Senate Moves Hospital Bill and Prison Reforms
The 18th Arizona legislature advanced bills to revamp penal administration and expand treatment facilities for the insane. Legislators consider purchasing land at the Butte camp for a new hospital, relocating 400 patients to the Sacaton site, and creating an agency to acquire the Florence POW camp for a first offender institute to ease prison crowding.
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Bob Brooks
Phoenix
Arizona
Frank L. Christensen
Flagstaff
William F. Kimball
Tucson
Lloyd Canfil
Superior
Senate
Secretary of Interior
Butte
Penal and Education Rehabilitation Board
State Institute of Educational Rehabilitation
Florence
Lon E. Walker
Senate Appropriations Committee
Butte Camp
Sacaton
Chris
Fiesta de los Vaqueros opens with calf roping at Tucson rodeo
Ten thousand spectators packed Tucson rodeo grounds as the 22nd Fiesta de los Vaqueros began. Cliff Watley posted 22.2 seconds in calf roping, with Analee from Sorrells at 23.8. Others struggled or failed to post times in the opening section. Second section featured 12 world champions performing on difficult horses, with Homer Pettigrew named among entrants and Monty Montana along with Buck Abbott entertaining during intermission.
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Cliff Watley
Tucson
Analee
Sorrells
Pete Martinez
Walton Pooge
Texas
Buddy Neal
Oregon
Barney Willis
Wash
Dean Merritt
Wyoming
Jess Goodspeed
Chuck Shepherd
Kirkland
Gene Payne
Slim Pickins
Payne
Homer Pettigrew
Monty Montana
Buck Abbott
Fiesta de los Vaqueros Parade Draws Tucson Crowds
Thousands of Tucsonans lined a sun-scorched mile route for the 22nd Fiesta de los Vaqueros preview. Spectators climbed ledges and balconies to watch Western regalia marchers pass, snapping photos as bands played and crowds cheered for next year's ride.
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Jean Dan
Valley National Bank
Pioneer
Santa Rita
Tucson
Stone Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Stone
Senate bloc urges debt cut over tax relief in 1948 budget
A bipartisan group of senators urged using any federal spending cut to reduce the public debt rather than cut taxes. The joint budget panel proposed 31.5 billion dollars for 1948, with the House approving a six billion dollar slash, while the Senate considers about four and a half billion. Senator Green pushed applying all surplus to debt, aligning with President Truman’s stance.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Joint Congressional Budget Committee
House
Theodore Francis Green
D-Ri
Green
Fight On County Budget Requests
Pima county supervisors sought a $270 211 special tax levy but $215 376 faced protest at a hearing before state tax commissioner Thad M Moore. Protestors led by S W Seaney argued funds not needed for emergencies and could have been included in the 1946 47 budget. The group included Oliver M Frank W A Bell and R H Martin.
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Pima
S. W. Seaney
Pima County Taxpayers’ Association
Arizona Tax Research Association
Ciation
Incinciation
Thad M. Moore
Seaney
Oliver M. Frank
Southern Pacific
W. A. Bell
Prussia Split Decision Drives Allied Occupation Policy
Berlin Feb 21 Gen Joseph T McNarney American military governor announces the Allied control council will publish a law dissolving Prussia as the heart of German militarism. He adds Germany must stay under occupation for 10 to 15 years to secure world order and confirms Prussia will be broken into Russian and British zones in fact as well as law.
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Berlin
Joseph T. McNarney
Germany
Allied Control Council
Prussia
McNarney
MacNarney
Control Council
Marshal Vas
Russia
Richard's Door Is Opened With Axes
A Washington boardinghouse fire ended by axes. J. Richard Hernon, 30, a truck driver, slept as smoke curled from his door. Roomers failed to enter and forced entry after the door would not budge. The cause and outcome beyond this excerpt remain unclear.
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Richard
Washington
J. Richard Hernon
Parade Winners Named In Tucson Rodeo Day Parade
Judge panel announced 37 winners from over a thousand parade entries after a record crowd of about 80 000 along the route. Traffic and crowds surged as 32 buses ran at capacity and the event drew large blocks of spectators on each side.
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Tucson
Joe Weinzapfel
Police Department
Tucson Rapid Transit Company
A. V. Lindseth
Lindseth
Weinzapfel
Douglas Tournament Scores Highlight Local Games
In the Douglas tournament, Patagonia defeated San Simon 42 to 20 while Bisbee outscored Marana 34 to 30. A later boys’ game features Tucson visiting St. David at 8 15 p m.
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Patagonia
San Simon
Bisbee
Marana
Tucson
St. David
Old West Spirit Shines In Tucson Parade
Tucson's largest parade unfolded as 2,000 colorfully dressed participants, 1,500 horses, and 108 vehicles valued at $100,000 marched past 100,000 spectators. National baton champion Phil Bryce led the University of Arizona band with Western regalia, followed by dignitaries including Secretary of State Dan Garvey and Rodeo Boss Ed Echols. A 20 minute gap in the lineup disrupted the flow before riders and entrants resumed, marking the event as the city’s most colorful pageant yet.
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Yesteryear
Phil Bryce
University of Arizona
Arizona
Tucson
Dorothy Ramond
Edith Lewis
Mutual Broadcasting Co
Los Angeles
Dan Garvey
Jerry Martin
Col
T. K. Brown
Ed Echols
Nick Hall
Old Tucson
Don Hays
Stone Avenue
Alameda
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Tucson High School
Badgers
Arizona Flour Mills
Jim Sloan
Sloan
Levy's Department Store
Rodeo Grounds
Tucson Rodeo Grounds
Wild West
Chamber of Commerce
Consumers’ Market
Starr King Cattle Ranch
Elgin
Jacome’s Department
Holbrook High School
Grunewald & Adams
Arizona Short Co
John B. Stetson Co
Ray M. Beltran
Douglas Tourney
Old West
Holbrook
Fiesta de Los Vaqueros
Reggie Russel
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