Miners push gold standard to preserve monetary stability
At the American Mining congress western division in Salt Lake City delegates urged defense of the gold standard and avoiding deficit financing to curb inflation. They backed restoring gold to its historic function and proposed a limited free market for gold to set a realistic dollar ratio. Senator Cain urged convertibility but did not set a price.
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Salt Lake City
American Mining Congress
United States
Harry P. Cain
R-Wash
Mining Congress
Strategic Metals
Carl T. Durham
Graham A. Barden
North Carolina
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energ Commission
Absentee Voting Open for Sept City Special Election
Absentee voting for the Sept 26 special city election is under way at the city clerk's office on the second floor of city hall. Voters out of town or ill may request ballots or vote at home, with 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours. The ballot includes two charter amendments on fair employment practices and applying for 500 permanent public low rent housing units from the U S housing administration. On election day regular polling places will be open.
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U. S. Housing Administration
William Greaber Rites To Be Set
William Eugene Greaber, 24, was found dead yesterday afternoon beside the grease rack of the Mobile gas station at 1001 E Broadway. Death was attributed to a heart attack after testimony from relatives and a doctor’s exam. Survivors are his father Eugene, brother Robert L, and sister Marjorie Jean, all of Tucson. Arrangements will be announced by Reilly funeral home.
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William Eugene Greaber
Mobile
E. Broadway
James M. Howsare
Greaber
Eugene
Robert L
Marjorie Jean
Tucson
Reilly Funeral Home
Bad Check Charge Leads To Court
Joseph Johnson a Davis- Monthan air policeman was held in Pima county court by Magistrate Paul J. Cella. He was arrested after attempting to cash a 55 dollar bad check at a drugstore and was identified by a bank clerk who saw him cash a similar check last Wednesday.
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Joseph Johnson
Davis- Monthan
Pima
Paul J. Cella
Johnson
South Sixth Avenue
East 22Nd Street
Jaywalkers Across Downtown Tucson Prompt Police Debate
A Citizen Reporter counts over 150 pedestrians jaywalking in one hour at Congress Street, noting 89 percent were women. The piece questions enforcement and cites minimal police presence as Tucson nears metro status.
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Citizen
City records 150 jaywalking acts in one Tucson block
A Tucson reporter counted over 150 separate jaywalking acts in a one hour stretch on East Congress Street between Stone and Scott. The observations highlighted pedestrians crossing mid block and the potential for injuries or death. Robert A. Pike urged strict pedestrian traffic control as a key safety measure for the city.
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Tucson
Pike
Congress Street
Stone
Scott
Congress
Robert A. Pike
National Safety Council
Tucson Chamber Greets 65 New Members at Luncheon
Sixty five people attended a quarterly new members luncheon in the chamber building. In the past three months 134 have joined, among the largest groups in the chamber’s 40 year history. C Edgar Goyette opened the meeting with remarks. Mayor Niemann spoke on city chamber cooperation.
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Tucson Chamber of Commerce
C. Edgar Goyette
Ed Carmack
J. O. Niemann
Chamber
Monte Mansfield
J. M. Procter
William Pistor
Ben Solot
Ed Echols
Arthur Mann
John Mitchell
George Bideaux
Refuse To Unload Red Fringe Ships
Boston AFL longshoremen refuse to unload Russian products and have extended the boycott to Czech imports on the Black Gull voyage from New York and Rotterdam. Daniel J. Donovan says crews will avoid goods from any satellite of Russia, including 72 tons aboard the Black Diamond line vessel Black Gull.
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Boston
U.P
Boston Afl
Daniel J. Donovan
San Carlos Reservoir Daily Report for Aug 28
Daily San Carlos Reservoir report for a 24 hour period ending 7 am shows lake elevation 2385.67 feet, available storage 2291 acre feet, inflow 345 cfs, outflow 690 acre feet, reservoir loss 677 acre feet, land evaporation 0.427 inches, max temperature 100 degrees, wind 38 mph, no rainfall.
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San Carlos
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Sam Houston
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