General Rent Hike Foreseen By Lawmakers Amid Debate
Washington February 11 rent control talks swirl as Sen. Taylor suggests Truman may veto any general rent increase while Sen. Buck’s subcommittee eyes extending ceilings beyond June 30 and decontrol for new housing. Senators Hawkes Wherry Murray push varied plans to end or extend federal rent controls. Taylor plans to speak with the President before a huddle on rents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Glen H. Taylor
D-Ida
White House
Truman
Taylor
C. Douglass Buck
R-Del
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Back
Congress
John A. Blank
D-Minn
Minnesota
Buck
Albert W. Hawkes
Kenneth S. Wherry
R.-Neb
James E. Murray
D.-Mont
D.-Ida
Wherry
OPA
Murray
Robert F. Wagner
D.-N.y
US House panel to probe State Dept ties to Communist spy ring
Washington Feb 11 The House Un American Activities Committee will investigate whether the State Department through connivance or red tape made it easy for a Communist spy ring to operate in the United States A veteran member said the topic will be explored at the next meeting likely Feb 19 He noted Eisler visited the country illegally before 1941 and testified the inquiry may expand staff and pursue Eisler for revolutionary conspiracy and contempt of Congress as he refused to testify.
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Washington
WUP
House un-American Activities Committee
State Department
Gerhard Eisler
U.S
Eisler
Samuel Liptzen
Leon Josephson
New York City
Congress
Dies
Tom C. Clark
Long Prison Term Is Given Newton
Newton Peter Newton, 45, was sentenced to 25 to 40 years in Florence state prison for the Oct. 1 slaying of Attorney John L. Van Buskirk. Judge Gordon Farley pronounced the second degree murder verdict after a 10 minute sentencing.
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Peter Newton
Florence
John L. van Buskirk
Newton
la Nopalera
Reggie Russell
Gordon Farley
Nogales
W. L. Hash
Phoenix
Farley
M. T. Guiney
Judge Farley
John Lee Smith
Austin
Harold C. Wheeler
Manuel Avalos
Tucson
van Buskirk
Odlin B. Dodd
Bryce Wilson
Chicago
Cadillac
Haywood Newton
Meat packing plant project breaks ground in Sonora
Hermosillo Mexico February 11 ground was broken Tuesday for a two million peso plant equal to about $400 000 to process meat for Sonora and other western Mexican states U S engineers William John Updyke and John Schramm will supervise construction making it one of the largest of its kind in northern Mexico
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Hermosillo
Sen
Mex
Sonora
William John Updyke
John Schramm
U. S
Mexico
Bureau of Standards clash over acid cleaning tale
Washington note on a MIT dean Dr. George Russell Harrison recounts a discussion about hydrochloric acid for unclogging drains. The bureau warns of corrosive residue and pipe damage while the plumber hails the bureau stance as agreeing with his method.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
George Russell Harrison
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New York City
Bureau
Yuma Editor Osborn Dies at 54 in San Diego
R E Osborn publisher of the Yuma Daily Sun died at Mercy hospital San Diego at age 54 after a year of ill health. He moved to Yuma in 1935, consolidated the Sun and Yuma Sentinel, and led local civic groups including Masons Elks and Kiwanis. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Yuma
R. E. Osborn
Daily Sun
Mercy Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Mabel Osborn
Jones Osborn
the Sun
Osborn
The
Sun
Wicknell
Ind
Masonic and Elks Lodges
Patterson Backs Lilienthal for Post
Secretary of War Robert P Patterson urged swift senate action to confirm David E Lilienthal as chairman of the atomic energy commission. Patterson testified as a surprise witness amid GOP rifts over Lilienthal with growing opposition noted while he defended Lilienthal citing cooperative TVA service.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Senate
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Patterson
Joint Congressional Atomic Committee
GOP
Lilienthal
Army
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
TVA
War Department
John F. Betcher Named Manager of Williams Bank Branch
John F. Betcher of Prescott will take over the Williams branch of the Bank of Arizona on March 15, succeeding David O. Saunders who resigns to become State superintendent of banks. Betcher has long service with the Bank of Arizona and previously managed the Clarkdale branch and worked in Prescott and Flagstaff.
Winter Grips East Then Frigid Weather Lifts
Old Man Winter disrupted Florida crops and left about 216000 out of work as a fuel shortage hit industry. Florida banned fresh fruit shipments at midnight to shield markets while packing processing and canning plants closed. In the Midwest temperatures edged toward normal with some southern states still unheated and schools idle.
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United Press
Old Man Winter
Florida
Milwaukee
Birmingham
Ala
Maine
Jacksonville
State Citrus Commission
Midwest
New York City
Washington
Nashville
Minnesota
North Dakota
Bemidji
Minn
International Falls
Fear Outbreak In Holy Land
In Haifa harbor a depth charge exploded during a routine security drill startling residents. Police denied evacuations and attributed the blast to a marine launch dropping a depth charge after the mining of a British ship last September. British authorities warned of a likely violent response from the Jewish underground as a military court sentenced three Irgun suspects to death.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Holy Land
Cyprus
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Tris Speaker Appointed Scout at Indians Camp
Cleveland Indians president Bill Veeck announced that Tris Speaker will join the Tucson Arizona training camp on February 18 as a speaking ambassador to assist Dale Mitchell. Mitchell, a six foot one inch, 200 pound outfielder, led the Texas League with a .337 average last year and hit .432 in 11 games for Cleveland at the end of 1946.
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Cleveland
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Tris
Veeck
Grey Eagle
Tucson
Ariz
Dale Mitchell
Mitchell
Indians
Overcrowding Of Hospital Is Told
Citizen Staff Reporter in Phoenix reports Senate probe into the state hospital for the insane. Dr. Metzger says board resignations were discussed after superintendent Clark was dismissed and notes overcrowding staff shortages and need for more funds. He cites 300 elderly, alcohol patients, and about 50 Indians as part of the strain.
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Phoenix
State Hospital For the Insane
Charles E. Clark
Jeremiah Metzger
Senate State Institutions Committee
State Hospital Administration
Metzger
William F. Kimball
Tucson
Public Institutions Committee
Estelle Bjerg
Flagstaff
Anna Hirst
Douglas
C. M. Martin
O. M. Simley
Senate
Sen
al Favour
Prescott
Clark
Earl Platt
St. Johns
Maricopa County
Education Bill Has Jinx Rescued Anew
In Phoenix on February 11 the Capitol Corridor Gabfest discussed an 800 appropriation for the supreme court printing. Rep. Frank L. Christensen steered the measure to a do pass. Rep. Ray Earhart faced ribbing for remarks about Santa Cruz county. Power company reps urged amendments to the power authority act. Wing F. Ong walked out. The 115 education bill is deemed jinxed but gains support for broader aid.
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Citizen
Phoenix
Capitol Corridor
Gabfest
Supreme Court
House
Frank L. Christensen
Ray Earhart
Patagonia
Santa Cruz County
County and County Affairs Committee
Power Authority Act
Wing F. Ong
Power Authority
Seven Marines Feared Dead After Amphibious Tractors Sink
Oceanside California February 11 Marine corps officials aided by Navy divers continued a search for the bodies of seven Camp Pendleton leathernecks believed trapped inside three amphibious tractors that capsized and sank during a practice landing near Oceanside. The tractors sank in a 40 yard area about 150 yards off shore near the Santa Margarita River mouth. crewmen in the cockpits could not escape.
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Oceanside
Calif
Marine Corps
Navy
Camp Pendleton
Crisis Heart Attack For Weakened British Empire
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst J. M. Roberts argues Britain's empire staggers under severe coal shortages and nationalization. He notes outdated industrial links and wartime strains, saying the core issue is whether a vast resource base can feed a tiny manufacturing center amid socialist policy and export constraints.
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J. M. Roberts, JR
British Empire
Britain
Hitler
Colleges Seek 3 Million for Arizona University Expansion
Phoenix February reports a campus expansion package exceeding 3 million dollars for the state university and two colleges. The plan, now before the 18th Arizona legislature, includes 2.517 million in outright appropriations with 500 thousand for faculty raises and 750 thousand in bonds or other funds for regents. Buildings and improvements cover dormitories, libraries, science and engineering facilities at Tempe and Flagstaff, plus a student memorial union and athletics structures.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Board of Regents of
University and State Colleges
Educational Institutions
Tempe
Flagstaff
Law
University
Arizona State College
Flagstaff College
The
Board of Regents
Revised Zone Bill Offered by Citizens League
Phoenix Feb 11 Revision of the county zoning bill was discussed in a meeting between Citizens' league representatives and the county affairs committee led by Rep James W Ewing Tucson The bill shifts the zoning commission from sovereign to advisory and allows adoption of a county zoning plan by supervisors after public hearings and a 51 percent petition from real property owners
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Brooks
Phoenix
Citizens’ League
County and County Affairs Committee
House
James W. Ewing
Tucson
Planning and Zoning Commission
Britain Faces Widespread Blackout as Fuel Crisis Deepens
The British government warned of a spreading power blackout amid a severe fuel shortage that idled up to 5,000,000 workers. Day one saw 22,500 tons of coal cut from supply, with weather and blocked channels hindering deliveries. Officials consider extending restrictions nationwide, while Churchill's Conservatives attack government planning. The crisis may require armed forces to boost coal production, a move miners oppose but may reconsider under pressure.
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Bruce W. Munn
London
Britain
Fuel Ministry
Scotland
Winston Churchill
United Kingdom
Senate votes for new board in Arizona
Phoenix February 11. The Arizona senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment to put the corporation commission under legislative control by an 11 to 7 vote. If approved by the house, it would appear on the November 1948 ballot. The measure would allow the legislature to abolish the commission or reduce its membership to one. The roll call showed 11 for and 7 against with 1 absent.
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Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Arizona Senate
Dan Angius
Cochise
House
Corporation Commission
Angius
Babbitt
Bixby
Canfil
Cook
Favour
Hathaway
Head
Platt
Smith
d’Autremont
Cowan
Farmer
Henning
Heron
Kimball
McDaniel
Townsend
Fritz
Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society
Supreme Court
Senate
Secretary of State
Tucson
Teachers’ Retirement System
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