Lucky Convict Steel Wins Freedom From Prison Cell
Andrew Steel a 33 year old former Phoenix cotton picker and December 1950 arrestee who pled guilty in Oregon and served a three year probation violation sentence had his sentence vacated by Judge James A Walsh today He is back in jail on a 2000 bond while prosecutors decide if marijuana evidence was destroyed and whether the case should be dismissed The Jackson case in Nogales was dismissed and Steel claimed he drafted his habeas petition in his own handwriting with library support
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Andrew Steel
Phoenix
James A. Walsh
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Walsh
Howard Speakman
Steel
Speakman
U.S
U. S. Attorney's Office
Nogales
John Jackson
Claude Mctullon¢gy
Portland
Ore
K. Berry Peterson
Jackson
Land openings near Apache Junction and Florence for lease purchase
U S Bureau of Land Management announces two 440 acre Arizona areas near Apache Junction and southeast of Florence to be opened for small homes and business sites under the lease purchase program. Filings begin Feb 26 for Florence and Mar 5 for Apache Junction, with first 91 days limited to veterans and those with valid prior filings.
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Phoenix
Thomas F. Britt
U. S. Bureau of Land Management
Arizona
Apache Junction
Florence
Wilson rules out US pilots to Indochina
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson stated no American pilots will be sent to Indochina. He allowed Lt. Gen. John W. O'Daniel might head a new U. S. military mission, while noting victory could come without direct U.S. intervention. France asked for transport pilots, drawing objections from State and Defense officials.
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Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Indochina
Wilson
John W. O’daniel
Pacific
U. S
O’daniel
Joint Chiefs of Staff
France
Molotov Outlines Soviet European Security Plan
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov opened the 14th Big Four foreign ministers session with a lengthy two hour statement detailing a new European security scheme. The Berlin conference aims to ease east west tensions over Germany and to craft an Austrian state treaty.
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Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Germany
Lawmakers file school pool cooperation measure in Arizona
A bill by Sens. Kimball and Corbett would allow Pima County to partner with Tucson School District No. 1 to build two school ground pools. Pools would serve students in fall and spring and open to the public in summer. The measure also expands terms for high court justices and court terms and requires party designation removal on primary ballots.
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Phoenix
Pima County Board of Supervisors
Nnanartiac
William F. Kimball
D-Pima
H. S. Corbett
R-Pima
Tucson
Kimball-Corbett
High Court
Tucson Ties Heat Record With 80 Degrees Amid Dust Storm
Heat records were equalled or broken for the ninth time in 12 days in Tucson as gusts to 28 mph and swirling dust pushed the thermometer to 80. Lows lingered in the mid to upper 50s with 52 in the early morning. Other readings included Phoenix 82 52 Yuma 85 60 Douglas 70 48 Flagstaff 55 18 Winslow 60 25 Prescott 68 32. See Weather Table on page 20.
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Tucson
Mercury
Arizona
Phoenix
Yuma
Douglas
Flagstaff
Winslow
Prescott
East Germans push for free elections and unity
East German demand for western style elections and reunification grows into a zone wide revolt threat. Underground anti Communist groups distribute leaflets while Soviet and Communist authorities rush police to quell unrest. West Berlin sources report widespread pamphleteering and protests as workers hold meetings and factories slow.
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Berlin
East Germany
Soviet Zone
West Berlin
U.S
High Commission
Neue Zeitung
Missing silver mink valued at 1385 dollars
City police seek a suspect in a theft of a silver mink stole last seen Saturday afternoon in a local shop. A saleswoman reported the missing item to authorities yesterday.
Arizona tuition plan targets non-resident students
The Arizona House introduced a plan requiring non-resident pupils to pay tuition when attending state schools. Rep. C. H. Marion and 45 others sponsor the measure. Parents would pay at least 15 dollars per month per elementary pupil and 20 dollars per month for high school students.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Arizona House
C. H. Marion
R-Maricopa
Chamber
Measure creates park use options and sanatorium funding
The house approved recreation measures including ball parks and a $500000 expansion of Tempe tuberculosis sanatorium. Representative Mary Dwyer introduced the sanatorium bill while Rep. Norval Jasper proposed two constitutional amendments on how supreme court and superior court judges are elected. The article references the superior court context.
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Tempe
Mary Dwyer
Maricopa
Norval Jasper
Pima
Supreme Court
Markets At A Glance From New York Reports
Stocks steady amid steady demand for aircrafts. Bonds higher with corporates advancing. Cotton quiet amid profit taking. Wheat firm as southwest dryness supports prices. Corn mostly higher with 1954 crop months strong. Oats mixed with March weak and others steady. Hogs steady to 25 cents lower, top $26.50 for butchers. Cattle steers and heifers steady to weak, top $28.75. Based on 2 p.m. New York reports.
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New York
Epitaph on Bodenheim and Greenwich Village
HAL BOYLE reflects on Maxwell Bodenheim's death and the fading Bohemian village as a symbol of inspiration. The piece contrasts Bodenheim's failed talent and alcoholism with now touristy Village lore and other Chicago icons who found greater fame elsewhere. It ends with a question about where true artistry resides.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Maxwell Bodenheim
Greenwich Village
Manhattan
Grant
Radio City
Empire State
General Grant
Bowery
Chinatown
O. O. McIntyre
Max Bodenheim
Chicago
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
MacArthur
Helen Hayes
Hecht
Bodenheim
Park Avenue
Hunt For Slayer Widens Characters Step From Past
Police along the Atlantic coast searched for a scar-faced dishwasher as chief suspect in the double slayings of Maxwell Bodenheim and his wife. Ben Hecht and Bodenheim’s son Solbert 30 appeared to claim the body. Hecht offered to pay funeral costs for the penniless poet.
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New York
Atlantic
Florida
Maxwell Bodenheim
Potter's Field
Ben Hecht
Hollywood
Bodenheim
Solbert
Sunday
Third Avenue
Hecht
Traffic Officials Converge for Three Day Conference
Phoenix leaders in traffic law gathered at the Maricopa county courthouse to cut the traffic accident toll. Officials from across the state joined the three day event with speakers Robert L. Donigan of Evanston Illinois and James P. Economos of Chicago.
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Maricopa County
Robert L. Donigan
Evanston
Inl
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
James P. Economos
Chicago
American Bar Association
Pope Shows Improvement In Ailing Pope Pius XII
Vatican announces a slight improvement in Pope Pius XII's condition with high sources noting the acute stage may be over and that he spent the most restful night since his illness began.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Pleven in Indochina to halt Communist advance near Luang Prabang
French defense minister Rene Pleven arrived in Saigon with full powers to coordinate actions with U S. authorities to slow a Communist push within six to 12 miles of Luang Prabang. France sought American airlift support as Pleven planned to review options for stepped up aid to Laos and remote combat zones. Washington officials denied an immediate request for U S pilots, though others said it was being considered.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Rene Plev'n
Luang Prabang
Laos
Pleven
Saigon
Mekong
Paris
U. S
Washington
France
Foreign Ministry
Newsboy's Bike Returned After Citizen Appeal
Paul Rosenberger who delivers the Tucson Daily Citizen had his bicycle taken weekend and could not deliver papers on time. A Citizen report requesting return led to the bike being found in a nearby yard and returned to 700 North Sixth Avenue, demonstrating the power of the press.
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Paul Rosenberger
Tucson Daily Citizen
Isvi
Paul
Sixth Ave
Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow Public Events Schedule
A list of public forums and cultural events in Tucson for tonight and tomorrow. Highlights include Ted S. Simpson speaking on Smuggling Narcotics at the Student Union Forum in room 252 and UA theater productions in Herring Hall. Additional talks cover Semitic studies by Dr. Walter Fischel and a color demonstration by Lynn Barker and E. H. Warner.
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Ted S. Simpson
Nogales
Student Union
University
Herring Hall Theater
Adult Education Institute
Walter Fischel
Ucla Department of Semitics
Congregation Anshei Israel
E. Sixth St
Real Estate Board Forum For
el Conquistador
Bridge and Canasta
Tucson
Chamber of Commerce
Lynn Barker
E. H. Warner
Sigma Pi Sigma
National Physics Honorary
Amphitheatr
Bryce
Index Benson warns of death by own action
Arizona drivers rank with nation s worst and more indictments from over ship profiteering are listed across the paper. Pirmans show cool stance on land funds plan while romance of rodeo appears on the romance page. Also features Hatlo cartoons and various sections including comics, meetings, and crossword content.
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Benson
Arizona
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Robert Roylston
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Cordes
Randolph
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Kingman
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Defense Department
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Congress
Red China
New
Europe
By James Cooper
Margaret Honora
Atty
William Crago
Duluth, Mesabi & Iron Range Railroad
I. K. Lewis
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Arbitration Board
G. D. Houser
Charles Loring
R. E. Hastings
U.S. Steel Corp
Max
John Masefield
Eugene O'Neill
Edna Millay
Alexander Hamilton
Edgar Allen Poe
John Lardner
Richard Harding Davis
Ernie Pyle
Franklin Roosevelt
America
Mark Twain
New York University
Thomas Wolfe
Washington Square
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Hunt
Pope
Ariz
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