Flood Toll Climbs as Trinity River Rises Near Crest
The Trinity River neared flood crest near Garland Texas on June 15 after killing 11 residents and causing about 1 million dollars in property damage. Sheriff Bill Decker estimated Garland flood losses at 1 million. a family of four perished there including A R King 39 his wife and son Buddy.
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Dallas
Tex
Trinity River
Bill Decker
Garland
A. R. King
Buddy
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Trinity
Ft. North
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Killer Of Tucson Men Refused Bail
Eloy June 15 J M Shorty Shrader 43 Eloy tourist court operator bound over for superior court trial on two counts of first degree murder for the killings of Francisco Cuen 39 and Ricardo Carpena 53 held without bond after a preliminary hearing before Justice H V Kerrick Do minguez 43 Tucson was in the cabin during the shooting and testified he pleaded for mercy Shrader fired at Cuen and Carpena Cuen died in less than an hour.
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ELOY
Shorty) Shrader
Shrader
Francisco G. Cuen
Ricardo Carpena
Justice of the Peace H. V. Kerrick
Tucson
Ruben Dominguez
Shrader Mot
Cuen
Senate Vote On Labor Curbs Driven By Debate
Senate action on a labor bill progresses after five days of debate as amendments move toward a Taft Hartley styled outcome. Democratic Leader Lucas notes a good faith bargaining requirement while opponents expect passage of several proposals. House debates a new military pay bill as freshman veterans seek pay realignments. Atomic energy criticism by Senator Hickenlooper highlights management concerns before the AEC.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Sen
Taft
Ohio
House
Capitol Hill
Atomic
Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Senate-House Atomic Committee
AEC
Congress
Day's Activities In Congress By Associated Press
Ninth day of debate on labor legislation with the House sent back to committee. Senate and House atomic panels resume open probe of the Atomic Energy Commission. Judiciary subcommittees hear witnesses on a bill to ban court picketing. Cotton controls hearing continues under Agriculture subcommittee. Appropriations resumes on ECA funds. Banking opens talks on extra housing measures. Republican policy meets in closed session. Armed services pay raise amendments discussed. Administration panel votes on poll tax repeal. Civil rights hearings resume in judiciary subcommittees. Republicans caucus on housing bill stance.
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House
Senate
House Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Judiciary
Agriculture
Appropriations Committee
Banking Committee
Administration
Republican House
Five Phoenix Outlets Charged Over Horsemeat Sale
Five meat outlets in Phoenix face charges of selling horsemeat as hamburger. Accused individuals include George Haynes John Davis Henry P Stieg Edward Smart and W F Bennett and H G Rother linked to Sterling Meat Co Scottsdale Meat Packing Co and outlets on Jefferson Washington and Broadway. Prosecution follows investigations by the Arizona state livestock sanitary board Phoenix health department and Maricopa county sheriff's office.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
George Haynes
E. Jefferson Jr
John Davis
Sterling Meat Co
E. Washington St
Henry P. Stieg
Edward Smart
Scottsdale Meat Packing Co
W. F. Bennett
Central and
Tax Valuations In State After Boom Lower Than In '30
State tax policy reduced real property valuations below full cash value, leaving Arizona with total assessed property values lower than in 1930 while tax collections over the last decade more than doubled. The 19 year trend shows sharp declines in farm, city lot, and mining valuations, with exemptions rising. The report notes Arizona ranks 34th in assessed valuation but 4th in per capita state and local taxes.
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Phoenix
State Tax Commission
Boards of Supervisors
Arizona
Valley National Bank Statistical Department
Arizona Tax Research Office
Tax Commission
Thad Moore
Moore
Berlin Rail Strike Votes Standstill Continues
Berlin workers in the anti Communist UGO union reject a Western backed compromise and vote 11 922 to 1978 to keep a 26 day walkout. They demand full wages in west marks, job security, and union recognition from Russian controlled management.
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Berlin
Germany
UGO
Chinese Reds Reopen North China Ports To Foreign Ships
Shanghai officials announce foreign-flag ships may enter or leave inland ports with permits from the board of trade. A second clause allows passenger and cargo transport from Shanghai to other Chinese ports under special permit, easing prior discriminatory restrictions opposed by Chinese shippers.
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Shanghai
North China
Board of Trade and the Transportation Board of the
Shanghai Military Control Commission
Board of Trade
Yangtze River
Sin
Nanking
Hankow
United States
Hudson and
Columbia Rivers
Truman Figure Misses Budget Deficit Projection
Washington June 15 A budget deficit may exceed early forecasts for fiscal 1949 ending June 30 with interim shortfall already over 2 billion. Officials say June tax collections must surge to trim the gap. debt interest and CCC farm price support payments push costs beyond estimates.
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Washington
Truman
Congressional
Commodity Credit Corp
Telephone rate case stirs Bisbee hearings in Arizona
At a state corporation commission hearing in Phoenix on Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph rate proposals, witnesses argued over company value and bookkeeping. Carl Morris of Bisbee contended profits are unclear while local hotels cited losses from service.
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Phoenix
Carl Morris
Bisbee
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Morris
State Corporation Commission
Attorney General’s Office
Bisbee and
Douglas
Federal Communications Men
Mountain States Company
FCC
Mountain States
National Association of Broadcasters
J. H. Shepherd
Shepherd
Baseball results with Spahn and Cleveland sweep
In the National League Boston trailed Pittsburgh 7 to 8 after nine innings as Spahn Hogue Mass Werle Dickson Lombardi Sewell Fitzgerald McCullough closed. Cleveland defeated Boston 8 to 5 in the American League with Bearden Lemon Hogan Masterson Kinder Tebbetts Batts helping secure the win.
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National League
Boston
Pittsburgh
Spahn
Hogue
Mass
Werle
Dickson
Lombardi
Sewell
Fitzgerald
McCullough
Cleveland
Bearden Lemon
Hogan
Masterson, Kinder
Tebbetts
Batts
Building collapse injures twenty near Central Park
A three story block long building under construction on Madison Avenue near 76th 77th streets collapsed on Wednesday injuring twenty. Victims were taken to city hospital Welfare Island or treated onsite. Police said all workers were accounted for and the cause remained under investigation. Traffic rerouted due to debris.
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New York
U.P
Central Park
City Hospital
Welfare Island
Madison Avenue
76Th
77Th Streets
City Investing Co
Resistance grows as KKK leader accuses critics in Georgia
In Stone Mountain a Grand Dragon lashed perceived persecutions by mob violence critics while a World War II veteran was flogged in Alabama. At Coplon trial, rumors swirl of Hoover resignation as Archibald Palmer seeks key witnesses including Dr. Edward A. Condon and Harold Ickes.
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Judith Coplon
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington Times-Herald
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Coplon
Atty
Archibald Palmer
Edward A. Condon
Harold Ickes
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Samuel Green
Green
Stone Mountain
Birmingham
Ala
Billy Guy Stovall
Cerdan La Motta Bout Delayed By Rain In Detroit
In Detroit on June 15 the middleweight title fight between Champion Marcel Cerdan and Jake La Motta was postponed 24 hours to Thursday night due to rain. The report notes other political and international items and a crime incident in Philly.
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Detroit
Marcel Cerdan
Jake la Motta
Tucker bond cut after Tucker car case at Chicago courthouse
Preston T. Tucker, president of the Tucker car firm, won a bond reduction from 25000 dollars to 10000 dollars at a Chicago federal court. He and seven associates were indicted for promoting the Tucker automobile which never reached assembly despite millions spent.
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Chicago
Preston T. Tucker
U. S
Philip L. Sullivan
Tucker
Peso committee backs 8 to 1 peso exchange
The Santa Cruz county chamber of commerce peso committee met in special session and voted to accept the Mexican peso at 8 to 1 U S dollar. Chairman P M Capin said the action should stimulate border trade after peso values had ranged from 9 to 12 cents recently.
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Nogales, Ariz
Santa Cruz County
Market Gains Lift Stocks On Moderate Demand Rise
New York trading saw a broad stock rise as demand climbed moderately. Final prices edged higher with fractions to about two points, lifting many shares toward best levels of the past quarter.
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New York
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Frisco
Farmers Branch
She and
Carrollton, Texas
By Jack Rutledge
Associated Press
Republican Policy Committee
By Bob Brooks
William C. Marshall
Dave Wynne
Arizona Hotelmen’s Association
Westward Ho
Adams Hotel
San Marcos
Chandler
Wynne
Walter Roche
Bisbee Chamber of Commerce
John I. Bogg
Bisbee Exchange
Boggs
N. Y
G-Man
KKK
Invisible Empire
Albert L. Reeves
State Department
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Gilbert Green
Frank Keimer
UN American Activities Committee
Communist Party
Coplon—Palmer
Ickes
Hollywood
Frederic March
Hoover
Dan E. Garvey
Colorado Springs
Wesley Bolin
Garvey
Paris
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
Eddie Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
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