State Hospital Site Is Sought In Arizona Lawmakers Explore Rivers Camp Use
In Phoenix on February 18 the Arizona House debated relocating the Rivers relocation camp to serve as a state hospital site for the insane while using part of the current hospital property for a childrens colony. A committee will study the plan and report before continuing debate.
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Phoenix
Rivers Relocation Camp
State Hospital For Insane
Arizona House of Representatives
Frank L. Christensen
Coconino
E. L. Jameson
Christensen
Dwight Solonon
Richard Searles
Laura McRae
al Lindsey
Robert Wallace
Maricopa
George Aa
Pinal
24Th
van Buren Streets
Mesa
Rivers Camp
Senate
Sidney P. Osborn
Arizona Children “Colony Board
Kenneth Lapham
Morenci
Robert D. Morrow
Harvey L. Taylor
J. A. Farnsworth
Austria to have an army under Big Four plan
The Big Four foreign ministers agreed Austria may form an army but did not settle army size or air force scope. They barred Austryans from mass destruction weapons and training for others, while debates over atomic and other weapons continued awaiting UN definition. Feodor Gusev proposed banning all weapons of mass destruction. US and Britain resisted pending formal definition. A decision on wording and treaty terms to be decided in Moscow next month.
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London
Austria
Feodor Gusev
Russia
United Nations Assembly
United States
Great Britain
Moscow
Dewitt MacKenzie
Uncle Sam
Wickware Seeks Parole After Near Fatal Shooting
Phoenix report states 42 year old Reid King Wickware, tavern operator and former dude ranch manager, will seek probation at sentencing for assault with a deadly weapon in the near fatal shooting of his ex-wife Margaret Farley Wickware. He pleaded guilty to the assault and faces a 1 to 10 year sentence.
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Phoenix
Reid King Wickware
Margaret Farley Wickware
Wickware
Beauty
Walter Thalheimer
Acheson Defends Policy in Moscow Protest Response
Secretary of State Marshall stated that Dean Acheson spoke in line of duty when describing Russia as aggressive and expanding. The U S reply to Molotov said a restrained public policy comment is not slander and urged Molotov not to attribute hostility to frankness. The message to Molotov was delivered in Moscow by Ambassador Bedell Smith and released by the state department.
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Washington
Marshall
Soviet
Russia
Dean Acheson
Molotov
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Acheson
Moscow
Bedell Smith
State Department
Birth of Dutch Princess Brings Royal Fireworks to Soestdijk
At Soestdijk palace the 51 gun salute announced the birth of a daughter to Crown Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard. The baby weighed six pounds 10 ounces and both mother and child are reported well. The event did not alter the line of succession.
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Amsterdam
Juliana
Soestdijk
Jan de Groot
Solons Strike In New York
Democratic state legislators withdraw from New York senate and assembly deliberations after public access was barred by state police during a Capitol protest. Assembly leader Irwin Steingut and Senate member Elmer F. Quinn announced the strike following a 1,000-strong demonstration by City residents demanding rent controls and more housing funds. Capitol doors, corridors and credentials were guarded by state police during the protest.
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Albany
N. Y
New York Senate
Assembly
Capitol
Irwin Steingut
Elmer F. Quinn
Senate
New York City
Old Soldier Reaches 106 on Birthday Anniversary
Los Angeles reports John Alden Howell, a veteran, celebrated his 106th birthday Tuesday. His family notes he has been frail but expressed a wish to live to 106, claiming to have won another battle by surviving to this milestone.
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Los Angeles
John Alden Howell
J. R. Johnston
Flagstaff Church Clears Debt After 1930 Build
The Roman Catholic Church of the Nativity in Flagstaff has been completely cleared of debt, Rev. F. Edward Albany announced. Built in 1930 at a cost of 120000 dollars, the parish will mark the milestone with a Tuesday night buffet dinner and program.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Phoenix Hotel Plans Four-Story Expansion in Phoenix
The civilian production administration authorized Hotel Adams to add four stories to the west section of its downtown Phoenix building. Expenditures start at 20 000 for plans and foundation reinforcement as CPA approves further costs, with total addition expected to cost 575 000 and provide 160 more rooms. Other approvals include a Nogales garage 10 000 and Tucson projects totaling 96 250 in ice plant classrooms and a Prescott truck terminal 32 300. An Tucson shopping center 56 000 project was rejected.
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Phoenix
Civilian Production Administration
Hotel Adams
CPA
Edgar G. Hansen
Joe D. Warner
Nogales
Frank Samuels Distributing Company
Tucson
Arizona College of Commerce
Louis B. Price
Prescott
Samuel Mallin
George B. Pottorff
School Cost Shift Is Told
Phoenix reports a plan to shift part of increased school per capita costs to counties, plus property tax hikes from 12 cents to 1.09 dollars per 100 assessed value. The proposal would allocate 95 dollars per student for grammar and high school, with counties covering 35 dollars for grammar and 5 dollars for high school per student.
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Phoenix
Greenlee
Navajo County
Britain Files Charges In UN
Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko presented UN Security Council proposals for nine changes in the American atomic control plan and signaled Russia’s readiness to accept major provisions, indicating a potential step toward closer cooperation.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Andrei Gromyko
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Britain Charges Albania Mine Action Violates Law
Sir Alexander Cadogan urged the United Nations Security Council to find Albania responsible for a mine field in the Corfu straits. He said Britain seeks apology and compensation for 44 sailors killed and 42 injured while urging direct talks, council monitoring, and universal mine sweeping.
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Max Harrelson
Success
N. Y
Great Britain
United Nations Security Council
Albania
Corfu
Alexander Cadogan
Cadogan
Council
Corfu Straits
Truman Planned Caribbean Vacation Itinerary
President Truman will depart March 8 by Navy plane for a 15 day Caribbean trip with stops for receptions in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. He will stay three nights at Key West and attend events in San Juan aboard the Williamsburg before observing fleet maneuvers and visiting St Thomas, Virgin Islands.
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Washington
Truman
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
White House
Key West
Fla
Naval Commandant’s House
San Juan
Williamsburg
Pinero
la Fortaleza
Mr. Truman
St. Thomas
Lynch Mob Search For Suspects In Willie Earle Death
Federal state and county officers joined a Tuesday search for clues to identify the armed mobsters who seized Willie Earle from Pickens county jail, removed him to another county, and stabbed and shot him to death. Earle, a Greenville resident, had been held on a charge of a fatal stabbing.
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Pickens
S. C
Willie Earle
Greenville
State Boards Fight Abolishment And School Bill Costs
Capitol Corridor Gabfest outlines revised education bill with Pima county funding estimates. It would raise about 40 cents per $100 assessed value for elementary and high school students, with local property owners paying roughly 80 cents annually per $2000 home. Ajo mine would contribute about $148,000. Republicans discuss a proxy bill for precinct committee men amid legislative battles, while a gubernatorial veto from Gov. Osborn is anticipated.
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Bob Brooks
Phoenix
Capitol Corridor
Gabfest
Pima
Cornelia
Ajo
County zoning bill remains muddled in committee fog
Officials handling the county zoning bill say the measure stays unclear and its path forward is uncertain. No timetable for reporting out has been announced, leaving local officials and residents uncertain about the bill’s fate.
Rumors Stir Over 1948 Governor Run and Phoenix Workers Strike
The list of possible 1948 gubernatorial candidates grows with H. H. d Autremont banker and president of the senate amid denials. Rumors of a Phoenix Culinary Workers strike at month end continue to circulate among waitresses bartenders and related staff.
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H. H. d’Autremont
Senate
Phoenix
Mrs Truman to Have Hip Fracture Set Tuesday
GRANDVIEW Mo Feb 18 Mrs Martha E Truman 94 will have her fractured hip set Tuesday by Dr Joseph W Greene the Truman family physician. She injured her hip in a fall last Thursday and was reported cheerful and optimistic Monday after President Truman visited over the weekend.
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Grandview
Martha E. Truman
Truman
Joseph W. Greene
Senate hearing on abolishing professional boards in Arizona
A public hearing explored a measure to transfer board functions to the state health department. Senators Kimball and Hathaway led discussions amid opposition from 12 profession boards, who warned of operational and funding risks. The dispute included a Tucson obstetrician license case tied to wartime doctor shortages.
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Phoenix
State Board of Medical Examiners
Tucson
Arizona
State Health Department
Senate Public Health Committee
William F. Kimball
W. H. Hathaway
Santa Cruz County
Basic Science Board
Sen
Kimball
Sen. Kimball
Health Department
N. Stewart
Pharmacy Board
Board of
Sen. H. H. d’Autremont
Senate
d’Autremont
1947 Crucial Year Looms In World Affairs
AP analyst Dewitt Mackenzie sets 1947 as pivotal for United States and world. He cites atomic control talks stalling, Britain facing deep economic crisis, India and Burma independence moves, Palestine conflict, and China’s ongoing turmoil shaping global policy.
Eisler Cited For Contempt by House Un American Activities
The House cites Gerhard Eisler for contempt after he refused to testify to the Un American Activities Committee describing him as a leading Communist figure. The vote was 370 to 1 with Rep. M. Marcantonio opposing and Powell present but not voting. The action sends the case to the U S attorney for possible indictment.
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Washington
House
Gerhard Eisler
Eisler
M. Marcantonio
Al-Ny
Rep
Powell
D-Ny
Committee On un-American Activities
Martin
United States
District of Columbia
Committee
13 Are Killed At Crossing
Witnesses described a speed ing one car electric train slicing into a bus carrying railroad workers near Michigan City Indiana killing 13 and injuring 16. The driver Glenn Morris had a clear view for miles but did not see the train as it hit at 65 to 70 mph at a grade crossing five miles east yesterday afternoon.
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Michigan City
Ind
U.P
Glenn Morris
Here
China asks to sell UNRRA goods on black market
Washington reports that China has asked the United States for permission to sell 200 million dollars of UNRRA supplies in the black market to raise funds for its faltering economy. The move would contravene UNRRA terms restricting aid to relief and rehabilitation of war victims, but could potentially yield about 500 million dollars.
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Washington
WU P
China
United Press
United States
UNRRA
Judge Disqualified For His Prejudice
Superior Judge Edward T. Bishop disqualified Judge George A. Dockweiler from ruling on Laraine Day's California divorce. Bishop cited a probable prejudice preventing a fair decision, linked to Dockweiler's order to show cause why the California decree might be voided amid Day's marriage to Leo Durocher after a Mexican divorce.
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Hollywood
Edward T. Bishop
George A. Dockweiler
Laraine Day
California
Bishop
Leo “Lippy” Durocher
GOP Budget Ceiling Faces House Vote Amid Debate
Washington reports the House Rules Committee cleared a Thursday floor vote on a 31.5 billion dollar federal budget ceiling with no amendments allowed. The move aims to cut spending by 6 billion from President Truman’s 1948 request, prompting Democratic charges of a gag rule and a shift in tax cut timing.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Truman
Appropriations Committee
John Taber
Joint
Congressional Budget Committee
Clarence Cannon
Rules
Ways and Means
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Harold Knutson
R-Minn
Knutson
Senate Republicans
Joint Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Congress
War Department
R-Ny
D Autremonts Charge Denied By Power Officials
Phoenix officials from Arizona power companies deny the 1944 act was drawn with their assent. Greig Scott and Phillips Shaw dispute H H d Autremont s accusation that they conferred with Dougherty during the act s drafting. They call his charge a smear campaign and name absent figures as not in Arizona at the time.
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Phoenix
Power Companies of
Arizona
Arizona Power Authority Act
H. H. d’Autremont
Senate
d’Autremont
Maricopa Bar Association
Power Company
M. J. Dougherty
Authority
Dougherty
Sen
Phillips B. Shaw
Arizona Edison
J. R. Snider
Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Company
Henry B. Sargent
Central Arizona Light & Power
Scott
Shaw
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