Converse Jury Selection Begins Amid Communist Questioning
The Converse first degree murder case moves into jury selection under Judge John D. Lyons Jr. Thirty two potential jurors are sworn. defense questions potential bias including a Communist poster query. One juror, a Carmelite brother, is excused for bias against the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Converse
John D. Lyons, Jr
J. Mercer Johnson
Colin B. Dodd
John van Buskirk
Lawrence Robertson
van Buskirk
Johnson
Angel B. Franse
Franse
Tucson Communist Party
Communist Party
Jim Converse
Phoenix Closes 18 Schools Over Influenza Spread
Phoenix closes all 18 elementary schools tomorrow as influenza spreads. With a three day weekend, officials warn closures may extend next week if illness persists. Attendance losses reach 30 to 40 percent. parents urged to keep children home and avoid public gatherings and theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Trevor G. Browne
Demands For Raises In Pay At Shipyards Termed Ill-Founded
Colorado Springs reports that management spokesmen at the national shipbuilders conference called wage increase demands by shipyard workers ill founded and not justified. The talks include labor's push for a 30 percent raise plus a 17.5 cent hourly boost across coasts and the Great Lakes, with CIO and AFL unions present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
UUP
National Shipbuilders
John Green
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Shipbuilding
AFL Metal Trades Workers
Gulf
Great Lakes
Croydon Bomb Explodes Fears Over 4000-Pound Device
In Croydon a 4000 pound live bomb buried in a crowded district forced wardens to evacuate residents. Royal engineers dragged the bomb from a crater after a jammed fuse buried in TNT raised the danger. Police warned the area must be cleared as experts cut open the device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croydon
U.P
Royal Engineers
G. A. Frake
G. F. Horsfall
Frake
36 Nazis From Dachau Camp To Be Hanged
A U S military court sentenced 36 Dachau officials and guards to death by hanging for murder lure and starvation of inmates. One defendant got life imprisonment and three received 10 year terms. The 40 defendants were convicted after a 90 minute trial amid testimony of 5,000 Jews killed and brutal abuse at Dachau.
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Dachau
U. S
Dachau Concentration Camps
Marshall Ends Testimony and Leaves U S for China
Congressional witnesses recount Pearl Harbor alerts and who made the decision to retire Pearl Harbor commander Short. Gen George C Marshall testifies he had no prior knowledge of attack plans and is sent to China as President Truman's envoy after his session.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Walter C. Short
Pearl Harbor
Marshall
Senate-House
War Stimson
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Husband E. Kimmel
Hawaii
China
Truman
Barkley
Dev
Short
Sen. Lucas
Roosevelt
Lucas
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
U. S
Hawaiian
Hull
Skipper Of Jap U-Boat Heard In Navy Court
Cmdr Ike Hashimoto testified at a Navy court martial that his submarine I 58 fired three torpedoes at Indianapolis on July 30 hitting the cruiser’s bow. He described sighting the ship 10 000 meters away under a bright moon and witnessing the explosions after the hits.
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Washington
U.P
Ike Hashimoto
Navy
Indianapolis
Hashimoto
Charles McVay III
McVay
I-58
Greater Arizona Association to Hold First Meeting in Phoenix
The Greater Arizona association will meet at 12 45 p m tomorrow at the Westward hotel in Phoenix for a luncheon. Tucson members include H H d Autre mont and board members George W Chambers Jack Proctor and Alfred Barr of Ajo. The group aims to promote research into Arizona industries agriculture and trade and to advertise and sponsor state wide welfare activities.
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Greater Arizona Association
Phoenix
Westward Hotel
Tucson
H. H. d’Autremont
George W. Chambers
Jack Proctor
Alfred Barr
Ajo
Arizona
Tucson Aviation Firm To Be Incorporated
Arizona reports that the state corporation commission has on file articles of incorporation for the Tucson Aviation Corp a $300 000 venture to run general aviation services including statewide air passenger taxi express mail sightseeing and flying schools Incorporators are Paul W Sullivan John R Jones and John L Thomas all of Tucson.
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Phoenix
Ariz
State Corporation Commission
Tucson Aviation Corp
Paul W. Sullivan
John R. Jones
John L. Thomas
Tucson
Beasts of Belsen Executed Reported by CBS
A Paris broadcast cited by United Press reported without confirmation that Josef Kramer Irma Grese and other concentration camp guards condemned after the Lueneburg trial were executed today.
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United Press
Paris
CBS
Josef Kramer
Beast of
University of Arizona to raise 750 000 for student memorial
Dr Alfred Atkinson told a student assembly that no assessments will be made against the university as funds are sought from voluntary gifts to build and equip a 750000 memorial. Campaign manager Roger Holden outlined that contributions will be invited from students faculty alumni and friends with publicity only upon request. A dinner to launch the drive is set for 6 30 p m tomorrow in the university dining hall.
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University of Arizona
Alfred Atkinson
U. of A
Atkinson
Roger C. Holden
Holden
Baby born at site of train wreck near Gallup
In Gallup New Mexico a baby was born to the wife of a sailor after a Santa Fe train collision halted a troop train and the Grand Canyon limited. Seaman Clayton Daily reported the birth occurred after nine hours exposed to a record cold night as troops and passengers were treated.
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Gallup
N. M
Santa Fe
Grand Canyon Limited
Here
Seaman
Clayton G. Daily
Denver
Colo
George W. Gardner
Winslow
Ariz
Limited
Officials Find Fewer Jobless Than Expected
Federal economists report a lighter unemployment picture than projected after hostilities. By year end actual and potential job seekers total 4 million at most, with 5 million by next March and a possible decline through mid 1946. Inflationary pressure and census gaps temper the outlook.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Bureau of Census
Chester Bowles
Bowles
War Manpower Commission
Truman Proposes Atomic Bomb Tests on Warships
President Truman approved and proposed an Army-Navy test of atomic bombs against warships. The White House disclosed the plan as the war and Navy departments announced the experiments. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross quoted Truman saying it was his proposal.
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Washington
Truman
White House
War and Navy Departments
Charles G. Ross
Ross
More People In Ireland Than Ever Eat Well Today
Ireland has shifted from poverty to relative plenty as beef steaks tempt visitors and official quarters report no real destitution. The writer notes a marked improvement in living standards across the country, contrasting rationed famine days with today’s more affluence in dietary choices.
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Ireland
America
Britain
Britain and France plan joint withdrawal from Syria and Lebanon
Bevin announced that Britain and France will withdraw troops from Syria and Lebanon in a coordinated move. The agreement signed in London aligns Near East policy to stabilize unrest sparked seven months earlier by Syria’s push for independence from France and aims to boost regional economic well being and security within international collaboration.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Commons
Britain
France
Syria
Lebanon
Near East
Middle East
Colonel Joins Regular Army As Sergeant in Air Corps
Master Sgt. William C. Sipes, 531 South Russell, enlisted in Phoenix to serve in the air corps after rising to full colonel at age 25 with 303rd Bomb Group service in Europe. He flew 38 B 17 sorties from 1943 to 1945 and earned the Croix de Guerre and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Horatio Alger
Air Corps
William C. Sipes
South
Russell Avenue
Army
Phoenix
Sipes
Army Air Corps
303Rd
Europe
Germany
France
United States
Troop Train Collision Injures About 100 Sailors
At Chicago a Pere Marquette passenger train rammed the rear of a troop train injuring nearly 100 naval personnel. Most hurt were Negro sailors en route from Bainbridge Maryland to the Shoe maker California depot. They received first aid then many were moved to Wesley Memorial hospital. A dozen remained in serious condition.
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Chicago
U.P
Navy
Bainbridge
Shoemaker
Calif
South Side
Wesley Memorial Hospital
GM Holding Only Conference Today
Railroad representatives accused two unions of stalling wage negotiations today. General Motors filed in Cleveland common pleas court to enjoin UAW Local 45 from interfering with entry to the plant as picket lines kept about 50,000 nonstriking workers from entering GM plants.
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General Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
AFL
General Motors
Common Pleas
Cleveland
UAW
UAW GM Dispute Persists as Truman Seeks Settlement
The long battle between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three automakers continues with no immediate settlement. President Truman may hasten talks as GM negotiations focus on alleged illegal picketing at over 70 plants affecting 213,000 idle workers since Nov 24. Ford rejects wage demands, warning a $35 million loss next year under current ceilings.
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United Auto Workers'union
Automotive
Truman
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Ford
Ford Co
Poisoned Treats Found In Suburban Tucson
Suburban Tucson reports describe poisoned candy and cake tossed from speeding cars. Deputies warn the acts threaten children and animals with possible death, and say two persons have been traced as the source. Investigations continue as dogs and youngsters have found the damaged dainties.
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Tucson
John Higgins
E. A. Newland
Ed F. Echols
Newland
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Dachau Camp
U.S
Gearhart
Tucson Aviation Firm
Belsen
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
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Uncle Sam
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