Truman calls for $10 billion tax boost to fund pay as you go plan
President Truman urged Congress to raise taxes by 10 billion dollars now and prepare for further levies. He proposed 4 billion more from personal income taxes 3 billion from corporate taxes and 3 billion from excise taxes while closing tax loopholes. He did not specify details pending Treasury plans.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Congress
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Winter Weather Across Nation Brings Toll and Temperature Swings
A cold arctic blast grips much of the United States with heavy snow and ice. Tucson records 50 as many cities report subzero readings and 258 deaths linked to weather and related incidents since the cold snap began.
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Cleveland
Rocky Mountains
Maine
Lone Rock
Wis
Wausau
Iowa City
Iowa
Bowling Green
Nashville
Tenn
Shreveport
Texas
Florida
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Panhandle
Cold Riders Quit Train Here By JAY BUNDY
Cedar Rapids society woman Mrs. Edward Winslow described the Golden State Limited delay due to a Midwest blizzard and cold. Passengers thawed pipes and endured sparse coffee as a switch strike in El Paso compounded the rough trip. Fellow traveler Mrs. Betty Sundblom noted extreme cold and a historic heat source train engine. Westbound trains faced multiple delays while eastbound trains arrived on time.
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Southern Pacific
Edward Winslow
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Golden State Limited
Tucson
Betty Sundblom
Haddon Sundblom
el Paso
Golden State
Imperial
Memphis
Arizona Industrial School for Boys Faces Move to Maricopa County
Hearing by the House health welfare and correction committee debated relocating the Arizona Industrial School for Boys from Ft. Grant to Maricopa County. Judges urged placing the school under a youth authority with divisions for diagnosis and classification, training and treatment, and field services. Proponents cited proximity to state services and better vocational facilities. opponents noted cost and access issues.
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Phoenix
Arizona Industrial School For Boys
Ft. Grant
Health, Welfare and Correction Committee of
House
Etera Ala
Charles C. Bernstein
Maricopa County
Arizona House to Debate First Controversial Bills Today
In Phoenix the Arizona house will debate in committee of the whole bills to replace the board of control of the Arizona Industrial School for Boys at Ft Grant and to continue work of the interim committee. The session includes a no fence areas bill from Rep Watkins Jr and several appropriations and policy measures including forest service fire funds and identification numbers for vehicles.
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Phoenix
Arizona House of Representatives
Board of Control
Arizona Industrial School For Boys
Ft. Grant
Senate
Howard Pyle
House
Raymond G. Langham
David G. Watkins Jr
U.S. Forest Service
Arizona Pioneers Historical Society
Motor Vehicle Department
Supreme Court
White House says railroad strikes harm national security
Washington bulletin reports the White House calling railroad strikes directly injuring national security and intolerable. Rochester note follows about Gov Dewey ordering a state health probe into snow with radioactive particles from atomic tests near Las Vegas Nevada.
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Washington
White House
Rochester
Thomas F. Dewey
Las Vegas
Nev
Groundhog Day Spoiled at Vancouver Zoo
Vancouver zoo keepers report a fisher ate the zoo's only groundhog last week leaving Groundhog Day celebrations doubtful as the event would be ruined by the missing mascot.
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Vancouver
B. C
Atomic blast rattles Tucson and Nevada near noon
A powerful atomic shock, felt across Tucson and southern Nevada, shattered a department store window and prompted numerous police calls. Eyewitnesses reported bulging windows and a bright pre dawn sky, marking the fourth blast in less than a week.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
Bright atomic blast seen across Arizona and beyond
A morning atomic flash at 6 48 am was visible from Tucson and San Francisco Bay Area. Davis Monthan AFB and Tucson airport pilots witnessed the blaze with eight aircraft in the air. The blast rocked downtown and sparked questions about the Atomic Energy Commission test at a desert range northwest of the city.
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Tucson
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson Municipal
Las Vegas
Donald Monson
San Francisco Bay Area
Atomic Energy Commission
Here
ABC
Sundt Wins Major Fort Huachuca Contract in Arizona
Mt Sundt Construction Co of Tucson has been awarded about 800 000 to rehabilitate Fort Huachuca. Work began midweek with a 60 day timeline and possible further funding. Air force crews lead initial renovations. ground troops to follow later.
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Ft. Huachuca
Mt. Sundt Construction Co
Tucson
Army Engineers
Los Angeles
John S. Sundt
Associated Press
A. M. Tuthill
Arizona
Frank E. Fraser
Arizona National Guard
Sundt
Air Force
Sanitary Vote Set Tomorrow for Pima District
Voters in the sanitary district outside Tucson and South Tucson may cast ballots tomorrow to elect three district commissioners for two year terms. Candidates include incumbents W R DuBois and James V Bonnelly and challengers Wayne A Sanders Edythe Kerber Albert N Hopper and Frank J Kreus. Polls open 6 am to 6 pm at El Rio Mission View Shrine club Amphitheater high school and Catalina junior high school.
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Pima County
Tucson
W. R. DuBois
James V. Bonnelly
Wayne A. Sanders
Edythe Kerber
Albert N. Hopper
Frank J. Kreus
el Rio School
Mission View School
Shrine Club
Amphitheater High School
Catalina Junior High School
Gobblers Knob Groundhog Sees Shadow Signals Six Weeks Winter
Punxsutawney crowd led by F. A. Lorenzo watched the groundhog emerge at 841 am on February 2, see its shadow, and return underground signaling six more weeks of winter. The event at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania reaffirmed tradition for groundhog day observers.
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Canoe Ridge
Gobblers’ Knob
Punxsutawney
Gobblers
Knob
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
F. A. Lorenzo
Langham Wins Key Vote To Extend State Operations Panel
Phoenix Feb 2 House Speaker Raymond G Langham and his majority secured a clear victory as the chamber approved the Senate bill to extend the interim committee on state operations. The lone standing vote defeated Rep Lee Ackerman's bid to expand the committee from six to eight members 36 to 16.
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Phoenix
House
Raymond G. Langham
Globe
Senate
Lee Ackerman
Marvin Burton
Tucson
Langham
Highway Department
David G. Watkins
Allied Forces Break Out From Pyongyang Sector Fight
In foggy night action near Anyang and Yoju the UN forces advanced toward Seoul while Chinese and North Korean units counterattacked and endured heavy losses. French and American troops escaped a chaotic trap 12 miles north of Yoju as air power and reinforcements struck back.
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Tokyo
Anyang
Seoul
United Nations
Eighth Army
Washington
U. S. Eighth Army
Yoju
Sub
Don Huth
Ganzai
Chipyong
Robbers Advertise at Service Station Theft
A small gang, including one adult and several youths, robbed a Phoenix service station yesterday afternoon. They took about four dollars in cash and a full tank of gas, then fled in a light gray sedan pulling a trailer with a visible for sale sign.
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Phoenix
Hughes Plant Still Uncertain in Tucson Location
A multimillion dollar guided missiles plant near Tucson remains in negotiation as Howard Hughes officials confer with Washington leaders. Tucson is a leading site with land chosen near the municipal airport though ground breaking awaits a government contract.
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Tucson
Howard Hughes Co
Washington
Hughes Company
Hughes
Eisenhower Urges Faster European Rearmament Move
General Eisenhower told lawmakers that sending additional U S troops to Europe soon would be worth two or three times as much later. He voiced confidence Western European nations can build an effective defense force in a reasonable time and noted Holland plans to double its defense effort. He avoided a troop- ceiling and left questions on exact force sizes to Congress.
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Washington
Dwight D Eisenhower
U. S
Europe
Eisenhower
Tucson
Capitol Hill
House ‘Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees
Hower
Holland
Ohio
Congress
Index Ariz Album Highlights Pages and Topics
The index lists sections including Financial Comics Gabfest Radio Editorials Society Sports and page references across the Arizona publication. It maps topics and recurring features for readers seeking quick access to content across departments.
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By Jay Bundy
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Benjamin Blake
Graham County
Don Udall
Dudley W. Windes
Francis Donofrio
Lorna Lockwood
Ralph Barry
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