U S Diplomat Faces Firing Over Loyalty Ruling
John Carter Vincent, US minister to Tangier, is deemed a loyalty risk by a State Department review board whichrecommended his immediate dismissal. President Truman may overrule, with Acheson to advise, while John Paton Davies Jr. is cleared of the charge amid McCarthy era scrutiny.
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Washington
John Carter Vincent
U. S
Truman
Vincent
State Department
Tangier
Dean Acheson
Paris
Vincent Aoyalty
John Paton Davies Jr
Davies
Joseph R. McCarthy
R- Wis
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Owen Lattimore Indicted on Senate Perjury Charges
Justice department attorneys say Owen Lattimore was indicted today on seven counts of perjury for lying under oath to the senate internal security sub committee. The report notes Lattimore is the head football coach at the University of Washington, though the campus athletic director declined to comment.
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Owen Lattimore
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Justice Department
University of Washington
Citizen Christmas Decorations Contest Entries Near Deadline
Two days remain to submit entries for the Citizen Christmas Decorations Contest with prizes totaling $500. Entries must be at the Citizen office by Thursday December 18, with both picture window and exterior decorations accepted. judging will begin next month. Contest is cosponsored by the Citizen and Tucson Gas Electric Light Power Co. Entry blank on page 15.
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Citizen
Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co
Pacific Defense Alliance Talks With Eisenhower
New York reports Eisenhower to meet New Zealand Prime Minister Sidney Holland on Pacific defense issues called the NATO of the Pacific with potential British involvement. Leslie Munro accompanies Holland. Durkin met Gov. Adams briefly. Sonne praised Eisenhower’s grasp of economic stability.
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New York
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Zealand
Sidney Holland
Holland
London
Winston Churchill
Australa
British Foreign Office
Britain
NATO
Eisenhower
Douglas MaccArthur
MacArthur
Hagerty
Secretary of Labor
Martin Durkin
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Durkin
Adams
H. Christian Sonne
National Planning Association
Sabres Down Four MIGs in Korean Air Battles
Allied Sabre jets of the Fifth Air Force destroyed at least four Communist MIG-15s in high altitude dogfights over North Korea. Pilots also damaged one MIG and likely destroyed another, with a total of 27 Sabres and about 32 MIGs involved in 13 engagements from 45 000 feet to 800 feet. Ground fighting persisted on the Kumhwa ridges as Chinese forces harassed the front.
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Seoul
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Alllied
Air Force
Kumhwa Ridges
Prison Riot on Pongam Island Leaves 84 Dead
Lt. Col. George D. Miller said 4 000 fanatic Communist internees hypnotized themselves into a riot on Pongam Island in Korea. UN guards fired at less than 30 yards to stop prisoners from breaking free and wiping them out. 84 prisoners died and 11 were injured. Four guards were wounded.
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Fongam Island
Korea
Land
George D. Miller
Columbus
Ohio
Pongam Island
Miller
Two Get Life Terms for Killing Deputy U S Marshal Schweppe
A federal jury convicted Arthur Fuller and Tommy Abbott in the death of Deputy U.S. Marshal Edmund L. Schweppe. They received life sentences with the possibility of parole after 20 years. prosecutors sought capital punishment for the two, while defense attorneys urged leniency and rehabilitation. Judge James A. Walsh noted the societal obligation in imposing the sentences.
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U.S
Edmund L. Schweppe
James A. Walsh
Arthur E. Fuller
Tommy W. Abbott
Fuller
Abbott
Dyer
Murderer Is Insane After Knowsley Hall Shooting
Harold Winstanley, 19, footman, was found guilty but insane for the Knowsley Hall attack last Oct 9 in which he wounded Lady Derby and killed two butlers Walter Stallard and Douglas Stuart with a machine gun. He received a indefinite sentence to Broadmoor prison.
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Manchesser
Lady Derby
Harold Winstanley
Walter Stallard
Douglas Stuart
Knowsley Hall
Derby
Winstanley
Broadmoor
City Hall Adopts Five Day Week For Staff
City hall employees will shift to a 40 hour five day work week from January 1 after council approval. The change aims to handle workload and allow uninterrupted Saturday work for department heads while field services remain unchanged. Offices will open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with possible gradual changeover.
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City Hall
Donald Wolfer
FBI Presses Hunt For Young Slayer
FBI agents and Mexican cowhands hunted Kenneth Lee Maurer near the Altar valley between Sasabe and Mesquite in Mexico as warnings spread he is armed and extremely dangerous. Maurer, 19 or 20, once killed his mother and 11 year old sister in Detroit and was last traced to Tombstone where he worked on a ranch.
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Kenneth Lee Maurer
Altar Valley
FBI
Maurer
San Rafael
Loco
Detroit
Tucson
Arizona
Mauurer
Sasahe
Boy Scouts
Gerald Norr
Tombstone
Norris
Weatherman Notes Light Rain Across Eight Cities
Early morning rain measured at the airport gauge, placing Tucson among eight U.S. cities reporting precipitation. Buffalo led with nine hundredths of an inch as forecasts call for variable cloudiness and scattered showers tonight and tomorrow with cooler afternoon temperatures.
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Tucson
U.S
Buffalo
Navy Helicopters Save Crew From Storm Smashed Ship
Navy helicopters from the Midway and Leyte plucked 39 crewmen from the Grommet Reefer after it ran aground near Leghorn Italy. Rescue used breeches buoy lines before airlift with seats to a Pisa area field, with all men in good health yet kept for examination.
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Leghorn
Italy
Navy
U. S
Midway
Leyte
Pisa
Tucson
Henry Sauriant
Brooklyn
U. S. Army Hospital
Harbor Reef
Leghorn Harbor
Serge Flushing
New York City
William Porter-Fieldt
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Zio Lucente
Bernard Leszszynski
Jean Cerze
Roman Fernandez
Léghorne Hotel
Fernandez
Lawmen Close on Armed Robbery Suspects in Arizona
About 100 lawmen scouted the Graham mountains near Willcox and Safford as a manhunt for two armed robbery suspects intensified after a highway patrolman, Thomas K. Wootan of Willcox, was wounded in the elbow during a back shooting attempt. He is recovering in St. Mary’s Hospital. The suspects fled in a green and gold Buick after evading identification checks.
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Arizona
Graham Mountains
Willcox
Eran Safford
Thomas K. Wootan
St. Mary's Hospital
Wootan
Air Force
George Sullivan
Vets to Receive NSLI Dividends Next Year
The Veterans Administration announced a second regular NSLI dividend for about 5 million veterans. Most will get 60 dollars, matching this year, with February as the start. Total dividends approach 180 million dollars, plus prior special payments, funded from NSLI reserves.
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Washington
National Service
Veterans Administration
NSLI
Arizona Wildcats and UA events headline Tucson schedule
Tonight and tomorrow in Tucson feature college basketball at Bear Down gymnasium with bouts including Wildkittens versus EAJC Gila Monsters, Wildcats versus San Diego State, and Wildcats versus LaSalle Explorers. Also on tap are a Christmas pageant, an opera recital, wrestling at Tucson Sports Center, and a Tucson school board meeting.
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Tucson
Chamber of Commerce
S. Stone Ave
UA Wildkittens
Phoenix College Bears
Bear Down
AHS Auditorium
John Spring
PTA
Arizona Wildcats
LaSalle Explorers
West
Congress Street
Index shows Supreme Court anti oath rulings and growth warnings
A newspaper index lists sections including Page 2 high court anti Communist oath rulings, Page 5 Tucson growth warning from a prominent realtor, Page 6 state hospital incident, Page 19 brisk Christmas business in Arizona stores, and various pages covering albums films books comics radio crosswords sports editorials and sections.
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Supreme Court
Tucson
State Hospital
Arizona
Ariz
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Southwest
Santa Claus
Sunshine Climate Club
Judy Edel
Joan Burke
Sara Abrams
Santa
Arnold
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Pacific Defense Alliance
Sabres Bay
Sunced Weekly
By Tony Tselentis
Rudolph
Hunt
Fernand
S. Navy
Grommet Reefer
Old Mexico
New Mexico
Greg Hathaway
Highway Patrol
Safford
Bisbee
Bowie
Carl Olander
Phoenix
LaSalle
San Diego State
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