Tucson Names Man and Woman of the Year
Peter Marroney, head of the University of Arizona drama department, is chosen as Man of the Year for raising Tucson's cultural level through Corral Theater and charity work. Mrs. David Tang, co-owner of Dave's One-Stop, is named Woman of the Year for community service, Chinese civic work, and leadership roles in local campaigns and organizations.
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Tucson
Peter Marroney
University of Arizona
Marroney
David Tang
Tang
Esther
Tucson Advertising Club
Colorado
Mahroney
Corral
St. Mary's Hospital
Elizabeth Joseph
Tucson Press Club
Community Chest
Richard Harvill
Jay Howenstein
Margaret Knight
Ted Walker
Mary Jeffries
Arthur Pack
Traffic Toll in Pima County Reaches Record Year
1955 ended as the deadliest year in Pima County history with 65 traffic fatalities, up from 59. Tucson saw auto deaths drop to 5, while injuries rose to 529 from 395. Major wrecks climbed to 1569 with 682 accidents and 429 injuries countywide. The Camino de la Muerte Nogales highway earned a grim banner. The worst crash involved four servicemen returning to Tucson. A Mt Lemmon crash killed three of six teenagers.
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Pima County
Tucson
Sheriff's Office
Mt. Lemmon
Bear Canyon
Bulganin Urges New Big Four Meeting in 1956
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin says the world longs for Geneva spirit and peace, rejects the idea that hydrogen weapons automatically prevent war, and that a new Big Four summit can be fruitful. He notes international cooperation is attainable and hopes 1956 brings reduced tensions and progress toward disarmament.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Geneva
Bulganin
Charles*e. Shutt
Washington
Telenews Agency
Hearst Metrozone News
Foreign Ministry
Moscow Radio
Telenews
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
Russia
Bulgarin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Bulkganin
Asmuch
Interna
Weather records mark New Year’s Eve with warm Tucson day
The Desert Poet notes fine weather as Tucson records a 75 degree high on Dec 30, a new Dec 30 high. The low reached 46 with forecasts showing little change. other Arizona temps include Phoenix 78/47, Douglas 55/35, Flagstaff 55/27, and Yuma 72/40.
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Chandler
Ariz
Mount Washington
N. H
Arizona
Phoenix
Douglas
Flagstaff
Yuma
Mrs Drake To Give Up Acting In Stock Scam Case
Mrs Jean Drake to surrender in Justice Court today through attorney Jack Ettinger. State Corporation Commission filed multiple counts against the Drakes for selling about 40000 dollars in worthless mining stock to Tucson residents. Larry Drake remained at large. they claimed Drake Mining Co misrepresented roles.
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Jean Drake
Larry
Justice Court
Drake
Drake Mining Co
Albuquerque
N. M
Scream Device Proposed to Cut Highway Deaths
Albert Forseth suggests a federal law requiring cars to emit a song and scream at set speeds to deter speeding and prevent fatalities. He proposed a device that sings Nearer My God To Thee at 50 miles per hour, shrieks at 55, and blows a fuse at stop.
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Madison
Wis
Albert Forseth
Blood Supply Shortage Warns Over Christmas Weekend
Irving Gates of the Red Cross warns that the local blood supply is cut to about 103 pints from a normal 200 to 300 pints due to heavy holiday demand over Christmas weekend. Emergency reserves are set for extreme cases only.
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American Red Cross
Irving Gates
Red Cross
Drinking Drivers Face Road Blocks in Community Crackdown
Four local law enforcement agencies mobilize roadblocks for New Year’s Eve. The State Patrol adds reserve troopers and Guardsmen. sheriff and city units deploy stationary and mobile blocks. Officers urge Tucsonians to celebrate safely. sobriety checks will be primary but other violations may be cited.
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State Highway Patrol
Sheriff’s Department
South Tucson
New Year's Traffic Safer Than Christmas
The Associated Press notes a lower New Year traffic toll than Christmas weekend's 609 deaths. By noon 38 highway deaths were reported compared with 94 a week earlier, with officials predicting 420 total deaths by midnight Monday.
Mirthless Egg Puzzle Baffles Washington Family
An Agriculture Department poultry expert recalls a case from Washington where a housewife found an egg with no yolk after cracking it open. The strange discovery prompts notes on egg composition and quality control.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower to spend New Year in Key West with family
President Eisenhower will be joined in Key West by his wife Mamie and her mother Mrs. John S. Doud for the holiday weekend. Mrs. Eisenhower remained in Washington due to granddaughter Mary Jean’s birth. Eisenhower earmarked 1 million dollars for California flood relief as 1955 ends.
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Key West
Fila
Eisenhower
Washington
John S. Doud
Denver
Howard McC. Snyder
White House
John S. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
John Eisenhower
Ft. Belvoir
Mary Jean
California
Milton S. Eisenhower
Florida
Truman
Tucson Stork Derby Offers Gifts For New Year Baby
Thirty eight merchants join in Tucson Newspapers Stork Derby to honor the first New Year’s baby. Prizes extend to mother and father with gifts from baby shoes to a bottle of Old Crow for dad. Birth time verified by doctor and birth certificate.
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Tucson
Tucson Newspapers, Inc
Stork
Davis- Monthan Hospital
Western freight rate cuts hailed as Arizona victory
Arizona leaders hailed the ICC order cutting Western freight rates as a major win for the state. Officials estimate Arizona shippers save about one million dollars annually, with ongoing ICC actions seeking extra relief and a possible 15 percent intrastate rate hike rejection.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. E. Later
State Corporation Commission
ICC
Commission
Free Paddy Wagon Rides Offered To Drunk Drivers
Baltimore Police Commissioner James M. Hepbrow announced free paddy wagon rides for motorists who have been drinking to get home safely. Officers will assist by calling taxis or guiding individuals to buses or streetcar stops, with the paddy wagon as a last resort.
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Baltimore
James M. Hepbrow
Hepbrow
New Year's Eve Slates Parties and Exhibits Tonight
Tonight and tomorrow offer public events as Arizona Sonora Desert Museum hosts live animals reptiles and plants. At 1 30 p m horse racing at Rillito Park and 2 p m micro midget auto racing. New Year's Day party at Visitors Club 420 W Congress 2 to 5 p m.
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Rillito Park
E. 36Th St
GOP still without council candidate
Injured suspect in jail. Police Blotter. Flowing Wells High School nearly ready. Champion bar crowned. Books. Movies. Churches. Radio TV. Comics. Records. Crossword. Sports. Editorial. Weather Map.
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GOP
Flowing Wells High School
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