Three Teen Idols Die In Mason City Plane Crash
Three top rock n roll idols Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens and J P Richardson died when their Beechcraft Bonanza crashed near Mason City Iowa after taking off at 1 AM Weather conditions were blamed and pilot Roger Peterson also perished The stars were en route to Fargo N D for a Surf Ballroom engagement and had appeared on television shows prior to the crash
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Lubbock
Texas
Ritchie Valens
Los Angeles
J. P. Richardson
New Orleans
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Surf Ballroom
Clear Lake
Fargo
N. D
Dwyer Flying Service
Roger Peterson
Valens
Donna
Richardson
Holly
Albert Juhi
Jerry Dwyer
Flying Service
Hollywood
Teamster Official Acquitted In Senate Inquiry Case
U S District Judge Joseph R Jackson acquitted Clyde Crosby international organizer for the Teamsters on perjury charges before the Senate Rackets Committee Crosby had sworn in 1957 that he did not meet with James B Elkins and Thomas J Sheridan, meetings earlier admitted by Elkins Sheridan defended the committee saying it digs into improper practices.
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Joseph R. Jackson
Clyde Crosby
Oregon
Teamsters Union
Senate
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Rackets Committee
Crosby
The
Teamsters
James B
Big Jim) Elkins
Portland
Thomas J. Sheridan
Elkins
Sheridan
Oreby
Richard R.cuan
McClellan Committee
Jackson
Demand For Release Is Brushed Off
The Russians halted a U.S. Army convoy on the East German autobahn near the West German border. Four cargo trucks and five soldiers were stopped while en route from Berlin toward West Germany.
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Berlin
West Ger
Police Bribery Revealed in Agua Prieta Case
Police bribery allegations surface in Agua Prieta Sonora as Mayor Guillermo Corrella orders officers to refuse gifts after admitting money changing hands with Douglas police. Frank Rubalcava claims two officers took 50 dollars after a burglary while a 4 dollar “reward” was promised to be returned. Officials describe the graft as a probe into local justice lubrication.
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Agua Prieta
Sonora
Guillermo Corrella
Wheels of Justice
Frank Rubalcava
Percy Bowden
Rubalcava
Correlia
Russia Battles ICBMs threaten new war says Malinovsky
Malinovsky warns imperialists plan mass destruction with ICBMs and intensify preparations for a new war. He claims missiles surpass current aviation and naval arsenals and cautions the West that arms are too short.
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Malinovsky
Tucson Woman Named to Top Level GOP Committee
Mrs. Emery C. Johnson of Tucson was named to a select top level Republican committee to boost GOP ranks nationwide. She is Arizona's national Republican committeewoman and will work to recruit women for doorbell canvassing and posters at the precinct level. The committee, termed "Recruit Now for 1960," is led by Navy World War veteran Mendenhall AICOMn.
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Emery C. Johnson
Tucson
Johnson
Arizona
National Republican
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Charman
Alcorn
Washington, D.C
Ari
GOP
National Republican Committee
University of Arizona
Doctor Right On The Spot
Lester W. Young, 18, of 2962 N. Richie Ave., was driving on Glenn St when he ran a stop sign at Mountain Ave and collided with a second car. He suffered two deep scalp lacerations later sutured by Dr. Robert C. Thomas of 728 N. Olsen Ave. who took him to his office for treatment.
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Richie Ave
Glenn St
Mountain Avenue
Robert C. Thomas
Olsen Ave
Weather Forecast Fair Cooler Tonight
The noon sun temperature is 57 degrees with a 59 degree forecast at 2 PM and 40 percent humidity. Yesterday’s high was 60 and low 33, a year ago high 76 and low 44. For full details, see Page 23.
New Incorporation Moves Spark Annexation Debate
A third incorporation effort would add four square miles from Tucson boulevard east to Swan road and from Pima street north to Ft. Lowell. Hearings for Flowing Wells and Amphitheater Heights are set by the County Board of Supervisors for March 4, with dismissals sought for Flowing Wells petitions. A Citizens Committee for the Future of the Amphitheater Area called a neutral public forum for 7 p.m. Friday at the Amphitheater auditorium on East Prince road.
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Swan Road
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Kieindale
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Amphitheater Heights
Irish President To Visit U S For Talks With Eisenhower
Washington reports Ireland's President Sean T. O'Kelly will arrive March 17 for talks with President Eisenhower and other U.S. officials. He will stay several days in Washington before continuing his schedule.
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White House
O'Kelly
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Reward Offered as Lim Murder Case Sparks Family Rally
A $10,400 reward pool grows as Lester Lim's family and Tucson merchants mobilize after the A L Market robbery and killing. Sheriff Burr questions 12 suspects while the Lim family plans vigil and public appeal to locate two bandits. Funeral services for Lim are set at Arizona Mortuary Chapel, with burial at Evergreen.
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Lowell Rd
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Ft. Lowell Rd
N. Stone Ave
Arizona Mortuary Chapel
Evergreen
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Tucson
Hong Kong
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Coos Chooney
United States
Lims
Amateur Night Burglars Hit Wilmot Center Banks
Burglars staged an amateur night at the Broadway Wilmot Center banks and offices last night entering the Bank of Douglas branch Tucson Realty and Trust and Tucson Federal Savings and Loan. They pried a vault knob at Tucson Realty and damaged doors but took no valuables. Investigators noted bright lighting and crude methods suggesting amateurs. discovery came at about 8 a.m. with sheriff and FBI on scene.
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Bank of Douglas
Tucson Realty & Trust
Tucson Federal Savings & Loan
Tucson Realty
Bank
Tucson
Weather drifting cold with frost and showers expected
Weather summary notes cold air and frost likely tonight with showers having fallen yesterday. Tucson recorded a trace of rain while Mt. Lemmon stayed snow favorable for skiing as roads reopen but icy. expected frost to return with readings around 25 to 20 and a high near 60 tomorrow.
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Tucson
Weather Bureau
Mt. Lemmon
Ike Appeals To Public On Budget
President Eisenhower and congressional leaders urged the public to oppose excessive spending on the proposed 77 billion dollar fiscal year. They defend the plan as peacetime, noting it is below current year outlays but criticized by some Democrats as insufficient. Charles Halleck supported public backing for the budget.
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Eisenhower
Charles A. Halleck
Inwith
Helleck
Defense chiefs doubt Soviet hydrogen missile claim
Washington reported that Secretary of Defense McElroy and Joint Chiefs chairman Gen Twining dismissed Soviet assertions that ballistic rockets can deliver hydrogen bombs with pinpoint accuracy. The officials said they do not believe the Red forces can guarantee exact targeting.
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U.S
Defense McElroy
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs
Rodion Malinovsky
Malinovsky
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