26 Aug 1958
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Newspaper
Arizona Daily Sun
Location
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1958
Page
1
In Beirut, an aide to a Lebanese industrialist is fatally shot on a street while leaving a friend's office. The attack follows a tense period with security forces tightening measures at key locations including the international airport and nearby routes.
A report details a stolen car charge filed after an arrest on a Tuesday near a highway patrol post. Names include Charles and Crandall among others, with references to appearances and a commissioner involved in Plagstatt.
A Flagstaff sailor, son of a local family, has completed aviation training at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Jacksonville Florida. The graduate recently earned rating marks and prepares for duty aboard a naval air unit.
A brief market notice indicates bail or auction related activity with a contact phone VR 4 072 for the date October 27. The readable text is fragmentary but shows a classification or timing line and a local contact.
City officials push an ordinance to halt wiring problems tied to wells and to pause water sales until a council review. Geologist Jehu Hershberger notes testing may be needed for all wells, while commissioners seek capacity estimates and potential boundary expansions for future wells near three miles from the city.
Court monitors press for Hoffa to explain involvement in a racketeering probe. The commission, created without full consultation, seeks reasons behind proposed procedures and ties to monitors, with comments from U S District Aide Dickinson Betts and attention to Sen George Tender.
The report shows yesterday’s high around 94 and low near 45, with today’s forecast mild and little change in temperatures. Cloudy to partly sunny conditions extend across the southeast with a chance of a few isolated showers and pleasant evening winds.
A government bureau pledges to improve hunter services for Anjus and Muspig on the reservation. Debates on compensation and land handling surface, with calls for better protection and long‑term reform amid fragmented state responses and historical grievances.
DERROLT reports United Auto Workers strikes at Chrysler and Ford plants in Detroit Cleveland and other sites as new walkouts idling facilities threaten production. Regulators in a new contract have been stalled for five months with no resolution and Memorial Day weekend fines loom.
Fifth Air Force announced an increased state of alert amid routine tempers for forces in Korea and Okinawa. Spokesmen emphasized it was standard operating procedure with no immediate action planned. Navy units and support ships reportedly continued patrols and readiness drills.
The article reports Faubus pressing the court to reconsider rejected transfer applications to white schools. Virginia movement leaders deny all Nesny transfer appeals. Mixed-class school plans surface in several cities as first-grade pupils begin integrated classes amid expected minimal resistance.
Disarrayed reports describe Explorer V vanishing and military plans for two more moon site launches. An unconfirmed discourse notes a Jupiter-C test and delayed official comment, with speculation of a space program setback and ongoing inquiries at Presino Isle and related installations.
A man from Sawmill, Paul Damon, is held on charges of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly striking Peter Tsosie with a pipe near the eye. Tsosie, released from the Indian hospital, identified Damon to police and a warrant was issued by Navite police.
London report states that renowned British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams has died at his London home. He was active at his piano and composing in recent days, marking the end of an era in British music.
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