Darby Named U S Senator For Kansas
Gov Frank Carlson appoints Harry Darby 54 Kansas City Kansas to finish Clyde Reed’s term after Reed died November 8. Darby heads Kansas City Steel Co and has served as Kansas Republican national committeeman. Bonnie Lu Logan sets junior grand champion steer price record at 5 per pound on 1250 pound steer. Gillette accuses Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co of refusal to appear at a congressional hearing on coffee prices.
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Topeka
Kas
Harry Darby
Kansas City
U. S
Kansas
Frank Carlson
Darby
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas City Steel Co
Chicago
Bonnie Lu Logan
Washington
U.P
Guy M. Gillette
Idaho
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Secretary of Treasury Says Deficit Wrong
Secretary Snyder told a Senate House committee that the budget should be balanced now and avoided answering whether higher taxes or spending cuts or both would do it. He cited rising peacetime deficits and said spending should be reduced while keeping adequate tax rates. Eccles criticized treasury policy as easy money and inflationary, urging restraint to stabilize the economy.
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Washington
Dec
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Senate
Mittee
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury-Administration
Eccles
Treasury
Senate-House
Truman
Charles Sawyer
Francis Matthews
St. Paul l
Senate-House Committee
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Congress
Utah
Reserve Board
U.S
Federal Reserve
Yder
Lewis Again Refuses Dawson as Miners Welfare Trustee
John L. Lewis reiterates stance against appointing former federal judge Charles I. Dawson to the miners welfare fund board, signaling continued conflict over the trustee selection.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Charles I. Dawson
Miners Welfare Fund
Former Baker Pleads Innocent in Neighbor’s Murder
Fred Stroble, 66, pleads innocent and innocent by reason of insanity at a preliminary hearing for the charge of strangling and mutilating 6-year-old Linda Glacoft, his neighbor. Superior Judge Charles W. Fricke schedules Jan 3 for trial.
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Los Angeles
Fred Stroble
Charles W. Fricke
Linda Glacoft
Merchants Seek Change In Taxes Upon Inventories
Arizona merchants pushed for lower inventory taxes at the annual meeting of county assessors. The 70 percent cash value rate was recommended to drop to 45 percent, a move that could cost about 263000 statewide based on 1949 merchandise valuation. Tax officials warned of revenue loss while merchants urged fair reporting and aligned dates to standard fiscal periods.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Commission
Warren Peterson
Pima County
Kimball
Supervisors Association
Tax Commission
Porter
James Smith
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Group
Wiley Parsons
Pinal County
Smith
Parsons
Assessors
Moore
Sam Seaney
Tucson Merchants Bureau
Aaron Levy
E. D. Carmack
Tucson
Seaney
Russian Priest On Trial for Nazi Ties in Yugoslavia
In Sarajevo, Father Aleksei Krishko, a gray bearded Russian Orthodox priest, testifies under charges that he worked for Nazis in Yugoslavia during World War II and spied for the Soviet Union against Marshal Tito. The trial opened with 10 defendants, one hanged and another ill, as prosecutors pursue accusations of Nazi collaboration and Soviet propaganda dissemination.
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Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Russia
Marshal Tito
Aleksei Krishko
Belgrade
Tito
Father Krishko
Gestapo
Bosnia
Aleksander Krasilynikov
Lenin
Finland
Hearst Granddaughter Engaged to Phil Tovrea Jr
Phoebe Millicent Hearst announced betrothal to Phil E. Tovrea Jr. of Phoenix. The couple plans to wed December 17 at the bride's mother's Santa Monica home. The Hearst family link and Torren Tovrea's cattle ranching background are noted.
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Hearst
Phil Tovrea Jr
Santa Monica
Calif
William Randolph Hearst
Arizona
Phoebe Millicent Hearst
Phil E. Tovrea Jr
Phil E. Tovrea
Phoenix
Ariz
Torren
Arizona and
Nevada
Senators Face Filibuster Threats in New Congress
Washington December 2 Senators anticipate long sessions with filibuster risks on four major items. The oleo tax repeal, freight absorption compromise, civil rights measures, and displaced Europeans admissions bill loom as likely battlegrounds. A new 64 vote rule may not curb prolonged debate until real filibusters occur.
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Senate
Democratic Policy Committee
House
Ward Arranges To Start Trip From Mukden Next Wednesday
Consul General Angus Ward reports he and all staff will depart Mukden in Communist China by next Wednesday. They will travel by train to Tientsin, with three American ships due there between December 6 and 17. The withdrawal follows previous deportation orders tied to beating charges against Ward and aides.
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Ward
Mukden
Washington
Angus Ward
China
State Department
Tientsin
Tucson
O. Edmund Clubb
Peiping
Michael McDermott
Tthey
McDermott
Yokohama
Japan
Fushun
Korea
Manchuria
Red
Racial Restriction On Homes To Bar FHA Financing
The Truman administration will stop FHA financing for new homes or apartments with occupancy restrictions based on race or religion. The rule extends to single unit residences and builder plans to sell or rent by race or creed, with changes to G I financing also planned. The policy aligns federal housing with Supreme Court restrictive covenant rulings and excludes existing FHA loans from impact.
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Washington
Truman Administration
G.I
FHA
Federal Housing Administration
Congress
Philip B. Perlman
New York State Committee On
New York City
Perlman
Truman
Atty
Veterans Administration
White House
Justice Department
Solicitor General
U.S. Supreme Court
Hotel Burns In Oklahoma in FourStory Fire
SAPULPA Okla Dec 2 An early morning fire tore through a four story hotel and spread to adjacent buildings causing an estimated 1 billion dollars in damage There were no known deaths but guests may have been trapped in upper floors Fifty three guests were registered as flames razed a quarter block including an auto agency grocery and fish market One hospitalized with a broken leg after leaping from a third floor window Fire officials said the blaze started in a coffee shop adjoining the hotel
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Sapulpa
Okla
Bill Collyre
Tulsa
L. G. Robertson
Humphrye
Neb
Collyer
Burns
J. C. Nayphe
Loraine
H. A. Baker
Kansas City
Palomino Horse Show Is Canceled In Pima County
The Pima county sheriff's posse called off its first annual palomino horse show slated for January 8 citing insufficient time to receive entries. Miss America day at El Dorado lodge continues under Palomino association sponsorship.
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Pima County
Sheriff's Posse J Today
Posse
Howard Miller
el Dorado Lodge
Palomino Association
Joe Gorman Faces Four Thousand Dollar Funeral Fund
In Yuma Arizona Joe Gorman a former featherweight boxer learned a 4000 fund exists solely for his funeral expenses. A 1915 benefit raised 2900 with 1000 placed in trust and the rest given to him. He outlived trustees and grew the sum through interest, now worth four thousand dollars.
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Yuma, Ariz
Joe Gorman
Yuma
Gorman
San Francisco
Joe
Heat Record For November Is Set Here
Tucson reports its hottest November since 1867 with an average 64.3 degrees and only 0.17 inch of rain. The month was hot throughout with a high of 86 on November 5 and dry conditions, plus 94 percent sunshine. Winds reached 33 mph on November 3 and 21.
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Tucson
U.S. Weather Bureau
Sunshine City
Weather Bureau
Consul General to Visit Nogales Agencies Tomorrow
Grover C. Wilmoth district director of U S immigration El Paso and Carl Strom consul general in Mexico City will pay an official visit to various governmental agencies in Nogales Ariz tomorrow as announced today
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Nogales
Ariz
Pr— Grover C. Wilmoth
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