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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1959
Page
29
Senate and House tax writers met behind closed doors to reconcile revisions to a tax bill. The measure would raise taxes on stock investments and repeal the 10 percent travel tax while extending key corporate and excise tax rates for one year. A midnight deadline looms to avert a $3 billion revenue shortfall.
More than 1,000 educators meet in Lawrence to draft a teacher training plan acceptable to both professional teachers and liberal arts scholars. They debate how much time to devote to teaching methods versus general education and expect regional meetings next year to discuss final recommendations.
Chicago ceded the title of the world s fattest telephone directory to New York. The Chicago directory now has 1 779 pages versus New York City s 1 836 pages. Illinois Bell cut Chicago s size by using five columns per page. Chicago still tops in listings with about one million entries versus Manhattan s 776 000.
Mrs. Gerald FE Hendrickson, mother of 12 children, said the tale of a woman bearing four consecutive sets of twins sounded routine. The Hendricksons’ Navy family includes her husband, a chief petty officer.
Twelve year old Jane Hadley, returning from swimming class in Kansas City, resists combing her tangled hair. She explains she is the only girl in the class and all the boys have crew cuts, making her feel singled out in their life-saving lessons.
Liberace ended his British concert tour at London Airport and left for Paris. He thanked fans and said he carries the nicest memories after winning a libel suit against a British paper. He noted friendly press in Manchester after the royal performance.
In Buenos Aires the threat to President Frondizi eased but his new economic chief Alvaro Alsogaray struggles to recruit aides for free enterprise reform. Labor unions and Peronist figures deter candidates as rumors of military dissent fade and markets firm slightly.
A Tulsa radio newsman over the city airwaves described a traffic jam in a small area but corrected himself, saying he sighted two used car lots instead. The onair misstatement occurred during an airplane traffic broadcast over Tulsa.
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