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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1957

Page

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Molotov named ambassador to Outer Mongolia

Moscow reports V M Molotov, long a top Soviet diplomat, named ambassador to the Mongolian People’s Republic. The move follows Khrushchev’s reshuffle and comes as Molotov, 67, remains in poor health and distant from Moscow power.

Moscow V. M. Molotov Outer Mongolia Kremlin Nikita Khrushchev Communist Party Georgi Malenkov Kazakhstan Mongolia Molotov Izvestia Mongolian People's Republic Genghis Khan Russia United Nations U.N Stalin Malenkov Khrushchev Lazar Kaganovich Dmitri Shepilov Pravda Kag Anovich Urals Shepilov London Argentina

Congress Pressures Eisenhower as 1957 Session Closes

Congress adjourned for the year with the Democratic majority faulting the record while noting civil rights achievement. The final session left many Eisenhower program goals unacted, including Alaska statehood and Taft Hartley amendments, even as it approved others and extended the budget outlook. The Senate and House plans for future probes and travel studies were announced as the new legislative pace begins after Labor Day.

Washington Eisenhower Congress GOP Legislative Branch Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Middle East United States World Atoms-For-Peace Agency House Senate Gop William F. Knowland Alaska Hawaii

Labor Day Weekend Weather Outlook and Forecast

The holiday forecast calls for generally fair weather with slightly warmer temperatures and a few showers around the mountains. Labor Day weekend highs should reach the mid to upper 90s with overnight lows around 65. Trace rainfall was reported yesterday and the top temperature Friday reached 94 in the area.

Weather Bureau Yuma

Land Buyers Said Broke in Parker Development Pact

The Colorado River Enterprises faced a $40,000 payment dispute with the Interior Department over a 67,000 acre Parker area development contract. Phoenix attorney George M. Hill said the Barton family, led by S. W. Barton, had debts and little cash, risking a $28 million Colorado River Indian Reservation project affecting Chemehuevi and Mohave Indians.

Washington Colorado River Enterprises, Inc Interior Department Phoenix Merrill M. Tozier Barton Blytheville, Ark Colorado River Parker George M. Hill U. S. District Court Colorado Barton Uranium Co Grand Junction Colo Hill

Typhoon Bess Hits Iwo Jima With Minor Damage

Typhoon Bess roared past Iwo Jima early today with 100 mile winds but caused no deaths or major damage. Minor repairs were needed on military installations after heavy rain over seven inches. Radio contact briefly dropped but returned. 400 Americans remained stationed amid cave defenses.

Iwo Jima Air Force Iwo

Thurmond Filibuster Cost Taxpayers Over Six Thousand

Senator Strom Thurmond's nearly 25 hour filibuster against the civil rights bill cost American taxpayers about $6,468 in staff time for page production at roughly $77 per page. The tally excludes overtime for shorthand reporters and transcribers.

Washington Strom Thurmond South Carolina Democrat Congressional Record

Thor rocket launch reported at Cape Canaveral

A 70-foot Air Force Thor like missile was launched yesterday from Cape Canaveral. Observers saw the rocket rise and separate booster section before the long seaward arc. Officials would only confirm a missile launch, with potential Thor exposure marking a first ground flight.

Thor Cape Canaveral Missile Test Center Jupiter Army Brucker Cape Canaveral

Back to School In Tucson 42,000 Attend First Day

About 42,000 students will swarm Tucson area classrooms on Tuesday. 1,795 teachers greet nearly 5,000 first graders as enrollment is expected to exceed last year's opening figure of 40,439 by more than 2,000.

Tucson Sunnyside

Austerity Hit Davis Monthan Unit With 20 Percent Cut

Inside the Citizen notes a Davis Monthan air base unit faces a 20 percent civilian workforce reduction while the Air Force nationwide trims about 5 percent. The item previews features on football changes, Desert Museum birthday, and Miss Arizona page plans across pages 3, 4, 9, and 26.

Davis-Monthan Air Force Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Arizona America Lynn Freyse

Holiday Toll Rises as Labor Day Travel Begins

The toll from multiple fatal crashes today climbs as the nation begins a four day Labor Day weekend. At press time 81 deaths are listed with 69 traffic deaths 2 drownings and 10 misc. Most fatalities are expected from highway accidents as millions take to the roads for a final summer holiday fling.

Two In Gory Gondola Death Held

Eugene Thomas a 35 year old transient from Amarillo Texas was found dead beside railroad tracks near Yuma after an assault on a gondola. Investigators arrested James Hudson 36 and Lesley Doig 48 transients after bloodstained clothing and the victim’s belongings appeared in their possession.

Yuma Willcox Eugene Thomas Amarillo Tex James Hudson Lesley Doig Colton Calif Neely Pima James Rodriguez Thomas

Captain Included Four Deputies Quit and Two Fired

Undersheriff Arthur Grande reports four deputies including Captain James Fleming quit and two others were released for budget economy. The resignations also list Danny DeWeese William Austin and Carl Gifford from patrol. Chief Clerk Carl Godwin and photographer Tunney Wong were released. Fleming declined comment and Gifford said he resigns to run Mt Lemmon Lodge.

James Fleming Arthur Grande Fleming Danny DeWeese William Austin Carl Gifford Carl Godwin Tunney Wong Grande James Clark DeWeese Austin Gifford Mt. Lemmon Lodge

Five Killed In El Paso C124 Crash

An Air Force C124 Globemaster crashed two miles from El Paso International Airport during instrument landing killing five men and injuring at least 10. Four dead were confirmed. one missing crewman later found dead. Pilot Capt. Carl J. Bastiem among the survivors. The plane based at Biggs AFB was en route from Hunter AFB to Biggs.

EL Paso Tex el Paso International Airport Biggs Air Force Base Carl J. Bastiem Vey Biggs Hunter Afb Savannah International Airport Theodore B. White Biggs Afb

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