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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1950
Page
5
A San Diego region girl, Eg Ann Beichy eight, survived severe burns from a fall into slag at a Ponte. After nine months and six skin grafts she walks again, though one leg remains bandaged and part of a hand burned away. Hospital staff expect full leg control soon.
City Manager Russell McClure greeted at the airport by United Airlines stewardess Marty Brown who handed him the invitation as Chicago’s delegation prepared to depart.
PHOENIX June 2 Two of the state's largest taxpayers Mountain States Telephone Co and the Southern Pacific railroad were to seek reductions in their assessments at a state tax commission hearing. At yesterday's hearings Santa Fe railroad and the Miami Copper and Castle Dome Copper mines also asked for lower valuations. Santa Fe argued its 1949 assessment of 46 100 608 equaled 84 percent of the average value of Arizona properties. The commission took all four cases under advisement.
Captain Willis H. Proctor, after 32 years in flight service and 3.2 million miles, flew his last American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago. He may return to college to study journalism and combine feature writing with aerial photography. Proctor began in 1918 and logged 25 aircraft types and 21 military crafts. He served in World War II with ATC, later leading the 26th transport group. American Airlines notes no fixed retirement age, pension beginning at 60.
The Arizona state highway department called for bids to build a steel and concrete bridge with 1 1 2 miles of approach highway for the 16th street overpass in Yuma. Work starts at Fourth Avenue and runs east on 16th Street and must be finished by January 31, 1951. Bids will be opened June 16 in Phoenix.
A federal mediator announced a settlement formula ending a five week strike of 255 teletype operators against United Press. Terms to be kept secret until union and management ratify, with delegates likely recommending ratification and continued work under supervision and nonunion help.
The 220 Arizona high school youths attending Boys State in Flagstaff will end their eight day session tonight with a governor’s ball. Sponsored by Flagstaff State College and the American Legion the program closes tomorrow. Gov James Ackman of Goodyear addressed the group yesterday.
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