Tank Columns Hit Head On as Korea Front Advances
Allied tank columns pressed toward the 38th parallel in Korea amid fierce Chinese resistance. UN air and naval barrages aided advances as American and South Korean troops breached a Red defensive line near Hoengsong Hongchon road and moved toward Seoul. Casualties mounted with estimates of Reds killed and wounded, while weather and night conditions affected operations.
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United Nations
Seoul
Han River
Anyang
Hoengsong
Hongchon
Korea
Changbong
Ko-i
Sitjy
Sea of Japan
Tucson
Beryon
Arizona
Bitterler
Phoenix
Douglas
Yuma
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Climate Club In Its Heyday
Clouds scatter high as temperatures hold steady. New arrivals sigh we’re glad we came. Two sons narrate a moment of shared calm amid a fading scene.
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Climate Club
Russia Rejects Long Staple Price Rise in Global Tensions
Washington reports Russia rebuffs long staple price increases while warning of U S imperialism and armed actions near China. The agriculture department projects 1951 crop prices around 1.04 dollars per pound for American long staple cotton with production targets set, and Canada Sweden India discussed in a security council context. persistence of anti American sentiment and calls for a three nation committee to broadcast policy actions are noted.
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Russia
United States
Far East
China
U. S
Washington
Assembly
Nasrallah Entezam
Iran
Soviet Union
Lomats
Transporiman “Good Offices Committee
Ypa Ry
Peking
Agricultural Department
Lester B. Pearson
Arizona
Texas
New Security Council
Mexico
California
Prin
Sir Benegal
Wu Hsiu-chuan
N. Rau
R. G. Riddell
Canada
Chou En-lanj
Manhattan
Rau
Agriculture Department
Eald
Toling
Toston
Sweden
India
Security Council
Las Vegas Views Fifth Atomic Blast Seen Across Four States
People in Las Vegas and four western states witnessed a bright flash as the Atomic Energy Commission conducted a test blast 100 miles northwest of the area. The blast shook buildings and cued reports of glass breakage while observers watched from public spaces and screens.
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Cardena
Calif
Ty Sheriangs
Las Vegas
Sun
Tucson
Los
AEC
Zoyis
Una
Atomic Energy
Los Angeles
ABC
Tucson Citizens Witness Early Atomic Test Flash
Tucson observers report a bright mushroom cloud over the Nevada test grounds echoing atomic device tests from Bikini and Alamogordo. Reports from Joe H. Irwin and Jack Moore describe the dawn blast at 6:47 a.m. Tucson time with minimal detectable radioactivity and brief sky-brightness lasting moments.
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Provng Grounds
Alamogordo
Japan
Bikini Atoll
Sniwetok
Atone le
Tucson
Kietndale Rd
John Sanborn
E. Silver
Poland
Canada
Radioemeenae Peerer
Tasania
Sanborn
N. Y
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chicago Daily News
Schenectady
Upton N. Y
Ottawa
Chalk River
Quebec
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Fredericton
Indian Springs
Joe H. Irwin
Las Vegas
N. Park Ave
Jack Moore
House starts compromise work on health welfare and correction bill
Phoenix February 6 legislative leaders report a compromise to advance a health welfare and correction reorganization measure. The plan introduces a youth authority under superior court control for juvenile offenders and directs rehabilitation facilities and a possible Ft Grant school transfer, with debates anticipated late winter in the house.
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Phoenix
Superior Court
Arizona Industrial School
Ft. Grant
Merit System Council
Division of Correction
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Ft. Grant School
Interim Group Life Extended By House Vote
The house approved the measure 51 to 20 sending the bill to Governor Howard Pyle for signature. It appropriates 850,000 for a legislative interim committee to study Arizona tax structure and establish a reference bureau, with opposition from Southern Arizona Democrats and Rep Kel Fox citing executive overreach.
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Bob Brguns
Phoenix
House
Howard Pyle
Degiate Research Bureau
Leaneon
Arizona
Marvin Burton
Oscar Cole
Robert Frick
Ray Martin
Enos Schaffer
Pima County
Kel Fox
D-Sedona
Congress
Roosevelt
Fox
Schaffer
Utah Legislative Council
Illinois Council
Legislative Reference Bureau
University of Arizona
Arizona GOP Leader withholds support for Eisenhower
Arizona Republican Leader Clarice Budington Kelland says she will withhold unqualified support for General Dwight D. Eisenhower until he provides fuller information on European conditions. In a letter to Harold Stassen, Kelland criticizes his report on European recovery and defense for lacking a categorical list of trusted nations and details on Spain's role in war.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Clarice Budington Kelland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arizona Republican National
Spain
County rushes road work for new Hughes factory
Pima county officials set March 19 for a preliminary hearing and moved to advance road work linking South Sixth avenue to South Campbell avenue to serve the Hughes Tool Co plant. County Engineer Bruce Ellis and Water Department head said the two roads are needed for construction and post‑plant traffic. The board approved a 120 foot right of way for a future four lane highway and authorized a crossing over the Nogales branch line.
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Pima
Bruce Ellis
Wate
Hughes Tool Co
Fansport
Sixth Avenue
Campbell Avenue
Cess
36Th
Municipal Air
Port
Downioad
Ellis
Zona Corporation Commission
Nogales
Irvington
Hughes
Nogales Highway
Tucson Area Cotton Crop Sets Record
A world record for cotton yield per acre is reported for Pima county in 1950 reaching 1 053 pounds of lint ginned per acre. University of Arizona economist Dr Scott Hathorn notes the area greatly outpaced the national average of 265 pounds. Local agr icultural agent Glenn E Blackledge and U A plant breeding professor E H Pressley praise the record and credit improved growing practices and insect control.
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Pima County
Glenn E. Blackledge
Scott Hathorn
Associated Agricultural Economist
University ‘For
Arizona
E. H. Pressley
U of A
Ling
Pressley
Santa Cruz
Hathorn
Arizona considers bill to halt liquor imports from Mexico
Phoenix February 6 A bill to stop the one month free import of liquor from Mexico into Arizona was introduced by Sen. Harold C. Giss of Yuma. The measure would prohibit import for delivery or use in the state unless handled by a common carrier and consigned appropriately. Giss cites loss of tax revenue and concerns about minors and bootlegging.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Mexico
Harold C. Giss
D-Yuma
Beeman
Yuma
Union Appeal Heeds as Tucson Switchmen Return
More than a dozen Southern Pacific railroad switchmen resumed work this morning after Verne Iverson, head of Local 1059, urged men back via radio and calls. Officials say 30 to 40 may return by afternoon. most perishables are refrigerated and stowed, with embargoes on mail to most US points while Tucson warehouses feel the impact.
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Southern Pacific
Verne Iverson
Tucson
Ais
Iverson
Allness
G. A. Bays
A. W. Kilborn
Bays
Henry j[Paine
U.S
N. L. Pritcheard
Arizona
Pritchard
Air Parcel Post
George Burns
James A. Dick Wholesale
Snow-Weakened Canopy Collapses Killing Man in Memphis
MEMPHIS Tenn Feb 6 W A Caradine 61 died when a 40 foot wooden canopy weakened by ice and snow collapsed as he climbed to inspect damage. The storm caused work stoppages shortages and shipment delays across the region including beer tomatoes and gifts shipments.
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Memphis
Tenn
W. A. Caradine
Rail Strike Threat Dims Evening Newspaper Prospects
If the railroad switch men strike lasts four to five days the Daily Citizen could publish a much smaller edition. Newsprint supplies would last weeks but rail tieups may trigger a temporary rationing program to preserve stocks if the strike continues.
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Daily Citizen
D M Gets Huge Housing Plant in Tucson for Davis Monthan
A $2,400,000 FHA financed housing project will be built in Tucson for Davis Monthan air base personnel. The Army Corps will design and oversee construction with private contractors. financing boosts Tucson defense spending past $20 million since June.
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Federal Housing Administration
Tucson
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Davis-Monthan
FHA
City of
Washington
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Cravcroft Road
Defense
Grand Central Aircraft Co
Hughes Tool Co
Infant Dies of Meningitis in Tucson Home
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Dupuy 623 N Wilson Ave died yesterday afternoon in his crib after several days illness. Dean Dupuy Jr 22 months suffered acute meningitis and respiratory infection. Fire department resuscitation failed and the child was pronounced dead at 1 pm. Coroner Dr James Howsare said officials believe meningitis caused the death. Survived by parents a sister Janis Marie grandparents Glenn Dupuy Tucson and Edward Callens Van Nuys uncle Gerald and four aunts Dupuy Callens names in Tucson and Van Nuys funeral arrangements by Brings Funeral Home.
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Dean Dupuy
N. Wilson Ave
Dean Dupuy Jr
Hugh
Thompson
Eugene Kim Fey
James M. Howsare
L. H. Howard
Ents
Janis Marie
Glenn Dupuy
Tucson
Edward Callens
van Nuys
Calif
Gerald
Carol
Dorothy Dupuy
Robert Durazzo
Suzy Callens
Bring’s Funeral Home
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