Navy Seeks to Raise Sunken Hospital Ship Benevolence Off Golden Gate
A salvage vessel begins work to determine if the $25 million hospital ship Benevolence can be raised after a fogbound collision with the freighter Mary Luckenbach four miles west of the Golden Gate. Navy and Coast Guard investigations probe fault. Haven to replace Benevolence.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Navy
Viking
San Diego
Mary Luckenbach
Paul Wineman
Coast Guard
Burglar Gets Prison Terms
William Prattsmith, 35, an insurance salesman, was sentenced to three to four years in Florence for two counts of first degree burglary. Deputy Atty. Darrel Brown said he committed 69 burglaries dating from 1948 to 1950, with loot exceeding $35,000. He was arrested after a real estate sale trick led to six Navajo rugs being identified as stolen.
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William Prattsmith
Florence
J. Mercer Johnson
Superior Court
Prattsmith
Deputy County Atty
Darrel G. Brown
Brown
Johnson
East Pima
North McKinley Boulevard
Jimmy Herron
Larry Wilson
Myrtle Ross
Ross
S. A. Schwemm
Goodyear Opens Arizona Plant Reactivation Plan
Goodyear Aircraft Corp. will reactivate its former aircraft parts plant at Litchfield Park Arizona. W E Greene says 500 workers expected by January 1 1951 and the plant will fabricate metal and plastic airframe components while maintaining and modifying aircraft. Power and machinery arrival are planned by September 1.
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Litchfield Park
Ariz
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
W. E. Greene
Court Revokes Bail For Reds
A U S court of appeals revokes bail for 11 convicted Communist leaders and gives them 30 days to stay their prison terms. The ruling allows potential further stay requests to the Supreme Court while denying a rehearing.
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New York
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S
Irving H. Saypol
Red
U.S. Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Ito
Thomas W. Swan
Harrie B. Chase
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
Congress
Learned Hand
Lee Pressman Tells Congress Of Red Links
Former CIO General Counsel Lee Pressman testified to the House that he was part of a four man Communist cell in the government in 1934 35 naming John Abt Nathan L. Witt and Charles Kramer as fellow members Pressman also said Whittaker Chambers had labeled Abt Witt and Kramer as Reds Hiss was not part of the cell Also noted were Senate actions on draft for doctors and dentists and Lucas saying Truman opposes an excess profits tax The House Communist control bill is expected to pass with strong support and would require registration labeling and employment prohibitions for Communists and Red fronts Elsewhere the Senate aimed to finish action on the omnibus appropriation bill
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Washington
U.P
CIO
Lee Pressman
House
An American Activities Committee
John Abt
Nathan L. Witt
Charles Kramer
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Pressman
New York City
Abt
Witt
Kramer
White House
Truman
Joseph W. Shimon
Senate
Josiah W. Bailey
D-Nc
William J. Nolan
Shimon
Bailey
MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
Justice Department
Congress
Heat Eases in Tucson With Temperatures Near Century Mark
Weekend heat showed Tucson residents paying for mountain trips as temperatures eased slightly. Official high Sunday reached 99 with a 71 low while Needles California reported 111 and Yuma 110. Springfield Missouri logged 2.53 inches of rain. Phoenix hit 108.
Two South Korean WACs Aim for Intelligence Roles
Lee Eun He and Kim Sung Wha, second lieutenants in the South Korean army, plan to join the Korean women's volunteer corps. They aim to help with intelligence, espionage, clerical work, and troop information as the program grows toward 3 000 to 5 000 volunteers.
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H. D. Quigg
Korea
Lee Eun He
Kim Sung Wha
Korean Women's Volunteer Corps
Ultiate
State Guardsmen Return To Work At Huachuca
More than 1 600 Arizona National Guard members resume training at Fort Huachuca after a successful Governor’s Day review. Co F 158th Infantry Phoenix wins Yuell Trophy. Co L Yuma takes Fraser Trophy. Gov Dan Garvey presided as banners and football-like ceremonies closed with a large enlisted dance. Rio Grande unit to conduct firing, bivouac, and air reconnaissance drills as Gen Albert Wedemeyer plans a Thursday visit.
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FT. Huachuca
Arizona
National Guard
Yuell
Co. “F
158Th Inf. Reg
Phoenix
Fraser
Co. “L
Yuma
Dan E. Garvey
Frederick Stofft
Huachuca
Buffalo Club
Lakeside
480Th Army
Albert S. Wedemeyer
U. S. Sixth Army
Ivester Given Military Rites At Binghampton Chapel
Services for Sgt. Edward R. Ivester were held at the Binghampton LDS chapel with burial in Binghampton cemetery and military honors. Ivester, 19, died from maneuvers related to the Arizona National Guard at Ft. Huachuca. Maj. Gen. A. M. Tuthill and officers attended, along with the tank company led by Capt. Leon Brown. The firing squad and honor guard accompanied Ivester’s body. Ft. Huachuca's flag stood at half mast. Reilly Funeral Home arranged arrangements.
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Binghampton
Edward R. Ivester
Ivester
Arizona National Guard
Ft. Huachuca
A. M. Tuthill
Wilson B. Wood
Frank E. Fraser
John C. Wilson
Tank Company
Leon Brown
Clarence C. Robbins
Andrew Wallace
Joe D. Maldonado
Clark M. Hay
Reilly Funeral Home
Tiny Onion Toss Sparks Rider’s Driveby Complaint
Jay Mitchell, 22, of Golconda Nevada, riding north on U S 40 near Salt Lake City, was hit by a bag of salad with onions tossed from a passing car. He blamed the onions for the mishap and described the incident as an annoyance from a motorist.
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Salt Lake City
Jay Mitchell
Golconda
Nev
U.S. 40
Here
Mitchell
Yanks Swim Naktong River to Burn Enemy Rafts
On the Naktong River front in Korea four American infantrymen armed only with gasoline and matches swam the river at high noon and destroyed 16 Communist rafts lying on the enemy bank. Lt. Clifford A. Philipsen and three men from K Company of the 38th Regiment led the mission, aided by two tanks and supporting artillery. They stripped, swam through minefields, reached the rafts, and sprinkled them with gasoline despite heavy fire.
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Tokyo
Pohang
Hunshae
Douglas MacArthur
Walton H. Walker
United Nations
Korea
Kigye
Nak‘tong River
United Press
John Burley
Burby
Suchon Ni
Hyonpung
Thhe Masan
Pusan
Masan
Naktong River
U.P
Naktong
Clifford A. Philipsen
Portland
Ore
Philipsen
K Company
38Th Regiment
Billy Ramsford
Long Beach
Calif
Philipson
Truman Signs Bill Increasing Old Age Money
President Truman signed a measure extending old age insurance to 10 million more people and boosting benefits. He urged expansion of unemployment insurance and disability coverage, criticized the Knowland amendment, and noted payroll taxes will rise from 2.5 billion to about 7.8 billion by 1970 to fund the larger program.
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Truman
Bill
Washington
Congress
Secretary of Labor
Tobin
Water plan proposed to stabilize Tucson supply
W S Nicholas presented a plan to capture rainfall runoff southeast of Tucson and admit it through wells to first water bearing sands. The scheme aims to ease Santa Cruz flow through the city and recharge the water table, with a committee to report by year end.
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Tucson
W. S. Nicholas
Santa Cruz
Nicholas
Baseball Scores From The League Schedule Ist Game
Detroit 3 Philadelphia 4 and Chicago 6 New York 4 in the American League. National League results show Philadelphia 5 Chicago 7. Ist game details indicate early season play with close scores.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cattle Growers Geared For War
Payson Arizona August meeting of the Arizona Cattle Growers' association approved a war crisis committee of up to five members to assist, with John Babbitt authorized to name it. Delegates also approved $300 scholarships for each state college and the university, and Florence delegates urged next meeting be held in that county seat.
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Payson
Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association
John Babbitt
Flagstaff
Florence
Index Ernest Zips second trial opens tomorrow
The notice lists page references for coverage in the issue including the second trial of Ernest Zips opening tomorrow on page 5, with other items such as Ben Ames Williams review on page 12 and safety devices at Aviation and 22nd street railroad crossing on page 8, plus various sections.
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Ernest Zips
Ben Ames Williams
Owen Glenn
22Nd Street
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Barton E. Bacon
Bacon
Luckenbach Steamship Co
Haven
Japan
Mare Island
Luckenbach
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Oakland
By Bill Hicks
North Korea
Earnest Hobbrecht
Songjin
38Th Parallel
Soff
Japan Sea
Goodyear
Reds
U. Supreme Court
Saypol
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Bulletin
Sol
J.D.O
Defense Ministry
Seoul
St. Louis
Lee
Kim
Brave
Lewis E. Nover
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