booster event at Carswell air base. The parade and banquet reflect Fort Worth pride and a tribute to the airmen.
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Earl L. Rigor
Corvallis
Ore
Robert R. McLeroy
Alvarado
Tex
W. R. McLeroy
Texas
James H. Morris
San Antonio
Carter
Air Force
Ft. Worth
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Gallagher
Carswell Air Base
Seek Killer Near Kingman String of Hitchhiking Slayings Tightens
Kingman Arizona April reports say Sheriff Frenk L Porter patrols by air for a hitchhiking killer suspected in a California motorist murder. A .38 caliber revolver was found near the tracks. victim’s mother said the suspect had hitchhiked. pursuit continues as clues lead toward a freight train escape.
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Kingman
Ariz
Fridey
Greemet
Frenk L. Porter
Mohave Coventy
California
Trerks
Tex
Yarbrough
Ewey
Sabana
Taxicabs Split In New York Strike Causes Bitter Charges
An unnamed cab union leader accused Mayor William O Dwyer of a double cross over the week long New York taxi strike. The leader spoke to A D Lewis, brother of John L Lewis, describing the dispute as one of the most vicious cabals in the citys cab history and claiming meetings were held with John before a formal statement was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Apr
William O'Dwyer
A. D. Lewis
United Mine Workers
John Llew
John
Fear Two Children On Drifting Yacht Fear Two Children On Drifting Yacht
A derelict schooner with two small children aboard was sighted off Charleston as ships and planes joined a search. Coast guard crews tentatively identified the vessel as the Keewatin linked to Donald Parrott of Salem Massachusetts who sailed from the Bahamas with his wife and two children on April 1. An intensive East Coast search by seven planes and four cutters began at dawn.
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New York
Cleveland
Charleston
Coast Guard
Keewatin
Donald Parrot
Salem
Mass
Bahamas
Parrott
Effingham Hospital Ruins Toll Drops as Work Continues
The official death toll from the Effingham disaster stands at 74 with three missing. Fire Chief Frank Wilkins said workmen would likely finish clearing the ruins by Friday noon. Public memorials are planned next Tuesday as the hospital foundation pursues a $2.5 million project with the American Hospital Association.
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Frank Wilkins
Effingham
Effingham Civic Foundarion
American Hospital Association
Minimum State Wage Set At $6.80 For State Labor
Phoenix April 8 a minimum wage of 6.80 per eight hour day or 85 cents an hour was fixed by the state highway commission for labor in the employ of the state and all political subdivisions. The living wage applies to manual and mechanical labor across about 70 classifications and may not be exceeded by public agencies including towns cities and school districts.
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Phoenix
State Highway Commission
More Ceilings On Rent Listed
Washington April Twenty four areas in six states were removed from rent controls Friday by Housing Expediter Tighe E Woods in the fourth of five such actions within a week. California Iowa Kentucky Minnesota Ohio and South Carolina were included in the latest list covering 17 985 rental units. Woods can recon trol any of the areas when surveys show housing demand exceeds supply. Areas decontrolled Friday include Amboy Vanderbilt Kelso Ludlow San Bernardino county Marin county and parts of San Francisco bay area with specific townships named.
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Washington
Apr
WUP
Tighe E.woods
California
Iowa
Kentucky
Minnesota
Ohio
South Carolina
Woods
Amboy
Vanderbilt
Kelso
Ludlow Judicial
San Bernardino County
N Bernardino
Nicasio
San Antonio
Bolinas
Point Reyes
Tomales
Marin County
San Francisco
Lawyers Poll Under Attack at Arizona Bar Convention
At the Arizona State Bar convention in Phoenix the pre election and pre appointment polls drew criticism from Atty. Gen. Fred Wilson and others who warned endorsements could be the kiss of death. Ralph Bilby led the meeting with plans to relocate future conventions to Chandler and to offer refresher courses in Tucson and Phoenix.
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Arizona State Bar Association
Atty
Fred Wilson
Louis Whitney
Henderson Stockton
Phoenix
Ralph W. Bilby
Tucson
Harry J. McClean
California Bar Association
Whitney
Stockton
Thendt
Wilson
Harry S. Stevens
Bilby
Board of Governors
Chandler
Association
Arthur Henderson
Pima County Bar Association
A. M. Crawford
Prescott
Russia to Use Its 30th Veto at UN on Korea Bid
United Nations Security Council will consider Korea’s bid for UN membership Friday with Russia expected to veto for the 30th time. The debate also touched Israel’s bid to join the UN and the Indonesian issue as the assembly weighs Mindszenty trials and Bulgarian churchmen.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations’ Security Council
Korea
U.N
Russia
U.N. Assembly
Israel
Malik
Ceylon
Paris
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Weighing Costs of Western Europe Rearming at Key West Talks
The Joint Chiefs and Eisenhower discuss how financing western Europe’s rearmament could affect the U S armed forces. President Truman clarifies Nourse remarks that funds would not come from the overall budget, leaving the issue to the Budget Bureau State Department and defense leadership. The debate centers on which service would bear the burden if money moved from military budgets.
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Washington
Apr
Western
Europe
U. S
Military High Command
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Key West
Weridaw
Sion
Florida
Edwin G. Nourse
Truman
Nourse
Congress
Budget Bureau
State Department
Defense Establishment
White House
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Western Europe
U S Spending Seen Staying High Under Rayburn Plan
Washington April 8 Americans face federal outlays near 40 billion dollars yearly as Speaker Rayburn warns no one may see a cheaper government again. Government needs and aid plans, including a revived European recovery program and Atlantic pact military costs, shape upcoming congressional debates and deadlines.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Plan Under Atlantic Pact Defense Plan plans arms aid
Acheson disclosed a proposed defensive arms program for Western Europe and Canada the United States would aid under the Atlantic pact. Five Brussels pact nations Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg request military funds to bolster defense and deter aggression. The plan notes self help mutual aid and collective security and is treated as a matter of urgent need.
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Congress
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Senate
White House
Truman
Oleo
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Finance Committee
Washington
Apr
United States
Elland
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Rennanata
Norway
Convict Sam Carr On Spy Charges
OTTAWA Apr 8 A jury found Sam Carr guilty of conspiring to utter a forged passport for a Russian agent. The 11 jurors deliberated 90 minutes and the judge postponed sentence. Carr remained calm while his wife looked stunned as court adjourned for a final defense plea.
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Ottawa
Sam Carr
Carr
A. G. McDougall
Big Three Agree On German Future
The United States Britain and France said they are ready to end military control over western Germany once a German federal republic is established. Occupation forces stay under civilian control while high commissioners head the allied supervision. The accord covers a new streamlined occupation statute, governing principles for allied powers, and Ruhr region arrangements.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Akheyma
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
German Republic
Bonn
London
Early named undersecretary of defense for quiet Potomac
Stephen Tyree Early is appointed No 2 in the defense department to curb air force navy rivalries. Known for a loud temper and broad circle, he says he will do his best, calling the post a life changing appointment. The nomination was announced Thursday by President Truman with support from Senators Millard Tydings and Carl Vinson.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Stephen Tyree
Early
Armed Services
Potomac
Air Force
Navy
Pentagon
Steve
Defense
Congress
Truman
Millard E. Tydings
Carl] Vin
Senators Debate Amendments To Marshall Plan Extension
Senate sessions continue on the Marshall plan extension bill while finance and appropriations panels hear amendments. Maybank and Fulbright testify on removing oleo taxes as panels review civil functions and agency appropriation measures.
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House
Finance
Maybank
D-Sc
Fulbright
D-Ark
Appropriations
Navajos Back Watkins Navajo Institute Name and Navaho Spelling
The Navajo Tribal Council advisory board backs naming the Bushnell Utah school Watkins Navajo Institute and prefers Navaho spelling with h. They oppose the Spanish styled J in Navajo. Board members plan to testify in Washington April 14 on the $90 million Navajo rehabilitation bill before Congress.
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Window Rock
Navajo Tribal Council
Bushnell General Hospital
Brigham, Utah
Watkins Navajo Institute
Utah
Arthur V. Watkins
Joes
Reservaton
James M. Stewart
Indian Office School
Chee Dodge
Washington
House Public Lands Committee
Congress
Li Tsungjen offers self surrender to save Peiping talks
Acting President Li Tsungjen pleaded to Mao Tse-tung to accept his surrender to the Communists as punishment for war crimes to preserve the Nationalist Communist peace talks in Peiping. Communist forces seized Yicheng and pressed Nationalist outposts near Nanking.
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Nanking
Apr
Li Tsung Jen
Yangtze River
Yicheng
Mao Tee Tung
Mao
Peiping
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Meer
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U. N
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Academy of Political Science
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