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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1956
Page
2
The Tucson Fire Department announces a reduced work week of 66 hours and a hiring need for at least nine young men. Personnel Director Albert Hesselberg notes many hours are idle while awaiting fires. Closing date for applications is December 27 with written and oral exams to follow.
Justice of the Peace Al Flood presides over an inquest into a crash involving the Golden State Limited. Flood seeks records from the Southern Pacific Railroad in Tucson. The inquest, opened in a crowded Justice Court room, faces delays while awaiting documents.
A 1955 Oldsmobile sedan headed south near Casa Grande veered off, struck a culvert, rolled, and left seven injured. Mrs. Fort, Theo Fort Sr., Theo Fort Jr., Barbara Jean Franklin, Louis Fort, James Franklin, and Rosebelle Franklin were treated. four remained critical. Dwight Franklin suffered head and arm injuries. The crash marked Pima County’s eighth traffic death this year and the driver claimed to have dozed off before the impact. Ambulances rushed victims to St Mary’s Hospital in Tucson.
The first fire damage suit against City Van & Storage Co. begins in Superior Court with a jury of 0 women and 2 men. Madeleine Anderson seeks $18,000 for personal property destroyed in the November blaze that gutted the warehouse and office, an estimated loss over $900. Since then 35 suits filed, nine settled out of court. Atty. John J. Molloy represents Mrs. Anderson, Morris K. Udall for defendants.
The flashing signal at the intersection of E St and N Craycroft Rd is now working after three recent fatalities. The light shows yellow to Craycroft drivers and red to East Sud motorists. A regular signal will be installed later, with $8,000 allocated for equipment.
Hall told a House committee that television saturated by politics may turn voters away. He noted both parties spent over 2 million dollars on TV and suggested dialing back network coverage of national conventions. Democratic and Republican leaders echoed concerns about excessive political TV exposure.
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