Grand Juries Fail To Solve County Questions
In 1927 Pima County voters sought grand jury probes into courthouse site graft hospital contracts and ballot stuffing. A year of questioning yielded few results and costly inaction. Twenty five years later a new grand jury led by Robert Morrison examined gambling and prostitution claims but produced little resolution. Ten men faced varied outcomes while the county spent thousands on the process.
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Pima County
Robert Morrison
State Supreme Court
Bryce Wilson
E. B
Red) Chitwood
Jerome P. Martin
Maurice T. Guiney
G. S. Chee
Freddie Kriesler
John L. Rowe
Henry Porter
Chitwood Supreme Court
Gilbert Martinez
William
Duke) Dillas
Dillas
Arntz Arrested In Smoke Raid At Yavapai Hall
Benjamin L. Arntz 21 turned himself in at the sheriff's office with his father and attorney after aiding a trio that set off an army smoke canister in Yavapai hall. He faced a $500 bond and a preliminary hearing set for Monday with fellow students Baer Meyer and Feick.
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Arizona
Benjamin L. Arntz
Yavapai Hall
Sheriff's Office
Howsare
Arntz
Robert Baer
Gary Meyer
James Feick
Clarence A. Arntz
National Guard Battalion
Gordon Aldrich
Baer
Meyer
Feick
Phoenix
St. Mary’s Hospital
Shirley Bledsoe
Sue Rosenfelder
Laurie Sturges
Memorial Day Flags To Fly In Tucson
Phil Ruhl leads a solo civic effort in Tucson to display flags citywide for Memorial Day with strong backing from the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Residents call for flags and display guidance, signaling a major community observance.
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Sedley-Hopkins
Phil Ruhl
Ruhl
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tucson
Berlin Red Youths Raid West Zone
Berlin reports show ten to fifteen thousand young Communists surged into West Berlin with about 1000 clashing with police in Kreuzberg and Neukoelln. The crowd disrupted shops as commuters left work while police used truncheons and tear gas after arresting sixty and twenty youth leaders.
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Kottbussertor
Kottbuss
But It Won't Rain Fish Fishing Tomorrow at Sabino Creek
Walton reports variable clouds and afternoon showers over mountains as fishing season opens. sprinkles yesterday add .02 inches to yearly total 4.11 inches, with highs near 97 and lows around 68. Arizona towns hit 103 to 108 degrees. pools open at noon tomorrow.
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Sabino Creek
Walton
Phoenix
Yuma
Douglas
Grand Canyon
Acheson To Return For Radio Report
Secretary of State Acheson returns from Europe and will report to the American people by radio Monday on the pact linking Germany with the West. He outlined the agreement during his European visit and will discuss its implications for Western security.
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Washington
Acheson
Germany
Boston Quints Are Coming? Quintuplets Birth Claim
The Boston Post reports Mrs. Marion Manning of South Weymouth expects a quintuplet birth in Weymouth's South Shore hospital, though officials say she is not at term and not a patient. Dr. Robert R. Ryan allegedly told her to prepare for five after earlier consultations. Birth is anticipated mid August, with timing uncertain.
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Boston
Boston Post
Marion L. Manning
South Weymouth
Weymouth
South Shore Hospital
Robert R. Ryan
the Post
Barkley open to presidential bid not actively seeking
Vice President Alben W Barkley said he is available for the Democratic nomination but is not actively seeking it. Senate investigators charged Newbold Morris with major role in questionable and in some cases illegal tanker deals tied to Chinese funded firms represented by his law firm. President Truman vetoed a bill granting states title to tidelands citing national rights and population concerns. Coast guard planes searched off North Carolina for a submarine of unclear nationality. In Coolidge Arizona two men were killed when a T-6 trainer collided with another T-6 at about 5000 feet near Williams Air Force Base.
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Washington
Alben W. Barkley
U.p—Senate
Newbold Morris
U.P
Truman
Elizabeth City
N.C
Coast Guard
Atlantic
North Carolina
United States
Coolidge, Ariz
Williams Air Force Base
Memorial Day Here Closes Business
Businesses in Tucson largely close in observance of Memorial Day with government offices shut and most shops locked. A few drugstores open half day and one or two groceries stay open, while theaters pools and restaurants operate. Banks remain closed avoidable, prompting savings.
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Tucson
Potato Price Probe Sweeps Tucson Wholesalers
Government price officials questioned Tucson grocers and potato brokers led by Lester Cox of Cox Produce and Jimmy Tooley of Tooley Produce to uncover who profits from the potato black market. Cox cited grower prices in California at 3.87 per 100 pound bag while costs rose to 5.52 with freight brokerage icing and more.
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Tucson
Office of Price Stabilization
Lester Cox
Cox Produce Co
Jimmy Tooley
Tooley Produce Co
Cox
California
Koje Guards Stop New Riot on Koje Island
Allied troops on Koje Island used bayonets and tear gas to quell a Red prisoner uprising without bloodshed. U S infantry and British troops entered the compound, destroying a Red command post and dispensary. An accidental rifle discharge during a guards change killed one prisoner and wounded another.
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Koje Island
Korea
U. S
Truman To Speak At Atom Sub Site
President Truman will speak at keel laying ceremonies for the first atomic powered submarine Nautilus in New London Connecticut on June 14. The submarine being built by General Dynamics Electric Boat division near the navy base, with testing eyed for 1954. The event underscores hopes that atomic propulsion will transform undersea warfare.
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Washington
Truman
New London
Conn
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Navy
French Communists Call Strike Over Duclos Arrest
In Bordeaux and Paris a CGT led strike call paralyzes streets as 3,000,000 members urged action after Jacques Duclos was arrested and charged with plotting against internal security. Riots killed a worker and wounded many as demonstrations followed Ridgway's visit.
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Paris
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Jacques Duclos
Duclos
Matthew B. Ridgway
Andre Still
L’humanite
France
Fresnes
National Assembly
Ridgway
Truman asks congress for 3.34 billion for atomic expansion
President Truman asks for a supplemental 3.341 billion dollars for a major expansion of atomic production. The request covers the Atomic Energy Commission and the Tennessee Valley Authority to speed up fissionable material production and new weapons capacity amid Cold War tensions.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Baseball Scores From The National League
The Associated Press games show National League results with Pittsburgh defeating Cincinnati 4 to 2. Brooklyn beat Boston 7 to 3, Philadelphia toppled New York 6 to 5.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow Race and Event Schedule
Tucson hosts a packed schedule starting tonight with stock car time trials at Gilpin stadium and races at Rodeo Oval plus softball games at Santa Rita park. The public events include theater at Lodge on the Desert and dances at Catalina guest ranch and 271 North Stone.
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Tucson
Cocio-Estrada
Air Police
Santa Rita Park
Gilpin
Ings
Little Theater
Lodge On the Desert
Rodeo Oval
N. Stone Ave
Western powers’ reply to disarmament asks met with silence
A brief recap notes Western nations’ stance toward Russian disarmament proposals is likely to be met with no response from the Reds. The item appears on page 2 of the edition.
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Tucson
Jack Underwood
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