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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1946
Page
7
Complaints say the WAA ignores veterans' preference in jobs with Tucson named as the chief sore spot and Phoenix also criticized. Sawyer notes general compliance by other federal agencies to list vacancies with the state employment service and to honor veterans preference in spirit.
WAA field director Tom R. McBeath said 21 scheduled employees and nine casual laborers were hired on site at the Convair plant south of Tucson. He noted seven male and three female workers were veterans, with 75 percent of laborers veterans. He added key staff moved from Dallas, including inspectors and classification men, while two bonded roles could not be filled locally due to time factors.
Convict Raymond also known as Pulaski and Swann will meet Gov Sidney P Osborn at 1 30 p m MST today to present evidence for extradition to the coast on murder and kidnapping charges. Raymond was arrested in Tucson Ariz and pled guilty in Pinal county to abducting Max Birka of Phoenix and was sentenced last July. Edwin J Foltz FBI said Raymond admitted robbery of Sally O Brien Hollywood dancer for 3200 in jewelry July 5 in Los Angeles. A second hand store in Tucson led to his arrest.
Senate war investigation subcommittee hearings on the Inter-American Highway, set for Los Angeles, have been postponed from tomorrow to next Tuesday. Committee Chairman Mead announced the delay due to inspection delays in Central America and Mexico.
The council sought a two week deadline for UN members to report the location and number of Allied forces in member states and other non former enemy territories, including air and naval bases and garrison strengths as of August 1. Sir Alexander Cadogan opposed the move, tying it to Ukraine's complaint against Greece.
Jet and piston prop racers lined up from Van Nuys California as Lt Col Philip C Loof Burrow led four P-80s off at 7 25 a m in a Bendix race division for a $1 000 prize Other notable starts included John N Vandall Miam i Fla in a P 38 Lockheed Lightning Donald E Husted in an A 26 and Jacqueline Cochran the 1938 Bendix winner in a green P 51 as rivals prepared for four hour finish estimates
The housing chairman declines Pyott’s resignation while Tophey is on vacation at Ft. Lewis and Elias is away. Only they can summon a meeting. Meanwhile veterans circulate petitions to recall Mayor Jaastad.
The United States argued it has no conviction on the Greek Albanian territorial dispute yet will defend any delegate's right to raise relevant issues. The Greek case is deemed relevant since the Potsdam agreement authorized settlement proposals for postwar territorial questions.
Police court presidingPaul J Cella notes Dunn simple assault 30 dollars or 15 days Alonzo Woo forgery to Pima county Antsom Boeckel auto theft to Pima Kenneth O Hara burglary to Pima county Melvin Gates reckless driving 100 dollars loitering 10 dollar bond for failure to appear
Listing of several court filings including Lyons v Viviano over liquor selling, Turner v Turner for separate maintenance, Valley National Bank v Mettick for $269 debt, and Gabbard v Gabbard, divorce granted.
Nearly 9000 students including many war veterans will enroll in Arizona colleges this fall. The University of Arizona expects 4500 registrations, Arizona State College at Tempe around 2000, Phoenix Junior College about 1000, Flagstaff State College about 700, Gila Junior College about 400, and the Institute for Foreign Trade at Thunderbird Field No 1 about 300. Emergency housing is being used to accommodate the increased enrollment.
Washington August 30 a government fact finding board recommends a wage increase of 16 cents an hour for telegraph workers and 10 cents an hour for messengers at Western Union Telegraph Co.
Willie Fie a 26 year old Chinese war veteran filed a superior court suit in Phoenix asking the county to reverse a tax delinquency sale that netted 681.59 dollars for his house He asks the treasurer to accept his back taxes and that tenants Jim and Nora Peters pay him 522 dollars in rent The suit follows a prior ruling by Superior Judge Harold Scoville voiding tax sales of veterans property while in service and voiding many similar sales
Two people died in a plane crash near Lawton Oklahoma. The burned bodies were found with Arizona driver licenses bearing the names Kathleen Jones, 18, of Phoenix, and Jesse Dale Buffington, 35, of Chandler.
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