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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1959
Page
1
Sergeant Croswell and Trooper Vasisko, aided by federal agents, surveilled a Vestal motel and Barbara's Endicott property on November 13 1957 after a bad check report. A high profile mob gathering emerged at Barbara's estate with at least two ex convicts and delegates from multiple states.
A four engine TWA Constellation with 71 aboard crashed near Milan today in flames. Most victims were Italian and American. ground casualties reported none. The plane had departed from Milan Malpensa to Paris en route to Chicago and 40 passengers boarded in Milan.
President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth formally opened the St Lawrence Seaway in Montreal in a half billion dollar project ceremony. Thousands cheered as they delivered keynote speeches. the Queen praised the project as a monument to friendship and North American development while Eisenhower joked about weather and spoke in French.
Four thirsty Arizona women challenged Arizona Corporation Commission representative Pete Waggoner alleging the A Mountain Water Co. provides no flowing water. They threatened to stay at his side until pipes deliver water, citing heat and unaddressed ACC orders after a sale to Mrs. Itzweire.
In Covington Louisiana a state court ordered Gov Earl K Long released from Southeast Louisiana Hospital at Mandeville ending 27 days confinement. Judge Robert Jones signed the dismissal order and Long returned to public life quickly after a hospital board purge of officials seeking his release.
The report notes extreme heat with yesterday’s high near 102 and a heat index around 80. It cites a cooler trend tomorrow with a high around 80 and a low near 70, while 2 pm readings show 101 with 10 percent humidity.
Louis Armstrong sits up in Spoleto receives coffee and brandy as doctors report his heart rate normal and good after two pulmonary crises. Nurses say the 58 year old trumpeter shows progress and his band plans to return to New York soon.
Inside The Citizen Apalachin offers concise sketches of the 60 men who attended the Apalachin gangland meeting in Apalachin New York. The report notes the notable figures present and previews further coverage on Page 7.
Union leader David J. McDonald refused further talks with an industry wide team as the steel contract nears expiry at midnight June 30. He urged 12 major producers to meet that night after calling a two hour session a farcical filibuster. The industry negotiator said the union refused to resume discussions this afternoon.
A Phoenix group led by Walter Ong filed a motion in Maricopa County Superior Court to intervene in the receivership of Arizona Savings & Loan Association. They seek a full audit, removal of the state receiver, appointment of the banking superintendent as conservator, and cooperation in reorganization to protect 40,000 depositors.
Senate and House conferees abandoned most tax slashing proposals in the bill extending corporate and excise taxes at wartime levels for another year. The compromise keeps budget receipts and expenditures in fiscal 1960 unchanged. Ratification by both chambers is pending.
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