Fog risks hiding Bikini atomic test outcomes
Dr. Royal M. Frye warned the Wilson cloud chamber could form over Bikini during the atomic test, potentially obscuring observers and cameras. Experts note fuel and ammunition fires may create greater hazards for ships than the blast itself, while foreign and American observers near Kwajalein prepare for a brief stopover before heading to Bikini.
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M’kinley
Bikini
America
Royal M. Frye
Boston University Graduate School
Kwajalein
Frye
New Mexico
Hiroshiina
Nagasaki
Kwajalein Island
Navy
Anniversary Of UN Observed In San Francisco
In San Francisco on the UNs first anniversary Trygve Lie predicts the Big Five can compromise. He warns that failure to agree would bring catastrophic UN consequences and urges large powers to seek consensus rather than blame the Security Council.
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San Francisco
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Opera House
Lie
Security Council
Peron Endorses Peace Policy and UN Charter
President Juan D. Peron outlined a peaceful foreign policy, reduced armed forces, and an agrarian program modeled after the United States. He urged Argentina to ratify the United Nations charter, linking international commitments to naval planning amid congress support likely to favor the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
United States
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Argentina
Wyatt Admits Failure Of Vets Housing Plan
Washington reports Housing Expeditor Wilson Wyatt works on an order to push veterans homes into the under six thousand dollar bracket. He says most GI s cannot meet the ten thousand dollar ceiling of the veterans emergency housing program and believes an earlier order directing permits to low cost brackets has failed.
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Washington
Wilson W. Wyatt
Wyatt
Veterans Emergency Housing Program
UN Members Flag Use Of Veto Power
Delegates to the United Nations security council agreed that the Spanish issue stays on the agenda and that the veto has become a dominant tool in deliberations. Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko used the veto three times on British Australian Spain proposals, prompting Evatt to call the debate a scandal lasting over five hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles. A. Grumich
New York
United Nations Security Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Herbert V. Evatt
Spain
Evatt
Gromyko
Greece to receive Dodecanese with demilitarization terms
In Paris on June 27 the foreign ministers council agreed to grant Greece the Dodecanese islands including Rhodes. The islands would be demilitarized and placed under Greek control, with Italy having held them since 1911. population about 140,000, Greek sponge fishermen predominate.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
Dodecanese
Greece
Mediterranean
Italy
Rhodes
Tripoli
Turkey
Russia
Tenda
Briga
Danube
United States
France
England
Trieste
Yugoslavia
London
Bread Ration Starts in Britain July 21
London June 27 Bread rationing will begin in Britain July 21 announced by Food Minister John Strachey in the house of commons Both bread and flour will be on the ration list and there will be a small increase in the meat ration to offset the change
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London
Britain
John Strachey
House of Commons
Strachey
Chicago Triumphs 6 5 Over Pirates In Day Game
National League score summary shows Chicago 6 Pittsburgh 5 in a daylight contest. Key plays and scoring bursts shaped the late innings as the Cubs edged the Pirates.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Taxi Permit Sought Here For Paul Voorhees Service
Paul Voorhees seeks a taxi permit to run a service between Tucson hotels and the airport and other areas. A hearing is set for 2 p m before Arizona Corporation Commissioner Yale McFate at the courthouse. Local taxi firms oppose the application citing current service.
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Paul van Voorhees
Tucson
Arizona Corporation
Yale McFate
Commission
Voorhees
Arizona Airlines
Mike Jacobs Sued for $200000 Libel Case
New York boxing promoter Mike Jacobs was sued for $200000 in libel in supreme court after Rep. Donald L. O'Toole claimed a statement by Jacobs was slanderous. The filing was reported from New York.
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Mike Jacobs
New York
U.P
Donald L. O'Toole
D-Ny
Supreme Court
County ordered to pay tax refund in Amphitheatre case
Judge Eva De Concini ordered Pima County to issue a 3472.61 warrant to J. R. Whiting Jr and 25 others after a mandamus writ. The suit claims lands north of Catalina foothills were not annexed to the Amphitheatre high school district, making tax refunds due. The decision upheld by the state supreme court, with county officials accused of withholding payment.
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Pima County
Eva de Concini
J. R. Whiting, Jr
de Concini
R. H. Martin
Martin
G. T. Alley
J. Homer Boyd
Catalina Foothills
Supreme Court
Fred W. Fickett
William S. Dunipace
Whiting
State Supreme Court
P. H. Ross
Sylvia G. Powell
Board of Supervisors
15 Year Term For 30 Irgun Members In Israel
A military court in Jerusalem today sentenced 30 members of the Irgun Zvai Leumi to 15 years in prison for possession of firearms and explosives.
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Jerusalem
Irgun Z2vai Leumi
Tire Shortage Haunts Tucson
Tucson dealers report a persistent tire shortage with backlogs of two to three months and no clear fixes before January. Quotas vary by dealer and source, with manufacturers prioritizing eastern orders and local demand widening since 1941. Some customers saw tires abroad, while others found ample supply only outside Tucson.
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South Stone Avenue
Fucson
Tucson
Tom“Ice
Sears Roebuck
Auto Accessory Department
Clayton Baum
Baum and
Adamson
Stolen Auto Found Burned After Reported Theft
Joseph Cordiello reported his car stolen from West Franklin and West Broadway. A burning car in the 900 block of West Simpson was confirmed as Cordiello’s, with tires and battery removed. A boy burglar was seen near Mrs. Fuller’s home and fled empty handed from a handbag theft. A storeroom on South Sixth Avenue was robbed of a wheelbarrow and power saw. Frank Miranda was beaten and robbed of about $40 near Meyer and McCormick streets and taken to hospital.
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Joseph Cordiello
West Franklin Street
South Church Street
West Broadway
West Simpson Street
Cordiello
C. A. Fuller
IOOF
South Sixth Avenue
Robert Holcomb
Frank Miranda
South Mission Street
Meyer and
McCormick
Pima County Hospital
Chicago Police Meet Thomas in Degnan Case
Chicago investigators in Phoenix to probe Richard D. Thomas confession to kidnapping and murdering Suzanne Degnan. A Phoenix handwriting expert links the ransom note to Thomas’s left handed samples, while Chicago detectives report fingerprints do not match the note. Thomas pleads for rest before continuing questioning as his wife Margaret discounts the confession.
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Joe Banks
Phoenix
Ariz
Chicago
Richard D. Thomas
Suzanne Degnan
Thomas
Degnan
Maricopa County
E. W. Roach
Charles B. Arnold
Phoenix Police Department
Walter Storms
T.D. Allman
John Olson
Ed S. Healy
C B Examiner rejects TWA route sale to Arizona Airways
Civil Aeronautics Board Examiner J Earl Cox recommends rejecting Transcontinental & Western Air plan to sell its Las Vegas Nevada to Phoenix Arizona route to Arizona Airways for 100000 in stock. Other items cover federal indictments over vanadium market control and calls to cut air mail postage.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
J. Earl Cox
Transcontinental & Western Air
Arizona Airways
Las Vegas
Nev
Phoenix
Ariz
TWA
Senator McFarland Advocates Slow Decontrol and Labor Contract Reform
Senator Ernest W. McFarland spoke in Tucson during a two day visit arguing for gradual removal of price controls, warning of inflation and fear driving support for OPA. He endorsed labor peace through contracts, criticized extra regulation, and questioned labor legislation seen as reaction to strikes. He tied Wagner act practice to contractor responsibility and noted past rail and Montgomery Ward actions.
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Ernest W. McFarland
Sen. McFarland
McFarland
OPA
Banking Committee
Congress
National Labor Relations Board Organization
Truman
Montgomery Ward Company
Chicago
Tucson
Phoenix
Colorado
Arizona
Veto as Weapon in U N Security Council Clash
J M Roberts Jr analyzes how the veto at the United Nations reshaped power dynamics after San Francisco. He warns the Big Five can disrupt deliberations and hinder peace efforts while noting U S atomic know‑how gives America leverage to defend its position and seek arms controls.
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J. M. Roberts, JR
San Francisco
Security Council
United Nations
Great Britain
United States
Alexander Cadogan
America
Filibuster On OPA Urged By Pima County Republicans
A telegram from the Republican club of Pima county to Senator W Lee O Daniel of Texas urges a filibuster to block the OPA extension bill. Richard Chambers, club president, backs abolishing the OPA and free market goals to curb inflation and boost production. O Daniel signals support for a Monday morning wake up after the OPA expires.
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Republican Club
Pima County
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Richard Chambers
Republicans
Republican Club of
O'Daniel
Night Session On OPA Likely
Washington June 27 UPI Senate leaders prepared for a night session to push the amended OPA extension bill amid talk of a possible round the clock filibuster by Sen. O Daniel of Texas. President Truman said Bowles may resign but would stay, as Moore attacked OPA as a left wing target while opponents pressed for abolition of the agency.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
OPA
Truman
Chester Bowles
Bowles
E. H. Moore
R-Okla
W. Lee O’daniel
D-Tex
Moore
America
O’daniel
White House
House
Woman Fights Term In Jail In Alcohol Reckless Driving Case
A 52 year old woman, Mrs D B Gannoway of 1602 West St Claire, challenged a six juror verdict requiring a $150 fine and 15 days in county jail for driving recklessly and under liquor. She pleaded innocent but was found guilty. Deputy Sheriff Frank Snodgrass testified about her behavior in the women’s ward. Concurrently Freeman Erickson, 1235 East Halcyon Road, was found guilty in justice court of reckless driving liquor.
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Justice Court
D. B. Gannoway
West St. Claire Street
W. M. Gibson
Stone Avenue
West Speedway
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Gardner
C. T. Reddington
Gibson
Clyde Beatty
Frank Snodgrass
Gannoway
Snodgrass
Freeman Erickson
East Halcyon Road
Reds Repress Balkan States
Reuben H. Markham, Balkan correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor for 26 years, said that history's worst repressions of freedom were being matched by Communist governments in Bulgaria and Romania. He arrived in Athens after expulsion from Romania, despite US protests, and Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson announced the expulsion.
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Chakales
Athens
Reuben H. Markham
Balkan
Christian Science Monitor
Bulgaria
Romania
Markham
Bucharest
United States
Dean Acheson
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Eniwetok
Namu
Chieerete
Irukos
Pacific Ocean
Bikini Atoll
Ujae
Marshall Islands
Rongerik
Rongelap
Eniriku
Carrier
Roi
Kwajalein Atoll
Army-Navy
Pearl Harbor
Denver
Robert FE. Hannegan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Los Angeles
Clinton Anderson
Ways and Means Committee
Detroit
Miami Beach
Fla
Uhi
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Whitney
U.S
Council
U. S. Senate
Richard R. Thomas
Ernest W. Roach
UPI
Balkan States
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