Fiesta Parade and Bullfight Highlight Nogales Fiestas de Mayo
Thousands lined Nogales border city streets for a preview of the Fiestas de Mayo parade, with colorfully marching units crossing the border. A Sunday finale will feature a major bullfight with matador Fermin Rivera pairing with Antonio Velasquez, as Torrecillas bulls display power and horns, plus Gaston Santos performing on horseback.
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Clifton Abbott
Ambos Nogales
Arizona
Sonora
Nogales
Fermin Rivera
Spain
Mexico
Antonio Velasquez
Torrecillas
Gaston- Santos
Latin America
Democrats Flex Muscles in Farm Price Support Vote
The House backed restoring high rigid farm price supports by a 206 to 201 vote, defying the Eisenhower administration. It followed earlier tax-cut moves, with Speaker Rayburn and leaders leading the party while 185 members opposed or abstained.
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Washington
House
Congress
Rayburn
D-Tex
Weather Forecast with Mixed Skies and Warm Mornings
Morning readings show cool starts with bright sun and peppy days. A generally fair pattern is expected with variable clouds tonight and tomorrow, wind at times, and a few showers in higher mountains. Temperature remains mild with yesterday's 92 high to 53 low range repeated in nearby cities.
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Flagstaff
Yuma
Phoenix
Prescott
New York
Mavertck
Apalachicola
Employment Sets Record For April
Washington reports a record employment level for April with unemployment down from March. Gains occurred in agriculture and construction and trade and services, while factory payrolls rose about 40,000 despite usual March-to-April declines. Total civilian employment reached 61,685,000 from early March to early April.
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Washington
Mitchell
Walter Williams
Voters split as Rhodes and Udall back administration bill
In a close term price support vote Rhodes and Udall joined the administration's side, but the bill failed. The tally showed 29 Democrats and 172 Republicans for the administration against 21 Republicans and 29 Democrats. Some switchers helped the final margin. President Eisenhower warned a veto could stand. The farm bill looks set to linger into 1955.
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Arizona
Rhodes
Udall
Rayburn
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Nationalists Lay Defensive Minefields
Chiang Kai-shek's headquarters announced that defensive minefields have been laid in the territorial waters of Nationalist China's offshore islands to deter a Communist invasion of Formosa. The report notes Communist artillery fire on Amoy and air actions near the Matsus, with Nationalist planes clashing with Red MiGs and gunboats damaged in Amoy bay.
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Spencer Moosa
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Amoy
Little Quemoy
Quemoy
Derby favorite Nashua tossed from ride at Churchill Downs
Eddie Arcaro escaped injury after being thrown from Alice, the Derby favorite Nashua’s mount, in the second race at Churchill Downs. Arcaro was unhurt as he fell while approaching the starting gate in the three quarter mile dash.
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Louisville
Eddie Arcara
Nashua
Churchill ‘Downs
Arcaro
Alice
Temporary halt to Salk polio vaccine distribution
U S Surgeon General Leonard Scheele announced a temporary halt in releasing more Salk polio vaccine while top scientists review safety conditions. He testified before the House Banking Committee, noting local programs will continue with already-cleared supplies as federal approvals for new lots are delayed.
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Washington
Leonard Scheele
Scheele
Public Health Service
House Banking Committee
Esther M. Closson
City
Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Laboratories
Detroit
Closson
Clude
National Foundation For
Polio Foundation
The
Health Service
Foundation
Diem Aims For Republic Amid Recognition Push
Saigon reports Ngo Dinh Diem seeks to declare a republic if Western recognition comes. The informant says Diem expects quick backing from Japan, the Philippines, Nationalist China, South Korea, Cambodia, and Thailand, while Bao Dai could be ousted. Vietnamese assemblies call to strip and transfer the chief of state’s powers to Diem pending a national election.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Big
Ngo Dinh
Diem Sala Wuay
Diem
Japan
Philippines
China
South Korea
Cambodia
Thailand
Bao Dai
United States
Indochina
Annam
National Assembly
Second Shot Delay Won't Ruin Polio Immunity
U S surgeon general Dr. Leon A Scheele said the second shot of the Salk polio vaccine remains effective even if the interval between doses extends beyond the recommended three to four weeks. He noted seven or eight weeks is acceptable and urged getting the second shot whenever possible to boost immunity.
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Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
U. S
Jonas A. Salk
Scheele
Survival City Blast Results
Survival City Nevada test chief Goodwin says a nuclear detonation would kill all residents within one mile of the tower and cause injuries further out. Survivability hinges on shelter and sturdy construction as families learned in America’s first full scale atomic attack test. See Army, Page 4.
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Survival City
Nev
Federal
Civi
Survival Town
Goodwin
Civil Defense
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
Main Street
Ground Zero
Civil Defense and Atomic Energy Commission
Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow Festival Highlights at UA
Arizona Intercollegiate Speech League events occupy the Student Union junior ballroom with free activities from 8 A.M. to 2 P.M. Tomorrow. The schedule includes Bob Hope Cavalcade of Cranes and a Wizard of Oz performance, a Baseball doubleheader at Hi Corbett Field, a Masters recital by James Martin, and a Bob Hope benefit show at the UA auditorium.
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Arizona l Intercollegiate
YMCA
Tucson Cowboys
Globe-Miami
Hi Corbett Field
James‘Martin
Liberal Arts Auditorium
Arizona
Student Union Building
Junior Ballroom
Carnegie
Speedway Washwell
ASC
Tempe
Asc-Tempe
Tucson Bridge Club
Tucson Cowspoys
Mexicali
Hi Corbett
Bobd Hope
Cavalcade of Stars
Pima County
Arizona Association For Mental Health
UA Auditorium
Cinco de Mayo chaos and jail strike dominate editions
Busy Cinco de Mayo events in Ambos Nogales and San Antonio spark scenes of celebration and riot. The paper notes murder violence in a jail strike and highlights a phony concert promoting goodwill. Other items include community fundraising, commencement speakers, and entertainment listings.
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Ambos Nogales
San Antonio
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