Air Force to Scatter Bombers Across Bases
Gen. White outlined a dispersal plan to spread B47 B52 and B36 bombers to multiple bases to complicate attacker success. He cited heavy jet wings of 45 planes each and use of satellite and emergency staging fields. Col. Delmar Wilson noted Davis Monthan AFB may not be affected yet and Davis Monthan is one of Arizona bases considered.
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Sky Harbor
Phoenix
Hughes Missile Plant To Move To Four Day Week
Hughes Aircraft Co Tucson plant will cut production to a four day week starting Monday. About 3,100 workers may be affected though no official layoffs confirmed. Subcontractors report slow orders and several rounds of layoffs. The Falcon missile plant covers 12 acres eight miles south of Tucson with a $23 million contract and plans to grow to 8,000 workers by 1958.
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Clare Welch
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He Shoots Fiancee Then Marries Before Prison
Jaspar Evans received a three to seven year sentence for shooting his girlfriend in New Haven. Minutes after the shooting he married her in a courtroom-adjacent ceremony witnessed by deputies and court staff. The couple had a prior quarrel. Evans sprayed her apartment with a Luger automatic. He was jailed for assault with intent to kill and will be eligible for parole in 24 months.
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U N rejects Soviet bid for General Assembly debate on Eisenhower doctrine
The 16 nation steering committee rejected a Soviet demand for a General Assembly debate on the Eisenhower Middle East doctrine and U S actions. The vote 7 to 6 sides with the United States and allies. Italy France Dominican Republic Taiwan abstained. Prince Wan Waitryakon did not vote. Ambassador Lodge called the complaint a “gigantic cock and bull story.”
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India
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Prince Wan Waittryakon
Thailand
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Israel Nearing Acceptance of Gulf of Aqaba Deal
Israeli cabinet reported to accept the American plan to move combat troops from Sharm El Sheikh conditioned on clarifications, while rejecting giving up the Gaza Strip. Abba Eban to seek U S assurances on navigation and UNEF role amid repeated fedayeen attacks in the Sinai.
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Heat Records Fall Across Arizona On Warm February Day
February heat shattered records across the state with Tucson reaching 89 degrees, topping the 1955 high of 80. Phoenix hit 88, Yuma 87, and Prescott 76 as skies stayed mainly sunny and overnight low near 55 remained steady.
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Maine to Virginia longshore strike ends in stall
New York reports a quick settlement for the Maine to Virginia longshore work stoppage collapsed as a final offer from employers drew only limited union concessions. Union Vice President Patrick J. Connolly called the offer only slightly improved and not enough. Capt. William V. Bradley, union president, declined to comment.
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Rest Home Fire Kills 14 in Council Bluffs
A three story rest home fire in Council Bluffs Iowa killed 14 residents and injured 13 others. Police identified victims including Lawrence Brandy Pearl Atkinson and Bertha Jenkins while Annie Orme survived shock and exposure after escaping. Faulty wiring was blamed for the blaze and investigators noted a rapid spread with one resident found kneeling in bed praying as flames raged.
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Pearl Atkinson
Bertha Jenkins
Anna Benson
Ray Roop
Bertha Bradley
Henry N. Mace
Fred Howe
Charles Adkins
Dana Blakely
Frank Faulkner
Bridget Pinkham
Rate Boost For Savings Bonds Aimed By Treasury
The Treasury asked Congress for authority to apply flexible rates on savings bonds and to raise the rate from 3 to 34 percent. If approved, the higher rate would apply to all series sold after February 1, with Series E bonds shortened to 8 years 1 month and redemptions raised in early years. Holders by three years would gain 3 percent, versus 2.4 percent at present, as sales slumped amid rising rates.
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House
Four Die In Quartzsite Highway Crash
Four people were killed when a heavily loaded diesel truck collided with a car at a highway intersection in Quartzsite Arizona twenty miles east of the state line. The Arizona Highway Patrol could not identify the dead yet. The truck was owned by Arizona Concrete Pipe Co of Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Arizona at 45 Years Since Statehood Celebrations
The piece recalls Arizona turning 45 on February 14 1912 with quiet observances. It notes a Statehood Ball in Phoenix hosted by the Young Democrats and Lynn Freyse Miss Arizona 1957 cutting a cake in Phoenix. It contrasts past revelry with today’s subdued mood and mentions Alaska and Hawaii’s upcoming statehood anniversaries.
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Phoenix
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William Howard Taft
Washington
George W. P. Hunt
Stassen Plans Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Campaign
The New Times reports Harold Stassen intends to resign as disarmament chief early next year to run for Pennsylvania governor. Friends say the former Minnesota governor and University of Pennsylvania president told President Eisenhower of his plan, who reportedly agreed Stassen should stay on in UN negotiations for the rest of this year. The Pennsylvania election is set for November next year.
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Inside the Citizen River Special master may rule soon
A special master in the Colorado River suit is expected to issue a ruling soon on a key issue. The developing legal action involves water rights and allocations affecting multiple states and local stakeholders. The article highlights pending decisions that could shape the river management framework.
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