Public view toward Reds shifts after San Francisco talks
George Gallup reports a drop in American belief that Russia can be trusted to cooperate after the San Francisco conference. Polls since 1942 show friendly sentiment rising to 55 percent in March 1945, then slipping to 38 percent today, with declines across parties and genders before the conference conclusions.
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Princeton
N. J
Russia
United States
San Francisco
Pacific
Phoenix Woman Serves As Navy Air Navigator
Lt Florence W. Brown of Phoenix Arizona is named among 80 WAVE officers designated as naval air navigators and will perform navigational duties as crew members on Navy planes. She is among the first women officers qualified to serve as a military air crew member. WAVE officers are presently serving as instructors in the 11th naval district San Diego.
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San Diego
Florence W. Brown
Phoenix
Ariz
WAVE
Naval Air
11Th Naval District
94 Trucks to Be Sold At Auction June 12
Sale of 94 surplus trucks by the office of surplus materials set for 10 a m on June 12 will be limited to dealers. Farmers may buy through dealers after AAA certification. Prospective buyers should accompany dealers to the sale to compare choices as prices may match. Trucks of all makes are offered and require minor repairs before operation.
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Pima County
AAA
Montana elects Republican Wesley O Ewart to U S House
In Montana second district election results show Wesley O Ewart, a rancher and critic of federal centralization, defeating Leo C Graybill 21 550 to 18 820s as turnout falls below one third due to rain. Independent Crow candidate Robert Yellowtail draws 2 907 votes. Socialist E Spriggs also listed.
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Helena
Mont
U.P
Montana
Wesley O’ewart
Leo C. Graybill
Truman
D’ewart
Graybill
O’ewart
Great Falls
President Truman
Congress
Robert Yellowtail
Yellowtail
E. Spriggs
Hotel murder mystery unfolds over Langford case
In New York Park Avenue Hotel murder of wealthy Albert E. Langford, two men with a calling card bullet killed him after a visit to Mrs Langford. Police scrutinize a black book of names tied to patrons and former proteges including Eddie De Lange and Reed Lawton. Family and friends, from Evelyn Nesbit to Miss Nesbit’s husband Harry K Thaw, figure in the inquiry as detectives pursue several theories with no solid lead.
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New York
U.P
Albert E. Langford
Langford
Park Avenue
Marguery
Kempton Teller
Howard
Rafael Diaz
Metropolitan Opera House
Diaz
Langford Reftt
Jacob Grumet
U S Armies To Occupy Only Bavarian Area
London June 6 The United States plans to hand over most of conquered German territory to British and Russian troops and will occupy only Bavaria in southwest Germany. The ninth army will yield cities like Leipzig Magdeburg Chemnitz and Erfurt to the Russians while the Rhineland Ruhr regions including Cologne will be taken over by British forces. Occupation in Germany may extend north to Frankfurt and the arrangement traces to Yalta decisions with minor changes since.
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John D. M'Dermott
London
U. S
Germany
Bavaria
Leipzig
Magdeburg
Chemnitz
Erfurt
Rhineland
Ruhr
Cologne
Dueren
Duesseldorf
Essen
Berlin
Frankfurt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Yalta
Patten Recalls War Duty At Legion Luncheon
Maj. Harold A. Patten recounts 32 months overseas including aboard the Queen Mary when it sank a British cruiser in 1942. He served in Africa with A-20 bombers, noting missions reduced from 18 to seven planes. Patten, back in Tucson for the first time in five years, spoke of England Africa Italy and France.
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Harold A
Porque) Patten
American Legion
Santa Rita
Maj
Patten
Africa
England
Maj. Patten
Tucson
Italy
France
Distillation Systems Fit Each Liberty Ship For Fresh Water
Each Liberty ship carries its own distillation setup to convert sea water into potable water. This onboard system ensures crew access to drinkable water aboard the vessel.
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Liberty
Railway Seeks Workers As Shortage Grows
P. O. Carter district manager of the U S railroad retirement board in Tucson says a manpower shortage in the railroad industry is worsening. He plans three days of visits to Willcox Douglas Bisbee and Nogales to recruit brakemen switchmen machinists carpenters signalmen car inspectors telegraphers and painters for the war effort. Prospective workers should contact the Tucson office or Southern Pacific representatives.
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P. O. Carter
U. S. Railroad Retirement Board
Tucson
Carter
Willcox
Douglas, Bisbee
Nogales
Railroad Retirement Board
Southern Pacific Company
Ancient Egyptian Riddles Known to Rulers and Scribes
Riddles date back to ancient Egypt where scholars and scribes posed puzzles as intellectual exercises. The tradition reflects a culture valuing wit, problem solving, and linguistic play across temples and daily life.
Calixtro Seeks Separate Trial In Bender Murder Case
In Nogales on June 6 a motion seeks a separate trial for Manuel Calixtro 37 charged with murdering Herman C Bender 76 near Patagonia. Judge Gordon Farley will rule Saturday. Mrs Bender previously lost a similar motion. Bender's body was allegedly dumped into a shaft at the Big Jim mine after pleas of guilt by Ben der’s nephews Benito Arias and Ricardo Rodriguez.
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Nogales
Manuel Calixtro
Librada Lopez Bender
Herman C. Bender
Patagonia
Gordon Farley
Bender
Benito Arias
Ricardo Rodriguez
Ruffo Espinosa
Big Jim
Calixtro
Mrs
Ben
Two youths in Cochise County jail await sentencing
Nasib Karam is attorney for Calixtro. The two youths are in the Cochise County jail at Bisbee awaiting sentence June 30.
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Espinosa
Nasib Karam
Calixtro
Cochise
Bisbee
Cargo to the armed services Dominated U.S. 1944 Exports
About 60 percent of the cargo leaving the United States in 1944 was destined for the armed services, reflecting wartime shipping priorities.
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United States
The
Armed Services
Allied Leaders Receive Russia’s Highest War Honor
Radio Moscow announced that General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery were awarded the Order of Victory Russia’s top military decoration.
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London
Radio
Moscow
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bernard L. Montgomery
Russia
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Marine Corps
Railway
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N.Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Father’s Bay
Daniel’s
Tld Funeral Home
West Congress
Mexico City
Juarez
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Lamsa Air Lines
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Internacional
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