Tucson Fire Hazards and Public Leniency Spark Major Losses
A Daily Citizen investigation reviews Tucson fire department practices and public laxity in enforcing ordinances. It highlights three warehouse fires causing 105000, 285000, and 82000 damages in 1946 1948 and urges remedial steps by both the public and fire department to prevent future losses.
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Tucson
Daily Citizen
E. T. Houston
J. C. Sievert
Southwest Wholesale Grocery Co
James A. Dick Wholesale Grocery Co
Arizona Tobacco Co
Fire Underwriters’ Association
Howard Danielson
Forrest Gordon
Danielson
Gordon
Truman Returns to Washington in Veto Threat Swing
President Truman arrived in Washington on Friday after a 15 day cross country tour and pledged more vetoes against the Republican led Congress. On his desk at the White House sat about 150 bills awaiting action as Congress nears adjournment with housing legislation and postmaster confirmations among the items.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Union Station
White House
Baker Denies He Ordered Shooting
Les Baker, 26, operator of El Rancho Diablo on the Ajo road, faces a jury over a March 1947 killing of a Brahma bull belonging to neighbor Bob Barber. Testimony by John Coleman and Max Foster clashed with Baker’s claim that Coleman acted on his own.
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Les Baker
el Rancho Diablo
Ajo Road
Scheda
Benjamin Blake
Safford
Baker
Bob Barber
John Coleman
Colorado
Bakers
Coleman
Baker Ranch
Max Foster
Foster
E. T. Cusick
Alamosa
Colo
Jerry Martin
John D. Anderson
Sol Rhea
Silver City
Santa Fe
N. M
Tucson
McNary Forecasts Four Month Steel Delivery For Fire Damaged Plant
James G. Mc Nary of Southwest Lumber Mills visited Phoenix to speed steel for reconstruction of McNary plant units destroyed by fire. He predicted new units would be operational in four months. In Philadelphia Taft reportedly gained assurances that Senate President Vandenberg will stay out of the early Taft-Dewey GOP nomination contest.
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Phoenix
James G. McNary
Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc
McNary
Philadelphia
U.P
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Interim committee to face hiring cuts for 19th legislature
The legislative interim committee warned it will be broke by July 1 and reversed plans to hire two attorneys to draft a streamlined social security administrative setup for submission to the 19th legislature next year.
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Phoenix
Legislative Interim Committee
Earthquake Shocks Ukiah Area. No Damage Reported
Residents woke at about 3 30 a m to a quake centered near Ukiah 125 miles north of San Francisco. The tremor caused no damage in the vicinity. In Phoenix acting Gov Dan E Garvey said a statement on his political plans will be made within 27 hours regarding a possible run for governor as a Democrat.
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Ukiah
Calif
San Francisco
Phoenix
Dan E. Garvey
Canceled 100 Job Openings At D M Field
Bell Aircraft here canceled about 100 jobs tied to reconditioning B 29s at Davis Monthan air force base Tucson. August Wieden Tucson manager of the Arizona state employment service said the action Saturday.
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Bell Aircraft Corporation
August Wieden
Tucson
Arizona State Employment Service
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tragic United DC-6 Crash Kills 43 in Pa Hills
A United Airlines DC-6 crashed during an attempted emergency landing near Mt Carmel Pennsylvania killing 43 people including Hollywood producer Earl Carroll actress Beryl Wallace and Jack Oakie’s ex-wife. Witnesses described a fireball and a 60 000 volt power line collision as the plane plummeted onto a coal hillside. Investigators from CAB United Airlines and Douglas Aircraft examined wreckage through the night.
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MT. Carmel
United Airlines
New York City
Earl Carroll
Jack Oakie
Beryl Wallace
Carroll
Henry L. Jackson
Collier’s Magazine
San Diego
New York
Pennsylvania
George Warner, Jr
Westmont
Ill
Harry Stibitz
Port Deposit
Bryce Canyon
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
George Bolich
Wilburton
Bolich
Fred Womer
Kulpmont
Joseph O. Fluett
Region One
Civil Aeronautics Board
Fluett
CAB
Douglas Aircraft Co
Airline Pilots’ Association
Dutch Arrests of Indonesian Republicans in Batavia
In Batavia on Thursday Dutch security police jailed Indonesian Republicans on subversive activity charges. An authority confirmed arrests but officials did not announce them, with Usman Ismail of Antara among those detained. Similar raids last month sparked Republican protests.
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Batavia
Java
Usman Ismail
Antara
Volunteers Mopping Up Across Three Forest Fire Fronts
ASSOCIATED PRESS reports crews extended mopping up efforts across three fronts after fires near McNary and Flagstaff and the San Carlos Indian reservation were brought under control. The largest blaze north of McNary scorched a timbered area two by twelve miles with hundreds of men battling it. Mill Park area southeast of Flagstaff suffered 500 acres destroyed, while a San Carlos northeastward fire burned 300 acres of heavy timber.
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Associated Press
McNary
Flagstaff
San Carlos Indian Reservation
Mill Park
San Carlos Agency
Truman says Greek aid shows progress despite crisis
President Truman told Congress that Greece still faces a critical situation but U.S. aid is beginning to help. He cited improvements in the Greek army and morale, continued Turkish training, and steady aid under the Truman Doctrine. By March end, vast quantities of weapons, vehicles, and ammunition had been provided.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Greece
United States
Turkey
House Passes Interior Bill With Record Funding
The House approved a $407,836,974 Interior Department appropriation for the year starting July 1. The measure heads to the Senate after agreeing to roughly 20 Senate amendments. Highlights include $245,566,139 for the Reclamation Bureau and $21,125,700 for the Bonneville Power Administration with additional procurement authorizations.
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Washington
House
Interior Department
Senate
House-Senate
Davis Dam
Reclamation Bureau
Missouri Basin
Columbia Basin
Central Valley
California
Colorado-Big Thompson
Colo
Ariz.Nev
Hungry Horse
Mont
General Reclamation
Denver
Bonneville Power Administration
Bonneville
Population count released for Tucson metropolitan area
The 1948 population survey reports 126,850 residents in Tucson and its metro area with 49,570 inside the city, 3,540 in South Tucson, and 73,740 outside the city. Project engineer Clyde Myers notes the figure should align with a federal census and describes the 10 percent house sample method used since February 25, 1948.
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Tucson
Clyde Myers
South
Secret Deal For Stassen Taft Aides Talk Of Unified GOP Path
Philadelphia June 18 Taft and Stassen aides met secretly in preconvention talks to explore a possible deal. Stassen would not join before his own nomination is thoroughly explored and might back Vandenberg if still in contention. Any agreement would head off a Dewey movement and dark horses like Martin. Vandenberg’s stance remains uncertain.
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Philadelphia
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Taft
Stassen
Minnesota
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Joseph Martin
Taft-Stassen
Senate Fight May Kill Bill
Washington June 18 The two houses clashed with President Truman delaying adjournment as major bills including draft foreign aid and housing faced delays. The House passed a draft bill far different from the Senate version and sent it to the Senate amid threats of a filibuster. The housing measure was stripped of public housing provisions prompting further conflict. If adjournment slips, leaders foresee a possible extra session.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Wolcott
Martin
Mass
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Fal To Break Coal Deadlock
Government efforts to end the contract stalemate between John L. Lewis and soft coal operators failed Friday. Conciliator Cyrus S. Ching will report the outcome to the White House and President Truman may reconvene an inquiry board or set up a new Taft-Hartley procedure. Senator Bridges challenged the operators’ pension suit while Ezra Van Horn opposed the $100 monthly miners pension plan. Justice Goldsborough will hear the case Saturday.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Cyrus S. Ching
White House
Truman
Justice Department
Sen. Bridges
Lewis
UMW
Ezra van Horn
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Republicans push civil rights plank at platform meeting
Philadelphia June 18 Negro leaders accuse Congress of evading pledges and press for a strong civil rights plank in the 48 platform. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. says the platform will carry the party’s most international program in history as nine subcommittees close hearings.
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Philadelphia
Congress
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
Resolutions Committee
Harold E. Stassen
GOP
AFL
William Green
Lodge
Democratic Party
Texas
Deep South
Baseball Scores Tonight Across Leagues
American League games include Washington at Chicago Boston at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland and New York at St Louis. National League features St Louis at New York Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
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American League
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
National League St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Soviet Peace Offensive Seen
American officials show interest in a Soviet peace initiative across eastern Europe. They remain skeptical of major concessions and note moves from Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, plus talk of a ten nation Danube shipping conference as part of the plan.
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Associated Press
Europe
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
U. S
Britain
France
Russia
Palestine
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Greece
Balkan
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