Utility Users Mostly Rural Growth Tied to City Seeks Financing
J R Snider reports Tucson Gas Electric Light & Power serves more rural customers than city residents. May 1947 totals show 26 120 customers vs 23 218 in May 1946 with a 2 902 gain across residential commercial and power segments. The company weighs financing for 900 000 in improvements amid a pending court price ruling.
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Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Company
Tucson
J. R. Snider
Snider
Marshall Urges Joint European Reconstruction Plan
Secretary of State Marshall called on European nations to craft a comprehensive postwar reconstruction program with American economic backing. He warned against governments that exploit misery, stressed substantial aid over three to four years, and urged a coordinated blueprint rather than piecemeal relief to avoid prolonged economic and political decline.
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Cambridge
Mass
Marshall
Europe
Miners Perish By Negligence Report Blames Disaster
A senate public lands subcommittee ruled that explosives used nonpermissibly caused the Mar 25 Centralia Illinois mine disaster that killed 111. The panel faulted management miners the Mine Workers' union state and federal bureaus and urged federal legislation to empower a safety code and its enforcement.
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Washington
Senate Public Lands
Centralia
Ill
Senate
Cordon
R-Ore
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Flier Collides With Handcar in Huron. One Dead
The engineer of the New York Central westbound interstate express was killed and several passengers injured Thursday when the train collided with a power-driven handcar in downtown Huron Ohio.
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Huron
New York Central
Four Power Talks on Italian Colonies Postponed Indefinitely
London reports that the four power talks on the future of Italian colonies, set for Friday, were postponed at the request of Soviet representative Georgi Zarubin. US envoy Lewis W. Douglas was to represent the United States.
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London
Georgi Zarubin
Zarubin
Moscow
Lewis W. Douglas
United States
Army Supply Bill Passed in House for War Department
The House approved and sent to the Senate a 5.28 billion dollar Army supply bill with a 40 million dollar rise for airplane purchases, unanimous voice vote. The bill totals 435.8 million below the President’s budget for new war department appropriations.
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Washington
House
Senate
War Department
House Appropriations Committee
Mahon
D-Tex
Appropriations Committee
Air Corps
Death Of Overells Held Simultaneous
Los Angeles report states financier Walter E. Overell and his wife died together aboard their dynamited yacht in Newport Harbor on March 15. Superior Judge Harold B. Jeffrey ruled the deaths simultaneous, a decision not impacting the Santa Ana murder trial of their daughter Louise Overell and her boyfriend George Gollum. The ruling was to allow estate bills and property disposition.
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Los Angeles
Walter E. Overell
Newport Harbor
Harold B. Jeffrey
Santa Ana
Overells
Louise
George Gollum
Farmers & Merchants’ National Bank
Overell
Sale Of De Anza Park Considered
ANNAPOLIS Md June 5 The Tucson city council faces a possible sale of De Anza park at North Stone Avenue and East Speedway with an estimated value around 200000 The issue hinges on whether the land was given for park use or can be disposed of A city-wide vote would be required if proceeds exceed 25000 The land was deeded by Southern Pacific in exchange for土地 and was proclaimed a park in 1917 remaining dedicated for public use.
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de Anza Park
North Stone Avenue
East Speedway
T. J. Elliott
Municipal Srmr
North Stone-East Speedway
Elliott
Tucson
Southern Pacific Railroad
Mulberry Park
Old Pueblo
Airlines Proposals Mixed Actions by Civil Aeronautics Board
The examiner recommended four route changes in the Southwest and urged rejection of several other proposals. American Airlines could serve San Diego on flights east of Phoenix, Transcontinental & Western Air would add Santa Fe on Amarillo to Winslow, United Airlines may extend to Nogales with expiry tied to Lamsa, and Western Airlines would remove Yuma as an intermediate and add a San Diego to Phoenix segment via El Centro and Yuma.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Southwest
Ralph L. Wiser
American Airlines
San Diego
Phoenix
American
el Paso
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
Santa Fe
Goodwin Called To Union Meet In Arizona Labor Drama
PHOENIX June 5 The Arizona State Federation of Labor executive committee summons Ross Goodwin Phoenix Central Labor council president to explain a statement urging the labor movement to clean house. W D Taylor AF of L regional representative will attend.
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Phoenix
Arizona State Federation of Labor
Ross Goodwin
Phoenix Central Labor Council
Arizona
W. D. Taylor
American Federation of Labor
Mead Named Arizona State Senator After D'Autremont Death
The Pima county board of supervisors chose J B Mead former Ajo supervisor and Tucson resident to fill the late H H d Autremont's unexpired senate term. The decision followed a closed session after Judge Eva De Concini declined the appointment and amid debate among supervisors.
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Board of Supervisors
J. B. Mead
Ajo
Tucson
Senate
H. H. D’autremont
Kautenburger
Boyd
Alley
Pima County Board of Supervisors
Superior Court
Eva de Concini
G. G. Alley
d’Autremont
Mead
de Concini
Arizona
Democratic Party
Pima County
Senators Near Labor Bill Vote
Washington June 5 Senators push toward approval of a compromise labor bill after a rocky House passage. Taft predicts possible delay before final Senate vote. A White House veto is anticipated by Democrats unless a two to one Senate margin blocks it. House vote stood 320 to 79.
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Washington
House
Sen. Taft
R.O
Senate
White House
Congress
Hartley
R.-N.j
House Labor Committee
Taft
Senate Labor Committee
Sen. Ball
R.-Minn
Sen. Pepper
D.-Fla
Truman
U S Outstrips Reds And British In Middle East
AP analyst Jerry Korn notes the United States is surpassing Russia and Britain in the Middle East due to oil wealth, development plans, and industrial know how. Saudi Arabia’s five year program totals 106 million dollars with over 400 million tied to American oil firms.
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U.S
Middle East
Jerry Korn
United States
Russia
Britain
Saudi Arabia
Ibn Saud
Azerbaijan
Senate Ratifies Four Peace Pacts
The senate completed ratification of four World War II peace pacts. It approved the Italian treaty 79 to 10 and gave voice votes to Romania Bulgaria and Hungary pacts. President Truman denounced a Communist coup in Hungary minutes earlier. A Fulbright bid to delay action until Jan 25 failed 67 to 22.
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Washington
Senate
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Truman
Sen. Fulbright
Bevin Eden Targeted by Letter Bombs in Europe
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and former foreign minister Anthony Eden were named among Britons receiving letter bombs of powdered gelignite. Eight bombs were mailed from Italy to officials including cabinet members and Palestine administrators. No injuries were reported. Yard probes Milan and France as possible sources.
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London
U.P
Ernest Bevin
Anthony Eden
Scotland Yard
Bevin
Eden
the Yard
Paris
Yard
Italy
Palestine
Milan
France
Traffic Normal As Strike Postponed
Traffic moved normally on the Southern Pacific Railway of Mexico after a strike by 6,000 workers was postponed until Saturday. The walkout was set to begin Wednesday at 5 p.m. but was deferred at the request of President Miguel Aleman who hoped for a settlement.
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Nogales
Mex
Southern Pacific Railway of
Mexico
Miguel Aleman
Detroit teen posed as doctor for 18 months
Theo dore Cole Jr a 23 year old high school student claimed medical knowledge from books and acted as a physician for 18 months. Police and health officials say he advertised as Dr and listed in a physician directory. He was freed on $500 bond after an emergency appendectomy on Mrs Agnes Brown in Detroit Hospital, who recovered.
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Detroit
Theodore Cole, Jr
Board of Health
Young Cole
Casa Technical High School
Cole
Agnes Brown
Allies Demand Hungary Probe
An American source says U S and British military representatives in Budapest will press Russia for a three power inquiry into Hungary after Premier Ferenc Nagy’s resignation and the communist seizure of authority. Western officials seek documents they say implicate Nagy in a plot to overthrow the republic. Lt Gen V P Sviridov had rejected prior requests for the inquiry.
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Budapest
U.S
Hungary
United Nations
Ferenc Nagy
Nagy
V. P Sviridov
Allied Control Commission
Phone Workers Face Major Union Battle Over Reorganization
The Communications Workers of America and the CIO mobilize for a fight to reorganize U S telephone workers. A convention is called for Monday in Miami to replace the NFTW which led the Bell System strike. NFTW head Joseph Beirne accuses CIO of raiding members.
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Washington
CIO
Communications Workers of America
Miami
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Bell System
Joseph Beirne
NFTW
ICWA
Telephone Workers
Truman denounces Hungarian coup as outrage
President Truman condemns the Hungarian coup as outrageous and says the United States will not stand idly by. He notes the State Department is investigating the affair as diplomats discuss possible Balkan federation and continuation of Communist influence in Czechoslovakia. Hungarian minister Szegedy Maszak denounces Soviet actions and refuses to recognize the Budapest regime.
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Washington
Truman
Hungary
United States
State Department
Balkan Federation
Balkan
Europe
Baltic
Adriatic
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Greece
Turkey
Soviet Bloc
Czechoslovakia
Hungaria
Aladar Szegedy-Maszak
Budapest
Francis Nagy, Jr
Legation
Truman Denounces Taft on Economic Policy
President Truman blasted Senator Taft as endorsing fallacious and dangerous economic methods. He announced Griswold named to head the Greece mission under a 400 million dollar aid bill and Richard F. Allen to run a 350 million dollar relief program for Europe. He argued aid aims to help starving nations and resist totalitarian aggression, not to lower prices. He warned price reductions at home require stronger measures instead of abandoning loans and programs.
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Washington
Truman
Sen. Taft
R-O
Dwight T. Griswold
Nebraska
United States
Greece
Richard F. Allen
National League Baseball Scores From Evening Card
Brooklyn shuts out Pittsburgh 3 0 while St Louis defeats Boston 5 3 and Cincinnati beats Philadelphia 5 0 in the first games. Chicago tops New York 5 1 in the opener.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Baseball schedule looks ahead with AL games listed
The American League slate shows Washington 3 Cleveland 0, Philadelphia 5 Chicago 2, and New York at Detroit with only games scheduled.
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Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Detroit
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Arizona Airways, Inc
Border Airlines
Southwest Airways Company
Goodwin
DeConcini
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