Communists Lose in Italy General Strike Effort
Rome dispatch reports Italy’s Communist led CGIL failed to paralyze the nation in a 24 hour general strike starting at 6 am. The walkout was limited to northern factories with transport nearly normal elsewhere. Officials cited weak support, reduced union numbers, and lack of funds as factors.
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Rome
Italy
Tucson
France
General Confederation of Labor
CGIL
Owever
Naples
Bologna
Bari
Large civilian layoff at Davis Monthan AFB hits 130 jobs
Davis Monthan Air Force Base announces termination notices for 130 civilian employees across all grades effective December 15. Heavily affected are mechanics in the 3040th aircraft storage department with two extra weeks of leave. severance benefits apply to five or more years of federal service as workers seek placements at other stations.
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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
3040Th
Defense
Johnson
Senator Named New Chairman of Greater Arizona
State Sen. Hubert Merryweather of Santa Cruz county named chairman of Greater Arizona Inc at the annual directors meeting in Phoenix. Bruce Hannah of Tucson named to the five member executive committee. The aviation committee under Matt Baird of Tucson backs a merger plan for Monarch Bonanza and Arizona Air Lines to improve feeder service. C A B weighs the matter.
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Phoenix
Hubert Merryweather
Santa Cruz County
Greater Arizona, Inc
Bruce Hannah
Tucson
Matt Baird
Monarch
Bonanza
Arizona Air Lines
Arizona
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pima County
E. F Sanguanetti
Yuma
Herbert A. Leggett
George Babbitt
Flagstaff
William B. Chamberlain
No Action Taken By Police On Cockfight
In Phoenix on December 1 police found no evidence of a cockfight prohibited by state law after being called to a rear building on South Second Street. Two roosters and about 150 spectators dispersed. the operator at the address was warned to prevent a repeat incident.
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Phoenix
South Second Street
Urged to Quit Post After Thomas Sentencing
Capitol Hill urged Rep. Parnell Thomas to resign after he pleaded nolo contendere to payroll kickback charges. A 244 day trial led to a possible 32 year jail term and a $40,000 fine. Judges set sentencing for the near future as calls for resignation grow.
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Washington
House
Pep
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
Capitol Hill
Thomas
Congressional
Alexander Holtzoff
Rep. Wickersham
Dokla
Rep. Blatnik
D-Minn
Allendale
N. J
New Jersey
Alfred E. Driscoll
U S Ambassador Douglas to spend Christmas in New York and Arizona
U S Ambassador and Mrs. Lewis Douglas will sail on the Queen Elizabeth for a Christmas visit with Mrs. Douglas’s parents in Hastings on Hudson New York then stay briefly at their Arizona home before returning to London in January Their daughter Miss Sharman Douglas and Mrs Zinsser have already left for New York by plane.
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London
U.S
Lewis Douglas
Southampton
Douglas
F. B. Zinsser
Hastings-on-Hudson
N.Y
Arizona
Sharman Douglas
Sheriff Faces $150,000 Damage Suit Over Ranes Death
A $150,000 suit in superior court names Sheriff Jerome P. Martin four deputies and Dr. Francis J. Bean plus Great American Indemnity Co. as defendants. It stems from Robert W. Ranes death after tear gas used during subdual at County Hospital. Ranes died later in Phoenix from pneumonia. coroner’s jury linked death to tear gas.
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Jerome P. Martin
Francis J. Bean
John W. Ross
Robert W. Ranes
Ranes
Richard van Valkenburgh
Paul T. Wilkerson
William A. Burns
Richard Prince
Great American Indemnity Co
Phoenix
Martin
University of Arizona
Federal Laboratories
Superior Court
J. Mercer Johnson
Thomas C. Martin
Sheriff's Bonding Company
Theresa Mendibles
Oracle Road
Atty
William S. Dunipace
Champion steer sells for record $13800 at exposition
The grand champion steer Judge Roy Bean sold for $13800 at $11.50 a pound, weighing 1200 pounds and shown by Pecos County 4 H Club. Dearborn Motors Corp of Detroit bought it as the national Ford and Dearborn equipment marketer may exhibit the steer before slaughter. The previous record was $10.75 a pound.
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Chicago
Roy Bean
Ford
Pecos County
Tex
Dearborn Motors Corp
Detroit
Ford Tractors
Dearborn
Dearborn Motors
Inventory Tax To Face New Attack At State Session
University of Arizona sophomore Donald F. Ehrhardt 22 died from a brain concussion after an impromptu boxing match in Bear Down gym. He collapsed and died after losing consciousness, with memorial services held at Old Main. The accident marked UA’s first death from athletic events on campus in 50 years. Ehrhardt had attended Miami University Ohio Mexico City College and Colorado A M before enrolling at UA. His parents and university officials attended the services and burial plans were announced.
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University of Arizona
Donald F. Ehrhardt
Bear Down
Richard C. Ehrhardt
Park Ridge
University
Old Main
Ehrhardt
Robert L. Nugent
Fred Snyder
Gene Cunningham
Fred Enke
Art Badnoch
University Hospital
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson
Miami
Ohio
Mexico City College
Colorado A&m
Mary Abernathy
Kansas City
Roger Road
Parker-Kerr Mortuary
Arizona assessors weigh inventory tax shift at state meeting
Arizona county assessors debated changes to property valuations with emphasis on inventory tax reform. Merchants from Tucson urged lowering assessments to reflect cash value while officials discussed cost manuals from 1939 and plans to hire staff for uniform statewide valuation practices. The issue ties to railroad and utility valuations and a push for equalization across counties.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Tucson
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Pima County
Leo J. Finch
Maricca County
William E. Stanford
Finch
Federal Land Bank
Pinal
Mohave
Yuma
Stanford
Wiley Parsons
Williams
Tucson Daily Citizen
Three Day Work Week Restored In Coal Mines
John L. Lewis reinstates a three day work week for coal miners nationwide starting December 5. The plan allows separate company contracts and limits maintenance work to Thursdays through Saturdays, aiming to keep miners working through Christmas amid ongoing strikes and past no work policies.
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New York
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers Committee
United States
The
International Union
Hotel
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Monkeys Silence Theorized In Pago Pago Bar Burglary
Deputies investigate a $2,500 bar robbery at Pago Pago on Oracle Road where thieves entered via bamboo fringe and back door, drilled the safe, and fled with receipts. Monkeys in a glass cage at the bar are suspected to be unable to provide descriptions, while another raid on Keating Building & Material Co. near Speedway appears linked.
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Pago Pago Bar
Oracle Rd
Keating Building & Material Co
E. Speedway
Sherif R. H. Prince
Pago Pago
Richard van Valkenburgh
Tucson
Reggie Russell
Tiger Resident Killed In Crash At Oracle Junction
Felipe Valenzuela of Tiger died when his car overturned after failing to stop at Oracle Junction. State trooper Kenneth Massie cited excessive speed and brake issues. Avelino Montano, 23, also of Tiger, was injured with cuts and bruises and treated at county hospital. The vehicle skidded 69 feet and rolled 245 feet, snapping two trees before stopping.
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Felipe Valenzuela
Tiger
Oracle Junction
Kenneth Massie
Valenzuela
Avelino Montano
Montano
Massie
Brief Rain Settles Dust in Tucson
Rainfall was light with readings from the U S weather bureau at the municipal airport of .05 inch and .10 inch at Southern Arizona School for Boys the highest in the valley. The University of Arizona station logged .01 inch and .03 inch at the Tanque Verde magnetic observatory. Lightning and thunder were notable with a pole struck at Speedway and Tucson Boulevard causing brief power outages but no serious damage.
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Tucson
U. S. Weather Bureau
Southern Arizona School For
University of Arizona Weather Station
Magnetic Observatory
Tanque Verde Road
Lynnwood Farms
Santa Cruz River
Speedway
Tucson Boulevard
Truman Eyes End Of Coal Strike In Key West
President Truman learned from John R. Steelman that John L. Lewis would end the national soft coal strike tonight as he vacationed with his daughter Margaret in Key West Florida. The 400000 miners had begun a midnight walkout with no comment from officials.
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Truman
Key West
Fla
President Truman
John L. Lewis
Margaret
John R. Steelman
Lewis
Price Of Tin Dropped To 83 Cents In New York
Tin Sales Corp the selling agency of the Reconstruction Finance Corp today trimmed its price of grade A tin for spot delivery two cents a board to 83 cents in New York. Quotations on lower grades were reduced with usual differentials from the grade A price. The new government owner tin price is about the same as that quoted by imports after Straits tin arrived from the Far East.
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New York
Tin Sales Corp
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Far East
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Arizonians
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
U.P
J. Leighton Stuart
China
U.S. Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Stuart
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Great Britain
ECA
Dallas
Tulsa
Okla
Champ
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By Bob Stirling
Homer Moore
Bob McAfee
Leonte
Ruth Rbizik
McAfee
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