Tucson Moves to Annex North Area Halving Tax Burden
Tucson officials win council approval to circulate annexation petitions for a 9 square mile north area, potentially adding about 28 000 residents and boosting city area by 50 percent. Officials project $545 890 in revenue and $521 085 in expenditures in the first full fiscal year, with net property tax relief expected as gas and sales tax refunds shift to the expanded city.
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Arizona
Tucson
Don Hummel
Eastside
Kemp Boulevard
Oracle
Craycroft
Pima
Grant Road
Swan Road
Tucson Boulevard
Dodge, Pima
Glenn
Porter W. Homer
Winterhaven Water System
L. A. Romine and Associates
Homer
Tucson Gas, Electric Light Power Co
General Fund
Public Works Administration
Riots Rock Jerusalem U S Consulate Amid Baghdad Pact Protests
A mob of about 2,000 Arabs stormed the U S consulate in Jerusalem and tore down the flag in protests against Jordan joining the Baghdad pact. Violence spilled into Amman where the Arab Legion dispersed rioters. The clash followed King Hussein's dissolution of parliament and Hazza el Majali's resignation.
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Amman
Jordan
U.S
Jerusalem
Hussein
Jordan’s
Arab Legion
Old City
Hazza el Majali
Baghdad
Ramallah
el Majali
City Hits New High As Tucson Breaks Temperature Record
A late Christmas shopper notes Tucson set an all time high of 79 degrees yesterday, nearly tying Miami for the warmest spot in the nation. The previous Tucson high was 77 in 1950, with more warm winter weather and variable cloudiness forecast. Phoenix reached 78, one degree shy of its 1917 record of 79.
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Elmer
Tucson
Miami
Florida
Phoenix
Plane Hooks Telephones In Mohave Traffic Mishap
A light Cessna 140 piloted by Mrs. Vernon Pierce and carrying passenger Judy Lydie tipped into telephone lines near Gilpin airport on Casa Grande highway. The aircraft remained entangled about eight feet above ground until wires were cut. no serious injuries reported and damage estimated at 400 dollars. National Guard traffic control aided the scene.
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Tucson
Gilpin
Casa Grande Highway
Vernon Pierce
District St
Judy Lydie
N. Nema Ave
Pierce
Mountain States Telephone Co
Telephone Company
Phoenix
B. J. Finley
Grant Rd
National Guard
Gilpin Airport
Senate Predicts Early Tax Bill OK
Senate leaders expected an early agreement on the state sales tax revision, while House Speaker Harry Ruppelius showed less confidence. A conference between committees was held after caucus sessions. McFarland offered a compromise to break the deadlock on the use tax bill and the sales tax revisions. The governor proposed exempting manufacturers and the House named groups from all tax on government sales, with other government sales still taxed at two percent. The Senate did not formally back the governor's solution.
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Phoenix
Senate
House
Harry Ruppelius
McFarland
Gna
Erner
Supreme Court upholds Arizona water code in critical acre ruling
In a 4 to 1 decision Justice Struckmeyer upheld the 1948 underground water code, allowing more than one million acres across Maricopa Pinal Pima and Santa Cruz counties to be designated critical areas where new irrigation wells are forbidden. The ruling affirmed the code as constitutional despite a dissent urging violation of equal protection. Southwest Engineering had challenged the 1948 act after a Gila Santa Cruz subdivision well.
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Phoenix
Arizona Supreme Court
Fred C. Struckmeyer Jr
Struckmeyer
Arthur T. LaPrade
Levi S. Udall
Dudley W. Windes
M. T. Phelps
Roger Ernst
Maricopa
Pinal
Pima
Santa Cruz
Supreme Court
Gila-Santa Cruz
Gila and
Salt River
Southwest Engineering Co
Nevada
Charles C. Bernstein
Maricopa County
Dulles seeks large foreign aid hike to aid economic growth
Secretary of State Dulles proposed a 200 million dollar increase in foreign aid next year and asked Congress for a total 4.9 billion dollar appropriation aimed entirely at economic assistance. He warned against Soviet economic offers and outlined a 100 million dollar presidential fund for the Middle East amid Soviet pressure.
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Washington
State Dulles
Congress
Russia
Dulles
United States
Middle East
Yugoslavia Wins Security Council Seat After Deadlock Break
United Nations New York Yugoslavia was elected to a two year seat on the Security Council in a split term deal with the Philippines. The assembly cast 43 votes for Yugoslavia 11 for the Philippines and one each for Finland and Sweden.
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United Nations
N.y—A
Yugoslavia
U.N. Security Council
Philippines
General Assembly
Finland
Sweden
Russia
Assembly
Jose Maza
Snafu Tonight at Tucson Jewish Community Center
Tonight and tomorrow a series of community events in Tucson includes the final performance of the play Snafu at the Jewish Community Center, a Tucson Boys Band caroling route, the Amphitheater High School Christmas concert, observatory hours if clear skies, and Kadimah presentations at 102 N. Plumer Ave. Also scheduled are Bookmobile stops at La Madera Park and a night of basketball featuring Arizona versus Phoenix College and Arizona versus Memphis State at Bear Down gym.
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Jewish Community Center
Tucson
Country Club Rd
Hawthorne St
W. Yavapai Rd
Stewart Observatory
Kadimah
Ball
Arizona
Phoenix College
Bear Down
Caroling
Winterhaven
Christmas Lane
Memphis State
Index items and page cues from a midcentury newspaper
The clippings list various sections and page numbers such as Missionary charges on Red kid nap and Regular session concerns. It notes a critical congressional eye on a foreign aid request and highlights features like Free Classifieds, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and an editorial sports and weather slate across pages 8 11 2 3 66 10 36 27 24 26 13 29 31 25 19 21 and a Weather Map on HB.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Ariz
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City OF
Prince
FT. Lowell
Council
By Dave Feldman
U. N
Beirut
King Hussein
Walter Douglas
Ing Department
Northside
Jim Hart
Citizen
High Court
la Madera Park
Canasta
Congress St
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