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1 i iff Ami REPUBLIC MAIL Safety Tip The careful driver always con aiders the careleaa driver. Weather Variable high cloudiness Saturday and Sunday; not much change ia temperature. THE STATE'S GREATEST KEWSPAPER Entered at Pott Offlc econd elM mttar undw ft Act of Consras. March 3. 1879; S1.35 per month lve lenlS 58th Year, No.

325 20 Pages Phoenix, Arizona, April 10, 1948 oj IrJ lb lTu Ch Th araae ron 8BTS 1 Mothers Set Up Curbstone Nurseries For Parade I i Spectators 10-15 Deep Line Route Parley Site Menaced By Armed Mob Shooting: Of Liberal Candidate Touches Off Uprising BOGOTA. Colombia, Apr. (INS) (Via U. S. Government Phoenix Television Station Is Requested APPLICATION for a television station atop the Heard Building in Phoenix waa, filed in Washington lata yesterday by tha KTAR Broadcasting Company.

John J. Louis, chairman of the board, said the Initial invest ment would exceed $200,000 and that orders had already been placed for RCA equipment. Mr. Louis added that KTAR, as an affiliate of the National Broadcasting Company, planned to be ready bring television programs to Phoenix from both Hollywood and Now York aa aoon as cable or relay systems for long distance transmlsalon hava been completed. NBC is currently telecasting over Its network (the first In the world) to New York, Boston, Schenectady, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.

KTAR'S new television station will also lie equipped to bring local sports events and all other types of outdoor entertainment into Phoenix homes. Louis said that just as KTAR had been first to brink network broadcasting to Arizona so he hoped KTAR would be "first with the best In television." Two-Mile Procession Opening 1948 Rodeo Hailed By 200,000 By HENRY FULLER COMMUNITY spirit swelled to a new high yesterday as more than Communications) Armed revolutionaries in Bogota appeared to 200,000 spectators saw the parade officially opening the World's Championship Rodeo, a visual dem night to be gaining the upper hand as Dario Echandia, Junta provisional president, demanded the onstration of the tremendous interest this annual event has gene resignation of President Ospina rated. Perez at a palace conference. Spectators were lined 10 and 15 Throughout the city, scene of the deep along the entire parade route. inter-American conference, fires Tucson Gets Added a wo wide ribbons of crowded numanuy, even extended across continued unabated despite heavy rains while mobs, ignoring the appeals of broadcasters to end disorders, continued to loot and rob.

street intersections, stretched along me iwo-mue line of march. Funds For Freeway It took the parade one hour and 45 minutes to pass. Allowing for By CLAIBORNE NUCKOLLS several gaps in it, the parade was more than three miles long. The! THE STATE highway commission yesterday gave the City of i-" VrtCVi ViV v'- i i i nm in i iiniiis, in iM LuwtwA ''v head of the procession was disbanding on First street, north of Tucson an additional $100,000 for construction of its contemplated trans-city fast traffic highway. This Increases the total amount available for that project to $700,000.

The supplemental allocation, earmarked for construction only, Van Buren street, long before the last riders and floats had left the McDowell road starting point. will come out of the $600,000 originally assigned to the construction of a similar project in Phoenix. This community chose to forfeit THE PARADE not only exceeded the money because of the huge expense variously estimated at any where from $2,000,000 to $8,000,000 entailed in purchasing the neces au previous editions by its length, but it displayed a marked improvement In variety of entries. sary of way. mis was aue 10 me paruciDatlon 'Tin mMitnurnw oi so many communities over the lowed a personal appeal by Mayor i Mrs.

I C. Hackmeier. 433-D. Alzona Park, mother of 18-month-old never oeiore represented in e. T.

Houston and Tucson diam Some Phoenix bahiee must be sunburned-three shades darker today after, city curbstones into nurseries yesterday i (Butch, reaching for another, drink of water; Donald Chisunv 844 W. A. Sullivan Resigns State LJWest Virginia avenue, four-year-old youngster who wishes he had I Avlnlr. Ann I.n..r.1r MM mlm because Mthinff; could mothers-from-the excitement of the ine i'noenix celebration. ber of Commerce representatives.

Mesa sent practically an entire wno asked that Tucson be granted parade by itself. It was headed by the funds originally earmarked for its high school band, reinforced by Phoenix to be used in purchasing 16 roping-girls and 16 more major- the right of way for the motor (The state department received a dispatch from the U. S. embassy in Bogota at 5 p. m.

Phoenix time, which reported Echandia at that time was in the presidential palace insisting on Peres resignation. (In Washington, Robert A. Lovett acting secretary of state, announced he had talked to George Marshall, secretary of state, who heads the U. S. conference delegation, and had been assured, the secretary and all members of his party are safe, (Diplomats took the position that the revolution will force adjournment of the inter-American conference.

Argentina already has dispatched three planes to Bogota to bring home its' 70-man delegation. (The state department would make no immediate comment on whether; Marshall and the American defecation will remain la Colombia. In of the longstanding policy of the U. S. not to grant diplomatic recognition to governments seized by revolutionary methods, however.

It is considered unlikely the American delegation will (Reports to Washington state the revolutionists have captured complete control of Cali, Colombia's fourth largest city). THE INSURGENT -SEIZED ra- rode parade. In mass formation and prepared, for a long stay linen, and- Suv Norman Xangerak, her mother. (Republic Staff wiia water oeraea ana ovner accessories were left te right, Photo by Forrest Stroup.) ir Security Post several fine floats and a mounts The commtsstonrrefused to tlevl- uui nopers: squad of tlie Mesa Junior Chamber ate from its long-standing policy of of Commerce. The Mesa Colorado not spending federal and state river water flout ws master, road funds for the purchase of Former Mayor Of Globe Plans Candidacy As Gila Senator piece, showing Arizona taking a righte of way witWii municipalities.

bath while California wasted water But Escalada, Ughway com- into the Pacific ocean. mif lP nf fiftn disIct which includes Tucson and Pima THIS UNIT also included the county, successfully engineered the W. A. SULLIVAN, Globe, yester boutnsiae sheriffs posse of 28 rid- move to cut Tucson in on an addr day tendered his resignation to ers. There were other equally im- tional $100,000 for construction.

Governor Osborn as member of the pressive sheriff's posse erouDs in I The commissioners took the the parade, notably that of Yuma stand that to furnish right of way state unemployment security com mission. county, headed by Harold Breach, I money for Tucson would not be Make Rodeo Fans Tingle Crowd Of 8,500 Screams Approval Of Opening Performance By GLENN TAYLOR CALF ROPERS sparked the In-itial performance of the Phoenix World's Championship Rodeo yesterday afternoon at the state fairgrounds. Before an estimated 8,500 He reportedly Is quitting the xuma ponce chief. irair tnasmucn as rnoenix naa not Tucson also came to Phoenix to been ofered a similaropportunity. state office, which he has held five years, to clear the way for becoming a -candidate for state sH -fc CX- yiv, it-! I 1 Mf :0 rs I 'i claim special credit Its old But- MAYOR HOUSTON and his terfield Overland Mail stage was group left before the final decision io reportedly has stated Echandia senator from Gila county.

Several weeks ago, upon hear one of the features of a parade was reached and it was not known that RnPrlflHP In eilfh vamA, iwhif thai rAaMInn witult Ka Tia will remain in power only until the arrival from New York of IlllklCOt A V. V. 4V .1 ing Sullivan might seek that of The stage was drawn by six white commission's decision deviated Eduardo Santos, former president fice. Governor Osborn wrote him. mules.

from the recommendation of W. "suggesting" that if and when he Echandia was described as a Lefebvre, state engineer, that FLAGSTAFF entered the nic Veteran Liberal." He was acting publicly announced his candidacy, he resign from the commission. of the money originally ture with a pair of huge, 10-foot president of Colombia In 1944. (Continued On Page 2. CoL 2) The "suggestion" was made be logging wheels, draeein-r a heavy The Bogota radio reported bloody creaming fans, four of the arena cowhands wrapped up their dogies cause of the governor's belief the yeiiow pine log.

it also had a fighting all around the broadcast la less than 13 seconds. J. D. Hoi commission should be kept free of group of Navajo Indian dancers that highly entertained the spec political involvement leyman. who hails from Ozona, ing station.

The radio said four revolutionary students were killed Rail Service Sullivan's letter to the governor. -capital" of Crockett County, Tex. tators. close by in a fight with Conserva The entrants who made the it was learned, asked his rcsigna tion be made effective "immediate turned in a sparkling 12.9-second performance to lead the hemp ly." However, he is reported to Again Is Cut swingers. longest trips to be present and participate were Jerry Colonna, the radio and screen's comic char have verbally requested it be ac -uoseiy grouped for runner-up honors were two New Mexicans cepted as of Monday so he could WASHINGTON, Apr.

9 (INSJ- acter with the rolling eyes and pirate mustache; Tim Holt, west serve on the commission during and a Washington state waddie Barney Willis of White Salmon. The government ordered a second 9i nor ri in vtalViurnln tr vail a meeting scheduled for today. ern movie actor; Don and Marilyn fauiiivan, former mayor of Globe. Barrows, who came here via the r0ad service today as John L. Lewis Wash held second spot at least until last night's show with 14.3 said in his letter he was resign The.bronca have little regard for a cowhand's reputation.

Diamond T. shows his displeasure at being ridden by dumping Bustef Butts in short order. Buster is off, reversed and coming down fast for a hard, hard landing, (Republic Staff Photo by Ralph Camping.) ing so as not to be encumbered by radio suggested court appointment of an program from Los Angeles, and inn.rfi.i w.n seconds. Zeano Fair is of Las Cru any other political office during ces, r. Had a shaky grip on tives over control of the government radio station.

A roaring fire was reported in be raging near the U. S. emWsy but it was said there is at present "no threat to the embassy." Mobs were reported to be storming around the capitol and gunfire rattled through the streets. A RADIO REPORT said the Conservatives were trying to regain control of radio stations. (A late dispatch to official Washington which may have been filed later than this report said the Conservatives had succeeded in recapturing two radio stations.) There still Is no sign of tha his senatorial campaign, and also tir i 1 7 UIZ dispute which caused the 26-day- StJrfp t6d the Beacn old coal strike.

Sheriffs Posse. I i third place with 14.4 and Jack Sldpworth of Clovis. N. was in order to obviate any possible Rodeo Riders Agree Truck Crash embarrassment to the commission. not far behind with 14.8.

He had a beautiful mount and com enMl. mission ana uie omce oi aeiense ANOTHER Texan. Dub Phillips transportation ordered the rail w. llHiiu- WW a VUKUL Oil CI 1 of San Angelo, rolled his animated $21,000,000 Aid work. roaa service cut lor next Thursday Kills Soldier beefsteak in the dust in 12.5 sec onds to take a big lead in the steer Ifs Rugged Career By TOM TARBOX RODEO RIDING for a livjog is by no means a bed of roses.

If it is, then the thorns, in the shape of Brahman bull horns, are Paragraphs could be devoted to the walkout of 5.000 miners has the uniformed bands. They step- noi b3f that tlm-ped high, wide and pretty. Each Coal-burning rail traffic already First ERPStep WASHINGTON. Apr. 9 (UP) WILLIAMS AIR FORCE BASE, wTestling event.

The big. rough, and rubber-necked steers gave the cowhands a strenuous afternoon Apr. 9 One soldier was killed and had a special routine to exhibit had Deen slashed 25 per cent Ef-from time to time along the line fectiveness of today's order will Paul G. Hoffman took over for and there was no other time closer police or army In downtown Bo many today as administrator of five others and a civilian employee injured this morning when a 1- of march. reduce service to one-half normal.

than the 22 seconds turned in by the European Recovery Program gota. very sharp 1 After spending yesterday afternoon behind-chutes at the Phoenix World's Championship Rodeo, chatting with top hands from the United States and Canada and their wives," we' decided riding the Lewis, who made the "impartial Official reports sent to Wash- Wilbur Plaugher of Academy, Calif. Next in line was Bill Mc- and promptly ordered $21,000,000 worth of foods, fuel and other ton army, truck struck a hole in the Hunt highway about 10 miles west of Florence and overturned. ONE OF the best dressed outfits was the St Mary's High School band of Phoenix with Spanish Dons' hats and suits of vivid ington said the attempted coup was Communist-inspired, but Indicated umpire" suggestion in answering a court petition by Ezra Van Horn, operators' trustee of the miners Macken of Chandler with 26X commodities to meet the emergen rodeo circuit is just about the roughest, toughest method of paying the rent and grocery bill extfnt The however, are crazy about it. its success still is undetermined.

The bo vines were anything but cy needs of Austria, Greece, France, Italy and The Nether. welfare fund, made no move to Dead is Pfc. Thomas A. Earley, green. The Holbrook Drum and reluctant In the team roping con These reports said the Reds had obey the federal court Injunction lands.

Bugle Corps, all girls and stepping test, and an epidemic of no times Peewee Morse of Custer, S. sat. on the running board of a 27 years old, 787 North Hobbie street, Kankakee, who was Announcing the first relief move seized two government radio stations but subsequently were beaten off. car, one leg dressed up in a big resulted. A.

L. Loveiady of inside and Chuck Sheppard of Phoe wun an me pep or youtn, not only came the longest distance of any band, but also put on one of the riding in the back of the truck. of his Economic Co-operation Administration, Hoffman said it nix turned in a creditable perform Radio broadcasts heard In Bo It was the 81st fatality result- to halt the strike. Both Lewis and his United Mine Workers union must appear in court Monday to show cause why they should not be punished for ignoring the "stop strike" Injunction issued last Saturday. most precise marching exhibitions, ance, however, stretching out and white plaster cast.

"A bull stepjped on me at Fort Worth and busted it clean." Peewee explained wtth a grin. 'That's nothing; I've had; my neck broken twice. I do someodd obviously" is necessary to keen Then there was the noted Santa times they run as high as S100 to $150. A fellow can't afford ta lose many contests at that rate." We were discussing the comparative merits of pool and poker trussing up their critter in 15.8 gota said La urea no Gomez. Conservative party leader and head of the Colombian delegation to the supply pipelines to Europe filled while technical details of the U.

S. Fe Indian band of Wlnslow in 1948 This Date 1947 jackets of velvet and wearing sil seconds. Charlie KInnon of Bisbee and Bill Cowan of Douglas were in second spot with 21.2 and Hol- aid program are worked out (Continued On Page 2, CoL Jobs such as judging and timing until it heals. The doc says I'll be ver ornaments. a couple of extracurricular ac Apr.

9 81 The Globe band boys and girls 64 read to ride again about the first tivities indulged In quite frequent ly by cowboys in their off-the- put on a typical western show all of September." I their own as they marched. Every Morse went on to say one bias to horse moments when Jim Ryan of Bozeman, came out of musical unit in the parade had Arizona Strip Pupils 400 Miles From A State School, Attend Free In Nevada (Continued On Page 2, CoL 4) the arena with one arm dangling. It had been fractured a few sec be a top-notch rider, and be qucky as well, to close the season "in the money." leyman and Buck Standifer of Clovis, N. tied in 23.6. A couple of nags In the saddle-bronc riding contest proved rather reluctant buckers.

but on the whole the riding events were spectacular and the stock tough. THE BIG Brahman bulls gave cowboys some troubled moments, (Continued On Page 2, CoL 6) onds before when he was thrown ing from motor vehicle accidents in Arizona since January 1. Minor injuries were suffered by Staff Sgt John L. Stewart, driver, 35, Covington, Pvt. Henry White, 18, Philadelphia, Pfc.

"The entrance fees a rf a from a barebacked bronc. Afilfe Wagon Nag about S25 for each event," he, said, TOUGH LUCK, Jim." said and the bull-dogging and calf Morse. roping fees are even higher. Some- Gets Rodeo Spirit "Aw, that's all right," said Ryan Jim C. Harris, 19, Guthrie, Pvt.

Ira L. Barnes, 23, Selma, N. A POLICE motorcycle officer as was helped into an ambu chased and overtook a runaway lance. "See you next week." HEY. KIDS' milk wagon horse on North Central Pfc.

Chauncey J. Fury, 21, Longview, and Charley Gay, "You know," continued Morse, "we have a pretty strong fraternity. We compete against each avenue yesterday morning as an civilian employee, 43, La Grange, other all the time, but between who was riding in the cab of WHO said the West is getting too crowded? The people up in the Arizona Strip, an area bigger than some states, are having a little trouble with the' wide open spaces. Those spaces are so wide their nearest county high school is 400 miles away yep, 800 miles round trip. That's quite a far piece to send their children to school the way the law says.

AND THE spaces are so open there', not enough children, despite large families, to organize a high school of their own'. Even If there were enough children, there Isn't enough taxable wealth What Gives? the truck. That's what Cliff Harkins, assistant state superintendent of public Instruction, found when he went up there this week to Investigate complaints Strip children were attending Nevada schools without paying tuition. It was the first time in 14 years a state school official had been In the Strip. THE ONLY high school In that county is at Kingman, Mohave county seat To attend it children of the Strip would have to go through Utah and Nevada and come down across Hoover Dam, or they would have to go east and cross the Colorado river at Navajo Bridge, then down through Flagstaff and swing west again on Highway 6f.

Harkins took Mrs. Faye Logsdon, Kingman, Mohave county school superintendent with him to see what could be done. But Mohave county cannot organize a school up there across the Grand Canyon for lack of supervision. THE CHILDREN now attend schools at Bunkerville. Hurricane, Utah, and Fredonia; which is over In Coconino county.

"It looks like we'll have to get the law changed so we -can pay tuition for them." Harkins said. "Their folks" pay taxes for the education of their children and they ar entitled to get what they pay foi." The truck was en route from unscheduled but appropriate feature of the rodeo parade. Sgt. John W. Wilson, aided by an unidentified cowboy, stopped the horse near Monte Vista road after a chase of several blocks.

Wilson said he "clocked" the Williams field to the Florence Prisoner of War camp where the shows we all get along fine." Jim Ryan and his broken arm appeared to be a closed incident. Just then John Lindsey, one of the clowns, came out back a "breather" and a br pop. When asked how he ed to get into the clowning Incss, he said: "I really don't remember. air base laundry is done. I The injured were brought to the wagon at 21 miles per hour.

WATCH THE field hospital. Still a mystery last night was why the horse ran away on the Earley is survived by his wife and daughter, both of Kankakee. PHOENIX GAZETTE one day of the year that the avenue was choked with horses instead I've been at it 22 years. It's how 111., and his father, John W. Ear- (Continued On Page 2, CoL 1) ley, Nashville, Tenn.

of automobiles. I .7.