Use Tax Bill Set For House Action in Arizona Legislature
The Arizona House meets to pass a use tax bill and finalize the revised state code. Amendments limit exemptions on purchases outside the state and up to 200 dollars in foreign trips. The water title faces delays and a Santa Fe Compact note will be added as a revision.
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Citizen
Phoenix
State House of Representatives
Senate
House
Ways and
Arizona
Ways and Means Committee
Meany Warns Labor Union May Form Its Own Party
George Meany, head of the CIO AFL labor union, warned at a NAM session that if union political rights are blocked in endorsing candidates they could form a labor party. He denied monopolistic aims and said bans on union political activity could trigger a legal labor party by default.
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New York
George Meany
Cio-Afl
Meany
MEA
National Association of Manufacturers
Charles R. Sligh Jr
NAM
Sligh
Ballm
Ken
Labor Movement
Penn
Afl-Cio
Bus Runs Adjusted by Tucson Rapid Transit Co
Homer Frost, TRT manager, describes routine service adjustments not needing State Corporation Commission approval. Some routes see less service while others gain added runs. New schedules are available at the TRT dispatch center.
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Tucson Rapid Transit Co
Homer Frost
State Corporation Commission
Frost
TRT
Menzies Sweeps Election in Australia General Vote
Sydney reports Prime Minister Robert Menzies and his right coalition trouncing Labor in nationwide general elections. By midnight Labor held about 39 of 122 seats with 73 to the government and 19 doubtful, suggesting a 34 seat majority if evenly split. Evatt trailed in a narrow race as Menzies led Kooyong 2 to 1 over opponents.
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Sydney
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
Labor
House of Representatives
Jef
Herbert Evatt
W. T. Arthur
Menzies
Kooyong
Melbourne
Hughes Buys Big California Plant
Howard Hughes buys a 42 acre tract and 500000 square feet of plant and offices in El Segundo from American Motors Corp. He plans to integrate them with his electronic manufacturing facilities, expanding his interests in film production and aircraft.
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Hollywood
Howard Hughes
el Segundo
Hughes
American Motors Corp
Foreign Aid Sum Drops
The Eisenhower administration plans a 2.67 billion dollar foreign aid request for next year, a slight decrease from this year’s 2.703 billion. The Budget Bureau approved the figure after discussions with agencies, with no room for cuts to keep the program intact.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Budget Bureau
Middle East
Russia
Reds Threaten To Clean Out West Berlin
East Germany threatens to "clean house" in West Berlin as Ulbricht declares Berlin the capital of the German Democratic Republic and notes East German control of transport linking West Berlin. He warns demilitarization and expropriation measures will spread from East to West. A lawyer urges Soviet action to prosecute two American soldiers involved in a cabaret actor incident in East Berlin.
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Berlin
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
Commun Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
Soviet Zone
Ulbricht
Communist Party
Leipzig
German Democratic Republic
Germany
Payday delays as Arizona lawmakers question expenses
In Phoenix the State House faces a pay day controversy as Atty Gen Robert Morrison requests sworn expense statements of 12 and 17 dollars a day for Maricopa or Pima County homes. Some lawmakers accept pay and refuse expenses, others accept neither, and several await legal advice before acting.
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Phoenix
State House of Representatives
Robert Morrison
Maricopa
Pima County
David Campbell
Ultimatum by Russia on UN membership bids
Soviet delegate Arkady Sobolev demanded separate votes on each of 18 candidate countries and approval by the General Assembly before proceeding to the next applicant. He stated the Soviet Union is in favor of admitting all 18 nations without exception.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Arkady A. Sobolev
Council
General Assembly
Bipartisan Fund-Raising Proposal For 1956 Campaigns
The Washington Post and Times-Herald publisher Philip Graham backs a joint party fund drive with a plan to raise contributions via the national committees. The proposal seeks a $100 personal deduction for political gifts and a possible jump in combined party limits from 3 million to 8 to 10 million dollars. Butler praises the idea and notes interest in facing Nixon if Eisenhower does not run. He criticizes Leonard Hall for pressuring Eisenhower while keeping Knowlands and other hopefuls at bay.
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Philip Graham
Washington Post
Times-Herald
Butler
National Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixon
Leonard Hall
Knowlands
Pup Sets Cold Weather Forecast
The report notes temperatures dropping from .44 degrees in Tucson to 38 degrees after 5 30 prompting frost in low areas. Forecasters predict 35 to 40 degrees tonight and a slight warming trend tomorrow.
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Tucson
Texas Tech bid fails to join Southwest Conference
Dallas Texas Tech failed again to gain membership in the Southwest Conference. The faculty committee announced that Tech did not obtain the required five votes for entry and the motion to invite Tech to apply failed to receive the two thirds majority.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Tech
Tech
Ike Goes To Hospital For Check
President Eisenhower travels to Washington for the first X-ray examination of his heart since Denver. He will undergo fluoroscopic testing at Walter Reed Hospital with Mrs. Eisenhower awaiting results at the White House. He is expected to return to Gettysburg Tuesday after a 90 minute exam.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
Denver
White House
House
Senate
Walter Reed
Slaying Probed in Chicago Mob Financier Case
Police launched a three fold inquiry into the street corner murder of Alexander Louie Greenberg a former mob bankroll. Investigators also probe if the bludgeon slaying of ex convict John Coletta found in a burning car near Barrington is connected to the Greenberg case.
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Chicago
Alexander
Louie) Greenberg
Capone
Greenberg
John Coletta
Coletta
Barrington
Rillito Park Hosts Horse Racing Tonight and Tomorrow
Tonight events include a 1:30 P.M. horse race at Rillito Park and a 2 to 5 P.M. square dance at Old Tucson. Tomorrow features morning gates, afternoon horse racing, and a 2 to 5 P.M. square dance plus a 8 P.M. forum at the University auditorium with the Alaska and Yukon color film.
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Rillito
Tucson
el Rancho
Korby’s
Catalina
Mesa
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
Rillito Park
Old Tucson
University of Ma
Alaska
The
Yukon
Nogales Highway Victim Highlighted In Daily Index
The index lists a fatality on Nogales highway as a leading item with page reference. Other entries include Robinson winning, a school sign dispute heading to court, and various sections such as sports, editorial, and weather mapped to page numbers.
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Board of Health
Nogales Highway
Robinson
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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Edgar Kress
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Charlie
Reds
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Madelo
Montreal
Wirephoro
Montreal Transportation Commission
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