Tubac to Be State Park No 1 in Arizona
Tubac will be designated State Park No 1 by the Arizona State Parks Board, which plans to accept a donated site containing presidio ruins. The park, promoted by Frank and Mrs. Griffin, will be restored with public and private funds, with no immediate state expense.
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Arizona State Parks Board
Tubac
Tucson
Nogales Highway
Frank Griffin
Arizona
Tubac State Park
Griffins
Presidio
Ricki Rarick
Santa Cruz
State of
Arizonian
Dennis McCarthy
Phoenix
Emil Haury
University of Arizona
Rarick
Air Force awards contract for a high speed chemical bomber
Washington reports the Air Force awarded North American Aviation a contract to develop a WSNDA chemical bomber capable of speeds over 2,000 mph and altitudes beyond 70,000 feet. The project, funded in the current fiscal year, follows an exhaustive competitive process begun in 1955 with involvement from GE and Boeing.
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Washington
Air Force Today
North American Aviation, Inc
WSNDA
Strategic Air Command
North American
Boeing Airplane Co
Air Force
General Electric Co
Clear and Warmer Weather Forecast Card
The weather note describes a warmer spell with clear skies at night and tomorrow, slight warming, and generally sunny conditions. It cites a warm afternoon trend, a 70 degree high in Tucson and a 40 degree low, with nationwide temperatures well above freezing.
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Tucson
New Freight Rate Appeal Authorized
The Interstate Commerce Commission today authorized the nation’s major railroads to file schedules increasing freight rates under a quickie procedure. The railroads plan about a 3 percent average rise on core farm commodities, with varying amounts. Increases would take effect after 30 days’ notice unless suspended, and carriers would refund any later approved differences.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
McElroy Gains Statute In National Defense Push
Secretary of Defense McElroy, two months in office, moves to quiet Democratic criticism of missile and satellite programs. His early actions lifting overtime limits and restoring funds aim to accelerate Jupiter and Thor missiles, with Senate leaders pressing for stronger space weapons action and roughly $1 billion in immediate funding. Johnson seeks decisive progress, Humphrey welcomes demonstrated awareness and prudent spending.
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Washington
McElroy
Eisenhower Administration
Russia
Congress
Defense Department
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Johnson
Subcommittee
Thor
Pentagon
McEvoy
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Defense Secretary
$600,000 Recreation Center Plans Announced in Tucson
Tucson Recreation Inc officials unveil a $600,000 family style recreation center at the northeast corner of Sahuara Ave and Speedway. Peter Trowbridge says the project will include an ice rink, bowling lanes, sporting goods store, restaurant, and wine bar. Construction by Wendell Decker to start in two weeks. The ice rink targets March 1 readiness and the bowling house by June 1.
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Tucson Recreation Inc
Peter Trowbridge
Sahuara Ave
Speedway
Trowbridge
Howard C. Moses
DeWitt Wray
Alarag and
Hoowever
Sahuara
Wendell Decker
Trawbridge
Ft Grant No Country Club No Devil's Island A Tale
A 1950s profile of Ft Grant State School details a reform oriented juvenile facility under W. Vukcevich since 1933. It describes discipline through self control, no guards or guns, and a rewards system while resisting harsh punishment. The article contrasts the program with punitive images and notes runaways and daily routines.
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Ft. Grant
Devil’s Island
Devil's Island
U.S.A
Reader's Digest
Steve Vukcevich
Arizona State Industrial
Vukcevich
Dick Catkins
Buck Rogers
Schower
Calkins
Yukeevieh
Pt. Grant
Cevict
Tewil's Island
U.S
Hope All But Gone 28 Missing As Narva Sinks
The 2991 ton British freighter Narva sank in a North Sea storm while racing to aid Bosworth. An international mercy fleet found oil slicks and lifebuoys but no Narva survivors, as Bosworth’s crew were rescued and towed. The Leda provided passengers and watched the tragedy unfold off Aberdeen to Norway.
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London
Ous
Bosworth
North Sea
Aberdeen
Sentland
Norway
Faraday
Leda
Sweden
Britain
Secret Project Success rocket launch by Weber High teens
Three Weber High School seventh graders, Johnny Stoddard Steve Mercer and Bruce Herrick, claimed a successful weekend rocket launch from a hidden bunker near a launching silo in Ogden Utah. The 69 inch two inch steel rocket reached about 3600 feet at high speed before crashing back.
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Ogden
Utah
Johnny Stoddard
Steve Mercer
Bruce Herrick
Weber High School
Noell Marble
Weber High
E. Rich Green
No. 10,000 Is A Steady Patron At City Jail
A steady patron, Manuel Aguilar, 40, of 920 8 Maghth Ave, visited City Jail for the 19,000th time this year. He told City Court he has never had a suspended sentence before and pleaded for leniency, citing crowded conditions. Magistrate Clapue Van Sigler suspended a three day sentence.
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Tucson
Manuel Aguilar
Maghthave
Aguilar
Taimae
Clapue van Sigler
NATO Talk Due Tonight
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles will address the nation in a half hour radio television report tonight from notes rather than prepared texts. The NATO Paris meeting dominated the briefing with emphasis on unity among NATO members and missile developments, while Russia rejected a NATO backed ministers meeting and urged a UN conference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Security Council
NATO
Paris
Dulles
Tucson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Dukes
Security Council
Hagerty
Gaither
United States
H. Rowan Gaither
San Francisco
Haperty
Hagerly
Gettysburg
Russia
U. S
Europe
United Nations
Eisenhower NATO conference report to air on local stations
President Eisenhower's report to the nation on the NATO conference will be telecast live over KOLD TV Channel 13 and broadcast by KOLD radio and KVOA radio at 8 30 p.m. Tucson time. KVOA TV Channel 4 will televise a repeat of the report at 30 p.m.
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Eisenhower
Kold-Tv
Kold-Radio
Kvoa Radio
Tucson
Kvoa-Tv
Debits Go Way Up in Tucson Business Week
Debits, a measure of city business activity, rose by more than five million dollars week over week. For Dec 12 to 18 the Tucson Clearing House reported 45,331,729 in debits, the second highest weekly total of the year, with a year over year gain of 6.14 percent and a near threefold rise from ten years ago. M. K. Stevenson, manager, cited robust activity and a $4,024,476 increase from the same week last year.
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Tucson
M. K. Stevenson
Tucson Clearing House Assn
Arizona Citrus In Danger From Widespread Virus Damage
Dr. Israel Reichert of Hebrew University warns in Phoenix that a virus damaging Arizona citrus could cause heavy losses. He advises using disease resistant root stalks in grafts. Arizona State University and University of Arizona scientists are coordinating with Reichert on treatment and containment.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Israel Reichert
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Reichert
Jacob Reichert
Arizona State Coope
Tempe
University of Arizona
Phoenix Area
Rockets Ready Gen Norstad Downplays Missile Delivery
General Norstad says he isn’t worried about delivering missiles to NATO allies and asserts they will arrive if needed. The note appears in Page 2 of the Citizen.
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Norstad
NATO
Arizona
Globe
Board of Regents
Charlie
Arizona Archany 8 Avens Mi St Mayfield Mary
Public records and world news items from Tucson Tonight column list scattered items and dates, mentioning Mayfield and a mix of place names, broadcasts, and odd OCR fragments, creating a fragmented snapshot of local media.
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Arizona Archany
Mayfield
Bern
Vo Public Records
Neue Beare
Tucson
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Mary Kleinard
Vanguard
Sputnik
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