Garrett Garretts Ruling Changes Local Tax Assessments
Judge Lee Garrett of Pima County Superior Court ruled assessors may not value retail inventory at 60 percent of value while real estate is valued much lower. The decision ends a plan by the state tax commission to force retail inventory up to 60 percent at next week’s Phoenix equalization meetings.
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Lee Garrett
Pima County Superior Court
Tax Commission
Phoenix
Commission
Board of Equalization
Garrett
Petitions Filed For Primaries In Tucson Democrat Surge
Twenty eight Democrats and eight Republicans filed nominating petitions for the September 12 primary in Phoenix Tucson. Ralph Watkins and George J. Kerber were noted as early filers with others including Dan E. Garvey and Enos Schaffer seeking offices from U S Senate to State Mine Inspector and representative.
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Ralph Watkins
Watkins
George J. Kerber
Phoenix
U. S. Senate
Carl Hayden
Robert
W. E. Stanfor
J. W. Kelly
William C. Frey
Warren Peterson
John H. Wilson
Clifford J. Murdock
Supreme Court
Arthur T. LaPrade
Marshall Haislip
Kimball
Enos Schaffer
Schaffer
Supervisors
State Senate
Paul Robeson Passport Voided by State Department
The state department cancelled Paul Robeson's passport citing actions not always in the United States' interest. Robeson, known for trips abroad including visits to Russia, reportedly refused to surrender his passport when asked. Officials notified immigration and diplomatic offices that the passport was void. Robeson could not be reached for comment.
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Washington
Paul Robeson
State Department
United States
Robeson
Russia
Department
Immigration and Diplomatic
Olga Kevelos Enters Hurst Cup Rally Stroke Trial
Olga Kevelos becomes the sole woman entrant among 50 competitors at the Hurst Cup motor cycle trial races held on the Clandeboys estate near Bangor Northern Ireland this year.
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Olga Kevelos
Clandeboys
Bangor
Northern Ireland
Meat prices seen easing in fall as supplies rise
The agriculture department predicts pork and higher grade beef prices will fall in fall 1950 as meat output hits a yearly low and then rises in October through December. Demand from defense programs may limit declines. beef and hog prices likely drop, while feeder cattle demand remains strong and cattle numbers on farms rise, boosting future beef supplies.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Try Again To Plant Fish In Granite Lake
Prescott residents hope Granite Basin lake near Prescott can support fish after previous experiments failed. The Arizona Game and Fish Commission will retry in deeper clearer water following recent rains and a prior death of ten trout in a box test.
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Granite Lake
Prescott
Granite Basin Lake
Arizona Game and Fish Commission
Prescott Game and Fish Commission
Tax Burden Soars, Voters Urged to Press Congress
A tongue in cheek column notes federal taxes rose 5 849 percent in 37 years and urges citizens to tell their congressmen Carl Hayden Ernest McFarland Harold Patten and John Murdock to push for efficiency and lower costs.
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Sens
Carl Hayden
Ernest McFarland
Harold Patten
John Murdock
New War Area Looms In Asia
Saigon reports Asia nears a major clash as United States and Communist China bolster Vietminh forces in Vietnam. About 100000 front line troops, 150000 French troops, and 10 000 Vietminh recruits train in three camps across the border in China. U S arms shipments to 12 battalions begin landing at Saigon as U S advisers arrive.
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Indochina
United States
China
Southeast Asia
Red China
Ho Chi-Minh
Moscow
Peiping
U. S
Bao Dai
Vietnam
Siam
Foreign Legionnaires
Unidentified Sub Reported Off Canada
Halifax August 4 The Royal Canadian Navy says a coastal vessel skipper sighted a surfaced submarine without lights off Nova Scotia The navy is convinced at least one Soviet sub is operating off Canada’s coast with multiple reports from various coastal points rejected by Moscow margins remain unclear
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Halifax
Royal Canadian Navy
Nova Scotia
Ottawa
Canada
Moscow
Articulated Ideals and Pre-need Funeral Arrangements
A Tucson family suggests funerals are articulated ideals best expressed with calm judgment. They propose pre-need arrangements managed by a bank to handle finances and preserve the estate, encouraging discussion now with Can Bring Funeral Home in Tucson.
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Tucson
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