Missing Miners Found Dead After Wreck Near Tucson
Two men Manuel L. Obregon age 50 and Cruz Rios age 65 were found dead in a wrecked pickup truck in a ravine near a mining claim south west of Tucson. Buzzards led deputies to the scene. Obregon and Rios were missing since Wednesday with the last sighting at 10:30 a.m. in the Sierrita Mining District. Obregon leaves a daughter Genevieve and wife Emilia Lizarraga Obregon plus another daughter Evangelina Valdez. Rios is survived by sister Anita Burruel.
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Manuel L. Obregon
S. Park Ave
Cruz Rios
S. 10Th Ave
Tucson
Britton Ranch
Sasabe Highway
Three Points
Buzzards
Charles Wright
Genevieve Rodriguez
Obregon
Sierrita
Genevieve
Emilia Lizarraga Obregon
Evangelina Valdez
Rios
Anita Burruel
Check Writer in Pompton Plains Fined for $200 Bad Check
James F. Russell of Pompton Plains was arraigned in Riverdale New Jersey on a charge of issuing a bad check for $200. Magistrate John Greco found him guilty of the charge and fined him $25 after Russell presented the check in court.
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Riverdale
James F. Russell
Pompton Plains
John Greco
Russell
Greco
Clouds Bring Cooling Weekend Forecast in Old Pueblo
Weather forecast calls for variable cloudiness and cooler afternoons in the Old Pueblo after five days above 105 degrees. Winds will occur with occasional mountain thunderstorms in east and north central Arizona. Yesterday reached 105, near the daily record, with a low of 4 this morning.
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Old Pueblo
Arizona
City Demo Leader Dies Of Leukemia
William Evans Bagley 48 Tucson Democratic Central Committee chairman died of leukemia after a short illness at a local hospital. He was Elks State Hospital superintendent, resident since 1945, born 1908 in Columbus Georgia. He held multiple church and civic posts and left two sons, with funeral arrangements by Bring's Funeral Home.
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William Evans Bagley
Tucson
Democratic Central Committee
Bagley
Elks State Hospital
Columbus
Mr Bagley
Goodwater High School
Coosa County
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Dun & Bradstreet Inc
Catalina Methodist Church
Methodist Men's Club
Tucson Elks Club
Uptown Optimist Club
Mary
E. Adams St
Hilton Lanier
U. S. Army
Okinawa
James Edward
Rufus Beauregard
Birmingham
Ala
Bring’s Funeral Home
Survivors Search Wreckage for Loved Ones in Cameron
In Cameron Louisiana stunned residents hunted missing family members amid floodwater and rubble after Hurricane Audrey. Survivors described scenes of loss at a temporary morgue in an ice house with more than 50 bodies, while townsfolk mourned and blamed authorities for warnings.
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Cameron
Charles Leboeuf
Lebouef
Gulf of Mexico
Army officer questions Nickerson future in the service
Maj. Gen. Medaris testified at Col. John C. Nickerson Jr.’s court martial that Nickerson showed no future potential for the Army and violated orders by pushing into the roles and missions fight over missile development. Medaris said Nickerson’s judgment needed tempering and questioned if it could be tempered now.
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Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson Jr
John B. Medarfis
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Medaris
Washington
Nickerson
Army
Pentagon
Armed Services
Acting director names temporary athletic head in July plan
Inside the Citizen reports President Harvill bypassed the July 1 target by appointing a temporary athletic director. The piece notes the change impacts July progress and school athletics administration.
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Harvill
Cowboys
Tucson Cowboys
Cosmopolitan
Foothills
Postal Charges Rising in Special Services
Postmaster General Summerfield announced July 1 increases in special postal services including special delivery letters money orders and insurance to help reduce the postal department deficit of 651 million dollars in fiscal 1958. The hikes are projected to raise around 28 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Summerfield
Schrunk Not Guilty
Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk was acquitted of perjury after a state circuit court jury found he did not lie to a grand jury about denying a gambler's bribe. The verdict ends the perjury charge but leaves Schrunk with a lengthy effort to restore his name.
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Portland
Ore
Terry Schrunk
Eisenhower Declares Louisiana Texas Major Disaster Areas
President Eisenhower designated hurricane ravaged sections of Louisiana and Texas as major disaster areas eligible for federal aid. He urged national aid to Red Cross relief efforts and ordered use of all government facilities to assist local authorities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Louisiana
Texas
Red Cross
James C. Hagerty
Leo Hoegh
Gettysburg, Pa
Hagerty
Gettysburg
Death toll in Cameron Parish rises amid Audrey devastation
Lake Charles American Press projects 250 deaths in Cameron Parish Louisiana from Audrey, up from civil defense 150. Mayor Sidney Gray notes 150 may exclude 61 recovered. Civil Defense says 400 await evacuation as heavy debris removal begins. missing figures range 200 to 300 in Region 5. Air Force helicopter operations aid Grand Chenier.
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Lake Charles
Sidney Gray
Civil Defense
Cameron
Black Bayou
Civil Defense Office
Region 5
Dallas
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Louisiana
Maj
Joe Carroll
Lake Charles Air Force Base
Grand Cheniere
Stan
Snakes and Alligators Ride Audrey Flood To Pecan Island Tragedy
Hurricane Audrey devastates Pecan Island Louisiana as tidal waves scatter snakes toads and alligators. The Broussard family loses four children to drowning and a fifth death by snakebite while others evacuate to Abbeville Hospital. Eighty-year-old resident Jethro Broussard recalls the shock of a fast, deadly surge with homes destroyed and power cut.
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Pecan Island
Audrey
Louisiana
Stephen Broussard
Broussard
Abbeville Hospital
Gulf of Mexico
Jethro Broussard
Galveston
White Lake
Estelle
Laurissa
Veronia
Stephen Jr
Major U.S. Hurricanes Through History
A survey of deadly storms cites Galveston 1900 with 6000 deaths, 1928 Lake Okeechobee with 2500, Caribbean deaths around 1000, 1938 Long Island New England 600 deaths and 250 million in damage, 1926 Miami Hollywood Fort Lauderdale 400 deaths, 1954 northeast storms Carol 68 deaths and Hazel 177 fatalities.
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Galveston
Tex
Lake Okeechobee
Palm Beach
Florida
Caribbean
Long Island
New England
Miami
Hollywood
Fort Lauderdale
United States
Canada
Carol
Hazel
Rescue Effort Crescent Gulf After Massive flood
Debris strewn areas along the Gulf coastline recount hundreds of bodies and thousands homeless after a 20 foot tidal wave from a hurricane. Maj Gen Hufft cites a week to 10 days for final counts as helicopters and ships mount the largest Gulf Coast rescue yet. Red Cross aids 40000 displaced in Texas and Louisiana amid offshore rig damage projected at 15 million dollars.
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Meisler
Gulf of Mexico
Raymond Hufft
Latte
Gulf Coast
Red Cross
Texas
Louisiana
Jack Moss
Abbeyville
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Calcasiou Lake
Faes
Winnfield
Bechtel-McCone Corp
McNutt Oil Co
Arizona State Elks Hospital
Citizen
Prote W. Evans Bagley
By Stanley Meisler
Charles Jeffers
Jeffers
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Dan
Calcasieu River
Esther Henderson
John Crosby
Kay Carson
Molly Mayfield
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Fense
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