Heavy 1956 Arizona vote talk urges Pima registration
The article argues a heavy voter turnout in the 1956 general election could preserve Pima County representation in the Arizona House, noting the 80 member cap and recent apportionment changes. It warns a light vote could cost Pima seats and highlights Maricopa and Yavapai shifts, urging local voters to register and vote. It also notes a new campaign office for Cecil Cavender at 160 N Court Ave with manager George Bales, criticizing split campaign offices as confusing.
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Pima
Arizona
House of Representatives
House
People of
Genever Anden
Maricopa County
Yavapai County
Pima County
Cecil Cavender
Sheriff
George Bales
N. Court Ave
Japan to Buy U.S. Cotton to Support Economy
Tokyo instructed its Washington ambassador to negotiate the purchase of surplus U.S. raw cotton bales. Report says the move aims to fund Japan’s economy by buying in yen and holding proceeds domestically, though the foreign ministry declined to comment.
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Tokyo
Japan
Washington
United States
Asahi
Foreign Ministry
Churchill and Grace Host Lunch at Monaco Palace
Prince Rainier and Princess Grace hosted Sir Winston Churchill as guest of honor at a luncheon in the palace dining room overlooking Hercules Bay. Churchill was escorted by his actress daughter Sarah and accompanied by Grace Churchill as they shared the event with the royal couple.
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Monaco
Prince Rainier
Princess
Grace
Sir Winston Churchill
Bay of
Hercules
Churchill
Sarah
Buried by Ore Up To Necks in Welsh Mine Rescue
John James and David Burns were rescued alive after being buried up to their necks for over nine hours by sliding ore in a last furnace bunker at Port Talbot. Rescue teams built a barrier to halt further ore slides as hundreds of tons of rock trapped the workers. They were carried to hospital on stretchers after digging them out.
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Port Talbot
Wales
John James
David Burns
James
Burns
Family Birthday Ties Three Generations in Los Angeles
June 11 marks the birthday for Raymond J. Selwyn born 1905 in Sherman Oaks and his daughter Mrs. Lester Berke born 1937. Yesterday Mrs. Berke welcomed her first child, William Lester Berke, in Sherman Oaks.
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Los Angeles
Raymond J. Selwyn
Sherman Oaks
Lester Berke
William Lester Berke
Nasser faces key week in Egypt as plebiscite set
Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser prepares for a week of major moves after four years since Farouk’s overthrow. A June 23 plebiscite seeks a constitutional republic, with a one party national council to replace the revolutionary command. Nasser solidifies control while courting East West ties.
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Charles M. McCann
U. P
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Farouk
Nasser
Suez Canal Zone
Shepilov
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Russia
Czechoslovakia
France
Britain
North
Africa
Algeria
Red China
Tito
Yugoslavia
Revolutionary Command Council
Supreme Council For National Union
Six Shots Fire During $100 Bevern Depot Holdup
A $100 holdup at North First Avenue Bevern Depot ended in gunfire at 10:30 am. Louis Zadro confronted the gunman outside, both firing. the suspect fled to a light-colored truck with a second man. One deputy and the elderly gunman fired again as the truck sped away. The gunman is described as about 30, 5 feet 7 inches, 140 pounds, long black hair, seedy, needing a shave. Two injuries from a three-vehicle crash followed on FE. 18th St. and S. 2nd Ave. with Emile F. Anderson. Police report Damages total $475. Deputy Robert Taylor was injured by a pistol jam during a separate confrontation with a 75-year-old mental patient, who surrendered to the mental ward at County Hospital. Louis Galvan, known as Lewis, was arrested for unlawful narcotics use. Two brothers, Charles Akin and Willis Akin, face burglary charges for a Texaco break-in. Juan Ysabal, 52, Pascua Village, arrested for simple assault after an early morning brawl with Adela Salvador.
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Louis Zadro
Zadro
Radar Fails To Control Six Rockets Near Fairbanks
Six dummy warheads fired from an F89 Scorpion near Fairbanks Alaska landed on the southern outskirts of the city with no injuries or property damage. An Air Force spokesman blamed an electronic miscalculation of distance and said radar guidance was not true. Rockets were from a practice firing range 27 miles south of Fairbanks and all units were recovered.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Ladd Air Force Base
Roket
Here
Air Force
Richardson Highway
T. Alan Bennett
11Th Air Division
Bennett
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