Arizona House Tax Study Committee Announces School Tax Plan
The committee proposed a 50 percent across-the-board sales tax rise with about eight million dollars yearly to counties for needy districts, plus a real estate transaction tax and statewide property revaluation. It also suggests tax rate limits of 2 dollars per 100 for elementary and 1 dollar per 100 for high schools, plus basic support figures per average daily attendance.
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Phoenix
House
Arizona
Atlas Intercontinental Missile May Be Fired
Reports from Cape Canaveral say the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile may be fired today. Spectators watched from beaches four to five miles away as the untested bomb sits on a launching pad near the cape.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
San Diego
Calif
Fire Destroys Boarding House at Patagonia Mine
Flames destroyed the boarding house at the Trench Mine near Patagonia over the weekend. Brisk winds hampered company officials and employees as they fought a two hour losing battle. No injuries were reported. American Smelting & Refining Co. said another building will be made available as soon as possible.
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Nogales
Trench Mine
Patagonia
American Smelting & Refining Co
State to Auction 959 Acres in Six Parcels Near Phoenix
The state will auction 959 acres in six parcels at a public sale on the Maricopa County Courthouse steps tomorrow morning. The land lies southwest of New River road between Black Canyon Highway and Cave Creek road north of Phoenix. Two additional parcels totaling 16 acres in Deer Valley were bid this morning.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
New River Road
Black Canyon Highway
Cavecreek Road
Deer Valley
Continental Trailways Promises Uniform Hospitality Coast to Coast
The advertisement touts Continental Trailways across the nation offering the same courteous treatment from drivers, agents, and baggage handlers. It assures travelers nationwide that they will feel at home and among friends wherever they go.
Conspiracy Case Arises From County Jail Escape Plot
Pima County prosecutors study charges of conspiracy to commit a crime against 22 year old Phillips Pierce after a planned jail escape was halted. Ringleader Pierce with five prisoners planned to break out with help from Patricia Hicks. Undersheriff Grande reports Hicks arrested and Eddie Williams loses trusted status amid old drunk driving sentence.
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Raul H. Castro
Phillips Pierce
Pima County
Pierce
Art Grande
Patricia Ann Hicks
Grande
Eddie Williams
Williams
No Cause for Alarm at City Hall Corridor
City firemen investigated a acrid odor in the City Hall corridor after City Clerk Mary Fields reported a faint ominous smell. Fire Chief John H. Freeman sent an engine squad to the lobby where a passing policeman identified the source as a man waiting for 11 a.m. traffic court smoking a special brand of cigarettes for asthmatics.
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City Hall
Mary Fields
John H. Freeman
Canadian Industrialist Buys 5200 Acre Siminoff Ranch
Canadian industrialist M. O. Simpson has purchased the 5,200 acre Siminoff Ranch, 19 miles south of Tucson, for 400000 dollars. He will take over Nov 1 and plans to use the land as permanent cattle pasture. Siminoff keeps machinery and crops on the property, including about 1000 acres of cotton, small grains and peanuts, with no cattle currently.
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M. O. Simpson
Siminoff
Tucson
Simpson
Mt. Fagan
Duval
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