Tucson Budget Okayed Hints at 4.10 Tax Rate
Tucson approves the 1949-50 budget of 3 258 011 with a 4.10 tax rate, down 75 cents from last year. Final adoption by the council came on a routine motion as 11 postwar planning projects totaling 291 467 were approved. Mayor Houston left early due to his father Caleb Houston’s illness and death. Nieman chaired the meeting afterward.
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Tucson
J. O. Nieman
Postwar Planning Commission
E. T. Houston
Caleb Houston
Arizona
Niemann
Pioneer Constructors
Menlo Park
Bruckner Addition
E. P. Hunziker
Council
Forest Fire Infernos Roar Across Montana Idaho
Montana and Idaho burn as more than 1,000 firefighters battle nine new fires and two major blazes. The gates of the mountain blaze in Montana threatens vast timberland while the Payette forest fire in Idaho grows rapidly. Firefighters push to control both despite heavy losses and dangerous conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Montana
Idaho
Gates of the Mountain
Payette National Forest
Slim Vassar
McCall
Payette
Vassar
A. D. Moir
Helena National Forest
Dave Johnson
The
Idaho Statesman
Forest Service
Crystal Creek
Kootenai Forest
Montana-Idaho
Missoula
Bull Run
Johnson
Jack Robertson
Top War Leaders Are Summoned In B-36 Investigation
The House Armed Services Committee summoned three top war leaders on Tuesday to begin hearings on the B-36 bomber and strategic air power. Lovett, Vandenberg, and LeMay are named along with planned testimony from Patterson and Symington. The inquiry probes defense policies, aircraft procurement, and the B-36 program amid interservice disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Robert A. Lovett
Air
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Forcs
Chaff and
Man
Curtis le May
Strategic Air Command
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Air Force
Navy
Odlum
van Zandt
Floyd Odlum
Atlas Corp
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Consolidated
Symington
Defense
Johnson
Pennsylvanian
Democratic Party
Mayor's Father Dies Here On His 86th Birthday
Caleb Houston died at 86 at his home 1224 E Sixth St as his son Mayor E T Houston presided at a city council meeting. Born August 8 1863 in Shelby Tennessee he moved to New Mexico and Arizona as a railroad man and longtime Odd Fellows official. Services planned at Parker Kerr mortuary 4:30 p m Wednesday with Evergreen Cemetery burial by IOOF.
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E. T. Houston
Caleb Houston
Sixth St
Houston
West
Shelby
Tenn
Parker-Kerr Mortuary
Clovis B. Snyder
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Pima Lodge No. 3
Pallbesters
New Mexico
International Order of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows
Lillian Allison
Raton
N. M
Arizona
Mexico
Tucson
Mr. Houston
Southern Pacific
Odd Fellows Lodge
Benson
Bourton
Strikebound Hawaii Docks May Be Seized By Nightfall
A territorial official vowed to seize strikebound Hawaiian docks tonight under the new dock seizure law. The move accelerates efforts to end a three month ILWU strike that has left Hawaii effectively blocked. Negotiations with seven stevedoring firms and union leaders are underway, with Harry Bridges abroad and observers awaiting a settlement. The Steel Maker sailed Monday night with 11,000 tons of sugar and pineapple, the second vessel since the strike began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard D. Eberhart
Honolulu
T. H
CIO International Longshoremen & Warehousemen’s Union
George Hillenbrand
Harry Bridges
ILWU
Bridges
Ben Rush
Rush
Aloah Tower
Jack Hall
IBAWU
Steel Maker
Hawaiian Islands
Gulf
Atlantic
Congress Activities Highlight Bonus Defense Talks and Probes
Senate handles basing point legislation and receives Defense Secretary Johnson on foreign arms. Foreign relations and Armed Services hear Johnson. Senate investigates five per centers as Judiciary weighs Clark for associate justice. Banking resumes coal probe. House debates minimum wage while Armed Services launches B 36 inquiry and Foreign Affairs begins drafting arms aid policy.
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Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Johnson
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Atty. Gen. Clark
Supreme Court
Banking
House
Armed Services Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Aig
Defense Secretary Refuses to Report MacArthur Without Approval
In Washington Clinton Johnson says he will not order General MacArthur home to testify unless President Truman approves. In New York 14 passengers of the Polish liner Batory are seized amid a sailing bound for England and Poland. The 14, said to hold Greek passports, were detained as Gerhart Eisler fled the country as a stowaway. In Portland Oregon a 76 year old gold prospector rescued from Mt Hood shelter after 13 days without food is described as in fairly good condition by doctors.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
South Dakota
Senate
Special Investigations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Vaughan
John Maragon
Tanforan
Tighe Woods
Defense Johnson
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Congress
New York
U.2
Batory
England
Poland
Gerhart Eisler
Portland
Ore
U.P
Mt. Hood Trail
John Tracy
Estacada
Ben Franklin
Ray Godleske
Sandy
Dre
Churchill to Press Appeal for German Admission to Council
Strasbourg dispatch says Winston Churchill was to arrive Tuesday to push Western Germany’s admission to the new Council of Europe. Foreign ministers of the 10 founding nations opened their first session by inviting Turkey Greece and Iceland to join the council.
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Strasbourg
France
Winston Churchill
Germany
Council of Europe
Turkey
Greece
Iceland
Council
Coast Guard Searches for Missing Soldiers at Sea
Coast guard planes and ships scoured the Pacific waters Tuesday to locate two soldiers who disappeared after setting out fishing in a rubber raft last Saturday.
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Los Angeles
Coast Guard
Weather Mix of Cool Post-Rain Temperatures in Tucson
The Tucson area enjoyed cooler conditions after Monday’s heavy rainfall with a high of 81 degrees, a trend the weatherman warned may not last as temperatures head toward near 90. Skies cleared Tuesday morning, with 74 degrees at 8:30 am and expected highs around 90 by day’s end. No major flood damage was reported in Pima County, though repairs were needed after light damage to some highways.
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Mometer
Tucson
Bad Weather Halts Search For Plane
Searchers halted by bad weather while seeking a light plane missing since Friday with four aboard. The hunt paused near Casas Grandes Mexico and resumed later as Army air force planes helped from Saturday. refueling problems altered plans. On board were Saul Martinez the pilot Guillermo Aruffe Jorge Aruffe and Pedro Mesa a four year old child of Bernardo Mesa all from Casas Grandes and Agua Prieta.
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Douglas
Casas Grandes
Chihuahua
Mex
Ariz
U. S. Army Air Force
Saul Martinez
Guillermo
Jorge Aruffe
Agua Prieta
Pedro Mesa
Bernardo Mesa
Gaming Motion Taken Under Advisement In Arizona Case
Superior Judge Lee Garrett took under advisement a motion to dismiss an appeal by the county attorney on gaming charges against managers of three private clubs. Frank H. Watkins for the clubs argued state appeals are limited to indictments and informations and urged dismissal and return of seized machines. The clubs named are William Krylowicz, George Brooks, and Harry Ellebracht.
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John F. O'Mara
Lee Garrett
Frank H. Watkins
Arizona
Jerome P. Martin
Martin
Martin, Justice of the Peace
Bryce H. Wilson
Watkins
O’mara
Garrett
William Krylowicz
Tucson Press Club
George Brooks
Old Pueblo Club
Harry Ellebracht
el Rio Golf and Country Club
Surplus Tanks For Europe But None For China
Senators moved to limit transfers of surplus arms to western Europe amid confusion over surplus status for China. They push a $500 million ceiling on surplus shipments within the $1.45 billion foreign arms package. Defense leaders and Acheson were to explain the apparent contradiction as hearings continued.
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Washington
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Sen. Knowland
Acheson
Knowland
China
Sen. Gurney
R-Sd
Congress
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Ae Johnson
George
Dan
Arlington School Votes on 120000 Bond Issue
An election on a 120000 bond issue will be held Wednesday at Arlington school 13 miles west of Buckeye. The bonds would fund a classroom gymnasium auditorium and cafeteria plus a garage and shop buildings. Voting occurs in the schoolhouse after a tied June 27 count.
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Buckeye
U.P
Arlington School
Here
Maricopa County
Hoover Broadcast to Be Carried Here
The 75th birthday speech of former President Herbert Hoover will be broadcast over the Mutual network and KCNA Tucson at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Hoover will speak from Stanford University amphitheater in Palo Alto California. He heads the Hoover commission to reduce government spending and titles remarks Think of the Next Generation. Introduction on air by Dr. John E. W. Sterling president of Stanford University.
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Herbert Hoover
Mutual Network
Tucson
KCNA
Three D M Airmen To Be Sentenced On Monday
Three 19 year old Davis Monthan airmen Pfc Donald Stockton Pvts Leonard E Davis and Dan F Speer were slated for Aug 15 sentencing before Judge Bent L Jennings on robbery charges. They pleaded guilty to beating and robbing Robert Dellis of Phoenix and Speer faced an additional charge of using force to rob Frank Dimitri. All three waived preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
U.P
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Bent L. Jennings
Pfc
Donald Stockton
Leonard E. Davis
Dan F. Speer
Robert Dellis
Speer
Frank Dimitri
Slain Baltimore Medium Bound and Strangled in Seance House
Baltimore police investigate the murder of 60-year-old spiritualist Emma A. Kefalos found bound with clothesline and strangled by an electric cord in her second floor apartment in the Polish neighborhood. Neighbors and fellow mediums seek clues from the victim’s spirit as investigators search for a mysterious man and Kefalos’s customer list.
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Baltimore
Emma A. Kefalos
Nick Drisas
Kefalos
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Arm
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Pho
Hawaii
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Hoover
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