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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1957
Page
2
Preston Yeager photographs Pueblo High School and Catalina High School seniors at the first graduation in the new football stadium. About 180 Pueblo seniors participated with Catalina graduates, marking the first ceremony for both schools.
Four Tucson high schools held graduation ceremonies last night. Catalina High announced 316 diplomas, Pueblo 180, Tucson High 562, Amphitheater 194. Speakers addressed themes of knowledge, character and community as diplomas were distributed by school officials.
Traffic toll climbs to 184 on the Memorial Day weekend with 49 more from other causes and a total fatality count around 300. California and Pennsylvania lead with 14 deaths each, Illinois next with 13, and a state-by-state breakdown follows.
Over Memorial Day weekend Arizona records five additional traffic deaths and two drownings. Among the latest fatalities are two sailors killed when their car struck a palm tree near 35th Avenue and Buckeye Road in Phoenix. five Marines are being questioned in a separate auto death near Wickenburg. A 13 year old from Peoria and a Phoenix boy drowned in local water incidents, while Alonzo Payton of Eloy died after a tire repair accident in Eloy earlier in the week. Authorities withheld names pending kin notification.
Adverse weather again canceled the second shot in the summer nuclear test series at the atomic test site. The explosion was called off about 3 a.m. PDT today after being set for 7:30 a.m. Shot No 2 would expose pigs monkeys and mice to atomic fire for human benefit, officials say.
Detroit report describes an athletic thief who vaulted over a counter to steal 13.48 from a cash register. He paused to grab a doughnut before fleeing down the street with the money and the pastry. Police were told by waitress Jane Barden, 38, of the daring theft.
In Louisville a car stolen while a pregnant dog named Sallie sat inside. Mr and Mrs Albert Lang await word on how many puppies she was carrying as police report no leads yet. The dog was described as devoted to the car and unfazed by its thief.
The Arizona Agency Management Conference gathers insurers from across the state at the University of Arizona for a two day event sponsored by the university and the Arizona Association of Insurance Agents. Speakers include Richard J. Layton of The Rough Notes Co. and James Craig of Paul H. Jones and Co. on taxes and accounting.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors ruled that private water companies must bear the costs of moving main lines in street widening projects. County Manager Tom Sullivan said water firms had refused to pay for mains relocation on county paved streets, and the board approved a resolution enforcing the payments.
Chappel a machinist for the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. won 32000 in an injury suit filed after a February 24, 1955 fall in the wheel room of SP shops in Tucson. He originally sought 133000, later reduced to 65000, with attorney Daniel Olney of Los Angeles and Richard Evans involved.
Cornie Cribb Jr. was announced as one of five state winners in a Future Farmers of America pasture improvement contest. He earned a trip to the national convention in Kansas City in October.
French Premier Rene Coty urged all civilized peoples to boycott rebels as reports said Melouza in Algeria lost 302 villagers amid nationalist strife. In response Paris pressed a massive anti rebels operation while Tunisia reported clashes near the Algerian border and accused France of aiding rebels.
In Allentown Georgia a financially embarrassed father led deputies to a woodland cache with 10600 stolen from the Three County Bank during a noon holdup. Heath, VA Hospital employee, claimed whisky caused the act and yielded no motive. a dropped loan note aided police to capture him.
Dr. William D. L. Greer, bishop of Manchester, urged the Manchester diocesan conference to renounce use of the H bomb. He warned Russia's conventional arms could overwhelm, but said he would never use nuclear weapons, insisting it is better to be defeated than to engage in H bomb warfare.
Tucsonans Stella Marie Searcy and Servando Sega appeared before Justices of the Peace. Searcy, 25, held to answer for first degree murder of her husband H A Searcy with a $10,000 bond. Sega, 28, to have a June 13 preliminary hearing on second degree murder charges tied to a May 11 stabbing.
A class of 10 married women trained as meter maids under Police Commissioner Thomas J. Gibbons. They will enforce parking rules starting next Monday with Supt. William F. Quirk and fashion instructor Mrs. Esther Carlitz guiding dress grooming and "plus personality" to aid ticketing efforts.
Arizona Supreme Court overturns a $154000 libel verdict against Phoenix Newspapers Inc. for a Nov 5 1953 Arizona Republic story. The court ruled no malice in fact from the record, noting the article fell under qualified privilege as a report on public affairs and opinion.
Alfred Garcia testified in federal court that his head injury from a last November accident caused ongoing headaches. A defense attorney pressed about drinking, and Garcia admitted about weekly drunkenness for nine years, prompting the judge to ask what his brand was as the jury quickly found against him.
Both houses of Parliament ratified the Dutch American air agreement concluded in Washington last month. The measure provides new KLM routes from Amsterdam to Houston and from Curacao to New York.
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