Acheson urges prompt arms aid to western Europe
Secretary of State Acheson urged Congress to approve a 1.45 billion arms aid program to western Europe to deter direct Soviet aggression. He warned that huge Russian forces threaten recovery and freedom, and that NATO pledged unity must be backed by military support to prevent an all-out war or piecemeal gains.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
United States
Western
Europe
Russia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Oheson
Polio surge continues nationwide with rising cases
Infantile paralysis cases in 1949 climb past 1944 levels with 6,935 reported through July 27 and 337 deaths nation wide. In Tucson area Pima County records six cases and no deaths, with health officials stressing rest and hygiene to curb spread.
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Associated Press
U. S
Pima County
L. H. Howard
Tucson
U. S. Public Health Service
Washington
Storm Kills 3 In Wisconsin
A violent electrical storm in eastern Wisconsin killed three members of a Milwaukee family when they stepped from their car into a puddle of water charged by a fallen high tension wire. Anton Stankiewicz age 24 Virginia 21 Kathryn 59. Two inches of rain flooded basements in Green Bay and Sheboygan within an hour as lightning and wind felled wires and damaged streets.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Anton Stankiewicz
Virginia
Kathryn Stankiewicz
Green Bay
Sheboygan
State Legion Opens 1949 Convention Parade in Nogales
Arizona's American Legion held its 1949 convention opener in Nogales. A parade through the border city was planned for the afternoon after a one day session of the 40 et 8 group. Officers elected included K J Evans as chef de gare and Harry Goldsmith as cheminal Nationale. Plans for a hospital for rheumatic fever children near Wickenburg were boosted with aims to open by Armistice Day.
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Nogales
Arizona
American Legionnaires
K. J. Evans
Douglas
Harry Goldsmith
Yuma
Cheminal Nationale
Wickenburg
Norman A. Bennett
Goldsmith
Bennett
Old Glider School
Air Force
C. H. Russell
Ajo
Myer Stolaroff
Benson
Grand Commassaire Intendant
Glenn L. Harker
Ted Roberts
Phoenix
Grand Guard de la Porte
Bill Kram
Legion
Steel Workers Demand Fourth Round Wage Increase
United Steel Workers of America led by Philip Murray seeks a 12 percent hourly raise in the fourth round. The union aims for a total cost to companies of 30 cents per hour, covering current wages, pension deferrals, and social insurance as decades of postwar bargaining continue before Truman’s fact finding board.
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New York
U.p—Cio
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers of America
CIO
Murray
Truman
Steel Workers Union
Mobster Edward Herbert Dies After Sunset Strip Shooting
In Los Angeles on July 28, mobster Edward Neddie Herbert died from a shotgun blast aimed at his boss Mickey Cohen and his guards outside Sherry's restaurant. Herbert, 38, died at Queen of the Angels hospital at 6 50 am after a coma and multiple transfusions. Cohen remains hospitalized with a shoulder wound from the same assassination attempt.
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Los Angeles
Edward
Neddie) Herbert
Mickey Cohen
Sunset Strip
Herbert
Queen of the Angels Hospital
Cohen
Sherry
Talmadge Wins His Fight With Legislators
Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge emerges victorious after a special legislative session approves 20.5 million dollars in new taxes. The tax plan, framed by the governor, now awaits minor amendments and an appropriations bill granting broad control on spending. The April referendum had rejected additional taxes. See TALMADGE on Page 11.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
Tax Reform To Follow Session In Arizona Meeting
Arizona tax conference ends with no resolutions but signals support for standardizing assessed values. Officials urge hiring appraisal engineers and cooperating with county assessors while awaiting legislative action. Governors plans and a push for full cash value uniformity dominate discussions.
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Phoenix
Williams
Arizona
Joe Hunt
Warren Peterson
Thad Moore
Eugene L. Maynard
Illinois
Hunt
Nogales
160 Arrested In N. J. Gaming Raid
Maple Shade New Jersey police raided an armed gambling joint clearing 160 arrests and $40000 in cash. Officers reported an armored lookout, a revolver, pocketed slot machines and a ticker system. Players mainly from Philadelphia and Camden used a limousine service to reach the site. Police intend to link the operation to a New York ring.
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Maple Shade
N. J
Philadelphia
Camden
New York
$1,000,000 Catholic High School Starts Soon
A $1,000,000 Catholic high school for Tucson parishes will begin by mid August and open in September 1950 for ninth and tenth grades, with later entry for upper grades. The 20 acre North Cherry project between Copper and Mitchell streets includes a 22,000 square foot main building, gymnasium, cafeteria, and future stadium and facilities. General contractor is E Samuel Gercke.
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Auk Bushnell
Tucson
North Cherry Avenue
Copper
Mitchell Streets
East Seventh Street
Tucson High School
Terry Atkinson
Catholic High
Atkinson
E. Samuel Gercke
Copper Street
Baseball Results From The American League
Cleveland edged New York 2 to 2 after a late surge, while Boston beat Detroit 6 to 1. The American League also saw Washington nudge past Detroit in a high scoring affair, and St. Louis visiting Philadelphia for a night game.
National League baseball box scores and highlights
Summary of multiple games with scoring lines and pitcher lines. Key matchups include New York vs Pittsburgh with final 8-6, Branca, Edwards, and others pitching for Brooklyn Chicago, and St Louis, Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati results noted with partial line scores and bullpen details.
Strike Conference Scheduled Here In Tucson
Federal Conciliator Earl J. Ruddy arranged a joint conference here between Tucson wholesale grocers and Teamsters Local 310 to end an 11 day truckers strike. He met with employers and union officials before scheduling the Thursday session to negotiate new contracts.
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Tucson
Teamsters
Earl J. Ruddy
Ruddy
Teamsters Local
James A. Dick Co
Dick Company
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Los Angeles
Phone Rate Order Drawn by Arizona Officials
Edward Jacobson said the Arizona corporation commission will likely sign an order denying Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. a rate increase. The denial rests on savings from dial conversions in Tucson, Casa Grande, and Mesa offsetting labor costs, and on stock sales being affected by market conditions. The company plans to appeal the order.
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Phoenix
Edward Jacobson
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Arizona Corporation Commissioners
Wilson T.wright
Mitt Simms
William T. Brooks
Tucson
Casa Grande
Mesa
Senate Scraps Over Funds For European Aid
In Washington on July 28 the Senate wrangled over the second year funding for the European recovery program. After four days of amendments the measure was returned to committee for a fresh start, with a new bill expected but possible weeks of delay. President Truman assured no atomic secret sharing without Congress, amid fears of Britain and Canada involvement.
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Washington
Congress
America
Europe
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Group
Barkley
Truman
Acheson
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Britain
Canada
Byrd Faces Strong Challenge in Virginia Governor Race
United States Sen. Harry F. Byrd faces a serious challenge from four candidates in Virginia's governor primary. State Sen. John S. Battle, chairman of the senate finance committee, leads the Byrd slate while Francis Pickens Miller Horace Edwards and Remmie L. Arnold also contend. The contest tests Byrd’s conservative machine influence in a four corner fight versus Battle and rivals.
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Richmond
United States
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Senate
John S. Battle
William M. Tuck
Battle
Francis Pickens Miller
Horace H. Edwards
Remmie L. Arnold
Petersburg
Martin A. Hutchinson
Charlottesville
Virginia Senate
Miller
Eisenhower
Byrd Organization
Edwards
Truman offers U S supreme court vacancy to Tom Clark
President Truman disclosed he offered the Supreme Court vacancy to Attorney General Tom Clark and requested Senator J Howard McGrath to succeed Clark as attorney general. Both men were surprised and could not answer immediately at the White House.
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U.P
Truman
U. S. Supreme Court
Atty
Tom Clark
J. Howard MccGrath
D-Ri
Clark
Justice Department
McGrath
White House
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