Army Confusion Over Rincon Vista Housing Control
Tucson officials deny plans to turn Rincon Vista over to the Army and press for La Reforma to be managed. Mayor Jaastad sent a telegram to FPHA in Washington seeking Army occupancy for Davis Monthan Field families, while councilmen dispute a San Francisco telegram. Capt. Jackson notes Col. Selser asked for housing for about 300 Davis Monthan personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Brown
Tucson
San Francisco
U. S
E. W. McFarland
Washington
FPHA
Rincon Vista
H. C. Jaastad
la Reforma
Janstad
Army
Davis- Monthan Field
Carl Hitt
William I. Walsh
Tucson Housing Authority
Charles A. Brady
Sen. McFarland
Tha
M. L. Tophey
Building and Land Committee
L. E. Jackson
James C. Selser, Jr
Davis-Monthan Field
Council
Cold Wave Grips Midwest With Subzero Temps And Snow
A cold blast moved into the Midwest bringing subzero temperatures across the Great Lakes and into the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys. Snowfalls up to nine inches and winds to 45 mph accompanied the cold, with near blizzard conditions in parts of Minnesota Wisconsin and upper Michigan. Forecasters warned the cold would persist through the week and chill reaching Iowa Illinois by Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Great Lakes
Ohio
Mississippi
Eastern
Seaboard
New England
Cold Belt
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Chicago
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Duluth
Iowa
Millnois
Illinois
Lower
Four ex convicts hunted for murder in California case
Redwood City Calif Dec 17 A P Four paroled ex convicts were sought for questioning in the slaying of Maurice Malter a 53 year old Los Angeles businessman found shot to death in a San Mateo county gully Sunday night Police believed the motive was gangland reprisal or robbery Malter had won 2550 on a Bay Meadows bet but less than a dollar was found on his body He had testified during a murder trial linked to a cleaners war in Los Angeles 15 years ago resulting in five men receiving long prison terms Four of the men have since been paroled and are the ones police want.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redwood City
Calif
Maurice Malter
Los Angeles
San Mateo County
Malter
Bay Meadows
Dr James Will Be Buried Here
Dr Samuel Hf James 66 renowned tuberculosis authority and longtime Tucson veteran hospital leader died suddenly in San Fernando Calif Funeral plans call for 2 pm Monday services at Reilly chapel with interment at Evergreen cemetery Flowers requested omitted He lived in Tucson 16 years and led Pastime park then the large government hospital south of Tucson long notable for his role in building the regional V A medical facility
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. James
Tucson Veterans’ Hospital
San Fernando
Calif
California
Samuel Hf. James
Veterans’ Hospital
Tucson
James
Government Hospital
Reilly Chapel
Evergreen Cemetery
Alabama
South
Veterans’ Administration
Denver General Hospital
Whipple Hospital
Prescott
Pastime Park
Florence Highway
Old Pueblo
San Fernando Veterans’ Hospital
Veterans’ Hos
Rate Expert Arrives for Arizona Utility Rate Survey
Phoenix December report shows Edward L. Dunn of the Federal Power Commission arriving to outline a statewide survey of electric and gas rates. Dunn will assess fairness and may recommend reductions if rates are not just, with a $50 000 legislative allocation and possible inclusion of all utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona
Edward L. Dunn
Federal Power Commission
State Corporation Commission
Washington
Wilson T. Wright
Yale McFate
Dunn
Corporation Commission
Vale
FPC
Ohio
Kentucky
Utah
Supreme Court
McFate
Vandenberg Is Not Candidate for 1948 Nomination
Harold E. Stassen announced Tuesday he seeks the Republican nomination for president in 1948. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg said he is not a candidate and expects no campaign for him. The issue follows Sen. Robert Taft denying active candidacy in a separate Atlanta visit. Vandenberg staff read a prepared statement defending his dual roles if challenged. Friends say he will fight for two offices at the party conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Robert Taft
R-O
Associated Press
Atlanta
South
Vandenberg
Byrnes
Congress
Robertson
Sens. Wilson
R-Ja
Langer
Sen. White
R-Me
New Commerce Committee
Friends of
Michigan
No Agreement On GOP Chief
House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. said votes must decide the next speaker and refused to relinquish the steering committee chair. He denied plans to disband the committee to block rival Charlies Halleck or to swap the post with Clarence Brown. Martin expects to chair the steering committee in the next session, a customary role for the party in power. Brown and Halleck jockey for position as the leadership fight continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandor S. Klein
Washington
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
Republican Steering Committee
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Brown
Charlies A. Halleck
Indiana
Will
Halleck
Intelligence Unit Urged to Coordinate Government Secrets
The House Military Affairs Committee urged Congress to create a permanent national intelligence authority to coordinate all government intelligence activities. They warned intelligence is the first line of defense and recommended legislative sanction for the authority set up by presidential directive on January 22, 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George EF. Reedy, JR
Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Congress
National Intelligence Authority
Night V-2 Rocket to Fire at White Sands Visible Skies
Tucson observers at the University of Arizona campus report a German V-2 night launch from White Sands New Mexico at 10 p m. MST observing from four degrees north of east with a 300 mile visibility radius. The test directed by Lt Col Harold Turner includes iron pellet meteors and a 100 foot flame trail lasting about 25 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanque Verde
Catalina Mountains
White Sands
Harold R. Turner
New Mexico Proving Ground
Navy
Whith Lands
N. M
Army Ordnance
White Sands Proving Ground
Swicky
Palace Denials Of Betrothal Grow Weaker
Buckingham palace issued weaker denials about an unofficial engagement between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip as fashion inquiries from nobles suggested a forthcoming announcement. Elizabeth had no public engagements while Philip reportedly returned to naval duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Buckingham Palace
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Greece
Elizabeth
Radar guiding gear to arrive at Davis-Monthan Airfield
The Davis-Monthan field in Tucson Arizona is among 21 Army airfields to receive radar guided landing equipment if funds allow. Ground controlled approach systems are already in operation at eight fields and are being installed at six more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Davis-Monthan Field
Tucson
Ariz
Friends Pay Bilbo Loan Details Emerge In Senate Probe
Forrest Jackson, attorney for Senator Bilbo of Mississippi, testified that Bilbo’s friends attended a 1940 emergency meeting to raise 3000 to repay a loan from Abe Shushan. Jackson said Shushan threatened to reveal the loan, and several associates contributed 750 each. Bilbo also proposed transferring church property to deacons after parsonage construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Forrest Jackson
Bilbo
D-Miss
Jackson
Senate
Abe Shushan
New Orleans
Shushan
Edward P. Terry
Grant Stewart
New Hebron
Miss
Robert M. Newton
Wiggins
Stewart
Mississippi
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Terry
Newton
Juniper Grove Baptist Church
Blum Cabinet Wins Approval
Paris reports the all Socialist Blum government wins a confidence vote 580 to 16 in the national assembly. Blum pledges emergency measures with sacrifices, seeks reparations from Germany, Ruhr coal, and Saar annexation, while the five week tenure depends on mid January presidential election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.P
French National Assembly
Leon Blum
Blum
France
Ruhr
Saar
Assembly
Republican Union
Hindu Declaration Could Start Civil War In India
AP analysis warns a push for an independent Hindu led republic in India could trigger civil war among Hindus Muslims and princes. It cites violent past communal clashes in Calcutta and nationwide tensions with Nehru and Churchill referenced as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Dewitt MacKenzie
AP Foreign Affairs
Constituent Assembly
New Delhi
Republic of India
Subcontinent
Churchill
House of Commons
Nehru
Baruch Loses Plea For Vote
Boston report on December 17 cites Carle C. Zimmerman of Harvard criticizing Hollywood as a synthetic childless population with limited intellect. He argues antifamilyism destroys civilization and predicts greater family disintegration and upheaval ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hollywood Film Society
Carle C. Zimmerman
Harvard College
Zimmerman
Boston Congregational Club Monday Night
Hollywood
Labor Experts On New Panel
Washington December 17 The labor department will set up a blue ribbon panel of labor relations experts for assignments to major industrial disputes. Nominees include William H. Davis and Nathan P. Feinsinger both previously connected with war labor board mediation efforts. Davis handled electrical manufacturing disputes and Feinsinger the west coast maritime cases and the Hawaiian sugar strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W.P
Labor Department
Department
Labor Management Committee
Conciliation Service
AIL
William Green
Congress
Green
AFT
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Secretary of
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Davis
Feinsinger
Missing Marine Transport Plane Sighting Fires Hope
Hope rose that the missing marine transport plane carrying 32 aboard had been found after a signal fire was spotted on Mount Rainier. State patrols say the fire appears bucket-fed, with search parties being sent to the area near Longmire and the Snoqualmie National Forest amid improving weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
U.P
State Forest Patrol
Mt. Rainier
W. H. Bray
Eatonville
San Diego Naval Base
Sands Point Naval Station
Seattle
Portland
Ore
McChordfield
Longmire
Washington
Snoqualmie National Forest
Oregon
United States Pushes for Immediate Atomic Plan Action
At Lake Success on December 17, Bernard Baruch urged immediate approval of the U.S. atomic energy plan, while Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko warned against rushing and called for more study. Britain backed action and Cadogan urged incorporating American principles in the report to the UN Security Council. The commission adjourned to Friday as debate continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. Carpenter
Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Russia
Bernard M. Baruch
U. S
Andrei A. Gromyka
Baruch
Gromyko
General Assembly
Gromoko
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
Full
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Alexander Cadogan
United Nations Security Council
Turkey cracks down on publications and parties in Istanbul
The Turkish army padlocked eight Istanbul publications, banned distribution of communist content, and outlawed branches of two new parties deemed directed by communists. Observers see a swift purge amid rising anti communist sentiment nearby in Iran, with arrests and document seizures reported. The state of siege remains in effect, renewed for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Greenwald
Istanbul
Iran
Turkey
Soviet
Russia
Girl, 3, Feared Taken By Kidnaper
In San Diego on December 17 police and FBI intensified the search for 3 year old Patricia Johnson who vanished Monday night with a squint eyed stranger. J J Maxwell acting head of the FBI said agents were in constant touch with police. Los Angeles police aided the search in buses and trains following an all points bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
California
Patricia Johnson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. J. Maxwell
FBI
Los Angeles
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Dr. James
Aeed
Michael J. Morrissey
Vicksburg
Senate War Investigating Committee
Theodore G. Bilbo
John A. Bellan
Morrissey
Keesler
Biloxi
D-M
Lender
Calcutta
By Raymond Lahr
Labor-Management Advisory Committee
the Conciliation Service
Reds
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