Final Passage Is Set Monday
The Arizona House approved passage to a county zoning bill after a two hour debate. The measure heads to third and final reading Monday. The effort to keep the teacher tenure bill on the calendar for Monday was defeated.
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Phoenix
Arizona House of Representatives
House
Lewis R. Burch
Marvin Burton
Tucson
Charles Abels
Ables
Burton
Michael B. Hodges
Tucson Real Estate Board
Hodges
Yuma
Zoning Commission
Board of Supervisors
Moton
First and Latest In Tucson Air Transportation
A historical note on Tucson’s first air field at Elysian Grove with C K Hamilton’s 1910 flight and a preview of the upcoming dedication of the municipal airport featuring a Convair flagship similar to ships to be christened Flag ship Tucson by Mayor E T Houston. The article links early Tucson aviation to a modern liner and mentions political context from the era.
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Tucson
Old Pueblo
C. K. Hamilton
Elysian Grove
Godfrey Sykes
Glenton G. Sykes
Hamilton
el Paso
American Airlines
E. T. Houston
American
Vandenberg Urges GOP to Guard U S Foreign Policy
Detroit February 11 Sen. Vandenberg pledged the defeated Republican party to watchdog the nation on foreign policy. He argued bipartisan policy remains essential and promised continued support for the United Nations. He said the cold war could end in 20 minutes if the Soviet would act, and announced plans to retire in 1952 after his term.
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Vandenberg
Detroit
Sen
R-Mich
United Nations
Soviet Russia
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pepper
D-Fla
Michigan
Byrd
D-Va
George
D-Ga
GOP
Republic
Three Day Holiday Weekend Closes City Offices Banks
Local government and bank employees enjoy a long weekend as city county and state offices close Friday night and reopen Tuesday morning. Lincoln birthday is observed Saturday while Washington’s birthday is marked February 22 for government bodies but schools and Tucson Merchants Association operate normally.
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Lincoln
Union
Tucson Merchants Association
Washington
Irish Partition Victory Seals Northern Ireland Election
Belfast voters backed continued partition as the king’s men won a decisive hold on Northern Ireland’s parliament. The election centered on loyalty to the United Kingdom or a merger with Eire, with pro United Kingdom forces achieving stronger results than expected.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ireland
United Kingdom
MacArthur Aide Sees Red Spy Ring
Tokyo February 11 U P Gen Douglas MacArthur's chief intelligence officer Maj. Gen. Charles A Willoughby suggested a Russian spy ring may be operating against American interests He cited an army report on prewar Russian espionage in Japan and patterns seen in Canada the United States and four South American nations The report said a top Communist spy ring informed Moscow about Japanese and German war plans for nine years before Pearl Harbor and operated from Tokyo Willoughby called Japanese Communists citizens for the time being but on the threshold of treason and noted the party takes orders from the Soviet Union.
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U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Charles A. Willoughby
Army
Japan
Canada
U. S
Willoughby
Washington
Russia
Pearl Harbor
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Hungary Envoy Florian Expelled by United States
The United States ordered John Florian, first secretary of the Hungarian legation, to leave the country as retaliation for Hungary expelling two American officials from Budapest. The move declared Florian no longer persona non grata by the State Department, with notice given to Minister Andrew Sik.
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Washington
United States
Hungary
Budapest
John G. Florian
Legation
State Department
Andrew Sik
Florian
U. S
National Guard Tanks Join In War On Huge Drifts Blocking Wyoming Roads
National guard tanks moved into Wyoming to break 40 miles of snow blocked roads from Green River to Marsh Creek. In Rawlins Red Cross planes prepared to drop 500 military rations to isolated ranches where 10 families were in distress. High winds and blizzard conditions continued across the state.
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Wyoming
Green River
Wyo
Here
Marsh Creek
Rawlins
Red Cross
141St Tank Battalion
Weather Bureau
Casper
Hanna
Senators Wary of Remington Loyalty Controversy Reopens
Washington lawmakers demand full facts after the loyalty board reversed earlier suspension, restoring William W. Remington as director of the export program staff. McClellan and Ives urge caution while Hoey seeks more details on the case and potential risks to Russia trade disclosures.
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Washington
William W. Remington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Expenditures Committee
Senate
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Remington
Sen. Ives
R-Ny
Commerce Department
Russia
Sen. Hoey
D-Nc
Hoey
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Bentley
McClellan
Expenditures Committee
Tucson's Airport To Be Dedicated
The Consolidated-Vultee modification center on the Nogales highway will be dedicated as Tucson's municipal airport with a three day program in which Hollywood will premiere flights tours hangar dances a beauty contest and educational exhibits. Sponsors include the Tucson Chamber of Commerce the airport authority American Airlines and local businesses. The 4000 acre airport land was granted by the government as war surplus and later leased to the Tucson airport authority. Open houses and displays will feature model aircraft air mail cadets and Davis-Monthan bombers.
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Tucson Chamber of Commerce
Tucson Airport Authority
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Air Force
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Arizona Institute of Aeronautics
Davis-Monthan
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Weather Bureau
Tucson Rapid Transit Co
Ter
Bulgaria to Try Fifteen Churchmen on Spy Charges
Sofia Bulgaria February 11 Communist Bulgaria plans to put 15 Protestant ministers and officials on trial soon on charges of treason violating currency laws and spying for Britain and the United States Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Topencharov said they had fully confessed to the spy charges indictments were disclosed Thursday night
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Britain
United States
Vladimir Topencharov
Day's Activities In Congress
Senate in recess until Monday. Foreign relations committee continues hearings on economic cooperation administration bill. House adjourned until Monday. Senate house committee on economic reports to hear Interior Secretary Krug, housing expeditor Woods and others. Armed services committee hears Navy witnesses on establishing air warning network.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Bill House
Senate House Committee On
Krug
Woods
Armed Services Committee
Navy
No Decision On Bus Pact Yet In TRT Arbitration
Arbitrators for Tucson Rapid Transit Bus Co and drivers resumed talks Friday but no agreement reached by noon. Darnell, hearing in the law offices of Darnell Robertson Holesapple, said negotiations continue. TRT owner Tanner and driver representatives Durkin and Grant participate.
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Tucson Rapid Transit Bus Co
George R. Darnell
Darnell, Robertson & Holesapple
Darnell
L. A. Tanner
Phoenix
TRT
John Durkin
Ers
Howard Grant
Teamsters
Woods urges mass housing to solve shelter shortage
Housing Expediter Tighe E. Woods urged a temporary halt to single family home building and a switch to mass housing as a quicker way to ease the postwar shelter shortage. He testified before the economic committee noting costs may be stabilizing while urging tighter credit and rent controls.
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Senate House Economic Committee
Raymond M. Foley
Woods
Foley
Acheson Called In Relief Probe
Secretary of State Acheson testifies before the senate foreign relations committee on the European recovery program. The panel reviews the ECA request for 5.58 billion dollars for Western Europe as filibuster politics and labor law debates unfold on Capitol Hill.
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State Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Western
Europe
Alfred Friendly
ECA
U. S
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Dixie
Lucas
Illinois
Congress
Transit Strike Hits Philadelphia Commuters Hard
A 11,000 Philadelphia Transportation Co. workers walked out for a 17 cent wage gap amid a 20 cent settled demand, snarling transit for 3.2 million daily riders. Commuters shifted to trains and taxis as snowfall blanketed the city and nightlife suffered. A taxi strike and picket lines added to the disruption.
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Philadelphia Transportation Co
Ci0 Transport Workers Union
PTC
Yellow Cab
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