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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1956
Page
6
A navy log note warns to treat every oncoming driver as potentially dangerous and drunk during holidays. The piece urges public support for strict enforcement by police and courts to curb holiday traffic deaths and keep Christmas free from injury and suffering.
Brig. Gen. James V. Edmundson, commanding general at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, will leave Tucson early next year for a higher SAC post. He has been in the community two years and is praised for leadership, civic involvement, and fostering Air Force civilian relations. He will become deputy director of operations for the Strategic Air Command.
A Desert Museum exhibit of four hand raised horned owls expanded as more birds arrived from the San Diego Zoo. To ease crowding the top cage held meat nightly, aiding the orphans to learn hunting. Liberated owls soon prefer “out” to “in,” nesting season starts early, eggs hatch in four days, fledging by ten weeks, and they disperse by midsummer as parent owls drive youngsters away. Lewis Wayne, associate director, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
Victor Riesel questions Nehru's liberalism as AFL-CIO chief George Meany accuses the Indian leader of pro Soviet tendencies. Meany plans to raise concerns at a private dinner, citing India's harsh labor laws and press restrictions. He singles out Krishna Menon for pro Soviet ties and notes India's dock worker regulation permits severe penalties for strikes.
In New York for first hand reports on the big trade shows I visit the National Automobile Show at the Coliseum. Hard sells return as dealers collect names and numbers while cars grow longer and more luxurious. I note Volkswagens and Italian scooters gaining ground and savor a high society party before a basketball doubleheader. A phone call ends with joyful news: Geoffrey Donald McCord is born to Joan and family.
A Washington correspondent’s clear account of The FBI Story from Random House. It highlights Hoover’s stance against a national police force, the FBI as an investigative arm, and contrasts with Lowenthal’s biased portrait. Whitehead’s fact based narrative is praised for accuracy over advocacy.
Al and Sadye Tisch and their two sons have parlayed an initial investment into a $50 million portfolio and opened Americana, Florida’s $17 million hotel of the year on Miami Beach. They say booming Florida travel and postwar prosperity explain why the ultraluxe project works, despite fears of overbuilding.
Secretary of State Dulles signals a shift from backing revolts to favoring peaceful evolution for Soviet satellites seeking independence. He cautions against war fears, saying the United States would offer opinions but respects Moscow’s claim that satellites are Russia’s business.
A Daily Devotions reflection cites John 1 16 and Psalm 65. It highlights how Christ’s fullness blesses every aspect of life from hospitals and orphanages to schools and theatres. It notes bigotry and religious wars, but emphasizes gratitude and the call to share Christ’s yoke and burdens in a peaceful society. Courtesy Tucson Council of churches
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