Tucson Sees Smooth Rollout Of New Dial Telephone System
Most of Tucson’s 28 000 subscribers report a smooth transition as Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Co. overcomes early glitches. Traffic doubled to about 205 000 calls Sunday, with remaining issues including operator hearing difficulties and misdialed numbers. Fire and police departments caution callers to use correct numbers for reports and inquiries to avoid tying up lines.
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Tucson
Gayle A. Smith
Smith
Mountain State Telephone & Telegraph Co
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Hail Of Slugs Ends Career Of Killer In Phoenix Cabin
The report covers Billy Ray Gilbert, a 28 year old ex convict, killed by police after a cabin standoff near Phoenix. He failed to take officers with him as he opened fire from the Red Wing auto court. Police bullets and tear gas ended the siege. Nearby, George Schmid surrendered and corroborated details about Gilbert's kidnapping of Florence Chisholm and the murder of Mrs Ernest Winstead.
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Phoenix
Billy Ray Gilbert
Needles
Calif
Gilbert
Red Wing Auto Court
West
Phoenix City
Ed Langevin
George Schmid
Florence Chisholm
Schmid
Ernest Winstead
State Grazing Bill Passed by Arizona Senate
Arizona senate approved a grazing lands reclassification and rental scheme sending the measure to the house. The vote was 16 to 2 with one excused. The piece sets a five class rental scale from 11 1/2 to seven cents per acre and includes protections against price declines.
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Phoenix
Arizona Senate
House
Senate Rules Committee
Frank L. Christensen
Clay B. Simer
Warner B. Mattice
Graham
Earl Platt
Fred J. Fritz
Senate
William F. Kimball
Pima
Ralph Cowan
Cochise
Hubert Merryweather
Cochise County
Arizona
Harold Giss
Yuma County
University of Arizona
John Pintek
William A. Sullivan
Gila County
Sims, Bridge Expert, Dies At Havana Home
Phillip Hal Sims aged 62, American bridge expert, died Saturday at his Havana country club park home after a heart attack while playing bridge with friends. He was buried at Colon cemetery, and though methodical, he was a colorful figure in championship bridge circles and considered a master by peers.
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Havana
Cuba
Phillip Hal Sims
Country Club
Colon Cemetery
Sims
Utility Survey Deal Is Made By Arizona Officials
A plan to appropriate nearly 100000 dollars over two years to create a utilities division within the Arizona corporation commission moved in the state house. Mitt Simms said the measure funds an engineer and auditors to inspect private utility books, noting books date back to 1935. The senate already saw the proposal with 91000 dollar funding facing opposition from abolitionists led by Sen. Sam Head.
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Bob Brooks
Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Arizona House of Representatives
Mitt Simms
Tucson Daily Citizen
Simms
Tucson
William R. Mathews
The
Arizona Daily Star
Mathews
Corporation Commission
Federal Power Commission
Senate
John Franks
Yavapai
Clarence Carpenter
Gila
Sen
Sam Head
Gov. Garvey
Utilities
Garvey Names Land Official in Arizona
Gov Dan E Garvey named Don Lockwood state land commissioner with Senate confirmation expected. Lockwood, of Casa Grande, runs an insurance business and previously served as secretary of the state Democratic central committee. Earlier Garvey appointed Phil Isley as state dairy commissioner to replace Angius Johnson amid dairymen opposition.
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Phoenix
Don Lockwood
State
Democratic Central Committee
Dan E. Garvey
Casa Grande
Arizona
State Senate
Senate
Phil Isley
Maricopa County
Fred J. Fritz
Isley
Angius Johnson
Garvey
Denmark, Sweden Move Toward Atlantic Pact Defense
Denmark signals alignment with the West for security against Soviet expansion. Sweden may join the North Atlantic defense pact within six months, as Norway also leans west for military security amid regional tensions.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Sweden
Social Democrats
Finland
Norway
Navy Finds Surface Ships Helpless Before Planes and Subs
Navy reports from the Atlantic Fleet describe dramatic success by aircraft and submarines in wartime wargames. The carrier Franklin D Roosevelt suffered simulated losses in two phases, with a Guppy submarine able to sink her. Vieques island and a carrier triangle figure in the exercise scenario as patrol bombers attacked.
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Caribbean
Adm
W. H. P. Blandy
Atlantic
Puerto Rico
Franklin D. Roosevelt
F.D.R
Kearsarge
Leyte
Vieques Island
NAVY
Day's Activities In Congress
Senate leaders ask consideration of rule to outlaw filibusters. Expenditures committee considers bills to reorganize government agencies. Finance committee continues reciprocal trade hearing. Foreign relations committee reopens hearing an ECA bill for testimony on England. Senate-house economic committee works an answer to President Truman's program. House Meets at noon for routine business. Ways and means committee opens hearings on administration's social security program.
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Expenditures Committee
Finance Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
England
Senate-house Economic Committee
President Truman
House
Ways and Means
Oust Three In Pyramid Trial In Phoenix
Three women were ousted from the East Phoenix precinct court as four others face lottery charges linked to a pyramid club. Defendants include Walter Alderson and Sara Alderson along with Guido and Mrs. Agostini, all of Phoenix. A similar hearing is due in Pima county on Saturday concerning a Tucson couple.
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Phoenix
East Phoenix
Pyramid Club
Walter Alderson
Sara
Guido Agostini
Aldersons
Agostinis
Alderson
Don Ben Roush
Maricopa County
Pima County
Tucson
Truman vows bold fight against filibuster threat
President Truman signaled a direct battle to end the Senate filibuster as Dixie Democrats threaten to block any civil rights or reform measures. Senate Leader Lucas said the fight will be pushed to a finish, with two thirds needed to gag debate. Also reported: administration seeks 200 to 250 million more for home relief and social security aims, Britain aid at 940 million, Hoffman warns against cutting second installments.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Lll
White House
Dixie
Congress
Social Security
Arthur J. Altmeyver
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kenyon college dorm fire deaths rise to nine
The Kenyon College fire claimed nine lives as 18 year old Jack McDonald died of a skull fracture at Mercy hospital. Missing students totaled six with names listed including Ernest Ahwajee and Albert J. Lewis. Two more were critically hurt as investigators blamed a spark from the fireplace for the blaze.
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Gambier, O
Kenyon College
Jack McDonald
Hamilton
McDonald
Kenyon
Mercy Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Ernest Ahwajee
Akron
Akron West High School
Albert J. Lewis
Hazelton
George Pincus
Brooklyn
N. Y
Stephen Shepard
New York
Colin Woodworth
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Martin E. Mangle
Edward Brout
Marc S. Peck
Fenton
Mich
Burt Mercy Hospital
Hamilton, O
Robert McFarland
Ames
McFarland
Ranch Guest Kills Wildcat at Desert Willow Ranch
Ralph Daigneau a guest from Austin Minnesota shot and killed a 38 inch wildcat found sunning in a pasture at Desert Willow ranch on Tanque Verde Road Brownie Cote owner of the ranch reported the animal sleeping near the corral Daigneau who had come to Arizona for skeet shooting used a shotgun his first shot killed the cat Daigneau a vice president at George H Hormel meat packing company has hunted ducks and pheasants in Minnesota and has been in Tucson two weeks on his first trip to Arizona
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Desert Willow Ranch
Tanque Verde Road
Ralph Daigneau
Austin
Minn
Brownie Cote
Cote
Daigneau
George H. Hormel Meat Packing Company
Minnesota
Tucson
Arizona
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Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
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Thoughtful Vandal
Fall River
George Keene
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