Showers On The Way After Drenching Tucson Winds Shift Southeast
Weather outlook improves as rain returns to northwest Tucson after a drenching event. Rain totals near Flowing Wells reach about 0.20 inches with damage at properties including a barn split in two. No injuries reported but strong winds damaged awnings and roofs near multiple addresses.
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Tucson
Soil Conservation Nursery
Wells Road
G. Petrie
de Moss Petyierd
W. Dragoon St
W. Franklin St
Mercury
Burglary Case Highlights Repeated Break-In Pattern
North Bergen New Jersey reports Joseph J. Paczkowski faces Magistrate Wilbur Ross on burglary charges. Three years earlier he was seen leaving a restaurant window with $50. two nights ago he was caught exiting the same window with $10.
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North Bergen
N. J
Joseph J. Paczkowksi
Wilbur Ross
Paczkowski
Joe
Flash Flood Traps Dixie Greyhound. One Dead
A Dixie Greyhound bus was swept into a flash flood eight miles south of Cape Girardeau near Ancell. Water rushed through the vehicle trapping passengers and injuring several. Bill Thompson of Eufaula, Alabama, is credited with saving three others. The bus tilted at a 45 degree angle as the torrent swirled around it and passengers attempted to escape through a rear window.
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Cape Girardeau
Dixie Greyhound
Nania
Bill Thompson
Eufaula
Ala
Here
Ancell
Ramsey Creek
R. Cook
Cottondale
Hugh M. Ware
German March Angers Danes in Frederikshavn
Danes angrily denounce a parade by German crewmembers from American minesweepers through Frederikshavn on Jutland to a cemetery. They carried a large wreath for fallen German sailors, recalling wartime occupation while the Danish navy chief comments.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Frederikshavn
Jutland
Newspapers Have Their Troubles Too on the Silverstar
Miami Herald reporter George Southworth met an official aboard the luxury liner Silverstar when it docked after cruising Havana Miami and Vera Cruz. The ship’s official hurried to confer with the captain and then told Southworth that someone aboard wished to buy a newspaper.
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Miami
Fla
Silverstar
Havana
Vera Cruz
High Seas
George Southworth
Miami Herald
Southworth
Germans march in Frederiksvaerk under Danish eyes
Frederikshavn command Capt. Ray Smidt said Danish navy warned the American minesweeper flotilla commander of the planned protest as Germans marched in uniform aboard U.S. vessels. Crowds booed while the ships swept Kattegat ahead of NATO maneuvers next month and Capt. Smidt protested to the flotilla’s U.S. officer in charge.
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Frederikshavn
Ray Smidt
U.S. Navy
Kattegat
Smith
Tucson City Power Bill May Be Cut By Negotiations
City and utility negotiators released a proposed rate schedule cutting Tucson electric bills by about 11.82 percent. The plan, labeled fair by rate consultant William Fell, would not require state franchise changes and could save around $19,000 annually under current usage. The open contract could be canceled by either party and may take effect in 30 to 45 days.
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Max Henkel
Tucson
Fred Emery
Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Co
City and Power Company
William J. Fell
Fell
Arizona Power Authority
Tulsa
Okla
Fell & Wheeler
Citizens’ Committee
Harlow, Phelps
Donald Wolfer
Phil Martin Jr
Lloyd Wixson
Power Company
Ike May Visit Ft. Huachuca
Brig. Gen. Frank E. Fraser says an answer is expected today or tomorrow to invite Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to visit the guard encampment. Eisenhower was asked in a letter to attend Governor's Day on August 16. High ranking Washington and Sixth Army officials are expected, with Gov. Howard Pyle to be greeted by a 17 gun salute and noon reception.
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FT. Huachuca
Frank E. Fraser
Arizona National Guard
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Sixth Army
San Francisco
Fraser
Howard Pyle
Navajo Council Endorses Compulsory Education Policy
The Navajo tribal council voted 64 to 1 endorsing compulsory education and allowing state public schools to enforce it for Navajo youth. The provision excludes tribes without a consenting resolution from their governing body. The measure was approved at the next summer meeting.
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Minuuw
Navajo Tribal Council
Grunewald Theft Suspect Is Held
Police report two youths burglarized the Grunewald home at 2101 East Third Street. Officer Liam J. Gilkinson found the stolen 1951 model car in a downtown lot, detained one suspect after a 20 minute watch, and learned from Grunewald in California of additional property losses.
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Arthur Grunewald
Third St
Don J. Hays
Liam J. Gilkinson
Gilkinson
East Speedway
Campbell Avenue
Grunewald
California
Hays
Robert Morrow
East C Third Street
Morrow
Legion To Hear Gov Pyle Tonight At Tucson Event
The American Legion hosts Gov Howard Pyle in Tucson for a 7:30 p.m. session. Gov Pyle travels from Phoenix on a three week campaign tour with no slots in the state. County attorneys sheriffs and guests are invited to the dinner and program in the Legion auditorium.
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Proenix
Tty
Theo
Wilson
American Legion
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Tucson
Injand
Legion Auditorium Land Sheriffs
Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow Softball and Baseball Schedule
The list shows a crowded Tucson sports slate including A-1 league softball at Santa Rita park and Hi Corbett field baseball with matches such as pam-L and L Drive-In facing Piggy Bank Service Station. Other games include Raum and Adamson versus Town House in A-2 league softball and Damskey's Hot Rods versus Latter Day Saints at 9:30 p.m.
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Tucson
Santa Rita Park
Damskey’s
Hot Rods
Latter Day Saints
Marines Hold Bunker Hill After Fierce Night Battle
In Korea near Panmunjom the U S Marines repelled a Chinese counterattack on Bunker Hill five miles east of the truce village. Leathernecks had seized the hill in a dawn assault following a night tank attack and prepared bunkers as heavy fighting continued with artillery and air support.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Bunker Hill
Panmunjom
Siberia Hill
Pima Rent Control May Be Continued
A Washington report indicates rent controls may continue in Metropolitan Tucson after surveying the non municipal “critical housing area.” It found 530 vacancies from June 16 to July 3, with over 60 percent above $70 monthly and many units unsuitable for families with children.
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Pima
Min
Tucson
University of Arizona
Meat Packers Shut Down As Work Stoppage Hits Plants
Nationwide work stoppage spreads through meat packing plants as CIO and AFL-CMC negotiations stall. In South St Paul Armour workers report being locked out after returning from a union meeting, while Kansas City Armour employees halt pork production amid ongoing contract talks.
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Chicago
CIO United Packinghouse
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters
South St. Paul
Armour
CIO
Kansas City
Pork Department
U S to Build Huge Atom Plant in Ohio
The Atomic Energy Commission will construct a 1.219 billion dollar gaseous diffusion plant on a 6500 acre site between Wakefield and Piketon in Pike county Ohio. It is part of a 3.5 billion expansion program and will relocate about 50 families from the surrounding area. It lies along the Scioto river 18 to 20 miles north of Portsmouth.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Wakefield
Piketon
Pike County
Ohio
Portsmouth
Scioto River
Ohio River
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Paducah
New Jet Wins High Praise From Test Flight Report
The air force’s new swept wing jet bomber YB 60 shows excellent airworthiness and superior handling, but no speed or altitude figures were released. All twelve test flights to date occurred with Convair’s chief pilot B A Erickson at the controls, joined on all but the first two by Lt. Col. Boyd L. Grubaugh of the USAF fly test center.
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FT Worth
Tex
Defense Department
Convair
Air Force
B. A
Hog Quarantine Still in Effect in Gila County
Arizona will not lift the hog quarantine in Gila county despite National Bureau of Animal Industry notes. State Veterinarian R J Hight says no release until all hog slaughter and premises disinfection are complete, possibly next weekend. The quarantine began July 29 to curb outbreaks in several states, with infection limited to a small hog group shipped to Globe.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Gila County
National Bureau of Animal Industry
R. J. Hight
Claude Evans
Arizona Livestock Board
Globe
Index Stevenson heads to Washington for briefing
Index Stevenson travels to Washington for a top level briefing on important government affairs. The report notes United States policy matters and potential implications for federal programs and oversight.
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Stevenson
Washington
Santa Cruz Valley
Happy Boy
Russia
Ariz
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