Greeks push to Grammos. guerrilla losses reported
Greek forces advanced on the Grammos line taking Spileon Anavra and Megaron as Lt Col Henry L Davisson advised the northeastern division. Guerrilla resistance in Kastanahori near Nestorion claimed largely quelled with 33 guerrillas killed and 14 captured while army casualties totaled four killed and nine wounded. Van Fleet noted the tough mountain terrain as the mop up continues.
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Metsovon
Pindus Range
Henry L. Davisson
Philadelphia
Spileon
Anavra
Megaron
Grammos
Markos Vafiades
Greece
Konitsa
Kastanahori
Nestorion
van Fleet
Garvey Reacts to State Role Ruling
Garvey says the Supreme Court decision naming him secretary of state and acting governor does not clarify matters. He emphasizes that the ruling leaves him with two jobs to hold.
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Garvey
Supreme Court
Weather Forecast for Tucson and Vicinity Highlights
Forecast calls for mostly clear skies with little temperature change tonight and tomorrow. Includes past high and low records, normal temps, humidity, moon phase details, and a table of 24 hour readings from multiple cities with wind directions and precipitation.
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Tucson
Albuquerque
Tlanta
Covington
Lear
Mont
Conciliator Launches Bulletins on Zona Contractors Unions
Federal conciliator Lyle Johnson launches bulletins for zona contractors and building trades unions with separate meetings to precede a joint session. The current contract runs to June 30. In Phoenix Eva DeConcini assigns Maurice Barth to assist in the Globe and Miami gambling case with trial set for June 29.
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Zona Contractors and Building Trades Unions
Lyle Johnson
Johnson
Phoenix
U.P
Eva de Concini
Maurice Barth
Globe and Miami
Gila County funds case set for preliminary hearing
A preliminary hearing in a civil suit to recover 5650 dollars missing from the county treasurer's office is scheduled for 10 am Thursday. County Treasurer Barbara Cecil and her bonding company will appear before Superior Court Judge C. C. Faires.
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Globe
Gila County
Barbara Cecil
Superior
C. C. Faires
Explosion Damages Baylass Store in Winchester
A basement blast wrecked a three story Baylass department store in Winchester injuring 19 people. The blast collapsed the first floor and a portion of the second floor, blew out the rear wall and all windows. No fatalities were reported.
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Winchester
Baylass
Hayden announces retention of Phoenix Commerce office
Senator Carl Hayden states the Arizona field office of the U S Department of Commerce will be retained in Phoenix. The plan includes personnel reductions in line with the department budget cuts.
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Phoenix
Arizona
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carl Hayden
Department
Trial testimony shadows Doris Mae and signoff delay
Doris Mae has not signed the bound questionnaire and will not acknowledge the answers without her mother present. Fred Baker, Cochise county court reporter, attested he presented questions and answers to Doris Mae. She refused to sign, and she is expected to be a key state witness after jury selection as Bryce H. Wilson opens the illicit relations questioning.
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Doris Mae
Fred Baker
Cochise County
Phoenix
Dors Mae
Baker
Riddlesbarger
Bryce H. Wilson
Weather Ref in Archaic Prose Hails Rain As Desert Relief
An old style notice laments past rain of older generations and looks to a season of wet weather bringing relief to a parched desert, marking a time when observational days signaled needed moisture.
Berlin Currency Clash and Global Tensions Highlight UN Stage
Western Allies warned of economic sanctions to enforce a single Russian currency in Berlin as talks failed. Russia vetoed UN plans on world atomic energy control while flare ups mapped across Greece Israel and Berlin. Hoovers at the GOP rally urged vigilance amid Kremlin threats as Soviet moves strained postwar order.
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Russia
United Nations
U.S
Greece
Albania
Herbert Hoover
Philadelphia
Kremlin
Hitler
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Warsaw
V. M. Molotov
Israel
Tel Aviv
James Grover McDonald
New York
Republicans Open Convention With Wariness and Strategy
Delegates heard calm calls for peace from Charles Halleck and defense lines against communism as Dewey seeks strong show of support. Bricker and Sproul poised to nominate. debates focus on Martin’s exit timing and two ballot path amid Missouri and Pennsylvania moves shaping the ballot.
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Charles Halleck
Indiana
Kleig
Dias
Party of Peace
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Taft
Bricker
Dewey
Robert Gordon Sproul
University of California
Warren
Martin
Sen
Sigler
Vandenberg
Clarence Brown
Tin
National
Lew Wentz
Oklahoma
Sen. Martin
Nationcal Defense
New York
Halleck
Missouri
Opponents fault president with late night balloting mood
The presidential balloting on Wednesday night drew opposition claims of weakness. Speaker Martin said delegates wanted to give nominating speeches in the evening's favorable hours and he saw no chance of any balloting starting.
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Carroll Reece
Taft
Dewey
Connecticut
Raymond Baldwin
Sen
Cooper
Vandenberg
Kentucky
Green
Illinois
Martin
Commission Tightens Rules and Budget in 1948-49 Session
The commission announced a ban on political activities by highway department staff and adopted the 1948-49 budget. Salary boosts were given to Cy Perkins and Earl V. Miller, with a general $15 monthly raise to other employees to offset higher living costs. The session noted no major changes to construction plans, with over $29 million budgeted, including about $13 million for unfinished contracts from the current year.
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Highway Department
Garvey
Cy Perkins
Ssst
Earl V. Miller
Commission
Coal Night Signals Soft Coal Talks Under Review
The night session hints at the status of soft coal contract negotiations as Lewis is to review progress before proceeding with further discussions.
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Lewis
Miners Protest PensIon Fund Ruling Overturned Court Order
Justice T Alan Goldsborough lifted his earlier court order banning miners from leaving their jobs in protest over the pension fund. The move followed a motion by the justice department as H Graham Morison noted the matter had effectively been resolved. Goldsborough had upheld Lewis's plan to pay retired miners a $100 monthly pension, with the strike order issued April 21 to end the walkout.
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UMW
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Justice Department
H. Graham Morison
Lewis
Rotarians to vote on most enjoyed program in Tucson
Tucson Rotary members were asked to vote on their favorite program since last July 1. A questionnaire was distributed at a Pioneer hotel luncheon. The meeting featured a film titled This Is Your Railroad directed by Travis Jones of Southern Pacific Tucson.
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Tucson
Sun Distance and Neighboring Star Comparison
The sun sits 93,000,009 miles from Earth while the next nearest star lies about thirty thousand times farther away, illustrating vast interstellar distances.
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