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Newspaper
Arizona Daily Sun
Location
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1959
Page
1
The Oberammergau Passion Play in Flagstaff ends its run after weather, costs, and lagging attendance. Officials report 6,000 total in May, with no quick funds forthcoming. A 26 member cast may disband unless new capital is raised to sustain summer operations.
New York AP report describes steel work stoppages at scattered sites idling over 5000 workers despite pleas from President David J. McDonald and union officers. A large Pennsylvania plant was shut as United Steelworkers picketed. Cleveland and Pennsylvania plants prepared actions. restarts began after leadership urged production. No immediate results reported.
Forty year old Charlie T. John of Flagstatt faced disturbance of the peace charges after police detained him and his wife during questioning at pollen headquarters. FBI Agent George Bright was present. The case was downgraded to a peace complaint, with sentencing set for Monday in Superior Court on four felonious aggravated assault charges.
Former Teamsters chief Dave Beck failed to appear for a plea on charges he took 200000 from two trucking executives. A federal judge ordered his arrest, noting Beck would not delay further. The prosecutors said the case involves Roy Fruehaul and Burge Seymour, with leases and penalties outlined for the firms. Beck faces bail and potential appeals while two executives face possible prison and fines if convicted.
Arizona's newly created Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will hold its initial meeting in Phoenix on July 8. Gov. Paul Fannin appointed five members including Ernest Chilson, William E. Kimble, FR. Keith Walden, Mr. F. Wharton, and Tr. Charles Kalil for terms through 1961 to 1964. The commission was created by the legislature in the last session.
The Board of Supervisors closed the 1959 60 fiscal year with a small general budget balance of 12613 58 and 3762 95 in roads and highways. Total expenditures reached 793516 20, a rise of 131580 91 from 1958 59, surpassing the original budget by 85318 16. Seven visits to the State Tax Commission allowed exceedance, with 102699 99 actually spent. Emergency items included 363000 indigent care and 25250 for roads and highways among others.
In Formosa President Chiang Kaishek abruptly shifts Gen. Wang Shu-ming from chief of the general staff to a less influential post with no stated reason. Observers suggest Wang’s rising popularity may have prompted the action.
Washington AP reports federal employment fell by 178 from April to May. Total federal workers numbered 2,300,658 in May, down from 2,342,836 in April, per Sen. Harry F. Byrd.
President Eisenhower urged a one year extension of wartime corporation income and excise tax rules and signed a bill raising the national debt limit to 205 billion dollars. The measures, signed at midnight, prevent impending tax drops and money trouble.
Union and management representatives across Arizona forge new work contracts as copper industry strikes ripple through construction and steel talks loom. About 12 to 300 copper workers in multiple communities push talks forward while Kennecott Copper in Salt Lake City and Phelps Dodge plan timelines.
AP reports during the Independence Day period highway crashes are expected to claim about 350 lives and leave around 13,000 people with disabling injuries, per a National Safety Council pre holiday statement from Chicago.
New York AP reports Merritt-Chapman and Scott Corp. asked unions to reconsider plans for a July 6 date for talks over daily subsistence payments of 8 to workers at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona. The firm denies violating any union agreement.
London AP reports Britain faces a major newspaper shutdown as ink printing workers threaten to strike. The stoppage would cut off supplies for Fleet Street papers circulating about 20 million copies daily across the country.
President Eisenhower said inflation will be a main issue in the 1960 campaign and that his goal is a balanced budget in the new fiscal year. He noted Congress must help reduce the national debt and approved debt ceiling limits while acknowledging the annual deficit near 13 billion dollars. The president marked his 43rd wedding anniversary with Mrs. Eisenhower and joked about having no secret formula for a long, happy marriage.
President Eisenhower said he will stay hands off the selection of the 1960 Republican nominee. He noted it would be hard to stay completely neutral and declined to signal private or public preferences. He cited a field of able men and said Nixon’s Moscow visit will be a key campaign issue.
The Board of Supervisors directs the Santa Fe Railway to file an application for permission to bridge Williams Airport Road with an overpass on the new right of way through Cocanina County. A public hearing will follow the filing before approval.
New York markets show mixed activity with higher stocks and gains in industrials while government issues retreat. Cotton and corn fall on liquidation pressure, Chicago wheat ticks up slightly, soybeans ease, and cattle prices slip. top figures range with live cattle near $33.
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