Arizona Tackles Rabies Law and Pyramid Club Legalities
In Phoenix on February 24, state leaders debate municipal dog vaccination rules as Nogales updates its ordinance. Separately, Tucson plots test of pyramid clubs with arraignments of G W Mansfield and Dorothy Mansfield on charges tied to a get rich quick scheme. Prosecutors warn under lottery law the clubs face trial despite travel for Ms Mansfield and preliminary hearings set.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Fred C. Wilson
Nogales
Tucson
G. W. Mansfield
Dorothy
Justice of the Peace
Clark H. Johnson
M. T Guiney
Mrs. Mansfield
Clarence Houston
Justice Johnson
Houston
Bryce H. Wilson
Pyramid Club
Israel Egypt armistice ends Holy Land warfare
An armistice signed Thursday by Israel and Egypt ends decades of conflict in the Holy Land. Six other Arab states support peacetime terms while discussions with Transjordan and Lebanon begin next week. Egypt will control a Gaza coastal strip. demilitarization of the Negev proceeds and an Israeli Egyptian armistice commission will be based at El Auja.
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W.P
Israel
Egypt
Palestine
Holy Land
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Transjordan
Lebanon
Syria
Yemen
Hotel Des Roses
Negev Desert
Gaza
Rafa
Bethlehem
Hebron
Negev
el Auja
Armistice Commission
William E. Riley
Faluja
Walter Eyton
Arizona House proposes 50 percent grocery tax hike
A measure in the Arizona house would raise sales tax on groceries clothing and many retail items from two to three percent to meet higher government costs Other increases include higher rates on manufacturing proceeds transportation mining long distance telephone and rail freight Amusement venues and slaughtering of animals would see smaller rate hikes Senate debate on grazing land reclassification continued with factional lines drawn and Sen Joe Mansfield presiding as chairman of the committee of the whole.
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Phoenix
UPI
Arizona House of Representatives
Ed Ellsworth
H. C. Armstrong
Maricopa
Henry Rush
Yavapai
State Senate
Yuma
Joe Mansfield
Senate
John Pintek
Cochise County
Axis Sally reveals romance with Nazi propagandist in court
Mildred Gillars known as Axis Sally testified about her love for Max Koischwitz a Nazi radio chief. She described a dispute with Johannas Schmidt Hansen and said she was directed to work for Koischwitz. Judge Curran urged a shorter account while prosecutors objected to life details.
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Washington
Sally
Thal
Mildred E. Gillars
Max Otto Koischwitz
Hunter College
New York
Koischwitz
Edward M. Curran
Curran
James J. Laughlin
Miss Gillars
Laughlin
Johannas Schmidt-Hansen
Bulgarian charges Vatican ran espionage ring in Eastern Europe
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Vasil Kolarov charged in parliament that the Vatican maintained a clerical espionage network and coerced clergy to betray their countries. He cited a 55 page booklet accusing 15 Evangelical ministers of treason and said Bulgaria severed relations with the Vatican on February 17 over the issue.
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Sofia
Vasil Kolarov
Vatican
Europe
Kolarov
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Eastern
Bulgaria
Msgr
Galloni
Cardinal Montini
Railway Stocks Slip On Market
New York February 24 The general level of stock prices fell to the lowest since last March marking the fifth straight decline. Railroad shares led the slide with Santa Fe Southern Railway Great Northern at a discount and Union Pacific among hard hit issues. Weakness tied to storms hitting western transport costs and recession talks spread through Wall Street.
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New York
Wall Street
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Great Northern
Union Pacific
Pyramids and Promises Draw Tucson into Quick-Money Scheme
A Tucson speaker details a pyramid club plan promising $2,048 in 11 nights if 200,000 people contribute $1 each. The account describes expanding meetings across Greater Tucson and the risk of legal trouble, with the narrator unsure of ever receiving the money.
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Tucson
Pyramid Club
Greater
Mary
Death and fire disrupt pre Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans
In New Orleans on February 24 the Knights of Babylon pre parade was marred by a brief strike over pay for Negro flambeaux bearers who secured a 50 cent raise to four dollars. A fuel leak from a torch sparked a fire damaging a parked car. firemen cleared the flames as the march concluded at city auditorium.
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New Orleans
Knights of Babylon
City Auditorium
King
Well Known Tucson Name Tied to Pyramid Club Question
Mrs. Sam Sherstock in Tucson refused to join a pyramid club calling at her home 20 East District Street. The club claimed Monte Mansfield started it in Tucson and collected over $2,000. Mansfield denied any connection and civic leader G. W. Mansfield faced a justice court charge for operating the pyramid club.
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Tucson
Sam Sherstuck
Pyramid Club
Sherstuck
E. District St
G. W. Mansfield
Justice Court
Split Over Civil Rights Struggle Looms In Senate
Washington February 24 Republicans and Democrats clash over civil rights as the Senate faces three fronts. A rules change to end filibusters, bans on union discrimination, and public housing provisions dominate debate. A compromise housing bill and strategy to curb filibusters shape a tense start to the week.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Senate Democrats
Senate Banking
Scott W.lucas
Ill
Congress
No Hook Is Needed Fish Grow On Trees
Chester residents gathered fish from trees after a dam breach sent an eight foot crest of water along a mill stream. The fish were thrown into trees where locals collected them for dinner.
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Chester
N. S
GM Workers Face Possible Pay Cut Under COLA Clause
About 225000 General Motors workers will learn by Friday whether they face a two or three cent decrease per hour under the two year cost of living contract. The pay changes hinge on the government price index which has fallen for two months. The next Bureau of Labor Statistics index for Jan 15 will set the adjustment.
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Washington
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
Bureau of Labor Statistics
G. M
Flames Kill 21 In Peru Airplane Crash At Cuzco
Lima report says 21 people were burned to death when a transport plane overturned and caught fire on take off from Cuzco airport. Two others were badly hurt. All victims were Peruvians including two crewmen and 19 passengers.
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Lima
Peru
Cuzco
Flood Threat Nearing Crisis as Snowmelts Continue
Army engineers and weather forecasters warned spring floods along the Mississippi and its tributaries could be avoided if thaws occur without heavy rain. Five days loom critical for snowpack melt while Ely Nevada braces for torrents and Elko fortifies levees with sandbags.
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Ely
Nev
Robinson Canyon-Gleason Creek
Elko
Nevada
Humboldt River
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Middle West
Liwa
Dakotas
Minnesota
Duluth
Lewis A. Pick
Atchison
Kas
Truman Praises Peace Moves While Backing Marshall Plan
President Truman told reporters the Marshall plan should continue until European recovery is assured. He also expressed satisfaction at the Israel Egypt armistice and urged that Israel and Arab states follow this peace pattern.
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Washington
Truman
Israel
Egypt
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Christopher P. Mayhew
Mr. Truman
Great Britain
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Air
Commerce
Whitney
William C. Foster
Day's Activities In Congress
Senate is in recess until Friday. The Finance Committee hears senators testify on reciprocal trade extension. The Banking Committee meets in closed session on small business committee setup. Armed Services reopens hearings on Wallgren defense nomination. Foreign Relations works on ECA bill in closed session. Atomic Energy resumes contract hearings. Economic Committee meets in closed session. House has a routine session with no business scheduled. Secretary of State Acheson discusses China with unofficial Republican committee. Banking studies rent control. Foreign Affairs continues foreign aid hearings.
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Finance Committee
Banking Committee
Armed Services Committee
Mon Wallgren
Defense Job
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate-house Atomic Energy Committee
Senate-house Economic Committee
House
State Acheson
Republican Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
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