Redistricting Debate Forecast in Arizona for Two Congress Seats
Phoenix sources report a second Arizona congressman possible and debate over districting to replace at large elections. Proposals split Maricopa County from others or divide the state into two districts with various county groupings and lines. Representative John R. Murdock urges a second seat based on census figures.
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Phoenix
Arizona
U. S
Maricopa County
Maricopa
Yuma
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
Apache
Navajo
Coconino
Mohave
Yavapai
Pima
Cochise
Pinal
Santa Cruz
Washington, D. C
John R. Murdock
Seattle Agent Held After Bridge Crash
Haklett R. French, a Seattle insurance agent and head of the local NAIFE chapter, was charged with grand larceny for allegedly selling bridge insurance tied to the Narrows suspension bridge collapse and failing to report premiums. He was arrested, released on bond, and faces claims the state sought premiums totaling about $1,217.88 on a $150,000 policy plus admitted premiums on other policies.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Charles C. Ralls
Haklett R. French
National Association of Fire Insurance Executives
French
Ralls
Lake Washington
Executive Broadmoor Golf Club
Merchants Fire Assurance Company of
New York
Walter F. Brady
Engineer Offers Vibration Theory for Tacoma Bridge Collapse
MIT mechanical engineer Blake Mills discussed possible vibration modes in the Tacoma Narrows failure. He cited steady wind induced gallop flutter and singing as ideas, demonstrated with a model, but cautioned such vibrations do not solve the collapse.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tacoma, Wash
Technology Review
Blake Mills
Tacoma
Mills
Prescott Mayor Is Winner In Election
Prescott voters elected Mayor E. A. McCabe and four councilmen-elect from the Non partisan party. McCabe McDaniel and Ernest Bukove won two year terms without opposition. W. A. Hale and C. D. Rhodes won the two four year council seats with 325 and 295 votes. L. Heller and Dr. Newton Ferguson trailed. Only 819 ballots were cast.
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Prescott
E. A. McCabe
Nonpartisan
McCabe
Charles E. McDaniel
Ernest Bukove
W. A. Hale
C. D. Rhodes
L. Heller
Newton Ferguson
Auto rammed shed. eggs survive intact in Richmond crash
In Richmond a car driven by 28 year old William Harris lost control, plowed through a fence into a woodshed causing 40 dollars in damage. Remarkably none of the 55 dozen eggs loaded in the car were damaged in the crash.
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Richmond, Va
William Harris
William
Sam Cohen Receives Leniency on First Day for License Violation
New York peddler Sam Cohen was arraigned in Essex Market court for selling without a license. Magistrate Edmund L. Palmieri, on his first day on the bench, suspended sentence after praise for the new judge.
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New York
Sam Cohen
Essex Market Court
Edmund L. Palmieri
Sam
Field Under Construction For Army Air Training Base
Phoenix headlines report start of construction on a U.S. Army civilian training field as part of a Salt River valley air base program costing about 2.16 million dollars. The elementary flight school north of Glendale will cost 660 thousand, with hangars shops an administration building and housing for 60 men. Initial training aims 200 to 400 students per 10 weeks with a 400-man instructor and mechanic staff. An advanced school on 1600 acres west of Glendale is proposed at about 1.5 million dollars for 2000 enlisted men and 150 officers plus 200 to 250 students.
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Phoenix
U. S. Army
Salt River Valley Army Air Base
Glendale
Southwest Airways Inc
Army
Modern Equipment for Panama City Picture Theater
Modern equipment from the United States will be used in a new picture theater in Panama City. The project signals growth in local entertainment facilities and strengthens cultural ties with American suppliers.
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United States
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Belle Sharmeer
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Belle Sharmeers
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Salt River Air
Einfeld
Manhattan
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