Nominees Turn To Nov 2 Task in Arizona Returns
Democratic candidates shift focus to the November 2 general election with several contests shaping the ballot. Rep. John Ayrand and O. M. Heflin are tied for district 4. Beaty, Lockwood, and others appear in various statewide and county races. Governor Dan Garvey seeks votes against Bruce Brockett as precinct returns trickle in.
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Election Board
Roosevelt School
Triple Board
Shirley O’brien
Grace Peters
Robert Hunter
Carl Codd
Ollie C. Valentine
Martha Cable
Estelle Brady
Bob Brooks
John H. Ayrand
O. M. Heflin
Dan E. Garvey
Bruce Brockett
Arizona
Brockett
Dial Workers May Quit Jobs
Tucson's 200 CIO Communications Equipment Workers Association members will walk off the job at 6 am Friday Sept 17 if a nationwide strike is called. Local Western Electric Co installers of dial system gear at Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph plant hope for a settlement to avoid action after previous walkouts. If triggered the strike could involve about 30 000 workers nationwide.
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Tucson
CIO Communications Equipment Workers Association
S. C. Tracy
Western Electric Co
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company
Tracy
Student Injured In Auto Crash Improves In Nogales
Charles Smith Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Nogales, was reported to be improving after an automobile accident here. He was injured Wednesday while leaving for Tucson to resume studies at the University of Arizona. His right arm was broken in three places and he suffered multiple cuts and bruises.
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Nogales
Ariz
Charles Smith, Jr
Charles Smith
Oung Smith
Tucson
University of Arizona
Ital
Smith
AFL Union Endorses Dewey for President in Landmark Move
Albany report says the Building Service Employees International Union backed Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, citing his administrative ability and Labor Day stance. The endorsement marks the first major union backing for Dewey, with AFL President William Green backing Truman instead. McFetridge announced the pledge after meetings in Albany, noting potential further endorsements but naming none.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
AFL
Building Service Employes International Union
William L. McFetridge
Chicago
Dewey
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Truman
Building Service Union
United States
McFetridge
Roosevelt
AFL International
Russia Seeks Parley With Big Four Friday
Moscow reports Russia proposes foreign ministers of Britain France United States and Soviet Union meet in Paris Friday to decide Libya Eritrea Somaliland after war. Deadline Sept 15 looms before UN 21 assembly in Paris. If talks move to Paris Moscow may end four power discussions on Berlin crisis. Molotov to lead Russian side.
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Russia
Paris
Italy
Foreign Office
London
State Department
Washington
France
Britain
United States
Big Four
Libya
Eritrea
Somaliland
United Nations
UN Assembly
Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Kremlin
Hope for settlement ends oil strike threat on West Coast
Possibilities of settlement weaken the oil strike threat and guard against gasoline shortages in Arizona and nearby states. In Detroit 170 independent plant guards sparked a chain of plant shutdowns, laying off 25,000 workers and swelling auto layoffs to 115,000 as CIO United Auto Workers refused to cross picket lines at Briggs. Nationwide totals show 164,000 in oil and shipping strikes, 19,000 Chrysler and 6,000 Packard workers idle, with further longshore and trucking action continuing amidst limited settlements.
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Arizona
Shell Oil
Detroit
Briggs
New York
New Jersey
Briggs Manufacturing Co
CIO United Auto
Chrysler Corp
Packard
United Plant Guard Workers of America
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Bucyrus-Erie
Evansville
Ind
Hunger Beats Engineering And Elephant Leaves Moat
May, an elephant at a San Francisco zoo, climbed a ramp from a moat to reach alfalfa hay and fell in. Zoo keepers later coaxed her out as crowds gathered, illustrating how appetite outshines flattery. The animal attracted unprecedented public attention.
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San Francisco
May
Crane Operator Rescues Steelworker From Fire
In Los Angeles on September 9, Blackie Mihalek dangled from a second story ledge as flames engulfed the area. Finis Bryant jumped earlier, fracturing an ankle and suffering internal injuries. Crane operator J. D. Grundon maneuvered the hoist and hook, pulling Mihalek to safety with minor hand burns reported.
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Los Angeles
Blackie Mihalek
Finis Bryant
J. D. Grundon
Mihalek
Queuille Faces Doubtful French Government Rally
Henri Queuille, 64 year old Breton doctor and veteran Radical Socialist, seeks party support Thursday to form a cabinet and avoid new elections amid France’s inflation and financial crisis. He aims for a stable program agreement before presenting to the assembly.
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Paris
Henri Queuille
France
Robert Schuman
Queuille
Brittany
Baseball Scores in Major Leagues Today
American League Boston defeated New York 9 to 4. St. Louis beat Chicago 5 to 1. Several night games listed include Detroit at Cleveland and Philadelphia at Washington among other matchups.
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Boston
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
No Action On Zone Changes Delayed by Executive Study
Tucson city council delayed 72 zoning changes after divided votes at a precouncil session. Mayor E T Houston and several councilmen favored immediate passage while Adams Priser and others urged further study before voting. Building inspector Herreras praised improvements but cautioned about gaps in the proposed ordinance.
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Thomas Elliott
E. D. Herreras
Samuel T. Adams
Forrest G. Priser
William J. Pistor
Dr. Pistor
Houston
J. O. Niemann
William H. Codd
Tucson
Adams
Charles Brady
Council Chamber
Herreras
Council
Brooks Believed Winner In State's Tightest Contest
Phoenix teacher M L Brooks led J E Zimmerman by about 1 455 votes in the Democratic primary for state superintendent of public instruction with 373 complete precincts and 64 partial tabulations. Other statewide results show Dan Garvey leading for governor and John Murdock winning in district 1. Wesley Bolin led for secretary of state in western Phoenix precincts.
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Phoenix
M. L. Brooks
J. E. Zimmerman
Ayays
Pauel
Associated Press Central Election Bureau
Zimmerman
L. D. Klemmedson
Dan E. Garvey
Richard F. Harless
Harold Patten
Tucson
Patten
A. R. Buehman
Wesley Bolin
West Phoenix
W. M. Cox
Garvey
Goodson
Harless
Moore
Noone
I Smith
Jim
Smith
Marvin
Sprouse
Bourden
Brockett
Supt. Pub. Instr
Klemmedson
Island SOS to ships urges evac of Camiguin population
An urgent radio appeal broadcast from a Philippines navy patrol boat requests mass evacuation of Camiguin island’s 15 000 remaining residents as Mt Hibok hibok erupts sending acidic ash. Cities Guinsiliban and Binone named embarkation points with Binone top priority for ships.
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Camiguin Island
Mt. Hibok Hibok
Arturo Alcaraz
Philippines ‘Weather Bureau
Philippines Navy
Globe Wireless
Guinsiliban
Binone
Mindanao
Alcaraz
State returns precinct totals and candidate tallies
OCR shows scattered precinct results for statewide offices and congressional districts. Readable names include Linville Murdoch Cameron Udall Hopper Mackenzie De Concini Haislip Stanford Jacobs Lott Bolin Brown Cox Earhart Kelly Williams Backer Henderson and Murdoch figures, with totals per office ranging from a few hundred to over sixty thousand votes.
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Eee
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TIMID
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Strinker
Ccceeee
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Seeoess
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Murdoch
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Simms
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Tax Commission
Joe D
Nrci Arc Ette Eerie
Soviet Air Lift Threat and Berlin Turmoil
Soviet planes threaten the Anglo American airlift as ten Russian soldiers fire on a German crowd in the British sector near the Brandenburg Gate. Berlin authorities, backed by President Truman and Secretary Marshall, resist Soviet pressure amid a violent city hall coup and escalating aerial maneuvers over the western sectors.
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U.P
Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden
Reichstag
Kenneth Ames
United Press
Frank Howley
Washington
Truman
Russia
Germany
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Four Power Air Safety Center
Air Safety Center
Crosby defeats Pulsipher in Greer Democratic race
Walter Pulsipher, incumbent, loses the Greer Democratic nomination for state representative to George E. Crosby by 18 votes as Apache county returns show Crosby 845 to Pulsipher 827, with Greer totals disclosed on Thursday.
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ST. Johns
Sept
George E. Crosby
Greer
Walter Pulsipher
Apache County
Pulsipher
Peso fluctuates in Nogales market
The Mexican peso, steady at 15 cents for weeks, wobbled in Nogales on Thursday with some firms accepting 14.5 cents and others 15 cents.
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Nogales
Ariz
Fearful Loss Sought After Tiny Circus Ship Sinks
A hurricane swept circus ship Euzkera 130 miles off Colombia as 56 aboard feared lost. Caribe rescued 12, including lion tamer Santiago Fabre and acrobat Raul Chang Montalvo. Ship carried 59 animals and was bound from Cuba to Cartagena.
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Cuba
Caribbean
Caribe
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Caribbean Sea Frontier
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Euzkera
Razzore
Cartagena
Colombia
Alerta
Santiago Fabre
Raul Chang Montalvo
Joseph Pauchie
Truman Plans Western Campaign Tour
President Truman outlined a two week western campaign schedule starting Sept 18 with a Dexter Iowa speech. He will travel to Independence Missouri Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs and Salt Lake City with San Francisco and Los Angeles as possible stops and a San Diego talk under consideration. He leaves Washington Sept 17 and returns about October with additional Colorado appearances likely the same day.
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Truman
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Colorado
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Calif
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