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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
6
The Tuesday tally far surpassed all prior school bond turnouts, with over two to one voting against the $7.3 million proposal. Officials warn immediate classroom shortages and plan a revised bond bid within 60 to 90 days, likely smaller in scope.
The Soap Box Derby reaches its climax with over 300 boys racing tonight and tomorrow at Derby Downs in Tucson. Participants showcase initiative and perseverance as sponsors donors and volunteers from O Rielly Motor Co Hughes Employes Club and Tucson Daily Citizen support the event and the 1957 champion will emerge.
The 40 year old Arizona photo shows Atty Elwood B. Frawley and District Atty Kirke T. Moore posing with Tenney Williams, prominent Tucson banker and Cababi mine backer, after a two hour Stutz raceabout trip from Tucson to Oracle. Moore would become Pima County Superior Court judge and remains honored at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee disclosed nearly $11 million spent on the Oak Dam in South Dakota was abandoned as waste due to faulty planning by the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. The issue questions federal public power expansion and would raise power and irrigation costs across Montana Minnesota the Dakotas Kansas and Nebraska.
The piece examines Ventures Limited of Canada and its vast holdings in oil and related firms, noting its 22 million dollar net worth, global subsidiaries, and interlocking directorships led by T. Lindsley. It discusses Robert B. Anderson replacing George Humphrey, and questions his stance on budgets, tax cuts, and corporate tax avoidance via tiered subsidiaries.
A citizen urges restraint in publishing juvenile delinquency news, arguing reporting harms individuals and society. The letter cites parental accountability and calls for only notable offenses to be disclosed. It also includes a second letter explaining draft options and conscientious objection avenues under 1951 law.
In Washington, the Eisenhower era faced a crisis over GI William S. Girard who killed a Japanese woman on a firing range. U.S. officials argued the decision to yield jurisdiction to Japan was a political move, while Defense and State departments asserted it preserved US pledges. The dispute centered on whether Girard acted in performance of duty and who would try him.
Irrespective of the President's stomach ailment the Eisenhower administration is better equipped than prior regimes to function if disability arises. Public health updates should be candid and timely, reducing vacuum and rumor, with Nixon trusted as a policy partner and Sherman Adams providing continuity.
government figures show factory employment fell by 122000 and the work week dropped to 39.7 hours while total employment rose by 917000 to over 65 million. May retail sales were four percent above last year though many categories lagged. Overall 1957 plans for plant and equipment spending exceed 16 billion, with total business outlays near 37.14 billion as optimism persists despite soft spots.
The piece likens Gibraltar to the Bible as a spiritual fortress. It urges close study of scripture for light, truth, and inner strengthening, invoking World War II imagery and a prayer for guidance. Courtesy Tucson Council of Churches.
Cincinnati Enquirer argues that Africa offers a political arena where long range aid programs of moderate size could prevent communist influence. The piece stresses constructive investment as easier than fighting a developed spread of communism.
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