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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1949
Page
13
Princeton poll shows farmers and labor split on minimum wage, housing aid, and social security expansions in Truman's program. Farmers favor less federal aid to housing and education, and show low backing for labor unions, while union members back housing and education aid and show higher union approval.
UP report from Los Angeles states a radio owner claims Albert J. Gursey's threats led to his wife’s death. Gursey rented a penthouse from Mrs. John Matthews and allegedly threatened to sue for fraud two days before she died in nervous shock, according to Dr. Matthews in the suit.
Four inmates described as dangerous fled the Muskegon county jail after breaking through a wall and escaping at about 2 a.m. The group included Joe Sheldon 34 Ralph McDonald 46 Eddie Clay Robinson 18 and Orville Harp 20. They headed to Adrian Harp’s brother’s home but were refused aid. Authorities issued alarms across county and state police posts as the escape was investigated.
Freddie Miller aged five was pulled from a six foot valve pit of near boiling water in Milford Utah. He sustained second and third degree burns below the waist and was taken to Milford Hospital in serious but not critical condition. He fell when the pit side gave way within steam line control for Union Pacific round house housing. Helpers Val Robb and Van Bedingfeld aided the rescue and carried him to the Miller home for help.
In Calabasas a small private plane struck high tension power lines and exploded killing two occupants, Robert Leland Hudson 27 from Culver City and Betty Ruth Huff 25 of Los Angeles, on Sunday according to UPI report.
Cleveland born actor Keefe Bressler lands a male lead in a top grade movie while continuing to sell cars for $75 a week. He also studies law at Southwestern University two nights a week, aiming to secure a second career if acting falters.
A note from the Turson Baily Citizen column on Monday evening March 7, 1949 touches on weather and local happenings. It mentions the absence of films and a brief science fact stating that about 76 percent of the earth's crust is silicon and oxygen, the components of sand.
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