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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1954
Page
6
Ralph Shubert, 24, an unemployed father of three, wired a home built death chamber using a pistol, gauze string and sash weights. The device failed to kill him. a gas fire and a broken string left him wounded but alive. Police say his motive was joblessness and family strife. He was hospitalized.
Cadet John T Bellows son of Mr and Mrs John A Bellows Jr of 75 Calle Resplendor qualified for the dean's special distinction list for the second semester at Wentworth Military Academy Lexington Missouri.
Antonio del Olivar and Eliseo Gomez, known as El Charro, collide in a winner take all bullfight in Nogales. Impresario Pedro Gonzalez notes the bout follows a wager over who is the superior torero with Olivar risking heavy stakes and El Charro insisting on a public test of merit.
Southern Pacific will implement a reduced family fare plan next Wednesday for travel to cities east of El Paso. The plan charges the husband full fare, wives and children 12 to 21 half fare, children 5 to 11 quarter fare, and under 5 free, with trips starting Monday to Wednesday. Returns may begin any day. average savings are about 30 percent on one way and 24 percent on round trip. Regular stopovers apply and one parent may travel alone with children.
William Holbrook Harrshaw, president of the Santa Cruz Fair and Rodeo association, announced his candidacy for supervisor of district three covering Patagonia. The Republican filed his petition today.
Washington—House Speaker Joseph Martin urged a Republican congress as a Citizens for Eisenhower group planned to mobilize voters for GOP gains in November. He warned Democrats could “turn back” years if they win and hinder the Eisenhower program. John Roosevelt attended the group’s session. the effort aims to aid GOP congressional candidates and push pro Eisenhower policies.
AFI motor coach workers and Indianapolis transit directors approved a tentative agreement ending a six week transport strike that left half a million residents with taxis as the only mass transit. Negotiators urged acceptance while terms await final ok. The firm paid 1.75 per hour under the expired contract. 800 operators and drivers would see service resume with reduced weekday runs and no layoffs anticipated.
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visited Grand Coulee dam the world’s largest and expressed hope Ethiopia could have a similar structure. He praised American engineers aiding Blue Nile surveys and noted Ethiopia’s power potential. About 600 people, largely uninvited, attended a chamber of commerce reception.
The Arizona crop and livestock reporting service reports May 15 price index at 267 percent of the 1909 14 base, three points above last year and 20 points above April. Cotton hogs cattle and wool saw higher prices while barley milk sheep poultry eggs and hay declined.
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