RB66 twin jet bomber to boost Tucson plant jobs
Arrival next week of the RB66 twin jet bomber will start a modification and test flight program at the Douglas Aircraft Co. Tucson division. Employment is expected to rise by about one third to 800 by month’s end as production flight testing begins and components are built locally.
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Tucson
Douglas Aircraft Co
B. W. Clawson
Air Force
Tactical Air Command
Clawson
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
USAF
U. S
el Paso
Douglas
Arizona State Employment Office
S. Sixth Ave
Deadly tornadoes claim 31 in the Deep South
Twisters hit Arkansas Mississippi and Alabama with 31 dead and about 100 injured. Most fatalities occurred near Commerce Landing and Olive Branch as National Guardsmen aided survivors. Weather centers tracked mixed freezing precipitation and sharp temperature drops across the region.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
Commerce Landing
Miss
Here
Olive Branch
Marianna
Ark
Huntsville
Ala
National
Leatherman Plantation
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
New England
Ohio River
Rockies
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Plateau
Mississippi Valley
Gulf
Virginia
Caribou
Maine
Burlington
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Chicago
Boston
Washington
Atlanta
Miami
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo, Ohio
Denver
Ft. Worth
Reno
Nev
Los Angeles
Seattle
Ground Hog Weather Quiz Delays Winter Blues
A Tucson weather write up notes a double weather motif with a ground hog shadow forecast of six more weeks of cold. January 1955 stands as the second chilliest month in the record book. February may follow. Yesterday's high reached 66 in Tucson with a 36 low. Winds and thin clouds are expected tonight and tomorrow as statewise highs and lows vary.
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Tucson
Old Pueblo
Phoenix
Yuma
Douglas
Flagstaff
Markets At A Glance February Stock and Commodity Snapshot
New York market briefs report stocks lower with select issues strong. Government bonds steady to irregular while cotton and wheat show firmness on late activity. Corn and oats steady as hogs and cattle rise with steers up to two year highs. Grain close noted for Page 3.
Ike Says Formosa Stand Ards Peace
President Eisenhower outlined U S resolve over Formosa and the Pescadores while noting no commitment to use ground forces. He said no current reason to alter army strength plans despite Ridgway remarks. He also touched on Harlan nomination, Dixon Yates, censorship, highway aid, standby controls, housing probes, and TVA financing methods with cautious responses.
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Formosa
Pescadores
Matthew Ridgway
Army
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Senate
John Marshall Harlan
Dixon-Yates
Federal Housing Administration
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tiz Paint Sign Sparks Patchy Humor in Asheville
A freshly painted store door in Asheville, North Carolina carries the message Tiz wet while nearby another door bears Twas too. The informal vandalism suggests lighthearted finger painting on storefronts.
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Asheville
N.C
Atomic Tests To Employ 9 000 Troops In Nevada
The defense department announced about 9,000 service members from all branches will participate in spring atomic weapons tests in Nevada. The program aims to evaluate effects of new nuclear weapons on ongoing training for atomic warfare. About 2,100 navy and marine corps personnel will take part in exercises including an atomic explosion. It did not specify army or air force units for actual explosions.
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Washington
Defense Department
Armed Services
Nevada
Pentagon
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Air Force
Bombs Paralyze Tachens of Formosa as Warplanes Attack
Chiang Kai-shek's airstrikes hit Communist Yikiangshan early today while Red bombers disrupt Tachens life. A U S built transport landed 538 civilians at Keelung as U N Secretary Dag Hammarskjold urged talks. New Zealand proposed discussions with Peiping Radio denouncing the plan as a cease fire trick.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Yikiangshan
Tachens
U. S
Formosan
Keelung
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
Formosa Strait
New York
Chou En-lai
New Zealand
Peiping Radio
United States
United Nations
China Delivers Formosa Cease-Fire Message to Nehru
Indian sources report Communist China sent a secret message on a Formosa cease-fire to Prime Minister Nehru. The dispatch, disclosed in London, underscores tensions in Asia amid ongoing Cold War diplomacy.
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London
China
Formosa
Nehru
Tachens siege brief reports limited garrison and evacuations
The Tachens outpost 200 miles north of Formosa faced a light garrison and civilians under Red bombardment. Nationalist bombers met intense anti-aircraft fire in a Yikiangshan strike, all returning. U.N. Security Council awaits China’s reaction to ceasefire talks as U.S. Seventh Fleet and air forces prepare possible evacuation. Ambassador Rankin met Chiang Kai-shek for 75 minutes amid anticipated withdrawal announcements. General Partridge commands Far East air forces.
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Tachen
Formosa
Yikiangshan
U. N. Security Council
China
Tachens
U. S. Seventh Fleet
U. S
Karl L. Rankin
Chiang Kai-shek
Earle FE. Partridge
U. S. Far East Air
Polio Shots Planned For Young Pupils In Arizona
Arizona plans polio inoculations for all first and second grade pupils with the Salk vaccine if released. Health officials will inventory eligible children, the state health commissioner said, and the health department will distribute the vaccine while local medical societies handle inoculations.
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Phoenix
Arizona
C. G. Salsbury
Salsbury
Health Department
Bill Would Ban Tipping in State Senate Proposal
Sen. Clay Simer of Navajo introduced a bill to prohibit tipping. The measure makes both giving and accepting tips a misdemeanor in the state.
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Phoenix
Clay Simer
Navajo
Senate
Pyle Sworn In As the Ride Pyle Sworn In As the Ride
Former Arizona Governor Howard Pyle is sworn in as administrative assistant to President Eisenhower. A Republican, he will focus on intergovernmental programs. Eisenhower jokes about becoming a bureaucrat as Pyle accepts the commission.
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Washington
Howard Pyle
Arizona
Eisenhower
Pyle
Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow University Events Schedule
University of Arizona offers free recitals and public lectures tonight including Dr. Charles H. Lowe Jr on rattlesnakes at 7 30 p m in UA Education building room 207, then a 8 15 p m music recital with Marguerite Ough Andrew Buchhaus and others in Liberal Arts auditorium. Also basketball Arizona versus Bradley at Bear Down gym and a freshmen game at Davis Monthan. Tomorrow features UA music students recital 3 40 p m Liberal Arts auditorium and Tucson Bridge Club at 7 45 p m followed by Sabrina Fair at El Conquistador dining room.
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Charles H. Lowe Jr
UA Education
Wildlife Conservation Club
Marguerite Ough
Andrew Buchhauser
Anna Mae Sharp
Huot Fisher
Liberal Arts
Arizona
Bradley
Bear Down
Davis-Monthan
Liberal Arts Auditorium
Tucson
Gen Ed Mundson takes over at DMN
General Education Mundson assumes leadership at the DMN amid a reshuffle in the newsroom. The appointment signals a shift in editorial direction and a push to modernize coverage across sections including sports, weather, and features.
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Haugh
Citizen Medical
Civic Chorus
Gen. Edmundson
DMN
Tucsonian
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