Dope Ring Bust Seizes Morphine Plant and Eleven
Federal narcotics agents and Phoenix police arrest eleven suspects in a large scale narcotics roundup tied to a morphine operation. Seized were three ounces of morphine, equipment, two cars, and a local morphine-processing lab. Two men, Hom Shew Gock and Albert Good, were arraigned on $5,000 bonds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pima County
Alfred Perry
S. Convent At
Perry
Hector N. Ballesteros
Fifth Ave
Oscar E. Corral
Hom Shew Gock
S. Convent St
Albert Good
Joseph Henri la Frison
Casa Grande
Larrison
Phoenix
Good
Hom
Mexico
U. S
Thomas H. McKay
Legal Counsel Named for Tucson Pension Board
City Atty. Tom Elliott acts as legal representative for the police and firemen pension board in Tucson. The issue arose over who should handle a $250 reward check cashed by Chief Don J. Hays and destined for the pension fund under state law. The Arizona Attorney General's office has been studying the matter since December with a decision expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Brooks
Phoenix
Tom Elliott
Police and Firemen’s Pension Board
Tucson
Bryce Wilson
Attorney General's Office
Attorney General
Fred C. Wilson
Wilson
Don J. Hays
Hays
State Lacks Funds Now To Keep Crippled Children's Work Going
Phoenix report cites the crippled children service program will run out of state funds by May without new federal support. Welfare Commissioner Hill notes federal funds are withdrawn due to reserving 15 percent for Indian children, forcing hospital shifts and potential treatment cutbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Crippled Children Service
Harry W. Hill
Federal Security Administration
State Welfare Department
State Welfare Board
Hill
Comstock Hospital
Tucson
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Crippled Children's Service
Children’s hospital-Parker Fund
Nine Saved As B-50 Ditches Off Florida
A B-50 bomber ditched in Choctawhatchee bay off Eglin Air Force Base after trouble during a test flight. Nine crew members were rescued, two remained missing for hours, and divers worked as darkness halted efforts. rescued crew included Birdwell Short Wigg McLaughlin Gallipo Howard Almand Brooke Fitzpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eglin Air Force Base
Fia
Air Force
Choctawhatchee Bay
Air Proving Ground
Eglin
Eglin Public Information Office
Park R. Birdwell
Vere Short
James S. Wigg
William C. McLaughlin
Clifford J. Gallipo
Alton Howard
William J
Taft urges use of injunctions over coal dispute
Sen. Taft urged invoking the Taft Hartley injunction provisions against John L. Lewis as coal dealers plan a meeting with 50 Midwest lawmakers to protest low supplies. He warned the three day UMW downturn risks national health and safety and supported an 80 day injunction to curb the Lewis three day week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
John L. Lewis
Midwest
Senate
GOP
Truman
Lucas
D-Ill
United Mine Workers
Congress
B. E. Arheim
American Retail Coal Association
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Burned Child Shows Some Improvement
Donna Jean McDaniel a 23 month old girl in serious condition at St Marys hospital shows slight improvement after her father Tillman McDaniel 28 rescued her from a two room home on Silverbell road The fire began yesterday evening and may have started from defective wiring or a gas heater while the child slept in her room
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Jean McDaniel
St. Mary's Hospital
Tillman McDaniel
H. J. Penningto
Silverbell Road
Catalina Fire Department
Catalina
Donny Jean
Airman Slays El Paso Man and Is Arrested
El Paso businessman Frank Pukli Jr. was shot to death early today in front of his home. Tech Sergeant Kenneth Jones surrendered a 45 army automatic at the scene after an alleged confrontation with Pukli and Jones’s wife, who had returned from Juarez, Mexico. Mrs. Jones was unharmed aside from a bullet hole in her sleeve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Air Force
Frank Pukli Jr
Kenneth Jones
Biggs Air Force Base
Arnold Green
Jones
Publi
Mrs. Jones
Juarez
Mexico
Green
Weather Forecast Turns Warmer After Cold Spell
Temperatures rose in Tucson today with clear skies and a 56 degree high and 17 degree low. Forecasters warned that coatless weather may return slowly, predicting a warmer tomorrow with a morning low near 34 degrees and sunshine helping offset the chill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Ropo
Tucson
28 Die as Iowa Hospital Fire Ravages Mercy Ward
Davenport Iowa January 7 Twenty eight women were confirmed dead with the count expected to rise to thirty seven after a fire at a Mercy hospital mental ward. Coroner C H Wildman said thirty one others were injured among sixty eight people in the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Davenport
C. H. Wildman
Wildman
St. Elizabeth’s Ward
Mercy Hospital
Tucson
Iowa City
Sister of Mercy
Armed Robber Is Captured With $5,789
By BILL LUCAS and BOB STIRLING a suspected armed robber is captured after authorities recover $5 789 in cash and a firearm. The arrest followed a robbery at a local business with the suspect taken into custody without incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
By Bill Lucas
Bob Stirling
Bank Robber Chased Down Tucson Street by Vigilant Guard
A 72 year old bank guard and a former policeman pursued and captured Lawrence D. Wesson after he robbed Southern Arizona Bank and Trust of 5789 dollars. Wesson, using a paper wrapped pistol, was tackled by bystanders and bank staff with aid from Deputy Crutchfield and the FBI later took over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comelyn Seller
Southern Arizona Bank
Tucson
Blanch Bickley
Lawrence D. Wesson
Robert Wood
Wesson
Reggie Russell
Arizona
Stone Avenue
Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Co
Alvin Rd
Palmyra Ave
U. S
Wood
Pennington Street
Kenneth A. Persohn
Miss Blanch Bickley
Miss Bickley
Flying Arrow Crew Sees Safe Passage Through Yangtze
Aboard the Flying Arrow Captain David Jones guides the 6,214 ton Isbrandtsen ship through Nationalist blocks toward Shanghai. Crew optimism remains high as mines and bullets are weighed against a safe voyage with British and other foreign sailors aboard and 12 passengers awaiting arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flying Arrow
Yangtze River
Shanghai
David Jones
Isbrandtsen
U. S. State Department
Martin L. Gross
Clearfield
Hong Kong
Britis
Jones
Gross
Russia
B. Hartman
San Francisco
China Sea
Yangtze
Mrs. Roosevelt Not Seeking High Office
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt says it is absurd to consider her a 1952 presidential candidate and that the time is not ripe for women to seek higher office. She urged women to forget gender and vote as good citizens before speaking at a Worcester event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Eleanor Roosevelt
Union Agricultural Meeting
Roosevelt
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Elliott
Pension Board
Florida
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
James C. Selser
William P. Fisher
Roger M. Ramey
Eighth Air Fores
Valley National Bank
Old Consolidated Bank
Old Pueblo
Pennington
J. D. Jones
E. Silver Sr
Andy Andereson
Pershon
Flying Arrow Crew
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