Interior Funds Are Outlined By MORRIS CLEAVENGER
The House appropriations committee approved a 210,731,870 reclamations construction program for the year starting July 1, with 18,000,000 earmarked for Davis dam and 26,158,260 to be carried over for West projects. Total reclamation funding reaches 226,794,897, and the panel urges cost cuts and repayment-focused efficiency.
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Washington
Davis Dam
Colorado River
Arizona
Nevada
House Appropriations Committee
House
Interior Department
Reclamation Bureau
Arizona-Nevada
Central Valley
Calif
Colorado
Big Thompson
Colo
Hunervy Horse
Mont
Columbia Basin
Wash
Missouri River Basin
California
Secretary of Interior
Parker Dam
Budget Bureau
Gila
Indian Service Faces Criticism and Budget Changes
The House Appropriations Committee sharply criticized the Indian service’s operations and recommended abolishing five district offices. The panel approved a $41,274,210 Interior Department bill for the coming year, noting many agencies require reform and urging reduced paternalism and merged education and welfare efforts with public institutions.
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Charles Haslet
Washington
House Committee
Indian Service
House Appropriations Committee
House
Interior Department
Indian Office
Langer Seeks Civil Rights in Draft Bill Amid Filibuster Risk
Senator Langer announced plans to attach the civil rights program to the draft bill, risking a Southern filibuster. The House moved toward a one year extension of the reciprocal trade law with a veto power over tariff cuts. Truman urged federal school aid and warned of a school funding crisis. House and Senate debates continue over public power and budget measures as Congress eyes key votes.
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Washington
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
House
Congress
Senate
Langer
Truman
Martin
R-Mass
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Finnish Crisis Settled with Kilpi Interior Appointment
President Paasikivi resolved the Finnish political crisis by naming Eino Kilpi as interior minister replacing ousted Communist Yrjo Leino. Leino’s wife Hertta Kuusinen receives a minister without portfolio post as a Communist goodwill gesture. The move was accepted at a 30 minute cabinet meeting and strikes tied to Leino’s reinstatement will end.
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Anne Snellman
Helsinki
Finland
Juho Paasikivi
Eino Kilpi
Interior Ministry
Yrjo Leino
Leino
Hertta Kuusinen
Kilpi
Virden Withdraws Offer Of Resignation
Washington May 26 John V Virden withdrew his resignation offer after his daughter was found to be employed by a Russian news agency. Virden had offered to quit a high government post following the disclosure.
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Virden
Washington
John V. Virden
Charges Interior Officials Sought To Muzzle Workers
Hearings on Indian bureau funding revealed claims that Interior Department officials sought to stop employees from talking to Congress and that pro Russian magazines were found in an Indian school library. Subcommittee testimony cited orders from past secretaries aimed at limiting employee communications with lawmakers.
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Charles Haslet
Washington
Interior Department
Indian Bureau
House Interior Appropriations
George Schwabe
R-Okla
Ickes
Krug
Licitor
Department
Congress
William) Zimmerman
Indian Commissioner
Morals in Action as Woman Fends Off Home Burglary
In Los Angeles on May 26 Mrs Henry H Francis a telephone operator fought off a burglar who entered her apartment. She chased him to the front room and struck him with a heavy telephone breaking his nose as he grabbed a poetry book. Her husband found her unconscious at 6 am.
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Los Angeles
Henry H. Francis
Power policy attacked as Soviet in U.S. plan
The House Appropriations Committee condemned the Bonneville power sale to a public utility district taken via condemnation without a vote, calling the policy Soviet in style. It urged majority voting and equitable power distribution among existing and new purchasers while criticizing private utility lastings. The panel cut interior spending and rejected bidders' relief, tying the issue to broader public versus private operation.
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William P. Arbogast
Washington
House
Interior Department
Truman
Krug
Harness
R-Ind
Michael Straus
Richard L. Boke
Reclamation Bureau
Bonneville Power Administration
Pacific Northwest
Comppany
Congress
America
Benes Condition Reported Grave
An official Czechoslovak source says President Eduard Benes is gravely ill and not expected to recover after two recent strokes. Benes has been ill for months and a embassy spokesman would not comment beyond calling his condition very serious.
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London
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Benes
Chamberlain recalls Osborn and shared campaign days
William Chamberlain recounts his close friendship with Sidney P. Osborn, noting Osborn’s unflinching readiness and a career that included guiding the governor’s office from 1944. The former executive secretary reflects on Osborn’s political instinct and a memorable pre primaries radio moment.
Two Fires Hit Tucson Night Across City
Two Tucson blazes within an hour caused estimated damages well over 200000. The larger fire destroyed cigars candy cigarets and papers at the Arizona Cigar and Tobacco Co 300 North Sixth Avenue and damaged the building 30000 to 40000. The second blaze struck the San Clemente Market storefront on East Broad Street Alvernon Way area, controlled by the Pima merchant patrol. The first alarm came at 140 AM leading to use of roof access holes about six feet apart as firefighters battled through a seven foot space between roof and ceiling. Fire chief notes point to an overload on the power line lead in as a possible cause.
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Reggie Russell
Arizona Cigar & Tobacco Co
300 North Sixth
Tucson
Arizona Cigar & Tobacco Company
North Sixth Avenue
Morris Cohen
San Clemente Market
East Broad
Central Fire Department
North Sixth
Keim Produce Company
Toole Avenue
Eigar
Brunswick Drug Company
Brunswick
Cohen
Marshall Blames Reds For Failure In Austria Pact Talks
Secretary of State Marshall blamed Russia for the latest failure of Allied powers to negotiate an Austrian independence treaty. He said completion of the pact would test the Soviets' stated wish for better international relations and announced a proposal for a Belgrade conference on Danube navigation on July 30 involving Britain France and Russia.
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Washington
Marshall
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Danube
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Jews Ask U S For 100 Million Loan
In Phoenix on May 26 Dan E Garvey said he would serve as governor on the secretary of state salary while clarifying his status after Gov Osborn's death He designated Curtis Williams as acting secretary of state The Palestine crisis at the UN saw Arabs demand ceasefire terms tied to arms and immigration limits with Jewish state officials rejecting the conditions. A U S bill proposes 100 million in lend lease military aid to Israel with ships carrying oil.
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Phoenix
Dan E. Garvey
State Supreme Court
Garvey
Sidney P. Osborn
Supreme Court
Osborn
Arizona
Eva de Concini
Curtis M. Williams
United Nations
Palestine
Haganah
Israel
Lake Success
France
United States
Russia
Britain
Bevin
Ernest Bevin
Arab Legion
U. S
William R. Bourdon
GOP
Bruce Brockett
Gov. Osborn
CIO
Philip Murray
Mexican
Joaquin F. Tena
Internal Revenue
Sonora
Sympathy Sent By Multitudes
A guard of honor of nine National Guard officers was named for Gov. Osborn’s body lying in state at the Arizona capitol. The mourning period and half mast orders cover state buildings and guard arsenals through June 24. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Friday at Central Methodist Church with Greenwood Memorial Park burial.
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Dick Smith
Phoenix
National Guard
A. M. Tuthill
Arizona
Sidney P. Osborn
State
Franklin Pomeroy
Wilfred T. Mendenhall
Michael E. Curry
Thomas A. Spears
Orville A. Cochran
Norman L. Erb
Victor Anderson
James R. Stallings
Howard E. Gates
Tuthill
Dan E. Garvey
Osborn
Central Methodist Church
Charles
Garvey
W. R. Matthews
Arizona Daily Star
University of Arizona
Alfred M. Atkinson
Charles A. Carson
Chet Jones
Ben Avery
Supreme Court
Arthur T. LaPrade
Abe Kerrick
Avery Corpstein
A. E. Williams
Gen. Tuthill
Jack Hirsh
I. G. Beall
Columbus Giragi
Earl Warren
California
Vail Pittman
Nevada
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Carl Hayden
Ernest W. McFarland
John R. Murdock
Richard F. Harless
Baseball Scores Tonight in Major Leagues
American League results include Philadelphia 7 over Chicago 1 in Detroit. Other games list New York at Detroit and Washington at Cleveland. National League matches feature St Louis at New York and Chicago at Brooklyn with several night games.
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New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Dr Jessup May Be Named Austin Ride
In Lake Success on May 26 reports hint Dr Philip C Jessup international law expert and former plane crash hero may replace Herschel V Johnson as chief deputy to Warren R Austin leading the U S delegation to the United Nations Johnson suffered a heart attack last December recovered and was recently named ambassador to Brazil
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Lake Success
United States
Philip C. Jessup
Jessup
Herschel V. Johnson
Warren R. Austin
United Nations
Johnson
Brazil
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Chamberlain Lauds Osborn
George Rosenberg
William Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Sunshine Climate Club
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Pima
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