Three-State Area Battered By Storms
Storms lashed Kansas Oklahoma and Texas causing property damage and floods. Twenty tornadoes were counted ten in Oklahoma three in Kansas and seven or more in Texas. Wellington saw a twister destroy a furniture store and damage homes while Oklahoma City faced power outages and flight disruptions.
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Wellington
Tex
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Highway Patrol
Cheyenne
Hammon
Washita River
Oklahoma City
Fire Destroys Tolleson Packing Shed
A Tolleson packing shed owned by Garin Co burned yesterday with total damage about 100000 dollars. Firefighters said sacks in the east end ignited while the shed packed potatoes and cantaloupes. Building valued at 65000 dollars and equipment 35000 dollars were lost. burlap bags 6000 dollars also burned. Six fire departments responded amid intense heat as blaze destroyed the frame structure. District manager Miles Allen noted some loss covered by insurance.
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Garin
Miles Allen
Allen
Million Charleston Fire Claims Two at Waterfront
In Charleston South Carolina a four million dollar blaze along the historic waterfront killed two men Lew Henninger and Policeman Lawrence Aytes, injured five others, and destroyed three piers and three warehouses. The Tidewater Terminal building was among those lost with an estimated one million in structures and three million in goods. Aytes radioed for aid as flames trapped him and Henninger, both lost in the fire. Ars revolver and badge were found in the search.
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Charleston
S. C
Lew Henninger
Charleston Tidewater
Lawrence Aytes
Aytes
Artes
Clearing House Shows New Rise In Bank Debits
Don Shaffer of the Tucson Clearing House Association reported a rise in bank debits for the week ending June 15, totaling 32 24 134 dollars, against 26 509 277 the previous year. The note cites a 10 year rise of 22 670 999 dollars and totals for clearing house transactions reaching 32 919 834 dollars, with continued comparisons to 1954 and 1945 levels.
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Don Shaffer
Tucson Clearing House Association
Presidency Key To Alert Action
The government ends Operation Alert 1955 with reliance on presidential inherent powers to mobilize after a simulated attack. Eisenhower invoked martial law in planning, while Congress would not grant stand-by powers. Flemming calls the decision the most important outcome as 61 cities were modeled as destroyed and millions affected. Civil defense officials note progress though readiness remains imperfect.
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Washington
Congress
Arthur S. Flemming
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Flemming
Val Peterson
Driver High But Auto Couldn't Fly
Hilliard N. Carpenter a 46 year old Georgian pleaded guilty to drunken driving after driving onto Davis Monthan AFB bomber run way. Justice of the Peace Edward J. Valeski sentenced him to 15 days in jail and a 100 dollar fine. Guards cited two gates and a northbound turn from Wilmot Junction on Benson highway.
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Hilliard N. Carpenter
Davis-Monthan
Justice of the Peace
Edward J. Valeski
Air Force Base
Carpenter
Wilmot Junction
Benson Highway
Valeski
Rockmar
Benson
Nogales
Public Records Roundup From City Court and Superior Court
City court records show Peter Lownie and Arnold Russell handling alms cases with $20 or 15 days. Price, Ericson, Peyatt, Allen, Williams, Jost, Starr, Beam, and others face fines, bonds, or remands in various charges including drunken driving, contributing to delinquency of a minor, grand theft, and loitering. Several cases involve remands to Pima County and releases to attorneys. some defendants await hearings or trials. In Superior Court, multiple civil and name-change actions, debt suits, and judgments are listed, with several cases dismissed with prejudice and various divorce decrees and marriage licenses noted. A death notice for Chauncey C. Potter is listed with funeral details and burial plans.
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Peter Lownie
Arnold Russell
Larry Lee Price
Pima County
Harry Haynes
Duane A. Ericson
Thomas L. Peyatt
Howard A. Starr
Alonzo H. Beam
Justice Court
Where's The Fire Calls In A 24 Hour Window
Reported incidents include a gasoline leak at 3% East Congress Street by Truck 618. A house fire on Westmoreland Street prompted Engines 1 and Truck 1-1. A false alarm near Stone Avenue and Alameda tied to Engines 1, 2 and 4. A car fire at 112 West WW St involved Engine 1.
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E. Congress St
S. Westmoreland St
Toe Stone Ave
Alameda Gt
Births at Tucson Area Hospitals This Month
Birth notices from Davis Monthan and St Marys, Tucson General and Medical Center list newborns by parents names and addresses. Hospitals report girls and boys born on June 17 through June 18 with specific times. Names include Suz daleff Finnican Evans Daven port Brown Trujillo McConville Pevatt Montgomery.
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Davis-Monthan Hospital
Oleg Suzdaleff
FE. Fairmount
Francis Finnican
E. 24Th St
Tucson General Hospital
Johnny Brown
S. Cherry
Tucson Medical Center
William Trujillo
Elias
John T. McConville
Polo Village
Earl C. Pevatt
E. 4Th St
Robert Montgomery
Tot Chokes To Death In Yard Play
In Phoenix 20 month old Maria Andrea Santos daughter of Louis and Mrs Santos choked while playing in the yard of their La veen home. She was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital after attempts to aid her included holding her upside down and slapping her back. Deputies say it is believed she swallowed a pebble and choked on it.
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Phoenix
Maria Andrea Santos
Louis Santos
Laveen
Chet Oliver
Errol Flynn Sues Confidential Magazine for Libel
New York report says actor Errol Flynn sues Confidential for 1 million dollars alleging libel in its March issue. Publishers seek a bill of particulars outlining the article "The Greatest Show On Earth Errol Flynn And His Two Way Mirror" as basis.
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New York
Confidential
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Fake Priest Held For Church Thefts
A man released from prison less than a month earlier is accused of posing as a priest and robbing churches and parochial schools in Brooklyn Manhattan and Queens of more than 5000. Robert L. Markman 45 was arrested in a midtown Manhattan hotel with clerical garb and tools found in his room. He had 28 prior arrests and said he spent the money on women and food.
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New York
Robert L. Markman
Markman
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
St. Rita’s
Long Island City
Tivoli
West 42Nd Street
Rikers Island Penitentiary
Health Unit Raises Unsure Pay Increases
Uncertainty over pay raises for State Health Department workers persists as vacancies and resignations strain the department. Senator Robert Prochnow would consult the Appropriations Committee before any commitment, while House leader Harry Ruppelius suggested raises could occur if funds were found within current salary appropriations.
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Phoenix
State Health Department
Clarence Salsbury
Robert Prochnow
D-Coconino
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Rep
Harry Ruppelius
Dmaricopa
Ruppelius
Health Department
Prochnow
Appropriations Committee
Double Injuries on Universal Set Strike City
Joanna Bonecutter rode as an extra on Backlash when a stagecoach rolled over on the Old Tucson set. She suffered a forehead contusion and X-ray follow up after first aid, joining Frank Chase with body bruises and a forehead cut and Wayne Van Horne with a foot fracture. Glenn Strange escaped injury as others aided the victims.
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Joanna Bonecutter
Universal-International
Tucson
Joanna
St. Mary's Hospital
Frank Chase
Wayne van Horne
Glenn Strange
Donr: Reed
Ajo Teacher Dies In Blaze
Ardmore Oklahoma funeral planned for Mrs. Anne E. Baumgartner 49 ajo school teacher who died of suffocation after being pulled from a smoke filled apartment bed. She collapsed when awakened and doctors could not revive her. Fire cause not yet known.
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Ajo
Ardmore
Okla
Anne E. Baumgartner
Sect Chiefs Flee Indochina Rebels Face Extradition
In Saigon reports say Hoa Hao rebel commanders led by Gen. Tran Van Soal fled to Cambodia with Gen. Nguyen Van Hinh and Nguyen Van Vy. Cambodia asked to detain them for extradition as government troops claim to have surrounding forces near Raeghia and Thot Not with troops and casualties in recent fighting.
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Indochina
Cambodia
Tran van Soal
Nguyen van Hinh
Nguyen van Vy
Hoa Hao
Far West
Bao Dai
Takeo
Chandoe
Ngo Dinh Diem
Vu van Mau
Foreign Ministry
National Army
Raeghia
Thot Not
Davis-Monthan to Welcome 250 AFROTC Cadets
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base prepares to host 250 new AFROTC cadets for four weeks of training. The third year cadets, serving as officers in a year, will report to Col. W. Y. Jones. The program feeds the Air Force’s officer corps and often leads to flying school after graduation. Summer training runs from tomorrow to July 16, followed by a second group July 24 to Aug 20.
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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Air Force
W. Y W. Jones
DMAFB
Strategic Air Command
Fifteenth Air Force
Davis- Monthan
Two Teens To Split Reward For Forest Fire Setters
Two McNary youths receive a 50 reward for catching two 8-year-old boys who admit setting forest fires near McNary. Jackie Smith 13 and Erman Lewis 14 will share the prize offered by the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
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Whiteriver
McNary
Jackie Smith
Erman Lewis
White Mountain
Pilots Jones and Gmelin Die in Desert Trainer Crash
Funeral arrangements are pending for George W. Jones 40 of 2109 E 35th St Tucson who died in a night crash near Red Rock along with 2nd Lt William J Gmelin 22 of New Rochelle N Y both instructors pilots. Jones a veteran of World War II and test pilot at Grand Central Aircraft Co had been a civilian instructor at Marana since February 1954.
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Arizona
George W. Jones
E. 35Th St
Jacksboro
Tex
Jones
Eileen
James Patrick
Red Rock
William J. Gmelin
New Rochelle
N. Y
Gmelin
Grand Central Aircraft Co
Tucson
China-India- Burma
Army Air Corps
Southwest Airways
Thunderbird Field
Phoenix
Marana
Mine Deaths Stay Mystery in Miami Copper Mine
A coroner's jury ruled the three deaths at the Miami Copper Co mines due to unknown causes. Sylvester Huggins, 42, FE Karns, 27, perished when a motor car fell 75 feet into an elevator shaft with wet concrete. Carl North, 42, died later at a hospital after the accident during concrete transfer. The jury met yesterday to investigate.
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Miami
Miami Copper Co
Sylvester Huggins
FE. J. Karns
Carl North
Huggins
Karns
Second Winslow Rodeo Scheduled for Sept 10 11
The second annual Winslow Rodeo is set for September 10 and 11. Co chairmen Jack Pugh and James Garner announced the event.
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Winslow
Jack Pugh
James Garner
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