U S To Cut Farm Support Prices
Government price guarantees to farmers will be generally lower next year officials said. Agriculture Department price director H B Boyd told extension officials that most commodities will be at 90 percent of parity with cotton at 92 5 percent. Only sugar beets sugar cane flaxseed soybeans and dried beans may remain above the 90 percent level due to higher immediate need.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
H. B. Boyd
Agriculture Department
State Agricultural Extension Service
Boyd
Department
Croasdale Re Enlists As Chief Petty Officer
A re enlisment and an enlistment were reported today from the local Navy recruiting office. Joseph H Croasdale 27 Sahuarita re enlisted to receive his old rank of a chief gunner s mate. Crosdale has served seven years in the regular Navy and prior to entering the service attended the local public schools. He is a graduate of the Tucson high school. William Morris Dean 18 110 South Fourth avenue son of Mr and Mrs P B Dean enlisted as an apprentice seaman. Prior to entering the service he was employed by the Southern Pacific railroad company here as a clerk. He is a graduate of Tucson high school.
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Navy
Joseph H. Croasdale
Sahuarita
Crosdale
Tucson
William Morris Dean
South Fourth Avenue
P. B. Dean
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Funeral service announced for Mrs. Clara Siqueiros
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Siqueiros 62 who died at her home 411 North Meyer Street yesterday morning will be held at 4 p m tomorrow. Burial will be in Holy Hope cemetery. A rosary will be said at Tucson mortuary chapel at 8 30 p m. She had lived in Tucson 25 years and is survived by her husband Ramon two sons Ramon and Frank and a daughter Miss Natalia Siqueiros all of Tucson.
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Clara
North Meyer Street
Holy Hope Cemetery
Tucson Mortuary
Tucson
Siqueiros
Ramon
Frank
Natalia Siqueiros
U S Navy Court Hears Warning Of Submarine Search Before Indianapolis Sinking
Navy officer testifies that Indianapolis watch officers ignored intelligence of a patrol bomber and destroyer escort seeking subs ahead of their course on July 29. The cruiser was sunk shortly after midnight July 30, with about 880 lost and 316 survivors found five days later.
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Washington
Indianapolis
Richard B. Redmayne
Norwood
Mass
Redmayne
Navy
Charles B. McVay, III
McVay
Phoenix Has Most Colds and Influenza This Season
Phoenix has a higher proportion of colds and mild influenza than the rest of Arizona, per city health officer Dr. H. L. McMartin. The number of cases is declining. Absenteeism runs 10 percent in public school teachers and 33 1/3 percent among St. Mary’s grammar pupils.
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Phoenix
Arizona
H. L. McMartin
St. Mary’s Grammar School
Dutra Leads Brazil Presidential Race Amid Tight Returns
Army Gen Eurico G Dutra moved into a commanding lead in Brazilian election returns as the race narrowed to the two major candidates. Communist candidate Yeddo Fiuza lagged far behind in unofficial tabulations released from Rio de Janeiro on December 5.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Eurico G . Dutra
Yeddo Fiuza
Victory Loan Drive Extended To December 1
Victory loan drive extended through December 1 as E bond goals loom. Pima county faces a $400,000 shortfall toward a $1.5 million quota, with $1.1 million already raised. Roosevelt Memorial premiere at the Fox Tucson and upcoming Rialto premiere plan to boost bond sales with staged events, entertainment, and queen contests.
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Fred Dragonette
Pima County
Washington
Tucson
Dragonette
Fox
KTUC
Wayne Sanders
Johnny Barringer
Margie Thomson
Los Carlistas
University of Arizona
First Congregational Church
Roosevelt
Japan
Sanders
AMA Delegates Oppose U S Health Plan in 1940s Debate
The American Medical Association delegates denounced President Truman's national health program as a first step toward socialization of medicine and industry. They endorsed voluntary prepaid plans in 24 states and backed the Magnuson bill to place a research foundation under a scientific board.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Truman
AMA
Magnuson
British Urge Secret Vote On UNO Site
London reports Britain will push for a secret ballot on the UNs permanent home. Informal delegate polls show little effect on whether the vote is open or secret. Britain would need 18 votes to block the United States site, requiring European and Middle East support plus some dominions. The issue heads to debate as the committee opens discussion on voting method and continent versus city voting.
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London
Great Britain
United Nations Organization
United States
Britain
Middle East
Russia
Youth Group Holds Picnic at First Congregational
The United Youth for Greater Understanding hosted a patio picnic at the First Congregational church on Saturday afternoon. Games led to a 6 p.m. supper, followed by a Chanukah story and a talk by president Martin Mazer. Plans for caroling and folk dancing were announced, with the next meeting set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the YMCA.
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United Youth For Greater Understanding
First Congregational Church
Martin Mazer
Richard Dawson
YMCA
William By i Father of Musicke Pioneer of Elizabethan English Music
William By i known as Father of Musicke was an early English composer during Queen Elizabeth I's era, recognized as a pioneer in the era's musical development.
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William By ® i
Father of
Musicke
Baillie Says Cases Built Before Arrest
New York December 5 The MacArthur command in Tokyo builds an iron clad case against each Japanese war criminal before arrest Baillie said He cited about 2000 suspects on MacArthurs list with fewer than 300 ordered arrested to ensure thorough screening to avert acquittals He noted Japanese and officials naming suspects in Tokyo Shanghai and interviews with Hirohito and Chiang Kai Shek.
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New York
U.P
MacArthur Command
Tokyo
Hugh Baillie
United Press
Overseas Press Club Today
Pacific
Baillie
Gen. MacArthur
Inosuke Furuno
Domei
Matsutaro Shorika
Yamuri Hachi
Furuno
Shanghai
Emperor Hirohito
Chiang Kai-Shek
War guilt questions strike Japanese leadership in Tokyo
Tokyo reports reveal Diet member Tanaka pressing Minister Matsumoto on Emperor Hirohito abdication amid war guilt debate. Premier Shidehara says Hirohito bears no war responsibility. Reports also detail secret palace conferences in late 1941 and Tojo’s wartime role as the empire moved toward conflict.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hirohito
Isanji Tanaka
Diet
Joji Matsumoto
Kyodo
Tanaka
Prince Konoye
Matsumoto
House of Representatives
Kijuro Shidehara
Toshizo Nishio
Associated Press
Imperial Palace
Nishio
Supreme War Council
Pearl Harbor
Fumimaro Konoye
Konoye
Hideki Tojo
Washington
China
Bach’s Vision Fades Before Death Yet He Continues Composing
The composer Johann Sebastian Bach, blind in his final years, retained the ability to dictate and oversee new music three years before his death, continuing to produce works despite growing infirmity.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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