One Dead Seven Injured in Car Crash Near Marana
A single vehicle ran off the Casa Grande highway two miles north of Marana shortly after noon today. One person died and seven were injured. The crash raises Pima County 1956 highway fatalities to 58. Ambulances from Tucson and Eloy responded. the body was sent to Reilly Funeral Home.
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Marana
Pima County
Casa Grande
Pima
Edward J. Valeski
Reilly Funeral Home
Tucson
Eloy
Nehru Speaks Tonight After Gettysburg Talks
Eisenhower and Indian Prime Minister Nehru arrived in Washington after an overnight Gettysburg visit and more than 12 hours of informal talks on world problems. No subject details were released though domestic policy topics were expected to be discussed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
India
Nehru
Gettysburg
Nehru to Broadcast Nationwide Speech Tonight at 9 15
Prime Minister Nehru's nation wide radio speech will air tonight at 9 15 over KOPO with no other stations scheduled yet for radio or TV. Eisenhower and Nehru finished talks yesterday around 10 30 p.m. Nehru continued working into the night until about 1 30 a.m. preparing the talk for 11 15 p.m. start.
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Kopo Radio
Europe
Middle East
Eisenhower
Tucson to See 638 New Homes Under Low-Cost Plans
Tom Carr of California firms Sueno Casas Inc. and Arcal Inc. announced 638 homes for Tucson on two sites. One 138-unit project on Tangerine Drive near Oracle Road and a 500-unit project on 27th to 29th Streets between Alvernon and Swan Road, with prices from 18 000 to 25 000 dollars and 7 000 dollars for the 500 homes, all FHA financed. The Oracle Road plan, Canada de Oro Estates, will be built on 330 acres and is described as gracious living for low income buyers. The 29th Street area is to be completed in two years with three bedroom houses and low down payments. Carr cited 50 dollars as the start to ownership, not a down payment. The project includes Ray Fairfield and Carl Angle, all of Riverside, California.
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Tucson
Tom Carr
California
Carr
Tangerine Dr
Oracle Road
29Th St
Alvernon
Swan Rd
Sueno Casas Inc
Arcal Inc
Board of Supervisors
29Th Street
F.H.A
Sueno Casas
Dream Houses
Canada de Oro Estates
Ray Fairfield
Arcal
Carl Angle
Riverside
Calif
Low Rincon Bid Tops at 4 289 000 For Rincon High School
A bid of 4 289 000 by James Stewart Co. for Rincon High School construction met the 11 a.m. deadline at the Pima County Board of Supervisors and sparked a dispute that may require a special ruling.
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James Stewart Co
Rincon High School
Pima County Board of Supervisors
M. M. Sundt Construction Co
County Court House
Stewart
Sundt
Stewart Co
W. T. Holmes
M. M. Sundt
Eden seeks meeting with Eisenhower amid Western Big Three talks
Prime Minister Eden said he would like to meet President Eisenhower and acknowledged the idea to hold early face-to-face talks as British and French leaders push for a Western Big Three conference. Eisenhower reportedly cold-shouldered the plan for now due to Egypt policy concerns. In other news, bids for a county high school project were opened after a timing dispute.
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House of Commons
Guy Mollet
Washington
United States
Egypt
Speed Train Crash Kill 12 Fault Seen in Auto Driver
The Citizen reports a speed train auto crash on Page 2 that killed 12 and is believed to be caused by the auto driver's fault. The paper also notes other items including a vice president's Austria tour and a survivor's account of ditching class for an auto ride.
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Austria
New Mexico
Charlie
Claudia
Dermot
Mt. Lemmon
Ernest Wenk
Carter Canyon
Citizen Woman’s View
Betty Milburn
Joe Killian
Davis-Monthan
15Th
Betty
Home Offered To Orphans Of Wreck
A Burbank woman Patricia Bly offered to adopt seven Allies children orphaned by a Sunday night Phoenix car train wreck that killed nine members of the Mexican family. She described a 300 acre ranch with 112 horses and a swimming pool as suitable for a large family and said she and her husband already have two adopted children. A radio plea urged help for the orphans including Cruella Allies, 20 months old and critically ill in a local hospital.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Burbank
Calif
Seven Allies
Patricia Bly
Board Rules Reds In U S Under Moscow
Washington The Subversive Activities Control Board ruled for a second time that the U S Communist party is under control of Moscow. The board, after a Supreme Court remand, eliminated testimony of three government witnesses but found the evidence still supported its original finding of April 30 1953.
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Washington
Wheelchair Gift Bids for Father Stirring Classroom Scene
In Jacksonville Central Riverside School a second grader finally spoke up during a Christmas song game. The boy, one of four siblings whose mother died of a brain tumor, asked for a wheelchair for his father, drawing tears from puzzled faculty and staff.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Central Riverside School
Altha McLendon
County Hospital Levy Sought for Improvements in Pima County
Pima County Board of Supervisors voted to ask the State Tax Commission for a 225000 special levy to fund hospital improvements. The plan includes an expanded out patient department, larger receiving rooms, and a separate building for mental health, with an architectural study to determine costs and a possible new hospital nucleus.
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County Board of Supervisors
State Tax Commission
Lambert Kautenburger
Board of Supervisors
Kautenburger
Francis J. Bean
Board of Governors
Edward L. Kettenbach
Scholer & Fuller
Emerson C. Scholer
Scholer
Three Agencies Acting to Intensify Traffic Enforcement
Pima County adopts a three-pronged traffic enforcement plan amid holiday crash risk. Mayor Hummel urges strict law adherence, with selective enforcement, radar use, and extra patrols. County deputies and state troopers pledge intensified speed and drunk driving crackdown during the holiday period.
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Pima County
Manpater
Craycroft Road
5Th Street
Walden V. Burr
Burr
E. D. Velasco
Highway Patrol
Emphasis Patrol
Nogales
Tucson
U. S. Highway 89
Velasco
Cool spell forecast for Tucson with light rain
The forecast calls for a cooler spell in Tucson after a light morning shower at the airport. Winds surged to around 20 mph overnight, with a low near 52 and an expected 45 tonight as clouds clear and temperatures hold steady.
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Olive
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