First Session Of Delegates Is Held Today
The first total lunar eclipse visible in the Southwest since 1942 is expected in Arizona tomorrow night. The eclipse begins at 5 37 pm with total darkness from 6 40 pm to 8 pm and returns to normal at 9 03 pm, as explained by Dr. Paul D. Jose of the University of Arizona. He notes a possible reddish or greenish tint from Earth's atmospheric refraction.
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Arizona
Paul D. Jose
University of Arizona
Jose
Japan Hoped Russia Would Join Axis
Private papers found in Prince Fumimaro Konoye suggested Japan joined the Axis in hopes Russia would be the fourth member of the Tripartite Pact. The documents, seized by American counterintelligence, reveal aims to settle the China affair and limit World War spread.
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Chris Cunningham
Tokyo
U.P
Fumimaro Konoye
Japan
Russia
Konoye
Joseph B. Keenan
United Press
Tomohiko Ushiba
China
Germany
Italy
America
Europe
United States
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Washington
Ushiba
UA Debating Team Plans Western Speech Association Meets
University of Arizona debaters will face Phoenix junior college twice in January and meet the same team in early February. They will join the Western Speech Association debates in Los Angeles April 15 16 and 17 with entrants from USC UCLA Stanford and more. A Pacific Forensic league event in Stockton California is planned around the Western meet.
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University of Arizona
Phoenix
W. A. Cable
Department of
University
Cable
Arizona
Western Speech Association
Los Angeles
West
Southern California
Washington
Stanford
Oregon
Utah
Denver
Stockton
Calif
Western Association
USC
UCLA
Pomona College
University of California
Oregon State
Washington State
Whitman College
Idaho
Nevada
College of the Pacific
Williamette College
Denver U
If You Don't Have New 1946 Calendar Dig Up 1901
The Irving Davis company distributed an old 1901 calendar as a substitute for a new 1946 calendar. It notes that 1901 and 1946 are identical years and will repeat in 1957 1963 1974 1985 and 1991. Calendars from 1775 1800 and 1941 will work in 1947.
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New York
U.P
Irving Davis Company
J A Rogers Pioneer Here Dies at 82 in Tucson
J A Jim Rogers 82 longtime Tucson pioneer died after midnight at his home 838 North Euclid avenue He helped organize Tucson Realty Trust in 1911 with partner John McBride He was active in Republican affairs and a top Western salesman for New York Life Insurance Surviving wife Anne Rogers two sons Frederick W Rogers Edgar A Rogers and two grandchildren Funeral plans pending arrival of sons Mr Rogers born June 11 1863 in Tennessee and educated at Grant University in Athens Tennessee Interred to be announced.
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J. A
Jim” Rogers
Tucson
North Euclid Avenue
Rogers
Tucson Realty & Trust Company
John McBride
Anne Rogers
Frederick W. Rogers
Cincinnati University
Rhodes
Edgar A. Rogers
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mr. Rogers
Tennessee
Grant University
Athens
Mrs. Carlan Undergoing Mental Tests in Chelsea
Mrs. Rose Carlan, 23, who hid her dead infant Ronald Carlan and claimed a kidnap hoax, underwent further psychiatric tests at a Chelsea hospital. The charge of murdering the six month old was linked to the infant’s body found stuffed in a china closet. Her husband James J. Carlan, a Navy sailor, believed the child had been stolen.
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Rose Carlan
District Court
Chelsea
Mass
Mary Silliphant
Carlan
Ronald
James J. Carlan
Navy
Ronald Carlan
Oakland
Calif. Naval Base
Carlans
Congress Delays Truman Labor and Housing Bills
Congress plans Christmas recess with no action on President Truman’s labor or housing programs. Both houses show no rush on major measures before returning around January 7. A housing price controls effort may see limited action, while a fact finding mechanism to avert strikes remains pending after the recess. The White House senses lawmakers won’t be rushed. Truman may address national unification of armed forces but no merger details are set.
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Dean W. Dittmer
Washington
U.P
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
White House
Blizzard Dumps 48 Inches on Buffalo Sparking City Emergency
A Lake Erie blizzard dumped up to 48 inches of snow on Buffalo New York prompting a state of emergency. Mayor Joseph J. Kelly ordered schools and most city offices closed limited phone use and asked residents to stay home and conserve emergency lines. Snow depths ranged to 48 inches in south Buffalo and 30 inches downtown while frigid conditions blanketed the region with below zero readings in multiple states and cities.
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Associated Press
Lake Erie
Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph J. Kelly
Rockies
Montana
Dakotas
Illinois
Indiana
Glasgow
Mont
North Dakota
Minnesota
Florida Peninsula
Gulf
Mississippi
Chicago
E. S. Hanlon
Marshall Heads to Chungking After Hawaii Stop
Gen George C Marshall Truman's special envoy to China left Honolulu at 3 50 am for Chungking after a stopover at Hickam field where he was welcomed by Lt Gen Robert C Richardson and Adm Raymond Spruance.
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Honolulu
George C. Marshall
President Truman
China
Chungking
Marshall
Hickam Field
Robert C. Richardson
Richardson
Adm
Raymond Spruance
Pacific Fleet
Seven Year Term Given Vet For Bank Robbery
Clifton Clarice Rumpff, 24, pleaded guilty to robbing the Valley National bank in Clifton on Sept 11. Judge Albert M. Sames sentenced the veteran of World War II to seven years in a federal penitentiary. Rumpff used a gun to force the vault open and dropped $7,306 while fleeing as police captured him an hour later.
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Clifton Clarice Rumpff
Clifton
Valley National Bank
Albert M. Sames
Rumoff
A. R. Davis
Harold C. Wheeler
Manuel Avalos
Admiral Says Signs Of War Noted In 1941
Vice Admiral T S Wilkinson testified before a senate house committee that in late November 1941 the Navy had every indication of Japanese hostilities but no warning that Hawaii was a target. He cited fleet changes, emergency manning, ship requisitions, radio changes, and lost track of units as signs of an impending emergency. The testimony followed debates delaying the session opening with notes to see further coverage on page 14.
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Jack Bela Washington
T. S. Wilkinson
Hawaii
Wilkinson
Naval Intelligence
Senate-House
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Gerhard Gesell
Gesell
Yamamoto
United States
William F. Halsey
Union Consents To GM Clerks Entering Plants
Detroit December 17 Thousands of non striking General Motors office workers returned to their jobs as the CIO United Auto Workers union announced it advised local unions to permit clerical forces to pass picket lines. GM had ordered mass entry following court orders against picketing at three points in its auto making system.
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Detroit
U.P
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Cross Examination Ends as Defense Challenges Conviction
A Tucson murder trial recounts the afternoon cross examination of defendant James P. Converse. Prosecutor Cdlin B. Dodd waived first degree murder and reviewed elements of second degree murder and manslaughter. Defense lawyer Lawrence V. Robertson argued provocation by Romero and claimed the shooting was accidental.
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Converse
Cdlin B. Dodd
Romero
Lawrence V. Robertson
Robertson
James P. Converse
J. Mercer Johnson
Public Meetings For UNO Groups Aimed At Open Access
London hosts a plan to publicize United Nations meetings to people worldwide. Backed by Wilder Foote and US delegates, the initiative seeks press radio and information access to UNO proceedings for greater public understanding. The proposal appears before the UNO preparatory commission with Woodrow Wilson era openness in mind.
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United Nations
UNO
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Information
Wilder Foote
Edward R. Stettinius
UNO Preparatory Commission
United Nations picks United States city site for UNO capital
The UNO chose a U S site for its world capital sparking European disappointment. Delegates noted shifting political gravity toward North America and Asia while Britain warned the decision marks a historic westward move. Site committee to study specific American cities San Francisco New York area Boston and Philadelphia lead the list.
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R. H. Shackford
London
U.P
United Nations
UNO
United States
Europe
America
London News Chronicle
North America
Asia
Daily Express
J. P. Noel-Baker
San Francisco
New York Area
Boston
Philadelphia
Supreme Court Grants Stay of Yamashita Execution
The U S Supreme Court issued a stay on Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita's death sentence after an air mailed petition for review reached Washington The stay came days after the Philippines Supreme Court rejected his challenge to the military tribunal and alleged lack of jurisdiction Secretary of War Patterson ordered the stay pending final court decision Yamashita seeks a Washington hearing before a justice
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Manila
Yamashita
Philippines Supreme Court
Secretary of War
Patterson
Philippines Court
Military Commission
Moscow Parley Opens With Atom Bomb Talks At Spassk
The Big Three foreign ministers Byrnes Bevin and Molotov began two weeks of blunt talks at Spirin donovka palace on atomic bomb policy. Bevin said discussions would be on a policy basis with no scientific detail. Molotov presided as sessions opened.
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Henry Shapiro
Moscow
U.P
Spiridonovka Palace
James Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Viacheslav M. Molotov
Bevin
Byrnes
Molotov
Averill Harriman
William Reader Bullard
Tehran
Iran
Tass
Azerbaijan
Pickup Truck Lands In Ditch Near D M Gate
A light pickup driven south on Alvernon Way failed to turn into the west gate of Davis Monthan Field, jumped tracks, and stopped in a ditch. Driver Edmund Lewis, 25, sustained possible rib fractures. Four soldiers were riding. Ppr. Joseph R. Pruzina had possible skull fracture and Tech. Sgt. Irving Gustine fractured nose. Others were uninjured. Separate collision on Highway 80 injured three locals from Macomb Oklahoma slightly and Mrs. Kenneth Thompson and Anna N Cheyney 6th were slightly hurt when their car ditched on Sabine Canyon Road.
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Alvernon Way
Davis-Monthan Field
Southern Pacific Co
Coy Beasley
Edmund Lewis
Route 2
Box 316
Pft
Joseph R. Pruzina
Irving Gustine
Corp Robert Metosh
Corp
Robert Fressenden
James Longest
Jessie Seal
W. H. Seal
Macomb
Okla
Lee Hill
Marana
W. M. Gibson
Kenneth Thompson
Anna N. Cheyney
North Main Street
Sabine Canyon Road
East Speedway
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John van Buskirk
Johnson
Francisco Romero
Tanque Verde
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Pioneer Lot
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Ernie
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Ramon ‘Wimpy
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U.S
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U. S. Supreme Court
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