Douglas RB66 Test Flight Skips Prototyping Phase
Douglas and the air force announced a successful first flight of the RB66, flown by test pilot George R. Jansen from Long Beach and landing at Edwards AFB. The secret jet bomber was produced without extended handmade prototype testing, with Tucson seen as a future jet testing site.
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Douglas
Long Beach
Air Force
Tucson
Municipal
George R. Jansen
Edwards Air Force Base
Southern Pacific
Langtry
Tex
Pecos
Basic Steel Wage Pact Is Approved
The CIO United Steelworkers approved a package contract with U S Steel and six other top producers delivering a five cent hourly raise and fringe benefits. The agreement covers about 600 000 steelworkers and is to be signed this afternoon after the wage policy board reviews final terms.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers Executive Board
U. S. Steel Corp
USW
Cease Fire Aim Amid Guatemalan Power Shift
Unidentified P47 fighter attacked a U S air force C47 transport on a mercy mission to Guatemala. Officials describe the incident as possible mistaken identity amid regional turmoil and a coup in Guatemala that installed a military junta led by Col Carlos Enrique Diaz.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Esquipulas
Guatemala
Charles Sawyer
Detroit
Mich
el Salvador
Sawyer
Carlos Castillo Armas
David Harkins
Charles A. Luke
Joseph Balint
Jack E. Overton
Gilbert Ecker
John J. Carroll
Armaments Cuts For World: Ike and Churchill Outline Plan
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill called for general and drastic reductions of world armaments under safeguards. They outlined six points including unity through the Atlantic Charter, aid to nations seeking independence, free UN supervised elections, regional security under the UN, and building economic and military strength to pursue peace.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Churchill
Ottawa
Canada
U.N
Organization of Regional
Southeast Asia
Foreign Aid Funds Opposed For Locarno Pact
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to bar U S foreign aid funds from supporting Eden’s Locarno style Southeast Asia pact or any treaty maintaining Communist rule in Asia. The amendment targets Indochina funds about 1.5 million dollars and requires none used for governments pledged to keep Communist rule. The State Department reportedly has no opposition to the amendment. President Eisenhower and Churchill had not mentioned Eden’s proposal in their joint talks.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U. S
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
House
Anthony Eden
State Department
United States
Eden
Winston Churchill
Indochina
Asia
Copper output in Arizona tops national share
Arizona produced nearly 43 percent of U S copper last year according to the state Department of Mineral Resources. R C Manning head of the agency reported 300 short tons valued at 225 9 000 dollars with output rising from 395 719 in 1952 to 4135 870 in 1951.
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Phoenix
Arizona
State Department of Mineral Resources
R. C. Manning
French abandon strongpoint An Khe after Vietminh ambushes
The French and Vietnamese pull out of An Khe in central Viet Nam after a two day Vietminh ambushes. The retreat follows a five month campaign failure and signals regrouping of forces in Indochina. The withdrawal includes an airlift of 1,000 Vietnamese and a westward march toward Pleiku amid ongoing clashes with rebels.
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Saigon
Indochina
Viet Nam
An Khe
China Sea
Vietminh
Pleiku
Henri Navarre
Navarre
Paul Ely
Red River Delta
Rio Grande Flood Roars Down the River Limiting Towns
Floodwaters from the Rio Grande roaring past Del Rio Eagle Pass and Laredo swelled to a crest near 64 feet at Laredo while Ozona reported 15 deaths from accompanying floods. Eagle Pass evacuated hundreds as highways bridges failed and the towns fled to higher ground.
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Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Ozona
American Red Cross
The
Highway Patrol
Associated Press
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
International Highway Bridge
National Guard
W. H. Brown
Devils River
Pecos River
Devil's River
Piedras Negras
Mercury Tries A Comeback In Tucson Heat
The Tucson area reached 101 degrees, cooler than last year’s 107 record. Morning low was 71 with statewide variances: Phoenix 103-70, Yuma 106-75, Prescott 88-54, Douglas 95-64, Flagstaff 77-42, Winslow 93-59.
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Tucson
Mercury
Phoenix
Yuma
Prescott
Douglas
Flagstaff
Winslow
Smith Seeks State Senate Re election
State Sen. Jim Smith of Graham will seek re election to the Arizona Senate after withdrawing from the governorship race He argued that citizens must realize big business controls both the legislature and the governor s office He cited goals of school tax relief better public health laws more old age assistance and tax equalization as priorities under current conditions
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Central
Jim Smith
Graham
Arizona
Senate
Smith
Oppenheimer Denied Security Clearance by AEC Vote
The atomic energy commission denied security clearance to Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer by a 4-1 vote. The Senate sent to President Eisenhower a bill extending the reciprocal trade agreements act to June 12, 1955.
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Washington — I
The
Atomic Energy Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Valley Bank Official Galland Dies in Phoenix
Louis G. Galland, 72, top authority on farm and ranch financing, senior vice president of Valley National Bank, collapsed at his desk in Phoenix and died from a cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by widow Helen and sister Mrs Henry Moorehouse of Waupun Wisconsin.
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Phoenix
Louis G. Galland
Galland
The
Valley National Bank
Helen
Henry Moorehouse
Waupun
Wis
House Votes to Reaffirm U S Resolve in Western Hemisphere
The House and Senate unanimously approved a resolution by a 371 to 0 roll call, reaffirming U S determination to prevent Communist interference in Western Hemisphere affairs, passing without debate after the Senate's action last week.
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Washington
House
Senate
United States
Guatemala Sees Four Governments In 36 Hours As Coup Tops Diaz
Monzon who led a brief junta, forms a new ruling group with Lt. Mauricio Dos Bois and Jose Luis Cruz Salazar after Diaz falls amid rebel pressure from Col. Castillo. Castillo accuses Diaz of harboring communists and failing to negotiate. Monzon lifts censorship and frees political prisoners, ousts Mussons from office, and drives many into asylum or hiding.
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Col. Castillo
Diaz
Monzon
Mauricio Dos Bois
Jose Luis Cruz Salazar
Guatemaaa
Guatemala
Castillo
Tucson
Arbenz
Mus Nists
Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow Outdoor Meterdramer Returns
Public schedule lists events in Tucson including an outdoor meterdramer tonight and tomorrow. Voter registration at Apartment 37 San Carlos annex South Scott Ave at 6 to 8 30 PM precedes an 8 30 PM screening of Because Their Hearts Were Pure at Lodge on the Desert. An UA summer session play Ladies in Retirement appears at Student Union ballroom at 8 PM with free public access after student ticket reservations.
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Tucson
San Carlos Apartment Annex
South Scott Avenue
Tucson Little Theater Presents
Student Union
Haver-MacMurray wed in quiet ceremony
The couple Haver and MacMurray exchange vows in a small ceremony reported in the society notices. Guests included family and close friends as they begin married life, with local congratulations pouring in.
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Col. Diaz
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U.S. Steel Corp
U.S
Guatemala City
Elfego Monzon
Portofolio
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Carlos Enrique Diaz
Ike
Winnie
Locarno
League of Women Voters
Pima County Recorder
Bulletins
Valley Bank
TLT
Capehart
Haver-MacMurray
Amphi
Dr. Byrd
Maryland
Ariz
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