Rain-Making May Get Try In New York
New York City plans to consult Dr. Irving Langmuir on rain making as a potential fix for drought risky water shortages. Officials weigh legal liabilities and effectiveness of silver iodide seeding amid scarce winter rainfall and half-full reservoirs.
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New York
New York City
Schenectady
Irving Langmuir
General Electric Research Laboratories
Langmuir
New Mexico
Stephen J. Carney
Carney
Boston
Threats Against Taylor Mark Turmoil in Turner Murder Probe
Vernon S. Taylor, administrator of Robert E. Turner’s estate, accuses Pima County sheriff deputies of harassment and biased questioning in the Turner murder inquiry near Billito on January 26. He cites lie detector tests, a Portland-related accusation, and disputed leads as he plans to investigate independently. Also shown is a Brink’s robbery kidnapping clue involving Ann McCarty and five youths.
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John Phebus
Citizen
Vernon S. Taylor
Pima County
Taylor
Turner
Portland
Jack
Pima County Sheriff's Office
Koss
Ann McCarty
Boston
Emanuel College
FBI
Gunmen Fire at Britain's Naval Intelligence Head in London Chase
London reports unknown gunmen fired on Rear Adm. Eric Longley-Cook director of naval intelligence on the northwest outskirts of the city. He was uninjured after a nine mile pursuit as police searched the area in wake of the incident amid other political gunfire near London.
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London
Britain
Naval Intelligence
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
Fuchs
Eric Longley-Cook
Uxbridge
Acton
Lord Moynihan
Liberal Party
Moynihan
Epping Forest
Longley-Cook
Northold Airport
Landley-Cook
Home Fleet
Dardanelles
Airliner crewman swept from door 8000 feet above Long Island
Pan American World Airways Strato cruiser flying from London to New York lost steward John Harris 28 as a main cabin door opened in strong air draft. Pilot Capt John Nolan and crew searched while investigators probed the accident. Harris had comforted an elderly passenger moments before the fall.
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New York
Long Island
John Harris
Pan American World Airways
Transocean
Krajicek
St. James
N. Y
Harris
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Civil Aeronautics Board
London
New York International Airport
John T. Nolan
Huntington
Long Island Sound
George B. Hart
Sag Harbor
Detonator Found in Suitcase at Los Angeles Airport
A police crime lab expert announced a detonator was detected in a mysterious suitcase found early at Los Angeles airport. Officers moved the valise to a remote corner, examined it with X ray, and guarded the area as reporters watched anxiously.
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Los Angeles
Russell Camp
William Penprose
Camp
Penprose
Garvey Plans Special Session Call for Legislature
Gov Dan E Garvey said he will issue the call for a special legislative session on Monday He stayed in Phoenix due to weather grounding his planned trip to Yuma for a rodeo The governor returned from Washington where he conferred with the state congressional delegation on the central Arizona project bill and said prospects in the Senate look good
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Phoenix
Dan E. Garvey
Yuma
Garvey
Washington
Conlider
Senate
Miners Defiant Over Writ To Reopen Mines
Washington reports President Truman issued a 10 day court order to end the coal strike with a hearing set for Feb 20 to consider an 80 day Taft Hartley injunction. Miners led by John L Lewis vow to resist and resume work only on their own terms.
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Washington
Truman
Taft-Hartley
Richmond B. Keech
Presidential
Justice Department
National Health and Safety
Henry Hull
Reech
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations ‘Board
Robert N. Denham
NLRB
UMW
Long Holiday For Officials
City and county workers enjoy an extended weekend with Lincoln's birthday on Sunday and Admission Day on Tuesday. Only police and deputy sheriffs remain on duty. Banks close Monday with Tuesday morning return. Tucson schools take Rodeo week off starting February 23. Amphitheater students miss classes February 22 and Rodeo day.
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Lincoln
Arizona
Tucson
Washington
Noted Woman Doctor At Toledo Dies After 50-Year Practice
Dr. Sara Davies, 84, who delivered 3,800 babies to Toledo families during a half century of practice, died yesterday. She kept a written record book listing each birth and once delivered a baby for a family whose both parents and two grandparents were among the four grandparents.
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Toledo, O
Sara Davies
Toledo
His Wife Carries On When Judge Leaves Off
James Coleman aged 26 received a five day jail term after pleading guilty to speeding. A woman spectator remarked about his wife and bundle of clothes, prompting the judge to ask who the lady was and what the bundle contained.
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Judge
Los Angeles
James Coleman
Coleman
Helicopter resuces ten in Yukon C-54 search mission
The Yukon rescue effort intensified as a helicopter evacuated ten survivors from a mountaintop crash site after a C-47 carrying airmen and paratroopers went down. Nine others, including four Canadian paratroopers and an American para-doctor, were located with a ground party at the base. The hunt for the missing C-54 transport with 44 aboard continued with radio and air force support from Alaska bases and international search coordination.
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Whitehorse
Y. T
U.P
Yukon
USS
Tips
Ladd
Elmendorf Fields
Alaska
Yukon- Alaska
Canada
U. S
Frank Alden
Boston
10Th Air Rescue Squadron
Ladd Field
Fairbanks
Fourth Field
Camp McRae
Seven Air Force Men Escape In Crash
Seven U S air force personnel survived a C 47 crash at Los Angeles International Airport after landing in rain failed to sight runway lights. The Texas based transport, en route from Matherfield to Carswell Ft Worth, ripped 50 feet of fence, nosed into mud, and burned with all nine aboard uninjured.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles International
C. E. McIntyre
Matherfield
Sacramento
Carswell Air Force Base
Ft. Worth
Carswell Field
W. L. Evans
James B. Mahaffey
Delos Stoddard
Douglas S. Baker
Robert H. Lee
Joseph B. Wolfe
Bergstrom Air Force Bas
Austin
Fuchs Arrest Sparks Widening Spy Investigation
London reports say the arrest of atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs intensified Britain's security checks, with MI-5, Scotland Yard, and military intelligence reviewing all connected to atomic research at Harwell. The probe spans from top experts to Harwell staff and radar researchers, amid a high court session set for February 28.
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London
Klaus Fuchs
Great Britain
Fuch
Britain
Russia
Scotland Yard
MI-5
Harwell
Fuchs
London Daily Mail
Whitehall
U. S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
England
Showers Expected Across Old Pueblo Weekend
The Old Pueblo will see scattered showers today with slightly cooler tonight and warmer tomorrow. The region posted a high of 68 yesterday and a low of 52 this morning. a trace of rain is the only measured precipitation so far.
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Old Pueblo
Death of R. T. Burr 76 in Tucson
Rollin Timothy Burr father of Rollin D. Burr principal of Davis elementary dies at 76 after five year illness at his South Fontana home. Native of Mt. Calm Texas he lived in Tucson 33 years and had two surviving sons plus a third son Herbert in Phoenix. Funeral arrangements not fully listed.
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Rollin Timothy Burr
Rollin D. Burr
Davis Elementary
South Fontana Avenue
Mt. Calm
Tex
Tucson
Emory Park
Burr
Waldron W. Burr
Arizona Highway Patrol
A. G. Walker
Patrol Merit Council
Superior Court
Ethel Martha
Herbert Fiof
Phoenix
Will H Eagle
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By David Robinson
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Europe
Lafayette
Ind
Chrisso Harris
Penprase
Congress
Associated Press
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Ruby Range
Pan Lake
J. D. King
C. H. Dunna
Pvt
R. L. Toth
Eielson
King
Royal Canadian Air Force
Mt. Logan
St. Elias Range
Bob Wagner
Lead
S. D
Watson Lake
Here
Bob Smart
East Grand Forks
Minn
Great Falls
Mont
Seattle
Wash
Edmonton
Alta
RCAF
Air Force
R. T. Burr
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