Wily Air Force Deserters Slip Through Tight Law Net
Two armed deserters, George Sullivan and Clifford Davies, escaped a large police net after shooting Patrolman Wootan near Willcox Arizona. Identified by papers and a rear car, they may have fled on a freight train toward the Graham mountains as FBI join the search. Police from Tucson Bisbee Benson Willcox Bowie and Safford helped in a 50 hour hunt with rail yards and way points checked.
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Clifford Davies
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Davies
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Cox
Buck
Phoenix
Bisbee
Benson
Bowie
Safford
Pima County
Highway Patrol
Arizona
Weaver
FBI
Ruth
Wootan Hopes For Home Before Christmas From Mountain Manhunt
Highway Patrolman Thomas K. Wootan, recovering at St. Marys hospital, awaited news on the Graham mountain manhunt. He had stopped two men near Willcox for alledgedly not looking right. the suspects are wanted for multiple crimes and are being chased in the northern mountains. Wootan expressed hope they would be caught.
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Thomas K. Wootan
Graham Mountain
Wootan
Willcox
St. Mary's Hospital
Lattimore Faces Court Over Perjury Indictment
Owen Lattimore, longtime Far Eastern affairs expert and Johns Hopkins adviser, awaits arraignment after a federal grand jury indicted him on seven counts of perjury regarding statements about sympathies to communist or Red interests. He denies the charges and plans to reply on Friday as trial dates loom. McCarthy had labeled him a top Soviet espionage figure, a claim dismissed as moonshine by Lattimore who is on leave with pay from Johns Hopkins.
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Latimore
America
Walter Hines Page
Johns Hopkins University
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Yetley Bronk
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Tragic Camp Fire Claims Three Ferrin Girls
In Florence a gasoline stove exploded in a two story cot ton camp home. Three teenage sisters Lillymae Ferrin 17 Rachael Ferrin 14 and Judy Ferrin 12 died trapped in the upper story. Parents grandfather and siblings escaped with injuries and shock.
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Lillymae Ferrin
Rachael
Judy
John Ferrin
Ferrin
Two Maniacs Still Sought In Arizona Mexico Hunt
FBI agents and local officers along with Mexican vaqueros intensified a large scale chase for two youths. Peter Saunders 18 escaped from the Arizona State Hospital and Kenneth Maurer 20 is wanted for two Detroit killings.
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Kenneth Lee Maurer
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Saunders
Corona
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Leonard Fenton
Yuma
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M. W. Conway
Henry Schrader
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Conway
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Florence
Maurer
Massachusetts
Gerald Norris
FBI Phoenix
Kenneth Francis Humphrey
Altar Valley
la Osa Ranch
Bisbee and
Douglas
Supersonic Jets To Dip In Honor Of First Flight
Navy Viking 9 reaches 135 miles high at White Sands proving ground setting a single stage altitude record. The event marks aviation’s golden anniversary with ceremonial flights at Kill Devil Hills and tributes to the Wright brothers as Sabrejets crack sonic barriers and a monument ceremony proceeds.
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Art Kelly
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Kill Devi Hill
North Carolina
Police Board Drops Probe Motion Fails 3-4
Police pension board leaves check case unresolved after a two hour meeting. The board declined to refer the $250 reward matter to City Manager Wolfer, who plans to include it in a broader police department inquiry. Hays defended returning the reward and urged closure.
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Gordon Nelson
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Person
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Putney
Charles Finney
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A. G. Kimball
Hitt
Finney
Nelson
Lloyd Vath
Allied Leaders Urge Full Europe Base Build Plan
NATO leaders led by General Ridgway and Gruenther urged the alliance to maintain a $430 million Europe base building program to defend Western Europe. They stressed 30 airfields and depots, with U S funding about 42 percent, amid council debates on defense spending and a German troop deployment plan. Secretary Acheson urged prompt ratification of the European defense community treaty and planning as if cold war hostilities could erupt tomorrow.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Ridgway
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO Council
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Gruenther
Earl” Mountbatten
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Dean Acheson
Council
Soviet Union
Acheson
Local Barbers Threaten Christmas Week Strike Across City
Union barbers threaten a city wide strike during Christmas week after negotiations with shop owners neared collapse. A general meeting will vote on strike date if demands for a five day week are not met. Most shops nationwide are on five days. some downtown operators still oppose.
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Santa Claus
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Barbers’ Union
Tucson
Winslow
Eloy
Ex-Mormon Freed In Multiple-Wife Case
Dutson a 47 year old excommunicated Mormon will not face superior court on open cohabitation charges with three women. Justice Hunsaker dismissed the case for lack of proof of adultery. Four women claimed as wives still await trial on similar charges.
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George M. Dutson
Dutson
Justice of the Peace
Jack Hunsaker
Ike and MacArthur Meet with Dulles in Lunch Meet
President elect Eisenhower and General Douglas MacArthur dine with Secretary designate John Foster Dulles at Dulles home in Manhattan. The lunch aims to clarify a clear solution to the Korean conflict after Eisenhower’s Korea trip. Churchill plans U S visit in February per high source.
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Last Chance To Mail Entries In Christmas Decorations Contest
The Tucson Daily Citizen reminds readers this is the final day to mail entry blanks for the Christmas Decorations Contest. Entries must reach the Citizen Christmas Decorations Editor before midnight tomorrow, with a $500 prize pool and judging planned after 6 p.m. Monday.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
Citizen
Keuther CIO Head In Detroit Hospital
Walter Keuther newly elected CIO president and UAW leader is reported in satisfactory condition at Harper Hospital Detroit after gall bladder removal surgery. He entered the hospital Sunday and underwent the operation Tuesday at age 45.
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Walter_Keucher
Harper Hospital
United Auto Workers Union
Weather clouds drift over Tucson with scattered showers
The sky is low and clouds move in over Tucson. Temperatures hover in the mid seventies with cooler air and possible snow above 5,000 feet later. A few thunderstorms might occur as the day ends, with highs around 74 and lows near 52 across the region.
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Tucson
Yuma
Flagstaff
Phoenix Ace Tops MIG Kill in North Korea Air Battles
Allied Sabrejet pilots claim one MIG-15 destroyed and four damaged in four dogfights over North Korea. Col. James K. Johnson credited with the kill. second pilots Jacobsen Stacy Garrison Finlayson also credited for damage. Reports detail air actions near the Yalu River and Wonsan area with additional ground strikes against supply centers and shelters.
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North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Yalu River
James K. Johnson
Indianola Ave
Phoenix
Paul J. Jacobsen
Elmore
Minn
Vincent E Stacy
Crystal Falls
Mich
Vermont Garrison
Mt. Victory
Edwin Finlayson
Monticello
Wonsan
U. S. Eighth Army
Ko ‘Rangpo
Tito Breaks With Vatican
Belgrade Yugoslavia Marshal Tito cut diplomatic ties with the Vatican over interference in Yugoslavia. Deputy Foreign Minister Ales Bebler informed Vatican envoy Msgr Silvio Oddi of the decision after Tito denounced Vatican policy and Archbishop Stepinac being named cardinal.
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Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Vatican
Aloysius Stepinac
Ales Bebler
Msgr
Silvio Oddi
Tito
Wildcats Eye Seabrook Showdown at Arizona Tonight
Tucson hosts a full Christmas weekend lineup headlined by Arizona Wildcats hosting LaSalle at Bear Down gym. Evening features include UA games at 6 30 and 8 30 with other school and community pageants and a Tucson Symphony concert in the UA auditorium.
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South Main
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Sunnyside
Arizona State School For Deaf and Blind
Tucson High
THS
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University of Arizona
Index Controversy in United tions over Communist
Public hearing set on plan to change street names. Jack Underwood on hunting and fishing. University of Arizona pajama race. Arizona Album Films Books. Financial. Comics Radio Crossword Sports. Editor Women pages.
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