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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1957
Page
4
Premier Ben-Gurion announced an agreement after two days of talks with U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold on Mt Scopus convoy routes through Jordan to Israeli installations. The dispute nearly escalated to fighting and drew Hammarskjold to the region.
A 79 year old man allegedly suffered a heart attack causing his car to lose control at a busy downtown intersection in Miami. The vehicle struck Christmas shoppers at the corner of Miami Ave and Flagler St, killing two and injuring eight. Four hospitalized victims include a mother and her three children. The driver Lester Peckham Frohock of Miami was injured and the two dead were unnamed pending family notification.
Dr. Richard D. Weigle president of St. Johns College urged balance in education at the University of Arizona Honors Convocation. He argued liberal arts foster thinking and discipline over ease and practical adjustment as 1,225 students were recognized for their work. Five Tucson scholarship leaders highlighted by Mary Allen Percy and Naomi Ruth Zender were named among the award recipients.
President Eisenhower appoints Federal District Judge Lawrence E. Walsh of New York as Deputy Attorney General with a recess appointment. Walsh, 45, will be formally nominated when Congress reconvenes, succeeding William P. Rogers who moved up to Attorney General after Herbert Brownell resigned.
Mario Cornell Watson 34 of 820 North Ave. faces aggravated assault trial after allegedly shooting Samuel Jones 19 of Davis Monthan Air Force Base during a quarrel over a girl. Jones testified that Watson fired after a confrontation at Eloise Gray 837 South Railroad Ave. Watson claimed self defense with Jones also armed. Jury of five women and seven men expected to return verdict later today.
University of Arizona student William L. Walker paid a $50 fine in Justice Court after pleading guilty to leaving a fire un quenched in the Catalina Mountains. Justice of the Peace Edward J. Valeski assessed the fine. District ranger Charles R. Ames charged the incident, which involved two fires set by Walker to attract three fellow hikers in the Pusch Ridge area near Kimball Mountain and Cathedral Peak. One fire was extinguished as four students separated, burning a quarter acre of shrub and grass.
The American President Lines cargo liner President Monroe aided the disabled Greek freighter Margarita Chandris, stuck in heavy seas 478 miles west of Honolulu as Hurricane Nina battered the Hawaiian Islands. The Margarita Chandris reported three crew aboard and out of control, while the Monroe established alongside via radar fix after a 4:35 a.m. coast guard report.
Petitions to vote on a merit system for county employees circulate among city county and state workers. Led by Maricopa County Supervisor James T O Neil the drive originated months ago in Maricopa County and reached Tucson after a Safford Junior High School meeting with about 100 county employees present. The plan excludes workers already under earned systems and aims to shield personnel when elected officials change hands. Sheriff deputies and county assessor clerks would fall under the proposed act.
A frightened deer sought refuge in Milton Area Joint High School in central Pennsylvania. The buck leaped through a window, wandered the trade shops, then left via another window when officials opened the building for classes.
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