Revolt May Halt Truman Arms Aid Plan In Senate Debate
Washington July 26 A revolt torn foreign relations committee weighs scrap of President Truman's 1.45 billion arms for Europe and drafts a stop gap. Connally signals strategy as factions demand scaling back to 300 million and sparks Republican criticism over executive power.
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Washington
U.R
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
Fraeht
Congress
Connally
Russia
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Scott W. Lucas
Ill
Vandenberg
John Foster Dulles
N. Y
State Department
Acheson
Dulles
Mr. Truman
Robert A. Taft
Rohio
Kenneth S. Wherry
Neb
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol
Five Nations to Be Called To Duty in Europe Plan
President Truman’s arms for Europe program aims to bring about 1.5 million fighting men into combat strength across Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The Western European Union coordinates its own force buildup with Norway Denmark and Italy strengthening defense against possible Soviet aggression. Western powers total about 4 million troops versus the United States 1.6 million and questions remain on weapons distribution details.
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Washington
Truman
Westclm Gwuivpe Tw Utc Iu
Russia
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Western European Union
U. S
Norway
Denmark
Italy
United States
Western Europe
Western Union
Soviet Union
Red Army
Germany
Europe
Who's To Take Lead In Tax Value Equalization Argued
County assessors and supervisors clashed with the Arizona tax commission at the annual conference over leadership in setting property valuations. Gov Garvey urged economy as budgets rise. Maricopa County supervisor David P. Kimball pressed for policy guidance and a valuation survey, while Pinal County assessor Wiley Parsons criticized lack of expert advice. Commissioner Joe Hunt backed a state-wide survey, but Thad Moore doubted its feasibility, warning assessors can veto final values.
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David P. Kimball
Maricopa County
Kimball
Wiley Parsons
Pinal County
Joe Hunt
Commission
Moore
Rector Describes English Parish Life as a Teddy Bears Picnic
In Bere Ferrers England on July 26 the disillusioned Rev R G Crookshank writes in the parish magazine that country life now mirrors urban perversion. He laments underpaid clergy, declines in values, and cites Town and country parishes coping with motor coach fellowship beer fueled gatherings and Sabbath sea trips in slips.
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Bere Ferrers
England
Sodom and Gomorrah
R. G. Crookshank
Zoning Board Reviews Draft of Pima County Ordinance
The Pima county zoning commission and planning director E A Wilson reviewed a 45 page draft of the proposed zoning ordinance. Attorney William S Dunipace outlined the first 17 sections covering purpose definitions mapping and 13 land use classifications as questions and amendments followed.
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Pima County
County Planning and Zoning Commission
E. A. Wilson
Atty. William S. Dunipace
Dunipace
Gordon M. Luepke
Commission
Tax Loophole Found In Arizona Insurance Laws
Kent Lockwood of the Arizona tax commission says a 18th Legislature loophole allows insurance firms to invest in real estate and operate as insurers to dodge income and sales taxes. He cites heavy Maricopa County investments and notes a failed bill to close the loophole despite prior pressure from insurers.
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Williams
Arizona
Kent Lockwood
Arizona Tax Commission
Lockwood
Commission
Maricopa County
Pima County
Corporation Commission
Storms From Okinawa Hit Shanghai Area
Shanghai reports its worst storm in years with 29 dead and 23 injured. Flooding left over 200 000 homeless as rescuers moved through waterlogged streets. A house collapse, fires and electrocutions caused most fatalities amid heavy property damage. satellite impact feared in neighboring farm districts with destroyed truck crops.
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Shanghai
United States Steel Q2 Net Dips from 1949 First Quarter
United States Steel Corp reports second quarter net income of 44,123,595, down from 49,928,670 in the first quarter of 1949. Judge Elmo P. Lee of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, fifth circuit, dies at 67. Senator Sparkman questions a Chicago decision on the 1949 rent law, predicting Supreme Court upholds it. Arizona health officials plan free chest X-ray mobile clinics at Show Low, Snowflake, and McNary on July 26 to 29.
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Elwyn R. Shaw
Chicago
New York
United States Steel Corp
Shreveport
Elmo P. Lee
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
Washington
U.P
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Supreme Court
Phoenix
Arizona
Arizona Public Health Department
Showlow
McNary
Iron City mayor repels Klan mob with gunfire
Donalsonville Georgia July 17. Mayor C L Drake of Iron City says seven or eight cars filled with masked Klansmen tried to kidnap him at his home about 3 am. He fired, they scattered and fired back but were too far away to injure anyone.
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Donalsonville
South Georgia
World’s largest flying boat unveiled in Cowes
A ten engined 140 ton flying boat was revealed in Cowes Isle of Wight. Makers claim it is the biggest in the world and capable of carrying 105 passengers nonstop from London to New York. It boasts a seven mile ceiling 5500 mile range and 380 miles per hour cruising speed.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
London
New York
Sheriff Bans Bingo Games in Pima County Churches
Sheriff Jerome P. Martin bans church bingo and raffles in Pima County citing state law, with clergy and church leaders supporting the crackdown. Deputy Howsare cites no statute forbidding possession of a gaming device, delaying a complaint against a resident.
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Joe Collier
Jerome P. Martin
Martin
Tucson
Pima County
YMCA
Clermont D. Lopez
Lopez
Willard Schurr
Tucson Ministerial Association
Rev. Schurr
Tucson Mini Association
James H. Howsare
Eleanor Birrell
E. Greenlee Rd
Arturo Estrella
Birrell
Howsare
Estrella
Arizona
Bryce Wilson
Central Arizona Project under fire in Congress
Rep. Donald L. Jackson assails the 738 million dollar central Arizona irrigation project as a massive fraud and bubble. He accuses the reclamation bureau of rewiring laws to funnel 1.5 billion to Arizona landowners, claiming 400 large holders would gain over 500 thousand each. He notes major donations from Salt River Valley Water Users and Phoenix Vegetable Growers association.
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Washington
Donald L. Jackson
Calif
Arizona
Bureau
Treasury
Jackson
Central Arizona Project
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Phoenix Vegetable Growers Association
California
Brooklyn Defeats Chicago in NL Tilt 6 to 2
Brooklyn pitchers Hatten Banta Erskine and Cam panella limited Chicago while Edwards Schmitz and Owen contributed. Chicago scored three in the first and two in the seventh but could not overcome the early deficit.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Hatten
Banta
Erskine
Campanella
Edwards
Schmitz
Owen
Elderly Recluse Found Near Death in Junk-Littered Home
In Los Angeles the elderly Anna Wells was found near death by police after neighbors reported her absence. Captain H. H. Leary entered the Monterey Park residence to discover the starving woman amid debris and brought her to General Hospital for treatment.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Anna Wells
H. H. Leary
Monterey Park
General Hospital
East Fighting 50 Million Dollar Numbers Racket Ring
A three state roundup expands arrests in a 50 million dollar yearly numbers racket. Six men were booked in New York after dawn questioning by District Attorney Hogan and aides with nine more arrested in New Jersey and Cincinnati. Dennison Duble, secretary of the Cincinnati clearinghouse, admitted juggling figures to cheat players.
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New York
Dist
Frank S. Hogan
New Jersey
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
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