GOPs Interest In Election Grows
Capitol Gabfest reports GOP slate for state senate with Calvin Webster and Ed Holderness as probable nominees. Three GOP candidates for state representative announced James Ewing John Hostetter and Mrs J C Willis. Treasurer Carroll Christian may face opposition. Mrs Sam Fowler hinted. Dog fight rumor links Lindsay Heflin for state rep. Withdrawals include Phil Schloss. welfare misreadings cited. Myrtle Simer published in Desert on Hopi.
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State Senate
Calvin Webster
Ed Holderness
Carroll Christian
GOP
Sam Fowler
Tucson
David Lindsay
Oliver O. Heflin
Paul Riley
Riley
Ithdrawals
Welfare Department
Myrtle Simer
Clay Simer
Navajo County
Desert
Southern California
Vinson Questions U S Rearmament Plans
Chairman Carl Vinson told defense witnesses the armed services committee is not satisfied with rearmament. He cited few radar stations, weak tactical aviation, and concerns about the tank program. He announced subcommittees to study tank production and a radar fence with Canada.
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Washington
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Georgia Democrat
Defense Department
Vinson
Canada
John W. Roper
Navy
Bureau of Personnel
Sanders Joins Nehring Insurance Agency as Junior Member
David B. Sanders of Tucson has become a junior member of the Nehring Insurance Agency at 2000 E Adams. He will handle underwriting, servicing and selling. Sanders, a 26 year Tucson resident and University of Arizona graduate, previously worked four years with Desert Gardens nursery.
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David B. Sanders
E. Adams Sr
Nehring Insurance Agency
Tucson
Sanders
Tucson Bus Company Works Toward New Contract Talks
Homer A. Frost of the Tucson Rapid Transit Bus Co says no negotiations date has been set with the bus drivers yet and that talks will cover cost of operation compensation and rider interests. The drivers recently proposed a wage hike from 1 dollar to 1.35 and 1.20 to 1.45 as part of the new contract.
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Homer A. Frost
Tucson Rapid Transit Bus Co
Frost
Tucson
Martin Construction to Start Sewer Job on Pima District
R. H. Martin Construction Co. must begin next Monday on contract No. 5 for the Pima county sanitary district to place the west interceptor line before the controlled access highway work starts. Bid was 229,141 dollars. project completes in 210 days by March 6. The sewer runs 18 to 30 inches along the highway right of way from 31st street to beyond the Casa Grande highway, with two other sewer projects underway for the district.
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R. H. Martin Construction Co
Pima County
Tucson
Martin
31St Street
Casa Grande Highway
Sanitary District
State Man In Casualty List
The defense department released casualty list no. 50 of the Korean war showing one army man killed in action eight wounded and 24 missing. Missing in action include Pfc. Burton C. Awtrey of Big Spring Texas Pvt. Mathis O. Ball Jr. of Lewisville Texas Pfc. Estevan C. Garcia of Tucumcari New Mexico Pvt. Robert L. Martin of Flagstaff Arizona Pfc. Other G. McGinty of Ponca City Oklahoma.
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Washington
Defense Department
Burton C. Awtrey
Anne Awtrey
Johnson St
Big Spring
Tex
Mathis O. Ball Jr
Gladys Ball
Lewisville
Estevan C. Garcia
Juan J. Garcia
N. Hermosa
Tucumcari
N. M
Robert L. Martin
Florence Martin
Navajo Ordnance Depot
Flagstaff
Ariz
G. McGinty
Gracie McGinty
S. Second
Ponca City
Okla
Tryouts Tonight for The Drunkard at Tucson Lodge
Leading male and female roles for The Drunkard an old fashioned melodrama are open at the Tucson Little Theater. Tryouts start at 8 p m tonight at the Lodge on the Desert 304 N Alvernon Way. Outdoor production runs August 22 to 26.
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Tucson Little Theater
South Korean Propaganda Is In Full Blast
North Korean propagandists scan the air against South Korea and the United States. Pyonyang broadcasts feature American POW voices while hammering land reform and anti American charges. The piece mocks elections and accuses South Korean leaders of corruption and treachery.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Communist
Pyongyang
Sen Edwin Johnson proposes broad wartime air control powers
Sen Edwin C. Johnson asks Congress to grant the President authority to establish strict control of all air movements, civilian and military, under a unified system. The bill would empower zones above cities and defense centers and amend the 1938 Civil Aeronautics Act, with the Commerce Secretary and CAB to operate the controls.
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Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
Congress
Truman
Colorado
Senate Commerce Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Civil Aeronautics Board
Sawyer
Johnson
State Department
National Security Resources Board
Cab
Commerce Department
Air Force
CAA
Government rush to care for 24 million citizens spurs action
The federal effort to provide varying medical care to one sixth of the population faces scrutiny. Senators Hayden and McFarland along with Representatives Patten and Murdock urge citizens to contact their congressmen about efficiency and cost concerns.
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Sens
Carl Hayden
Ernest McFarland
Harold Patten
John Murdock
Leopold II resigns throne amid Belgian street clashes
King Leopold II abdicated to transfer powers to his son Baudouin as anti Leopold demonstrators and police clashed in Mons near Halle. The move follows long cabinet wrangles and social unrest linked to wartime associations. Baudouin’s majority is set for Sept. 7 1951.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold II
Leopold
Prince Baudouin
Mons
Halle
Tucson
Laeken
Aussies Rush Aid To Korea
Australia pledges to send ground troops to Korea within weeks to form a first class combat group in cooperation with New Zealand and possibly a British Commonwealth division. New Zealand weighs troop numbers after talks with U S officials as the United Nations aid grows. A separate traffic incident in Los Angeles involved Lavon M Davis cited for speeding after a Presidio collision causing 250 dollars in damage.
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Washington
New Zealand
Korea
Robert Gordon Menzies
Australia
U. S
House of Representatives
Menzies
J. L. Findlay
United Nations
Findlay
Johnson
U.S
Labor union leader vows to fight communism and push Taft Hartley repeal
AFL President William Green told the New York State Federation of Labor that American labor will do whatever it takes to stop Communist aggression. He urged prompt repeal of the Taft Hartley Act as essential to national defense and urged strong U S action in Korea. Green stressed labor’s belief that overwhelming military superiority by the United States and allies is key to world peace.
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New York
AFL
Wiliam Green
Green
Force Is The Language Russia Understands Declared Green
Green asserted force as the only language Russia understands while stressing peaceable use of resources would follow after defense needs. He attacked Toryism opposing social and economic gains for American labor and demanded repeal of the TaftHartley Act.
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Russia
Green
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