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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1957
Page
2
The Congregation of the Church of the New Jerusalem will decorate only one Christmas tree this year. A four foot evergreen planted outside the church at Country Club and Presidio was chopped down in a single night by a thoughtless vandal.
In Tucson a promotional program to push wood in U S construction is being formed by the National Lumber Manufacturers Assn led by Mortimer B. Doyle. Ignacy representatives attend at El Conquistador Hotel as a Wood Promotion Planning Committee meets to activate plans for public, architect and engineer awareness of wood use. The group includes leaders from California Redwood Assn Southern Pine Assn West Coast Lumbermen’s Assn Western Pine Assn Southern Hardwood Producers Fine Hardwoods Assn Hardwood Plywood Institute Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers and others.
Police received a photograph of eight baked clay statuettes from sculptress Esther Posner of 520 East Wilshire Drive. The 16 to 18 inch reddish brown nude girl figurine was reported missing from her walled patio a week ago, with an estimated value of 100 dollars.
Lyndon B. Johnson urged Americans to intensify effort to outrun the Soviet Union in missiles and space science as a Senate subcommittee recessed until January 6. He warned the nation faces a Pearl Harbor like situation and stressed urgency in funding and development across Atlas Thor Jupiter and Polaris programs.
General LeMay testified that the U S strategic air command faces obsolescence from funding cuts and reduced bomber production. He noted SAC planes were grounded for weeks before the 1957 fiscal year end due to gasoline shortages, while some aircraft remain airborne with H bombs as Russia launches satellites. He warned the situation could erode retaliatory strength and combat readiness.
Mrs. Fannie E. Marks, wife of Thomas J. Marks, clerk of Pinal County Superior Court, died yesterday at Pinal General Hospital Florence age eighty after living most of her life in Arizona. Born in California, she moved here early, leaving behind a large family including eight grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren.
A year-old woman, Laura Fagerstrom of 2615 East Adams Street, was hospitalized after being struck by a car at the intersection of First Street and North Tucson Boulevard. Albert Hydarger, 20, of 3119 Glenn Street, was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The collision occurred as the driver made a left turn into Speedway and the windshield was obscured by early morning conditions.
Air Force states missile instruments were tested on manned aircraft over a New Mexico Arizona air range extending from east of Phoenix to Holloman. Details remain classified though officials say no free flights occurred and the corridor has not been used for missile tests beyond instruments.
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