Tucson voters set to cast primary ballots in six wards
Tucson faces a six ward primary with 34 366 registered voters eligible to choose mayor and ward council contenders. Don Hummel seeks re election with Gerald Swanick as Republican rival while anti Hummel Democrats back a rival council slate led by Dr DiPietro and Ward 1 2 and 4 nominees.
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Tucson
Don Hummel
Gerald A. Swanick
Hummel
Joseph I. Brown
Paul W. Duncan
Edward C. Jacobs
Frank G. Robles
Council
James J. DiPietro
Thomas E. von Dedenroth
Charles Malach
Democratic City Central Committee
F. T. Gibbings
Warren Walker
William Wisdom
Schuyler W. Lininger
C. Arthur Wales
Mary Fields
Rifkind Rules On Water Suit From Hospital Bed
Judge Simon H. Rifkind, hospitalized after a heart attack, upheld California’s assertion of prior rights in the Colorado River water dispute with Arizona. He ruled against excluding evidence on prior appropriative rights and set May 6 for resumed hearings, with further delays possible.
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San Francisco
Simon H. Rifkind
California
Rifkind
U.S. Supreme Court
Arizona
Edmund C. Alberton
Mt. Zion Hospital
New York
Colorado
Northcutt Ely
Ely
George S. Haight
Chicago
Showers to Return Over City This Week
Scattered showers are headed back today and tomorrow while mild temperatures persist. Yesterday’s rainfall was light at .01 inches, though areas north of the city saw more. The Weather Bureau reports 2.52 inches for the year, ahead of the 1.16 inch average for this date. Expect further cloudiness with highs in the lower 70s and morning lows near 50.
Dock Strike Pact Signed Ends Five Day Waterfront Tieup
New York waterfront employers and the International Longshoremen's Association reached a pact to end the five day strike by 45,000 dockworkers from Maine to Virginia. Back to work hinges on ratification of a proposed three year contract and settlement of local port issues.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Ind
Maine
Virginia
VA loan interest rate increase defeated in House committee
The House Veterans Committee rejected a 5 percent interest rate on VA home loans and kept the existing 4 14 percent rate. It approved a bill liberalizing building requirements for veterans in small towns and rural areas. An amendment to raise the rate to 5 percent was voted down 11-5, despite administration support to align with FHA loans and expand financing for veterans builders.
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
House
Rep
Adair
R-Ind
Eisenhower
Veterans Administration
Hughes Aircraft cuts 20 percent at missile plant
A model change at Hughes Aircraft Co. triggers a 20 percent layoff at the missile plant in Tucson, with the cutback lasting into early next month to test the new model before full production. Union talks are set for Feb 25 as a four day week begins and non union discharges are reported. Local 933 says the bargaining unit includes about 3,000 workers but will not disclose layoff numbers.
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Hughes Aircraft Co
United States Air Force
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Air Force
Goldwater
Tucson
Edward Hebert
Representa
Tive
International Assn
Hebert
Carl Byoir Associates
Welch
Byoir
U S Space for Israeli Withdrawal Fades in Crisis Row
Washington signaled a stop to outside the UN push for Israel to withdraw from Gaza and Aqaba Gulf areas. President Eisenhower offered Israel maximum assurances while Dulles kept doors open for talks with Abba Eban. Meir warned troops could evacuate Sharm El Sheikh if U S guarantees Gulf free shipping.
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Abba Eban
Dulles
U.S
U.N
New York City
Eban
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Sharm el Sheikh
Golda Meir
Israel
United States
Washington
Soap Box Derby Seeks Sponsors for Annual Derby
Derby coverage notes Boys hunt sponsors for the Soap Box Derby event, detailing plans for the yearly race and community involvement as sponsors are sought to fund the competition.
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United States
Boys Hunt
Charlie
Abba Eban Called Home From Washington
Israel recalls Ambassador Abba Eban from Washington to report on efforts to persuade Israel to withdraw from the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gaza Strip and to discuss latest developments.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Abba Eban
Washington
Gulf of Aqaba
Gaza Strip
Bill Would Tax Exempt More Vets
Sen. Earle W. Cook of Mohave proposes a bill to expand WWII veteran eligibility for state property tax exemption. The amendment would extend wartime service from Dec 7 1941 to Apr 28 1952, with eligibility gaps for Arizona veterans serving after Sept 2 1945 but before June 24 1950.
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Phoenix
Earle W. Cook
Mohave
Senate
Cook
Arizona
Train Levers Woman's Toe
Mrs. Bridley Tennison aged 31 of Marana is hospitalized after a train dragged her foot near the tracks Saturday night. Deputies say she was standing near the line when the locomotive began moving, knocking her down and amputating her left big toe.
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Bridley Tennison
Marana
County Hospital
Bodies Dug Out Today in Missouri Nursing Home Fire
Grim-faced searchers pulled 16 bodies from the ruins of a two story old folks home near Warrenton Missouri as a blaze yesterday killed at least 71 inmates and left 84 missing. Gov. James T Blair labeled the nursing home inspection law inadequate and pledged a full investigation and legislative action. Fire crews from 25 communities aided evacuations as the building collapsed and a deadly stench filled the air.
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Warrenton
Missouri
James T. Blair
Jefferson City
Blair
Congress Told Atom War Would Kill Half Of U S
Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson warned a House subcommittee that 40 to 50 percent of the U S population could die in a hostile atomic strike even with shelters. He urged building shelters for all, while stressing evacuation and underground plant dispersal ahead of ICBMs.
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U.S
Washington
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
Peterson
White House
House
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