Historic Grand Opening of Bob's Big Boy in Tucson
A vivid account of the Bob's Big Boy Coffee Shop ribbon cutting in Tucson. Bob Wian visits from California for the opening as photographers flash and staff bustle in planned chaos. The piece notes the lack of notable local historical tie and mocks grand ceremony rituals.
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Bob
Big Boy
East Broadway
First Order
Whatchama Callit
Bob Wian
Br.ig
California
Bob Big Boy
Action Please: Tucson readers push for city fixes on parking and blight
A Tucson letter column addresses double parking near Peppy-Lou's Restaurant on Nogales Highway and asks why quonset huts at Polo Village deteriorate. The column notes university plans, housing costs, and city responses to alley litter and dumped cars with sanitation and inspection department involvement.
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S. Nogales Hwy
Nogales Highway
University of Arizona
Polo Village
University
Terra del Sol
No Money for Dig: Tubac Presidio Sparks Board Fight
The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society protests a Parks Board decision to reject a $12,000 request to excavate Tubac Presidio before restoration. Society and officials press for proper excavation per the State Antiquities Act, citing artifacts dating to 1752 and earlier Indian settlements.
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Gene Brooks
State Parks Board
Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
Tubac
Paul Fannin
Parks Board
Hayden
Arizona State Museum
Wasley
Tubac Presidio
Emil W. Haury
University of Arizona
Rarick
Love Makes The Wings Go Around
Berkeley scientists from the University of California photographed hummingbirds in flight. They found speeds up to 23 miles per hour in normal flight and over 60 miles per hour during dramatic power dives to show off to mates.
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University of California
Studebaker UAW reach pact to end six week South Bend strike
Studebaker-Packard Corp and the United Auto Workers announced a settlement to end a six week walkout at the South Bend Indiana plant. The agreement will be put to a ratification vote over the weekend with operations expected to resume Monday. Details were not disclosed. The dispute centered on wash up time shift premiums vacation calculations and management representation. A row with a striker led to the arrest of company president Sherwood H. Egbert for disorderly conduct on January 17.
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Waornngton
Studebaker-Packard Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
South Bend
Ind
Reuther
UAW Local 5
Egbert
Cicero Boy Denies Starting 1958 Our Lady of the Angels Fire
A 13 year old Cicero youth admitted two small trash barrel fires but denied starting the Our Lady of the Angels blaze that killed 95. He said he lied to please investigators and claimed he signed statements after questioning by John E. Reid. A separate hearing will address the school fire.
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Chicago
UPI
Cicero
Our Lady of the Angels
Erc
The
Chicago Tribune
Reid
the Tribune
Mine Toll Hits 279 as 20 Remain Missing
SAARBRUECKEN Germany The Saar State Mining Authority reports 279 miners killed in the Luisenthal mine disaster with about 20 unaccounted for among 480 workers. Rescue crews found many bodies burned crushed or gashed after a massive firedamp blast 1800 feet underground.
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Saarbruecken
Germany
Saar State Mining Authority
Luisenthal
Big Hat Day Opens Tucson Rodeo Season at Fiesta Mock
Alan Welle Sr. and his dog Bonnie star in Tucson's Big Hat Day at the downtown Lions Club as the 37th Fiesta de los Vaqueros begins. residents are urged to wear western clothes or risk a playful arrest by Jaycee Vigilantes while a child hides under a Mexican hat with two six shooters.
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Em Welle
Tucson
Bonnie
Alan
Alan Welle Sr
N. Montezuma Ave
Lions Club
Urban Renewal Hearings Delay Council Dilemma
The mayor and City Council face a delay in scheduling public hearings on urban renewal. State law requires Planning and Zoning to hold its hearing with recommendations first, delaying council action for months. A modified 70 acre plan may emerge but needs P and Z process and ads, risking Republican impatience.
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Peter Starrett
Lew Davis
City” Planning and Zoning ‘Commission
P & Z Commission
Citizens Advisory Redevelopment
S. Lenwood Korr
Schorr
Davis
Tucson Tonight Tomorrow Public Meeting Listings
Public events column lists open meetings at Liberal Arts Auditorium UA and University Auditorium for American Ballet Theater and Alexander de Seversky talk at Aerospace power luncheon. Evening dances and a parade of quartets at City recreation venues with admission charges noted.
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Alexander de Seversky
Air
Aerospace Power
Pioneer Hotel
City Parks and Recreation Department
Recreation Center
Temple of Music and Art
27 Hour Mercury Flight Plan Sets 62 Orbits
Washington officials announce 18 orbit flights this year by two Mercury astronauts. Each mission will keep an astronaut in space about 27 hours at satellite speeds near 17 500 mph. The program aims to test human endurance in space.
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Washington
Mercury
Space Agency
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Boy Dies of Old Age in Unusual Case
Watsonville California report states 11 year old Arthur Balidoy died yesterday of old age. Dr Thomas Schmida cited progeria a rare premature aging disease. He noted about 50 cases are recorded in medical history including a near identical death in Italy last month.
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Watsonville
Calif
Arthur Balidoy
Thomas Schmida
Wuth
Italy
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Robert Houston
U of A
Houston
Board of Regents
Tubac Action
Ricki Rarick
Julian Hayden
State Park Commission
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William W. Wasey
Berkeley
Studebaker
UAW Paet
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Ilinois
John E. Reid
Jonn Logan
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Family Court
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Drew Brown
George Kneip
Gallery No
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Republican Party
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Orbiting Solar Observatory
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