Nickerson Guilty on Lesser Counts in Spy Case
Army Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. was found guilty by a ten man general court martial of permitting secret documents to reach unauthorized persons. The espionage charge was dropped by prosecutors, and Nickerson faces up to 30 years plus dishonorable discharge.
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Huntsville
Ala
Army
John C. Nickerson Jr
Jean and
Graying
Nickerson
West Point
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Redstone Arsenal
Here
Crump Garvin
Atlanta
Boy Begins Recovery After Month-Long coma
Four year old Randy Rampel who was struck by a falling plank in a Tucson yard has awakened from a month long coma. He greeted his grandmother and began to speak again in the pediatric ward at Tucson Medical Center. He remembers his garden and his poodle Rita while needing continued therapy and feeding by tube earlier in his recovery.
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Randy Rampel
Tucson Medical Center
Claire Rampel
1652 N. Woodland
Rita
Randy
E. Pima St
Diane Worthington
Postmaster General Warns of 7 Cent Letter Rate Rise
Sum merfield told the House Post Office Committee that first class letters might rise to 7 cents to fund proposed postal worker pay raises. He warned the $1.039 billion annual cost would push the deficit above $1.7 billion and could require triple-rate increases. The committee approved a 3 to 4 cent rise and broader rate hikes to cover $462 million next year. Inflation fears cited.
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Washington
Arthur E. Summerfield
Summerfield
House Post Office Committee
Post Office Department
Senate
Limit On Soil Bank Proposed
Pima County cotton farmer Keith Walden urged capping soil bank payments at 2500 dollars and requiring a three year signup to remove marginal farms from production. He argued subsidies hinder open market competitiveness and warned Congress the program risks vote buying and serfdom for southern growers while envisioning a subsidy free cotton future within five years.
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Pima County
Keith Walden
Farmers Investment Co
Continental
Walden
Congress
Stewart Udall
Arizona
Washington
Sen
Eastland
Witness claims Hoffa offered spy job in Senate probe
A Senate Rackets Committee employee testified that Teamsters Vice President James Hoffa offered him 18 000 to act as a spy inside the committee. John Dye Cheasty said Hoffa proposed staff work to feed inside information as the Hoffa Fischbach bribery case unfolded.
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Washington
Senate Rackets Committee
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
John Dye Chézsty
New York
Hoffa
Cheasty
Bob Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Hyannis
Mass
Teamsters
New School Bond Total Seen As 5.47 Million
A Community Development meeting heard a tentative total of 5.47 million for a new school bond with reductions. The committee urged further study of remodeling costs and reported on July 2. They noted progress lowering the defeated 7.3 million bond and debated cuts to kitchen facilities at Doolen Junior High and shower locker rooms at Roskruge School.
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Community Development Today
Jacob C Fruchthendler
Doolen Junior High School
Roskruge School
Record Heat Hits Tucson as Temperatures Top 111
Residents of Tucson endured a record breaking heat day with the thermometer reaching 111 degrees yesterday. Officials urged hydration and limited outdoor activity while heat warnings remained in effect.
Record heat ties U S Bureau and rivals in southwest blast
The 111 degree reading, disputed by the U S Signal Corps 115 on record since August 1881, marked yesterday’s peak as Phoenix hit 113 and Palm Springs 121 while Yuma reached 120. Today and tomorrow stay above normal with a chance of scattered showers in mountains.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Bureau
U. S. Signal Corps
Yuma
Phoenix
Stassen Proposes Three-Stage Military Ceilings at UN
Harold E. Stassen urged a three-stage reduction of American and Russian armed forces at the U N disarmament subcommittee, aiming ceilings of 2.5 million, 2.1 million, and 1.7 million men respectively, tied to progress on major world political issues. Zorin pressed for clarity on these conditions, as Lloyd and Moch suggested Western peers mirror ceilings for their forces.
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London
Harold E. Stassen
U.N
Zorin
Stassen
Russia
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Jules Moch
Moch
Stasson
Retrial Ordered In Flood Suit In Tucson Case
Arizona Supreme Court orders a retrial for six Tucson plaintiffs who won 15000 in Superior Court after a 1953 flood. The ruling upholds the duty of municipalities to maintain flood controls while allowing a portion of the damage to be excluded where a drainage easement remains with city ownership.
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Arizona
Tucson
State Supreme Court
United Press
High Court
David Burr Udall
S. Park Ave
John W. Murphey
J. Mercer Johnson
Oliver J. Koerber
Arthur Eggman
Arthur Szerlip
Sidney Szerlip
Art Electronic Co
A&j Auto Parts
McCarty, Chandler
Living Cost Reaches New Peak in May 1957
The Labor Department reports May CPI at 119.6 of 1947-49 average, up 0.3 from April and 3.6 higher than May 1956. The rise triggers wage boosts for about one million workers tied to cost of living. Food prices led the increase with a 0.7 percent rise, highlighted by fresh produce and meat.
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Washington
Government Today
Labor Department
Hurricane Audrey Heads Toward Texas Louisiana Coasts
New Orleans Weather Bureau reports Hurricane Audrey formed in the Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds around 75 mph and tropical storms extending 100 miles. A hurricane watch is issued for Texas and Louisiana coasts as Audrey moves toward shore.
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New Orleans
Audrey
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Louisiana
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Navy
Gulf
Eisenhower Faces Cold Reception On Plan To Shift Tax Load
President Eisenhower outlined a plan at the 49th governors conference to shift certain programs and their taxation back to states with a potential federal tax cut. GOP governors offered qualified support for a joint federal state task force, while Democratic leaders criticized the idea as a dream. Eisenhower stressed a single duplicative program and cost comparisons, but overall reception was muted and uncertain.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Minnesota
GOP
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
McKeldin
Citizen Exchange Plan Approved by Both Parties
Inside the Citizen program exchange between the United States and Russia both parties approve the plan to swap radio and television programs. The note references discuss Page 3 coverage of the development and implications for Cold War media exchange.
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Dulles
Russia
Supreme Court
Strategic Air Command
Charlie
Billy Graham
Yankee Stadium
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