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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1946

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Big Job Ahead Powers To Favor Of Legislators Recall Of Troops

Arizona lawmakers in the 18th session face a busy agenda with a $2,000,000 state surplus and key battles over labor reform taxation and river power. They will weigh right to work enforcement, a possible revenue department, and school financing while power disputes with utilities and federal agencies loom. The session opens amid demands for higher teacher pay and school funding, with Governor and legislature under pressure.

Colorado Arizona Af Corporation Commission Revenue Department Department of Revenue The Tax Commission Senate Arizona Power Authority Electric Coordinating Committee U. S. Bureau of Reclamation APA U. S State Power Authority Capitol Rusty” Wright Corporation Commission Rusty Dick Smith Phoenix Sidney P. Osborn Federal Power Commission State Corporation William J. Eden Eden Yale McFate Commission Wilson T. Wright FPC Leland Olds Washington Olds McFate John L. Sullivan State Corporation Commission Sullivan

Subscriptions Receive Credit During Publication Suspension

All annual and mail subscribers and those paid in advance will get full credit for the suspension period or refunds if desired. Credits will be issued without request and there is no need to telephone unless a refund is desired.

Weather bureau opens industrial climatology unit

Washington reports a new department in the weather bureau called industrial climatology led by Dr. Woodrow C. Jacobs. The unit will answer specific questions to aid industry farming and stock operations, offering guidance on decisions like shear timing and material drying while cautioning it cannot forecast long term weather.

Washington Weather Bureau Woodrow C. Jacobs Jacobs Yuma Ariz Portland California

Shipwrecked Jews Get Aid in Mediterranean Relief Drop

British planes dropped five tons of food and supplies to 800 Jews stranded on a Syrian island near the Dodecanese as a destroyer and minesweeper moved toward Rhodes. Four Halifax bombers delivered relief staged by the Jewish Agency amid severe Mediterranean weather.

Jerusalem Syrian Island Dodecanese Palestine Chevron Mediterranean Lonely Island Rhodes Halifax Jewish Agency

Greece Reinforces Its Border Troops

Athens reports Greece has fortified Bulgarian frontier sentry posts and moved seventh division units to guard roads and railways along the Greek Turkish border. Army and press accounts also indicate intensified actions against northern guerrillas and increased clashes with leftist bands.

Athens Greece

DAV seeks centralized state veterans department in Arizona

Phoenix December 9. Disabled American Veterans will ask the next legislature to create a centralized state veterans department. DAV state commander Jack C. Norred announced appointment of Ross F. Jones as state judge advocate, succeeding Harry O. Juliani who resigns to leave the state.

Phoenix Jack C. Norred Ross F. Jones DAV Harry O. Juliani

Franco Regime Cheers As Madrid Demonstration Proclaims Victory

In Madrid on December 9 Gen Franco addressed a crowd after a three hour rally in central Madrid. Demonstrators shouted Franco yes and Russia no while the noted press called it a national plebiscite against foreign interference. Foreign embassies were guarded with no incidents reported amid UN and Russian criticism. Crowd estimates ranged from 75,000 to 300,000.

Madrid Franco National MNO Trranco Russia United Nations

Former Premier Asked To Rule Egypt Again

In Cairo on December 9 King Farouk asked former Premier Mahmoud Fahmy Nakrachi Pasha, leader of the Saadist party, to form a new Egyptian government to succeed Premier Ismail Sidky Pasha, who resigned Sunday.

Cairo Farouk Mahmoud Fahmy Nakrachi Pasha Saadist Party Ismail Sidky Pasha

Publication Resumed After Labor Dispute in Tucson

The Daily Citizen of Tucson halted six days due to a dispute between management and the Typographical union. News service teletype reports kept readers informed while the editorial page and comic strips appeared. Publication has resumed and the paper hopes the interruption becomes a memory.

Tucson Daily Citizen Citizen Associated Press United Press

Vast Gains Of Ship Firms Reported By Maritime Commission

A congressional panel was told that 19 shipbuilding companies earned about 356 million dollars in wartime profits on 22.98 million dollars of invested capital. The figures, deemed "substantially actual," come from a Maritime Commission report to the House Merchant Marine Committee, listing firms and profits including Permanente Metals and Kaiser related yards.

Washington WRI Congressional Maritime Commission House Merchant Marine Committee Commission Permanente Metals Corp Henry J. Kaiser St. John’s Shipbuilding Corp Florida Barrett & Hill Shipyard Bethlehem - Fairfield Shipyards, Inc California Shipbuilding Corp Consolidate’. Steel Corp., Ltd Kaiser Co Kaiser Co. Inc Kaiser Cargo, Inc McCloskey & Co Marinship Corp Todd-Houston Shipbuilding Corp Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc

Supreme Court Acts Fast on Lewis Contempt Case

The Supreme Court moved to hear final arguments in the John L. Lewis contempt case five days after fines of 3,510,000 were imposed on Lewis and the United Mine Workers. Justices set January 14 for hearings and bypassed the appeals court. The court also ruled on foremen union eligibility, jury exclusion in the I Am case, FCC licensing, and Nazi party membership convictions. Lewis halted the strike to March 31 pending the court’s findings and stressed negotiations within the court’s limits.

Washington Supreme Court John L. Lewis U. S. Court of Appeals Lewis United Mine Workers I Am California Federal Communications Commission Albany FCC U.S OPA Texas Justice Department Justice Douglas

Iran Premier Reports Attack on Government Troops

Premier Ahmed Qavam said government forces were attacked by the Fedaies at Ghaflankooh on the Azerbaijan border while supervising elections in the semiautonomous province. An Azerbaijan leader claimed Azerbaijan cannot be separated from Iran and praised a coming Iranian revolution. The premier insisted troops must oversee elections across Azerbaijan in the next two weeks.

Tehran Ahmed Quavam Iran Azerbaijan Azerbaijian Fedaies Democrat Ghaflankooh Tabriz Jafar Pshevari Democrat Party Qavam

World Wonders Who Will Lead Russia If Stalin Dies

AP analysis wonders how Soviet power would transfer if Stalin dies. Molotov remains a key figure but succession could involve several capable contenders. The piece notes the shift of influence to Moscow aides and the potential for a calm transition or upheaval in a totalitarian regime.

Dewitt MacKenzie Russia Stalin London Eddie Gilmore Moscow Turkey John M. Hightower Foreign Ministers’ Council New York Molotov

Navajo Funeral Rite Breaks 2,000 Year Taboo

About 400,000 miners going back to digging coal. Thirty Navajo Indians attended the white trader Justin W. Bush funeral in Holbrook Arizona, the first Navajos to attend a white man's funeral breaking a 2,000 year old unwritten law. They returned home unharmed, honoring their own customs at the cemetery with a silent right oblique.

C. C. Anderson Holbrook Ariz U.P Justin W. Bush Jack Nez Silver Star Normandy Nez Bush Holbrook Masonic Hall

Power Survey Hope Blasted After Coal Strike Ends

The 17 day United Mine Workers stoppage ends with miners returning to pits across Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Alabama and Indiana. Officials expect full production to resume by mid week as workers heed John L. Lewis order.

Pittsburgh United Mine Workers John L. Lewis Lewis Pennsylvania Solid Fuels Administration SFA Altoona West Virginia UMW Kentucky Steel Company Alabama Virginia Indiana

Toll Rises to 120 in Winecoff Hotel Fire

Atlanta reports the Winecoff hotel fire death toll climbs to 120 with three new names added. Investigations are ordered by city, county, and national authorities as Solicitor General Andrews coordinates with fire officials, underwriters, and the Grand Jury Foreman to review possible negligence and establish facts.

Atlanta Winecoff George D. Burch Chattanooga Red Cross Charles Bil) Berry Cedartown Julia Hall Albany EK. E. Andrews Henry Chandler Fulton County Andrews

Inferno at Barry hotel kills 11 in Saskatchewan blaze

Gas flames described as moving like a solid wall engulfed the Barry hotel in Saskatoon before dawn. Eleven people died and 18 were injured in Canada’s worst hotel fire since 1939. A gasoline can near the kitchen range appeared to trigger the disaster, waiter Fred Fries recounted.

Saskatoon Sask Barry Saskatchewan Canada Queen’s Hotel Halifax Fred Fries

Buckeye Miner Trapped After Copper Hill Cave-In

Rescue teams worked at the Buckeye mine on Copper Hill where miner John Crecar remained trapped since a Saturday cave in. Fellow miner John York was rescued Sunday as crews persisted with efforts to reach Crecar.

GLOBE Buckeye Copper Hill John Crecar John York

Filipino Shot and Killed in Phoenix Downtown

Mariano G. Baldo, 29, a Filipino, was shot and killed early Monday while walking after a dance in downtown Phoenix. Police questioned two Filipino men and a Caucasian woman, suggesting jealousy over the woman sparked the shooting.

Phoenix Mariano G. Baldo

Ex-German liner Liberte sinks at Le Havre after gale

The 49,746 ton Europa renamed Liberte by France broke moorings in a gale at Le Havre harbor. It struck wreckage and sank in shallow mud, listing heavily as the tidal surge fell. Authorities hope the vessel can be refloated despite years of bad luck since its 1928 launch.

LE Havre France Europa Wamburg

Phoenix Man Elected Treasurer of Western Aviation Conference

Walter P. Fulkerson of Phoenix Arizona was elected treasurer of the Western aviation conference at a directors meeting over the weekend. The conference unites aviation organizations across 11 Western states.

Phoenix Man Official of Aviation Conference Seattle Walter P. Fulkerson Phoenix Ariz Western Aviation Conference

Rural Power Expansion Planned in Arizona Cooperatives

A $1,915,000 rural power program to electrify 3600 farms and rural sites is planned by Arizona cooperatives with REA financing. Mike M. Bennett announced the plan in Wilcox, detailing 2000 miles of lines and several loan applications across NYCO, Trico, Mohave, Navopache, Sulphur Springs Valley, Graham County, and Ma-Yu electric systems.

Willcox Dee Arizona Rural Electric Cooperatives Rural Electrification Administration Mike M. Bennett Arizona Rural Electric Cooperative Association Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative Wilcox REA Nyco Electric Cooperative Salome Trico Electric Cooperative Marana Mohave Electric Cooperative Wingman Bennett Navopache Electric Cooperative Lakeside Graham County Electric Cooperative Pima Ma-Yu Electric Cooperative Buckeye

Subscription price of The Tucson Daily Citizen raised

The Tucson Daily Citizen increased weekly subscriptions from 20 to 25 cents effective December carrier collections. Carriers notified customers in late November and a public notice was planned for December 1. This is the first price jump since 1942 amid newsprint costs rising from 55.5 to 89 per ton, about a 62 percent increase.

Tucson Daily Citizen Daily Citizen

Poland bans 17 Polish language newspapers in U S

The State Department said on Monday that it has banned admission of 17 Polish language newspapers published in the United States, marking a move against Polish press circulation in America.

Poland America Washington State Department Poand United States

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