University Honors Seniors In Campus Parade Of 3 Outstanding
Parading through the University of Arizona campus, capped and gowned seniors previewed the honors assembly. Three graduates named outstanding in their class are Marion Moore of Tucson Merrill C Windsor Jr of Prescott and Ethel Jane Lyons of Rockford.
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Phhoto B
Reggie Russell
University of Arizona
Marion Moore
Tucson
Merrill C. Windsor Jr
Prescott
Ethel Jane Lyons
Rockford
Miss
Scholl
Chi Omega
Phi Kappa Phi
Windsor
Freeman
Miss Lyons
Li Tsung-jen Warns WWIII From China Defense Line
President Li Tsung-jen warns World War III could stem from military shifts in south China as he defends four southwest provinces as the last line against communist invasion toward French Indochina. He says Canton would be held if possible and Chungking would serve as the interior capital if retreat occurs.
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Canton
Li Tsung-jen
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Europe
Asia
United States
Britain
France
French Indochina
Hongkong
Singapore
Malasia
Philippines
United Press
Chungking
Taiwan
U S Seniors Told Nation Faces Thrilling Era at UA Graduation
University of Arizona honors 834 graduates in a ceremony led by President J. Byron McCormick. Dr. Edgar DeWitt Jones delivered a sweeping historical address and congratulated graduates as masters and doctors received diplomas. Emery Watkins Montgomery received the honorary doctor of laws and H Merle Cochran earned the alumni achievement award.
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U.S
Edgar DeWitt Jones
Detroit
University of Arizona
Jones
University Stadium
J. Byron McCormick
Phoenix
McCormick
Robert L. Nugent
Emery Watkins Montgomery
Phoenix High Schools
H. Merle Cochran
Pakistan
Montgomery
James Willis Clarson Jr
College of Education
Cochran
C. Zaner Lesher
Alfred T. Barr
Gary T. Mitchell
Florida
Eugene V. Aldrich
Turkey
Col
T. Q. Donaldson Jr
School of Military Science and Tactics
Safety Council Warns Of Holiday Traffic Deaths
The National Safety Council estimated 215 people will die in traffic mishaps over the Memorial holiday three day period. The toll covers immediate fatalities only and excludes later deaths or non traffic accidents. If weather is good, more than 30 000 900 vehicles will be on the move, with fatalities potentially halved by cautious driving.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Tombstone Lets US Smelting Make Purchase Option
An option to buy extensive mining property east of Tombstone was given to the American Smelting and Refining Co. The option runs until Sept. 1 and may lead to exploration work. The deal includes Tombstone extension holdings and several linked mines.
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Frederick Gerken Jr
Tombstone
American Smelting & Refining Co
Charlies M. d’Autremont
Tombstone Extension Group
Tombstone Extension Holdings
Wide West Co
W.C. Humphries
San Diego
Plum and Belcher
J. H. Macia Jr
Tucson
George H. Robertson
C. C. Robertson
Anaconda Copper Co
Tombstone Development Co
D'Autremont
L. Kenneth Wilson
Southwest
B 36 Bomber Probe Ordered By House Panel
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson and the air force face a congressional inquiry next Tuesday as Chairman Carl Vinson set plans for a thorough review of the B-36 superbomber program. Vinson aims to clear up rumors over how the plane became the nation s main aerial weapon and notes a fuller House investigation following a Senate drop.
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Washington
Defense
Louis Johnson
Air Force
Congress
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Vinson
James FE. van Zandt
R-Pa
Consolidated-Vultee
Jake Bird Granted 30 Day Stay of Execution
Walla Walla May 26 State Prison Warden Tom Smith announced Justice William Denman granted Jake Bird an additional 30 day stay of execution. See story on page 4.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Tom Smith
William Denman
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Jake Bird
Gun Salute Honors Queen Mother Mary
A 41 gun birthday salute marked Queen Mother Mary turning 82 in good health in London. Royal horse artillerymen fired at Hyde Park after passing Marble Arch. She dined quietly with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace and Marlborough House. She spent the day answering greetings and doing needlework.
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London
Mary
Royal Horse
Truman Names Six To Posts
President Truman defended Atomic Energy Commission head David Lilienthal as Congress scrutinized him. He announced four new assistant secretary of state posts and nominations including George W. Perkins and four others. He also named Adrian S. Fisher as legal advisor to the State Department.
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Washington
Truman
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
George W. Perkins
New York
Saltzman
W. Walton Butterworth
Louisiana
John D. Hickerson
George C. McGhee
Texas
Edward G. Miller Jr
Adrian S. Fisher
Tennessee
State Department
Ernest Gross
Garvey Announces Aero Manufacturing at Fort Huachuca
Gov Dan E Garvey reveals Aero Manufacturing Co to locate at Fort Huachuca Cochise County in the old cantonment area. The firm plans stock at 100 a share, with incorporators Phoenix attorneys John A Murphy Floyd M Stahl and Pete Waggoner Tucson. The plant may involve aero products and related utilities.
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Phoenix
U.P
Aero-Manufacturing
Ft. Huachuca
Cochise County
Dan E. Garvey
Army Post
National Guard
Garvey
Aero- Manufacturing Company
John A. Murphy
Floyd M. Stahl
Pete Waggoner
Tucson
Waggoner
Ryan
Marana
Calle de Madrid
State Corporation Commission
War Assets Administration
Arizona
Israel Consul to Visit Phoenix for UJWF Fund Drive
Reuven Dafni Israel consul to the United States arrives in Phoenix Saturday for a UJWF nationwide tour. Gov. Dan E. Garvey and local officials plan to attend a luncheon at Hotel Westward in his honor and Dafni will speak at a mass meeting Sunday in the Fiesta room. The visit coincides with a renewed drive to raise 262000 locally for Jewish relief this year.
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Phoenix
U.P
Reuven Dafni
Israel
United States
United Jewish Welfare Fund
Dan E. Garvey
Dafni
Joseph Bank
UJWF
Baseball Scores from the American League Night Schedule
In St Louis the Cardinals beat Boston 5 to 7 with Garver Starr and teammates contributing runs. Detroit and New York had a postponed game while Cleveland faced Washington under night conditions. only scheduled games listed.
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St. Louis
Boston
Garver
Starr
Moss
Parnell
Hughson
Kinder
Tebbetts
Batts
Cleveland-Washington
Night slate for National League games in Pittsburgh and St Louis
The schedule lists only National League games for the night, with matchups set between Pittsburgh and St Louis. No additional details on times scores or venues are provided in the available text.
Congress probes AEC over security rulings and leaks
A joint committee heard that the atomic energy commission overruled a security officer and cleared two men for secret work. The figures include Dr. Edward A. Condon and Dr. Frank Graham, now a senator, amid criticism of uranium losses and Communist fellowship awards. Lilienthal faced questions as hearings resume.
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Washington
Congressional
Atomic Energy Commission
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Frank Graham
United States
North Carolina
Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
AEC
John Gingrich
Navy
Joint
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Army
Chicago
FBI
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
McMahon
D-Conn
Congress
Man Held In Detroit Attack Cost Reuther An Eye
In Detroit on May 26 Charles Barabash a 47 year old Dearborn resident and Ford employee was detained for questioning in the attempted assassination of Victor Reuther CIO UAW official. Barabash supposedly boasted in a bar of Reuther being shot as investigators probe international implications and possible personal motives. Reuther remains at Henry Ford hospital after doctors removed his right eye in a three hour operation.
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Detroit
Reuther
Charles Barabash
Dearborn
Ford Motor Co
Victor Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Barabash
Union
UAW
Walter Reuther
Henry Ford Hospital
Senate Debates Continue On Farm Bill And Security Programs
Senate reconvenes to resume debate on the compromise commodity credit farm storage bill after passage in the House, then moves to the military unification bill. The Atomic Energy Commission discusses atomic security with its members as probes expand.
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House
Senate
Atomic Energy Commission
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Big 3 Seek Red Showdown in Germany Talks
Paris dispatch reports Secretary Acheson condemning Soviet plans to return to Potsdam style control as unacceptable. British Foreign Secretary Bevin urged Western Big Three to pressure Vishinsky and push for a take it or leave it offer on a united Germany and four power terms.
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Paris
U.P
Dean Acheson
Germany
R. H. Shackford
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
Bevin
Acheson
Vishinsky
West
West Germany
Trains Reach Berlin Amid Berlin Crisis Rail Standstill
United States and British trains finally moved into Berlin after Soviet reluctance. Passengers including George Seaton and family faced thirst and hunger while rail workers strike affected western lines. U S Army officials ferried locomotives and guided the arrivals into Wannsee station as crisis shifted.
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Berlin
George B. Seaton
Karlshorst
Germany
Potsdam
Wannsee Station
Maj
H. A. Ziegler
Denver
Colo
Russia
Seaton
James Riddelberger
U. S
Berelin
Helffstedt
G. B. Thompson
Doctor's Wife Defies Witness in Slaying Trial
In Cedar Rapids May 26, the Ratledge trial heard Dr Robert C Ratledge Jr charged with killing Byron C Hattman. Mrs Sydney Rutledge denied being friendly with Hattman after his alleged forced seduction as three rebuttal witnesses testified briefly for the defense. The defense rested its case amid questions about Hattman’s reputation and the defendant’s wife’s visits to his drawing board.
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Cedar Rapids
Towa
Robert C. Ratledge Jr
Byron C. Hattman
Byron
John C. Hattman
Carapolis
Iowa
Sydney Rutledge
Byron C. Hartman
Rutledge
Robert C. Ritt Jr
Hatteman
Hattman
St. Louis
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Safety Council
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Huachuca
David Bohm
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American Activities Committee
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Atom Unit
Associated Press
Labor
FEPC
Rules
Big
U.S. Army
John B. McDermott
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