Eisenhower Ends Wage and Price Controls in Move Toward Normal Economy
President Eisenhower ends all wage and salary controls and lifts price controls on a wide range of consumer goods including meat. A White House statement says the actions move toward eliminating price and wage controls after two years of government regulation. Immediate suspension applies to orders by wage and salary boards and related offices.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Wage Stabilization Board
Wage Stabilization Committee
Salary Stabilization Board
Office of Salary Stabilization
Railroad and Airline Wage Board
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
State Prison Strike Ends After Half-Hour Sitdown
Between 200 and 300 prisoners at Florence staged a half hour sitdown strike over alleged mistreatment. Warden Lon Walters praised cooperation to prevent violence and said most strikers avoided participation. Guards and highway patrols stood by as a crackdown was avoided and a full investigation was promised. Valdez, a three time offender, faced psychiatric evaluation while Granillo’s record was defended as blemish free.
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Florence
Lon Walters
Walters
Tucson
Phoenix
Henry Granillo
Bill Valdez
Granillo
Valdez
State Hospital
Not My Signature Challenge Over Zoning Petition
A man reports his name and his wife’s on petition 589 for a county zoning election. He swears neither signed, noting a League for Zoning by Local Option Only worker questioned them. An affidavit was filed and the matter moved to superior court.
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League For Zoning By Local Option
Superior Court
San Manuel Mine Boost Aids Production Push
The government offers a 48.6 million tax write off to Magma Copper owned San Manuel for fast production of its 121 million mine near Oracle. An accelerated depreciation plan and RFC loan terms aim to shorten construction and boost employment to about 2,000 workers.
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San Manuel
San Manuel Copper Co
Oracle
Associated Press
Magma Copper At
Superior
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
Defense Reduction Administration
DPA
Benson
del Webb Construction Co
Penny Comic Strip Teases Teenage Humor
The Tucson Daily Citizen promotes Penny as a sparkling comic strip for young readers and those who recall youth. Readers are invited to enjoy her irrepressible teenage humor daily, with a reminder not to be late.
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Citizen Comic Page
Penny
Tucson Daily Citizen
Access to Davis Monthan Base Hinges on Federal Funds
East 22nd street widening and Craycroft road expansion plans stall awaiting federal funds. Bids for 22nd street may be sought next week while Craycroft awaits congressionally approved money. Previous state plans sought to four‑lane 22nd street to city limits and Craycroft from 22nd to Broadway.
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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
East 22Nd Street
Craycroft
Washington
22Nd Street
Alvernon Way
Country Club Road
Craycroft Road
Speedway
State Highway Department
Phoenix
Bureau
Congress
Tucson
Board of Supervisors
22Nd
Broadway
Swan Road
Finland pledges no more oil shipments to China
Finland promised the United States that its tankers will not carry oil or gasoline to Communist China in the future. The pledge came as the Wilma, carrying 7000 tons of aviation jet fuel from Romania to Red China, faced U.S. pressure to block the shipment via Turkey and the Dardanelles.
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Washington
U.P
Finland
United States
China
Foreign Ministry
State Department
Wilma
Romania
Turkey
Dardanelles Straits
Black Sea
Baltic
Dardanelles
Formosan
U. S
Miriella
Poland
Abadan
Congress
Iron Curtain
Call for naval blockade of Communist China by Rep Short
Rep Short urges full naval blockade of China and says President Eisenhower may consider it. He cites Adm Radford noting such a blockade would bring little chance of war with Russia and discusses Formosa deneutralization as a possible prelude to broader actions. The Seventh Fleet protects Formosa as U S policy shifts in State of the Union.
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Washington
Rep
Short
R-Mo
China
Eisenhower
House Armed Services Committee
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Naval Forces
Russia
Radford
Formosa
U. S
Truman
State of the Union
Chou En-lai Pushes Western Trade With China
Premier Chou En-lai urged Western nations to ignore the U S ban and seek trade with China on equal terms. In a Peiping radio broadcast he said nations with different systems can trade peacefully and that China does not discriminate against capitalist countries willing to cooperate.
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Tokyo
W.2
Chou En-lai
China
U.S
Peiping
War Stays In Air Action Over Korean Front
Snow and low clouds keep the Korean front quiet as U S Eighth Army reports light patrols and Sabrejets aloft. B 29s from Okinawa hit Taegu troop center while Reds launch night fighter passes and retreat. Fifth Air Force jets and B 26s strike fronts as UN infantry and tanks renew bunker busting efforts.
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U. S. Eighth Army
U. S
Korea
Okinawa
Taegu
Suiho
Manchuria
Hero Deserves Salute Amid Dutch Flood Typhoid Threat
Planes dropped vaccines and medical supplies over Holland to prevent a typhoid outbreak as floods displaced thousands. Dikes were reinforced with 250000 sandbags while workers handled 100 pound sacks. The death toll rose across four nations to 1814, with 1352 in Holland and hundreds more in Britain Belgium and Germany.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Britain
Belgium
Germany
Washington
U.P
Eisenhower
British Isles
Europe
Clouds Persist Over Tucson with Dry Spell Continues
Weather forecast shows high thin clouds tomorrow and temperatures similar to today. The dry spell lasts since the new year with yesterday's high at 72 degrees and morning low at 43. other cities report varied ranges including Phoenix 71-44 and Yuma 80-53.
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Tucson
Phoenix
Yuma
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Dulles Sets New Deadline for European Aid
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned European leaders that unless clear signs of ratification appear by April 1 the U S congress may balk at continued large scale military and economic aid Adenauer read Eisenhower’s letter urging reform and Dulles invited him to Washington with a NATO meeting in Paris on April 23 seen as a test of aid prospects
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Bonn
Germany
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Konrad Adenauer
Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
Adenauer
Eisenhower
West Germany
Western Europe
Washington
NATO
Paris
Europe
No Bingo Here Tonight
Tucson's over two thousand bingo players must skip Friday social hours as St. Ambrose Church suspends the event until Arizona clarifies bingo legality. The move follows Attorney General Jones's ruling that admission charges or pay-by-the-card play fall under the Sullivan bill making lotteries illegal.
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Tucson
Don H. Hughes
St. Ambrose Church
Father Hughes
Arizona
Ross F. Jones
U S Jets Collide Two Believed Dead Ramsgate Crash
Two American jet planes collided in southeast England near Ramsgate today. Two fliers are presumed dead while a third possibly parachuted to safety. The two Americans were in a jet fighter trainer. IDs were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Ramsgate
England
U. S. Air Force
Paper Promotes Joe To Marshalissimo
In Paris the Communist paper L Humanite labels Stalin as Marshalissimo Stalin in a story praising his leadership. The piece elevates Stalin to a new ceremonial rank within party propaganda.
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Joe
Marshalissimo
Paris
Stalin
L’humanite
Communist Party
Marshalissimo Stalin
Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow Arts and Sports Lineup
Auditions for Liszt oratorio Christus in First Christian Church basement at 7:30. Bellsapoppin benefit show at Tucson High at 8. High school basketball at Tucson High gym and Bear Down gym including Salpointe Lancers vs Willcox Cowboys. Pianist grants performances at Temple of Music and Art and Amparo Iturbi at Temple of Music and Art. A church caravan leaves Mt. View for Papago Indian Reservation at Sells. Race meet at Billito track near River Road.
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Christus
First Christian Church
Bellsapoppin
Tucson High
Arizona School For the Deaf Sentinels
St. David Saints
Tucson Badgers
Amphitheater
Panthers
Cubs
Little Panthers
Grant Johannesen
Tucson Festival Society
Temple of Music & Art
Mt. View Presbyterian Church
Papago Indian Reservation
Sells
Catalina Park
North Fourth Avenue
East First Street
Billito
First Avenue
River Road
Index Tightens Election Laws in Bill Introduced
A bill introduced in the legislature tightens election laws as lawmakers consider new rules. The measure aims to clarify procedures and penalties, with details still under discussion among committee members.
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Erskine Caldwell
Memphis
Tenn
West Memphis
Ark
Mystery Ship
Ariz
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Sedley Hopkins Photo
Frank E. Murphy Jr
George W. Beal
Murphy
Diana Midler
E. Water St
Tony Tselentis
Chou
Seoul
United Press
Harold Melahn
Nieuwe Tonge
George-Overflakkee Island
Melahn
Standley
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