Spain May Get Chance To Vote During Summer
Madrid sources report the government considers a nationwide referendum on July 18 to decide if Franco should remain as head of state. The plan coincides with the civil war anniversary as Franco supporters urge his approval. A cabinet decree orders a new census for Spaniards aged 21 and over to gauge referendum viability. Education Minister Ibanez Martin said the compilation could be finished in about two months.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Col
Juan Peron
Argentina
Franco
Ibanez Martin
Soviet veto blocks UN Spain inquiry as council stalls
The United Nations security council faces a possible crisis as Soviet delegate Gromyko opposes any Franco Spain investigation. With Molotov and Vishinsky in Paris, Byrnes and Bevin may seek a shift, while Australia France and Poland push for a fact finding study. Hodgson notes the need for full facts before action.
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New York
U.P
United Nations Security Council
Spain
Soviet
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Australia
France
Poland
Gromyko
V. M. Molotov
Andrei I. Vishinsky
Paris
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Byrnes
Bevin
Security Council
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Alexander Cadogan
Franco
United Nations
The
Col. W. R. Hodgson
East to Turn to Daylight Time Sunday
Residents of most eastern states will set clocks ahead one hour as daylight saving time returns. The change takes effect at 2 am Sunday, with 25 states east of the Mississippi on summer time until September 29. Major cities affected include New York, Chicago and Philadelphia.
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New York
U.P
America
Mississippi
New York City
Chicago
Philadelphia
Connecticut
New Jersey
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Maine
District of Columbia
Far West
Border Change For Italy Is Under Debate
Paris April 27 The Big Four foreign ministers discussed Franco Italian border changes and the disposal of surplus Italian navy units as part of the Italian peace treaty talks. Molotov sought 300 million in reparations while Byrnes and Bevin urged prudence to protect Allied reconstruction funds. Austria and Germany likely to enter agenda debates.
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Paris
U.P
United States
Great Britain
Russia
France
Italy
V. M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
James F. Byrnes
Molotov
Byrnes
Bevin
Balkan
Austria
Germany
Britain
Rep Harless to Wed in Washington
Washington April 27 Rep Richard F Harless of Arizona will wed Mrs Margaret Spurgin of Charlottesville Virginia at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Washington at 5 p m EST The ceremony will be performed by Dr Harold Clark Close friends and members of the Arizona delegation were invited The couple met November 10 1945 on a plane trip to the West Her father Brig Gen Chilton L Hervey retired of Charlottesville is a war veteran who served with the Red Cross on the European theatre The bride returned to the United States last October Harless former wife Margaret Harris Harless died in 1939.
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Washington
Richard F. Harless
D-Ariz
Margaret Spurgin
Charlottesville
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Harold Clark
Arizona
Chilton L. Hervey
Red Cross
United States
Harless
Margaret Harris Harless
British Loan Gains Backing Of 3 Senators
British loan supporters gain momentum with Sen. McKellar and Sens. Saltonstall and Smith endorsing the $3.75 billion credit, bringing publicly committed votes to 32 in favor while 27 oppose. Democratic Leader Barkley plans to renew effort Monday to limit debate after informal talks failed.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. McKellar
D-Town
Chamber
Saltonstall
Mass
Smith
Barkley
Moscow Press Attacks Turks Over Missouri Visit
Izvestia denounces Turkish welcome for the American battleship Missouri as an attempt to push Turkish goals. The paper claims Turkish papers exaggerate the visit to frame U S actions as hostile to the Soviet Union and counters Adm Hewlett’s assurances of no U S commitment to Turkey against the USSR.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Missouri
Turkey
Dardanelles
United States
Soviet Union
Government Voice
Henry K. Hewlett
Housing Boom Expected In Tucson Veterans Projects
Tucson expects about 550 new housing units by fall due to civic and federal cooperation. The Veterans Tucson Heights subdivision plans 400 homes with 173 lots available, first occupancy by mid May and one house daily thereafter. Del Webb moves 64 white and 8 Negro veteran houses to sites, with 70 Quonset hut units at the university polo field for veterans families.
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Tucson
Joe McKeown
Veterans
Tucson Heights
Paul Broman
del Webb Construction Company
Warren
South Second Avenue
Twentyfirst Street
Crispus
West First Street
University of Arizona
Martin Says Hospital To Need Bonds
R H Martin chairman of the board of supervisors urged funding through a bond issue to implement the Pima county medical society recommendations for the county hospital. He cited needs for new buildings space modern X ray equipment an emergency electric light plant a major operating room isolation ward and more staff, noting budget constraints would limit possible increases.
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R. H. Martin
Board of Supervisors
Todas
Pima County Medical Society
Martin
Solons View Housing Need At University
The house appropriations committee of the Arizona legislature surveyed University of Arizona housing needs and visited Arizona State College at Tempe and Flagstaff. They consider bills to provide about 700000 for living quarters across the three institutions, with the university seeking 325000 in new funds plus a 325000 borrowing authority and 30000 for a storage building. The visit included regents members and university leaders as plans for three dormitories and a stadium extension were analyzed.
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House Appropriations Committee
Arizona Legislature
University of Arizona
Arizona State College
Tempe
Flagstaff
Leonard Klein
Yavapai County
al Lindsey
Maricopa
A. Spikes
Cochise
John Ayrand
Pima
Milton Lines
Graham
N. S. McCallum
Yuma
William C. Rittenhouse
Coconino
J. J. O'Neil
L. D. McDonald
Jack B. Martin
Tucson
Board of Regents
Cleon Knapp
Board of
Regents
Alfred Atkinson
University
James W. Ewing
Ray Martin
John Westover
Klein
Senate Appropriations and Public Institutions
Solons
Grand Jury To Probe Burlington's Wreck
Chicago April 27 State's Attorney Lee Daniels subpoenas Burlington railroad officials and crews to testify at a grand jury probe into Thursday's collision of two fast passenger trains at Naperville Forty four people were killed and more than 100 injured in the wreck.
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Chicago
Lee Daniels
DuPage County
Burlington Railroad
Naperville
Marshall Seeks Truce Efforts Across Chinese Front
Gen. George C. Marshall negotiates with Chou En Lai Chiang Kai Shek and Lo Lung Chi aiming to revive a cease fire in Manchuria and secure Communist adherence. officials hope a new policy statement by Truman and Byrnes follows, with talks extending toward a final Nanking agreement as both sides prepare to travel.
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Chungking
U.P
George C. Marshall
Truman
James & Byrnes
China
Marshall
Manchuria
Chou En-Lai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Lo Lung- Chi
Chinese Democratic League
Nanking
New Study of State School System Urged
PHOENIX Apr 27 state superintendent E D Ring announced the Arizona youth council has recommended a legislative appropriation to finish a study of the state's school systems begun in 1938. The council urges larger districts for economy and inclusion of health mental hygiene and guidance courses in teachers certification. Attendees included Harvey Taylor Charles Carson Dr C K Davis Frank Williams Alfred Knight Alfred Halbrecht Winona Montgomery Nolan D Pulliam and Dr H Clay Skinner.
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Phoenix
E. D. Ring
Public Instructinn
Arizona Youth Council
Ring
Harvey Taylor
Mesa
Charles Carson
Tucson
C. K. Davis
Frank Williams
Alfred Knight
Alfred Halbrecht
Winona Montgomery
Nolan D. Pulliam
H. Clay Skinner
Tempe
Son Of Duce Suspect In Removal Of Body From Gr ave
Milan affidavits report Vittorio Mussolini son of Benito Mussolini may have helped organize the theft of his father's body from a Milan cemetery. Police say the body might have been cremated soon after removal and the culprits could seek Fascist support around an urn. Two cemetery custodians were released for lack of evidence.
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Milan
U.P
Corriere Lombardo
Vittorio Mussolini
Mussolini
Muscoco
Negotiations In Coal Strike May Be Begun
Railroads face a coal shortage as the miners strike widens. John L. Lewis warned 76 000 hard coal workers may join 400 000 soft coal strikers if health and welfare demands go unmet. Secretary Schwellenbach plans new talks and a possible proposal to break the deadlock. Spokane bus drivers’ strike ends restoring city transit.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
B. F. Goodrich Rubber
Akron
Alfred Cline Given Nine Consecutive Prison Terms
White-haired Alfred Leonard Cline was sentenced to nine consecutive terms of from one to fourteen years for forging the names of two women who had married him and then died mysteriously. Judge Kaufman called him one man crime incorporated. District Attorney Brown said the women were cremated on Cline s orders under alias names.
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San Francisco
Alfred Leonard Cline
Herbert C. Kaufman
Cline
Dallas
Edmund G. Brown
Moscow Defies Removal of Austrian Independence
In Paris the Soviet foreign minister Molotov warned at the Big Four talks that Austria must remain within Moscow’s projected sphere of influence. He called the Austrian pact a troubling development and emphasized Russia’s aim to control Austria as part of a broader security line across central Europe.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Moscow
Europe
Molotov
Paris
Austria
Russia
Stettin
Mark Clark
City Considers How Flood Damage awards will be paid
City Attorney outlines two funding options after Arizona Supreme Court ruling awarding 53 582 to six Tucson firms for flood losses. Payment could come from next year’s special tax levy or from a tax commission special levy with surplus funds. Mayor hints at possible appeal to the federal circuit court in San Francisco.
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Tucson
State Supreme Court
State Tax Commission
T.J. Elliott
O’rielly Motor Co
Apache Motors
Tucson Laundry & Dry Cleaner
Supreme Court
Arizona engineers honor UA students in ASCE ceremony
Civil engineering students Philip Newlin of Phoenix and Harold Gerdin of Tucson received American Society of Civil Engineers membership at the Arizona section spring meeting in the Pioneer hotel. George T. Grove announced that the section will cover initiation fees and first year dues.
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Philip Newlin
Phoenix
Ariz
Harold Gerdin
Tucson
University of Arizona
American Society of Civil Engineers
Arizona
Pioneer Hotel
George T. Grove
Pima County
J. A. Baumgartner
Leigh O. Gardner
L. R. Douglas
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder City
Nev
Davis Dam
Colorado River
J. H. Gardiner
Arizona-Southern California
Gail Baker
State of
Gila
Douglas
Army Engineers
Charleston Reservoir
J. R. Brennan
U.S. Engineer Office
Los Angeles
Baseball Finals St Louis Beats Chicago 2 0
The American League game Boston at Philadelphia was postponed due to rain. The Cardinals defeated the Cubs 2 to 0.
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Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
National League scores and postponements noted
In the National League, Philadelphia at Boston and post Brooklyn at New York were postponed due to wet grounds. Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 2.
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National League
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Farmers urged to sell wheat as hunger fears loom
Secretary Clinton Anderson urged farmers after returning from the wheat belt to contribute grain for export relief. An undersecretary proposed government seizure of needed wheat, while Acheson warned of food riots and a bleak world food outlook. The Agriculture Department moved to sell corn early to raise cash, offering a 30 cent bonus to sellers.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Grant Dillman
U.P
Agriculture Department
Dean Acheson
Acheson
State Department
Department
Anderson
Fargo
N. D
UNRRA
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Germany
Japan
U. S
Wallace shifts food drive to cash appeal in May
Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace announced a revised food collection effort starting May 12. The drive will emphasize cash contributions rather than canned food, though donations of cans will still be accepted.
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Washington
Up— Secretary of Commerce
Henry A. Wallace
Churchill Praises Anglo American Unity in Aberdeen
In Aberdeen Churchill celebrates a freedom of the city honor and says that English speaking nations share underlying unity making the world und conqu erable amid widespread hatred. He warns of harder trials ahead as the world is ill and science has placed powerful agencies beyond common sense.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Winston Churchill
Churchill
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