Arson Attempt Targets Maywood Park Racing Plant
Police and fire officials say an arson attempt was made early Friday to burn the Maywood Park Trotting Association mutuel plant in the remodeled grandstand. Gasoline and oil were spread over areas of the grandstand, about 200 feet, with a watchman discovering the blaze at 2 30 a.m. No damage estimate was given as the fire was extinguished in 10 minutes.
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Chicago
Maywood Park Trotting Association
Henry Schmidt
River Grove
Robert O’hallen
Maywood Park
Ken Brown
Otto Pinkstaff
Jail Goes Luxurious With 35 Cent Blue Plate Special
Mecosta county officials raise inmate meals from 30 to 35 cents per day, approving a 35-cent blue plate special for prison meals amid inflation pressures.
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Big Rapids
Mich
Mecosta County
Board of Supervisors
Tucson High Adjusts Registration Over Morning Shift Demand
Vice-Principal Andy Tolson announces a revised policy blocking shift change requests until after August 20 to balance morning and afternoon enrollments. New students may register in current shifts or wait for staff decisions on August 29. Afternoon and morning blocks defined by street location. Over 200 students registered so far with expect 2,500 to 2,600 total.
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Andy Tolson
Tucson High School
Tolson
Third Street
Biggest School Problem Funds For Buildings
Harvey Taylor, superintendent of Mesa schools and summer faculty at Flagstaff State college, calls funding for new school buildings the top issue, followed by fair distribution of state education wealth. He notes wide disparities in local property valuation backing per pupil and highlights his background in Mesa and other institutions.
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Flagstaff
Waa
Harvey Taylor
Mesa
Flagstaff State College
Arizona
Taylor
Mesa Union High School
Mesa Public Schools
The
State University
Tempe State College
Brigham Young University
Mother of Boy Killed in War Refuses to Surrender Insurance
Nettie W. Capps, 57, jailed in Salt Lake City for contempt after refusing a court order to turn over her son Jacob Capps GI life insurance to his widow Maureen Stam. The Battle of the Bulge casualty’s mother said she would stay jailed for life to honor her late son’s wishes. The case closed Utah’s only rheumatic fever home, and Capps faced six court bouts and $1,400 in costs.
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Salt Lake City
Nettie W. Capps
Jacob Capps
Capps
Maureen Stam
Seaside
Calif
Dist
Ray Vann Cott Jr
Stam
Salt Lake County
Bountiful
Marine Major Wins Naval Literary Prize
Maj. Andrew C. Geer of San Francisco won the Navy literary contest for his novel Sea Chase. The Marine Corps reserve officer’s work about a German merchant ship’s return voyage after escape from internment in Australia in World War I earned him a trip to the writers conference in Middleburg Vermont, August 17 to 31.
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Washington
Andrew C. Geer
California St
San Francisco
Marine Corps
Navy
Australia
Geer
Middleburg
AFL Head Sees No Low Mood Ahead For U S
Boston August 5 AFL President William Green says the United States will not see another low mood. He cites foreign goods shipments, a housing bill to spur slum clearance and construction, and high purchasing power as reasons. Green urges voting against sponsors of the Taft Hartley Act in 1950 elections.
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Boston
AFL
William Green
United States
Landslide Kills Woman And Child in Mexico
In Nogales Mexico heavy rains blamed for the deaths of a 70 year old woman and her 19 month old granddaughter. The pair were buried by 10 tons of rock and dirt that crashed onto their hillside home on Wednesday night. Fire department officials identified the victims as Mrs. Eusebia Meza and Rebecca Meza. They were the only occupants. responders freed the bodies after more than an hour.
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Nogales
Mexico
U.P
Eusebia Meza
Rebecca Meza
Off Campus Rooms Sought For UA Women Students
University of Arizona officials appeal for Tucson residents to rent rooms for about 750 women in university housing. about 1,500 women expected to register in September with many biounties needing private homes as campus housing remains insufficient.
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University of Arizona
Hazel F. MacReady
Friddy
University
Tucson
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