City Annexes Six Mile Area in Tucson History
The Tucson City Council annexed six square miles east of the city limits, adding about 20 000 residents and expanding the metropolitan share to 45 percent. Mayor Don Hummel hailed the move as a milestone toward city greatness and outlined future northward annexation plans. Emergency numbers were provided, garbage service routes set, and county regulations noted for ongoing buildings in the new area.
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Tucson
22Nd Street
Craycroft Road
Elm
Pima
Don Hummel
America
Hummel
Bob Harris
Arizona Transport Co
E. 5Th Street
E. 5Th
Montevideo Estates
Harris
Harold Neubauer
Eisenhower Praises AFL CIO Merger as Democratic Showcase
President Eisenhower told the newly merged AFL CIO that it offers a great opportunity to exhibit democratic processes to the world and help liberate millions from slavery. George Meany was elected president and Walter Reuther vice president in charge of the industrial department of the 16 million member federation. He urged protection of minority rights within the union and accurate reflection of diverse views.
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CIO
George Meany
New York
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
Route Changes Made by Tucson Transit After Strike
Tucson Rapid Transit buses resumed service after a 45 day strike ending with a three year contract. Wages rise through 1957, funded by downtown merchants, with four route changes including routes 4 8 3 and 19 to improve service as operations fully restart.
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Tucson Rapid Transit
Cor=tion Commission
John Tigrett
TRT
Jackson, Tenn
Merlin Gerking
Frost
Speedway
Irving
Broadway
Columbus
la Jolla
16Th St
16Th
Desert
14Th Street
Venice
5Th St
5Th
Paseo Dorado
Eastland
Swan
18Th St
Niven
Town
6Th St
Country Club
Ard St
Tucson Blvd
Plumer
E. 6Th St
Nastland
Trent
Stocks Set New High as Industrials Lead Gains
New York stocks reached an all time high with the industrial group advancing up to 2 points. United Dye preferred climbed 7, Douglas Aircraft gained over 2, National Lead up over 2, U S Gypsum up 3, Richfield Oil up 3 percent, Chesapeake up 4, and American Potash B up 3. Bethlehem Steel rose over 4 points in leading issues while Du Pont neared 227 and Union Carbide United Aircraft Johns Manville Continental Oil National Lead all rose 2 points or more.
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United Dye
Douglas Aircraft
National
U.S. Gypsum
Richfield Oil
Chesapeake Corp
American Potash
Bethlehem Steel
du Point
Union Carbide
United Aircraft
Johns Manville
Continental Oil
Freeze Predicted In Tucson Tonight
The weather forecast calls for a freeze in most areas with temperatures dropping to 25 to 30 degrees in the coldest spots. Scattered clouds are likely tonight and tomorrow. Chains advised for travel on Mt Lemmon road due to lingering icy spots and a past traffic snag.
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Tucson
Mount Lemmon
Sheriff's Office
Palisades
Pailisades
Summerhaven
Clara Craig
Mt. Lemmon Lodge
Craig
Two Murder Trials Set in Superior Court
Two first degree murder trials were set today by Judge Lee Garrett in Superior Court. Samuel Stracuzzi seeks a Jan 24 retrial for the murder of his wife. Jack Otis Buford faces a Jan 10 trial for fatally cutting another man. Stracuzzi’s retrial follows an Arizona Supreme Court order dissolving his 1954 conviction over missing a pretrial sanity test. Stracuzzi allegedly shot his wife in April 1953. Buford allegedly slashed Willie Armstrong’s throat on Nov 6 outside a downtown bar.
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Jack Otis Buford
Stracuzzi
Buford
Lee Garrett
Arizona State Supreme Court
Willie Armstrong
Nixon Out Columnism on Eisenhower Speech at AFL-CIO Meet
Columnist Victor Riesel analyzes possible significance of President Eisenhower's telephoned speech to the AFL-CIO merger convention. The discussion appears in the column on page 10.
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Victor Riesel
Eisenhower
Afl-Cio
Reuther Criticizes Goldwater on Union Endorsements
Walter Reuther of the AFL-CIO denounced Barry Goldwater for opposing union endorsements in the 1964 campaign. Reuther defended labor's role in politics, pledging to work within the two party system and endorse candidates based on issue integrity rather than party labels. Delegates cheered as he urged broader political action by American workers.
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New York
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio Labor Organization
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Goldwater
Washington
Aflcio
Mioe
Goldwater Goldwater
American Labor Movement
Reuther
Battle in Algerian village leaves at least forty dead
In a market area near the Tunisian border, a clash between Algerian nationalists and French troops caused at least 40 deaths. The confrontation unfolded in a small village, with ongoing tensions after the fighting.
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Algiers
Algeria
U S pushes Open Sky plan for U N endorsement
United States officials to the U N assembly urged approval of President Eisenhower's open sky inspection proposal as a first step toward disarmament and curbs on nuclear arms. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. pressed the Soviet Union to drop opposition and join a practical program to deter surprise attacks.
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N. Y
United States
Fight Today
U. N. Assembly
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
Assembly
Eisenower
Soviet Union
May
South Africa
Lodge
Geneva
Harold E. Stassen
U.N
Dulles
Set Et Santas
Nae Oe
Anwar
Berlin fears new blockade as barge traffic faces halt
Western authorities fear a Communist push to block or tax essential truck and barge traffic into Berlin as East Germany threatens to extend vehicle insurance to foreign and Western vehicles. Bonn and Berlin clash over permits and crossings while Soviet backing raises blockade fears for the isolated Western outpost inside the Soviet zone.
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Finance Ministry
East Germany
Germany
West Germany
Neues Deutschland
Berlin
Amunist
Deutschland
German Democratic Republic
Georgia Tech Cleared to Play Pitt in Sugar Bowl
Georgia Tech won approval from the State Board of Regents to play Pittsburgh and its Negro fullback in the Sugar Bowl on January 2. The board also barred Tech and Georgia from non segregated games within the state, jeopardizing home and away schedules with selective inter sectional opponents. The vote was 10 to 1 after a tense special session prompted by Gov. Marvin Griffin and the education commission's recommendation.
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Atlanta
State Board of Regents
Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh
Tech
University of Georgia
Georgia
Regents
Education Commission
Marvin Griffin
Dairy Man Killed In Accident Near Mam moth
Kenneth Eisthardt, 35, a Tucson dairy route operator for Borden, died when his one ton van left Highway 77 in Pinal County near Mam moth and overturned. He traveled alone at about 7 40 a m. No skid marks were found and speed was not high. Eisthardt, a former New Jersey resident, had moved to Tucson two years ago and was described as a careful driver. He is survived by his wife and four children.
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Tucson
Pinal County
Mammoth
Kenneth Eisthardt
S. Fontana Ave
Borden Products
Eisthardt
Chinese Build Two More Airfields Oppose Formosa
The China News reports Chinese Communists are constructing two additional jet fields in Fukien province to supplement six remodeled bases along the coast opposite Formosa.
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Formosa
Fukien
China News
Dublin Players Open Tonight With Wilde Play As Tucson Events Begin
Tonight and tomorrow schedule cultural events in Tucson. The Dublin Players perform An Ideal Husband at University Auditorium at 7:30 PM. Tucson Civic Chorus hosts a Christmas concert, plus Tucson Gem and Mineral Society screens Man With a Thousand Hands at U of A BPA building. The Tucson Boys Band performs at 7 PM, with caroling routes listed. The Tucson High School Auditorium hosts Amahl and the Night Visitor at 8:15 PM.
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Tucson
Campbell Ave
Tucson Blvd
Dublin Players
Oscar Wilde
University Auditorium
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society
Room
BPA
U of A
Tucson Civic
Bones of Mammoth Found in Southern Arizona
Archaeologists report discovery of mammoth bones in southern Arizona sites. The find suggests ancient life in the region and may shed light on Ice Age fauna and paleoenvironment. Further excavation details and site context to follow in upcoming editions.
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Oere
Ariz
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