Citizen adds full color comics to Saturday issue
Tucson's Citizen will publish full color comics on Saturdays starting May 2, ending Sunday Star delivery with combined subscriptions. The section features Dick Tracy Li'l Abner Joe Palooka Rex Morgan Steve Canyon Blondie Little Orphan Annie Skeezix and more, delivering color and black and white strips for weekend reading.
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Tucson
Citizen
Sunday Morning Star
Saturday Citizen
Sunday Star
Daily Citizen
Dick Tracy
Li’l Abner
Joe Palooka
Rex Morgan
Steve Canyon
Blondie
Little Orphan Annie
Skeezix
Gasoline Alley
Grim picture Ike leaders meet on global topics
Congressional leaders were briefed at the White House that Russia is steadily increasing its armed strength including atomic weapons. The briefing warned the United States faces a costly five year arms buildup and greater global tensions.
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Washington
White House
Russia
United States
Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Allan W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Korea
Indo-China
Iran
Joseph M. Dodge
Aerial Blows Strike Deep Into Korea Front Lines
American Sabre jets claim two MIGs shot down near the Yalu as 200 UN aircraft bombed a Red training school, a freight yard, and an oil center. Col. Baker earns a double ace with his 10th MIG kill. Johnson claims another. UN pilots hit Kangso, Sunchon, and oil facilities in the latest offensives.
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Seoul
Korea
Yalu River
Royal N. Baker
McKinney
Tex
James K. Johnson
Phoenix
Ariz
Baker
Johnson
Kangso
Pyongyang
Sunchon
John R. Swann
Opelika
Ala
Wayne Beck 13 Suffers Fall Through Amphitheater Ceiling
Wayne Beck a 13 year old Amphitheater High freshman fell through the auditorium ceiling this noon and dropped about 25 feet to the floor. He remained conscious and was treated by a physician after first aid. an arm fracture is suspected. Beck is the son of Mr and Mrs Roy Beck of 201 West Jacinto Street.
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Wayne Beck
Wayne
Roy Beck
W. Jacintost
Two Escape Death Here
A wind driven fire on Tucson's south side destroyed a two room home at 1921 S Fremont Ave. Three children of the James Rol land family Kathryn Marilyn 5 Doris Marie 4 and James Lord 2 died. Two other siblings Willie Floyd 2 and Carolyn Estell seven months escaped. The mother Mrs Beaver Rolland was at her parents' home when the blaze started and the cause remains unknown. Firefighters from South Park battled the flames as neighbors learned of the tragedy after dawn.
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Tucson
S. Fremont Ave
James Rolland
Kathryn Marylin
Doris Marie
James Lord
Willie Floyd
Carolyn Estell
Beaver Rolland
James
Enid
Okla
Rolland
James M. Howsare
Lok
Judge Howsare
City Fire Department
South Park
Dulles Weighs Blockade Against Red China
Washington weighs allied naval blockade and trade embargoes on Red China. State and defense officials assess risks of Soviet retaliation and wider war while Britain objects. Dulles notes possible UN embargo tightening but no plan to raise at the New York General Assembly.
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Washington
Red China
State
Defense Department
John ‘Foster Dulles
State Department
Eisenhower
Dulles
Britain
Port Arthur
Dairen
Manchuria
Korea
Far East
United States
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Americans die as allied plane drops bombs by mistake
Three American soldiers were killed and five wounded when an allied warplane accidentally dropped its bombs near a front line battalion behind the Chinese front. An officer cited a malfunction in the pilot's bomb release as the cause. Investigations were begun by Far East Command in Tokyo.
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Seoul
U. N
Air Force
Navy
Far East Command
Tokyo
Hit
MA. R. Johnson
New York Herald-Tribune
Western Front
Good Rodeo Weather Seen
The weatherman forecasts improving conditions for the Tucson rodeo with warmer temps and diminished winds after a chilly breeze. Yesterday’s high was 74, with a 40 degree low this morning, as Phoenix, Yuma, Douglas, and Grand Canyon show varied ranges across the region.
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Tucson
Arizona
Phoenix
Yuma
Douglas
Grand Canyon
Dust Storms Hit Wheat Regions Across Kansas Oklahoma Texas
Dust storms sweep Kansas Oklahoma and Texas cutting into winter wheat. Strong winds mark the third major dust storm in 10 days as rain was forecast for all three states. In one Oklahoma county damage equals about one third of the crop and last year's Garfield county crop brought 18.5 million dollars.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Garfield
Chiang's Son To Visit U. S
Maj. Gen. Chiang Wego, son of Chiang Kai-shek, says Nationalist forces are ready to attack the Communist mainland at a minute's notice. He is en route to a three week tour of U S military installations, with four other Chinese Nationalist generals. They leave for Travis air force base today after arriving from Tokyo.
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Honolulu
Chiang Wego
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
United States
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Tokyo
Chinese Nationalist Generals to Meet in Phoenix Sunday
Maj. Liu Wan-tai becomes the first CNAG pilot to solo in a jet as Chinese Nationalist generals plan a Sunday meeting in Phoenix. Training details at Williams Air Force Base near Tucson are shown on page 12.
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Phoenix
Liu Wan-tsai
Williams Air Force Base
Tucson
City Fire Policy Sparks Debate After Tragic House Fire
Three children died when a house at South Fremont and 30th Street burned near the city line. City Fire Chief J C Sievert notes the 1938 policy bars sending city trucks outside limits, citing liability and insufficient department size. The incident raises questions about metropolitan fire coverage and private company franchise.
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J. C. Sievert
Sievert
Fremont Avenue
30Th Street
25Th Street
City Tates
Rosenbergs Allow More Visiting As Death Penalty Challenge Pauses
Ossining N Y United Press report says Judge Wilfred Denno will allow Julius and Ethel Rosenberg two weekly visits as their bid to stave off execution reaches the U S Supreme Court. The couple had been allowed one weekly visit during their years on death row at Sing Sing.
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Ossining
N. Y
U.P
Wilfred Denno
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Supreme Court
Sing Sing Prisdhe
Rosenbergs
Denno
Rodeo Events and Cultural Shows In Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow
Tonight features a Vigilantes rodeo dance at Pioneer hotel and VFW hall plus a square dance at Ivans. Tomorrow includes a rodeo parade downtown and a series of exhibits at the Print Room Tucson Art Center gallery and Indian Arts exhibit, plus a barbershop parade and UA recital at campus venues.
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Temple Readers’ Theater
Madeline Berger Hall
Temple of Music and Art
Pioneer Hotel
VFW Hall
Ivan’s
Auction Building
North Dodge Boulevard
Grant Road
Roy Mason
Print Room
W. Broadway
Tucson Art Center Gallery
S. Stone Ave
South Sixth Avenue
American Legion
W. Pennington St
Hanks O’ Harmony
University Auditorium
Dents
Liberal Arts
Tucson
Cowboys Open Rodeo With Ten Thousand Dollar Index
Milling fans pack the arena as the rodeo opens with a ten thousand dollar index and cheering crowds. The item appears in Page 42 alongside a string of features and sections from the Arizona Republic.
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Citizen’s Color
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Sedley-Hopkins
South Fremont Avenue
East 30Th Street
Norman Harrington
Associated Press
Chiang
U. S
Howard Pyle
Highway Department
Wyoming
Harry Truman
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