Sheriff Refuses to Return 16 Slot Machines in Tucson Case
Sheriff Jerome P. Martin vows to keep the 16 confiscated slot machines from the Tucson Press Club Old Pueblo club and El Rio Golf and Country Club as legal battles over warrants and evidence continue. He seeks permission to destroy the machines as illegal instruments while Justice Gardner presses for compliance and refinement of court orders. A pending superior court motion and a Sept. 8 hearing frame ongoing dispute.
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Jerome P. Martin
Tucson
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Gardner
Martin
Gardner
Arizona
Justice Gardner
Atty
Bryce Wilson
Justice Court
Lee Garrett
Wilson
Europe Arms Fund Slash Faces Vote In House
The 1.45 billion dollar arms for Europe program moved to a pivotal House vote with Rep Richards proposing a one year limit and slicing the allotment for Western nations. Supporters expect to defeat the amendment though cross party opposition exists.
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Europe
Washington
Rep. Richards
D-Sc
Rep. Priest
Richards
House
Congress
Truman urges suspend judgment on Vaughan until hearings
President Truman asked reporters to suspend judgment on Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan until after his testimony before the senate five per center inquiry. He criticized leaks and the push to condemn Vaughan at closed hearings while noting he would not answer questions about the inquiry.
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Washington
President Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Truman
Vaughan
Veterans Affairs
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Veterans Affairs Post
Gen. Vaughan
Hoey
Sen. Mundt
RSD
California
New Jersey
Joseph T. Elvove
Sugar Branch
Agriculture Department
John Maragon
Allied Molasses Co
Perth Amboy
N. J
McKenzie Low Bidder For Yuma Substation
UPR R B McKenzie of Phoenix was the low bidder on the 34 500 volt Yuma substation project with 22 920 bid. Arrow Construction Co of Yuma was second with 24 864 54. Bids were opened Tuesday at the Parker dam division office in Phoenix.
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Yuma
UPR
R. B. McKenzie
Phoenix
Arrow Construction Co
Parker Dam
Bureau of Reclamation
Water bond clash at Chamber of Commerce meeting
The dispute over financing for city waterworks fueled a near confrontation during a Chamber of Commerce tax study committee session. The committee opposed short term bonds in proposal B and sought board backing, but no quorum formed as discussion spilled into heated exchanges between officials and a clash involving Mayor E T Houston.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tax Study Committee
Chamber Board of Directors
Fyne Dearing
Board of Directors
Monte Mansfield
E. T. Houston
William R. Mathews
The
Arizona Daily Star
Plane Wreckage Sought After Mt Hood Find
Wreckage of an airplane was found on Mt Hood and may be the missing B 26 from Hamilton Field. Air Force Col Archibald Y Smith and Army Col Walter W Hodge were aboard with Master Sgt H E Sluga, all reported missing since April 21.
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Portland
Ore
Mt. Hood
Air Force
Earl Swanson
Timberline Lodge
Hamilton Field
Calif
Archibald Y. Smith
San Francisco
Army
Walter W. Hodge
H. E. Sluga
San Jose
Smith
O’ Tucson
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Charles Collett Jr
Jim Ralph
Syria coup leader Colm El-Hinnaoui shot dead
Reports from Damascus indicate Colm Sami El-Hinnaoui, head of a recent Syrian coup, was killed by a civilian who shot him six times. In Deauville, Aly Khan announced Rita Hayworth is pregnant. In Belgrade, Tito’s government stripped a Czech consular official in Zagreb of diplomatic privileges for alleged anti-Tito sabotage.
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Cairo
Egypt
Damascus
Colm Sami El-Hinnaoui
Syria
El-Hinnaoui
Deauville
France
Prince Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
U.P
Marshal Tito
Zagreb
Finnish minister warns Communists of coup response
Finnish minister Anto Varjonen warned the Communists that the government is fully prepared to deal with any attempts to stage a coup. The statement came Thursday in Helsinki as tensions rose over political instability and potential upheaval in the government.
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Helsinki
Finland
U.P
Anto Varjonen
Earthquake Hits Eastern Turkey. Kigi Area Sees Fatalities
A violent earthquake struck eastern Turkey with the interior ministry reporting four dead in Kigi, Bingol province, including two children. Twenty houses were levelled as rescue efforts continued.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Interior Ministry
Kigi
Bingol
Ministey Regert
China protests British warships violate Chinese waters
China handed a protest to the British embassy in Canton alleging a British destroyer entered territorial waters near the Yangtze mouth on July 31 and warns Britain against repetition. The note cites Foochow’s fall to Reds and other wartime developments as Americans and foreigners flee Canton.
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Canton
China
Foochow
Formosa
Miao Islands
Tientsin
Hunan
Great Britain
John ‘Coghill
Britain
Concord
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Shanghai
Nanking
Central
Taipei
Dodgers Fall to Phillies in Narrow Losses as NL Race Tightens
Brooklyn trails the St Louis Cardinals by a full game after a 9 to 5 defeat to Philadelphia. Borowy pitched for the Phillies, Barney took the loss as Brooklyn was beaten in six innings of scoring. Ennis Jones Edwards Hodges homer for Phils and Bkn. Edwards Hodges homered for Dodgers.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Hank Borowy
Eddie Sawyer
Rex Barney
Brooklyn Slinger
Phillie
Philadelphia
Borowy
Konstanty
Seminick
Barney
Erskine
Banta
Palica
Minner
Edwards
Ennis
Jones
Hodges
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Lade
Muncrief
Owen
Walsh
McCullough
New York
Boston
Jansenhigbe
Hansen
Behrman
Zabala
Westrum
Sain
Voiselle
Salkeld
Heath
R. Elliott
Fletcher
Russell
Samn
Westerner Hotel to Open in Tucson With 64 Rooms
Tucson prepares for the Westerner hotel opening likely Sept 10. The $900,000 building on Stone avenue and Broadway will reach 10 stories with 64 rooms ready, featuring distinctive green walls and lavish public rooms. Gerald Cohen owner and Mrs. Gertrude Briggs manager bring experienced hotel staff and expect gala events with officials from Arizona and Sonora in attendance.
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Tucson
Stone Avenue
Broadway
Meyer Cohen
Mansfeld
Gertrude Briggs
Westerner
Florida
Briggs
Cohen
Tides
Miami Beach
Hollywood
Arizona
Sonora
Place & Place
Albert Parvin Co
Los Angeles
Robert ‘Dorr
Flamingo
el Rancho
Las Vegas
Hollywood Roosevelt
Palm Springs
Fla
Ruth Nichols Claims Control Of Air Liner Crash
Aviatrix Ruth Nichols said she piloted the ill fated immigrant carrier off Ireland and kept control for two hours after leaving Rome. Capt Edward Bessey said she was not at the controls and only sat in the co pilot seat as a guest.
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Winsor Locks
Conn
Ruth Nichols
Ireland
Rome
Edward C. Bessey
Wethersfield
Taylor Falls Behind in Inter-Service Golf Tourney
P Lt Richard Taylor of Davis Monthan AFB shot a par 36 first nine at Maxwell Field and stands two over par after day one. He totaled 74 on the 6 196 yard layout and sits tied for 16th, six strokes behind leader Capt Fred Moseley of Portsmouth Va who finished the second round at 138.
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Montgomery
Ala
Richard Taylor
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
Maxwell Field
Taylor
Fred Moseley
Portsmouth
Ferguson Attacks Clark As Senate Confirms Tom Clark
Senator Ferguson accuses Attorney General Tom Clark of mismanagement over Eisler’s travel and other counts while Clark is confirmed to the Supreme Court. The debate centers on Clark’s record including wire tapping remarks loyalty program cooperation and the 1946 Kansas City vote case.
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Washington
Psen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Atty
Tom Clark
Gerhart Eisler
Senate
Truman
Clark
Supreme Court
Eisler
Senate Judiciary Committee
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Texas Legislature
Congress
G. Clark
Kansas City
Road Bidder Forfeits Job On U S 66 Project
Basich Brothers Construction Co of San Gabriel California forfeits the U S 66 highway project from Ash Fork to near Williams after failing to sign. A $30 000 good faith bond goes to the highway department as liquidated damages. The department may contract with the second bidder Binnell Co of California for $609 976.80. Completion deadline is 1950 July 15.
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Phoenix
Basich Brothers Construction Co
San Gabriel
Calif
U.S. 66
Ashfork
Williams
Highway Department
Basich
The
Highway Commission
Binnell Co
California
Binnel
Cuban Channel Attempt Ends as Cortinas Withdraws
Cuban swimmer Jose Cortinas, 32, quit after five hours and 55 minutes in the English channel from Cap Gris Nez to Dover. He faced cramps and wore, joining two prior failed attempts by Mickman and Van Rijsel. Forty-two miles apart, the usual 19 mile route now stretches to 21 miles. Shirley May France offered support before her own plans were delayed by weather.
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Cap Gris Nez
France
Uup
Jose Cortinas
English
England
Cortinas
Dover
Philip Mickman
Willie van Rijsel
Shirley May
Somerset
Mass
America
Shirley
Matthew Webb
Hot City Sees Mercury Pass 100 At Tucson Airport
The U S weatherman at the municipal airport said Tucson's temperature topped 100 degrees for the first time since August 2. Forecasts call for more heat with clear skies tonight and Friday. Wednesday reached within four degrees of the all time high of 104 set in 1932, with Phoenix at 104 and Yuma at 106.
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U.S
Municipal
Tucson
Mercury
Phoenix
Yuma
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Pieretti
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Tipton
Wheeler
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