Nine Air Force U2 Crashes Confirmed by Air Force
The Air Force disclosed nine U2 crashes in US service, excluding Powers’ 1960 Soviet flight. Causes cited include flame outs and electrical issues, plus several landings, with four fatalities at Laughlin AFB area and a 1958 Abilene crash. one Mississippi incident saw the pilot parachute to safety.
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Washington
Francis Powers
Russia
United States
Air Force
Soviet Russia
Central Intelligence Agency
Powers
Moscow
Khrushchev
U.S
Air Force U2
Winslow
Ariz
Laughlin Air Force Base
del Rio
Tex
Abilene
Mississippi
Two Methodist Missionaries Describe Terror in Angola
Fred Brancel and Rev. Malcolm McVeigh, recently deported from Angola, recount a climate of terror under Portuguese rule. They deny political activities, blame Portugal for unrest, and warn independence may come only through withdrawal or civil conflict. The pair allege forced labor, Lisbon-appointed officials, and suppression of public thought.
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Dale Wittner
Angola
Tucson
Fred Brancel
Malcolm Mc Veich
Brancel
Portugal
McVeigh
Lisbon
United States
National Board of Missions
The
Methodist Church
Algeria
City Budget Deficit Cut To 289 313? (adjusted for length)
City deficit shrank to about 289 thousand dollars by January end as December and January property tax receipts reduced the shortfall. The year began with a 700 thousand dollar gap and current revenues total roughly 6.3 million with spending near 6.39 million, funded partly by short term loans. City Manager Porter W Homer declined to forecast-year end deficit, noting dependance on policy choices over five months.
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Porter W. Homer
Cystic Fibrosis Topic Addressed by Local Physician
Dr. Joseph B. Seagle will speak on cystic fibrosis at 7 30 pm tomorrow to the American Physical Therapy Association meeting held at the Square and Compass Clinic on 2916 East Broadway.
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Joseph B. Seagle
American Physical Therapy Assn
Compass Clinic
E. Broadway
Kitt Peak Grant Totals 2.4 Million for Next Year
The National Science Foundation will fund Kitt Peak National Observatory with 2,404,000 dollars for operations and maintenance for the upcoming fiscal year starting July 1, announced by Sen. Carl Hayden. The grant supports the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy run of the observatory, which employs about 100 staff across Tucson facilities.
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National Science Foundation
Katt Peak National Observatory
Carl Hayden
Association of Universities For Research In Astronomy
Kitt Peak
Nicholas A. Mayall
Sen. Hayden
Kitty Peak National Observatory
Tucson
Cherry Avenue
Kitt Peak Mountain
El Centro Wreck Kills 2 Tucsonians
A Tucson couple, Wray McLain and Grace McLain, were killed crossing Highway 80 in El Centro, California when struck by a panel truck driven by Miguel Singh, 27, of El Centro. Police continue investigation. the couple's daughter lives in Fullerton, California.
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Tucson
California
el Centro
Calif
Wray McLain
Grace
E. 6Th St
Miguel Singh
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Marie Gethro
McLain
Memphis, Tenn
Donald A. Lawson
Fullerton
Horace A Ketcham Sr Named Orange County Sheriff
Albany dispatch reports Horace A Ketcham Sr is the sheriff of Orange County.
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Albany, N.Y
Horace A. Ketcham Sr
Orange County
Employment In Arizona Up Over Mid January 1961
Employment in Arizona reached 459,500 by mid January 1961, up 11,200 from the previous year. James A. Rork of Phoenix served as administrator director of the Ari- ???
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Arizona
James A. Rork
Phoenix
The
Ari
Udall to MC Demo Dinner in Tucson March 10
U S Rep Morris K Udall will be master of ceremonies at the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Tucson on March 10 at the Ramada Inn. Sen Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota is principal speaker, with invitations extended to Sen Carl Hayden and Stewart Udall. The $7.50 plate event supports state and local Democratic committees across several counties. Also reported is Arizona's January unemployment dipped modestly from December, with 29,700 jobless mid-Jan, 6.1 percent of labor force, amid weather and holiday-season cutbacks, while nonfarm employment fell to 354,900.
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U.S
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Ramada Inn
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Carl Hayden
Pima
Pinal, Cochise
Serra Cruz
Gila
Yuma
Iona State
Rork
Rock
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Methodist
Katt Peak
Lewin Charoe
Mis
Udall
Tucson Daily Citizen
Ctizen Publishing Co
North Stone Ave
Lola Edmonds
Deering Milliken
Agilon
Belfast
Jacome
van Raalte
Schiaparelli
Berlou
Notions
Milliken Belfast Cotton Fabrics
Milliken’s
Royal American
Fashion Fabrics
Hammond Chord Organic Guys & Gals
Kegler's Lanes
Stone Res
Bodigs Opticians
Valley National Bldg
Tucson Blvd
N. Wilmot
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