Metzger Resigns as Arizona State Hospital Superintendent
Dr. Jeremiah Metzger resigns as temporary superintendent amid board clashes and calls for staff reorganization. The inquiry shifts from Clark’s dismissal to broader hospital conditions including a three member board dispute and overcrowded wards. He will stay until a successor is found.
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Phoenix
Jeremiah Metzger
State Hospital
Senate
State Institutions Committee
Charles E. Clark
Metzger
Dr. Metzger
Sen
William F. Kimball
Tucson
Sen Kimball
O. A
Simley
Harry Whitmer
Dr. Simley
Estelle Bjerg
Flagstaff
Clark
Roper
UN Upholds Yankee View on Arms Limitation Plan
The United Nations security council adopted a resolution to create a world wide conventional arms limitation program. The vote was 10 to 0 with Russia abstaining. A separate clause approved to form a nine nation commission to study arms reduction not covered by atomic controls. US argued atomic controls should be examined separately from general disarmament, while Soviet delegate Gro myko opposed the exemption of the atomic field.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Poland
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Andrei A. Gromyko
Warren R. Austin
General Commission
Ton
United Nations
England
Reds Urged Making Trouble For Yanks In Korea
A police raid in Seoul uncovered a letter said to be from a Red army official ordering a Communist leader to incite student disorders in the American-occupied zone. The document was found at the South Korea Labor party headquarters and allegedly written by Maj. Nicholi Gusunof, education officer with the Soviet Red Army at Pyongyang, to Ho Hun, Labor party chairman.
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Seoul
Korea
Red Army
South Korea
Labor Party
Maj
Nicholi Gusunof
Pyong Yang
Ho Hun
Northern Tournament Scores At Flagstaff
Prescott edged Kingman 41 to 37 in overtime while Flagstaff defeated Jerome 35 to 32. Round Valley beat Camp Verde 46 to 25.
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Flagstaff
Prescott
Kingman
Jerome
Round Valley
Camp Verde
Solons Quibble Over Measures in Arizona Legislature
In Phoenix on February 13 the 18th Arizona legislature drifted into a slow phase with minor actions. Senate approval backed a $6,000 annual salary for industrial commissioners by one vote, while county building repairs were funded from law library funds. The house debated holiday scheduling and revived a measure, with several bills moving through committee as both chambers prepare for further action.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Senate
State Industrial Commission
Dan Angius
House
Lincoln
Legislature
Gilbert Opens Controversy Over Old Resignation Letter
Phoenix governor Sidney P. Osborn declined comment on whether to act on reports he might use an old 1942 blank resignation letter. Ray Gilbert had warned the letter was void and withdrawn, and Osborn said the revelation confirms his view of Gilbert during his term.
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Phoenix
Sidney P. Osborn
Ray Gilbert
State Industrial Commission
Gilbert
Osborn
Weather Delays Air Mail from Germany
In Frankfurt on February 13 the army said six tons of air mail have piled up due to bad weather and no air mail has left the theater for America since Thursday.
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Frankfurt
Germany
America
Voters reject government role in business, Oregon echoes
American voters at the last election spoke out in strong terms for less government involvement in businesses. The note references Saltonstall and directs readers to Page 7 for more details.
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Los Angeles
Saltonstall
Truman Vague On Candidacy
President Truman said he will continue to operate as president without regard to narrow political considerations but did not close the door on a 1948 bid. He noted no change from his Nov 11 1946 stance and defended the $37.5 billion federal budget as essential for government operations. He ruled out no ambassador picks and said no decision had been made on those posts.
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Washington
Truman
Robert E. Hannegan
Congress
Truman backs Lilienthal for atomic energy post
President Truman stated he supports David Lilienthal for chairman of the atomic energy commission through. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross affirmed the nomination would not be withdrawn and noted Lilienthal has not asked to withdraw his name.
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Washington
Truman
David £. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Charles G. Ross
TVA
Senate
Ross
Sen. Hatch
D-Nm
Lilienthal
Canada and United States agree on military intelligence exchange
Washington reports a five point pact between the United States and Canada on interchange of military information and observers, standardized equipment, and mutual access to facilities. The accord, linked to regional polar air routes and recent espionage cases, aims to stabilize world security without formal treaty status.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
United States
Canada
Polar Cap
Europe
Asia
Russia
United Nations
Moscow
W. L. McKenzie King
Hoof Disease Aid Approved In Congress Action
The House Agriculture Committee approved legislation to let the Agriculture Department aid Mexico in eradicating a foot and mouth outbreak. Lawmakers backed the bill requested by Agriculture Secretary Anderson after a two hour executive session and the chairman pledged swift House action. A companion bill was introduced in the Senate by Capper.
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Milt den Hill
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Mexico
Agriculture
Anderson
Clifford R. Hope
R.-Kas
House
United States
Sen. Capper
Senate Agriculture Committee
Mental illness grips half of U S hospital beds
Surgeon General Thomas Parran estimates 8,000,000 Americans have mental disorders to some degree. He notes mental cases fill half hospital beds nationwide and current facilities are inadequate for the seriously ill. Hospitals with mental wards have risen 50 percent in a decade.
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Washington
Thomas Parran
Parran
Gem Smuggling Before Court
Col. Jack Durant faces a court martial over the Hesse gem theft tied to Kathleen Nash. The case cites spousal immunity questions as Dr. Leonardo Keeler recounts Nash’s statements and a confession while Durant and Nash were on duty at Kronberg castle.
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Washington
Jack Durant
WAC
Kathleen Nash
Durant
Leonardo Keeler
Northwestern University
Nash
Capt. Nash
A. Sus
Castle
Air Forces
Kronberg Castle
Germany
Hesse
Keeler
Army
Chicago
Dr. Keeler
Mary Elizabeth Harvey
Belfast
Ireland
Col. Durant
James E
Falls Church
Northrop Confirms 1944 Secret Rocket Plane Flight
Northrop Aircraft disclosed that America’s first military rocket plane, the MX 324, flew on July 5, 1944, at Harper Dry Lake. The single 30 foot span flying wing featured a prone cockpit for the pilot lying on his stomach to resist buffeting in advanced maneuvers.
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Los Angeles
Northrop
America
Harper Dry Lake
Desert
Army
Canada U S Plans Create English Speaking Entente
Canada and the United States push plans for military cooperation forming an English speaking defense arc from London to Tokyo. The Western Hemisphere is to be solidified through arms standardization and test runs while avoiding formal coalitions or UN conflict with Soviet Russia.
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U.S
J. M. Roberts, JR
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Tokyo
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New Zealand
Hong Kong
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Sudan
Palestine
Iran
India
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Denmark
Greenland
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Polar Cargo Ship Just Misses Doom
The cargo ship Merrick was trapped in four foot thick ice in the Ross Sea near Little America as a massive iceberg loomed toward it. Captain John Hourihan and navigator Lt Cmdr Paul Vidani described heavy ice breaking with an anchor and wooden camels while the ice breaker Northwind rushed to the scene and freed the vessel.
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Little America
Merrick
Ross Sea
John Hourihan
Miami
Fla
Paul J. Vidani
la Crosse
Wis
Mt. Olympus
Adm. Cruzen
U. S. Cavalry
Vidani
Donald Nelsons Young Wife Dies in Hollywood
Hollywood reports the death of Marguerite Coulbourn Nelson at 28, wife of Donald Nelson former U S war production board chief and head of the Independent Motion Picture Producers Society. She was a George Washington university beauty queen and Nelsons secretary. The couple planned their second wedding anniversary for Friday. The death was due to a liver ailment after a hospital stay of about two weeks. She was survived by her parents and her brother T Dukes Coulbourn, a naval officer.
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Hollywood
Donald Nelson
U. S. War Production Board
Independent Motion Picture Producers’ Society
Marguerite Coulbourn
George Washington University
Nelson
Anna Coulbourn
Denton, Md
T. Dukes Coulbourn
Arizona Celebrates 35th Birthday as State
Arizona will observe its 35th birthday as a state on Friday February 14 1912 the 48th state admission day. Banks state county and city offices will close for the legal holiday while business houses and schools remain open.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Security Needs Called Padding in Budget Fight
Republican fiscal managers refuse to cut the 1948 budget by $6.0 billion despite Army Navy protests that reductions threaten national security. Secretary of War Patterson warns that a $1.5 billion Army cut jeopardizes long term missions including Gen MacArthur in Japan and Gen McNarney in Germany. Navy warns a $500 million cut could render fleets immobile. Rep Dirksen scoffs calling protests padding as subcommittees prepare to trim Truman's $37.5 billion request to $31.5 billion.
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Francis M. LE
Washington
Patterson
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Gen. McNarney
Germany
Navy
Congress
Rep
Dirksen
Rep. Dirksen
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Army
Senate
House Budget Committee
Chicago Chancellor Reveals Potential New War Weapon
University of Chicago Chancellor Robert Hutchins warns of a future weapon that could wipe out more people in a single blow than ever before, signaling a grave advance in military technology.
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Chicago
W.P
University of Chicago
Robert Hutchins
Births in United States Reach Record High in 1946
The Public Health Service reports 3,260,000 births in 1946, an all time U.S. high. Deaths in 1946 were about 1,400,000, slightly below 1945's 1,401,719.
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Washington
Public Health Service
United States
Attlee says Britain gains coal in crisis amid fuel crunch
Prime Minister Attlee told Parliament that the wartime power cut saved 78,000 tons of coal in three days but warned the situation remains critical. London faced a week of fuel left, with coal piles near exhaustion, while 5 million unemployed strain the island and a national defense act tightens penalties for energy violations.
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Attlee
London Gas Company
England
Scotland
Wales
George Isaacs
Ord
Isaacs
Trade Union Congress
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Fuel and Power
Emanuel Shinwell
Hugh Dalton
George Barnes
Lord Hyndley
National Coal Board
Harold Hobson
Central Electricity Board
James Milne
Railways Executive Committee
Newcastle
Thames
Channel
Britain May Get U S Coal From Ocean Carriers
President Truman said the United States would try to relieve Britain's fuel emergency by diverting coal carrying ships near the British Isles to English ports. He directed officials to assess how quickly coal can be landed, noting a minimum 15 day sea transit and possible delays.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Great Britain
British Isles
England
Granville Conway
U. S
European Coal Organization
London
Congress
Maritime Commission
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