William Babbitt dies suddenly in Phoenix at 68
William Babbitt, 68, long a Flagstaff resident and cattle division manager of the Babbitt Brothers Trading Co, died suddenly of an acute heart attack in Phoenix after a period of ill health. He came from Cincinnati to Arizona in the pioneer days and his death came as a shock to family. two brothers survive, C. J. Babbitt of Flagstaff and others noted in the obituary.
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Phoenix
Ariz
William Babbitt
Arizona
Cincinnatti
Ohio
Flagstaff
Babbitt
Babbitt Brothers Trading Company
Texas
Pacific Coast
Babpitt
California
C. J. Babbitt
Briand Likely to Join New French Cabinet
Premier-designate Andre Tardieu met President Downergue and reported progress forming a government to replace Chautemps and his own fallen ministries. Aristide Briand’s presence in the foreign office portfolio is viewed as assured, with Tardieu consulting his cabinet and radical socialist leaders on the new lineup.
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Paris
Andre Tardieu
Downergue
Camille Chautemps
Elysee Palace
Aristide Briand
Foreign Office
M. Tardieu
Hargest
Britain Faces Critical Vote On Coal Issue
London February 27 AP The MacDonald government faces a pivotal Commons vote on the coal mines bill seeking compulsory output regulation. A defeat could trigger resignation and potentially a general election. Labour backs the plan to fix the ailing coal industry. Conservatives and Liberals oppose.
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Britain
London
MacDonald
House of Commons
Kiwanis Set Southwest District Convention in Prescott
Prescott Kiwanis organizers announce the Southwest district convention for Kiwanis clubs of Arizona New Mexico and El Paso Texas to be held Friday and Saturday October 10 and 11 Fred B Carr chairman says the International president and secretary are expected to attend.
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Prescott
Ariz
Cai
Kiwanis Club of
Arizona
New Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Fred B. Carr
Lopi
Kiwanis International
Carr
End of Snook case nears as clemency bids fail
Ohio Governor Cooper rejected Dr. James H. Snook’s stay and clemency requests. Snook, ex OSU veterinary professor, is to be electrocuted tomorrow for killing his coed mistress Theora Hix. A final hearing preceded a third reprieve which expires tonight.
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Columbus
Ohivy
Cooper
James H. Snook
Columbus. O
James Howard Snook
Ohio State University
Theora Hix
Ohio
State Board of Clemency
P. E. Thomas
Musgrave Named Head of District 3 Forest Service Game Management
PHOENIX Ariz Feb 27 CAP M bE Musgrave predatory animal control director for Arizona has been named head of the game management for district No 3 of the forest service embracing all the national forests of Arizona and New Mexico Dr A Gilchrist will take over the predatory animal control department succeeding Musgrave in the announcement made here last night
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Phoenix
Ariz
M. Be. Musgrave
Arizona
The
Forest Service
New Mexico
A. Gilchrist
United States Biological Survey
Predatory Animal Control Department
Musgrave
Miami Fight To Be Broadcasted
Miami Beach tonight will carry the Jack Sharkey Phil Scott heavyweight bout by special wire to New York for WBAC and the Columbia chain despite MSG refusal. Associated Press members arranged other broadcasts to keep listeners informed.
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Nisw
Jack Sharkey
Phil Scott
Miami Beach
Fla
Madison Square Garden Corporation
New York
WBAC
Columbia
Associated Press
Gasoline Prices Drop to 25 Cents in Winslow and Holbrook
Gasoline prices in Winslow and Holbrook fell to 25 cents yesterday after Flagstaff dealers cut prices last week. Dealers say the reduction is voluntary, with oil company deliveries unchanged, leaving about 5 cents profit per gallon for local retailers. Some smaller towns still show 27 cents while efforts aim to match 25 cents regionally.
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Winslow
Helbrook
Flagstaff
Holbrook
State Treasurer Recovering From Major Operation
Phoentn Arizona February 27 Charles Rourice state treasurer underwent an operation for appendicitis here this morning. At a late hour today his condition was reported as satisfactory and he was resting comfortably in the hospital.
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Phoentn
Ariz
Charles Rourice
Du Pont Proposes State Liquor Commissions as Control
Pierre S. Du Pont urged the house judiciary prohibition hearing that repealing the eighteenth amendment and creating state control commissions staffed by Anti Saloon League members ministers and respected citizens could place liquor under better oversight. He compared them to state railroad commissions and argued states could tailor liquor control to their needs.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League
House Judiciary Committee
Pierre S. du Pont
China Faces Crisis As Silver Dollar Declines In Value
In Shanghai on February 27 the Chinese silver dollar hit a new low at 33.58 gold cents, tightening the three for one gold dollar rate. Mexican dollar declines compound China's financial strain as prices rise and living costs spike.
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China
Shanghats
Chines
Clines
Death of Ex Shah of Persia in Paris Hospital
Ashmed Kafar former Shah of Persia dies in an American hospital after a yearlong illness at age 32. He leaves nurses doctors and servant company with chamberlain Sali Khan. Brother Mohammed Hassan Mirza arrives too late to see him. The body will be taken to the Paris Mosque for rites by authorized officials.
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Paris
Ashmed Kafar
Shah of Persia
Persia
Sali ‘Khan
Mohammed Hassan Mirza
Iman
Missionary to testify on Navajo land issue in Washington
W R Johnson, a 20 year missionary among Arizona Indians, plans to testify before a senate committee in Washington about the 1929 request by Coconino Navajo and Apache counties to move all Indians off public lands back to reservations. Opponents warn 1600 families could be uprooted and driven into crowded reservations.
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Los Angeles
W. R. Johnson
Arizona
Washington
Senate
Coconino, Navajo
Apache
Teacher Dismissed In Filipino Strike
Miss Mabel Brummitt, an American teacher at a Manila public school, was dismissed after a controversy that sparked a February 19 strike by more than 5,799 high school students. Four student leaders were expelled.
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Manila
Mabel Brummitt
Public School Service
Child marriages rush in India amid anti marriage act
London February 27 dispatch from Calcutta reports brides as young as three and grooms seven wed in Chinsura to dodge the anti child marriage act. Mothers bring babies to ceremonies as couples aged nine to twelve rush to marry across the region.
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London
Mafl
Chinsura
Fire Sighted Near San Gabriel Range Ties To Missing Air Crew
Western Air Express sent a posse to the Muscoy area to probe a fire on the southeast San Gabriel mountainside amid the disappearance of pilot James E. Doles co-pilot A W Beiber and steward John W Slaton who left Kingman Arizona Sunday afternoon in a passengerless tri motor plane. Ranchers and locals reported the large red plane in the Cajon Pass area as authorities searched for the missing aircraft and scene of the blaze.
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Los Angeles
Western Air Express
San Gabriel Mountain Range
Muscoy
Cal
James E. Doles
T. T. Butler
San Bernardino
Walter Shay
Doles
A. W. Beiber
John W. Slaton
Kingman
Arizona
Double Tracking Progress Rises To Four Crews
An extra crew arrived to advance double tracking between Winslow and Joseph City. Three grading crews already at work have increased forces to four, with Sharp and Fellows under Supt. Pat Gilmore detaching at Joseph City to begin immediately, field camps to gain more laborers as work continues. By full operation, with bridge work over the Little Colorado, about thirty men are expected to be at the sites.
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Winslow
Joseph City
Joe City
Sharp and Fellows
Supt
Pat Gilmore
Little
Colorado
Sue Men
Arizona Bankers Set October to November Tucson Convention
The Arizona Bankers Association will hold its 1980 convention in Tucson between October 1 and November 15. Phil M. Clark, member of the executive council, announced the dates.
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Tucson
Ariz
APD
Arizona Bankers Association
Phil M. Clark
Communists And Police Clash At Los Angeles City Hall
About 27 alleged communists were arrested as police used billy clubs and tear gas to break up a riot near Los Angeles City Hall. Officers pushed back a large crowd, detained leaders Carl Sklar and Frank Specter, and hauled rioters away as chaos erupted along the city plaza and Spring Street.
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Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angelios
Carl Sklar
Spring Street
Jia
Skhu
Frank Specter
Weer
Coolidges Arrive In State Tuesday
Southern Pacific officials said Mr and Mrs Calvin Coolidge will leave the Hearst ranch at San Simeon California and arrive in the state Monday morning at 8 15 oclock departing at 10 15 for Globe Arizona The former president will reach Globe Tuesday morning to take part in the dedication of the Coolidge Dam reclamation project named in his honor.
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Los Angilles
Southern Pacific Railroad
Calvin Coolidge
Hearst Ranch
San Simeon
Cal
Ia. mi
Globe
Arizona
Coolidge
Chicago Paychecks Virtually Assured
Chicago workers expect paychecks by Saturday after weeks of waiting. Collectors report that six million dollars more are needed before the rescue fund can complete the payoff for the city, county, and school board employees.
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Chicago
Bodies Of Arctic Fliers Given To U. S.
North Cape Siberia February 27 American and Russian flags at half mast as Commander Mavrick Slipenoyo representing the Soviet government formally handed the bodies of Carl Benson Ielson and Karl Borland to American pilots for transport to Alaska.
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Shep Nani
North Cape
Siberia
Mavrick Slipenoyo
Carl Ben Iielson
Karl Borland
Alaska
Schools Closed For Teaching Religion in Mexican Cities
The Interior Department closed three schools in Chihuahua Pueblo and Saltillo for teaching religion. It said the action violated the constitution and breached the June religious agreement with the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
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Menico
Department of the [Interior
Chihuahua
Pueblo
Saltillo
Taft in critical condition as illness overpowers former president
Washington reports that William Howard Taft, aged 72 last September, is in a critical state with no hope of recovery. Dr. Francis R. Hagner said the illness has left him with days or hours to live and that any improvement would be temporary. The former president and chief justice resigned in February after a general breakdown from successive ailments. News of his condition spread sadness across the capital.
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Washington
Feb
William Howard Taft
Francis R. Hagner
Wash
PaKe Six
Tax Survey Work Nearing Completion in Northern Arizona
State Tax Commission members M A Murphy and J W Jones are inspecting Winslow, Holbrook, Snowflake, McNary, Springerville, St Johny and other towns in Navajo Apache counties to complete a survey of undeclared tax properties. They expect potential untaxed property to yield about 3.9 million dollars in increased assessments upon completion next week.
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Arizona
M. A. Murphy
State Tax Commission
Tax Survey Board
J. W. Jones
Navajo
Apache
Winslow
Holbrook
Snowflake
McNary
Springerville
St. Johny
Bonds Approved For Cochise County Court House
Arizona Feb 27 voters in Cochise County approved a bond issue for a new court house at Bisbee the county seat after a legal battle over removing the seat from Tombstone Bonds would be cancelled automatically if the removal election is ruled legal and the sale delayed pending litigation.
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Ariz
Cochise County
Bisbee
Cochise
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Arizona Pioneer Family
Norman Skinners
Kenosha
Wis
Briand
Tardieu
Winslow and Holbrook
Snook
Miami
du Pont
India
Coolidges
State
Coolidge Dam
John C. Phillips
U. S
Cochise Court House
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