Drones From B47 Bombers Boost U S Air Defense Testing
Six hundred Tucson residents help conversion of surplus B47 bombers into autonomous drones at Davis Monthan AFB. Lockheed in Marietta and Sperry Gyroscope Co. assist as drones perform maneuvers and landings without crew. The program may extend into 1960 with potential radar jamming and automatic destruction if control is lost.
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U. S
Air Force
Davis-Monthan Afb
Lockheed Aircraft
Marietta
Sperry Gyroscope Co
Davis-Monthan
A. J. Shower
Tucson construction shutdown threatens 13 schools impact
A work stoppage by the International Union of Operating Engineers and Industrial Council may delay 13 Tucson public school additions and new facilities. Completion dates span Aug to Mar 1960 with crews out of work. talks in Phoenix aim to resume negotiations as remaining projects worth over 100 million dollars face shutdown.
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Tucson
C. A. Carson
Carson
International Union of Operating Engineers and Industrial Council, Inc
Associated Press
Industrial Council, Inc
Corbett
Mary Lynn
Manzo
Robison
Wright
Townsend
Wakefield
Fickett Junior High
Pueblo
Rincon High
Lee Renick
Renick
Phoenix
William A
Bill) Gray
Jack Grady
Industrial Council Inc
Painted Rock
Gila Bend
Luke Air Force Base
Don't Leave Me Behind Take Peanuts on Your Vacation
A cheerful pitch urges readers to join the Citi Zen service sending daily vacation snacks to a chosen address. The ad highlights no extra charge and provides a telephone number MA 2 5855 for subscription details.
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Zen
Herter Calls Soviet Plan Berlin Grab at Geneva
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter denounced the Soviet plan for a West Berlin free city as a way-station toward annexation by East Germany. He cited East Berlin as a major center of subversion with large spy networks. Gromyko denied annexation aims and proposed examining two points from the package plan while seeking a broader Berlin settlement. Western ministers rejected East German recognition and clashed over a nonaggression pact with West Germany.
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Geneva
Christian A. Herter
Russia Today
West Berlin Free City
East Germany
Herter
East Berlin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Russia
West Berlin
Gromyko
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Maurice Couve de Murville
Europe
Lloyd
Berlin
Lothar Bolz
West Germany
Shattering Glass Kills Tucson Boy
Twelve year old Raymond Carl Krans died at County Hospital from a severed jugular after a heavy sliding glass door shattered at his home. The boy, left in charge of siblings, tried to lock a door trapping his younger brother. a glass spear penetrated his neck and internal bleeding proved fatal despite immediate surgery. The other boy received treatment and was released. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
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Raymond Carl Krans
County Hospital
Norman Headley
Ebner PI
Sheriff's Department
al Felix
Raymond
Michael Headley
Michael
Ernestine Soza
Bring’s Funeral Home
Adenauer Decides To Retain Post
West Germany chancellor Konrad Adenauer will stay in office despite pressure to become president. Opposition from Socialists and Free Democrats seeks to unseat him via no confidence, but Christian Democrats support him after late-party wrangling. Willy Brandt in Copenhagen calls the nomination process disgraceful. Ludwig Erhard rules out challenging Adenauer, stating loyalty to the chancellor after talks with Eisenhower.
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Bonn
Bundestag
Adenauer
Christian Democrats
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Copenhagen
Brandt
Reinhold Maier
Free Democrats
Neues Deutschland
Federal Assembly
Washington
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
White House
Bank of Tucson gains FDIC approval for insurance
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation approved deposit insurance for the Bank of Tucson, clearing the way for its establishment. A stockholders meeting is set for June 15 at the Pioneer Hotel, announced by founder John S. Chiappetta.
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Bank of Tucson
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Washington
Pioneer Hotel
John S. Chiappetta
Weekend Heat Expected Near 100 Degrees
Weather report notes temperatures near 100 over the weekend with a discomfort index around 77. Yesterday reached 94 and tonight’s low near 67. today’s 2 PM reading was 93 with sun and 10 percent humidity.
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el Punko
Cars Plow Into Broadway Tunnel Entrance Overhead
A rig delivering Plymouth convertibles rammed the west entrance of the Broadway tunnel, scraping lights and causing $100 damage to the subway. Driver Charles K. Bell, 34, of Torrance California, will be cited for damage to city property.
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Broadway Tunnel
Subway
Charles K. Bell
Torrance
Calif
Johnson Warns Against Strauss Fight Pressure
Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson warns against pressure tactics in the Strauss nomination controversy. He notes a committee has studied the record and urges senators to base their votes on merits. Johnson cites forged telegrams and recalls Sen. Smathers’ report of misleading messages from Florida citizens.
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Congress Hotel
Walter R. Murphy
Bermuda
Johnson
Strauss
Washington
Senate
Democratic
Lewis L. Strauss
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Sen
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Smathers
Florida
Anti Smoking Drive Aims at Teens Says Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society announced plans for a broad anti smoking campaign with emphasis on teenagers. Timothy Harnett criticized it as propaganda while Dr. Howard Taylor described it as a total educational effort with statisticians and specialists designing the effort to modify smoking habits in communities.
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Boston
UPI
American Cancer Society
New York
Timothy V. Harnett
Tobacco Industry Research Committee
Society
Howard C. Taylor
Taylor
Hartnett
Cancer Society
Inside the Citizen I Was Thirsty Mint Tea Incident
Item notes Arabs adding mint to Max Conrad's tea as no favor though described as a gift. The piece hints at a local misunderstanding or prank within the community context.
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Max Conrad
University of Arizona
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