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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1955
Page
2
Washington sources say a pro Eisenhower slate of delegates may enter the New Hampshire primary race even if Eisenhower does not announce a second term. The Feb 1 filing deadline and March 13 primary draw national attention as early indicators of possible GOP dynamics and candidate alignments.
New York 23 year old Paul Pfeffer received 40 years to life after being convicted of beating two men in separate incidents and stealing during a robbery. He faces a second trial in the Bates case where John Roche recanted his previous confession, ending Pfeffer’s alibi.
The State Board of Health agreed to appear at future Senate Appropriations hearings with Dr. Clarence J. Salsbury and staff. The move follows prior salary increases despite committee doubts and a lack of prior board presence last spring. John Giraud said he had not known of any pledge against raises and urged the board to retain staff from private industry.
State lawmakers, in caucus, discuss a proposal to raise the sales tax to a flat two cents on all sales. The plan faces opposition for overshooting the governor’s directive and widening potential tax changes. Rep. Ackerman defends broad exemptions to aid federal contracts, while Rep. Haugh notes incidental beneficiaries and loopholes for firms to exploit.
University of Arizona music faculty members Eugene Conley Mar guerite Ough and James Anthony will appear as soloists in Handel Messiah at Phoenix Union High School Tuesday December 20. Dr Milton K Rasbury directs the group which typically performs in April in Tucson.
Hollywood unveils a 9 million project to color sidewalks along Hollywood Boulevard from Gower to La Brea and Vine from Sunset to Yucca. Bronze star plaques will be embedded, searchlights atop street lamps, future star spaces reserved, funded by local businesses if the council approves under a 44 year old law.
Dr. Albert R. Mead will present Scenic Ceylon before the Tucson Natural History Society at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the liberal arts auditorium. Mead and his family spent nine months in Ceylon researching wildlife and culture, using color slides to depict people, life, scenery, and regional invertebrates. The public meeting is free.
Formal charges were filed yesterday against Vincente A. Matus and Hector Leglue from a Thursday narcotics sweep in South Tucson. Matus, an Arizona freshman, faces illegal sale of narcotics, while Leglue is charged with illegal possession. Arraignment was set for this morning in justice court.
The Lighthouse Ys Men's Club hosts its first annual Christmas tree sale at the Broadway and Plumer Ave corner lot in partnership with the Central YMCA Y's Men’s Club. Proceeds fund boys work programs and upgrades to Lighthouse YMCA facilities.
Yuma City Council awarded Hallmark Construction Co. of Phoenix a 463,899 sewer contract at a special meeting. The project is part of a 114 million sewer program in the city.
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