Kiddyland thrills mix danger and delight for Tucson youngsters
The Citizen visits Tucson's Kiddyland to sketch its acre of rides from the airplane to the octopus. Young riders shout with glee while anxious parents groan at the dizzying heights and speed. The park, a longtime city institution since 1949, hosts the annual Christmas party for underprivileged children, with open access to welfare, children's homes, and clinics.
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Kiddyland
Speedway
Tucson
Happy
Harrowing Flight for Freedom Ends in Refuge Arrival
Hana Pavlickova, 24, a Czech escapee, arrived in New York aboard Gen. Harry Taylor after traveling by air from the Czech border in a single-seat crop duster. She, with three others, defied guards to flee the communist regime and hopes to become an airliner hostess.
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New York
Hana Pavlickova
Germany
Pavlickova
American Foundation For
Harry Taylor
Antifly
Uni
Brno
Nother Cuech
Uunder
Cech
Ivan Pluhar
Ind
Austria
Norwegian Premier Will Visit In U S
Norwegian Prime Minister Oscar Torp will arrive in New York on September 9 for a three week U S visit. He will tour Norwegian American districts in the Midwest before Washington on September 22 and meet President Truman and Secretary of State Acheson. He also sought a谈 conference with Secretary of Labor Tobin to discuss working conditions in the United States.
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Oslo
Oscar Torp
New York
United States
Middle West
Washington
Truman
Dean Acheson
Torp
Maurice J. Tobin
U. S
Navy Denies Baltic Ship Ban During NATO Exercises
The Navy stated no orders have been issued to keep American ships or aircraft out of the Baltic during fall mainbrace exercises. Adm. aynde D. McCormick, NATO Allied Commander, said no such restrictions were contemplated. Soviet press warned of provocations and possible international incidents if U S or British ships enter the Baltic.
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Washington
Baltic Sea
Russia
U. S
Baltic
Norfolk, Va
Adm
Aynde D. McCormick
NATO
Atlantic
Moscow
Pravda
Sundt Low Bid For Davis Monthan Barracks Buildings
Sundt Construction Co of Tucson was the low bidder at just over 300000 dollars for ten three story barracks and three mess halls at Davis Monthan air force base. The award awaits review by the Army Engineers Office in Washington. Buildings will house two airmen per unit with a lavatory in each room and are designed to improve living conditions for crews on shift. Completion expected about a year after construction starts.
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Sundt Construction Co
Jucson
Davis Monthan Air Force Base
U. S. Army Engineers Office
Los Angeles
Sundt
Army Engineers Office
Washington
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Tax Rates Reduced In Flagstaff and Williams
Flagstaff lowers the tax rate to 36.1080 per $100, a 25 cent drop, with allocations of 3.5508 for the city 1.5782 for the school district and .90 for the state. Williams sets a new rate at 5.1117 per $100, a 76 cent cut, consisting of 3.5508 for the town 1.6609 for the school district and .90 for the state.
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Flagstaff
Williams
Public Records And Deaths From Local Court Dockets
Public records list drove under influence charges with bonds 180 and 100 dollars, petty theft sentences, multiple Superior Court debt and damages complaints, divorces, and several death notices. Names include Paul J. Cella Ernest Aguirre Billy Campbell James Richards Rex Biado John Timms and Oscar Morrison. Also notices for several obituaries and a note on the bagpipe origin.
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Paul J. Cella
Ernest Aguirre
Dra. Ana Hom
Billy, Campbell
James Richards
Mercer. Johnson
Lee Garrett
Robert $. Tuliar
Marana Lumber Co
Charles E. Taylor
Rex Biado
John Timms
Elvert Ayup
Ernest Jeune
del E. Webb Construction Co
Gordon Strunk
Frank P. Malone
Joseph E. Preston
Conrad Johnson
L. Jane Little
Citizens Red Line ‘Taxi Co
Standard Accident Ins. Co
Michael W. Gleeson
Max Fineman
John Davenport
Fred W. Nirechelle
Morrie A. Shanhouse
St ‘den Isminged
Kerby
Juanita Kerby
Baruch Warns U S on $80 Billion Losses in Six Years
Bernard Baruch, elder statesman and adviser to presidents, accuses the federal government of wasting eighty billion dollars over six years due to inflation and incompetence. He begins a trip to be honored in California on his eighty second birthday in the Redwood Empire. He arrives in the San Francisco area.
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San Francisco
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
California
Redwood Empire
Onoma Valley
Baruch Talks Economics and Pride of Mentorship
Carson Bailey cites the administration’s waste of 80 billion dollars while Baruch reflects on mankind’s progress and unresolved economic burdens. He emphasizes learning to relieve economic strain and mentions old age and universal education as key issues. Baruch will stay at E D Coblentz’s Sonoma valley ranch and will be honored with a birthday bench near a 365 foot redwood in Dyerville California.
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Arthday
Typhoid Outbreak Traced to Camp Cook in Queens
In Far Rockaway at Camp ThLi run by the Hebrew Institute of Long Island over 300 children were exposed after health officials traced the typhoid outbreak to a 45 year old woman cook. The cook, not named, had last exam in 1950 and was dismissed as the camp closed Thursday. 15 definite cases confirmed.
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New York
Rockaway Queens
Esterday
ThLi
Hebrew Institute of
Long Island
Rich Quick Operator Says He'll Pay Up
Rio de Janeiro police opened an official probe into Luiz Felipe de Alburquerque Melo a famed financier with four to ten million dollars in promissory notes and postdated checks owed to creditors. He halted operations citing reasons beyond his control and urged calm promising full payment while shifting to a new residence. He previously used a used car business to finance ventures and borrowed at 20 to 25 percent monthly, reportedly earning large profits and owning real estate a taxi fleet ships two and four planes and a Brazil Europe export and port company stake.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Luiz Felipe de Alburquerque Melo
Air Force Reserve
Felipe
Diario Do Rio
Sao Paulo
Boys Shoot BBs At Cars At Cactus Drive-In
Two juveniles stole a purse containing 25 dollars on West Congress Street then bought two air rifles and BB shot with the money. They fired at cars at the Cactus drive-in theater and broke into a theater employee’s car. They were detained overnight in juvenile quarters after mothers were notified. A motorist offered them a ride home but could not give directions, so the sheriff took custody.
Burglars Move Safe From Dean Hill Station
Burglars removed a safe from the Dean Hill service station and garage at 1455 S Sixth Ave and escaped with more than 600 dollars. The crime was reported at 3 58 am by merchant patrolman Bill Molina. A cart was pushed into an alley and garage damage indicated an attempted car theft.
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Dean Hill
S. Sixth Ave
Paul Denny
Lam
Bill Molina
King Hussein of Jordan Impresses Lausanne Friends
In Lausanne the new Jordanian king Hussein II, recently succeeding his father Talal, studies and mingles with locals. A tall, confident 22 year old, he reads Arabic, enjoys movies, sports, and fast cars, and speaks fluent English with ease. His aides select books for him while friends describe him as straightforward and earnest beyond his royal duties. He previously studied at a British school in Alexandria and Harrow in England.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Amer
Hussein 1
Jordan
Poussein
Lau
Hussein
Talal
King Abdullah
Alexandria
Harrow
England
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Joe
D. ‘Hunter
Anna K. Spencer Hunter
Harry W. Shouse
Georgia C. Shouse
Arriagl
Ollier
Wiliam Duncan Collier
Nogales
Henry” Grady Collier
W. E. Collier
Arizona
Douglas
Dora Douglas
Prince ‘Chapel
Peoples Mortuary
Jattala
Michael J. Mattala
Hampton St
Reilly
Rome Chapel
Parker-Kerr
National Geographic Society
Carson Baily
Ward
Redwood Grove
Dyerville
Calif
Redwood Empire Association
Redwoods
West Coast
Cook
Rich
Charles Olney
E. Pima
Joan French
E. Kelso
Janice MacKenzie
E. North
Joyce French
King
Wim Fae
Erie Acae
Caparase
Arattan
Sulewnee Ore Pied Homes Mercantile Buildings
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Es North Ath Ave
E.F. Hutton & Company
New York Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Security & Commodity Exchanges
Sock
Koma
Parker-Kerr Mortuary
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