Lewis Opposes 3 Day Week Test in Coal Talks
White Sulphur Springs W Va June 28 North and West coal operators formally rejected John L. Lewis offer to run mines three days a week during talks on a new contract. The present 40 day vacation ends July 5 and a national strike looms as a possibility. Only Hubert Howard supported extending the terms. others feared legal risks under antitrust law and long term control by Lewis. Bluefield talks with Southern producers continued without extending the contract, while Lewis faced parallel discussions with North-West operators led by George H Love and U S Steel representative Harry M Moses.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
North and
West
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Hubert Howard
Illinois
Nion
Southern Coal
Producers Association
Bluefield
Separs
UMW
Blue Field
Southern Producers’ Group
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Harry M. Moses
U. S. Steel
Webb Is Elected To Be Chairman Of Zoning Board
Harold Webb, Tucson druggist, was elected chairman of the Pima county planning and zoning commission at an organizational meeting Monday afternoon. The session featured an orientation by Atty. William S. Dunipace on Arizona's new county zoning law and the need to pass a county ordinance within 90 days.
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Pima County
William S. Dunipace
Tucson
Arles
Harold Webb
Pima County Planning and Zoning Commission
Atty
County Board of Supervisors
Arizona
Pacific Coast
University of Arizona
Dunipace
Board of Supervisors
Commission
Samuel
Goddard Jr
Ajo
Webb
Charles B. Maguire
E. A. Wilson
Wilson
City Planning and Zoning Commission
County
Pastors Cow Pasture Urged for Ideal Rural Church
Rev. J. Howard Williams of Dallas urged a rural church conference in Fort Worth to provide a pasture for the preacher's cow. He described an ideal church with five acres near a highway, a playground, a parking area and a garden plot.
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FT. Worth
Tex
J. Howard Williams
Dallas
REA Loan of 235000 To Aid Cochise Plant
Sulphur Springs Valley Electrical Co operative receives a 235000 loan from the Rural Electrification Administration to support the Cochise plant. Mike Bennett, manager, announces the funding on June 28 in Willcox.
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REA
Cochise Plant
Willcox
Rural Electrification Administration
Sulphur Springs Valley Electrical Co-operative
Mike Bennett
Developing New Resources Vital to Arizona Growth
Dr. Alfred Atkinson former University of Arizona president addressed 150 delegates at a two day Gila county economic clinic banquet at Holy Angels church auditorium. He urged Greater Arizona to unite to develop new opportunities to provide livelihoods amid population shifts affecting seven western states and emphasized mineral use to keep mines open.
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GLOBE
U.P
Greater Arizona, Inc
Gila County
Alfred Atkinson
Atkinson
University of Arizona
Holy Angels Church
Greater Arizona
Arizona
Telephone rate hike denied and appeal planned
Berlin reports Soviet seizure of power plant machinery from western Germany raises bloc tensions as Berliners resume rail strike peace. Arizona commission denies Mountain States Telephone rate increase, ruling savings from dial conversions justify a no change. The decision prompts a court challenge and outlines anticipated delays for about 15 000 customers awaiting service.
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Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Mountain States _Telephone and Telegraph Co
Lawson
Mountain States
Mit Simms
Wilson T. Wright
Arizona
Brooks
Tucson
Mesa
Chandler
Coolidge
Casa Grande
Dial
Wright
Bell System
Simms
Telephone Company
Atty
Fred O. Wilson
Smith
Senator Wagner Quits Post in New York
U S Senator Robert F Wagner of New York resigns prompting an election next November to fill the balance of his term ending January 1 1951. Governor Dewey's office and Secretary Curran to receive the formal notice after Wagner tells his son the move.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
U. S
Robert F. Wagner
Paul E. Lockwood
Dewey
Empire State
Thomas J. Curran
Wagner
New York
State Tax Dollar Distribution Revised By Governor Garvey
Gov Dan E Garvey estimates for the 19th legislature last January revised June 1 to reflect a probable cash surplus The proportion may shift slightly downward after the tax commission issues its August estimate but the overall ratio remains in effect This computation covers only state costs and revenues
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Arizona
Dan E. Garvey
Tax Commission
Day's Activities in Congress Focus on Bills and Hearings
Senate votes on three labor bill amendments addressing national emergency strikes as House returns the bill to committee. Armed services resumes hearing on the house passed military pay bill at 9 30 a m. Appropriations studies foreign aid for occupied areas Greece and Turkey at 9 a m. Republican policy meets at 8 30 a m. Joint atomic energy continues atomic program probe at 9 30 a m. House debates housing bill stalled after Senate approval at 11 a m. Agriculture panel votes behind closed doors on new farm bill at 9 a m. Armed services hears Defense Secretary Johnson on unification at 9 a m.
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House
Armed Services Committee
Appropriations
Greece
Turkey
Republican
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Defense Johnson
Housing Bill Survives Tests In Congress Debates
Washington June 28 The administration barely defeated a plan for local referendums before public housing in cities. The vote tied 132 132 as Rep Boggs announced the chair’s no. The Sikes amendment initially won 119 117 but failed on a second tally.
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Washington
Rep. Boggs
D-La
Truman
Rep
Sikes
D-Fla
Rayburn
D-Tex
Spence
D-Ky
Marcantonio
Al-Ny
House Banking Committee
Stock Prices Fall Sharply Across Major Shares
New York June 28 stock market fell sharply as prices dropped up to 2 a share. Steel, railroad, television and radio stocks led the decline while volume rose modestly. The drop reflected tepid demand more than heavy selling and dampened hopes of a sustained rally from the June low. Key losers included U S Steel, General Motors, Zenith Radio, Philco, Motorola.
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New York
London Exchange
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Philco
Zenith Radio
Admiral Corp
Union Pacific
Nickel Plate R. R
General Motors
Westinghouse Electric
Motorola
Truman Loses In Labor Fight
The Senate approved Sen. Taft’s plan to use injunctions and plant seizure in national emergency strikes by a 50 to 40 vote, steering the administration’s labor bill toward Taft-Hartley provisions and signaling a bitter fight over national health and safety measures amid the Truman program.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Arizona Senators Back Taft-Hartley Labor Injections Vote
Arizona's two U S senators Hayden and Farland aligned with the administration on key amendments to labor legislation in the senate but split on the Taft-Hartley plan. Both opposed the Holland proposal and Lucas move to remove injunctive powers, with final margins tight and shifting after Tydings voiced support for a stronger Taft stance. Nine Republicans opposed both injunctions and the Lucas amendment, affecting administration hopes. See SENATE on page 13.
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Arizona
Senate
Hayden
MoeFarland
Holland
Lucas
Sen
Tydings
D-Md
D-Fla
Baldwin
Farm program boosts price supports and subsidies
Washington reporters say the house agriculture committee approved a 1950 farm program by 17 to 9, broadening price supports and allowing administration subsidies to producers. Also, Phoenix treasurer Pete Beall resigns to avoid conflict with a seat on the Arizona racing commission, effective July 1. In Maizuru, Japan, Henry Pu Yi is reportedly held under tight guard in a Soviet prison camp in Khabarovsk with a small group of senior military officers. repatriates describe the isolation.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Phoenix
I. G
Pete) Beall
Arizona Democratic Party
Arizona Racing Commission
Beall
The
Racing Commission
Maizuru
Japan
Henry Pu-Yi
Manchukuo
Khabarovsk
Pu- Yi
Red Army
Defense Secretary backs stronger armed forces bill
Secretary Louis Johnson told the House Armed Services Committee that the unification law is inadequate and has been tried and found wanting. He urged support for a Senate approved bill expanding the act’s reach and authority.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
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