Lewis Again Attacks Boyd Over Citizenship Question
John L. Lewis renewed his attack on Dr. James Boyd’s fitness for director of the bureau of mines. He questioned Boyd’s citizenship, citing a supposed birth in Australia and a 1904 birth date. Boyd challenged the claims, saying a typographical error misstated his father’s naturalization date.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
James Boyd
Bureau of Mines
Boyd
Colorado School of Mines
Lewis
Senate Public Lands Committee
Congress
Senate
Truman
United Mine Workers
Butler
Rnebr
UMW
Australia
Wis
Medical Board
Social Service Needs Studied By Senate Panel
Washington December 4 A two day plan by the Senate Finance Committee to study social security aims to broaden coverage and adjust benefits. Howard R Stettinius Jr heads a 17 member advisory council drawn from nongovernmental fields to explore extending coverage to self employed farm work and domestics and to consider disability benefits.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Howard R. Stettinius, Jr
Senate
Millikin
R-Cole
Finance Group
Stettinius
University of Virginia At
Charlottesville
Catholic Relief Drive In State Makes Quota
The Thanksgiving week food drive by the National Catholic Welfare Conference War Relief Services exceeded its 105 ton goal in southern Arizona. Captain Gregory Moran of Tucson reported over 35 tons collected across Tucson Douglas and Bisbee. Supplies were sent to San Francisco for distribution to Europe and the Far East.
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Phoenix
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Gregory Moran
Tucson
Southern Arizona
Douglas
Bisbee
San Francisco
West Coast
Europe
Far East
Resigned Communist Quits Public Life
Gheorghe Tatarescu, 62, former head of the National Liberal party and ex foreign minister, announced retirement from public life after meeting with Leftist Premier Petru Groza. He resigned as foreign minister on November 7 amid testimony in the Iuliu Maniu trial over leakage of ministry information.
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Bucharest
Gheorghe Tatarescu
National Liberal Party
Romania
Ana Pauker
Tatarescu
Petru Groza
Iuliu Maniu
Lettuce Walkout May Be Extended
In Phoenix authorities and union leaders met a federal conciliator amid threats to spread the lettuce packing shed strike to the Yuma valley in Arizona and the Imperial valley in California. Donald Henderson said unions would push broader action if employers won t negotiate, possibly summoning other divisions and organizing field workers. Central Arizona Vegetable Growers Association pressed for non Communist affidavits under Taft Hartley as guards patrol the sheds to keep order.
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Phoenix
U.R
Yuma Valley
Arizona
Imperial Valley
California
Donald Henderson
Fruit, Tobacco, and Agricultural Workers Union
CIO
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Workers
Henderson
Washington
Yuma
Imperial
Central Arizona
Buckwheat Cakes Linked to Radiation Rescue
Dec. 4 Los Angeles. Scientists explore rutin, a vegetable compound found in buckwheat tomatoes oranges and other fruits and vegetables, as a potential antidote to atomic rays. Dr William G Clark of USC says rutin accelerates recovery from radiation in experimental animals though full details remain government secret.
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Angeles
William G. Clark
University of Southern California
Clark
Greek Amnesty Granted 10 261
ATHENS Dec 4 The ministry of public order said Thursday that 10 261 persons including 5 647 rightists were granted amnesties during the month ended Nov 14 It reported 3 419 Communists had surrendered There was no explanation why a greater number of rightists than leftists were pardoned The ministry of welfare said 400 000 refugees from guerrilla warfare areas were receiving state assistance.
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Athens
Ministry of Public Order
Ministry of Welfare
Amateur Pilot Dies After Plane Crash in Whittier Yard
Whittier California report says 23 year old amateur pilot Jack Atkins of Montebello died from injuries after a rented plane crashed in a residential yard Tuesday. The crash occurred in Whittier and authorities investigated the incident.
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Whittier
Calif
U.pi
Jack Atkins
Montebello
Rancher Tries To Make Rain with Water Sprinkling
Douglas December 4. Nick Gregovich of San Pedro Valley rancher broadens rainmaking attempts by substituting water for dry ice to trigger cloud seeding. First trial used water Tuesday from his private plane. no substantiated result reported. He says the idea originated with Dr. Irving Langmuir of General Electric Research Laboratories. Today he rigs a pressure tank to spray the cloud undersides.
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Douglas
U.P
Nick Gregovich
San Pedro
Gregovich
Irving Langmuir
General |Eee
Prince Philip to return to naval duty near home
Prince Philip will pursue his naval career with a chair job close to home. The admiralty announced he will return to duty December 15 as an officer in operations division in Whitehall while he and Princess Elizabeth are on honeymoon in Scotland.
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London
Prince Philip
Admiralty
Philip Mountbatten
Whitehall
Princess Elizabeth
Scotland
Red Backed Strike Halts Chile Trains
Rail service in Chile shut down by a 24 hour strike of 30 000 trainmen aimed at securing a bonus equal to two months salary. Government labeled it Communist inspired and used army control with troops guarding limited operations after midnight.
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Santiago
Chile
Motion Filed For New Trial In Safford Conspiracy Case
A motion for a new trial was filed in Graham County Superior Court seeking relief for Atty. Gen. John L. Sullivan and two co defendants convicted of conspiring to violate gambling laws. The motion cites twenty-one technical points and will be argued December 18 before Judge Edwin Beauchamp. If denied, sentencing will occur the same day. Sullivan, Harry T. Hendricks, and J. P. Christy were convicted on two counts. penalties are one year or a $1000 fine per count.
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Sattford
John L. Sullivan
Graham County
Sullivan
Harry
T. Hendricks
J. P Christy
Maria Montez settlement ends $250000 damage suit
Hollywood authorities say Maria Montez settled out of court on her $250000 damage suit tied to The Exile with Universal International. settlement amount not disclosed. Phoenix highway bid notice plans nine mile Douglas Lowell project, bid opening set for December 23 per state highway engineer.
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Douglas - Lowell
Hollywood
Maria
Montez
Universal-International Studios
Phoenix
U.P
Douglas-Lowell
W.C. Lefebvre
Guerrillas Repulsed Near Greek Border
Athens dispatches say a 600-strong Bulgarian guerrilla band attacked Metaxaces in western Thrace but was driven back by Greek government troops. The invaders suffered heavy losses with 20 dead left behind. Metaxades lies about three miles from the Bulgaria frontier.
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Athens
Salonika
Bulgaria
Metaxaces
Thrace
Mextades
Actress Janis Paige To Wed Restaurateur
Hollywood reports actress Janis Paige aged 25 will marry San Francisco restaurateur Frank Martinelli Jr. aged 25 in Hollywood on December 27. The couple will honeymoon in Yosemite National Park following the wedding.
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Janis Paige
Hollywood
San Francisco
Frank Martinelli, Jr
Yosemite
Getty Plans Early Appeal to Nevada Court Ruling
J Paul Getty says he will seek an early appeal of the Carson City Nevada federal court decision granting a temporary injunction blocking a proposed merger of Mission Corp Sunray Oil. Getty and Mission stockholder W G Skelly contest the ruling as unreasonable and unwarranted in fact and law. Judge Roger Foley granted the injunction in Carson City. Judge Leon Yankwich in Los Angeles is to rule by Friday.
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Tulsa
Okla
J. Paul Getty
Pacific’ Western Oil Corp
Mission Corp
Carson City
Nev
Mission
Sunray Oil Corp
Nevada
Getty
Roger ‘Foley
W. G. Skelly
Tulsa Oil
Los Angeles
Suntay
Pacific Western
Leon SR
Yankwich
Navajo County Board Seeks Funds for Roads Over Budget
PHOENIX December 4 The Navajo county board of supervisors has asked the state tax commission for permission to exceed its 1947 48 budget by 75000 dollars for county highway purposes.
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Phoenix
Navajo County’ Board of Supervisors
State Tax Commission
Phone Co Needs More Funding Than Asked
San Francisco December 4 The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company says the $30,000,000 it has asked in increases is not enough and it will seek an additional $6,000,000. General solicitor Arthur T. George said revenues in the last four months have fallen, prompting an amended application before the California Public Utilities Commission. The new request was made at a commission meeting noting a drop in long distance calls.
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San Francisco
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company
Commission
Arthur T. George
Pt&t ‘General
California Public Utilities Commission
Fragmented 1947 Lucann Bailey Citizen item
Fragmentary OCR from December 4 1947 issue shows a note about Lucann Bailey related content. Details are unclear due to damage. readable items include potential name and date, with no full event or outcome given.
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