Tucson Rail Traffic Slows Amid Sick Call Strike
Southern Pacific yards in Tucson were clogged as a strike by railroad workers curbed operations. G A Bays, Tucson division supervisor, said one engine circulated with managers taking turns. About 150 perishables and 1,000 other cars filled the yard, plus four trains idled outside town. Iberson noted the move not union sanctioned.
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Southern Pacific
Tucson
G. A. Bays
W. P. Kennedy
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Verne Iverson
BRT
Iverson
John R. Steelman
Truman
Bays
Strike Stops Flow Of Food
Washington reports a rail union walkout over wage talks and contract terms has halted freight and passenger rail service. The adjourned agreement, disputed by the union, and ads in newspapers spurred the stoppage, with feared spillover into auto production as 125,000 auto workers idle and 600,000 potential layoffs loomed. The embargo on mail persists as lines tighten nationwide.
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Iverson
the Citizen
Eastern
Southeastern and Western Railroads
Union
Railroads
Associated Press
Tomatoes Wait On Rail Sidings
National rail strike paralysis grips Arizona shipping centers as Southern Pacific reports 500 to 700 cars backlog at Yuma and 200 loads of tomatoes at Nogales. Tomatoes iced to prevent spoilage while about 10,000 workers in the Imperial Valley and Yuma area are idled by the crisis.
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National Rail
Arizona
Southern Pacific Railroad
Yuma
Nogales
Imperial Valley
Legion Opposes Present UNIT Bill
The Arizona American Legion delegates at a two day conference in Globe rejected the universal military training bill in its current form. State Commander Ray Martinez urged that training must not be equated with military service.
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Globe
U.P
Legionnaires
Ray Martinez
Only HST Will Argue Point With Marquis
Raymond Marquis of 951 S Palmera Ave has police wondering. Headquarters received a call from Marquis asking police to investigate subversive literature he had just received. Patrolman William Malcolm and Anthony Teal read the Marquis mail after noon Sunday. Their report notes his income tax forms had arrived.
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Raymond Marquis
S. Palmera Ave
Marquis
William Malcolm
Anthony Teal
Cricket Excites Snuffy Read Comics Today
Cricket Smith visits Uncle Snuffy in the Ozarks and plans a wedding to Mayor Riddles Barlow despite obstacles including a duel with Redgie Redgewood. The romance unfolds as readers are invited to follow Snuffy Smith adventures on page 21 of today’s Daily Citizen.
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Cricket Smith
Snuffy
Auntweezy
Ozark Mountains
Riddles Barlow
Mayor Riddles Barlow
Cricket
Riddles
Redgie Redgewood
Snuffy Smith
Ozark Mountain
Feudin
Daily Citizen
DiSalle And Senate Argue Over Controls
Washington report on a senate-house committee clash over who enforces price controls. Sen. Maybank schedules talks with Price Stabilizer DiSalle and Atty Gen. McGrath to resolve jurisdictional questions on prosecuting violators while OPS seeks public support and mayoral volunteer committees. The panel will hold hearings on mobilization and critique cotton price impact.
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Washington
Senate-House
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Michael V. DiSalle
Howard McGrath
DiSalle
Office of
OPS
McGrath
Justice Department
Senate-House Committee
Congress
Economic Stabilization Agency
Rau Refuses Emissary Job On Korean Peace Bodies
Lake Success February 5 India’s Sir Benegal N Rau declined to serve on the UN good offices committee for Korea. The move follows India’s stance that the UN has turned from peaceful settlement by adopting an American resolution branding Beijing as aggressor.
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Rau
Good Offices
Lester B. Pearson
Assembly
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Entezam
Peking
Enteram
India
Pearson
U. 35
Worker Killed As Metal Castings Explode in Phoenix
Phoenix worker Howard J. Billingsley died after a casting metal section exploded while he welded at Valleyane works. Funeral services were pending Monday as authorities investigated the Saturday accident.
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Phoenix
U.P
Howard J. Billingsley
Valleyane Works
Billingsley
Draft bill targets railroad strikers for military service
Congressional action moves to mobilize rail workers with deferments as the strike nears its first week. Gov. Howard Pyle is pressed by Harold E. Stassen to state his foreign policy position to Congress, backing Eisenhower's policy and program.
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Rep. Andrews
D-Ala
Phoenix
Howard Pyle
Congress
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Stassen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Major Issues Facing House By BOB BROOKS
Phoenix February reports a committee calendar listing six major issues and 11 bills for House debate this week. Highlights include eliminating school board segregation, allowing trailers for cotton farmers, and empowering the securities division to revoke violators’ permits. The package also reshapes state departments, workers compensation, insurance regulation, and tax reserves. Numerous specific bills address education, pensions, retirement ages, and administrative reforms.
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Phoenix
House of Representatives
House
School Boards of Trustees
Securities Division
The
Corporation Commission
Arizona Industrial School
Ft. Grant
Health
State Bar Association
Supreme Court
Court House
Military position on Russia questioned by Eisenhower remarks
U S leaders reassess Russian military threat saying numbers alone mislead. Eisenhower urged fearless evaluation of danger and avoiding hysterical judgments. Analysts note Soviet divisions may be smaller than claimed and tanks include many older models, with other forces and stockpiles potentially overstated or misinterpreted.
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Washington
Russia
Red Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pentagon
United States
Rodeo Publicity Takes Setback
Publicity chief Julian B. Tuthill of the Chamber of Commerce reports a robbery at his home. A portable typewriter and a corduroy jacket were stolen, impacting publicity for the forthcoming Tucson rodeo.
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Tucson
Julian B. Tuthill
S. Forgens
Tuthill
Chamber of Commerce
Driver Permit Suspensions Rise In Tucson Hearings
Tucson drivers face more license suspension hearings this month as 50 residents receive notices. A. W. Roberts cites a Phoenix backlog and new staff for the rush, explaining points accumulate since 1935. Eight-point total can trigger hearings, with special rules for serious offenses.
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Tucson
Highway Patrol
Phoenix
Roberts
U.S. Infantry Europe Bound for Germany in Pact Army
The United States plans to send the Fourth Infantry Division to Germany as part of Eisenhower’s Atlantic Pact force, with air force jet groups also expected. A decision on deploying national guard divisions remains under study, awaiting Congress approval of a resolution backing U.S. ground troop commitments to Europe.
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Washington
U.P
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Suort
U.S
Europe
Defense
George C. Marshall
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dean ‘Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services
J. Lawton Collins
Army Ihhief
Russia
U.S. News & World Report
Collins
Deep South storm destroys cattle as losses mount
The severe wintry storm cripples the Deep South with widespread damage to farms and pastures. Florida reports cattle losses potentially reaching 3,000 to 5,000 as many animals perish or weaken from freezing rain and disease. Local officials note isolated communities and malnutrition amid business paralysis.
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Associated Press
Deep South
Florida
L. M. Johnson
Martin County
Investi- Ammon McLellan
Nation
Okeechobee News
Freezing Temperatures Persist Across South As Storm Toll Rises
Temperatures stayed frigid in the south with freezing readings reaching northern Florida. Mississippi reported 16 storm deaths while Louisiana logged nine. Natchez and Nashville faced disruption from the storm, and flood alerts appeared along the Tombigbee. Snow and rain spread from California to Idaho and across the northern mountains and plains as subzero figures returned in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Tallulah
Minden
Old
Natchez
Miss
Ibestirring
Nashville
Tenn
Tombigbee River
Columbus
Mobile
Ala
Plains
Maine
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
California
Idaho
Washington
North Dakota
Poe Greatian
Excise Tax Proposals Target Autos Radios in War Budget
Secretary Snyder outlined a $10 billion tax program to fund rearma ment calling for a 20 percent levy on new autos and 25 percent on radios and electrical appliances. Personal income taxes would rise four points in each bracket, with corporate rates up eight points to 33 percent on the first $25,000. Likely effective July 1.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of Treasury
John W. Snyder
Truman
Snyders
Snyder
Truman Administration
Congress
Allied Tanks Overrun Reds in Korean War Drive
Tokyo reports a major Allied armored onslaught drives toward Seoul. Four columns penetrate Red lines with heavy casualties, nearing Anyang and Seoul, while eastern forces push north of Wonju and Hoengsong. Casualties mount to thousands. naval air power adds to toll. Washington outlines elevated excise taxes across autos liquor cigarettes gas and more in Truman plan.
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Tokyo
Seoul
United Nations
Hoengsong
Wonju
U. S. Eighth Army
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth Army
Anyang
Suwon-Seoul Road
Tanchon Valley
Fisher
APC
Jim Becker
Teeth Become Korea Casualty
Sgt. Joseph D Elia of Tacoma Washington says he suffered the first case of frozen teeth on the Korean front with the U S Second Infantry Division. He reported placing his false teeth in water overnight and needing three days to thaw them out.
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Korea
U. S. Second Infantry Division
U.P
Joseph D’elia
Tacoma
Wash
Building At Children's Colony Nearing End
Phoenix Feb 5 report shows a $376000 construction at the Arizona children's colony home near Randolph nearing completion. The project includes six dormitories forming the core of the facility to train men retarded juveniles.
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Children’s Colony
Phoentdx
Arizona Children’s Colony
Randolph
Tally
Weather round report from Tucson and state highs
The forecast calls for variable high cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Yesterday’s high reached 74 degrees and the low was 42. State highs included Douglas 74 and 36, Phoenix 70-43, Yuma 80-46, Flagstaff 49-21, and Grand Canyon 48-31.
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Douglas
Phoenix
Yuma
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
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Society
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