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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1956
Page
18
A 1950s style report notes farm land values rising to a record 106.4 billion by March 1 with a 3.6 percent national gain and 4 percent in Arizona. Farm mortgage debt climbs to 9.8 billion while net farm income falls, yet land equity remains about 90 percent.
A skull uncovered near Stanfield was identified as Nellie Navarette, 26, who vanished from her Stanfield home on August 25, 1955. A chipped tooth and a nearby housecoat supported the identification. Gilber Flores, Stanfield, was sentenced to six to eight years last July for kidnapping Navarette. Celestino Hernandez awaits trial on the same charge. County Attorney T J Mahoney said a new charge decision will wait on a medical exam.
An asthma remedy marketed as Primatene claims physicians widely prescribe it for private patients. The formula allegedly stops attacks in minutes and provides hours of relief from spasms without injections. It is advertised as a nonprescription tablet with a 98 cent price and money back guarantee.
Traffic deaths across the nation climbed to 556 by Christmas Day with the four day holiday still underway. Safety officials warn the toll could exceed the 609 holiday record set in 1955 as weather improved but travel hazards persist and more cars remain on the road.
Two holiday crash victims die near Papago Park in Phoenix as a 14 ton truck collides with a passenger car on McDowell Road. Bushy Manning, 62, of Phoenix, dies aiding Behrmann, 24, during Christmas Eve unload. Behrmann escapes with minor injuries. A third fatality occurs on Highway 77 north of Holbrook, a Snowflake resident dies when his speeding car leaves the road.
Washington shoppers delayed Christmas purchases with last minute spurt not lifting overall 1956 sales. Philip M. Talbott of National Retail Dry Goods Dealers Assn notes mild seasonal gain and predicts another high year, despite a weaker final push. He cites weather and changing gift trends toward practical items, with Fed data showing department store sales flat over four weeks ending Dec 15.
The Phoenix elementary district board approved forming a curriculum committee of about 40 teachers and supervisory staff. Superintendent Loren Vaughn says the group will study and recommend steps to develop curriculum and may include outside experts for a rapid in depth study.
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