Arizona river project fuel for next Congress
D Ariz congressman to reintroduce central Arizona bill when new session opens. California opponents charge court action aims to block the project. Senate hearings paused a year, report awaits president. Sheppard foresees court action success and cites Dewey and Warren on legal settlement.
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GOP
Trial reveals family ties to judge in Johnson case
Mrs. Kate Johnson testified briefly when called to the stand. Wilson and Beer questioned her identity, revealing she is Jack Johnson's mother. Jack Mercer Johnson is the judge of Superior Court Division No. 1, connecting the family to the court involved in the case.
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Berlin Crisis Tests Western Unity and German Division
The piece describes a split in Germany with the Marshall Plan backing by the United States Britain and France for a western German government while the Soviet zone tightens control. Food shipments are blocked to western Berlin threatening 2 million residents as Russian pressure seeks Western withdrawals and a broader settlement with Moscow.
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United States
England
France
Russia
Berlin
Britain
Warsaw
Lucius Clay
Crystal Plunge Wins AAU Meet in San Diego
Crystal Plunge of San Francisco led by Ann Curtis won the 1948 women's national AAU swimming and diving title after edging LAAC 60 to 52. Curtis took the 80-meter freestyle, while Jeanne Wilson won the 100-meter breaststroke and Olsen won diving. Suzanne Zimmerman shaved 1.1 seconds off the 100-meter freestyle record in the late event.
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Jeanne Wilson
Chicago
Zoe Ann Olsen
Patsy Elsner
Vicky Draves
Los Angeles
Suzanne Zimmerman
Multnomah
Johnny Longden Ties Track Mark Inglewood Jockey Five Wins
Johnny Longden the leading jockey at Hollywood Park rode five winners in one day at Inglewood California tying a track record set by Silvio Coucci in 1938. He won with Brenton Light in Lassie stakes On Trust in Coquette handicap War Bam Chavo and Last Son.
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Berlin Crisis Reflected in Press Demands for Berlin
Western licensed Berlin papers praised Winston Churchill's demand that the western powers stand fast in Berlin. The Soviet licensed Berliner Zeitung editorially urged either a western treaty for all Germany on a power basis or withdrawal from Berlin. The paper noted eight East European ministers offered another chance to seek German unification after last week's war communique.
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Harold McSpaden and Sgt Walter Burkemo win Danish government event golf
Three years ago Harold Mc Spaden and Sgt Walter Burkemo of Evanston Illinois won the Danish government news amateur championship as Chi broadcasts on one short wave and Chicago Victory national golf tourment with two long wave transmitters reported.
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Powers consider approach on Berlin access and risk
Analysts say the western Allies may justify entering Berlin by wartime accords that made them joint occupants of Germanys capital and grant transport rights through the Soviet zone. They warn Moscow that Soviet actions risk a dangerous crisis and will bear full responsibility if continued.
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Germany
Moscow
Berlin
London hulls await orders as war workers unload meat ships
In the Commons Attlee announced troops from the army navy and air force were unloading meat ships in London while more than 5000 service members stood by for orders to unload 162 ships tied up by a wildcat strike. George Isaacs, at a San Francisco conference, will fly home to handle the dispute.
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Cocker Spaniel Taffy Returns 25,000 Golf Balls
Raymond Loftus, a Mohansic golf pro in Yorktown Heights New York, reports his dog Taffy has retrieved twenty five thousand golf balls over nine years. The remarkable tally highlights the dog's long running fetch habit at the Mohansic course.
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Draft proposal sets 1949 draft at 790000 total troops
The plan authorizes up to 110000 volunteers and outlines induction stations eight training centers eight months of basic arms schooling and assignments to combat units for those with prior service. Draft quotas rely on population with no separate Negro quota and no Communist exemption. The secretary noted no current need to invoke production controls and that decisions lie with the government.
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Army
Royall
Bernadotte peace plan outlined for Arab league and Tel Aviv talks
UN mediator staff member Bernadotte presents proposals to Cairo sub committee and to Israeli government in Tel Aviv via aides John Reedman of South Africa and Bernadette. He stresses the plan is not binding and both sides may offer counter suggestions. Israeli experts who met him on Rhodes will return to Tel Aviv with his ideas.
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Cairo
John Reedman
South Africa
Bernadette
Tel Aviv
Bernadotte
Rhodes
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UN mediator seeks Cairo venue as truce talks press on
Col Thord Bonde flies with Nadette's staff while Arab experts await where Arab League delegates will meet Tuesday. Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha says the league’s political committee meets in Cairo, Bernadotte continues four week truce talks ending July 9 and cannot confirm prolongations.
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Thord Bonde
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League
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Cairo
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