Armistice Parade in Tucson Aims to Set Record
Parade set for Thursday at 10 40 a m from Main and Congress. Grand marshal Col T Q Donaldson will step from the reviewing stand to join officials. Float prizes total 225 dollars. Units include Davis Monthan Field colors band naval reserve Marine Corps reserve and more with numerous civic groups forming along Congress Main and Pennington streets.
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Tucson
George H. Dalton
Main Street
West Congress
Dalton
Col
T. Q. Donaldson
School of Military Science and Tactics
University of Arizona
Col. Donaldson
Congress
Scott Streets
Main
Fifth Avenue
East 16Th Street
Davis-Monthan
Eee Air Force Base
Naval Reserve
Marine Corps ‘Reserve
ORC
Rational ‘Guard
University of Arizona Cadet Corps
Congress Street
Pennington
Veterans Organization
Order of Purple Heart
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Vanguards
South Main Street
Tucson High Shadow
Pima County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Red Cross
Armed Sery
UN observers arrested by Israeli military police in Negev conflict
Two United Nations observers were detained by Israeli military police near Iraq Suweidan on the Negev front while witnessing an Israeli assault on Egyptian positions. They refused to leave, were arrested, and later released in Tel Aviv after accompanying Israeli liaison officers. Observers also witnessed heavy fighting and air activity in the area and reported increased tension on the central front to Bunche.
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Haifa
Israel
United Nations
Negev
Iraq
Suweidan
Gaza
Tel Aviv
Ralph J. Bunche
Paris
George V. Millett
Bunche
Gesher
Trans-Jordan
Alladdasiya
Army May Seek Drafting Doctors
Boston reports that Congress may be urged to draft army doctors if voluntary enlistments fail to supply adequate medical personnel. A spokesman for the surgeon general said Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Bliss authorized the remark at an American Public Health association meeting.
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Boston
Congress
Army
Raymond W. Bliss
American Public Health Association
Armistice Day Parades Planned Across Arizona
Armistice Day observances will feature soldiers and sailors in uniform marching in major Arizona cities. Phoenix chiefs expect 3,000 participants from 40 organizations with eight bands, and overhead air force and national guard flights. Tucson plans its largest Armistice parade with all military units joining in.
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Associated Press
Arizona
Veterans’ Organizations
Phoenix
Air Force
National Guard
Tucson
Record Corn Harvest Tops Previous Peak in 1946
Washington Nov. 10. The agriculture department estimated a record corn crop of 3 649 510 000 bushels, 82 000 000 more than a month ago, about 12 percent above the prior record. Harvest of the nation’s largest farm-crop output advanced in October under ideal conditions as yields of late crops improved over prior estimates.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Comet 1948 L Spotted Early Morning Tucson
Residents in Tucson had a chance to see the Paraskevopoulos comet 1948 L just before dawn on Wednesday. It appeared briefly after 5 a.m. instead of 5:30 as predicted, drawing observers at the University of Arizona and Mt Wilson staff noting a bright tail.
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Tucson
University of Arizona Observatory
Mt. Wilson Observatory
California
Associated Press
Mr. Wilson
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Henry Gidlas
Arizona
Paraskevopoulos
R. J. S. Paraskevopoulos
Harvard Observatory
Bloemfontein
South Africa
Women Lose Jury Exemption Rights in Arizona Ruling
The Arizona Supreme Court upholds Frank Pelosi conviction and notes that blanket jury exemptions for women are unconstitutional. The ruling hinges on a technical issue about the law’s title, signaling potential broader impact when the legislature meets in January.
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Supreme Court of the State
Frank Pelosi
Phoenix
Arizona
Board of Supervisors
Pelosi
Reds Hint At Truman Visit
Moscow dispatches report Russian newspapers flag a Times Herald commentator’s claim Truman might travel to Moscow to meet Stalin to pursue peace. White House denies any plan, while observers see signals of Soviet hopes for closer ties after Truman’s election. No meeting arrangements seen yet.
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Moscow
U.P
Tass
Washington
Times- Herald
Truman
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Russia
Eben Avers
White House
Key West
Fla
United States
Molotov
Barkley Visits Truman Camp Amid Florida Stop
Sen. Alben W. Barkley joined President Truman at the southern vacation retreat sparking talk of possible cabinet changes. Barkley said he came to rest and refused to discuss politics, while aides suggested major legislative plans would be mapped out before his Florida departure within a week.
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Key West
Fla
Alben W. Barkley
Truman
Leslie L. “Biffle
Senate
Democratic Policy Committee
T Biffle
Barkley
Biffle
Florida
J. Howard McGrath
B Fiftys Arctic Flight Delayed by Headwinds
Five B 50s based at Davis Monthan faced 100 mile per hour headwinds forcing an unplanned landing at Spokane and refueling on the way to Eielson Alaska for arctic tests. Col Dalene Bailey led the 43rd bombardment group in the 2600 mile mission with a 13 hour 9 minute flight time estimate.
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Reggie Russel
Air Force
Arctic
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
William Valentine
Joseph MacDougall
Clyde Johnson
Patrick Lewis
Bert Elliott
Denzil Poston
James C. Selser, Jr
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Alaska
Dalene Bailey
Spokane
Wash
Davis-Monthan
Ralph W. Stanley
Frigid
Bailey
Eielson
Nome
California Firefighters Gain in Silverado Canyon Fight
Fire crews fought a Santa Ana brush blaze threatening about 350 homes and prompting evacuation of 1,500 people near Silverado and Modjeska canyons. Winds subsided, halting flames within 100 yards of Silverado village as 46,000 acres burned over two weeks in the area.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Los Angeles
Silverado Canyon
Santa Ana Mountains
Silverado
Modjeska ‘Canyon
Ladd
Silverado Village
Joseph Sherman
Hamilton Pyles
Cleveland National Forest
Seek Authority For Highway Fund Claims
In Phoenix on November 10 the question of who may sign highway fund claims was referred to the attorney general. Following the resignation of Gene Eagles as highway commission secretary, the commission delegated signing authority to state Engineer W. C. Lefebvre Deputy Engineer Cy Perkins and Chief Accountant P. J. Munch. The issue hinges on whether the secretary alone may approve claims under the legislative act.
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Phoenix
Ann Frohmiller
Gene Eagles
Highway Commission
W. C. Lefebvre
Cy Perkins
P. J. Munch
The
Department
Congress Hides Pension List from Public View
The Nov. 10 report states confidential orders kept the full list of 80th congress pension recipients secret. It notes many defeated or retired members may qualify, with pensions calculated at two and a half percent of average pay per year of service, capped at three quarters of current pay. Eligibility starts after six years of service and age 62, with six percent salary contributions.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
House
Congress
Late season tropical hurricane nears North Carolina coast
A small late Atlantic hurricane threatened the North Carolina coast with warnings from Virginia capes to Southport. As of 3 am, the storm centered about 270 miles southeast of Wilmington moving northwest at 15 to 18 mph with winds near 75 mph. It is the sixth hurricane of the season, which officially ends November 15.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
North Carolina
Virginia Capes
Wilmington
Southport
N. C
Weather Bureau
Tucson
Florida
Georgia
Unions Push Fourth Round Pay Boost Amid Rising Prices
A government wage report shows prices rising faster than wages, fueling union demands for further increases. The AFL backs cooperation to boost productivity and reduce costs while a national survey notes early signs of a fourth round wage rise.
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Washington
AFL
National Foremen’s Institute
UN Orders Rift In Balkans End
In Paris the UN political committee approved a resolution urging Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia to settle their Balkans dispute with Greece. The 58 nation body backed the measure 48 to 6 with six eastern European nations opposed. The draft, supported by the United States Britain France and China, would continue UN work on the Greece issue amid protests that the US military mission dominates Greek affairs.
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Paris
United Nations
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Greece
General Assembly
Russia
United States
Britain
France
China
Jet
Alexandre Bogomolov
New U S Base To Speed Food
Berlin dispatch reports a new air base at Celle in the British zone will open December 15 to shorten the air lift to Berlin. British Air Secretary Henderson notes moves to base more U S planes in the British zone to ensure winter lift.
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U. S
Berlin
Celle
Air
Arthur Henderson
Henderson
United States
Frankfurt
Wiesbaden
John Cannon
William Tunner
United Kingdom
Gatow
Templehof
War Guilt Attributed To Tojo And Aides In Pearl Harbor Link
The tribunal found Hideki Tojo and seven of his 24 co defendants played active roles in plans leading to the Pearl Harbor attack. It also held a charge of conspiracy to wage aggressive wars proved against Japanese leaders, suggesting all 25 defendants face possible convictions. The court named nine other leaders as influential under Tojo. It said Japan planned aggression if China was not controlled, and that war was decided before any declaration against Hawaii. Saburo Kurusu knew of the attack while acting as envoy to the United States.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Pearl Harbor
International Tribunal
Tojo
Japan
China
Hawaii
United States
Saburu Kurusu
Flagstaff Physicist Warns Laughing Gas Is Pilot Peril
Flagstaff scientist Dr. Arthur Adel warns a global nitrous oxide layer in the earth's atmosphere could threaten stratospheric flight. He notes unknown layer location, potential impacts on heat balance and agriculture, and cites international colleagues confirming his discovery.
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Flagstaff
Arizona
Wedness
Arthur Adel
Adel
Lowell Observatory
G. B. M. Sutherland
Cambridge University
England
Marcel Migeotte
University of Liege
Belgium
Earth
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V. M. Molotov
Pravda
Diplomatic Corps
Walter Bedell Smith
Truman Camp
Col. Bailey
Elgin Air Force Base
California Fire Fighters
Authority For Highway Fund
Carolina
Arizona Supreme Court
A. C. Delwarte
Dr. Delwarte
Oolin B. Dodd
Maricopa County
George A. Lumsden
Arizona Association of Naturopathic Medicine
Delwarte
Pima County
Dr. Delawarte
Pima
Maricopa
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
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