State pay waits on civil service law ruling
Arizona officials debated the new civil service law as auditor Ann Frohmiller said no state employee salaries including legislators could be paid on January 15 until every provision is complied with. A nine member committee urged Gov. Garvey to appoint the civil service board and prepared to sue to test the law’s constitutionality.
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Phoenix
Ann Frohmiller
Frohmiller
Dan E. Garvey
Civil Service Board
Pima
Cochise
de Concini
Attorney General
Civil Service
Secretary of State George C. Marshall Undergoes Kidney Operation
Washington reports Secretary Marshall underwent a kidney operation at Walter Reed hospital with a bulletin stating the operation was successful and his condition excellent. He is 67, had been in Paris for the UN Security Council and had been at the hospital since November 22 for tests. No complications are expected and further details will be issued by the hospital.
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Washington
U.P
George C. Marshall
Walter Reed Hospital
Army Hospital
Gen. Marshall
Marshall
Paris
United Nations Security Council
State Department
Secretary of State
Truman
Mme
Chiang Kaishek
Encirclement Traps 110000 Nationalist Troops at Suchow
Government sources confirm Communist forces have enveloped 110000 Nationalist troops southwest of Suchow in central China. About eight miles long and five miles deep, the pocket forms as Chen Yi leads Red columns to seal the ring. News notes evacuation hampered operations and reports of Nationalists abandoning towns toward Peiping.
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Nanking
China
Central China Front
Suchow
Chen Yi
Peiping
Peace Seen By Bunche In Palestine Talks
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, acting UN mediator, after meeting Israel's David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann in Tel Aviv said major hurdles are removed and a Jewish state in Palestine is settled. He expects a move from truce to permanent peace, with no resumption of general warfare expected.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Palestine
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Paris
Bunche
David Ben-Gurion
Chaim Weizmann
State Council
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek To Visit President At Tea
President Truman will host Madame Chiang Kai-Shek at a 3 p.m. tea in Blair House on Friday. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross said she will be accompanied by Mrs. George C. Marshall and that no other guests will attend. Madame Chiang travels in the United States on an unofficial mission to seek aid for China's Nationalist government.
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Washington
Truman
Chiang Kai-Shek
White House
Charles G. Ross
China
Tucson
Madame Chiang
Blair House
George C. Marshall
Ross
Berlin Power Company Split Reveals East West Divide
In Berlin the BEWAG staff split after 800 moved to a western duty office while 400 remained in the Russian sector. The move foreshadows a possible complete division of the power company as political tensions mount ahead of the Sunday city elections and the forthcoming reformation of city administration led by Ernst Reuter.
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Berlin
BEWAG
Ernst Reuter
Social Democrats
Alexander Jelisarov
ADN
Moscow Radio
Boris Isakov
Jap Warlords Get More Time
Tokyo December 7 U P Gen Douglas MacArthur said he would delay the executions of Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese warlords until the U S Supreme Court rules on appeals filed by two defendants. He offered no comment on appeals reaching other national courts.
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Tokyo
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Hideki Tojo
United States Supreme Court
United Press
MacArthur
High Court
Supreme Commander
Supreme Court
United States
Japan
Mrs Osborn Not Critical After Hospital Visit
Phoenix report states 88 year old Mrs Neri Osborn, mother of the late Gov Sidney P Osborn, admitted Monday to St Josephs hospital with non critical condition. Mrs Osborn arrived in Phoenix the year the city was founded.
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Phoenix
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Neri Osborn
Sidney P. Osborn
Osborn
Santa Arrives by Bomber for Tucson Christmas Eve
Santa Claus prepares for 1948 gifts and a 7 30 p m arrival at Armory Park in Tucson on Christmas Eve. He will ride from Davis Monthan Air Force Base with a military escort and distribute favors to children. Loveless Gardner leads the welcoming committee.
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Santa Claus
North Pole
Loveless Gardner
Gardner
Saint Nick
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Armory Park
Santa
Arctic
Arizona
Kris Kringle
Tucson
University of Arizona Glee Clubs
Phyllis
Probers reopen spy hearings name Welles in turn
The House Un American Activities Committee resumes public hearings on Communist espionage naming former Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles as a witness. Rep Mundt and Rep Nixon pace the inquiry with investigator Stripling and the panel preparing to place sworn testimony and sources on the public record. Chambers testified before a federal grand jury amid questions about his charges against Alger Hiss and the 1937 secret papers.
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Richard Nixon
R-Calif
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
State Department
John Rankin
D-Miss
Robert Stripling
House
UN American Activities Committee
Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
Sumner Welles
Rep
Mundt
R-Sd
Rep. Nixon
Stripling
Hiss
Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
Chambers
Baltimore
Welles
Grand Jury
House UN American Activities Committee
The
New York Herald Tribune
Nixon
Local Bureau Warns Colder Weather For Tucson
The U S weather bureau warned of colder weather for Tucson in the weeks ahead after a cold November. Monday saw a low of 28 degrees and a high of 64, yielding a 46 degree mean for the day, with a Pacific cold front not yet reaching Arizona.
Do It Your Way or Santa Lies Risk Youth Trust
Dr. Ludolf N. Bollmeier of Hot Springs Ark told the Southern Psychiatric Association meeting in Dallas that parents should avoid telling children white lies about Santa Claus Christmas or the Easter bunny. He warned such untruths can erode trust and lead to serious consequences for juveniles.
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Dallas
Santa Claus
Ludolf N. Bollmeier
Hot Springs
Ark
Southern Psychiatric Association
Junior
Bollmeier
Dulles Urges Strong Stand at U N on Communist Threats
John Foster Dulles in a UN policy address urged world unity against Communist violence and terrorism. He accused Russia of backing Communist aggression in Korea and urged the UN and member states to close ranks to prevent these methods by peaceful means.
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Paris
U.P
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Dulles
Russia
Korea
Mail Rate Hike Will Be Asked
Postmaster General Donaldson said he will ask the new Congress to boost rates on all mail except first class after clearing the matter with the White House and the budget bureau. He noted increases will target second, third, and fourth class mail plus parcel post and money orders.
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Washington
Donaldson
Congress
White House
Truman
Budget Bureau
City Bonding Law To Stand In Tucson Debate
Councilman S T Adams reported opposition to a Tucson backed plan to refund bonds at lower rates. Phoenix officials argued recall provisions hinder bond buyers while Tucson claims higher rates due to not refunding. The league endorsed city county cooperation on flood control and traffic signals were approved for 11 intersections at a $5340 contract with Westinghouse.
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George Rosenberg
S. T. Adams
Arizona Municipal League
Adams
Phoenix
E. T. Houston
Tucson
League
Arizona
Westinghouse Electric Co
Speedway
North Fourth
North First Avenues
Sixth Street
North Park
North Campbell Avenues
Broadway
Park, Cherry and Campbell Avenues
Country Club Road
Congress
Main Streets
22Nd Street
South Fourth Avenue
Council
Four Others Up For Dead In Pacific Rescue
A navy escort carrier Rendova rescued 33 exhausted air force survivors from a mid Pacific crash 1,200 miles southwest of Honolulu after 40 hours at sea. Two men died on the raft. two others went down with the plane. Sharks circled the survivors as they clung to two life rafts built for seven men.
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Honolulu
Air Force
Rendova
William R. Calhoun
Birmingham
Ala
Slarks
Calhoun
L. R. Johnson
Minneapolis
James M. Lane
Okinawa
Allen H. Stotts
Girl Disappears On Eve Of Tucson Wedding
A 17 year old Tucson girl vanished after her mother dropped her at a friend's home Monday night before her wedding. Police report she left the car and has not been seen since, leaving the groom waiting at the church and plans for a reception in place.
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Tucson
Increased Grazing Fees To Be Levied In Arizona
Arizona will reclassify 8 447 000 acres of grazing lands raising fees from three to six cents per head. A preliminary hearing is set for Dec 16 in the Senate chambers. Commissioner O C Williams said the plan, four years in work, could boost state grazing fee income about 50 percent and add to last year’s $253 412 collection.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Arizona Land Department
Senate
O. C. Williams
Department
Williams
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