State To Shun Bid On Power
Arizona power figures dispute purchase of Arizona Power Co by CALAPCO. M J Dougherty says decision should be between northern Arizona groups and CALAPCO. CALAPCO plans a new Northern Arizona Light & Power Co to buy all but one asset. June 3 is set for the corporation commission decision.
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M. J. Dougherty
Arizona Power Authority
Arizona Power Co
Central Arizona Light & Power Co
Arizona
CALAP
Dougherty
Phoenix
The
Power Authority
Colorado
US. Bureau of Reclamation
Arizona Corporation Commission
Sam J. Head
Rates
Argeaer Eh Resek
Henry Sargent
Calapco
Prescott
Flagstaff
Winslow
Corporation Commission
Brooks
Parker and Salome
Central Arizona Company
Yuma County
Northern Arizona Light & Power, Co
Tucson Adopts Quiet Holiday Observance
Tucson and county offices close for the holiday with law enforcement and essential services operating. Banks, Tucson Merchants Association members, and many university and public school offices suspend activities. Radio coverage from KCNA will broadcast Indianapolis Speedway ceremonies and veterans events, including GAR and VFW memorials, with Mutual Network staff announcing races.
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Tucson Merchants Association
University of Arizona and Public Schools
Veterans Organia v
KCNA
Bill Slater
Gene Kelly
Mutual Network
VFW
South Lawn Memorial Park
Tucson
Berlin Train Strike Keeps City Under New Blockade
News briefs cover baseball scores from Richmond and Paris tennis, plus league standings. Mangrum leads Barron 4 up after nine at Hermitage. Snead sits one up on Douglas. Parker wins French international tennis title over Budge Patty 6 3 1 6 1 6 4.
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Berlin
Richmond
Lloyd Mangrum
Sam Snead
Mangrum
Niles
Herman Barron
White Plains
N. Y
Hermitage
Snead
Dave Douglas
Wilmington
Del
Paris
Frank Parker
Los Angeles
Budge Patty
Arizona Attorney General Rules Slot Machines Illegal Statewide
Atty. Gen. Fred O. Wilson ruled that slot machines pinball theaters bank nights and other merchandise lotteries are illegal in Arizona regardless of location. He stated Elks clubs and private venues face the same illegality and noted county attorneys must study the opinion before action.
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Pima County
Fred O. Wilson
Phoenix
Attorney General
Wilson
Arizona
James Boyce Scott
Greenlee County
Clifton
Elks Club
Elks Clubs
Scott
Bryce H. Wilson
Duncan
John A. Duncan
State Liquor License and Control Department
Tucson
Attorney General's Office
Idaho Sucport
Arizona Supreme Court
Funds Sought For New Plane
The armed forces appropriation bill in the Senate would fund the XF-89 Northrup jet fighter. Sen. Ernest W. McFarland reports Northrup Aircraft Corp of California pushes to keep the provision. The Flying Wing bomber is not funded. The coastward factory move is hinted as favorable. Tucson facility talks surface with Aero-Manufacturing Co. and Ft Huachuca lease plans under review.
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Northrup
Armed Forces
Senate Appropriation Committee of Congress
Ernest W. McFarland
D-Ariz
Washington
Northrup Aircraft Corp
California
Air Force
Sen. McFarland
Congress
Hawthorne
Calif
Los Angeles
Tucson
Monte Mansfield
TAA
Aero-Manufacturing Co
Phoenix
Ft. Huachuca
Aero-Manufacturing Company
John H
President Truman Heads Weekend Cruise to Chesapeake Bay
President Truman sails Saturday aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg on a Potomac and Chesapeake Bay weekend trip. The party includes Fleet Adm. Leahy. He plans religious services at Annapolis Naval Academy Sunday and Memorial day services Monday.
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Washington
President Truman
Williamsburg
Truman
Fleet Adm
William D. Leahy
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
No Settlement To New Tactics Is Seen
Berlin observers say Berlin’s railway strike may be settled only at higher government levels by the four powers if no breakthrough occurs in days. U.S. adviser James W. Riddleberger notes Paris could act, while Brig. Gen. Frank S. Howley accuses Soviet meddling and the strike tightens blockade jitters among Berlin residents.
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Berlin
James W. Riddleberger
U. S. State Department
Germany
C. A. Dix
Dix
West Berlin
Frank S. Howley
U. S
Paris
C. P. Zorchenko
U.S
Thestrike
Missouri Train Derails Near Strasburg—No Injuries Reported
Sixteen cars of a Missouri Pacific freight train derailed one mile east of Strasburg on Friday night. A dropped draw bar caused the accident, but no injuries were reported. William Robert Green warned and halted the second section just in time, preventing a collision. The derailed cars carried fresh meat and packing house supplies.
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Strasburg
U.P
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
St. Louis
Here
A. K. Boyce
Jefferson City
Highway Patrol
William Robert Green
Pleasant Hill
Green
Boyce
Doctor's Fate Nearing Jury in Rutledge Murder Trial
In Cedar Rapids Iowa on May 28 defense attorney Barngrover urged jurors to acquit Dr. Robert C. Rutledge Jr. of the knife slaying of Byron Hartman while asserting a guilty verdict would desecrate family life. Rutledge 28 a St Louis pediatric specialist faces a nine woman and three man jury as closed arguments conclude.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Robert C. Rutledge Jr
Walter J. Barngrover
Dr. Rutledge
St. Louis
Byron C. Hartman
Sydney
Barngrover
Hartman
John C. Hattman
Coraopolis
Hattman
Robert C. Rutledge Sr
Houston
Tex
Howard Goodrich
Hannibal, Mo
Gunter AutoDeath Case Goes To Jury
The trial of Nancy K. Gunter ends its evidence phase as a seven man five woman jury receives instructions. Prosecution and defense summarize case. witnesses describe speed, braking, and the fatal bicycle collision in Los Angeles.
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Gunter
Nancy K. Gunter
E. Navajord
Lee Garrett
John J. Lyons
Kenneth Massie
William Sartori
Congress Gets Atomic Data
Congressional sources say David E. Lilienthal gave the joint atomic energy committee a data document on security of the program under military control. Chairman Brien McMahon has not made it public and says it has not been read by all members.
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United Press
Washington
David E. Lilienthal
Congress
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Brien McMahon
Dconn
McMahon
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Relowa
Army
Los Alamos
N. M
Hanford
Wash
Hickenlooper
Congressional Committee
Senate Public Works Committee
Leslie A. Miller
Wyoming
Reclamation Bureau
Army Engineers
Miller
Columbia River Basin
Lewis A. Pick
Engineers
Buchanan
Senate Commerce Committee
Jewels Stolen From Fields Credit Jewelers
Benny Weiss owner of Fields Credit Jewelers at 70 E. Congress St reports theft of two women’s rings totaling about 2900 dollars. One ring with five diamonds and four cut stones valued at 1850 dollars, the other with a single diamond valued at 1050 dollars. Jules Goodman, store salesman, reported the loss upon Weiss’s return from Phoenix. Inventory planned Sunday to check for further losses.
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Benny Weiss
Fields Credit Jewelers
Congress St
Weiss
Jules Goodman
Phoenix
Modern Lady Godiva Uses Auto In A Nude Stunt
INglewood California May 28 A nude young woman roamed four communities in southwestern Los Angeles County in a midday publicity spree riding in a battered coupe. Police failed to obtain a license plate as witnesses did not preserve details while bystanders whispered about the odd spectacle. Police Chief Carl Cupp called it a possible publicity stunt and noted no complaints from men, only startled women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglewood
Calif
Los Angeles County
Godiva
Carl Cupp
Cupp
Lawndale
Redondo Beach
Los Angeles
Western powers invite Russia to join new West Germany
The United States, Britain and France formally invite Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky to allow the Soviet zone to join the new West German state on condition Russia drops reparations claims and guarantees fundamental freedoms for East Germany. The plan, presented after the “Back To Potsdam” stance, requires freedom of information, political party rights, and an independent judiciary, and awaits Russia’s response after a short ministers' meeting.
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Paris
Russia
East Germany
United States
Britain
France
Andrei Vishinsky
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Bonn
U. S
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Potsdam
Vishinsky
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Scarborough
Westeroth
Haynes
Evans
Kramer
Hughson
Tebbetts
National League
New York
Philadelphia
Jansen
Webb
Cooper
Borowy
Seminick
Oabchmeien
Brooklyn
Bickford
Hall
Voiselle
Potter
Salkeld
Mass
Newcombe
Martin
Palica
Banta
Campanella
Cincinnati
Chicago
Raffensberger
Mueller
Leonard
Novotney
Pittsburgh-St. Louis
Bob Brook
President
Chesapeake
Missouri
Dr. and
Mrs. Rutledge
Kathy Fiscus
Little Kathy
Lyons
Josephine Williams
Forgens
East Grant Road
Lucy Batka
Grant Road
Williams
Batka
Lynne
George Busby
S. 12Th Ave
Busby
Lady Godiva
Reds
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