Girls State elects Priscilla Peterson governor in party victory
In a lively Girls State election, Nationalist Priscilla Peterson of Scottsdale won the governorship 97 to 81 over Federalist Mary Lou Pyle of Tempe. Campaigns filled the lunchroom, a war dance occurred, and voting took place on four county machines. Major offices and numerous county posts also shifted, with multiple Federalists and Nationalists elected to Secretary of State, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Supreme Court, and state legislature positions across Cocopah and Supai counties. The event culminated in a talent show and a formal banquet, followed by church and awards sessions the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Peterson
Prescott
Priscilla
Mary Lou Pyle
Tempe
Lilly Yee
Phoenix
Linda Mahaffey
Jean Bailey
Willcox
Supreme Court
Barbara Clemens
Fed
Linda Foster
Connie Wagoner
Peoria
Girls Nation
Cocopah
Carolyn Craig
Globe
Betty McKinney
Winslow
Connie Neal
Chandler
Cherrie Pease
Feds
Raquel Loudermilk
Buckeye
Sue Moser
Douglas
Nats
Paula Journey
Tucson
Nat
Supai County
Rae Andreén
Barbara Barr
Pam Stanley
Yuma
Darlene Garcia
Carolyn White
Y Men to Honor Campbell at Intermountain Dinner
Maynard Campbell a decade longtime Safford junior high teacher will be feted by the International Association of Y's Men at the Intermountain district dinner meeting. At 6:30 p.m. at the YMCA Campbell will receive a past district governor's pin for his three years as district governor. Richard Babcock of Phoenix will present the award. Campbell takes a year off in August to teach at an Army post school in Japan.
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Maynard Campbell
Safford
International Association of Y
Intermountain
YMCA
Fifth Ave
Campbell
Richard Babcock
Phoenix
Japan
Army
Manzo Named Outstanding Citizen at Flagstaff Boys State
Rudy Manzo of Tucson High was chosen Outstanding Citizen at Flagstaff Boys State during the final honors assembly. He was elected mayor of Crook City at opening and was sponsored by Valley National Bank. Bob King Jr. of Tucson High was named alternate delegate to Boys Nation. Lance Martin and Mike Armer, Tempe and West Phoenix high, were named delegates.
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Tucson
Amphitheater
Salpointe
Marana
Boys State
Mike Flood
Richard Young
Dick Pesqueira
Dick Wong
Robert King Jr
Tom Rose
John O’dowd
Peter Fioroni
Daniel O’brien
Diego Naverette
Freddie Palafox
Smith Minarik
Rudy Manzo
Neil Richter
Bill Oates
John
Flagstaff
E. First St
Manzo
the Valley National Bank
Crook City
Elks Club of
Salt River Valley
Boys Nation
Lance Martin
Tempe High
Mike Armer
Phoenix
West Phoenix High
Washington
Delmar Lawton
Martin
Boys State Senate
Armer
Senate
King
John Jacka
Rudy Araza
Yuma
O'Neill City
James T. Duane
Leslie Follett
Pima
Follett
Fremont City
New Radar System Installed at Davis-Monthan Base
Davis-Monthan air force base replaces the early warning radar with new equipment. The system aims to identify and help intercept enemy aircraft entering U S interior airspace. It operates under the air defense command with the FS86 equipped 15th fighter interceptor squadron and the 684th aircraft control warning unit. Officials withheld location details citing national security.
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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
United States
Air Defense Command
ADC
15Th
Davis-Monthan
Federal employment drop under Eisenhower plan noted
Sen. Byrd reported a net cut of 134,344 civilian federal workers from July 1953 to May 1954. He said civilian employment averaged 2,335,296 in April, down 4,841 from March, marking the 21st straight monthly decline and that most losses occurred in the defense department.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Joint Committee On
Armed Services
Defense Department
Japanese Diet Member Injured in Thumping Clash
Miss Yoshio Oishi a Socialist member of the diet says she was attacked in a fist-swinging brawl in the lower house Thursday night her necklace torn sweater ripped and she was kicked. She identified a Conservative party member as the assailant and warned of retaliation.
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Tokyo
Yoshio Oishi
Japan
Japan House Extends Time After Fight
Japan's lower house extended its session to June 15 to help Yosida's government push a contested program. Yoshida postponed a world tour. Socialists boycotted the session, which passed the extension by a hands vote. A prior melee Thursday night prompted a strong police display to quell the violence.
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Tokyo
Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
FHA Rules Out Luxury Item Loans
The Federal Housing Administration will not insure loans for luxury home items such as tennis courts and dog kennels. Acting FHA Commissioner Norman P. Mason cited abuses and nonessential livability factors. A public hearing is set for June 14 regarding FHA general counsel Burton C. Bovard, who has been placed on leave amid calls for resignation.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Norman P. Mason
Sam
Eisenhower
Congressional
Congress
Mason
Burton C. Bovard
Bovard
Civil Defense Test Ready
Washington announces nationwide civil defense exercise Operation Alert for June 14 and 15 to simulate an atomic attack on 41 U S cities with eight Canadian cities, two in Alaska, and one each in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands. The goal is to strengthen defenses and test communications as assumed enemy use atomic bombs and missiles. State and local groups will coordinate details.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Virgin Islands
Civil Defense Administration
U. S
Senate Approves A-Bomb Disaster Plan Amendment
The Senate voted 70 to 1 for a proposed constitutional amendment to let governors appoint interim House members after a national emergency or atomic attack that creates vacancies. The measure moves to the states for ratification, with two thirds needed in the Senate and eventual approval by 48 legislatures.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House of Representatives
House
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Sen. Case
Sen
Knowland
California
Case
City Council Plans Long Agenda 76 Items on Monday
The city council will consider a 76 item agenda at 1 30 p m Monday. Bids open for East Speedway widening and North Campbell Estates paving. Zoning requests in Bronx Park add on Stone avenue to Oro street. Water deals include South Tucson water facilities and private water firms. Other items cover Stone avenue lighting, 1954 55 budget, Grant road paving, fund solicitations, and county animal shelter negotiations.
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East Speedway
Campbell Avenue
Tucson Boulevard
North Campbell Estates
Bronx Park
Stone Avenue
Drachman Street
Oro Street
South Tucson
Tucson
Grant Road
Sen George to push tax exemption boost despite committee defeat
Sen Walter F. George announces plans to press a broad personal income tax exemption increase after the Senate Finance Committee rejected a milder relief plan. The panel voted 10 to 4 against George's $20 reduction proposal, while approving the dividend relief within the House bill. The plan would raise exemptions from $600 to $800 this year and to $1,000 in 1955, costing about $4.5 billion in the first year.
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Washington
Walter F. George
Senate Finance Committee
Georgia
Eisenhower
George
Senate
House
Treasury
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