French Check On Reports Of Red Sabotage
A June 15 report from Bahrein Island notes an Air France DC-4 crash with 52 aboard near the site of a sister crash two days earlier that killed 47. Twenty-four people died, 15 missing, and 13 survived by boats and ships near the Persian Gulf.
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Bahrein Island
Persian Gulf
U.P
Air France
Bahrein
Vater Hoeters
New York
Miami
North Sea
Cape Henry
Second Air France
Air Force
Elkins
Fishermen Blamed For Fire Near Maverick
A man caused fire swept virgin ponderosa pine in the Apache National Forest near Maverick. By morning 1,800 to 3,000 acres destroyed with a full crew on site to guard against gusts that could rekindle flames.
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McNary
Apache National Forest
Maverick
H. F. Stammer
Robert Wilson
Don Ellison
Condit
Wilson
Trikkala Plans Street Named After Houston Fire Devastates Maverick Forest
Trikkala Greece decrees three day mourning for Tucson mayor E. T. Houston and names main street after him. In Arizona Tucson and Trikkala fostered a Good Neighbor program amid embassies condoling. A Maverick forest fire scorched about 1800 to 3000 acres with 150 to 250 men fighting flames.
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Trikkala
Greece
E. T. Houston
Tucson
Ariz
Houston
U.S
Athens
Congress Hopes To Quit Aug. 1
Senate adjournment fever runs high as leaders debate a quick exit. Lucas proposes passing a broad bill list by July 31 while Wherry and Taft push for tax cuts and import limits. Both parties seek final action on social security, drafts, appropriations, and highway aid before quitting.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Congress
Wherry
Nebraska
Ohio
Gop “Ifs.” . Wherry
Republican Policy Committee
Taft
Truman
House
Ways and Means
Labor strife swirls across U S with strikes and talks
United Press reports multiple labor actions and talks nationwide. Strikes loom in Los Angeles street car and bus services while negotiations continue in Washington. Other sites include CBS studios wage talks, International Woodworkers settlement, and Detroit Motor Products disruptions as federal mediators seek settlement and retentions.
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United Press
New Yo York
Los Angeles
British Columbia
AFL
Washington
Pittsburgh
CIO American Newspaper Guild
New York World‘Telegram and Sun
White House
JSON
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
CBS
CIO International Woodworkers of America
Ursion
Motor Products Corp
Detroit
East Moline, Ill
International Harvester Co
Garvey Attends Funeral for Mayor Houston in Tucson
Arizona Governor Dan E. Garvey travelled to Tucson to honor Mayor E. T. Houston with a funeral at 4 p.m. Attendance included pallbearers from the university and chamber groups, while city offices and businesses closed in tribute. Governor Garvey then departed for White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, for a conference.
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Arizona
Dan E. Garvey
Old Pueblo
E. T. Houston
Garvey
J. O. Niemann
Mgr
Phill. Martin Jr
Houston
Tucson
Res
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Neral
Niemann
Max Klinger
Chamber of Commerce
J. Byron McCormick
University of Arizona
M.L. Flood
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Tully Jones
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen
U. S. Marshal’s Office
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
Sunshine Climate Club
Alfonso Moreno
Magdaléna
Sonora
Alex Jacome
Arizona Bill Suit Delayed
A House reclamation subcommittee meeting is set for today but Chairman Murdock says it is unlikely to bring the Central Arizona project bill to a vote this week. Rep. Engle heads to California for a Shasta county celebration, signaling further delays as subcommittees await Interior Department and Budget Bureau answers. No action is planned until June 15 on the $596,000,000 water power project.
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Washington
House
Central Arizona
Reclamation
Murdock
D-Ariz
Rep. Engle
California
Public Lands
Interior Department and Budget Bureau
Secretary alters dog crime complaint in court filing
Colleen Jenkins in the county attorney's office hurried a complaint to the justice court clerk. A typographical error changed unlawfully kiss a Chow dog to kill a Chow dog, revealing a comic yet serious filing mistake later amended to correct the charge.
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Colleen Jenkins
Bushman the Gorilla Improves at Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago dispatch reports 500 pound gorilla Bushman, 22, shown to be slowly recovering from heart disease and arthritis. Keeper Eddie Robinson notes renewed activity, appetite, and weekly quinine-like care with guavas and other foods aiding progress, though diagnosis remains unsettled.
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Chicago
Bushman
Lincoln Park Zoo
Eddie Robinson
Robinson
Sarasota
Fla
Sane
Davis Dam reservoir renamed Lake Mohave
The reservoir behind Davis Dam on the Colorado River officially became Lake Mohave as President Truman signed the bill naming the lake. The body lies between Nevada and Arizona.
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Washington
Davis Dam
Colorado River
Lake Mohave
Truman
Nevada
Arizona
Planes Again Clear Nogales After Mexican Ruling
Nogales international airport authority resumes private aircraft clearances into Mexico after a dispute with the Mexican civil aviation commission over requiring Mexico City clearances. The ban halted traffic for a week, protests were filed by regional chambers, and orders were canceled, restoring 10 minute approvals.
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Nogales
Mexico
Nogales International
Mexican Civil Aeronautics Commission
Mexico City
Mexico Commission
United States-Mexico
Oberdorf
Alejandro Villasenor
Antonio Ceresimo
Sonora
Jesus Maria Soto Sr
Hermosillo
Guaymas
Martin Perez
Mexican Air Commission
Weather outlook shows hot spell with 97 degree high
Forecaster notes variable high level cloudiness tonight and Friday with little temperature change. No rain is in sight and the thermometer may reach near 97 degrees, recalling a 1936 heat spike around 100 degrees.
Railroad Yard Workers Win Pay Rise and 40 Hour Week
A presidential emergency board urged a five day 40 hour week for 75 000 conductors and trainmen and 4 000 yard masters, plus an 18 cent an hour raise for yard workers to offset sixth day pay loss. It projected costs at 40 million dollars and urged immediate negotiations with no strike for 30 days.
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Washington
White House
Order of
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Los Angeles Population Grows by 449,750 in 1950 Prep
Los Angeles preliminary 1950 census figures show a population around 1,954,036, with estimates indicating an increase of 449,750 from the 1940 count of 1,504,277. Officials caution revisions may occur after rechecks for nonresidents and other routine verifications.
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Los Angeles
Bureau of the Census
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Census Bureau
Nolder
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