Porch Lamps Tonight Help Palsy Fund Drive In Tucson
Tucson branch 704 of the National Association of Letter Carriers will rewalk routes tonight with two incentives to stop at houses with lit porches. Donations go to the Cerebral Palsy foundation. post-collection hours, food, coffee, and recognition await at VFW headquarters. Collection center opens at 7 at 124 E Broadway. Local volunteers include Mrs. M. Sydney Goodman and parents of foundation students. Local radio will report totals.
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Tucson
National Association of Letter Carriers
Cerebral Palsy Foundation
VFW
E. Broadway
Harold B. Collins
M. Sydney Goodman
Foundation
Frank Slyter
Parents’ Organization
Mmes
Thomas Gentile
Earl Teaney
Lyle Lane
William Clelland
Harold Bazar
The
Cerebral Palsy Organization
Marvin Kane
Harry W. Powers
Adventurers Club
Agnes Myers
Suspect in Grandma Bank Robberies Dubbed Grandpa After Disguise
Police questioned 60 year old Alfred N. Hughes who may be the “Grandma” bank bandit after a hotel room contained a woman's wardrobe. Hughes, with 55 arrests since 1902, attempted to rob an airline office and threatened staff, prompting an alarm and arrest with help from employees.
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Alfred N. Hughes
Harry Didion
Hughes
Airlines
Orla Wang
Miss Wang
Archibald Cox resigns over Truman coal wage boost
Archibald Cox, chairman of the wage stabilization board, quits after Truman approves a $1.90 daily coal miners wage rise despite recommendations from defense officials. Cox said the White House would comment later as the move averts a coal strike and keeps a year of peace in the mines.
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Washington
Truman
Defense Agency
Archibald Cox
Wage Stabilization Board
White House
John L. Lewis
Eisenhower
WSB
United Mine
Pittsburgh
John Busarello
UMW
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Roger Putnam
Putnam
Defense
Henry H. Fowler
Reuther CIO Presidency Win Seems Assured
Walter P. Reuther the CIO Auto Workers chief appears set to become CIO president succeeding Philip Murray. Support from two unions swung to Reuther, boosting votes to about three million from delegates, while Haywood holds about two and a half million. Reuther’s bold leadership and contract bargaining impact shape the CIO’s future.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
Auto Workers Union
Reuther
Philip Murray
ACES
Allan S. Haywood
CI0
Eadet
Reuthn
Haywood
Brewery Workers International
American Radio Association
Auto and Aircraft Industies
Eloy Constable Is Convicted In Tax Evasion Case
Eloy Constable was convicted of income tax evasion in Phoenix. Curtis J. Prock, 39, known as Shorty, a Texan who moved to Casa Grande area in 1944, was found guilty on three counts after a two day trial. Prock claimed no records were kept and admitted lending money at high interest while noting earnings from cotton work and land deals. He reported $52,366.74 in 1945 1947 and 1948 but paid only $679.44 tax. sentencing set for December 29.
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Curtis J
Shorty) Prock
Casa Grande Area
Eloy
Prock
Bonus rule adopted by minor leagues at convention
The minor leagues unanimously adopted a proposed bonus rule at their convention. Under the plan, players signing majors contracts for more than 4000 dollars or in higher minors classes receive designation as bonus players. Violations carry penalties including 2000 dollar fines for majors and 1000 for minors, with team officials facing 500 dollar fines and possible suspension.
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Phoenix
Murder trial ends quickly as prosecution rests in Arizona case
The government abruptly finished its case in the murder trial of Arthur E. Fuller and Tommy W. Abbott. Judge Walsh denied acquittal motions after 22 of 65 witnesses testified, and a letter from Fuller to Abbott was admitted describing threats if Abbott testified.
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Arthur E. Fuller
Tommy W. Abbott
U. S
Frank E. Flynn
Atty
Morris K. Udall
Fuller
U.S
Edmund L. Schweppe
Tucson
Abbott
James A. Walsh
Frank E. Flivnn
Valley National Bank
Walsh
Richard B. Evans
Schweppe
Arch Fee
Clear, Chill Air Forecast Across Southwest
A high pressure system moves over the southwest bringing mostly clear skies and below normal temperatures tonight and tomorrow. In southern California the skies cleared, while Tucson reached 57 with 33 at daybreak, Phoenix 60 to 32, Flagstaff 33 to 4 below zero, and Yuma 66 to 39.
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Southwest
California
Tucson
Phoenix
Flagstaff
Yuma
Grenades Halt Red Chinese on Pinpoint Hill
South Korean troops retook Pinpoint Hill from Chinese forces on Sniper Ridge after nightlong fighting. The 18th seizure since October 14 shows continued clashes on the Kumhwa ridges as temperatures plunge and snow hardens the terrain.
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Seoul
Korea
U.P
Pinpoint Hill
Kumhwa
Sniper Ridge
Taft withholds view on Durkin confirmation
Senator Taft from Ohio declined to forecast whether he will block or delay Martin P. Durkin's Senate confirmation as labor secretary next month. He criticized Durkin as “incredible” and an affront to union voters while noting Durkin's AFL Plumbers' Union leadership and Durkin’s anti Taft Hartley stance. Taft aims to chair the labor and education committee in the 83rd Congress.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Martin P. Durkin
Ohio
Durkin
Taft
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Senate Labor and Education Committee
Airman's Wife Relates Kidnapping and Rape Ordeal
A 17 year old mother says two men abducted her downtown yesterday noon after shopping with her. They drove to the desert where she was raped and $100 stolen, then released about 2:30 a.m. Her husband notified police and investigators seek both suspects, one possibly armed, with a Navy ship folder found in the car.
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S. C
East Speed
Yester
North Stone
Tucson
Yeazell
Sheriff's
Spokane
Wash
Stone
Broadway
Davis-Monthan
Kenneth Yeazell
City
Broadpolice
Pate
Beeenen
Pulicu
Land
Five Points
South Sixth Lavenue
Benson Highway
Speedway
East Speedway
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Jeune Seeks New Trial in Webb Construction Case
Ernest Jeune seeks an $85,000 damages new trial after a June Tucson warehouse collapse by Del E. Webb Construction Co. A motion filed by Morris K. Udall argues the directed verdict was unlawful and not supported by evidence. Judge Lee Garrett will decide Monday on whether to grant, deny, or review the motion.
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Ernest Jeune
del E. Webb Construction Co
Morris K. Udall
Jeune
Lee Garrett
Webb Company
Tucson
Udall
ATTYS
Snow hampers C-47 air search in California mountains
A 75 plane search effort continues for a C-47 transport missing with 13 aboard after a storm halted the search. The plane disappeared after leaving Tucson Davis-Monthan AFB en route from Offutt AFB to March AFB, with snow possibly hiding its fate.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Tucson
Davis-Monthan Afb
Offutt Afb
Omaha
Neb
March Afb
Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow Arts and Sports Schedule
The Tucson Little Theater opens tonight at 8 30 with Come Back Little Sheba at the Temple of Music and Art. Tomorrow features the Tucson Fine Arts Association exhibit at the Tucson Art Center plus a Doris Loney portrait show at 261 Gallery. Evening includes UA Wildkittens versus Grand Canyon College at Bear Down gym and multiple high school games at THS and AHS gyms along with boxing at Tucson Sports Center and a Wildcats match with San Diego Marine Depot at Bear Down gym.
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Little Sheba
Tucson
Little Theater
Temple of Music & Art
S. Scott St
Tucson Fine Arts Association
Tucson Art Center
S. Stone Ave
Doris Loney
261
N. Court St
UA Wildkittens
Grand Canyon College of Phoenix
Fresh
Bear Down
Little Panthers
Glendale Little Cardinals
AHS
East Prince Road
Tucson Cubs
Salpointe Lancers
THS
East Seventh
Street
Panthers
Glendale Cardinals
Tucson Badgers
Prescott Badgers
Tucson Sports Center
West Congress Street
Arizona Wildcats
Marine Corps Recruit Depot of
San Diego
Bear Down Gym
Index shows early action on Upper Colorado reclamation in next Congress
The page notes the Upper Colorado River reclamation project will receive prompt attention when the new Congress convenes, signaling possible early funding or hearings. Includes brief page navigation cues for related items.
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Colorado
Schweppe
Cascio
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U.S. Employes
United Nations
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Trygve Lie
Senate Committee
McCarran Internal Security
McCarran
International Monetary Fund
Victor Riesel
Daily Citizen
Riesel
U. S. Communist Party
U.N
Frank Coe
New York
Justice Department
Frank L. Chelf
D-Ky
Hishouse
Coe
Internal Security
Monetary Fund
Bretton Woods
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Ivar Booth
Streneth
Bulletin
Rudolph
Airman
New Webb
Sedley-Hopkins
Carpenter
Tucson Little Theater
Ariz
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