Tucson Scientist Calls Missile Program Bungling
Raymond W. Bliss Jr a former Holloman Air Force Base acting chief and solar energy expert criticizes U S missile efforts as inefficient and paper driven He cites miscalculations at a proposed six million dollar design sun measurement flaws supply delays and strict secrecy reporting on a world s largest solar furnace project and urging an over all missile czar fewer incompetent staff and performance based payments based on the base s culture and management leaves Bliss resigning from Holloman in protest and noting flawed funding and morale.
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America
Tucson
Raymond W. Bliss Jr
Holloman Air Force Base
White Sands
N. M
Air Force
Bliss
University of Arizona Institute of Atmospheric
Holloman
All-Out Arms Push Demands Boost in New York Strike
New York commuters faced a crippling subway walkout as 2 unions represented most motormen began a 5 am strike with four more unions joining. Transit officials, Mayor Wagner, and labor aides met at City Hall to seek solutions amid chaos with service near zero to a third on many lines. Thousands switched to buses or rail and car travel snarled holiday shopping weekday traffic.
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New
Robert F. Wagner
Manhattan
New York
Go Ahead Seen For Ike Paris Trip After Checkup
Washington six doctors examined President Eisenhower at the White House to judge fitness for the NATO conference in Paris next week. The panel, including Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder and Walter Reed physicians, indicated the president would likely be cleared.
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Eisenhower
NATO
Paris
White House
Howard M. Snyder
Leonard D. Heaton
Walter Reed Army
Oseftil
Roy E. Clausen
Walter Reed Neurological Service
Francis J. Forster
Georgetown University Medical School
Houston H. Merritt
Columbia University Medical School
Thomas W. Mat
Princess and Lover Die For Love in Shimoda Hill
The 19-year-old niece of the last Chinese Manchu emperor and her Japanese lover were found dead on a wooded hill near Shimoda, 110 miles southwest of Tokyo. A pistol and suicide note were found beside them after they disappeared December 4. The parents pleaded for forgiveness on radio. The uncle, Henry Pu Yi, ruled Manchuria and is now a political prisoner in China.
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Shimoda
Tokyo
Henry Pu-yi
Manchuria
China
Regulus Dazzles at Edwards Air Force Base
The Navy unveiled the Regulus II missile in a dramatic test at Edwards Air Force Base Calif. The weapon lifted from its dual launching rails, reached 340 mph in four seconds, and emitted a long flame show. A rocket booster added 115000 pounds of thrust before detaching and the craft arced down.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Navy
Air Force Spokesmen Claim Hit For World Speed Record
Bulletin Base California reports unofficially that an FIMA Mc Donnell Voodoo fighter bomber reached about 1190 mph today, potentially setting a new world speed record.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Ih Air Force
Ft Huachuca Spending 27 Million In Arizona
Brig Gen R T Nelson says Ft Huachuca’s fiscal year expenses total 47.5 million with 27 million spent in Arizona. Civilian salaries 8.3 million, military pay 11.7 million, supplies 7.6 million. 25 percent of meal supplies tied to Jackson pets. Construction will top 25 million by June 1958 with most funds in Phoenix area. Small business accounts for about 25 cents of every dollar spent by the Army Electronic Proving Ground.
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Arizona
R. T. Nelson
Jacson
Phoenix
Ft. Huachuca
Nelson
U. S. Army Electronic Proving Ground
California check artist nabbed after ring purchase
Yvonne Marie Cordeiro Douglas, 20, of California, fled police after attempting to pass two raised money orders for $131 and $12 at Crescent Jewelers in Tucson. She claimed Detroit escapee status and waived extradition as officers pursued across South Sixth Avenue. Held without bond pending a Justice Court hearing on issuing bogus checks and escape. FBI to probe further charges.
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Yvonne Marie Cordeiro Douglas
Crescent Jewelers
California Bank of America
Crescent
California
Spt
Clarence Knox
South Sixth Avenue
Knox
Jack Datseth
Amy
Tony Pellegrino
Italion
Detroit
Iowa
Tucson
Fresno
Calif
Justice Court
FBI
Weather Outlook Sees High 70s With Clear Skies
Forecasts promise a real beauty tomorrow with clear skies and highs in the high seventies. Mostly clear conditions persist with little temperature variation. tonight’s low near 44. No rain or strong winds expected, as yesterday’s high reached 75 and low 44.
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Mercury
Allied Alert Sounded By Dulles
Secretary of State Dulles said NATO allies must be ready to meet future military and economic warfare. He urged greater use of Europe’s industrial base for new weapons and noted war scope studies while local conflicts remain in planning considerations. He also dismissed returning Kennan to government and said the government can access his thinking anyway.
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Washington
Dulles
North Atlantic
NATO Council
Paris
Europe
U. S
NATO
U.S
George Kennan
Britain
Kennan
Scrap 40-Hour Week Sparks Wartime Mobilization Call
WAXAHACHIE Tex Senator Lyndon Johnson urged scrapping the 40-hour week and considering wartime mobilization to counter Soviet missile and satellite progress. He warned that business as usual risks辉 socialized industry and emphasized sacrifice by all sectors, including business, labor, and farmers, to survive. Johnson, head of the Senate Preparedness Committee, linked the satellites to potential military consequences and stressed no group should profit disproportionately from national peril.
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Tex
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Russia
Johnson
Texas
America
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
United States
Winston Churchill
Dallas Times Herald
Soviet Union
Highway Unit To Be Investigated In Arizona
A state inquiry orders a full probe into the Arizona State Highway Department right of way division. Attorney General Morrison supervises as the risk of losing federal highway funds prompts the investigation. Former chief Holden and Sam Deutsch face charges of land sale fraud tied to an $8,700 deal.
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Phoenix
State Highway Department
Highway Commission
Robert Morrison
Arizona
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Morrison
State Post
Crosby G. Holden
Sam Deutsch
Tucson
Maricopa County
Charles Stidham
Larry Cantor
Holden
Deutsch
McFarland
Crossword contest jackpot shared by two
Inside the Citizen reports a crossword puzzle contest jackpot split between two winners with additional tips for solving the new puzzle. The note appears on Page 6 of the edition.
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Supreme Court
Hoffa
Afl-Cio
Northern Plains
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