New Year Traffic Safety Drive Aims to Cut Death Toll
Tucson police, Pima county deputies and Arizona state patrolmen vow 24 hour duty as New Year holiday safety push targets deaths from traffic crashes. They note 1949 fatalities reached 270 with 60 pedestrians and urge public cooperation to reduce alcohol related incidents.
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Frank Keefe
R. L. Whitlow
Barney Armstrong
Sheriff's Office
Arizona Highway Department
Keefe
Horatio Flagg
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Pima County
State Highway Department
Edna Smutz
Theresa Mendibles
Oracle Road
Oro
David Rodriguez
Ajo
Samuel A. Miller
William T. Stokes
Barbara Joanne Goodwin
George McCrobie Jr
Farley H. Hennessey
Oran L. Bentley
George Gibbs
Eugene McLaughlin
Nogales
Irving Roads
Joe M. Levering
Margaret
Gustave Lile
Oracle
Flores
Alfred A. Hudgin
South Sixth
Thomas Leatherwood
William F. Watkins
Bertha G. Benois
Sabine Canyon Road
Richard Marshall
Old Vail Road
South Sixth Avenue
Payroll Tax To Be Increased Across Nation
Washington reports at midnight the social security payroll tax will rise from 1 to 2 percent for both employers and workers, affecting about 39 million workers and 2.7 million employers. The move funds old age and survivors benefits with a projected year rise in collections to about 2.424 billion dollars, while pending legislation would further lift minimums and broaden coverage.
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Washington
Senate
House
Federal Security Agency
FSA
Congress
Chennault seeks US protection for CAT airline
Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault’s civil air transport line filed an application to place the airline under the American flag. The carrier now operates under the Nationalist banner and warned that British recognition of the Chinese Communists could cut off CAT landings in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong
Claire L. Chennault
Civil Air Transport Line
Sun To Warm Cortisone May Give One Key Life Hopes
The New Year weather outlook shows mild temps with sun and clouds. Cortisone research from the University of Utah, presented at AAAS, suggests it may slow connective tissue aging and help longevity. Mars wind patterns and Pluto’s distance and size were also discussed by astronomers at the 82nd AAAS meeting in Tucson.
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Old Pueblo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Arizona
Mt. Lemmon
Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
University of Utah
Thomas F. Dougherty
American Cancer Society
Dougherty
Utah
Earth
Hess
Pluto
Lowell Observatory
Gerard P. Kuiper
Yerkes Observatory
University of Chicago
Kuiper
Tucson
Nogales
Society
Bloomington
Ind
Pension Board
Atty
Richard Briner
Fred O. Wilson
Wilson
Thomas J. Elliott
Don J. Hays
Hays
Frank Eyman
B. T. Cheek
U. S. Chiefs To Visit Far East
Washington reports the four top military leaders will visit Japan in February to discuss a policy blueprint for Asia with General Douglas MacArthur. The trip avoids Formosa and the Chinese Nationalists while Senate leaders push to counter communism in the region.
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Asia
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Far East
Joint Chiefs
China
National Security Council
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Defense Departments
Truman
Navy
Asiatic
Omar N. Bradley
Army
J. Lawton Collins
Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberry
Forrest P. Sherman
MacArthur
United States
State Department
U. S
Flying Arrow Crew Denies Forcing Sail Through Shanghai
Unrest rumors prompt denials from Flying Arrow crew as cargo ship prep continues for Tuesday departure to Shanghai. Some sailors admit unease over voyage while crew to consuls and state department await guidance amid Nationalist mine warnings near the port.
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P. R. Becker
New York
Hong Kong Sunday Herald
Becker
U. S. State Department
National Maritime Union
U. S
Frederick A. Hill
Flying Arrow
Shanghai
NMA
Dean Acheson
China
Acheson
Isbrandtsen Line
Jones
Capt. Jones
Mrn New York
Hans J. Isbrandtsen
the Line
Isbrandtsen
State Department
Coal Walkout Looms Tuesday
Washington December 31 UP soft coal industry officials say mounting indications point to a strike starting next Tuesday. They report many of John L Lewis 400000 soft coal diggers may skip work when mines reopen after the New Year. Word from UMW headquarters reportedly promises no work after January 1 for companies resisting Lewis terms.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
What Was Going On 50 Years Ago
A look at the Arizona Daily Citizen from Jan 2 1900 shows the Tucson council facing petty issues such as a 2119 05 water bill for six months and debates over timing for action by the incoming council. Mayor Hoff vows a special meeting to correct ethical questions as jail safety and prisoner escapes prompt repairs.
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Joe Collier
Maitle
Perry
Woods
Water Company
Clark
Kitt and
Pusch
Hoff
Russell
Building and Land Committee
Southwestern Bell strike postponed for 15 days
Bulletin from St. Louis dated December 31 reports an impending strike by about 50,000 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. employees has been postponed to today for a 15 day period. The notice references a story on page 5.
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Industrial Rate Protest Delays Meeting Over Insurance Hike
UPR A Phoenix Chamber of Commerce committee postponed a meeting with the state industrial commission to discuss a $1 200 000 increase in industrial insurance rates set to take effect tomorrow January 1. Chairman Al Lindsey said they hope to persuade the commission to rescind the order despite the rise.
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Phoenix
UPR
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
State Industrial Commission
al Lindsey
Tucson Skyline Then and Now from Courthouse View
A pair of photos from the county courthouse capture Tucson's change over 50 years. One image shows a sleepy town transformed into a bustling city while preserving a townlike atmosphere. Both shots face southeast from the courthouse.
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