Drive In Site Opposed by Tucson Residents
Residents near Tucson boulevard and East Broadway oppose a proposed drive in theater on the southwest corner of the intersection. Norman Gardiner will circulate petitions to stop construction and a meeting is planned next week. The site would be north of St Ambrose church and east of several small stores, with eight and a half acres. Neighbors fear traffic and dust and worry the project could derail Broadway widening and small business plans. The bishop of Tucson issued a formal statement on the issue.
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Tucson Boulevard
East Broadway
Norman Gardiner
E. Croyden
St. Ambrose Church
Broadway
Gercke
Daniel J. Gercke
Diocese of
Tucson
Holdup Suspects Sought After Nogales Car Incident
A road block was set north of Nogales by Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies to intercept a car linked to a suspected holdup. The Arizona highway patrol reported the shooting on the Nogales highway between Continental and Kingsley ranch. An unconfirmed rumor said the injured person was being taken to Tucson. Sheriff Martin's deputies in Tucson investigated but could not verify the report.
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Ariz
Here
Santa Cruz County
Arizona Highway Patrol
Nogales Highway
Continental
Kingsley Ranch
Highway Patrol
Tucson
Martin
Shanghai
Manchuria
Lin Piao
Hankow
China
Communist
Fukien
Formosa
Wu Yi
Chungan
Foochow
Hangchow
Nanchang
Kiangsi Province
Jat Tsinsien
Bulldozers Clear Holland Tunnel After Blast
Firefighters and tunnel workers faced five hours of smoke and flames after a truck carrying chemicals exploded inside the Holland Tunnel. 66 people collapsed or staggered from the smoke while 26 were hospitalized. authorities sought to determine if criminal negligence caused the blast.
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New York
Holland Tunnel
New Jersey
Hudson River
John Shields
Stand collapse injures fans at Speedway opening
An overburdened grandstand at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway collapsed in two boxes during opening qualifications for the 500 mile race. One man was seriously injured, 28 others suffered cuts and bruises as about 5 000 fans watched. Thirteen went to city hospital and 16 to an infield emergency hospital. injuries included a possible concussion for Lesley Clark and a 14 year old, Kurt Mahrot.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis ‘Motor Speedway
Speedway
Indianapolis City Hospital
Joe Quinn
Speedway Safety
City Hospital
Lesley Clark
Route 17
Kurt Mahrot
U S Proposes $1.45 Billion Western Europe Arms Plan
The state department says western Europe defenses are weak and invites military aid. A six point plan seeks a single 1950 appropriation of about $1.13 billion for North Atlantic pact countries and $320 million for Greece and Turkey, totaling roughly $1.45 billion.
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Washington
State Department
Europe
United States
Department
Congress
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Copper vein found near Bouse by Well Driller
Wickenburg Sun reports an underground deposit of pure copper near Bouse found by Sidney Smith during drilling on his land along the highway to Parker. Metal samples tested by John C. Herr confirm purity, drawing many locals to stake placer claims and prompting power line crews to prospect nearby.
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Wickenburg
Wickenburg Sun
the Sun
Sidney Smith
Parker
John C. Herr
Los Angeles
Bouse
R. D. McIntosh
Ray Walker
Central Arizona Light and Power Company
Welfare Jobs Cut to Meet Budget in Phoenix
Phoenix dated May 14 reports that 32 welfare positions will be cut July 1 due to insufficient operating funds. Harry W. Hill, state welfare commissioner, says 24 county and eight state workers will be dismissed to align with the budget. County boards will choose layoffees. further impact may affect federal social security requirements and reviews of welfare cases.
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Phoenix
Harry W. Hill
State Board of Public Welfare
Hill
Federal Social Security Board
Capot Captures Preakness And Sets New Track Record
Capot wins the Preakness at Pimlico by a nose over Palestinian after setting a new track record of 1.56 for the mile and three sixteenths on a damp track. Noble Impulse takes third with Sun Bahram fourth as Calumet Farm’s Ponder fades to fifth. Jockey Ted Atkinson guides Capot to the victory worth 79,985 dollars and a Woodlawn vase for Greentree Stable and Whitney.
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Greentree Stable
Capot
Isidor Bierber
Crispin Oglebay
Noble Impulse
E. H. Ellison Jr
Sun Bahram
Calumet Farm
Ponder
Riverland
Ted Atkinson
Palestinian
Steve Brooks
Calumet
King Ranch
Ada L. Rice
Clifford Mooers
Old Rockport
Sylvester W. Labret Jr
Atkinson
John Hay Whitney
Capet
Ford Rejects New CIO Offer in Ford Strike
Ford Motor Co rejects the CIO United Auto Workers plan to end the 10 day strike at River Rouge and Lincoln plants. Ford submits a counterproposal as negotiations continue for 62,200 workers idle and 100,000 Ford workers overall. The government plans to intervene if progress stalls. Walter Reuther presents a new peace proposal but with details withheld.
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Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
River Rouge
Lincoln
Ford Industrial Relations
Bugas
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Washington
John S. Bugas
Ching
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Labor stand clash widens as Truman backs no compromise
John L. Lewis backs President Truman in opposing any Taft Hartley repeal compromise while House Democrats push ahead with alternative legislation. In Arizona, Harry Hendricks case to be reviewed June 16 at Florence State Prison after a 1947 bribery conviction. linked to cases involving former Attorney General John L. Sullivan. Baseball scores show a 5 8 9 result across games including Yankees, Phillies, and Pirates, with several pitchers named and lines indicating run totals.
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Phoenix
Walter Hoffmann
Arizona State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Harry T. Hendricks
Florence
Hendricks
Atty
John L. Sullivan
Milder Labor Bill Pushed Despite Truman Demand
United Press reports a milder labor bill advances in Congress despite President Truman urging stronger controls. Lawmakers push limited reforms while avoiding broader wage and strike provisions.
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Truman
Labor row colors Taft Hartley repeal outlook
Washington May 14. Chairman John Lesinski says he will push compromise labor legislation despite President Truman’s demand for a clean Taft Hartley repeal. Truman urged a new law free of Taft Hartley amendments in a public letter to Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen president A F Whitney.
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Washington
John Lesinski
House Labor Committee
Truman
House
Michigan
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Lesinski
Karl E. Mundt
RSD
Robert C. Hendrickson
R-Nj
Europe
Congress
Artillery Fire Heats Up Near Shanghai Fronts
Shanghai battles amid heavy artillery as Nationalists retreat to second lines near Woosung. Reds push toward Lungwha airport while U S navy ferries craft down the Whangpoo. Rumors of Manchurian 100000 troops swirl amid updates on Fukien and Kiangsi fronts.
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Woosung
Lungwha
Kunshang
Taichang
Kiating
Kiaeting
U. S. Navy
Whangpoo River
U. S
Russians Offer To Trade Goods With Allied Nations
New York Times dispatch from Frankfurt reports the Russians promise to resume reciprocal shipments of wheat timber and similar commodities from the Soviet zone to 18 members of the inter allied reparation agency. The offer was made at a conference with U S military government officials and was immediately accepted.
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The
New York Times
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Inter-Allied
the Times
United States
Lucius D. Clay
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Greece
Yugoslavia
Albania
South Africa
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Russia
Eisler Dragged From His Ship in Extradition Case
Fugitive Communist leader Gerhart Eisler was pulled from the Polish liner Batory at Southampton under guard to face extradition proceedings in the United States. He resisted police aboard the ship and along the gangway, then calmed once ashore as Scotland Yard inspectors took over.
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England
Gerhart Eisler
Batory
United States
Eisler
Cowes Road
Scotland Yard
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