Hal Boyle Finds Fake 1876 Note From Custer Amid Desk Clutter
An AP columnist recalls clearing his messy desk and uncovering a fanciful letter dated May 15 1876 signed Armstrong Custer with the word Help, sparking questions from a university manuscripts curator. The memo recounts Hal’s skepticism about the note and lists quirky items found during the clean sweep while reflecting on normalcy and journalistic routines.
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Hal Boyle
Little Big Horn
Armstrong Custer
Hal
Hugh Mulligan
Nee Des B
Golden State Streamliner Speeds Phoenix Route Start Sunday
Southern Pacific's Golden State streamliner will run a faster Phoenix to Los Angeles service via El Paso and Tucson. The train departs Tucson at 9 05 p m and reaches Phoenix at 12 15 a m improving arrival by 30 minutes and will reach Los Angeles by 7 55 a m to connect with daylight Coastal trains.
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UPI
Southern Pacific Railroad
Golden State Streamliner
F. E. Whitcher
Golden State
el Paso
Tucson
Los Angeles
Kennedy shifts on foreign policy amid Cuba and Khrushchev
A Washington analysis notes John F. Kennedy during his campaign argued for U S leadership and warned that Cuba Congo Laos problems test the U S. It contrasts campaign rhetoric with the tougher realities after inauguration and cites critics and supporters on Kennedy’s handling of foreign affairs and the Cuban crisis.
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West
Kennedy
Tucson Tonight Tomorrow Tucson Tonight Tomorrow
A column lists meetings open to the public without charge. Includes a 130 p.m. dance sponsored by City Parks and Recreation at Recreation Theater. Playbox Theater at 504 N Fremont Ave features a fal show for children with charge for admission. Tomorrow night noted.
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City Parks and Recreation Dept
Playbox
Fremont Ave
The Twist Craze Moves Through Dance Instructors
CNADM members debate The Twist as a craze sweeping the nation from New York to Tucson. Chicago dancer Gus Giordano calls the dance a risqué new beat while instructors note mixed feelings. Some teach modified versions to adults, others refuse, yet more attract new students who seek guidance.
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Chicago
Nais
Cnadio
Tucson
New York City
Gus Giordano
Television
Betty Mae Harri Cnadm
Boone
Iowa
Dorothy Cameron
New York
U.N. Shaken by Emotionalism Says Home in Rome
Foreign Secretary Lord Home warned the United Nations faces danger from anti-colonialist emotionalism but should endure. In Rome, Italian U.N. Delegate Martino warned India’s Goa invasion could spell the U.N.’s end, noting Soviet criticism and the veto by Russia that blocked action.
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UPI
Lord Home
United Nations
World Organization
Home
Rome
U. N
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India
Goa
Andrei Gromyo
U.N
No Left Turn Sign Illumination Question Raised
Action Please column addresses nighttime visibility of the No Left Turn sign at Stone Ave and Broadway. A Tucson reader asks why illumination isn’t provided to prevent unintended turns, noting a ticket issued before dawn and glare from a nearby flashing light. The city traffic engineer says illumination is unlikely due to cost, so the sign remains unlit.
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Tucson
Tucson Daily Citizen
Sey
Stone Ave
Broadway
Stone and
John Carls
Caarls
Bernard Garmis
Armire
Tucson Left Out Of Booklet
Readers question why Tucson was omitted from Montgomery Ward tourist booklets listing air transportation. An MW store manager says the omission was an oversight and expects correction this spring.
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Tucson
Montgomery Ward
Ray T. Salazar
18Th St
L. G. Pederson
Chicago
Pederson
Your Check Has Been Mailed
A reader reports a $20 deposit with Tucson Gas & Electric Co lasting a year. Officials say deposits are returned in cycles, not on fixed dates, with no guaranteed time limit and only upon ceasing service or at cycle completion.
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Donald
Coconino Ta
Tucson Gas
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