UN Again Dares Communists To Screen POWs
U N and Allied delegate Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison challenged the Communists at Panmunjom to agree to an impartial re screening of 169000 prisoners of war to verify how many want to return home The Reds refused claiming the accusation about prisoners refusing repatriation is false Harrison accused them of obstructing peace by their stance and noted they still hold tens of thousands of Allied captives.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
William K. Harrison
Harrison
U.N
Nam I
Korea GI Bill Delayed Vote On Rights For Veterans
The House delayed a vote on a Korea era GI bill of rights until Thursday. Rep Springer objected to debate rules and proposed removing a provision that would pay lump sums directly to veterans for tuition books and other education costs in addition to subsistence. Rep Teague defended the provision as curbing World War II era abuses.
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Washington
Rep
Springer
Rill
Teague
D-Tex
Ambition Curbed in Detroit Theft Case
Cecil Johnson 30 admitted stealing a department store briefcase to finance night school. Judge John P. Scallen sentenced him to a 30 day jail term.
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Detroit
W.P
Cecil Johnson
John P. Scallen
Scallen
Largest High School Class Graduates At Tucson Tonight
The 686 seniors will receive diplomas at 8 p.m. on the high school athletic field with Oliver Drachman presenting diplomas. Speakers include Sylvia Pantania Ann C Mathews Robert V Goode and Berkeley G Beach. Roskruge led junior highs with 273 graduates.
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Tucson
Tucson High School
Oliver Drachman
Tucson School Board
Hea Nenara
Leo Piveiam
Philip Joanou
Douglas S. Holsclaw
Harold Robert Daily
Sylvia Pantania
Ann C.mathews
Robert V. Goode
Berkeley G. Beach
Rollin T. Gridley
Board of Education
Andy Tolson
Rev. M. Dyke
Salpointe High School
Frank W. Adams
Richard T. Dottenrod
Nancy Ann Matthews
Roskruge
Catalina
Mansfeld
Safford
Wakefield
New York City Taxable Real Estate Value Reaches 20-Year High
New York City total assessed value of taxable real estate and special franchises for the fiscal year starting July 1 stands at 19 425 499 087, the highest in two decades as reported by the tax commission.
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New York
New York City
Tax Commission
Harriman to Campaign in Arizona in June
Harriman plans a Tucson appearance on June 10 ahead of a major speech in Phoenix on June 11. John F. Molloy, Pima county Democratic chairman, says an official announcement is imminent. Democratic leaders also expect Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia to visit Phoenix late June.
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W. Averell Harriman
Arizona
Tucson
John F. Molloy
Pima County
Democratic
Harriman
Phoenix
New York
Old Pueblo
Phoe
Anx
Richard Russell
Georgia
Century Plant Blooms After 25 Years in Fort Worth Garden
A century plant planted by C. A. Plackett in Fort Worth has bloomed for the first time after 25 years, marking a rare horticultural event in the local garden.
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Century
Ft, Worth
Tex
N.p
C. A. Plackett
Boys to Elect State Officers
Flagstaff delegates at Boys State nominated on Nationalist and Federalist platforms. Gubernatorial candidates Jeff Cellava of Phoenix and Rickey Burt of Bagdad lead the slate. Other races include secretary of state, superior court judges, attorney general, state treasurer, auditor, and superintendent of public instruction with N and F nominees.
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Flagstaff
Jeff Cellava
Phoenix
Rickey Burt
Bagdad
Cellava
Fred Cellava
Sixth Ave
Phoenix Union High School
Bagdad High
Burt
R. W. Burt
Charles Broberg
Bob Watson
Tombstone
Alfredo Navarro
Superior
Fritz Wilson
Prescott
Jay Oplin
Thatcher
Bob Tomes
Globe
John Riggs
Air Stowaways On Probation
Two young women stowed away on a B 29 bound for Guam and were sentenced by Federal Judge Oliver J. Carter to one year probation and a $250 repayment to the government. Maxine Allen of Tacoma Washington and Jeri McDaniels of Walnut Grove California were ordered to pay and warned not to repeat the act. The pair said they behaved at a party and boarded the bomber at McClelland Air Force Base where they worked.
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Sacramento
Calif
Guam
Oliver J. Carter
Maxine Allen
Tacoma
Wash
Jeri McDaniels
Walnut Grove
Carter
McClelland Air Force Base
Grand Canyon Legion District Picks New Commander
Buford Bell gard of Grand Canyon was elected commander of the American Legion's seventh district at a Sunday ceremony held in Williams.
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Grand Canyon
Man Heads Legion District
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