Twenty two seek seats in the legislature
The piece details 22 candidates contesting nine House seats in district races around Pima County. It profiles incumbents and challengers in districts 1 to 4, noting ages, occupations, party lines, and prior service. The article is the fifth in a series previewing the September 7 primaries and November 2 general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Pima County
Virginia L. Atkins
Oscar C. Cole
Rjo
Tony Rios
Tucson
Rios
Frank Robles
Robles
James D. Landon
Ray ‘Martin
Iley C. Allen
Allen
Southern Pacific
Martin
Ayraud
Socrats
John H. Ayraud
House
Oliver M. Heflin
Pima County Welfare Department
Ayrand
Carl Wang
University of Arizona
University of Minnesota
Arizona
Richard Legarra
Bus firms seek fare hikes in Arizona petitions
The Arizona State Corporation Commission heard requests from Pacific Greyhound Santa Fe ways and Sun Valley lines for higher bus fares. The proposals include 15 percent on tickets at or below one dollar, 10 cents on fares from one dollar to two, and five percent on higher fares.
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Phoenix
W.P
State Corporation Commission
Arizona
Pacific Greyhound, Santa Fe Ways and
Sun Valley Lines
Ship Falls at Randolph Airbase Kills Pilot
SAN ANTONIO Aug 27 First Lt Albert S Price 31 of Valley California died when his Randolph air force base training plane crashed Thursday during a routine flight.
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San Antonio
Tex
Albert S. Price
Valley
Calif
Randolph Air Force Base
Writing Compared In Probe To Pin Hiss Down
Congressional investigators called a handwriting expert in the Hiss Chambers case and cited ex Communist Louis Budenz saying Hiss was under party discipline. Chambers and Hiss clash over prewar underground links as Rosen title records and a Ford transfer are examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Probe
Washington
Hiss-Chambers
Louis Budenz
Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
House
American Activities Committee
Chambers
The
Underground
William Rosen
Ford
Texan Replaces Hodge In Korea
Maj. Gen. John Breitling Coulter of Texas succeeds Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge as U S commander in the southern half of Korea. Coulter commanded the 85th division in Italy and faces withdrawal planning. Hodge departs for Tokyo after farewell at Kimpo airport as UN action looms and North Korea touts a staged election.
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Seoul
Texas
John R. Hodge
U. S
Korea
John Breitling
Coulter
Hodge
Kimpo
Tokyo
United States
United Nations ‘General Assembly
North Korea
Reynolds Workers Continue Strike in Phoenix
Reynolds Metals Co workers walk off the job for a second day in Phoenix as the United Steelworkers union protests wage terms. Negotiations stalled over pay with the union seeking 14 cents an hour plus 6 cents for skilled workers, while the company proposed a 10 percent weighted-average increase about 12 cents an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
U.P
Reynolds Metals Co
United Steelworkers Union
Indians To Stay Off Relief Roll
The Arizona state board of social security and welfare voted to refuse welfare payments to reservation Indians, delaying action until the federal board withholds funds. Based on the 1940 census, an estimated 1,462 of 65,000 reservation Indians would be eligible for old age assistance, with about 195 for aid to the blind and 1,625 for dependent aid.
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Phoenix
State Board of Social Security and Welfare
Arizona
Federal
Social Security Board
W. J. Bray
Pima
Harry W. Hill
Hurricane Hunter Seeks Contact As Storm Bows Toward U S Coast
A navy hurricane hunter lost radio contact while probing a 100 mile per hour hurricane about 300 miles east of Miami. The storm creeping northwest at 15 mph aimed toward the Florida Georgia coast, with officials noting storms rarely move straight. Lt. C. W. Gibbs piloted the plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Navy
Florida-Georgia
Grady Norton
C. W. Gibbs
Laurens
Petmakis Nomikos
Archaeologists Hold Open Air Conference at Point of Pines
More than 100 archaeologists and ethnologists gathered at the University of Arizona field school at Point of Pines for a three day Southwestern conference. Dr Emil W Haury said field work trends show broader investigations and closer ties among eastern and western schools with National Park Service participants noting 18 permits for archaeological study this year.
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Anne Gillmore
Point OF Pines
University of Arizona
Emil W. Haury
National Park Service
Jess Nusbaum
New Mexico
Eric Reed
New Mexico National Park Service
al Schroeder
Montezuma Well
Malcolm Farmer
San Diego
Republicans Form Wide Line On Reds Issue In Campaign
Washington August 27 Republicans vow to make Communist in government a dominant campaign issue. Sen Revercomb of West Virginia accuses the administration of failing to purge Communists from federal service. He cites Truman’s red herring remarks and predicts other Republicans will echo the theme as they attack Soviet relations and Congressional probes. Dewey is expected to comment on a national housecleaning if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paign
Revercomb
R-W. Va
Keyser
W. Va
America
Truman
Congressional
Congress
Matthew M. Neely
AFL
Russia
Rep
Rankin
Mississippi
Senate
Joe Stalin
Stalin
Mr. Truman
Radio Rights Under Probe
A congressional committee moves to define a radio listener's right to deny God amid a dispute over atheists demanding air time to respond to religious broadcasts. The hearing, led by Chairman Harness, centers on FCC rulings about equal opportunities to be heard and whether stations may refuse atheist talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harness
R-Ind
Special House
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Commission
Robert Harold Scott
Palo Alto
Calif
KWQ
San Jose
KPO
KFRC
San Francisco
Scott
Three Inmates Escape Utah State Prison in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City August 27. Three inmates escaped from the Utah state prison in the city center escaping during yard activity. Deputy Warden Mason W Hill said they climbed a rope ladder hurled over the wall and fled amid a major manhunt involving over 100 officers. Names identified include Ercil Clark and Joseph Goff with a third escapee unnamed at first. rifle fire from guard towers did not stop them.
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Salt Lake City
U.P
Utah State Prison
East Beach
Mason W. Hill
Hill
Ercil Clark
Sandy
Utah
Joseph Goff
Tucker May Sue In Kaiser Deal
Preston Tucker, head of Tucker Automobile Corp., said the firm may seek an injunction to stop the War Assets Administration from selling or leasing the Cleveland steel plant. Tucker claimed his company bid highest in January, but the plant was leased on August 16 to Kaiser-Frazer Automobile Corp. He said lawyers will test the legality of any sale or lease and potential operation of the facility.
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Chicago
Preston Tucker
Tucker Automobile Corp
War Assets Administration
Cleveland
Government
Republic ,Steel
Kaiser-Frazer
Tucker
Moscow Parley Lasts Three Hours at Kremlin
Western power envoys held a nearly three hour meeting Friday with Soviet officials at the Kremlin but left with no clear signal of progress toward an accord. U.S. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith said Molotov and Vishinsky attended for the USSR while Stalin was absent. He offered no comment on the talks.
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Moscow
Kremlin
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
Josef Stalin
Smith
Baseball Scores From Associated Press Leagues
American League games include Detroit 3 Washington 2 and Cleveland 8 New York 1 in the first game. National League results show Boston 0 Chicago 1 with New York at St. Louis and Brooklyn at Cincinnati while Philadelphia hosts Pittsburgh at night.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Nee
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
De Gaulle Seen In Vote Delay Sparks Political Tensions
Paris August 27 The leaders in France sidestepped a clash with Gen Charles De Gaulle who argues he can govern better than the current system Delaying October local elections anger observ ers who call the move sham faced and dis graceful De Gaulle seeks a new general election to boost his Rally of the French People party and return to power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
London Spectator
de Gaulle
Rally of the French People
RFP
Conseils Generaux
United States
Council of the Republic
de Gaullists
Assembly
Rioters Enter City Hall as Berlin Tensions Rise
Berlin August 27. Communist led demonstrators force entry to city hall for second day. They disrupt an anti-Communist council meeting and press to install a Soviet backed regime. Acting mayor Ferdinand Friedensburg accuses Soviet police of aiding the demonstrators and backers. The council may relocate to the American sector if protection is not granted.
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Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Friedensburg
Alexander Kotikov
Otto Suhr
Kotikov
Liddell Retires as Phelps Dodge Mercantile Executive
Andy W. Liddell steps down as general manager of the Phelps Dodge Mercantile Co in Bisbee after 22 years. Sidney Strickland will succeed him and the company office moves to Douglas on Sept 1. Liddell served 42 years with Phelps Dodge, arriving from Scotland and building a noted career in Bisbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy W. Liddell
Phelps Dodge
Phelps Dodge Mercantile Co
Bisbee
H. M. Lavender
Phelps Dodge Corp
Liddell
Mercantile Company
Sidney Stickland
Lavender
Douglas
Clifton
Scotland
Strickland
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Phoenix Assembly
Randolph
Jim Smith
Patrol
Arizona Highway Patrol
Rosen
Austria
McDowell
R-Pa
William Rosens
Budenz
Fordham University
Lee Pressman
Nathan Witt
John Abt
Edwin Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Texan
By Bob Brooks
Robert L. Nugent
E. B. Sayles
Gop
Harness Committee
Kaiser
Wirerhoto
Wilhelm Pieck
Germany
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