Florida seeks ban on Three Little Pigs over integration theme
Miami segregationist David Hawthorn urges lawmakers to outlaw the book from schools and libraries alleging it brainwashes children with a black pig as superior. He cites a cover showing black and white pigs and claims the wolf kills the white pig while a brick-house pig survives. Hawthorn leads the Dade County Property Owners Assn. and has opposed racial integration efforts in Miami.
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David Hawthorn
Miami, Fla
Florida
Hawthorn
Tallahassee
Fla
Miami
Dade County Property Owners Assn
Propane Truck Blast Kills At Least 12 In Pa Highway Crash
A propane gas tanker exploded on a busy eastern Pennsylvania highway killing at least 12. Eyewitnesses report flames sweeping the road and debris striking spectators as firemen fought the blaze. Walter Williams, 54, of Reading, driver of the truck, was hospitalized. The trailer carried 7,000 gallons of propane.
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Schuylkill
Haven
Pennsylvania
Melvin Clouster
Frank Toohey
Pottsville
Vince Ney
Earl Klinger
Burgess H. B. Shhoener
Orwigsburg
Philadelphia
Shhoener
Sungas Products Company of Pennsylvania, Inc
Walter Williams
Reading
One Charge Against Lambert Is Rejected
In a Pima County Superior Court hearing, Judge Gordon Farley struck one of five indictments against Lambert Kautenburger, chairman of the Pima County Board of Supervisors, ruling item three on March 1, 1958 did not fit the removal statute. The item claimed an alleged attempt to obtain bars and equipment from the American Legion Building. The defense argued the removal statute cannot target acts from prior terms. prosecutors contended it can apply to prior terms and to official acts.
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Lambert Kautenburger
Pima County Grand Jury
Kautenburger
Pima County Board of Super
Gordon Farley
Board of Supervisors
Farley
American Legion
Pima County
H. Earl Rogge Jr
Grand
Robert Morrison
Rogge
Morrison
W. Thomas Holmes
Salvation Army Property Sold in Tucson Move
The Salvation Army property at Stone and Council in Tucson sold for about 125000 pending regional HQ approval in San Francisco. Purchasers described as a trust. adjacent land may be bought by the same syndicate. The original 1938 building and 1948 auditorium expanded. relocation planned near 3500 East Speedway.
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Salvation Army
Stone and Council
San Francisco
Leonard Marshall
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Tucson
Palant Realty Inc
Arizona
Safeway
East Speedway
Tucson Weather Forecast Predicts Little Change
The forecast indicates no significant weather changes for tonight and tomorrow in Tucson. Highs reach around 95 degrees, with yesterday at 93 and a low near 60. Humidity remains low and no rain is expected despite some high cloudiness. A full weather report is noted on the page.
Ike Won't Back Down On Strauss Nomination
President Eisenhower said he will not withdraw the nomination of Lewis L. Strauss as Secretary of Commerce. Senate GOP Leader Everett Dirksen announced the decision after a White House briefing, stating Strauss is expected to stand firm despite any withdrawal request.
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Washington
UPI
Fisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss
Senate
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
White House
Dirksen
Eisenhower
Strauss
Dozer Strike Threat Looms as Arizona Engineers Work Cars On
Bulldozers remain on the job across Arizona as a potential strike by the International Union of Operating Engineers is undecided. Union leaders seek to trim free zones to four cities Phoenix Tucson Yuma and Flagstaff and press for a two year contract with raises and fringe benefits while contractors push for a piecemeal approach.
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International Union of Operating Engineers
William Naumann
Tucson
Ing
Lee Renick
William A. Gray
Phoenix
Associated Press
Gray
Jack Grady
Grady
Naumann
M. M. Sundt Construction Co
Soviet Plan to Station Troops in West Berlin Rejected
At the Big Four talks in Geneva Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko proposed stationing Russian forces alongside Western troops in West Berlin under a free city regime. Western officials called the plan unacceptable and dismissed his alternatives for the Berlin force arrangement.
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Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
West Berlin
Berlin
Gromyko
East
Russia
U. S
Able The Space Monkey Dies On Operating Table
Able the seven pound rhesus monkey that flew 300 miles high last week died on the operating table during removal of a recording instrument. The Army said the death was not related to the space flight. The procedure at Ft. Knox was a minor removal of an electrode under the skin.
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Washington
UPI
Able
Army
Defense Department
U.S. Army Medical Research Laboratory
Ft. Knox
Donnybrook over Bray post fuels Tucson council clash
Tucson City Council erupts after William Bray Jr. is named assistant city manager leading urban renewal. Branin attacks lack of qualifications and council input, while Homer defends Bray’s housing experience and notes past Republican dominance. Debate turns partisan as Hummel cites charter and records.
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William Bray Jr
Bray
Branin
Porter W. Homer
Don Hummel
Homer
VA v
Hummel
Tucson
Cyclist and Boy Injured in Separate Bus Crashes
A 26 year old motorcyclist, Thomas John Lennox of 1107 West Grant Road, died after his bike struck an oncoming school bus driven by Joe Tyra on West 44th Street. In a second crash a four year old, Bernabe Estrada of 321 East Hagen Place, was injured after either striking or being struck by an Old Pueblo Transit bus on South 6th Avenue. The boy remains in fair condition with a concussion. Police cited Bernabe Estrada Sr for illegal parking. Lennox was the 38th traffic death in Pima County that year. Memorial plans are pending.
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Thomas John Lennox
W. Grant Rd
University of Arizona
Hughes Aircraft Co
Joe E. Tyra
Sahuarita
Pedro M. Salcido
S. 14Th Ave
Arizona Highway
Bernabe
Benny) Estrada
E. Hagen P
Old Pueblo Transit Co
S. 6Th Ave
Pennsylvania Dr
Francisco R. Pesquiera
S. Clark Ave
Pima County Hospital
M. L. Richardson
Frank Estrada
Richardson
Estrada
Lennox
Pima County
John A. Lennox
Richard
Hazel
Marie
Tucson
Parker- Kerr Mortuary
B47 Crash Kills 3 Fliers Near March Air Base
A B47 medium bomber returning to March Air Force Base from a training flight crashed eleven miles from the base, killing Lt. Col. Donald D. Wynn Maj. John W. Thomas and 1st Lt. James M. Browning all Riverside residents and 22nd Bomber Wing members. Capt. Thomas Cairney was hospitalized in serious condition with burns.
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Winchester
Calif
UPI
March Air Force Base
Thomas Cairney
West Hemet Hospital
Donald D. Wynn
John W. Thomas
James M. Browning
Riverside
22Nd Bomber Wing
March
Wife of Louisiana Governor restrains husband at clinic
Galveston, Tex. probate judge announced that the governor's wife signed papers restraining Earl K. Long from leaving a psychiatric clinic. The development marks a rare public action in the ongoing mental health case surrounding the Louisiana governor.
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Galveston
Tex
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Hugh Gibson
Inside the Citizen: Joan Crawford But Not For Money
A Citizen feature notes Joan Crawford will take only a small salary for her remaining work, driven by love rather than money. The piece reflects on career choices and personal motivations.
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Joan Crawford
Citizen
Black Eye
Arizona
U.S
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