Flagstaff Outlook Positive for 1959 Says Chamber Chief
Hal Jacks of the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce reports a unanimous optimistic outlook from local businesses and industries for 1959. He cites expected record activity, rising employment and earnings, boosted by tourism, Glen Canyon area work, home building, and highway projects.
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Flagstaff
Hal Jacks
Jackson
Flittstatt
Ceconina
Ite
sGlen Canyon -Parm
Arizona
Arizona State College
Flugatatt State
Lamber Re
New Year Holiday Traffic Toll Quickens Across Nation
The Associated Press reports traffic deaths quickened during the four day New Year observance with higher early tolls from fires. A storm brought snow and sleet to the Midwest while highway hazards persisted, prompting caution on slick roads. Local totals showed head-on crashes, hospital discharges, and varying fatalities across the holiday period. The National Safety Council estimates 390 deaths may occur from 8 pm Wednesday to midnight Sunday.
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Long New
Yeetts, Holkidy
Volligion
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Pan
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Flagstaff New Year Passes Quietly in 1958 Night
Flagstaff residents ring in 1958 with minimal traffic incidents as state officers report a quiet New Year Eve. Police report one drunk driving arrest and a disturbance, while highway patrol, sheriff, and city officers maintain strict patrols through the night. Traffic dwindles after 11:30, with few celebratory crowds and limited public gatherings.
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Paul Sweuszer Flagelait
Arizona
Highway Patrol
Coconine County
Flagstaff
Péron
Hone
Earier
Khrushchev Signals Easing Berlin Crisis Ties
In Washington Khrushchev hints at ending four power Berlin occupation and proposes a free city while Western troops may pull out. Gromyko warns against force risking a big war. Mikoyan to visit soon as talks aim for peaceful settlement.
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Washington
France
Anxirei Gremyko
Berlin
Khrushchev
Mutual Broadcasting System
U.S
Erench
Kremlin
Premer Anastasi Mikoyan
No New Year Babies Reported in Northern Arizona
No New Year s babies were reported today at Flagstaff Community Hospital or at the hospitals in Winslow and Wickenburg. Area law enforcement officers had warned of possible arrivals, but none occurred across the region.
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Holbrook
Flagstaff
Mara Hill
Arizona
Fiagntate
Wittens and
Wem
Navy Begins Two New Polaris Missile Submarines
Washington AP reports the Navy will start building two new Polaris missile submarines, expected to be heavier than any current sub. Estimated cost is 105 million dollars per submarine. Size details were not released by the Navy.
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Washington
Cuba Turmoil as Junta Seizes Island in Unsteady Flight
Reports from Havana describe turmoil after a coup arc on Cuba's government led by Batista. The crash of stability raises fears of bloodshed, possible U.S. intervention, and a tense struggle between Batista loyalists and Castro forces as the country faces a costly civil war.
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Havana
Cuba
Folgerco Batista
U.S
Washington
State Department
United States
Caries Piedre
Tere
Fidel Castro
Retels
Batista
Castro
Cuba Revolt Forces Batista To Flee Republic
In Havana gunfire and looting erupt as Batista flees to the Dominican Republic with top aides. A Cuban junta under Justice Carlos Piedra seeks a provisional government to restore order, while Fidel Castro’s followers reject Piedra and call for elections after a civil conflict that has driven many Cubans to seek safety abroad.
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Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Batista
Theif
Dominican Republic
Carlos Piedra
Supreme Court
Piedra
Pied-ra
Urrutia
United States
Cuba
Muon
Eulogio Cantilo
Jacksonville
Fla
Tee
Two Deaths Open ’59 on State Roads
SACATON AP Two men were killed early today when their speeding car missed a survey in Sacaton and overturned four times. Three others were injured. Names given: A2c Grover Widner 72 Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Tucson and Justin Lopez 18 Sacaton. John P. Ochoa 16 Sacaton to Phoenix hospital head injuries broken arm. Two women passengers unnamed taken to Sacaton Indian Hospital.
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Sacaton
Jerry Inman
Phoenix
Savaton Indian Hospital
Flagstaff to open applications for assistant city manager
Flagstaff Council informal meeting approves opening posts for city manager and assistant city manager. Applications accepted until Feb. 10. Lt. Col. Harry Fields Jr seeks assistant post. Pulliam poised to retire in about three years, with plan to groom successor via apprenticeship and internal selection.
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Flagstaff Council
Flagstaff
Ify
Harry Fields Jr
Navajo Ordnance Depot
Fields
C. T
Maggie) Pulliant
Pulliam
Pultiama
the Sun
Pul- Yam
Puidance
Wellel
Povlinen
Farm product prices fall two percent in mid November to mid December
Farm product prices dropped two percent between mid November and mid December. Agriculture Department data show prices for 1958 about nine percent above 1967 average. The report places overall 1958 farm prices about 1 percent above mid December 1967 levels.
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Washington
APY
Gem
Agriculture Department
Series of Fires and Explosions Kill 19 Across U S
A nationwide wave of fires and explosions left 19 dead and multiple injured. Rochester N Y saw a four member family perish in a three story blaze, while Washington state and Maryland experienced deadly blasts. A Japanese freighter collision near New Orleans caused further damage and injuries as brush fires near Los Angeles razed hundreds of homes with 2000 firefighters battling the blazes.
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Associated
TRESS
United States
Rochester
N.Y. i
Fynnmie
Quilecne
Wash
Seattle
Indian Head
Navy
Washington
Baltimore
State Mental Hospital
Spring Grove State Hospital
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Lames
Los Angeles
Bea
Topanga Canyon
Hollywood Hills
Beverly Hills
Annexation Debate Shapes East Flagstaff Growth Plans
East Flagstaff and surrounding areas such as Pine Park Major Greenlaw Estates Barker Village face a split over municipal governance after a December special election rejected incorporation. Flagstaff’s annexation path, water rates, and city services, including fire and police protection, water supply and sewers, are analyzed with the city eyeing future expansion and cost controls.
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East Fiagetail
Time - Park Manor
Greeniaw Watutes
Barker Village
Oren McDowell
Arizmis
Tee
Fingetatt
Fepore
East Flagstaff
Pine Park Major
Greenlaw Estates
Ime
Flagstaff
Plagetecl
Flagciatt
Neil V. Chete Taro
Amy
Ivolves
Stint Ser
Khrushchev Hosts Kremlin New Year Party
In Moscow AP reports New Year’s Eve preparations bring festive air as Premier Nikita Khrushchev hosts the capital’s grandest party inside the Kremlin.
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Moscow
Nikita Khirushchev
Kremlin
Joy at New Year as Batista regime falls in Cuba
Reports from Havana describe rapid word of mouth jubilation among Cuba’s 1,223,000 people as news spreads that Batista fled. Police presence remained tight with no official announcement at the hour, while rebels and crowds react to the surprising shift in power.
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Havana
Cuba
Batista Hay
Buesuti
Bana
Batiote
Batista
Seeromi
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