Desert Survival Tale of Phoenix Pilot Holed Up Five Days
A 19 year old pilot from Phoenix ran out of fuel on a desert air force range and survived five and a half days without food or water. He trekked about 35 miles following jeep tracks until a cafe offered water and food then a deputy drove him to Yuma. He recalled drinking milk by the dozen and enduring cold nights after using a fuel trick to spark the engine.
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John de Castro
Tucson
Air Force
Aeronca
de Castro
Yuma
Winter Storm Grips Nation With Record Low Temps
A bone chilling cold wave sweeps the Midwest and reaches the Ohio Valley with Bemidji Minnesota posting a December low of 45 below zero. Minneapolis hits 21 below and fire hydrants freeze at St Paul as crews fight a blaze. Western coastal storms bring high winds and heavy rain while northern California endures floods and power outages. Snow amounts exceed 80 inches at Houghton Michigan as conditions worsen across several states.
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McFarland May Offer Solution To Arizona Tax Deadlock
Gov Ernest W Mc Farland said he would address a joint session of the Arizona legislature to break the tax stalemate over the use tax and sales tax laws The House and Senate remained divided with the House favoring a sales tax amendment exempting sales to the federal government for certain manufacturers and the Senate seeking broader federal exemption The Sperry Rand deadline shifted the firm to consider sites elsewhere and Idaho offered three sites as options See EMBATTLED Page 6.
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Arizona House
Senate
House
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Rand
Arizona
Idaho
Die In Road Wrecks Soldiers Aid Patrol
A Cochise County man, Alejandro M. Echerbel, 23, died when his car rolled and crushed him after leaving Highway 80 west of Douglas. The incident marked the 325th Arizona traffic fatality of the year, as the state mobilized National Guard and police to curb holiday wrecks. Gov McFarland said 130 guardsmen were on duty with jeeps and planes, with pilots aiding speed checks and traffic reports, at an estimated cost of 35000 dollars.
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Cochise County
Arizona
Arizona National Guard
Alejandro M. Echerbel
Paul Spur
Highway 80
Douglas
Harry Selchow
Echeribel
Ernest W. McFarland
John G. Smith
Adjutant General
Frank E. Fraser
Smith
McFarland
Gen. Fraser
National Guard
Fatal crashes claim several lives amid mobilization chaos
A 19 year old Lake Air Force base airman died when the car rammed a pole on Highway 60 70 west of Mesa. Luke airman Pasquale Casiere 21 cited for drunk driving. Peoria youths Joe Louis Huckaby 16 and Douglas Bailey 4 months died in an irrigation ditch after a collision at an intersection. Eloy Rendway collision killed John W. Collins 48. David Breedlove Eloy escaped harm as vehicle struck posts. Six people treated for minor injuries.
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Lake Air Force Base
Lee Combes
Mesa
Pasquale Anthony Casiere
David Breedlove
Eloy
Breedlove
Navy Jet Rampage Kills Three at Lincoln Base
A Navy F9F Cougar, warming up at Lincoln Air Force Base, broke free at 100 percent power and crashed into a hangar, killing pilot Lt. (JG) Vernon R. Chapman Jr. and two Lincoln airmen, Kenneth C. Newman and Hubert L. Tracy. The jet also struck four planes, including a P2V4 Neptune, before bursting into flames. Authorities could not determine the cause of the runaway aircraft.
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Neb
Lincoln Air Force Base
Vernon R. Chapman Jr
Grand Island
Kenneth Cecil Newman
Hubert Lee Tracy
Chapman
Newman
Tracy
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Lincoln Fire Comnes
Naval Reserve
Eloy Chief Risks Life Saving Desperate Chase
Eloy Chief of Police John P. Horton swerved to avoid a collision while pursuing a speeding motorist, flipping his car and landing upside down in a desert ditch. Witness Lloyd Laws praised Horton's courage as he escaped unharmed despite the perilous chase near Eloy, with officer G L Goodson continuing the pursuit before Horton's status was uncertain.
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John P. Horton
Tucson
Lloyd Laws
Horton
Phoenix
G. L. Goodson
Goodson
Guardsmen Patrol Arizona Highways To Cut Holiday Accidents
Two Tucson National Guard units under Governor McFarland deploy 18 personnel to aid the Arizona Highway Patrol. Guardsmen operate four six hour shifts in Tucson and three eight hour shifts at Nogales, assisting in accident investigations and hospital follow ups while guiding a military convoy. Capt Gordon Nelson and Lt Donald Phillips command the National Guard assignment.
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Tucson National Guard
Arizona Highway Patrol
McFarland
Ray Dahm
Highway Patrol
Gordon E. Nelson
Clifford Bretthauer
Jack Schwarz
Pfc
Peter M. Norris
Ernest W. McFarland
Tucson
Nogales
B. D. Velasco
Velasco
National Guard
Donald Phillips
Saar Germans win vote move to form Saar government
Saarbrucken reports a landslide victory for German nationalist parties in the 50 seat Landtag elections. The vote follows October's referendum rejecting the European statute and boosts plans to reintegrate the 900 square mile Saar region with Germany.
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Saar
Germany
Landtag
France
Neueste Nachrichten
German Christian Democrats
Floods in Lebanon Kill 163. 250 Missing in Tripoli Area
Lebanese authorities said floods in Tripoli and nearby towns drowned 163 people and left 250 missing after heavy rains hit Becharreh, Becharreh and surrounding suburbs Zghorta and Minyey within a day.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Zghorta
Minyey
Becharreh
Perfectly Lovely Weather Keeps Mild Temperatures Across Arizona
The report notes a 72 degree high yesterday in the area while northern regions stayed cold with sub zero wind chills. Tucson forecasts show variable high clouds tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change, and yesterday’s low was 40 degrees, 11 above last year. Other Arizona readings included 67 in Douglas, 25 in the wind chill, 47 in Flagstaff, 26, 59 in Prescott, 33, and 71 in Phoenix, 39.
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Retired University of Arizona Professor Dies At 83
Dr Heman Burr Leonard longtime mathematics head at the University of Arizona from 1915 to 1938 died at his home age 83 after a heart attack He was emeritus professor after 1953 and deeply involved in Masonic circles and YMCA He was born 1872 in Detroit and educated at Michigan and Colorado with a career spanning Kalamazoo Racine UI Chicago and Oregon He played football for Michigan 1892 94 and helped Detroit Athletics in 1893 His wife Ida Reic hting died in 1947 He is survived by a brother in Eugene and his body rests at Arizona Mortuary.
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University of Arizona
YMCA
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DR. Leonard
Detroit
Mich
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Racine
Wis
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Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest
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University of Oregon
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University of Colorado
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Eugene
Ore
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Small Unions May Merge Across Independent Labor Groups
In St. Louis about fifty representatives from independent unions plan a joint organization for roughly six million members outside AFL-CIO. The three day session, led by National Independent Union Council and Confederated Unions of America, aims toward a Washington merger convention on February 6.
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CUA
Washington
Rettig
Arizona Hosts California in Bear Down Gym Basketball Night
University of Arizona schedule features Freshman Arizona vs Davis Monthan AFB at 6 30 PM in Bear Down gym. Varsity Arizona vs California follows at 8 30 PM. Also music, bingo, and theater events at local venues.
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California Golden Bears
Arizona
Davis-Monthan Afb
Bear Down
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Delta Gamma Sorority
W. Congress
California
Palestine turmoil mars Christmas in strife torn region
The notes describe ongoing violence in Palestine during Christmas as strife returns to the area, leaving casualties and tension high across the region. Reports reference the broader Middle East conflict affecting daily life and international responses.
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