House Votes to Consider 20 Day OPA Stop Gap
The House, by voice vote, moves to a 20 day stop gap restoring OPA price controls while a new bill is drafted. Debate centers on inflation risk and alleged gouging as rents rise in many areas. Senate action remains uncertain.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
OPA
Sabath
D-111
O’daniel
D-Tex
Sen. Wagner
D-Ny
Barkley
D-Ky
Rayburn
Truman
County Officials Hear Complaints on Work Hours and Pay
James Ricks testified before county supervisors criticizing the use of man hours and wage calculations on a four and a half day period. George T. Grove admitted inefficiencies from clearing odds and ends for major projects and said foreman appointments are correcting gaps. Supervisors will study vacation and sick leave policy to base credits on time worked rather than tenure.
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James R. Ricks
Board of Supervisors
Ricks
George T. Grove
Rick
Grove
Safeway vows low prices as OPA ends and Tucson rents rise
Safeway division manager Herbert Wilcox pledges ongoing low pricing and full market payments to farmers regardless of OPA price changes. Meanwhile Tucson landlords brace for rent increases, with tenants reporting notices and calls to the local OPA office. Projections range from 10 to 15 percent, though some tenants fear rises above 50 percent. Rentals are expected to trend upward but a 60 day delay in changes is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Wilcox
Safeway
OPA
Tucson
Lloyd Meenan
Meenan
National Property Owners’ Association
Ruth Stutz
Chamber of Commerce Housing Bureau
H. E. Heighton
Real Estate Board of Tucson
James E. Grant
Drachman- Grant Real Estate Co
Grant
National Property Owners Association
Local Tucson Merchants Hold Line on Prices After OPA End
Tucson stores show commitment to existing price ceilings despite OPA ending. Aaron Levy says they will use old price charts as long as possible while retail managers claim food prices remain at former levels if wholesale costs stay steady. Several major retailers including Montgomery Ward Sears and White House pledge to maintain ceilings, with some updates only if CPA rules dictate.
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Tucson
OPA
Aaron Levy
Levy
Consumers’ Market
Safeway
E. C. Marques
Consumers
Montgomery-Ward
Sears-Roebuck
White House
Steinfeld
Chicago
CPA
Walgreen
San Carlos Cafe
Apache Motors
Broadway Motor Sales
J. Knox Corbett Lumber Co
Prince Road To Be Paved In Pima County
Pima County Board of Supervisors orders paving of Prince Road from North Campbell Avenue to Country Club with fronting property owners paying 3500 to the county. Board also approves liquor license transfer to Santa Cruz Valley Ranchers Supply and a beer and wine license for a guest ranch on the Tucson Florence highway. Protests name change of Catalina highway to Frank Hitchcock Forest Highway. board delays regular road matters to August 5.
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Pima
Joseph Nordale
Tucson
Florence
John C. Haynes
Catalina Highway
Frank Hitchcock
Wimbledon Semifinals Find Brown Lone Yank
Dinny Pails the No. 1 seed from Australia was eliminated in the Wimbledon men’s singles. Tom Brown of San Francisco became the lone United States survivor by advancing to the semifinal round.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Dinny Pails
Australia
Tom Brown
San Francisco
United States
State Auditor Loses Lawsuit and Rule of Thumb Set
The Arizona Supreme Court limited State Auditor Ann Frohmiller to investigate only claims showing on their face as for public purposes. If a department head certifies a public purpose and funds remain unappropriated, the auditor must pay the claim and issue the warrant.
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Phoenix
State Supreme Court
Ann Frohmiller
Pittsburgh Tops Chicago 1 0 in NL clash
Pittsburgh defeats Chicago 1 to 0 in a tight National League game. Strong pitching seals the win as the Pirates push ahead in a low scoring showdown.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Defendants Plead, Court Delivers Mixed Sentences Here
In a crowded federal court, 28 defendants faced arraignments and sentences before Judge Howard C. Speakman. Several pleaded guilty to illegal entry with short jail terms while two received longer federal sentences after prior deportations. one man received one day for a brief incident and pending immigration action.
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Howard C. Speakman
Federal
Victoriano Reynoso - Gonzalez
United States
Duane Byrd
Nogales
Gonzalez
California
Speakman
Erasmo Hernandez-Martinez
Luis Murillo-Martinez
Lucio Navarro- Prea
Jose Guadalupe Jaime-Villareal
Rafael Gomez-Orozco
Humberto Esquer-Vega
Jesus Maldonado-Aguilar
Jesus Perez-Acobas
Rafael Gomez-Macias
Panfilo Martinez
Alejandro Pacheco-Molina
Joseph Wagner
Bombing results fall short of experts' dire predictions
AP analysis by J. M. Roberts Jr notes the Bikini atoll atomic test failed to wreck ships or cause oceanic devastation as some foresaw. Experts expect limited immediate political impact and urge sober realism about atomic warfare and long term deterrence.
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J. M. Roberts, JR
Bikini
Don Whitehead
Atomic Test Opens With Bikini Lagoon Fireball
The report details the Bikini Atoll atomic test, describing the Dave's Dream bomber run, the immense fireball blotting out ships and sky, and the shock wave on July 1 with follow up on July 2 as assessments note vessels damaged or sunk and goats surviving aboard the target ships.
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Bikini Lagoon
Ina
Dave
Bikini Atoll
America
Pennsylvania
Thorvald A. Solberg
Adm
Stolberg
Independence
Sakawa
Island
Gilliam
Lsle
Samson
Blandy
Wilson
Briscoe
Niagara
Bladen
Banner
Butte
Cortland
Harold Wood
Highlights Of The News From July First
Gov Chauncey Sparks froze all Alabama rents under wartime controls at June 30 levels. Meat prices led in Arizona as OPA expired with milk and rents expected to rise. In Trieste American troops quelled rioting around Communist HQ for the second day. Phoenix aluminum extrusion plant leased to Reynolds Metals for five years. U S radar and gunfire control gear withheld from Russia at espionage trial. Congress praised Franklin D Roosevelt in a solemn session, John G Winant lauded his wartime leadership.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
OPA
Phoenix
Arizona
Arizona Small Mine Operators’ Association
Washington
Ariz
Reynolds Metals Company
War Assets Administration
Seattle
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John G. Winant
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Jack Rice
Mt. McKinley
Rep. Sabath
Prince Road
Find Brown
Lone Yank
Trieste
Paris
Molotov
By Joseph Dynan
Big Four Ministers Council
James F. Byrnes
Georges Bidault
Brandy
Earth
Lon C. Kappill
Albany
Buffalo
New York
War Department
Wright Field
Ohio
All Weather Division
Capt
Lon C. Kappies
Hell Breaks
Nevada
Joseph L. Myler
Communist Party
Adriatic
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