Month’s $36,000 in Tucson robberies tops
A lone armed bandit robbed O’Connor Market at 2040 N Oracle Rd yesterday, escaping with $80 as Tucson logged a dozen December holdups totaling over $36,000. A second crime at Broadway Liquor was foiled by owner Nick Kotsonaros who grabbed a gun and fled. Earlier, the Bank of Douglas bank robbery on Dec 18 yielded more than $31,000.
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Tucson
Calvin Murphy
Murphy
Broadway
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Nick Kotsonaros
Kotsonaros
Bank of Douglas
Pennington Street
Rail unions call meeting over three year peace pact
Cleveland dispatch reports armed robbery spree linked to post settlement response. Brotherhood leaders will present details to about 125 general chairmen meeting to decide whether to accept the White House backed pact raising wages for 300,000 railroad workers retroactive to Oct 1. Holdups across service stations liquor stores and drugstores fueled tension as sheriffs counted losses and cost estimates topped 131 million yearly.
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Ackeeneen
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Brotherhood of Locomotive
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John C. Phebus
White House
Army Expects More Callups Record targets 27,000 officers by March
The army plans to call about 9 740 more reserve lieutenants and captains to active duty by March 22, bringing total officer calls since Korea to 27,000. Most of the new group are volunteers including 890 physicians and 50 dentists, with mandatory orders possible if not enough volunteer. The call includes 5,420 lieutenants, 1,900 captains, 100 WACs, 165 chaplains and 415 medical specialists. Officers will serve 21 months, with a 30 day window to settle affairs. Medical officers face different terms. the Sixth Army quota covers 317 captains, 808 lieutenants, 19 chaplains, 64 doctors, 107 dentists and 66 other officers.
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Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps
Sixth Army
Arizona
Law Of Averages Finally Catches Up
Detroit dispatch reports Miriam Minnock faced an auto accident on a road outside Birmingham. He is described as an excellent driver by residents, though his vehicle left the road into a stop. It marks his first recorded incident after many years of driving.
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Birmingham
Miriam Minnock
Telephone Calls Warn Of Holdups At East Speedway Shops
Anonymous calls warned more than five East Speedway businesses would be robbed within the hour. Voices varied between male and female. none of the threats materialized as routine checks found no robberies last night.
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East Speedway
John Phebus
REC Politics Charge Made
Senate investigators probe accusations of political intrigue inside the Reconstruction Finance Corp. An RFC official, L. B. Glidden, resigned claiming authority was undermined by a subordinate tied to a White House aide. The inquiry also involves RFC management changes and authorization talks with President Truman and the Senate committee head.
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Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
L. B. Glidden
Recs
Dallas
Tex
Glidden
Truman
White House
Subcommittee
Sen
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D-Ark
J. Ewe
Senate House
Congress
Answets
John J. Haggerty
Missouri
Haggerty
Blair House
Boston
Dean Acheson
George C. Marshall
Itary of
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Waltham Watch Co
Omar N. Bradley
Waltham
Remington Red Worker Testified About Communist Promise
New York December 27 Mrs Ann Remington wife of William W Remington testified at his perjury trial that he promised to remain a Communist party member as a condition of their marriage in fall 1938. She said she joined the party at Columbia University and helped Browder campaign while Dartmouth student Remington denied ever being a member.
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New York
Ann Remington
William W. Remington
Remington
Department of Commerce
Communist Party
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
New York City
Earl Browder
Browder
Truman to Name Griffis U S Ambassador to Madrid
The White House announced that President Truman will end a five year diplomatic stalemate with Spain by naming Stanton Griffis as the United States ambassador to Madrid. Since December 31, 1945, U S affairs in Madrid have been conducted by a chargé d affaires.
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Spain
Washington
White House
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Madrid
Truman Seeks 75 Billion Budget as Anti Communist Plan
President Truman finalizes the state of the union and a fiscal 1952 budget pegged at about 75 billion dollars aimed mainly at fighting Communist aggression. He plans no immediate tax hikes beyond those already proposed, though heavier taxes may come later. The plan goes to the 82nd Congress after Jan 3, with final tax requests to be timed.
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Truman
State of the Union
Mr. Truman
82Nd Congress
Missouri
White House
Joseph Short
Short
Ihrist Nf
Camptonville Students Stay In Class As Snow Delays
In Camptonville, California on December 27, about 85 students and five teachers remain in session for a belated summer term while heavy snow forces school closures. The district plans to resume normal classes in March, keeping Camptonville students ahead of peers statewide.
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Calif
Camptonville
Some Frost Seen Tonight Source Weather Note
Frost is expected in some areas with humidity around 71 percent at 5 30 and a minimum of 36 degrees The forecast suggests a cooling trend with highs 65 to 70 and some frost in east and midwest regions Reports show subzero readings in Minneapolis Chicago and Milwaukee with warm western values listed for several Arizona towns including Douglas Yuma Flagstaff Phoenix and Band Canyon
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Midwest
Minneapolis
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Arizot
Douglas
Yuma
Flagtaff
Phoenix
Band Canyon
Governor Garvey Named Manager of Reconce Corp
Gov Dan E Garvey to manage Recon ce Corp starting Jan 1 his term ends Dec 31 The arrangement shifts handling of National nd Southern Arizona Bank Trust Co affairs from Dallas to San Francisco via an Arizona office to be set up in Phoenix RFC officials announced this afternoon Mun dey Johnston Valley National Bank vice president was advised of the appointment
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Dan E. Garvey
Reconce Corp
Garvey
Red Hunters Scrutinized by Congress Over Appointees
Washington December 27 1950 The new five member subversive activities control board named by President Truman faces early Senate scrutiny. Senator McCarran said hearings are likely after the new Congress convenes with questions raised about Peter Campbell Brown Kath Iry McHale LaFollette Seth Richardson and David Coddaire.
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News Congress
Truman
Seth W. Richardson
Peter Campbell Brown
New York
Charles M. LaFolhette
Virginia
David J. Coddaire F
Massachusetts
Kath Iryn McHale
Indiana
Senate
Congress
Ments
LaFollette
Miss McHale
Richardson
McCarran
Americas
Elopement Shocks Oilman Glenn McCarthy in 17 Year Old Daughter
Houston magnate Glenn McCarthy, reputedly worth 200 million, reels as his 17 year old daughter Glenalee marries 18 year old cobbler's son George Pontikes. Justice of the Peace Nash Oliver reportedly performed the ceremony on December 2.
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Houston
Tex
Glenn McCarthy
McCarthy
Glenalee
George Pontikes
Rice Institute
Joss
Pontikes
Miss McCarthy
Justice of Peace
Nash Oliver
Waco
Communists Push Troops Along Korean Front Near Seoul
Communists press a broad operation along an 85 mile Korean front with spearheads within 27 miles of Seoul. Front line forces, backed by over 1,000,000 Communist vessels, threaten the Eighth Army as U.N. troops brace for a potential major offensive amid heavy air bombardment and ground fighting.
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U.P
Korea
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South Korea
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Taeeeenen Corps
Kaesong
Manchuria
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Pusan
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Eighth
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38Th Parallel
ROK
Konda
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Singye
Changdo
Fifth Air Force
10Th Corps
Pnd
Tempers of Theft Winked as Store Suffered Christmas Loss
Kansas City reports describe two day shutdown damage at a downtown art and stationery shop. Candles melted, table legs separated, plants worth 700 dollars wilted, leather items warped, and glue and varnish softened. The master thermostat was turned off, steam heat cut, with sprinkler protection expected to flood if temperature rose further.
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Kansas City
Hallentry
Chicago Lamb Prices Hit Record High In Stockyards
Chicago reports lambs bringing about 12.25 dollars per hundred pounds, a record level for the Chicago stockyards. The unusual market strength came as dealers noted strong demand and limited supply.
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Chicago
Fragmented Newspaper Index Entry Reads Like Clutter
A sparse OCR snippet shows page segments: comics, crossword, editorials, radio films, society notes, and sports listings. Names, dates, or clear events are unreadable, yielding only a rough catalog of section headings and page numbers without coherent news content.
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