Navy Air Arm Faces Deep Cuts in Pentagon Orders
Chairman Vinson says defense department will halve naval and marine aviation, with the air force expanding its role. He cites secret orders and says naval aviation faces about 203 million dollars in cuts, about 57 percent of the total naval reduction. Admiral Hopwood confirms the cut figures as hearings begin.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Pentagon
Defense
Navy
Armed Services
Air Force
Herbert G. Hopwood
Hopwood
Congress
Naval Air
Naval Air Arm
Naval
Navy Air Arm
Merced based B 36 crew wins SAC bombing contest
Col Glendon P Overing leads the 3rd Bomb Group at Castle AFB Merced California to top honors in a Strategic Air Command bombing mission at Davis Monthan. Six engine B 36 crews earned top scores with competition spanning Arizona Texas New Mexico Louisiana South Dakota Washington California Florida and Georgia.
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Strategic Air Command
Glendon P. Overing
93Rd
Castle Air Force Base
Merced
Calif
Davis-Monthan
Thomas 8. Power
SAC
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Force Sear
Arizona
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
South Dakota
Washington
California
Florida
Georgia
508Th
Walker Air Base
Roswell
N. M
Davis-Nanthan
Holly W. Anderson
J. B. Hopkins
R. G. Smith
Douglas T. Nelson
Robert L. Graham
William A. Price
Vaughn S. Lautenschlager
Denzil Poston
Robert L
Glenn L. Lioyd
Victor E. Sklar
Davie Cassel
Ira J. Purdy
Clare M. Febry
Gerhard T. Ofsted
Richard W. Rickey
Robert W. Rockwell
Oliver N. Weybright
James C. Barnes
Desert
San Francisco
Sacramento
Damaged Bike Recovered After Spectacular Chase
Police returned a damaged motorbike to Arnold J. Harmes after Charles Luscdeet a citizen recovered it following a long chase. Luscdeet saw an unidentified youth on the bike at 620 N Fifth Ave he pursued through the Broadway subway where the thief abandoned the machine and fled on foot. The bike crashed after a block as Harmes had parked it in a school lot prior to its disappearance.
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Arnold J. Harmes
Ajo
Charles Luscdeet
Luscdeet
Fifth Ave
Broadway
Harmes
Altrusa International Set to Convene in Tucson
Altrusa International Inc officers plan to attend the district convention in Tucson from October 21 to 23. Dr. Helen E. Preston of Los Angeles, ninth district governor, will lead the visiting delegation in Arizona’s first district convention. About 750 delegates from California Utah Nevada and Arizona are expected.
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Altrusa International, Inc
Tucson
Helen E. Preston
Los Angeles
Arizona
California
Utah
Nevada
Budget Deficit Tops Two Billion Dollars
Washington reports the U S budget deficit surpassed 2 billion dollars after just over three months of the 1950 fiscal year begun July 1. Through Wednesday expenditures exceeded receipts by 2,021,309,935.53 dollars with year end projections from 2 to 8 billion and experts guessing around 4 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Eleven Studios Sued by Theaters for Damages
In Los Angeles theaters from Fullerton to Bakersfield filed a suit seeking 694,800 dollars against eleven major studios and distributors. The claim says they were deprived of first run films shown in their chains, hurting their business.
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Los Angeles
Oct
Fullerton
Bakersfield
Calif
Donovan Otto Receives Gold Pin for 25 Years Service
Donovan H. Otto of Tun receives a gold pin from Standard Oil Co. of California marking 25 years of continuous service. He is among 119 employees awarded pin honors this month.
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Donovan H. Otto
TUN
Standard Oil Co
California
Police Examinations and Fire Prevention Efforts Highlight Tucson News
Civil service schedules police exams for 69 Tucson applicants set to end by Oct 15 with no appointment quota. KCNA to host Fire Prevention Knowledge contests for 3 Girl Scouts teams daily, plus demonstrations with the fire department. A public rally will feature a burning exhibit to illustrate firefighting techniques, followed by safety-net jumps from burning buildings on video. Robert B. Lee, 23, of Taylor, dies from truck fire after rollover on Highway 77. flaming gasoline injures the driver as an auxiliary tank ruptures near the crash site.
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Tucson
Rue Ag
Albert Hesselberg
Civil Service Commission
City Hall
Hesselberg
KCNA
J. C. Sievert
Fire Department
Davis
Monthan Air Force Base
F. T. Houston
Holbrook
Oct
Robert BE. Lee
Taylor
Highway 77
South Bend
Ind
Bob Cochran
Rev. Ellison Named Chaplain at Episcopal Center
Rev. John W. Ellison arrived from Idaho Falls to serve as chaplain of the Episcopal university student center at 1220 E Fourth Street. He succeeds Rev. Leon Laylor, who left for Ashland Virginia. Ellison has two years with Idaho Falls Episcopal mission and previously chaplain to Episcopal students at Harvard Radcliffe and MIT. He earned an AB from Harvard and a BD from Episcopal Theological School Cambridge. He studied at Virginia Theological Seminary and did graduate work at Harvard Divinity School. He is married with a daughter Paula aged two and a half.
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John W. Ellison
Idaho Falls
Ida
Episcopal University
E. Fourth St
Leon Laylor
Episcopal
Ashland
Ellison
Harvard University
Radcliffe College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Pickpocket sought after theft at downtown intersection
City police searched today for a pickpocket reported by Chistin A. S. Ban of 104 E Laguna St. He said a gold watch and chain were taken from his pocket yesterday afternoon at North Stone avenue and East Congress street, valued at $67.
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Chistin A. S. Ban
E. Laguna Sr
North Stone Avenue
East Congress Street
Miami Miners Vote Referendum Strike Next Wednesday
Members of the Miami Miners union local 586 call a referendum strike vote for next Wednesday night after decisions reached Thursday. Election judges will be Pete Cortez, Arnold Rajas, and Robert Barcon. Barcon notes wage talks since June 30 aim to raise five day week wages to match six day week plus 25 cents an hour, current minimums range from 9.28 to 11.49 per day, with no counteroffer from companies.
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Miami
Miami Miners’ Union
Pete Cortez
Miami Copper Co
Arnold Rajas
International A *: & Refining Co
Robert Barcon
Inspiration
Consolidated Copper Co
Barcon
Tucson Traffic Club hears Rocky Mountain tariff report
Joseph M. Schuck will report on last week's meeting of the Rocky Mountain Motor Freight tariff bureau, representing local carriers, at the Tucson Traffic Club gathering Monday noon at Paulos' restaurant.
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Tucson Traffic Club
Rocky Mountain Motor Freight Tariff Bureau
Joseph M. Schuck
Paulos
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