Sedley Hopkin New Taxiway Parallels Runway
A Tucson airport project adds 9 000 feet of taxiways alongside a 12 000 foot runway. A 185 000 pound B 47 requires heavy concrete apron and 75 foot wide taxiways with dust control. Del Webb and San Xavier Rock and Sand built the airport work. Blanton Cole were engineers.
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Tucson
Mississippi
Sedley-Hopkin
del Webb and
San Xavier Rock and Sand Companies
Blanton & Cole
Grand Central Aircraft Co
Crime Takes Big Jump In New York
New York police reported a sharp rise in major crimes in the first six months of 1952 with 132 homicides and 22 005 burglaries, compared to 116 homicides and 14 961 burglaries in the same period in 1951. Police Commissioner noted better reporting under the revised system.
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New York
George P. Monaghan
Police Department
Cinderella Marriage Ended in California and Europe
Riverside reports a high school girl Martha Morris eloped with 25 year old Charles Devigier in Quartzsite Arizona and Notre Dame ceremony. San Francisco case ends as Devigier seeks annulment claiming fraud and non consummation amid a costly honeymoon. Explosion at a resort marks tragedy tied to the same legal action as testimony is sealed.
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Riverside
Calif
Thessoda Fountain
Cinderella
Quartzsite
Ariz
Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris
Charles Devigier
Martha
de Saar
Devigier
Martha Morris
San Francisco
Ka “Tseltrind
Torrance
C. K. Mor-Berlin
Baltic
Ahl
Charg- Beck
West Berlin
Strike for alimony ends after week in judge’s anteroom
Mrs. Frances Palmer staged a sitdown strike in Judge Philip Eliott’s anteroom in Flint Michigan as she sought temporary alimony. After Salvation Army food aid began and she was down to 61 cents, the judge granted relief.
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Istrike
Flint, Mich
Francis Palmer
Philip Eliott
Salvation Army
Draft calls may push 19 year olds into service
Washington reports the selective service may start drafting 19 year olds as the pace of calls rises. The army ordered 47 000 inductions in October and expects similar rates for months as it replaces men after the Korean war. Officials say overall draftage could total about 610 000 in the year starting July 1.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
SDC
Defense Department
Lewis B. Hers Fey
Luke Trains Air Cadets From Seven Nations
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE trains cadets from seven nations England Italy Belgium Denmark Norway France and the Netherlands today. Some cadets begin flying jet aircraft others receive training in F 51 Mustangs at the facility.
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Luke Air Force Base
England
Italy
Belgium
Denmark
Norway
France
Netherlands
Jump Order Unheeded. Student Pilot Killed in Training Crash
Lucerne Switzerland. A student pilot Gottfried Roellf died when a two seater training plane stalled during instruction. The instructor yelled for Roellf to jump with a parachute but he did not respond. At 350 feet the instructor leaped to safety while Roellf crashed to the ground.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
Iilian
Gottfried Roellf
Roelf
Roelli
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Fleischmann
Fleischmann Distilling Corporation
Peekskill
Optical Service
Roa
Colgate
Escutar Vatus Fay
Rodig’s
Tucson Optical Service
Valley Nat’ Bldg
Six Unite
Fifth Street Terminal Warehouse
Furni
Ture, Or
Grd
Ruesou
Herp Fec
General G
Luke
Sahara
W. R. Shearman Furniture Co
Sixth Avenue
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