Eisenhower Signs First Official Documents After Operation
President Eisenhower signed three documents in bed after his operation, including an Army flag executive order, a $50,000 flood relief allocation for Colorado, and a 1956 international wheat agreement. He walked about 80 feet with support and said he feels very good.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Murray Snyder
Isidor Ravdin
Philadelphia
Snyder
U.S. Army
Colorado
Robeson Cited For Contempt by House Committee
The House Committee on Un-American Activities voted to cite Paul Robeson for contempt of Congress after a heated hearing. The panel, chaired by Walter, recessed then reconvened to unanimously recommend contempt, sending the matter to Congress for final action amid Robeson’s fight over travel documents and passport access.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities Today
Paul Robeson
Congress
Walter
D-Pa
Robeson
West Plans European Airfields
The North Atlantic Council says it will spend 263.2 million dollars in 1956 to build military airfields and installations for Western Europe defense. Of the total 106.4 million is for Germany infrastructure for forward airfield development. NATO has earmarked 2.3 billion for infrastructure over five years.
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Paris
North Atlantic Council
Europe
Germany
NATO
Atlantic Council
Senate Urged To Restore Slashed Aid
Administration leaders urged Senate Republicans and Democrats to restore at least 600 million of 1.1 billion cut from the foreign aid bill by the House. Secretary Dulles and Adm. Radford warned of great injury if 400 million is not added to the 3.8 billion House authorization. Eisenhower sent an oral plea from his hospital bed for the full four point nine billion. Adams presided at the White House session with Dulles and Radford.
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Washington
Administration
Senate
House
White House
Dulles
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Adams
Radford
Medical Center To Add New Beds
Tucson Medical Center will add 36 beds in a 60000 construction program to be completed in September. The beds will form four new units added to two existing courts, increasing adult beds by 24 percent from about 200 total. The plan follows an acute countywide bed shortage and precedes possible hospital district action. St Marys Hospital plans 150 beds in a long range program.
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Tucson Medical Center
Pima County
St. Mary’s Hospital
Arizona Star Player Harry Messick Hit by Pitch Controversy
Arizona first baseman Harry Messick faced doubt after claiming he was not hit by a pitch in the ninth inning against New Hampshire. Umpire Henry Crawford ruled he reached on a hit by pitch, Messick later said he faked the injury, and UA teammates and coach Frank Lancet ridiculed the claim while acknowledging the wrist mark remains visible.
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Omaha
University of Arizona
Harry Messick
New Hampshire
Messick
Arizona
N.H
Joe Kasura
Wildcat
Frank Lancet
Kasura
Henry Crawford
Harry
Wildcats
Ball Park
Mesick
Lancet
Dick Carr
Tommy Clarkson
Clarkson
Fred Dauton
Crawford
Dulles Flags Hopeful Signs in Soviet Behavior
Secretary of State Dulles said there are encouraging developments in Soviet behavior but cautioned it is hard to judge if the regime will become more responsive or return to tyranny. He cited Khrushchev's speech and noted possible greater freedom for Soviet workers as discussed with AFL-CIO President Meany.
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Washington
State Dulles
Dulles
Stalin
Khrushchev
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Soviet Union
Argentine Rebel Valle Captured in Buenos Aires Raid
Gen Juan Jose Valle a top leader in last weekend's revolt was seized in a downtown apartment raid. Telam dispatch said the arrest occurred about 20 blocks from government house, where Aramburu authorities govern. Tanco remained at large.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Jose Valle
Telam
Valle
Government House
Aramburu
Raul Tanco
Juan Peron
Tanco
Heat Records Sharpen June Heat Wave Across Arizona
The forecast notes scattered thunderstorms in mountain areas with little temperature change. Tucson recorded a 100 degree June 11, a new local heat record, while Yuma and Gila Bend reached 115 degrees, the hottest readings in the nation.
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Nebe
Tucson
Yuma
Gila Bend
House Interior Committee defeats Hawaii statehood motion
The House Interior Committee voted 14 to 11 against sending a Hawaii statehood bill to the House floor. Rep. John P. Saylor urged the measure, but the panel followed last year's path when a joint statehood bill for Hawaii and Alaska was approved then defeated in the House.
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Washington
House Interior Committee
House
Hawaii
John P. Saylor
Awaii
Alaska
Blaze Rages At Border in Arizona Thunderstorm Fires
Strong winds and lightning sparked multiple fires around Tucson area with a 1,200 acre blaze six miles north of the Mexican border remaining out of control. Fifty Tucson firefighters and twenty five Fort Huachuca soldiers fight the Osborne Bros. ranch fire as hope grows for containment tonight.
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William H. Woods
Coronado National Forest
Mexican Border
Sasabe Road
Pima Canyon
Santa Catalinas
Ft. Huachuca
Woods
Eigh
Fox Mountain
Rincons
Mt. Graham
Chiricahuas
Pinal Mountain
Globe
Fire Alarm Phones Tied Up By Calls
Last night a fire in the Catalina Mountains drew heavy phone traffic to Tucson area fire departments with alarm lines overwhelmed. Catalina Fire Chief James Gilmore noted calls hindered emergency lines though no local fires were fought. the Forest Service led efforts while residents asked about sighting location and personnel.
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Catalina Mountains
Tucson
James Gilmore
Catalina
Forest Service
Fiectightere
Highway Bill Agreement Sought in Congress Clash
Senate and House conferees opened talks on the 25 billion interstate highway funding bill. A major dispute centers on how to apportion funds among 40 000 miles of interstate, with 31 states favored by the Senate formula and 17 by the House. A deadlock potential lies in conferee makeup.
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Washington
Senate House
Congress
Senate
House
French Rush Men To Sahara In Airlift To Tindouf
French reinforcements arrived by air and land to defend the Tindouf oasis in western Algeria amid reports that rebel bands tied to the Moroccan army of liberation have seized desert supply routes. French sources say the insurgents threaten routes from Algeria and Morocco toward French northwest Africa and Dakar.
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Algiers
Algeria
Sahara Desert
Foreign
Morocco
Northwest Africa
Dakar
British Deport Greek Cleric Thrust in Cyprus Turmoil
Britain deported Archimandrite Kallinikos Macheriotis amid Cyprus tensions. In Nicosia a court sentenced Stelios Mavrommatis to death for shooting at British airmen. a curfew was imposed on the Communist village of Lakatamia near Nicosia.
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Britain
Cyprus
Makarios II
Scotland Yard
Kallinikos Macheriotis
Macheriotis
Athens
Nicosia
Stelios Mavrommatis
I Cyprus
Lakatamia
Rabid Ray Misses Dick Tracy Vacation Adventure
Rabid Ray travels to a region where Dick Tracy isn’t in the comics and risks missing installments. The Citizen offers vacation mail options and free continental delivery or holding papers until his return.
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Dick Tracy
Joe
Filatrop
Ray
North American
Tucson Baseball at Hi Corbett Field Tonight
Tonight and tomorrow schedule lists Tucson versus an unnamed team at Hi Corbett Field. Also featured is Corral Theater showing The Seven Year Itch at the Santa Rita Hotel Rendezvous Room with performances tonight and tomorrow at 8 30 P M.
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P. M
Tucson
Hi Corbett Field
Corral
Santa Rita Hotel
Corral Theater
Remains of giant sloth found in Huachuca cave
A Huachuca cave yields remains of a giant sloth in the exploration notes. The discovery appears in the Page 26 INDEX section and highlights paleontological finds in the region.
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Huachuca
Arizona
California
Ariz
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