Daring Bank Robbery in Phoenix Sets Arizona Record
Federal agents hunt two bandits who fled with 116000 from the Bank of Douglas in Phoenix. Police block highways. investigators seek suspects described as a Negro man about 32 and a Mexican man 25 to 30. Clues include a brown sleeveless sweater and a California plated escape car.
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Phoenix
U.P
Bank of Douglas
Arizona
Miami
Valley National Bank
Globe
Clarkdale
Valley Bank Bond Redemption
Federal Bureau of Investigation
William Murphy
South Phoenix
California
Earl O’clair
Clinton Wade
Wade
James Wise
Wise
FBI
The
St. Paul Insurance Co
Postal Rate Hike Passes House Amid Debate
The House voted to raise postal rates to about 130 million dollars more yearly, aiming to cut the post office deficit. The measure, backed by the administration, faced opposition over impacts on small papers and rural dwellers, with final passage in doubt awaiting Senate action.
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Washington
House
Post Office Department
Senate
Opents
Murray
D-Tenn
House Post Office Committee
Post Office Committee
State Begins Hearing Into Phoenix Co-Op
The Arizona Corporation Commission opens a Phoenix hearing on an order to show cause why the Arizona Co-operative Association should discontinue operations. The case covers the co op formed in 1945 by labor officials, its three stores, and questions on stock sales for an insurance company and broker license. Directors including L. D. Klemmedson and others are cited to appear.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Phoenix
Arizona Co-operative Association
Co-Operative
Wade Church
Earl Hastings
Securities
Commission
L. D. Klemmedson
Trainmen Vote To Back Strike In National Labor Dispute
Chicago February 9 193?" Two unions representing 250000 train men and conductors authorize a strike as wage and hour dispute remains before the mediation board. Leaders Kennedy and Fraser say a strike date could be set soon if mediation fails. They seek work rule changes to boost pay rather than a general wage hike.
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Chicago
WUP
W. P. Kennedy
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Harry Fraser
Order of Railway Conductors
National Railway Mediation Board
Spear Settles Teachers' Suit in Maricopa Court
S. A. Spear of the Arizona Tax Research association and the group settled a libel suit with prejudice filed by the Arizona Education association. Spear offered a retraction and apology for remarks about educators and the association made at a Phoenix liquor dealers meeting.
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Phoenix
S. A. Spear
Arizona Tax Research Association
Maricopa County
Arizona Education Association
Spear
Arizona Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association
The
Education Association
Tucson Daily Citizen
San Francisco Carmen Vote On Strike Today
AFL carmen in San Francisco vote today on striking the municipal railway over split shifts. If the AFL ballot passes, CIO carmen’s union leaders say they will urge a strike vote among their members. The system carries about 840,000 passengers and employs 2,300 workers split evenly between AFL and CIO. A strike would take effect about ten days after AFL approval and local labor council sanction.
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San Francisco
AFL Carmen
Municipal Railway
AFL
CIO Carmen
CIO
Labor Council
Coal wage dispute moves to court order option
The soft coal fact finding board abruptly ends hearings paving the way for President Truman to seek a federal injunction to force striking miners back to work for about 80 days. Board Chairman Cole said negotiations failed and no further talks are planned. Lewis and operators offered no comment.
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Washington
Soft Coal Fact-Finding Board
Truman
White House
David L. Cole
John L. Lewis
Coal Indus
Cole
Lewis
Weather Here To Stay Warm In Old Pueblo
Forecaster predicts variable high cloudiness and little temperature change. Yesterday reached 69 degrees with a 41 degree low this morning, though some areas may run cooler.
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Joe
Old Pueblo
Truman approves probe into industry monopolies
President Truman today approved a congressional investigation of alleged monopolistic practices by firms in the steel, newsprint, chemicals, soap, airline, and theater industries. In Munising Michigan police arrested Ewald Johnson wanted in Texas for the tourist camp murder of W A Tex Thornton, an oil field explosives expert, nabbed at a sister's home and jailed.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Munising
Mich
Ewald Johnson
Texas
W. A
Tex) Thornton
Johnson
Conflicting Accounts Rise in Turner Inquiry in Tucson
Vernon S. Taylor, a Portland exterminator, recounts details linking Robert E. Turner to an Alaska railroad job and a proposed partnership. Taylor’s statements surface questions about Turner’s travels, letters, and plans before Turner's murder near Rillito, as investigators hold all property as evidence and await Turner’s wife from Iowa.
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Vernon S. Taylor
Southwest 14Th St
Portland
Ore
Taylor
Robert E. Turner
Rillito
Turner
Department of Interior
Oregon
Auto
Robert ©. Turner
Alaska
Caldwell
Idaho
Nampa
Sun Valley
Reno
Las Vegas
Tucson
Ida
Douglas
Vern
Alaskan Railroad
Taylors
Martin
Earl Turner
Iowa
Arctic Rescue Crew Seeks Missing C-54 Amid C-47 Crash
Ten Arctic-tested soldiers and ten airmen, five US air force crew and five Canadian observers, trek through deep snow toward a high ledge after locating the downed C-47. Rescue teams from Camp Carson and Canadian units fly to Pon lake as search for the missing C-54 continues in southern British Columbia.
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Whitehorse
Y. T
U. S. Air Force
Co. C. Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry
U. S
Camp Carson
Colo
Pon Lake
Pacific
Air Force
Anchorage
Alaska
Livermore
Calif
SOS Rcaf
Edmonton
Alta
SOS
Gibson
Roy Holdiman
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Two Detroit Suspects Held In Cohen Blast
Los Angeles police questioned two Detroit based figures linked to the Purple gang in the bombing attempt on mobster Mickey Cohen. Martin Fenster 49 and James Modica 42 were booked on suspicion of assault with intent to murder. Cohen claimed no knowledge of the attack amid police guarding his neighborhood.
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Los Angeles
Detroit
Mickey Cohen
Martin Fenster
James Modica
G. G. Greeley
Cohen
Greeley
Fenster
Modica
Purple Gang
Tucson
Prince Named Head of Pima Identification Unit
Sheriff Jerome P. Martin announced Wednesday the appointment of Deputy Sheriff Richard Prince as head of the identification bureau of the Pima county sheriff's office. Prince will succeed Richard Van Valkenburgh, who resigned this week.
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Jerome P. Martin
Richard Prince
Pima County Sheriff's Office
Prince
Richard van Valkenburgh
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Interstate Stream Commission
Sen. McFarland
Washington Today
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Congress
Ariz
Lucille Martin
Edythe Vaughn
Beulah Coats
Harry Roberts
Truman Board
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