Inventory Tax Argued Sharply
Thad Moore of the Arizona tax commission charged that half of Arizona merchants underreport merchandise for inventory tax. Chambers of commerce spokesmen urged lowering from 60 to 20 percent of cash value, while others favored equalization or elimination with exemptions. The debate highlighted assessor accountability and the burden on industry, with business leaders citing rising costs and competitive disadvantages from the tax.
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Bob Brooks Williams
Thad Moore
Arizona Tax Commission
Arizona
Moore
Chambers of Commerce
Fred’ Snyder
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
Richard Washington
Phoenix
Floyd Raines
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Industry Committee
George Hill
Prescott
Oscar Palmer
Phoenix Air Cooling
William Stanford
Stanford
Hunt
Tucson
Max Klinger
Rainbow Bakery Co
Frank O'Rielly
O'Rielly Motor Co
O’rielly
Palmer
County Argu es Raids On Clubs Were Legal
A motion charging Sheriff Jerome P. Martin with violating the U S constitution over raids on three private clubs July 20 will be heard Saturday morning in justice court. Attorney E T Cusick says the sheriff acted without warrants and asks to quash the complaint suppress evidence and return 16 slot machines seized. The hearing pits Cusick against County Atty Bryce Wilson with Arizona case law cited. The clubs named are Tucson Press club William Krylowicz George Brooks and Harry Ellebracht who allegedly run homes within club premises as alleged in the motion. A decision could hinge on fourth amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
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Jerome P. Martin
Justice Court
E. T. Cusick
Martin
Cusick
Bryce Wilson
Arizona
William Krylowicz
Tucson Press Club
N. Stone Ave
George Brooks
Old Pueblo Club
S. Stone Ave
Harry Ellebracht
el Rio Golf and Country Club
West Speedway
Numbers Man To Reveal Data
Cincinnati report says Dennison Duble a civic leader may turn state's evidence against eastern racketeers in a $50,000,000 policy racket swindle. He changed his extradition stance suddenly and will fly to New York Wednesday to determine the basis of the case.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Dennison Duble
Cincinnati Clearing House
Duble
New York City
Cincinnati Clearing House Association
New York
Threat Of Pit Closing In Coal Fields
Soft coal operators warned they may shut down pits over the three day work week dispute with John L. Lewis. Lewis did not attend a White Sulphur Springs session as talks with Southern Coal Producers Association continued, while steel company owned mines push for a showdown now rather than in fall.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Steel Company
Harry M. Moses
George H. Love
a _Washington
Sen. Robertson
D-Va
Steel
Southern Coal Producers Association
Bluefield
Marana Road Bids Opened
The Arizona Land and Rock Co. bid 514,078.22 to surface 111 miles of the Tucson Marana highway. The project runs from 26 miles northwest of Tucson to 9 14 miles southeast of Picacho. The bid was 17 percent under the highway engineer’s estimate and low among 19 bids. The contract decision was expected at the Aug. 5 highway commission meeting.
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Phoenix
Arizona Land and Rock Co
Tucson-Marana
Arizona Highway Department
Tucson
Picacho
Highway Commission
United Press
Truman To Fill 3 Key Positions
Washington July 27 White House officials said President Truman has chosen men for three top military posts while seeking nominees for the munitions board and the national security resources board. Tracy Voorhees would become undersecretary of the army, Archibald Alexander asst secretary of the army, and Marx Leva asst secretary of defense under unification plans. Ward Canaday balks at the munitions board chair, while John Steelman remains acting chairman of the National Security Resources Board. Leva, a former navy executive, would be among three assts under the defense department.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Munitions Board
National Security Resources Board
Tracy Voorhees
Archibald Alexander
New Jrsey
Army
Marx Leva
Defense Johnson
Levi
Department of Defense
Congress
Johnson
Navy
Air Force
Ward Canaday
Toledo
Ohio
Canady
Willys-Oakland Co
Caribbean Commission
Arthur Hill
Bus Company
Wallgren
Ala
James V. Forrestal
Forrestal
Defense
Swimmer Fails Channel Trip in Exhausting Crossing
Mrs. Willi Croes Van Rijsel, a Dutch housewife, failed by one and a half miles to swim the 19 mile English channel. After 14 hours 16 minutes in icy water she was pulled into a accompanying boat near Dover. She was found cold and exhausted, narrowly missing Miss Gertrude Ederle’s 1926 record.
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Dover
Eng
Willi Croes van Rijsel
Gertrude Ederle
van Rijsel
Miss Ederle
Japan Enters Trade Deals With Eight Nations
Tokyo reports Gen. Mac Arthur announced trade pacts between Japan and seven South American nations plus Mexico. Frank Pickelle projects up to 120 million dollars in Japanese goods exported to Latin America in 15 months.
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Tokyo
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Mexico
Frank E. Pickelle
Latin America
Pickelle
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Peru
Uruguay
Colombia
Venezuela
U. S
County Zoning Draft Gains Approval After Deliberation
After five hours of discussion, Pima County's nine member planning and zoning commission tentatively approved the first draft of a countywide zoning ordinance excluding incorporated areas and federal lands. The draft, read by Atty. William S. Dunipace, will be revised for a final vote at a special meeting. The ordinance allows nonconforming uses for existing establishments and provides for public hearings, variances, and a board of adjustment in each supervisor district. Land use maps will be completed for demonstrations as hearings approach.
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Pima County
Planning and Zoning Commission
Atty
William S. Dunipace
Dunipace
Board of Supervisors
E. A. Wilson
City
Commission
Board of Adjustment
State Land Law Tested in Arizona Supreme Court
Arizona rancher Florencio M. Gallego of Pima County asks Maricopa County Superior Court to compel State Land Commissioner O. C. Williams to renew his grazing lease and to define Williams's exclusive authority over annual rent determinations. The suit seeks to bar any action by a state land appraisal board to set rent for Gallego’s lands.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Florencio M. Gallego
Pima County
Maricopa County
Truman Plan Faces Senate Clash Over Arms Aid
Washington July 27 The battle over President Truman's 1.45 billion military aid plan intensified as GOP leaders oppose the broad program and floated a stopgap 400 million. Acheson weighs options at his news conference while Connally hints at compromise. Dulles and Vandenberg urge rewriting to keep Greece and Turkey aid and token shipments, delaying the wide Atlantic pact program until January.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Truman
Congress
Acheson
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rmich
GOP
John Foster Dulles
RNY
Greece
Turkey
Defense Council
Vandenberg
State Department
Capitol Hill
Dulles
Baseball Results From Three Leagues On A Busy Night
Teams across the majors posted mixed results with Chicago and Boston games highlighted by late runs. Feller pitched for New York in a strong showing, while Cleveland and Detroit challenged in their respective clashes. Brooklyn and Chicago split their doubleheader, and Philadelphia traveled to St. Louis for a night game as Pittsburgh, Hartung, and Higbe kept runners at bay.
British Need May Wreck The Marshall Plan
Paris dispatch details Britain's dollar shortage triggering an economic crisis across Marshall Plan nations. Britain seeks 624 million dollars more aid than tentatively allotted, provoking U.S. congress cuts and European concern. Britain faces a potential 1.547 billion dollar deficit for the year, risking imports and living standards.
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Paris
Britain
United States
Congress
Organization For European Economic Co-operation
OQEEC
American Economic Co-operation Administration
Crippled airplane lands in Phoenix during emergency landing
In Phoenix at Sky Harbor on July 27 Cliff Davis, 51, owner of Davis Flying School, landed a partially disabled twin that touched down on two inches and eight inches of wheel. Co-pilot Gien Jordan, 30, was finishing twin-engine rating when the emergency landing occurred with both motors cut and propellers resting horizontally. Emergency crews stood by as Davis guided the craft to a safe touchdown.
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Phoenix
Sky Harbor
Cliff Davis
Davis Flying School
Davis
Gien Jordan
Jordan
Rayburn rules state of war exists. no adjournment law
House Speaker Sam Rayburn declared a state of war still exists and Congress is not bound by the 1946 reorganization act which fixes the July adjournment date unless Congress acts. The law normally sets July's last day as adjournment unless wartime or a special provision applies.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Congress
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