Torrential Rains and High Winds Flood Tucson Streets
Rain and lightning lashed Tucson last night flooding major routes and arroyos. Weather officials reported varying totals from 0.28 to 1.57 inches with power outages and emergency efforts as deputies assisted stranded drivers and a heart attack patient. More rain was forecast with cooler temperatures.
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Tucson Boulevard
Country Club Road
Plumer Avenue
Broadway
East 22Nd Street
East Ft. Lowell Road
East Broadway
Tanque Verde
West Ajoway
Mission Road
Wild Horse Ranch
Tucson
Soil Conservation Nursery
Flowing Wells Road
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Magnetic
Tanque Verte Road
Alvernonway
Sedley Hopkins
East Speedway
Speedway
Camino Miramonte
Rudy Black
Crop Duster Dies as Plane Crashes Near Tucson
Sheriff deputies recovered the body of 27 year old crop dusting pilot Robert Senter after his Piper Cub crashed and burned near West Ina road about 20 miles northeast of Tucson. Eyewitness Harvey Elliott said Senter’s plane stalled at about 6 25 p m and he watched flames and explosions as rescuers fought through a flash flood and the night long danger. The crop dusting chemical sulfur compound gas erupted with rain and kept rescuers from reaching the wreck until morning.
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Robert Senter
Harvey Elliott
West Ina Road
Tucson
Elliott
Sheriffs
Charles Coates
Senter
Sheriff's Department
Coates
George Perez
California
Gilpin
Clark H. Johnson
Marines Repel Major Chinese Assault On Bunker Hill
In rain and mud near Seoul two hundred Chinese troops attacked Bunker Hill, but American Marines repelled the assault after 55 minutes with heavy shell and machinegun fire. The day saw a second Chinese attack and many casualties, while U.N. air forces bombed targets along the Korean coast.
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Korea
Bunker Hill
United Press
Frederick C. Painton
Painton
8Th Army
Koson
Sariwon
U.N
Tucson Officer Takes Command in Japan Defense Zone
Col. Anthony V Grossetta, son of Tucson resident Mrs. Winifree Grossetta, has assumed command of the 41st air division (defense) in central Japan. He previously served as director of operations and training at Hamilton AFB California and flew 60 combat missions in World War II. The 41st division oversees Tokyo Yokohama defense and security for this vital region.
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Japan
Anthony V Grossetta
Winifree Grossetta
Speedway
Tucson
41St Air Division
Delmar T. Spivey
Japan Air Defense Force
Grossetta
Western Air Defense Force
Hamilton Air Force Base
California
Tokyo-Yokohama
University of Arizona
Kelly Field
Tex
Alaska
Europe
The
Air University
406Th
Col. Grossetta
Unions Fight Racketeers In Own Banks
Atlantic City New Jersey three AFL locals face possible ouster after a three month inquiry found racketeers in union ranks. AFL executive council to review Meany led report with Dubinsky and McFetridge aiding crackdown as election plans and national convention prep continue.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
New York
AFL
George Meany
David Dubinsky
Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
William McFetridge
Building Service
Strikers Rally To Aid Navy Wire Load
In Rome New York a navy truck and four marines loaded 1800 feet of General Cable wire as UE strikers stand at the plant gates. The strike entered its 76th day as workers demand higher pay pensions and better benefits.
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N. Y
General Cable Corp
Navy
United Electrical Workers Union
Ind
General Cable
Los Angeles
Emeryville
Calif
Demolition Team Guards Crashed Marine Plane Body
A Marine warplane crashed north of Seoul after colliding with a USAF F-84 Star. Bombs on board include multiple 1000 pounders and 250 pounders. two 1000s and one 250 exploded. The body remains in the cockpit while disposal teams wait until bombs detonate or are cleared on Monday.
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Seoul
Korea
Air Force
Heat wave in Italy claims four lives during August holiday
A European heat wave killed four people in Italy with victims reported in Venice Modena Bologna and Bari. Hundreds of thousands fled cities to spend Italy’s three day August holiday in the country. About 600000 deserted Rome as temperatures neared one hundred degrees across an arc from Germany to southern Europe.
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Rome
Europe
Italy
Venice
Moden
Bologna
Bari
Germany
Where That Siren You Heard Went
The Daily Citizen runs a 24 hour siren roundup titled Where's The Fire on page 19. It notes occasional home alarms and urban incidents, offering a quick chronicle of nearby warnings and emergency signals.
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The
Daily Citizen
Deep Sea Diving Champion Drowns in Naples Bay
Giuseppe Giuliano who held Italy's unofficial deep sea diving title drowned in Naples bay after his diving apparatus failed. He earned his crown by reaching 64 meters off Ischia island to help float an American Flying Fortress shot down in World War II.
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Naples
Italy
Giuseppe Giuliano
Naples Bay
Ischia Island
Stolen Car Recovered. Driver Fined $96 in Court
Aaron G. Bass had his car stolen and wrecked. Police recovered the vehicle and found 11 traffic tickets ignored in the glove compartment. Bass was brought to court and fined $96.
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New York
Aaron G. Bass
Bass
Miners Move To Ballot Strike Action in Bisbee
The Bisbee local of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers voted to ask the international union to set a date for polling a strike vote in the non ferrous metals industry. Morenci and Douglas locals have done the same over Phelps-Dodge Corp. wage demands. A Douglas meeting with the company and a U.S. labor conciliator is planned, and Bisbee and Douglas representatives will confer in Miami to map strike strategy.
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Bisbee
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
International Union
Morenci
Douglas
Phelps-Dodge Corp
U. S
Miami
Ill Wind Knocks Out Power and Ice Cream Free for Kids
Talmage Nebraska suffers a 100 mile per hour wind causing about 250000 dollars in damage. The storm cut power and ruined refrigeration for merchants. In a citywide gesture ice cream supplies were given away to children yesterday.
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Neb
Talmage
Hollywood Boy Produces 45 Minute Film in Illinois Backyard
A 15 year old Hollywood boy named Robert Kenecny produced a 45 minute film titled Gypsy Melody in his back yard in Hollywood Illinois with neighborhood actors. The project makes him one of the youngest movie producers in the business.
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Chicago
W.P
Hollywood
Ill
Robert Kenecny
Briton Freed From Moscow Jail Arrives Home
Stanley Brennen, a British sailor, released after six months in a Moscow jail for hooliganism, arrived in Helsinki today en route home from Russia.
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Helsinki
Finland
Stanley Brennen
Moscow
Russia
Stalin Extends Best Wishes to Red Korea on Holiday
Stalin sent North Korea his hearty congratulations and support for its war effort against United Nations forces. The telegram to Premier Kim Il Sung hailed the heroic Korean people and their homeland struggle and was published in all Moscow newspapers.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
North Korea
United Nations
Wartorn Peninsula
Kim Il Sung
Stalin
Flying Shovel Causes Freak Accident in South Carolina
A shovel fell from a truck, glanced off a car, then shattered a window, striking the driver of a following vehicle and knocking him unconscious. The unconscious driver then crashed into the rear of the truck, causing a smoke of chaotic ripple effects on the highway.
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Blackburg
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WUP
Causig
Southern district softball tournament opens at Santa Rita Park
The annual southern district softball event begins tonight at Santa Rita park with multiple games including Hall Insulators versus 803rd Food Service and Goodman Supply versus Baum & Adamson. Tonight also features dances at Catalina guest ranch and Tucson Garden, plus jalopy races at Rodeo grounds.
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Santa Rita Park
Food Service of
Davis-Monthan
St. Ambrose
S. Tucson Blvd
Infilco
D-M
Council Square
Catalina Guest Ranch
N. Campbell Ave
Eagles
43Rd
A & E Squadron
Warriors
Rodeo Grounds
No Gales Highway
Campbell Ave
Tucson Cowboys
Juarez Indios
Hi Corbett Field
Goodman Supply
Baum & Adamson
Tucson Garden
W. Orost
Oddfellows Hall
S. Sixth Ave
Krueger
James Cooper’s Party Line linked to state capital and posts
The item notes James Cooper’s political column titled Party Line tied to state capital hubs and way stations. It references Page 2 placement and suggests broader state commentary. The bundled content mentions handicapped veterans in accessible housing and lists page references for various sections.
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James Cooper
John Harlow
University of Arizona
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Plumb
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Col. A. V. Grossetta
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Red Korea
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