Two Convicts Escape Prison in Arizona
Two prisoners, Robert W. White and Sidney C. Mosley, escaped from an Arizona state prison work gang in Florence today by stealing a car and abandoning it near Florence junction. Bloodhounds tracked the pair, who faced multi year sentences for bogus checks and robbery. State-wide hunt with roadblocks in Tucson was organized.
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Florence
U.P
Arizona
Robert W. White
Sidney C. Mosley
Florence Junction
Lon Walters
White
Mosley
Maricopa County
Highway Patrol
Tucson
Federal lending agencies face critique as private credit tightens
President Truman creates a high level panel to curb private credit by pushing banks to lend less. The article surveys 29 federal lending operations including RFC, Federal Reserve Banks, Farmers Home Administration and REA with a combined outlay in the hundreds of millions, noting inflation risk and a complex, disjointed system.
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Washington
Truman
Government Printing Office
United States Organization Manual
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Federal Reserve Banks
Farmers Home Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Hughes Farm Buys First Tucson Land
Hughes Farm purchases a 160 acre parcel on South Alvernon Way for 24000, marking the first Tucson property bought under option by the Hughes Tool Co. The deal, between Roy P. Drachman and Sydney Sterlip and Hughes Tool Co, signals a broader land acquisition plan with potential total spending up to 3 million for multiple parcels totaling 32000 acres.
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Tucson
Howard Hughes Company
Alvernon Way
Benson Highway
Hughes
County Recorder’s
Roy P. Drachman
Sydney Sterlip
Hughes Tool Co
Beered Tourists Fined in Clifton Cleanup Trial
Two young tourists were fined 100 dollars each after being caught by Highway Patrolman Wayne Heap tossing beer cans from a moving vehicle on state route 75 into Clifton. The punishment included three miles of mandatory clean up of beer debris along the highway as ordered by Justice of the Peace Matt Danenhauer.
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Clifton
Matt Danenhauer
Justice of the Peace Court
Danenhauer
Wayne Heap
Mystery Note Reforms Pima Grand Jury Hearing
Information ahead of the Pima county grand jury as it meets at 10 a m to hear witnesses in an probe of gambling prostitution and narcotics. An anonymous letter mailed from Phoenix on Pioneer hotel stationery prompted questions about its origin. Perjury charges have already arisen as Irving Zuckerman faced questioning briefly. County Atty. Morrison Chief Deputy Udall and Civil Deputy Holmes lead the probe with about a dozen witnesses examined so far.
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Pima County
Pioneer Hotel
Phoenix
Moniday
Irving Zuckerman
Patagonia
Robert Morrison
Morris K. Udall
W. T. Holmes
Furrier Testifies on Coat Paid by Lawyer at RFC Probe
Washington furrier Lewis Wheeler testified that attorney Joseph H. Rosenbaum paid $8,540 for a mink coat given to Mrs. E. Merl Young, a White House stenographer. Young and Rosenbaum faced questions on influence in RFC loan matters as the subcommittee examined connections between Young’s insurance business and Rosenbaum’s law firm.
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Washington
New York
Joseph H. Rosenbaum
RFC
E. Merl Young
Young
White House
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Rosenbaum
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Lewis Wheeler
Gunther Jaeckel
Manhattan
Wheeler
36th State Ratifies Two Term Amendment
Washington reports Utah and Nevada ratified the 22nd Amendment limiting presidents to two terms. Nevada approved after Utah, making the 36th state to ratify. The amendment, pending three fourths approval, becomes law. Truman exemption allows a second term if his term began before ratification.
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Washington
United States
Harry Truman
White House
Truman
Utah
Nevada
Congress
Assembly
Tucson Contractor Injured In Crash
W. Lester Pritchett a local contractor living at 2355 N Park Ave sustained a severe head injury in a collision with a car driven by 19 year old Dorris G Cunningham of 1411 E Blacklidge Dr. The crash occurred as Pritchett drove east on East Water Street and was injured at the North Cherry venue intersection.
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W. Lester Pritchett
N. Park Ave
Dorris G. Cunningham
E. Blacklidge
Dr. Pritchett
East Water Street
North Cherryvenue
La Prensa workers wounded as paper resumes after closure
In Buenos Aires two La Prensa employees were shot and wounded as more than 1,000 workers attempted to return to work after the paper had been closed for over a month due to government sponsored vendor strikes.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
la Prensa
Senate Bills Move Amid Legislature Debate
The Arizona senate advances liquor law amendments and oil leasing measures as committees review issues. Lawmakers discuss appropriations for the corporation commission and potential constitutional questions. House members introduce bills on tax enforcement and annual grand juries. reformers seek anti discrimination and labor oversight.
U S Regiment Breaks Through Reds On Korean Front
US Seventh Division riflemen and artillery struck the main Korean Red line on the east central front near Pangnim to Wonju, reporting light casualties as they chased Reds into unmapped terrain. The action came alongside renewed UN advances and Marine division involvement in central front operations.
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Tokyo
Éast Central
Col
William R. Quinn
U. S. Seventh Division
Pangnim
Wonju
Quinn
United Nations
U. S
Hoengsong
U. S. First Marine Division
Tiber Floods 2000 Acres of Farm Land Near Rome
The Tiber River flooded about 2000 acres of farmland roughly 18 miles north of Rome after heavy rains. The flow stayed below danger level as the flood moved through the area.
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Tiber
Rome
Demos Seek Quick Action on Universal Training Plan
Republican senators criticized the administrations request to lower the draft age to 18 and to establish long term compulsory training. A closed door GOP conference yielded no formal stance. Senator Morse urged 21 month service and questioned expanding manpower to 3.5 million. Senator Saltonstall indicated 18 year olds could enter only after exhausting current 19 to 25 year olds.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Russia
Millikin
R-Cole
Republican Conference
Sen. Morse
R-Ore
Morse
Sen
Aiken
R-Vi
National Guard
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
Communist Editor Leaves Tucson
John Gates editor of the Daily Worker left Tucson by plane after a short vacation. Gates is one of 11 Communist party members convicted of conspiring against the United States and awaiting a Supreme Court decision on their appeal. He and his wife stayed at a private home near A mountain with another Communist woman, while government agents watched their movements and FBI men were at the municipal airport as he boarded yesterday.
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America
John Gates
The
Daily Worker
Tucson
Gates
Communist Party
United States
Supreme Court
FBI
Snow Threat Hovers Near Tucson Forecast
Weather forecast for Tucson and vicinity warned of cloudiness with scattered showers and a chance of snow above 3000 feet. Tonight temperatures will drop with local winds and colder air possible. Yesterday brought sun and warmth with highs near 65 to 68 degrees in the region.
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Birdie Risor
Tucson
Weather Bureau
Douglas
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Dunseath Elected Pima Lawyer Head
The Pima County Bar Association named James Elliott Dunseath president succeeding Richard H. Chambers. Officers elected include Ben C. Hill as vice president Otho Brooks secretary treasurer and executive committee members Arthur Henderson Henry G Zipf and Ashby I Leshe. The votes were at the regular monthly meeting.
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Pima County Bar Association
James Elliott Dunseath
Richard H. Chambers
Ben C. Hill
Otho Brooks
Arthur Henderson
Henry G. Zipf
Ashby I. Leshe
Army Reopens Desert Test Post At Yuma
The army announced reopening the Yuma desert test post with 800 personnel to be assigned. The post, under Sixth Army supervision, will open April 1 for research in desert warfare development.
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Army
Yuma
Washington
Sixth Army
Ex Bank Hospital Frontline Surgery In Korea Bank
The first Mobile Army Surgical Hospital operates in an abandoned bank near the East Central Front. Capt. Dexter Ball leads as chief surgeon with Capt. Jane Thurness and Capt. Jack Wilsey among the team performing urgent operations on wounded soldiers. The facility, housing three operating tables, a dental clinic, and X ray shield, can treat about 200 beds for up to three days before evacuation.
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Korea
East Central
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
Dexter Ball
Santa Ana
Calif
Jane Thurness
Columbus
Jack Wilsey
New York
William Crepps
San Francisco
Dental
Collazo Faces Possible Execution in Truman Guard Slaying
Federal prosecutor told the jury Oscar Collazo a 37 year old Puerto Rican Nationalist faces the electric chair for the Blair House guard killing during the November 1 assault on President Truman’s temporary residence. He said Collazo admitted his role and that accomplice Griselio Torresola was fatally shot by Officer Leslie Coffelt as guards intervened.
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Washington
Oscar Collazo
White House
Truman
Collazo
Blair House
U. S
George Morris Fay
Fay
Griselio Torresola
Leslie Coffelt
Nationalist
New York
Cigaret Paper Maker Dies In North Carolina
Asheville North Carolina February 27 Harry K Straus 67 president of Ecasta Paper Corp died at home in Asheville He led the firm maker of cigaret paper and oversaw its rise as a leading supplier in the industry
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Cigaret Paper
North Carolina
Asheville
N. C
Harry K. Straus
Ecasta Paper Corp
Index Well What Men Don’t Understand About Women
A brief note on gender relations appears on page 7 alongside arts items. A segment mentions a solid silver baton to greet an Israeli orchestra rival, reflecting cultural event coverage.
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Israel Orchestra
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Herbert Hoover
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Federal Power Commission
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D-Pima
Harry W. Hill
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Robert L. Myers
H. B. Daniels
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Benna Kay Kime
Tulsa
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Carl Kime
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