City Flood Liability Lessened by Supreme Court Ruling
Arizona Supreme Court in Koerber case rules flood easements relieve city from damages and that culverts with designed capacity limit liability for unanticipatable later floods. Six more suits total $11.2 million pending. city paid over $150,000 since 1945.
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Tucson
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Arizona State Supreme Court
Harold Neubauer
Davis-Monthan
Mgr
Porter W. Homer
Homer
Koerber
High Court
S. Park Ave
Superior Court
McCarty, Chandler & Udall
Oliver J. Koerber
Arthur Eggman
Arthur Szerlip
Sidney Sterlip
Harold L. Buchanan
Neubauer
Sidewalk Supers To Have Clubhouse
Sidewalk superintendents in New York will soon enjoy a new 65 foot long observation deck and clubhouse overlooking the $70 million Time and Life building under construction on the Avenue of the Americas. The setup includes picture windows and a canopy for viewing convenience.
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New York
Avenue of the Americas
Vanishing $10,000 Revealed By Suit
Goodman Markets Inc files in Superior Court to recover 2500 from Baker B. Hardin and Southern Arizona Bank. County investigators traced more than 10000 missing since March 1956 with six stores affected. polygraph tests cited, no criminal charges filed.
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Atty
Oliver T. Hamilton
Superior
Goodman Markets Inc
Baker B. Hardin
Armored Motor Service of
Tucson
Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Co., Inc
Raul H. Castro
Charles K. Coates
Coates
Armored Car Service
Goodman
AMS
Coroner Links Frogman Crabb to Disappearance Case
A coroner ruled the June 9 headless frogman found in the English Channel is Cmdr. Lionel Crabb, the British diver who vanished near Portsmouth in 1956. The finding ends speculation of a Russian propaganda stunt but gives no cause of death. Crabb’s wife Margaret attended the inquest as the case lingered with Cold War tensions.
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Chichester
England
Cmdr
Lionel Crabb
Portsmouth
Crabb
English Channel
Ordzhonikidze
Nikolai Bulganin
Margaret Crabb
London
Soviet Union
Record Heat Continues Across Tucson and West
For the second straight day Tucson set a heat record with 107 degrees, surpassing the 105 from 1953. The forecast shows little relief with high cloudiness tonight and tomorrow, while other cities like Yuma 112 Phoenix 110 El Paso 104 and Douglas 102 also hit triple digits. Portland cooled the trend with a 65 high and 59 low.
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Tucson
Yuma
Phoenix
el Paso
Tex
Douglas
Portland
Ore
Louisiana Warned On Hurricane Audrey Expected To Hit
The U.S. Weather Bureau warned Louisiana that Hurricane Audrey first of the year would strike tomorrow night with 100 mph winds. Gusts to 5 to 8 feet were forecast along the coast and the Mississippi Sound as the storm moved from the Bay of Campeche toward the Gulf.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Audrey
U.S. Weather Bureau
Bay of Campeche
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Sound
Mississippi Near Flood Threat Warns of Rising Waters
The Mississippi River nears flood stage as swollen tributaries push levels higher. More than 105 Minnesota families evacuate, with thunderstorms dropping rain in Minneapolis and surrounding areas. Forecasters warn of river levels reaching about three feet above flood stage by Friday near St. Paul.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
North Atlantic Coast
Albany
N. Y
Burlington
St. Paul
Minn
Soviets Back U.S. Plan To Curb Armament Step
The Soviet Union agreed in principle to a U S plan to mothball ships planes tanks and guns as a first step toward East West disarmament. The proposal calls for lists of conventional weapons reduced and stored in international controlled depots pending verification and later scrapping or peaceful use. Britain France and Canada endorsed the plan in principle.
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U.S
Valerian Zorin
Stassen
Russia
United States
Britain
France
U. S
Canada
Eisenhower Seeks Pause In Nuclear Tests
President Eisenhower said scientists report potential progress toward a clean bomb but reiterated the goal of suspending atomic tests with Russia. He outlined a disarmament package including halted production of new fissionable material, limited aerial inspections, and manpower reductions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
White House
State Dulles
Eight year old dies after bicycle collision with truck
Sharon Ruth Lister, 8, of 1607 North Mountain Avenue, died at Tucson Medical Center from head injuries after her bicycle struck a moving U S Mail truck driven by James T. Jacobs at N Highland Avenue and E Lee Street. Jacobs swerved to avoid her but could not prevent impact. The accident marks Pima County’s 27th traffic fatality this year. Jacobs, 25, stated he entered the intersection traveling about 20 mph. A witness described the girl riding rapidly. first aid was given at the scene. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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William S. Lister
Mountain Ave
Pima County
Sharon
N. Highland Ave
E. Lee St
U. S
James T. Jacobs
E. 1St St
Jacobs
W. N. Rosecrans
E. Ellis St
State Chiefs To OK Study
The National Governors Conference inches toward approval of a resolution to study federal state functions and revenue. Governors from both parties doubt wholesale transfer of federal duties to states. Arizona Governor Ernest W. McFarland urged states jointly finance large irrigation projects with revenue bonds repaid from project product sales.
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National Governors Conference
Eisenhower
Governors Conference
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
McFarland
Brewster Guilty of Contempt by U S Judge
Federal Judge John J. Sirica convicts Teamsters Union Vice President Frank W. Brewster of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before a Senate subcommittee. Brewster attended the Western conference meeting in San Diego where he was reappointed chairman, while Sirica ruled in absentia.
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Washington
John J. Sirica
Teamsters Union
Frank W. Brewster
Congress
Brewster
Teamsters
Senate
San Diego
Calif
Dave Beck
Sirica
John K. Pickens
Pickens
Supreme Court
County Officials Warn Tax Levy Could Rise Further
Pima County finance Director Merritt Schwan warned taxes may exceed the 33.4 percent rise after the State Tax Commission estimate for 1957-58 sales tax receipts reduces expected funds to about 2.47 million dollars. He noted previous year receipts and surpluses, and said the levy could push the rate per 100 of assessed valuation toward 2.20 dollars.
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Merritt Schwan
Pima County
Schwan
State
State Tax Commission
Power Meet Powerless at Public Power Convention
The American Public Power Association opened its annual convention in New York and faced a power shortage. A light failed at the speakers' podium and exhibit displays ran weak on power. A radio engineer accidentally blew a fuse by plugging AC equipment into a DC socket.
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New York
The
American Public Power Assn
A.C
D.C
Arizona cotton growers lash at Udall over soil bank payments
Arizona cotton leaders condemn Rep. Udall for calling soil bank payouts lavish while stressing farmers followed the law. E S McSweeny of the Cotton Growers Assn cites the program’s legitimacy and argues payments critics should focus on the law itself.
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Arizona
Udall
D Ariz
E. S. McSweeny
Arizona Cotton Growers Assn
Soil Bank
McSweeny
Tucson Democrat
Congress
House
Colle
Jack Harris
Chi Sahuarita
Gila Bend
Harris
Sahuarita
Citizen literary award honors Daily Citizen reporter
Daily Citizen reporter wins a national literary award for a western novel in the Inside the Citizen Literary Award feature. The item appears on Page 3 of the edition.
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Daily Citizen
Marana
Marana Air Base
Nickerson
China
Chou En-lai
Military money cut restored in Senate plan
A Senate appropriations subcommittee voted to restore about 1 billion dollars of the 2.565 billion dollar cut from the armed forces budget by the House. The panel aims to apportion funds among the Army Navy and Air Force, keeping total near 34.56 billion for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Senate
House
Army
Navy
Air Force
Armed Services
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