Clawson To Leave Tucson Post
Ben W. Clawson, manager of the Douglas Aircraft Co. plant in Tucson for five years, departs for a Long Beach assignment. The Tucson jet flight testing center will close July 1 with the Thor Missile Training School remaining until April 1960, while the plant employed up to 1,800 people at peak.
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Ben W. Clawson
Douglas Aircraft Co
Tucson
Long Beach
Calif
Thor
Clawson
Douglas Company
Douglas Long Beach
10 of 48 Stolen Guns Recovered in Cross Border Roundup
Tucson police with Nogales and state police recovered 10 pistols from 48 stolen in the Arizona Al's Gun Shop burglary on May 20. Two suspects, Arden Lee Smith and Miguel Lopez, both of Miami, Fla., remain in custody for Gila County court action. Police said some guns may be in Calexico and Mexicali. other recovered items included check writers and typewriters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dunn
Richard Williams
Tucson
Nogales
Sonora
Sen
Arizona al
Son
Arden Lee Smith
Miami
Edmund Cleveland
Associated Press
Gila
Dale Allred
Don Enquist
Smith
Dunn
Fl Centro
Calif
Mexicali
Mexico
Gila County
Miles Alexander
Arizona
Gonzalo Montano
Ex-Janitor Shepherdson Found Not Guilty of Assault
Former Cragin School janitor Charles Shepherdson, 65, was acquitted by a Superior Court jury of statutory rape involving a 12 year old girl. The trial highlighted conflicting testimonies about the alleged 1958 incident and noted Shepherdson's prior convictions and long residence in Tucson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles (Shep) Shepherdson
Superior Court
Shepherdson
E. 4Th St
Cragin School
Tucson Blvd
Sheriff's
Attys
E. T
Tim) Cusick
F. Dale Healy
Atty
Jack I. Podret
Herbert F. Krucker
Traffic Death of Airman in Base Car Accident
Davis-Monthan airman A.2.C. Russell J. Sarno, 21, died from skull fracture and intracranial hemorrhage after falling from the right running board of a car on base. The seven man coroner's jury ruled the death an accident, caused when the car driven by S. Sgt. Arthur Whitney blew a tire and the door swung open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis-Monthan
Justice of the Peace
Clark H. Johnson
A.2
Russell J. Sarno
S. Sgt
Arthur Whitney
15Th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
Sarno
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B.f.goodrich Safety
Speedway
Alvernon
S. Campbell
Egoodrich
Sunsay
Buy Broadwar
Broadway
John Harlow
Reddy Kilowatt
Ance
Reddy
Greater
West Pennington
Cee
Miguel Lopez
Lopez
Mulcahy Lumber Co
U. S. Treasury
Mt. Lemmon
Here
the Cragin School
Ak Smith & Waldman
N. Campbell
Detroit
West
Ned Bennion
L. J. Felix
Southern Arizona Bank
Louis J. Felix
Mr. Felix
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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