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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1949

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Deep Freezer Probe Leaves Facts Missing

Five percent investigators probed further into evidence behind the suspension of Maj. Gen. Alden H. Waitt as chief of the army chemical corps. The home freezer matter is paused for now as senators seek more details and potential connections to Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan.

Washington Alden H. Waitt Army Chemical Corps Senate Special Investigations Subcommittee Harry H. Vaughan Truman Army Sen Mundt R-Sd Waitt Vaughan Herman Feldman Secretary of the Army Gray

Hospital Head Honeymoons After Catholic Priest Marries

Emmett McLoughlin, 42, former Catholic priest and hospital superintendent, and Mary Davis, 34, a divorcee, wed Saturday in Buckeye Arizona before 700 guests with sheriff deputies guarding. They honeymoon in California Oregon and Washington before returning September 10.

Phoenix Ariz California Buckeye Here Emmett McLoughlin Woody Killman Mary Davis Superior Court Charles Bernstein Ralph Watkins Phoenix Shrine Temple Oregon Washington L. Manoil Richard McGovney Santa Barbara Calif St. Monica’s Hospital McLoughlin

Third Typhoon Lashes Jap Isles Dredging Floods

A typhoon struck southern Kyushu with winds up to 85 miles per hour and heavy rains causing floods on a region already hit twice this summer. The U S air force network warned units across Kyushu and southern Honshu. Ships and fishing vessels were tied up as Judith split into two storms with the left wing aiming at Itazuke base until it weakened.

Tokyo Kyushu U. S. Air Force Honshu Pacific U. S. Air Force Base Itakuke

Weather Over U S Virtually Perfect

Forecaster L L Means said the weather over the United States was practically perfect. Two areas lack ideal conditions the upper Ohio valley and the western plains with scattered thundershowers and light to moderate rain. Temperatures nationwide expected to stay normal for the season.

Chicago United States L. L. Means Ohio Valley Allegheny Mountains Plains

West Germany Narrowly Backs Conservative Christian Democrats

In the first free postwar election Western Germany gave 24 million voters a mandate for four years, with the Christian Democrats leading the ballot at 7,356,025 and the Social Democrats close behind at 6,932,303. The Free Democrats gained third place, while Communists slumped to about six percent. The result enables a conservative bloc in parliament, pending proportional representation.

Hitler Europe France Italy West Berlin Western Germany Elbe Red Army Free Enterprise Thele Christian Democrats Social Democrats Britain Labor Party Free Democrats Max Reimann Communist Party West Germany Reimann North Rhine-Westphalia Center Party German Party German Right Party Emergency Association Radical Socialist Freedom Party Economic Reconstruction Association

6 000 Feet Of Cable To Keep Scientist Alive

Undersea explorer Otis Barton abandoned his 6 000 foot depth attempt after a faulty power cable dropped the 110 volt lighting to five to ten volts. He had descended to 2 300 feet before stopping as the Cherry Picker barge paid out a slender five eighths inch cable for the 15 inch hatch dive into the Santa Cruz basin canyon off California.

Santa Cruz Island Calif Otis Barton Monday Barton Pacific U.P Otis Barton Pacific Ocean Santa Cruz Basin California

Rillito Gets 27 Race Days

The state racing commission granted Tucson Racing association 27 racing days at Rillito between November 6 and April 30 confined to Sundays and some Saturdays. Arizona Racing Inc. was denied a permit due to an incomplete application amid a looming court challenge to the commission's action on dog racing permits.

Bob Brooks Phoenix State Racing Commission Tucson Racing Association Rillito Track Arizona Racing, Inc Tucson Rodeo Grounds Arizona Racing Commission Francis Wilson Tucson Rodeo Track Jack Dempsey West Coast Wilson Commission Maricopa Adams Hotel

Navy Ready To Challenge B-36 Claims In Hearings

Navy officers plan to publicly dispute the air force's B-36 superbomber claims and intercontinental bombing theory. Vice Admiral Arthur W. Radford, leading naval aviation, will serve as a rebuttal witness at hearings in Washington after arriving from Pearl Harbor.

Washington U.P Navy Air Force House Armed Services Committee Arthur W. Radford Radford Pacific Fleet Pearl Harbor Carl Vinson D-Ga Navy Department Naval Aviation Adm

Mother And Daughter Give Birth To Babes

In Peoria Illinois on August 15 Mrs. Clarence Smallberger 20 left Proctor hospital after delivering a daughter while her mother Mrs. Mearie Huff 38 entered to deliver a son. Huff’s nine pound son was the 13th child for the family. Smallsberger’s seven pound four ounce daughter was her third child. They had separate rooms but the same doctor delivered the babies. The mothers arrived at the hospital 35 minutes apart.

Peoria, DL Clarence Smallberger Proctor Hospital Mearie Huff Huff Smallsberger

Baseball Results National St. Louis

The Cardinals defeated the Cubs 5 to 6 in a pitchers duel with Musial contributing for St Louis. Brecheen, Rice, Chipman, Adkins, Muncrief and Owen pitched for the winning team while Chipman took the loss.

St. Louis Brecheen and Rice Chipman Adkins Muncrief Owen HHR St. Louis, Musial. LP

Lucky Lady II Returns Flight Heads for England

Lucky Lady II, the Davis Monthan B 50 that made the first nonstop round the world trip last March, departs Tucson for England with Col. James C. Selser Jr. at the controls. Maj. Gen. E W Barnes and Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin join in the lead planes as about 45 more B 50s follow on routes via Iceland and Bermuda. England will host a 90 day training mission attached to the Third Air Division led by Maj. Gen. Leon W Johnson.

Army Air Force England 43Rd Great Britain America Maj Gep Otes Reregie Russell James M. Gavin USA 82Nd Airborne Division James C. Selser Jr Davis-Monthan Air Force Base E. W. Barnes USAF 13Th Air Force Tucson 43Rd Bombardment Group Secretary of Defense Office U. S. Army Selser Iceland Bermuda Kensman Percy Kramer D-M Kramer U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command Third Air Division Leon W. Johnson McGuire Air Force Base N.J

Weather notes and polio case from the 1950s brief

Flagstaff recorded 40 degrees the second coldest in the nation with a 76 degree high while Prescott hit 83 and Payson 85. In Nogales Arizona the fourth polio case was reported for 9 year old Dennis Anderson who is in fair condition. Shirley May France abandoned a channel swim due to weather after a 20 minute Dover harbor effort.

Flagstaff United States West Yellowstone U. S. Weather Bureau Prescott Payson Nogales, Ariz E. C. Houle Dennis Anderson William H. Anderson Dover England Shirley France English Channel Somerset Mass Dover Harbor

Two in custody after 85 mph chase ends in swamp

Harold D. Boyd and Joseph Bell, both 21 and 27 from Cleveland Ohio, were captured in a swamp near Holbrook after a high speed chase. They face first degree burglary and grand theft charges as FBI officials plan to question them about Dyer act violations. A stolen car found here and another missing from Cleveland were recovered.

Holbrook Here Harold D. Boyd Joseph Bell Cleveland Ohio Federal Bureau of Investigation Tony Ortega Little Colorado River

Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr Stricken by Illness at Home

Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr daughter in law of the late railroad magnate was rushed to Doctors Hospital after a possible infantile paralysis attack at the Vanderbilt Fifth Avenue home. She suffered partial paralysis of the back neck and leg and was taken to hospital about 3 a m.

New York U.P Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr Doctors Hospital Vanderbilt Fifth Avenue

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William E. Perry Charles Angelakis Perry Buddy Arthur A. Pearson Donal M. Williams William M. Gibson Alden L. Howland Burgess G. Cantrell William V. F. Rittenhouse Robert H. Dion Corp Donald G. Gruben Charlie Tutts William R. Biehl John ©. Callahan George V. Zinck Roy Lucky Lady Engel Sigmund Engel Romeo John E. Donnelly Cook County Deep Freezer Hospital Head Jap Isles U. S Spuin Frankfurt Germany By Frank Tremaine Rillito Jelks Rubin Jelks J. C. Wollard A. M. Meyer Appli By Bob Stirling Associated Press
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