Eisenhower Signs Bills and Plans Meeting Amid Recovery
President Eisenhower, despite discomfort from last Saturday’s intestinal operation, signed eight bills and other measures including a 424 million Interior Department appropriation. He arranged to meet tomorrow with West German Chancellor Adenauer in Walter Reed Hospital.
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Eisenhower
Isenhower
White House
Walter Reed Hospital
Konrad Adenauer
Interior Department
Muskogee
Oklo
Great Britain
New Zealand
Dominican Republic
Congress
Public Health Service
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Outerbridge Horsey
Tokyo
Senate
House
Wind-swept Catalina fire rages across 300 to 400 acres
Forest officials report a lightning started grass fire in the Catalina Mountains spreading despite 20 mph winds. Crews, volunteers, and airmen mobilize with backfires planned in Pima Canyon as lines form around fires near Nogales and the Sonora border while other Arizona blazes are termed under control.
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Catalina Mountains
William H. Woods Jr
Coronado National Forest
Woods
Larry Hamilton
Pima Canyon
Feesen
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Forest Service
Tumacacori
Nogales
Arivaca
Ft. Huachuca
Tucson
The
Arizona
Associated Press
Johnson cool to the aid plea in Senate funds dispute
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson said the Eisenhower administration has not yet proved its case for a Senate increase in foreign aid after the House passed a 3.8 billion dollar authorization. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met in secret as Knowland suggested revisiting ceilings later. Johnson said the administration must make a convincing case, even while open to supporting more aid if urged by the president from his illness.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Knowland
California
Johnson
Hughes Gets New Falcon Contract
Hughes Aircraft Co. announces a follow on USAF contract valued at 23,301,024 dollars for Falcon air to air missiles spare parts and data. John H. Richardson said production will stay at the Tucson plant with details and staffing not disclosed.
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Hughes Aircraft Co
John H. Richardson
Culver City
Calif
Hughes
USAF
Argentina Lifts Ban After Failed Weekend Rebellion
Buenos Aires reports the government ended martial law imposed after last weekend's failed rebellion. Provisional President Pedro Aramburu's regime moved to restore order as rebel leaders were captured or executed. General Raul Tanco, an army figure from Peron era, remains at large.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Pedro Aramburu
Juan Jose Valle
Raul Tanco
Juan D. Peron
Heat Wave Pushes Tucson Pools To Records
The heat wave in Tucson climbs to 108 degrees as June highs break records. City residents seek relief at pools while temperatures run about 7 degrees above normal for June and 12 degrees above typical levels over the past two days.
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Hugo
Tucson
Weather Bureau
United Press
Great Plains
Atlantic Seaboard
155 Year Era Ends as Britain Quits Suez Canal
Britain withdraws its last garrison from Port Said Egypt ending 155 years of military occupation. Brig. John Lacey signs over navy house to Egyptian officials and departs on an LST while the flagstaff goes unraised at sundown. The UK retains rights to defend the canal if needed.
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Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Egypt
Cyprus
Mediterranean
John Lacey
Navy House
LST
Suez
Lacey
Canal Zone
Alexandria
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Record Heat Grips Nation As Temperatures Surge
A five day heat wave sent temperatures into the mid and upper 90s across the Midwest and over 100 in the Dakotas. Chicago hit 97 with 125000 without cooling as a power failure shut down air conditioning. Water shortages and heat-related illness spiked while Pacific coast areas saw 90 with smog in Los Angeles.
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Dakotas
Chicago
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Detroit
Marquette
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Huron
S. D
Boston
U. S
Gulf of Mexico
Dalton
South Holland
Skokie
Towa
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Coast Guard Rushes to Stranded Men in Gulf Storm
Rescuers raced to Southwest Pass at the Mississippi River mouth where a Coast Guard station housing four men faced breakup as high seas from a tropical disturbance battered the Gulf. Two helicopters two ships and a New Orleans tug joined the effort as the dock washed away and winds reached 45 mph. Wide areas of Louisiana and Mississippi were deluged by squally weather.
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New Orleans
Southwest Pass
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Mississippi
Detroit Wins On Maxell Home Run In Nine
In Detroit a 8 inning deficit is erased by a Maxwell homer as the Tigers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 6 to 5. Gromek pitched eight innings for the win while Zuverink took the loss.
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Baltimore
Foytack
Gromek
Lees
Zuverink
Triandos
Smith
W—Gromek
L—Zuverink
Maxwell
Near 100000 Graduates Flock From Los Angeles Schools
Close to 100000 students in Los Angeles County public schools are set to graduate tomorrow and Friday. The sequence of ceremonies highlights a broad cohort of graduates across districts and campuses.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Wildcats Gophers Clash in College World Series Final
Arizona’s comeback team faces undefeated Minnesota in Omaha as the Wildcats seek two straight wins to claim the national title. If Arizona wins tonight, a decisive game would be played tomorrow evening. KTKT will carry the broadcast at 7 p.m. Tucson time.
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Minnesota
Omaha
Gophers
Cats
KTKT
Tucson
Water Suit Set Thursday in Arizona Colorado River dispute
San Francisco reports the Arizona state suit against California over Colorado River water opens there tomorrow. Arizona seeks 3,800,000 acre-feet annually, arguing its economy would suffer without the water. California contends Arizona’s claims would reduce California’s rights of 5,362,000 acre-feet per year.
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San Francisco
Arizona
California
Fire Tears Through Olympic Equestrian Stables
Stockholm reports a training building for Olympic horses of 29 nations caught fire in the late afternoon. Fire and smoke blanketed the area used to judge the 1956 equestrian championships as screaming horses escaped. none of the champion horses were trapped.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Guards Regiment
Soap Box Derby Opens With Heats At Derby Downs
Tonight and tomorrow feature the Soap Box Derby opener with public heats at Derby Downs. Schedule includes a Derby parade at the south end of Country Club road and first heat at 7:50 PM, followed by theater showings at the Corral Theater.
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Corral Theater
Santa Rita Hotel
Derby
Country Club Road
Derby Downs
Seven-Year Itch Goes Great
A brief items page note highlights a successful production of The Seven-Year Itch, praising performances and audience reception as it continues to play to local crowds.
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