Tax Board Invites Business To Parley
Saff Correspondent in Apr. W Warren Arizona Peterson, chairman of the state tax commission, said at a meeting last December that raises to 100 percent of true value would cause inequities. He noted the commission can raise valuations but questioned timing and consistency across counties.
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Saff
Apr. W
Warren Arizona Peterson
State Tax Commission
Satur
Finch
Peterson
Commission
Ware
Budget Hike Asked By Amphitheater
Fresolution regarding the budget proposal seeks to address maintenance and potential damages from widening of Speed Avenue and related improvements for claimants. Officials state cost increases may affect project scope and timelines.
Gasoline Prices In Dallas Fall Amid Competition
In Dallas on April 16 a three independents cut gasoline by one to two cents per gallon. Geed Leck Wintlock and Bob-O-Link stations posted regular at 19 cents and premium at 20 cents. Hedson Oil listed 18.9 and 19.9 cents, while other independents held to 28 and 22 cents. Major-brand stations stayed at 24 to 26 cents as competition spreads lower prices citywide.
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Dallas
Geed Leck
Wintlock
Bob- O-Link
Hedson Oil
CASS
Republicans Promise Full Discussion on Atlantic Pact
Senate Republicans will force full discussion of the North Atlantic security treaty, Taft said after McGrath accused Republicans of trying to block Truman measures. McGrath warned voters to study the GOP record on ratification, while Taft urged readiness for extensive debate on the pact.
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Senate
Sen
Taft
Ohio
McGrath
Rhode Island
Truman
GOP
Douglas Taken To Own Home
American Ambassador Lewis W. Douglas left the hospital with hope that the healing of his injured left eye may progress at his London residence. Both eyes had been bandaged since a fishing accident twelve days earlier with the right eye protected for strain. Upon departure, only the injured eye remained bandaged. The bulletin, signed by Sir Stewart Duke Elder and Dr. Maurice Whiting, noted he wore dark glasses.
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Southampton
Eng
Lewis W. Douglas
London
Stewart Duke Elder
King George's
Maurice Whiting
Pegler Wins First Round in Barking Dogs Dispute
Westbrook Pegler and neighbors win a tempo injunction restricting the Fowler dogs on LaCholla road to the owners property and ordered they be kept from barking. Judge Garrett found the plaintiffs justified and said the dogs molested neighbors including Mrs. Currier. The ruling preserves an eventual jury trial for a permanent decision.
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Westbrook Pegler
Catalina Foothills
Raymond P. Fowler
LaCholla Road
Tempo
Pegler
Hamish McLaurin
Guy Currier
Fowler
Garrett
Judge Garrett
Currier
Millions Greet Easter Dawn At Outdoor Services
Americans will attend dawn Easter services across mountains valleys and seasides with large crowds foreseen in Wichita mountains 200 000 expected. Other major gatherings include 75000 in Washington C 65000 in Chicago 60000 in Pasadena 50000 in Miami 35000 in Hollywood and radio broadcasts nationwide.
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Oklo
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Letters Hint at Tucsonian's Plight in Guatemala Jail
Two letters and a telegram from Harry R. Rothe to his wife in Tucson were released showing her claim that he was coerced into actions leading to his arrest in Guatemala amid uprisings against President Juan Jose Arevalo. U. S. embassy officials in Guatemala City reportedly gained access to visit Rothe in San Marcos prison. Rothe, 29, an ex-GI, and Walter Glenn, 43 of Los Angeles, were jailed last Saturday at San Marcos.
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Harry R. Rothe
Tucson
S. Hale Rd
Walter Glenn
Los Angeles
Glenn
Robert Ramage
Walter Perkins
Rothe
Perkins
Suchiate River
Tapachula
Mexico
Mexico-Guatemala
Guatemala
Wallace Beery Dies In Film Capital
HOLLYWOOD Apr 16 Wallace Beery a long time star of Hollywood died at his home after a heart attack at age 64 He had a 45 year career appearing in more than 250 pictures and was honored as one of the era s top salary actors. Beery was surrounded by family and a nurse when he collapsed and died.
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Hollywood
Wallace Beery
Beery
Carol Ann
Reta Beery
Will
Noah Beery Jr
Kansas City
Lionel Barrymore
100000-Pound Load Is Flown By XC-99
A Convair XC-99 carried 100000 pounds aloft for nearly three hours from Fort Worth Texas marking the heaviest weight ever flown. Ray O Ryan Convair division manager said the flight was highly successful as part of the air force testing program. Gross weight reached 277000 pounds including the load and the craft was designed to carry 400 men or 300 litter cases with attendants.
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Tex
Ray O. Ryan
Convair
Ryan
Air Force
Flagstaff Budget Boost Approved by Regents
The Arizona board of regents approved Flagstaff State College’s 1949-50 operating budget of 608 479 an increase of 96 012 over last year plans call for a physical education building a powerhouse remodeling of the Flagstaff library and staff changes including a split dean role and sabbatical for A M MacCreary Earl F Insley named alumni secretary in a merged athletics and alumni post
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Arizona Board of Regents
State College
Flagstaff
University of Arizona
College At
Phoenix
Lescher & Mahoney
Flagstaff College
FlagsStaff
Tom O. Bellwood
A. M. MacCreary
Earl F
Jiggs) Insley
Railway Express Strike Ended After Five Weeks
In New York on April 16, seven thousand railway express employees voted to end the five week work stoppage and return to work Monday. The vote ends a strike that had halted express shipments across the region.
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New York
Railway Express
Air Lift Sets World Record with 12 834 Tons to Berlin
Anglo American planes carried 12 834 tons of food and coal into western Berlin in a 24 hour push, beating the previous 8246 ton record by more than 4500 tons. A total of 1364 flights were logged, with arrivals at Templehof Gatow and Tegel as Allied and Soviet authorities monitored the successful airlift aimed at breaking the blockade.
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Berlin
Russia
Berlin Air Safety Center
William H. Tunner
Templehof
Germany
Tunner
Frankfort
Wiesbaden
Celle
Wundsdorf
Gatow
Tegel
Boston
Puget Sound landslide threatens Salmon Beach area
Trembling Puget Sound town awoke to a 11 million cubic yard earth slide at 2 55 am shredded by an eight foot tide wave. A cliff crack endangers Fort Nisqually and 300 residents while few evacuate. No injuries reported as residents brace for possible further collapse.
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Salmon Beach
Wash
Puget Sound
Tacoma
Pacific Northwest
Point Defiance
Ft. Nisqually
Hudson Bay
Northwest Territory
John Bourgaize
Tacoma Yacht Club
Carl Pfitzenmeyer
Bourgaize
Kolarov Seen As Dimitrov Successor In Bulgaria
Sofia April 16 Foreign Minister Vassily Kolarov is seen as the likely stand in to replace Premier Georgi Dimitrov who is ill and away in the Soviet Union for medical treatment. No official statement on a temporary replacement has been issued.
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Kolarov
Dimitrov
Sofia
Bulgaria
Vassily Kolarov
Georgi Dimitrov
Soviet Union
Garvey Defers Resignation Demand for Dr Metzger in Arizona
Gov. Dan E. Garvey refused to press for the resignation of Dr. Jeremiah Metzger as chairman of the Arizona State Hospital board after three legislators urged action. The meeting also highlighted concerns over funds and the lack of a full-time dentist for the 1,400-patient institution.
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Phoenix
Dan E. Garvey
Jeremiah Metzger
Tucson
Arizona State Hospital For the Insane
Metzger
Fletcher West Timmerman
W. W. Franklin
G. N. Baker
Maricopa County
Lowden
Board of Control
Larson
Baker
Timmerman
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