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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1955

Page

9

Colossal Cave Leasing Approved by Pima Board

The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved leasing Colossal Cave to the highest bidder, clearing a path for revenue. The plan drew support from county officials and park committee members with a first-year visitation and revenue cited. A preliminary bid offer of at least 7500 annually plus 10000 in improvements was noted.

Pima County Board of Supervisors Colossal Cave Robert Stebbs Stubbs State Land Commission Board of Appeals Arthur Pack County Park and Recreation Committee Julian N. Ticknor Earl Brockelsby Black Hills Reptile Gardens Rapid City S. D Atty Edgar Rucker Brocklesby Pacheco & Lynch

County Gets Playground in San Paulo Village

Pima County Board of Supervisors accepted a deed for 1.16 acres and a $3,000 grant to develop a neighborhood playground in San Paulo Village. Plans are complete and construction starts in January funded by L and W Construction and Mandelbaum Enterprises. land from Arizona Land Title & Trust Co. Water will be supplied free by L A Romine.

Sahuaro Hill Arizona Land Title & Trust Co San Paulo Village Pima County Board of Supervisors Gilbert Ray Pima County Parks and Recreation Department L & W Construction Co Mandelbaum Enterprises, Incc

Ex German diplomat Von Dirksen dies at 83

Herbert Von Dirksen, retired German diplomat and former ambassador to Moscow Tokyo and London before World War II, died in a Munich hospital last night of pneumonia at age 83.

Munich Germany Herbert von Dirksen Moscow Tokyo London

Airmen Die In Two Collisions Over Florida

Associated Press reports four Air Force planes collided in two Florida accidents killing 11 airmen and leaving three missing. A Tampa area B47 bomber from MacDill collided with a Pinecastle aircraft near a trailer park, another B47 exploded, and later a Port St. Joe air collision between a Sabre jet and a B29 killed three more fliers.

Air Force Florida Tampa MacDill Air Force Base Pinecastle Afb Orlando Port St. Joe Florida West Coast Tyndall Afb Panama City Fila MacDill Pinecastle U.S. 98 Clyde Leroy Pfeiffer

Ford Opens Books Tomorrow For Public Stock Sale

Ford Motor Company will open its books for the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington to clear the way for public sale of Ford stock. The 1903 firm started with $28 000 and grew into a major industrial giant as Henry Ford and Edsel bought out other investors by 1919. The accounting expected tomorrow could dwarf earlier gains.

Detroit America Ford Motor Company Securities and Exchange Commission Washington Ford Henry Ford Edsel

Shooting Trial Nears U S Jury

Wilkie Nash Sr. a 29 year old Apache from the San Carlos Reservation faces a U S District Court jury in a case charging assault on an Indian Reservation. Nash allegedly shot his sister in law Priscilla Smith 29 with a 38 calibre revolver on the morning of July 10. At the time Nash was Indian police chief and Smith was tribal council secretary following a dispute with Nash's wife.

Wilkie Nash Sr U. S. District Court James A. Walsh Nash San Carlos Reservation Priscilla Smith San Carlos

Plot Reported: Police Guard Chile's Proxy

National police placed a special guard around La Moneda, residence of President Carlos Ibáñez, after reports of a possible plot. The claims were first published by El Mercurio but with few details.

Santiago Chile la Moneda Carlos Ibanez el Mercurio

Estate Plan Group Formed in Southern Arizona

A Tucson meeting formed the Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council with about 75 members including attorneys, CPAs, trust officers, and life underwriters. Temporary chairman John R. Stille announced goals to coordinate and promote estate matter understanding among members. Kenneth Todd of Valley National Bank proposed a Phoenix style organization using local talent. Temporary secretary is David Mishkind.

Tucson Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council John R. Stille Kenneth Todd Valley National Bank Phoenix Arizona Estate Council of Phoenix David Mishkind

Onetime Mine Owner Charles S. Bronson Dies at 80

Charles S. Bronson aged 80 died at his son’s home in Jackson California. He once owned and discovered Dos Carlos Mine in Pachuca Mexico and lived there years. He later traveled worldwide for Crucible Steel Co. of America. Survived by three sons Charlies E. Bronson Jackson Lansing H. Bronson Whittier Edward P. Bronson Tucson and former wife Mai D. Bronson Tucson. The family moved to Tucson in 1923.

Charles S. Bronson Jackson Calif Bronson Dos Carlos Pachuca Mexico Crucible Steel Co America Africa South America Australia Charlies E. Bronson Lansing H. Bronson Whittier Edward P. Bronson Tucson Mai D. Bronson

Local program committee names five members

Robert May, Frank Votan, Monroe Meador, Nelson Davis and Norman Gardiner are named as the program committee members in the notes. The brief lists the individuals without further details.

Robert May Frank Votan Monroe Meador Nelson Davis Norman Gardiner

Amphitheater Chorus Presents Christmas Concert Tonight

The Amphitheater High School Chorus of 150 voices performs its annual Christmas concert in the high school Little Theater at 125 Ww. Yavapai Rd tonight at 8. William Funk directs. The program includes traditional and modern pieces plus Andersen's When View the Mother and Gardner Read's arrangement of Jesous Ahat Honia.

Little Theater Yavapai Rd William Funk Arthur Olaf Andersen Gardner Read

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