Rescue Effort Saves 13 Year Old From Sand Pit
In south St. Louis a 13 year old boy named Danny Butch Smith slipped into a sand pit while playing with six peers. The sand pile nearly collapsed trapping him as a conveyor fed sand. Foreman Clifford Doss stopped the belt and workers police and firemen joined a half hour rescue. A laborer Grafton Hopkins lowered a rope to Danny who used it to climb out with help from rescuers.
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ST. Louis
Danny
Butch) Smith
South St. Louis
Sand
Clifford Doss
Grafton Hopkins
Bond Issue A Must Davis Tells Realtors
Tucson must pass its 26.7 million bond on June 26 to compete for industry. Mayor Lew Davis told Realtors the bond funds growth through 1976, to attract conventions and tourism, noting private ads cover bond promotion costs. City Manager Mark Keane promised value for taxes, while Realtors backed slum rehabilitation and fair property tax assessments.
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Tucson
Lew Davis
Tucson Board of Realtors
Davis
Mark Keane
Keane
Kennedy Victory on Temporary Debt Limit Passes House
The House backed President Kennedy by 211 to 192 to uphold a 308 billion debt ceiling while a 306 billion figure faces Senate opposition led by Byrd. Kennedy warned that failure to raise the limit could delay payments, recounted potential recession effects, and cited past stretchouts.
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Kennedy
Washington
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
Byrd
Gressing
Eisenhower
Brookings Institution
Senate Finance Committee
Republicans
Defense Department
Department
Phillips Seek Mine Inspector Role in Arizona
Tom A. Phillips of Prescott, a former deputy mine inspector under Ed Massey and state mine inspector from 1952 to 1957, announces his Democratic primary candidacy for state mine inspector. He notes decades in hard rock mining in Arizona and a strong enforcement record reducing fatalities and lost time accidents by about 50 percent. Phillips, a 48-year Arizona resident and World War II Navy veteran, cites membership in the American Legion Elks and Moose lodges.
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Tom A. Phillips
Prescott
Ed Massey
Phillips
Arizona
American Legion
The
Elks Lodge
Moose Lodge
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