Bagpipes and veterans mark Dunkerque 25th anniversary
In Dunkerque France nearly 300 British veterans marched from the beaches to honor the 25th anniversary of the 1940 evacuation and rescue of the BEF by about 1 000 small boats. The First Royal Scots band led the procession as wreaths were laid and ceremonies followed with veterans, officials and military bands in attendance.
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Rodney Angove
Associated Press
Dunkerque
France
Royal Scots
Malo-les-Bains
Royal Navy
Dunkerque 1940 Veterans Association
Boy's Leg Restored After Train Accident in Berkeley
Six year old Monty Holmes survived a freight train injuring both legs near Oakland. A 12 member team at Herrick Memorial Hospital performed a six hour operation reattaching the right leg with bone fusion and vascular repair while the left leg remained unrecoverable. The boy was listed in critical condition but holding his own and doctors said the result could mark a rare milestone in medical history. Patrolman Al Severo arrived shortly after the accident and helped with tourniquets and transport.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
Herrick Memoria Hospital
Monty Holmes
Monty
Oakland
Tucson Daily Citizen ad listing rates
The Tucson Daily Citizen announces subscription rates for home delivery in Tucson and outside Tucson. It lists weekly and yearly prices, with different rates for in-town and out-of-town delivery, payable in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson Daily Citizens
Atizen Publishing Co
North Store Ave
Tucson
Arizona
Defense trims Gold Plate to Save Billions in Defense Costs
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara announced plans to cut about 500 million dollars worth of so called gold plating from defense items. He cited previous savings such as 109000 by thinner paper for marksmanship targets 100000 by changing dog tags metal and 50000 by replacing green and yellow tripwires with green only.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Defense Department
Searle to Appeal $90,000 Enovid Judgment
Searle Drug Co of Chicago faces a $90,000 default judgment won by Mrs. Joseph Simien for Enovid related claims. Searle plans an appeal, arguing lack of notice and evaluating a Tucson sales rep as not the firm. Planned Parenthood Center and Prescription and Orthopedic Shop are co-defendants with cases continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Edward White
R. E. Darling Co
N. Romero Road
Wesley Dison
Herbert E. Yager
Kim Place
White
Searle
Enovid
Searle Drug Co
Chicago
jMade
Richard Boylston
Joseph Simien
S. San Jose Drive
Turer
William Searle
Harold Thrush
Planned Parenthood Center
Prescription
Broadway
Pilotless C119 Crashes Near Bay Farm in Maine
A pilotless C119 Flying Boxcar on a Continental training flight crashed in a farmer's field near Bay Sabattus Maine narrowly missing 14 year old John Vachon who was plowing. The crew bailed out safely landing near the Maine turnpike. no injuries or fire occurred. The plane was en route from Goose Bay Labrador to Dover Delaware when it developed engine trouble.
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Sabattus
Maine
UPI
John Vachon
Webster
Goose Bay
Labrador
Dover
Del
Continental Air Command
Phoenician Indicted In Mail Fraud Case
A secret federal grand jury indictment charges Homer I. Stewart of Phoenix with 13 counts of mail fraud. Stewart, formerly of the Homer I. Stewart Sales Co. in Bisbee, allegedly schemed to defraud out-of-state firms by ordering merchandise never paid for and representing a three-man sales force operating in six states.
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Prand
Homer I. Stewart
Phoenix
Stewart
Five Drunken Driving Defendants Sentenced in City Court
Five drivers were found guilty or pled guilty to first offense drunken driving in City Court. Each was ordered to pay a $100 fine and face a 10 day jail term or two days in jail plus license suspension. Garcia faced additional license penalties. Defendants include Thomas Patrick Savage, 64 of Phoenix. Jesus Pacheco Ramirez, 47 of 308 E Ajo Way. Alfred Nielsen, 58 of 3833 N Tyndall Ave. Everett G. Rubio Jr., 20 of 1417 N Riverside Road. and Eugene Avenenti Garcia, 39 of 1530 W St Mary's Road.
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Garcia
Thomas Patrick Savage
Phoenix
Jesus Pacheco Ramirez
E. Ajo Way
Alfred Nielsen
N. Tyndall Ave
Everett G. Rubio Jr
N. Riverside Road
Eugene Avenenti Garcia
W. St. Mary's Road
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al. J. Seve
Rino
Terrace Apts
Golf Links RD
Gibson Nenaralal
Arizona’ Chemical & Service CO
Speedway
Phoenician
Cox's Bakeries
Six's Bakeries
Gene Bogard
Balboa
Laguna
Marvel
S. 4Th Ave
Fiat
W. T. Barber Shop
N. Swan
First Methodist Church
Charles ©, Ingram
Spanish Recreation Hall
Quiet Country Living
S&h
Acacia Gardens
Ruthrauff
Rilite
Shannon Road
N. Shannon Road
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