Political Target Again Looms Over Arizona Commission
Arizona's industrial commission faces renewed political scrutiny over its policy on computing motion picture premiums. Governors’ candidates study the issue for ad advantage as the commission’s 1948 loss and premium rules draw attention from Century Television Productions and other studios. The piece also notes ex officio examinations of candidates and ongoing tax commission debate on inventory valuations.
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Phoenix
Arizona Industrial Commission
Commission
B. F. Hill
Hill
State Senate
Arizona
Century Television Productions
Henry S. McCluskey
Ann Frohmiller
Richard F. Harless
Arizona Legislative Committee of the Railroad Brotherhoods
State Tax Commission
Warren Peterson
Pima County Superior Court
Mine hits freighter American Planter off Heligoland
The 8250 ton American Planter struck a mine in the North Sea and was towed to Bremerhaven. There were no casualties. United States Lines delayed confirmation pending investigation after the ship, with a crew of about 50, left New York July 26 for Hamburg Dunkirk route.
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Hamburg
Germany
North Sea
Bremerhaven
United States Lines
U.S. Lines
Dunkirk
France
New York
Heligond
Claims He Has Solved Problem Of Centuries
Cincinnati August 9 Ike Schwartz a former newspaperman claims to have solved Euclid's problem of squaring the circle using only a compass and ruler after 18 years of work He drew diagrams mailed them to scientists and says he formed a square equal in area to a circle and proved his solution saying there is no way to patent or profit from it.
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Cincinnati
Ike Schwartz
Schwartz
Euclid
France seeks stronger US troop presence in Europe to deter Russia
Paris reports a high French official says six American and six British divisions in Germany could deter a Russian attack for a year or more, enabling Europe to build its own defense with full US aid. France also wants cash prepositioned as troops on site and faster production of French tanks and bazookas using American funds.
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Paris
Germany
Europe
America
Korea
United States
France
London
Elbe
Rhone
Rhine
Seine
Russia
Million-Dollar Try Falls Short of Mark
Carrie J. Adair, calling herself Grauman's childhood sweetheart, failed to prove a will claiming a $32,000 share of Sid Grauman's estate. A superior court judge ruled the will a forgery and that she is not Grauman's widow. Grauman died aged 70 last March without a valid will. four administrators, including two of the claimant cousins, were appointed.
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Los Angeles
Carrie J. Adair
Sid Grauman
Superior
Grauman
Texas
California
Fire damages Het Volk printing plant in Ghent
Fire at the Het Volk printing plant in Ghent caused about 15,000,000 Belgian francs in damage to the presses. An official said the blaze likely started accidentally.
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Ghent
Belgium
pro-Leopold
Het Volk
Pentagon Sees Taegu Threat in Korean Offensive
The Pentagon assesses a North Korean pincer toward Taegu as potentially dangerous but not fatal. Taegu's rail and highway hub supplies UN forces on the Naktong line, with fallback options into mountainous terrain. language barriers, poor roads, and unfamiliar terrain complicate American operations in Korea.
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Washington
Pentagon High Command
United Nations
Taegu
Naktong River
Pusan
Pentagon
Naktong
Korea
Red Chinese Pose Problem In Asia
United States diplomat John Melby called the Chinese Communists a real threat to Indochina’s independence. He heads a U S mission assessing needed Southeast Asia aid and prioritizes Indochina for U S support. He said Communist forces receive outside help from China or Russia and that Mao remains tied to Moscow.
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Singapore
United States
John Melby
Indochina
Melby
U. S
Southeast Asia
Ho Chi Minh
China
Russia
United States State Department
Mao Tze-Tung
Tito
Moscow
Accesses Narrow Gauntlet for Wee in Eerie Circuit
A cryptic note sketches the Wee group navigating a complex access path, hinting at blurred routes and partial visibility within an eerie circuit, with terse references to halted progress and looming obstacles.
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Jacome
Daniel
Redeus
Jacome’s
van Raalte
Men’s Dept
B.V.D
Burlington
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Eset
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