Tucson Poised For Industrial Growth With Douglas Plant
Local enthusiasm for Douglas Aircraft coming to Tucson is matched by an NAM forecast on industry impact. A 150 worker factory supports 1,000 to 1,200 jobs, 33 stores, 23 professionals, 300 homes, 320 cars, and an 18 room school, signaling broad community benefits from both small and large industry as Tucson pursues steady, optimistic growth.
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Douglas Aircraft Company
Tucson
National Association of Manufacturers
Douglas
TV may reshape Tennessee’s Senate race says Kefauver rival
Hal Boyle reports on Ray Jenkins, a rising figure from television politics, potentially challenging Sen. Estes Kefauver in Tennessee’s August Republican primary. The piece compares Kefauver’s fame from televised hearings with Jenkins’ sudden political emergence and notes the fast rise and possible fall of a national figure in the turbulent arena of politics.
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Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Ray H. Jenkins
Senate
Kefauver
Ray Jenkins
Tennessee Bailiwick
Jenkins
Arizona Pioneer Charles T. Connell’s Diverse Public Life
Charles T. Connell, Arizona pioneer and Tucson official, served as acting chief of Indian scouts, probate judge, mining executive, and first Apache census taker. Born 1859, he held roles with Geronimo negotiations, U S marshal deputy, and Chinese immigration inspector. Died in Los Angeles in 1934.
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Charles T. Connell
Tucson
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Mt. Vernon
Mt. Pleasant Military Academy
Maj
Powell
Connell
San Carlos
John P. Clum
Tombstone
Los Angeles
Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society
United States and colonialism dilemma in 1954 policy debate
In 1954 the United States weighs breaking free from colonial ties to win colonial peoples to the free world. Dulles argues American leadership must shed prestige-bound support for allied colonial interests, speed up independence, and counter Molotov’s anti colonial propaganda at Geneva during Churchill Eisenhower talks.
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United States
Truman
Acheson
Eisenhower
Dulles
Britain
France
Latin America
United Nations
Geneva
Bedell Smith
Molotov
Mr. Dulles
America
Infiltration tale and tax forms from the Phoenix Gazette
Victor Riesel profiles engineers drawn into the CIO UAW union by proximity to workers and jobs. Some join the Communist party, invoke the Fifth Amendment, and papers note the era’s fear of infiltration. The piece also reports 30,000 Arizona firms preparing for new withholding tax forms with July 9 start.
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Howard I. Falk
Buick
Falk
House
Congressional Committee
William Vander
Fisher Body
Martin Trachtenberg
Air Force
Chevrolet
Flint
Marvin M. Engel
Engel
New York
Universal Fence Co
CIO
United Auto Workers’ Union
Communist Party
Arizona
Arizona Tax Commission
Avalon
Phoenix Gazette
Memo From Washington Sen Margaret Chase Smith on life purpose
Senator Margaret Chase Smith writes about the toll of public life and the resolve to continue in service. She reflects on harassment slander and personal doubt yet insists that belief in God freedom of speech and duty to others justify her ongoing public role. She urges constructive criticism and moral integrity in a divided era.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Washington
Senate
United States
Crook
God
Ike's Thumbs Down on McCarthy Policy Clash
News analysis notes President Eisenhower shuns direct confrontation with McCarthy to avoid jeopardizing his legislative agenda. The White House blocks the Flanders resolution amid party pressures as Dewey factions debate Ike’s stance and potential political risks.
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Eisenhower
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Knowland
Justice Department
Administration
Ike
McCarthyism Battles and Ike’s Plan to Keep Congress in Town
Drew Pearson reports on President Eisenhower pressuring Secretary Wilson to end free air travel for lawmakers, aiming to keep Congress in Washington until adjournment. The piece also covers McCarthyism in California races, noting Dems and GOP figures fared unevenly, with Condon, Younger, and Yorty winning despite anti-Communist efforts.
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Potomac
Ike
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McCarthy
Pal
Charlie Kersten
Wisconsin
Kersten
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California
Condon
Margaret Younger
Jack Tenney
Sam Yorty
Yorty
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