Private Clubs Urged to Defy Law by Liquor Control Division
Arizona tax commission minutes from 1933 to 1939 reveal private clubs urged to enforce gambling laws. debates over slot machines and liquor licenses show officials resisting or delaying enforcement. Motions by ONeal sought direct action, while Moore and Luke opposed, citing lax enforcement and court rulings on luxury tax.
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Phoenix
O’neil
Arizona
Moore
Luke
Arizona State Tax Commission
Commission
Thad Moore
Commis Commission
Liquor Department
Commisadvice
State Tax Commission
Frank Luke
Tax Com
O'Neil
Citizen
Tucson
Daily Citizen
DIAL
Tax Commission
The
Order of Eagles Lodge
Yuma
Safford Country Club
Lions Club of
Nogales
Rio Country Club
el Rio Country Club
el Rio
Former officer sold his influence in bid for plane parts
Paul Grindle, a Massachusetts furniture maker, testified to a Senate subcommittee that James V. Hunt claimed to sell influence and helped him pursue a government contract. Grindle said Hunt spoke of a $200 million plan to surplus plane parts sold at $18 a ton to a syndicate, a claim Hunt denied. Secretary Johnson pledged to root out unscrupulous figures.
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Washington
Paul Grindle
James V. Hunt
Senate
Grindle
Farmingham
Mass
Hunt
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
White House
New York
Quartermaster Corps
War Assets Administration
WAA
Army
Johnson
Senators Cool To Arms Plan
Secretary Acheson presents a $1.45 billion foreign arms package to 26 members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees amid doubts from Republicans and Democrats about size and scope. Critics seek China inclusion assurances and a stopgap justification while some favor linking aid to the NATO mutual defense plan.
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Washington
Acheson
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations and
Armed Services
China
State Department
Vandenberg
R-Mich
GOP
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Dulles
R-Ny
North Atlantic Council
North Atlantic Pact
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Forest Fires Out Of Control 13 Killed In Montana Blaze
The Montana forest fire near Helena raged out of control for 96 hours, killing 13 smoke jumpers from a National Forest crew. The 500 plus firefighters battled a 21 mile front across 18 000 acres amid treacherous terrain with supplies by boat train trucks andairplanes. Survivors described the Mann Gulch tragedy as they recovered bodies and prepared for possible renewed winds as humidity and cooler air began to ease the danger.
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Helena
Mont
U.P
Northwest
A. D. Moir
Helena National Forest
Montana
Ers
Gates of the Mountains
Mann Gulch
Forest Service
Moir
Walter Rumsey
Lawrence
Kans
Bob Salee
Samuels
Ida
Arizona Adds 65 Cent Sales Tax For 1949 50
Arizona will levy a 65 cent sales tax for the 1949 50 fiscal year starting July 1. The tax commission set the rate, estimating state income at 6 to 7 million while counties and cities share the remainder. Officials note the rate implies a possible surplus of 3 to 4 million unless lawmakers intervene. The total extended amount for 1949 50 is about 32 million, with future spending adjustments possible.
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Phoenix
Arizona
State Tax Commission
Commission
Thad Moore
DC-3 Lands After Crash in Milwaukee
A Capital Airlines DC-3 with 23 aboard landed at Billy Mitchell field after a collision with a light plane ripped off its right wingtip. The light plane’s sole occupant, Arthur Rapps, 33, of Milwaukee, was killed. One or two others were hurt. the light plane was destroyed. Captain Jack Bolick guided the airliner to a safe landing.
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Milwaukee
Capital Airlines
Arthur Rapps
Maitland Field
Lake Front
Rapp
Jack Bolick
Detroit
Billy Mitchell Field
Bolick
Shirley Davidson
Coldwater
Mich
Barkley Seen With St Louis Widow At Card Giants Game
Vice-President Barkley sat beside Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley in Fred Saigh's box at Sportsman’s Park during the Cardinals Giants game, calling her a lovely charming St Louis widow while denying any romance beyond rumors that have circulated for a year. The moment occurred before about 29 000 spectators as they watched from the box.
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ST. Louis
Barkley
Carleton S. Hadley
Fred Saigh
Sportsman's Park
Cardinals
Giants
Washington
Hadley
Europe Parley Aims at Unity for Continent
Strasbourg hosts 10 nations for the first session of the council of Europe. British, French, Italian, Belgian, Dutch, Luxembourg, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Irish ministers convene at the city hall to form a federated Europe. The consultative assembly meets Wednesday, with Greece and Turkey expected to join.
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Strasbourg
France
Rhine
Council of Europe
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Ireland
Committee of Ministers of the
Council
Government of Europe
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Foreign Ministers Committee
Wll
Congress Schedules Key Votes and Hearings Today
Senate moves toward final passage of the Marshall plan spending bill. Foreign relations and armed services panels hold joint hearings with Secretary of State Acleson as first witness. Senate investigations opens Five per cent hearings with Secretary of Defense Johnson. House starts debate on a 75 cent minimum wage bill. Foreign affairs panel continues foreign arms bill testimony.
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Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Secretary of
State Acleson
Senate
Defense Johnson
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Toll Of Ecuador Quake Reaches 5000 In Destruction
Ecuadorian officials report a 5000 death toll with 20000 injured as Ambato and six neighboring towns are described as completely destroyed. Air lifts rush food and supplies from Quito and Pan American Grace Airways join the relief effort while Pelilo and Guano areas show near total devastation.
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Quito
Ecuador
Ambato
Galo Plaza Lasso
Pan American Grace Airways
A. B. Shea
American Caribbean Air Command
Albrook Field
Panama Canal Zone
Air Force
Caribbean Command
Cristobal Cornejo
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Rutledge Sentenced to 70 Years in Hartman Slaying
Dr. Robert C. Rutledge Jr. of St. Louis was sentenced to 70 years in prison for the murder tied to a love triangle involving Byron C. Hartman. The verdict comes as details of the case unfold in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids, In
Robert C. Rutledge Jr
St. Louis
Byron C. Hartman
Earthquake Devastates Pelileo Area. Thousands Feared Dead
President Galo Plaza Lasso announced that only 300 of Pelileo's 3,500 residents survived the Friday quake after returning to Quito from Ambato where he oversaw rescue work. The blacked in sector shows the quake’s reach. authorities fear more than 5,000 dead in the region.
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Pelilo
Quito
Guano
Ambato
Pelileo
Galo Plaza Lasso
Rain Damage Reported Here in Tucson Area
Deserts south of Tucson saw waist deep water while streets east of Alverno Way faced foot-deep flooding after six hours of heavy rain. Total rainfall neared normal yearly levels with 1.30 inches at Municipal airport and 1.80 inches at Lynwood Farm. Santa Cruz river flow hit 4500 cfs by 1 pm, signaling near normal precipitation for the day.
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Tucson
Alvernon Way
Old Pueblo
Santa Cruz
U. S. Geological Survey
U. S
Lynnewood Farm
Great-Grandson Of Roosevelt Is Born
Nicholas Delano Seagraves born in Portland weighing nine pounds one ounce. The mother is Mrs. Van H Seagraves formerly known as Sis Ties as a child at the White House. Anna Roosevelt Boettiger and her son Curtis Boettiger arrived for the birth.
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Portland
Ore
Eleanor Roosevelt
van H. Seagraves
Sistie
White House
Nicholas Delano Seagraves
Anna Roosevelt Boettiger
Tax commissioners debate surplus with casino style bet
Two tax commissioners Thad Moore and Joe Hunt clash over the year end surplus with a $5 tie bet. Moore argues a 50 cent state tax rate would yield a 3 to 4 million dollar surplus next July while Hunt sticks to a 65 cent rate and is backed by Chairman Warren Peterson after budget calculations.
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Joe Hunt
Moore
Hunt
Warren Peterson
Thad Moore
Tax rate for Tucson rises five cents to 12.11
A five cent increase in the Pima county tax rate sets a combined 12.11 per 100 valuation for Tucson for 1949 50. The county board adopted a budget of about 2 million for general fund and roads, with total expenditures near 10.679 million including schools and bonds. State allotments to schools were cut under the per capita aid law prompting the higher rate per student.
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Pima
Tucson
County Board of Supervisors
Fred O. Goodell
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