Unified Sewage System Favored for Tucson Valley
A city council and county board session approved a $9,579,000 plan by Phoenix engineers to build a complete sewer system for Greater Tucson. Two elections will be required, one for Tucson proper and one for suburban areas, with estimated annual payments and staged construction to extend sewers to all lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Brown
Greater
Tucson
E. T
Houston
John Carolla
William Williams
Phoenix
Arizona
Rillito River
Swan Road
Irvington
Tucson Mountains
East Speedway
North Maple Boulevard
Five B 29 crash victims unidentifiable in Vermont
The Army cannot identify five Davis Monthan B 29 crash victims in the Hawks mountains of Vermont on June 15. Names reported as unidentified are Lts. Robert Fessler Wilfred Gassett Oscar Fontana Tech Sgt Paul Fetterhoff and Sgt Sylvester Michalac. The bodies of identified victims have been released to their next of kin for burial. The plane piloted by Lt Fessler burned after the nighttime crash during a rainstorm.
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Army
Hawks Mountains
Vermont
Robert Fessler
Wilfred E. Gassett
Oscar F. Fontana
Tech
Paul H. Fetterhoff
Sylvester S. Michalac
National Cemetery
Farmingdale
L. I
Ferrier Leads Harbert After 27 at PGA Championship
Jim Ferrier of San Francisco stood three up on Chick Harbert of Northville Mich at the 27 hole mark in the PGA Championship match played in Detroit.
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Detroit
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Chick Harbert
Northville
Mich
Curley Quits Hospital To Start His Sentence
COHASSET Mass June 24 Mayor James M Curley of Boston left Cohasset hospital bound for Washington where he faces a 6 to 18 month mail fraud sentence after ignoring a physician warning he was imperiling his life.
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Cohasset
Mass
James M. Curley
Boston
Cohasset Hospital
Washington
Baseball results in the American and National Leagues
MLB scores show New York beat Chicago 11 to 0 at night. Cleveland played at New York and Detroit at Boston were listed as postponed or night fixtures alongside Philadelphia at Cincinnati and Boston at St. Louis in the National League schedule.
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American League
Cleveland
New York
Boston
J. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
National League
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinatti
St. Louis
Legislators Hold Brief Sessions in Arizona
In Phoenix on June 24 lawmakers returned to formal business after a stormy start. Representative N S McCallum of Yuma was named to the appropriations committee replacing J Scott Boyce who resigned. Former U S Senator Ralph Cameron, a Republican, attended in the Adams Hotel lobby. The House faced sharp exchanges over calendar control led by Frank Robles of Pima and W G Rosenbaum urged a moratorium on wrangling to get work done.
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Phoenix
Capitol Corridor
N.S. McCallum
Yuma
Appropriations Committee
J. Scott Boyce
Winslow
U. S
Ralph Cameron
Adams Hotel
Taft
Harding
Coolidge
Grass Valley
Calif
Arizona House of Representatives
W. G. Rosenbaum
House
Frank Robles
Pima
Rules Committee
Rosenbaum
Robles
Gila County
Legislature
Legislature Considers July 14 Adjournment for Special Session
Attention shifts to July 14 as a potential adjournment date for the second special session. Lawmakers weigh whether to extend the session this weekend amid unresolved agenda items and mounting pressure.
Proxy vote on Jones not used to override Osborn veto
The proxy vote of Rep. Thornton Jones from Buckeye was not used in attempting to override Governor Osborn’s veto of the income limitation bill.
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Thornton Jones
Buckeye
Gov. Osborn
Veto vote records show two unexcused nonvoters
The house member Rep Robert Hart from Maricopa and senator Sam Head from Yavapai abstained or were marked present with no vote in the veto tally, while others voted. This status implies absence on the key veto decision.
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House
Senate
Rep
Robert Hart
Maricopa
Sen
Sam Head
Senate Votes Navy Funds in 1948 Appropriation
The Senate approved a Navy appropriation bill boosting new money to 3.462 billion dollars for fiscal 1948, 176.5 million above the House total. It cuts past appropriations by 403.6 million, yielding a total lower than the House amount. The measure heads to conference with the House as Truman’s request stood at 3.663 billion.
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Washington
UPR
Senate
Navy
House
Truman
UN Plan Veto Feared Over Global Police Contributions
UN Security Council debate on how to contribute men planes and ships to a proposed world police force risks a Russian veto. The Soviet position demands identical contributions from all members while the United States and allies seek comparable contributions to avoid dominance by any one power.
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John A. Parris, Jr
Lake Success
United Nations
Security Council
Russia
Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
U. S
Britain
United States
Bevin Eyes All European Conference On Aid Plan
Foreign Secretary Bevin plans a three power push with France and Russia to sponsor an all European conference on the American aid to Europe program. U S under secretary Clayton, meeting Attlee and British leaders at 10 Downing Street, discusses the 3 750000000 loan and general European economic issues.
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Robert Weil
London
Ernest Bevin
Paris
William L. Clayton
U. S
England
Bevin
Downing Street
Attlee
Hugh Dalton
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Edmund Hall-Patch
Foreign Office
Lewis Douglas
Britain
Clayton
United States
Europe
Eisenhower Accepts Presidency Of Columbia University
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, then Army chief of staff, accepted the presidency of Columbia University. He will assume office the following year.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Columbia University
Unions Threaten Boycott of New Labor Act and Strikes Planned
Washington dispatch reports unions threaten boycotts and strikes as the Taft Hartley act expands NLRB duties. Senators pledge funds to enlarge the board and new mediation agency, while General Counsel Van Arkel resigns amid the shift.
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Washington
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Paul M. Herzog
NLRB
John M. Houston
James J. Reynolds
Senate
House
White House
Gerhard P. van Arkel
Herzog
Sen. Taft
R-O
Senate Labor Committee
Sen. Ives
R-Ny
Labor Committee
Sen. Ball
R-Minn
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Federal Mediation Agency
Slavery Trial Opens in Federal Court in San Diego
The federal court in San Diego begins a three week trial accusing a middle aged Negro maid Dora Jones of voluntary servitude by Alfred Wesley Ingalls and his wife Elizabeth of Massachusetts. The 57 year old witness will describe her years of service while the defendants deny the charge. They were arrested by the FBI four months ago at Coronado.
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Normal
BELL
San Diego
Calif
Massachusetts
Theodora Lawrence
Dora” Jones
Alfred Wesley Ingalls
Lynn
Boston
Elizabeth
FBI
Coronado
San Diego Bay
Dora
Foreign Aid Worthwhile If War Can Be Averted
AP columnist DeWitt Mackenzie argues foreign aid remains sensible as long as war is deterred. He notes the wartime cost near 330 billion dollars and questions about national resources, urging committees to assess safe levels of aid. He frames aid as insurance for peace and Western Hemisphere security.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Uncle Sam
America
Standard Oil rationing gas in Midwest summer
Standard Oil of Indiana announced it will ration gasoline to customers in June July and August based on last year s usage. Demand has risen about 15 percent while pipeline capacity and refineries remain stretched, so dealers will allocate supplies locally to ensure fair treatment. The Midwest faces the sharpest strain as farm areas drive higher consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Standard
Midwest
Gas Shortage Blamed On Soviets Imports
Wartime petroleum export controls will be restored in the United States to appease critics of oil shipments to Russia. The Commerce Department announced the move late Monday, just 24 hours before the existing law expires, as lawmakers weigh extending the authority.
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Washington
U.P
U.S
Russia
Commerce Department
Paul W. Shafer
R-Mich
Congress
Lack Auditors To Stop Loss
Phoenix report shows state tax officials telling the house ways and means committee that at least 2.5 million in back taxes could be collected with 20 auditors over two years costing 200000. Director Kent B. Lockwood cites 1.5 million uncollected income tax due to misdeeds or errors and says more auditors would improve future compliance. Chairman Joe Hunt notes about 1 million yearly sales taxes go uncollected due to limited audit staff.
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Phoenix
State Tax Commission
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kent B. Lockwood
Joe Hunt
City Manager Testifies on River Allotments in Washington
City Manager Phil J. Martin Jr. travels to Washington to testify at a congressional hearing on Colorado River allotments with emphasis on the needs of the Gila Santa Cruz and San Pedro river watersheds.
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Phil J. Martin, Jr
Washington
Colorado River
Gila
Santa Cruz
San Pedro River
Six Soviet Tankers on U.S. Built Ships to Russia
Chairman Weichel said six Soviet operated tankers carrying U S oil to Russia were built in the United States during war years. The ships, flying the Russian flag and owned by Amtorg, formerly bore U S names and left California ports with large oil and gasoline cargoes. The committee may seek Maritime Commission officials or state department testimony on how the ships were obtained and why they were not returned.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Weichel
R-O
House Merchant Marine Committee
Russia
U. S
California
Amtorg
Amtorg Trading Corporation
United States
Maritime Commission
State Department
Rummage Reappointed as Insurance Director in Arizona
Phoenix June 24 Roy B. Rummage has been reappointed to a six year term as director of the state corporation commission’s insurance division He has held the position about 15 years Ralph B Palmer named assistant director a new position
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Phoenix
Roy B. Rummage
State Corporation Commission
Ralph B. Palmer
Miners Strike Prompted Extension Proposal in House
Rep. Smith of Virginia proposed extending a one year the plant seizure provisions of the Smith Connally war labor disputes act, set to expire June 30. He warned a crippling coal strike could trigger a national disaster and argued Taft Hartley may not prevent such a strike.
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Washington
Smith
D-Va
House
Congress
Truman
Labor strikes erupt nationwide after labor law vote
Organized labor from coast to coast reacts with wildcat strikes and threats of a general strike. By midday nearly 100,000 miners were out in seven states, with 40,000 CIO shipyard workers at nine East Coast Bethlehem yards set to strike if no contract by Thursday. Authorities warn of possible injunctions.
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Washington
Congress
John L. Lewis
CIO
East Coast
Bethlehem Steel Co
Savannah Machine & Foundry Co
Savannah
Senate
Alabama
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
San Francisco Cio Council
Philip Murray
R. E. Farr
United Steel Workers
AFL
William Green
Sam Eubanks
American Newspaper Guild
Henry Wallace
Progressive Citizens of America
Mr. Truman
Senate panel approves 131 postmaster nominations
The senate civil service committee approved 131 postmaster nominations and sent them to the senate for confirmation. Chairman Langer urged a Senate inquiry into apolitical considerations, with a $35 000 appropriation already approved for the investigation. The Arizona list contained no nominations.
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Washington
Senate Civil Service Committee
Senate
Langer
R-Nd
Arizona
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Hoover
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Michigan
Vandenberg
U.S.A
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Taft-Hartley Labor Union
Fred A. Hartley
R-Nj
Robert A. Taft
Rummage
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