Mrs Taylor objects to seven hours of grilling
Mrs Vernon Taylor alleges unethical treatment by Portland deputy sheriffs during seven hours of questioning over the murder of Robert E Turner in Tucson. She says her children were cared for by a novice babysitter and that officers pressured her to confirm her husband’s alleged confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Turner
Tucson
Vernon E. Taylor
Portland
Ore
Taylor
Pima County
Turner
Taylors
U S Hopes Lewis Can Settle Strike By Negotiations
Government officials express cautious optimism as bargaining talks between John L. Lewis and soft coal operators begin with hopes for a new contract. Miners remain idle amid contempt concerns while officials monitor signs of compliance and possible returns to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
Justice Department
Truman
West Virginia
Two Holbrook fliers missing after Yuma trip
An air search centered in Payson seeks Arthur Austin bottling plant owner and Les Gardner Holbrook town clerk missing over 60 hours after leaving Yuma for Holbrook. More than 40 planes joined the hunt, with Williams AFB and March Field joining Civil Air Patrol in a rugged Mogollon Rim search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payson
Holbrook
Yuma
Arizona
Here
Arthur Austin
Les Gardner
Chamber of Commerce
Williams Air Force Base
March Field
Calif
Civil Air Patrol
Mogollon Rim
Twenty Six Czechs Stand Trial for Antigovernment Plot
In Prague on February 14 twenty six more Czechs accused as members of a Moravian antigovernment ring faced trial for plotting to overthrow the Communist regime. Three leaders have been sentenced to death and twenty three other members got prison terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Moravia
Sicilian Bandit King Escapes Mass Raid
Rome dispatches report Salvatore Giuliano, the Sicilian bandit king, remains at large after a two week sweep that netted 40 outlaws and suspects. More than 1000 militarized police combed Sicily seeking the outlaw who has evaded capture for seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Salvatore Giuliano
Sicily
Giuliano
Water Cut Off To 15 Families
Sickness stalks in the wake of water shutoffs affecting 15 families on Pelaar drive Simmons road area. A Daily Citizen survey notes diarrhea in three children including a 6 month old. Residents rely on private wells and nearby service stations for water amid zoning disputes and a state order to resume service.
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Pelaar Drive
Simmons Road
The
Daily Citizen
Rose Cropsho
W. Simmons Road
Oracle Road
W. E. Eisiminger
West Simmons Road
E. M. Sydney
Sydney
Joseph Lucero
Salvadore Urbalejo
Baby State Celebrates 38th Birthday as Arizona Story
Uncle Sam’s youngest offspring, Arizona, turns 38 on Valentine’s Day 1912. The state, nicknamed the Valentine or Baby state, is praised for sunshine, climate, and growth. Read about its dry lands, irrigation, industries in copper cotton corn cattle and tourism draws like the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Steffan
Sam
Arizona
United States
Rhode Island
Padre Marcos de Niza
Grand Canyon
Hoover Dam
Gate Land
Day's Activities In Congress
Senate meets to take up minor bills. House convenes at noon with no business scheduled. Ways and Means Committee continues tax study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bashful Republicans Flirting In Dark
Rep. Ellsworth of Oregon compares the Republican party to a bashful suitor winking in the dark. He says the party acts and its philosophy are not properly publicized and this miscommunication is its serious failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ellsworth
R-Ore
Republican Party
Railroads halt talks as conductors threaten strike
Negotiations between the nations major railroads and conductors and trainmen s brotherhoods have broken off with a strike authorized to enforce contract demands per a mediation official in Chicago. A second dispatch notes a U S official reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Autopsy performed on Robert E. Turner
An autopsy was conducted on Robert E. Turner 53 a railroad engineer shot near Rillito January 26 by Tucson pathologist Dr George O Hartman The preliminary findings show no immediate serious illness and a full report will take days Sheriff Martin said they seek any clue to aid the investigation They await photographs from Caldwell Idaho and plan checks at Tucson hotels motels and courts once received
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Turner
Rillito
George O. Hartman
Tucson
Martin
Hartman
Turner
Robert Turner
Caldwell
Idaho
Visitor Killed In Nogales Road Crash With Truck
A 44 year old Los Angeles man, William G. Olson, died when the 1949 Ford coupe he rode in rear ended a parked 1 1/2 ton truck on Nogales highway near Sahuarita. Driver W C Cunningham, 40, of Phoenix, was hospitalized in fair condition. two others treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Olson
Los Angeles
Pima County
Sahuarita
Nogales Highway
Olson
W. C.cunningham
Phoenix
M. J. Lohaman
Simon Burruel
Eriest
Tucson
Jesus
David North
Chandler
Arizona Highway Patrol
Grace Nelson
12Th Street
Baseline Road
Lester F. Sanford
Helicopter As Big As Liner Ordered By U S Forces
Washington reports the air rescue service orders the Piasecki H-21 a large twin engine helicopter able to land on snow water sand or marsh. The H-21 features omniphibious landing gear with floats and built in skis and a power hoist for hovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Military
Air Rescue Service
Air Force
The
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
Five Arrested In Cohen Plot
In Los Angeles on February 14, police headed by Capt. Lynn White raided the Siemert Park home of Jack Dragna arresting five relatives and an alleged associate. The raid aimed to identify who bombed Mickey Cohen’s home and dragged Dragna into a broader underworld rivalry. Officers seized rifles shotguns and pistols as eight investigators pursued Dragna for questioning.
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Los Angeles
Capone
Mickey Cohen
Lynn White
Jack Dragna
Siemert Park
Dragna
Cohen
California
White
Tom Dragna
Pope Pius XII Confined With Influenza at Vatican
Pope Pius XII, 73, is suddenly stricken with a slight influenza and fever and confined to bed in Vatican City. He canceled today’s audiences while receiving Canadian pilgrims and may have been weakened by filming for the 1950 Holy Year under hot lights. The pontiff’s physician was summoned to his papal apartments early this morning.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
Quebec
Montreal
Jerome Cappi
Riccardo Galeazzilisi
Papal
St. Peter’s Basilica
Texas Congressman Injured In Crash
Rep. Combs of Texas was admitted to an emergency hospital after a car collision at 18th and K streets NW. The 60 year old congressman suffered a possible fractured knee and an eye laceration.
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Washington
Combs
D-Tex
18Th
K Streets
Experts Study Greenlee And Graham Needs
A Phoenix area panel studied Graham and Greenlee counties assessing needs in economics education and recreation. Mining activity and road construction emerged as key factors with officials noting 2500 plus miners in Greenlee and a $4.75 million agricultural value for Graham. The panel listed hospital, hotel capacity and college expansion as priority needs.
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Safford
Graham
Greenlee
Paul Merrill
Graham County
U. S
Klondyke
Greeglee
John Fishburne
Phelps Dodge Corp
Cotleut
Gila Junior College
A. A. ‘Hall
Flagstaff
Levi S. ‘Udall
H. D. Lines
Economic Planning Division
Arizona Highway Department
Louis Rogers
Arizona Education Association
James A. Rork
Arizona State Employment Service
J. Byron McCormick
University of Arizona
E. F. Vickers
Arizona Federation of Labor
H. A. Leggett
D. L. Rouse
Valley National Bank
Phoenix
George V. Christie
First National Bank
Carl Stillwell
Winslow Chamber of Commerce
Wedemeyer to Visit Tucson for Military Inspection
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer arrives in Tucson with a full entourage to inspect Old Pueblo military facilities at 11:30 a.m. The visit includes Rotary lunch, a meeting with UA President McCormick, ROTC facility tours, and an overnight stay with Arizona Daily Star editor William R. Mathews before continuing to Phoenix. Director John W. Ford accompanies the group.
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U. S. Sixth Army
Tucson
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Old Pueblo
Wedemeyer
Mark W. Clark
Sixth Army
Municipal Airport
John W. Ford
USNR
R. W. Barry
USN
Tugson
Thomas Q. Donaldson Jr
University of Arizona School of Military Science and Tactics
Organized Reserve Corps
Rotary
Gen. Wedemeyer
Rotary Club
Ford
Sixth Army Inspection Group
Hollywood
Frank Capra
Green Was My Valley
Ditching of B-36 in Queen Charlotte Sound
A U S B 36 bomber with 16 crew and a passenger ditched after an engine fire at 17 000 feet over Queen Charlotte Sound. A wide search by American Canadian air forces coast guard and Navy units followed amid very bad weather and high seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Queen Charlotte Sound
Air Force
Alaska
Texas
Tucson
Queen Charlotte
Sound
U. S. Air Force
Coast Guard
Vancouver
B. C
RCAF
Queen Charlotte Island
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Weather Bureau
McChordfield
Roger M. Ramsey
8Th Air Force Command
Eielson Field
Fairbanks
Ft. Worth
Tex
Navy
Cecil Scott
Carswell Afb
Lake Worth
Carswell Field
North Pacific
Weather note on frost and humidity in Tucson
Yesterday in Tucson the high reached 58 while a light frost formed this morning. Humidity hovered around 87 percent at 5:30 a.m. as temperatures stood near 34 degrees and forecast to rise slowly with more sun for Valentine’s Day.
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Tucson
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Scotland
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Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
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James K. Knudson
Utah
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Autopsy
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