Deaths Doings and Tombstone Press in Realist Tombstone Era
Retired Pulitzer editor Douglas D. Martin recalls Tombstone Epitaph notes and Tucson Daily Citizen ties. He cites the Epitaph editorial stance on law and justice amid Tombstone killings, mass homicide charges, and famed events like the OK Corral and Johnny Behind the Deuce, with page 2 continuation promised.
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Detroit Free Press
University of Arizona
Tombstone
John P. Clum
Tucson
Pima
Tucson Daily Citizen
Citizen
Clum
OK Corral
Johnny-Behind-the- Deuce
Johnny- Behind-the-Deuce
Corral
Key Question Unsettled in Faubus Courtroom Drama
In Little Rock the Davies injunction fight over school integration continues as Faubus supporters leave court after a heated exchange. Davies proceeds with witness examination while questions linger about whether an injunction would hold during appeal and how National Guard involvement would proceed. Dr. William G. Cooper testifies the board backed an integration plan and most residents seem to support gradual, legal integration.
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U. S
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Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
U. S. Supreme Court
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Central High School
William G. Cooper
Little Rock
Cooper
National Guard
Central High
Blossom
Textbook Shortage Pinches Arizona Schools
Arizona schools face a textbook shortage amid an 12 percent enrollment rise, with arithmetic books hardest hit. Tucson uses double sessions in some grades to offset scarcity while officials warn the state lacks data on school needs and temporary classrooms.
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M. L. Brooks
Tucson
John E. Timbers
Department of Public Instruction
Arizona Education Assn
AEA
Federal Bureau of Education
Arizona
Ore Import Curb Put Up To Ike
John Clark, president of the International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, charges President Eisenhower with halting the influx of cheap foreign ore. He says the President must act, noting a House committee urged action under tariff powers.
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John Clark
International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers
Eisenhower
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Clark
Fort Ban Kept On Gatherings
Fort Huachuca maintains a ban on large meetings and entertainment as influenza cases rise among about 280 military and civilian personnel. About 150 hospitalized, 251 treated at home, with schools clubs and post theaters closed until control. Brig. Gen. Ralph Nelson says cases are mild and not at dangerous level. Tests ongoing to determine if Asian flu variant.
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Public Information Office
Ralph Nelson
Grace Is Expecting Second Child at Monaco Palace
Princess Grace of Monaco is reportedly pregnant with her second child, due in March. Princess Caroline, born January 23, is Grace’s daughter from her marriage to Prince Rainier III, who wed Grace on April 18, 1956.
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Monaco
Grace
Grace Kelly
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Philadelphia
Palace
Prince Rainier
Caroline
Whizzes at Quizzes U S Queries Topped by Wetback Answers
Charles Hoffman reports on a handful of federal prisoners who entered the United States illegally from Mexico and provided candid, often humorous, responses to questions about organization membership and immigration status. They reveal histories of Alcoholics Anonymous membership and multiple deportations.
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Mexico
Rganiza
Hoffa Men Ordered to Show Cause Over Union Convention
Federal District Judge F Dickinson Letts ordered James R Hoffa and other Teamsters leaders to show cause on September 27 why the upcoming union convention should not be barred from electing officers. Page 8 reference.
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F. Dickinson Letts
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
Radar spots enemy at three thousand miles
News brief notes United States perfecting radar capable of detecting targets up to 3000 miles away on the domestic radar frontier. The item sits among a list of wire service style briefs with multiple page references.
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United States
Middle East
West
Mideast
Dulles
Archie Moore
Arizona Album and Public Records Highlights
A compact reader’s guide lists sections including Weather Maps and World News. Highlights include Movie pages, a crosswords puzzle market, and editorials. The Public Records column and financial notes are noted for quick reference across the Arizona edition.
Nothing but Blue Skies Weather Note
Forecast calls for clear skies with little temperature change for the weekend. No rain expected in the valley as autumn weather persists. Yesterday's high reached 90 degrees with a low of 61 early today.
300 Back On Job At Phone Firm
More than 300 Tucson workers ended a four day walkout by telephone exchange equipment installers after a settlement. Pickets were removed from the main and East offices at eleven last night. Western Electric installers and about 250 switchboard operators and maintenance personnel remain linked to CWA Local 8526.
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Tucson
Frank Derrick
CWA
Western Electric
Derrick
Coxon Seeks Throwout of Marana Tucson Road Survey
Arizona Highway Commission asked to discard a survey covering Marana and Tucson by Planning Corp of America. William Coxon cites conflict of interest with Dr. Arthur W. Gutenberg, who also surveys for the Arizona Motor Transport Assn. and Phoenix real estate ties. The association opposes bypass plans on U.S. Route 80 and Tucson Benson route.
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Arizona Highway Commission
Marana
Tucson
Planning Corp. of America Inc
William Coxon
Arizona Motor Hotel Assn
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Gutenberg
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Highway Commission
Coxon
Tucson-Benson Highway
Motor Hotel Association
Eisenhower saddened by Little Rock integration stalemate
President Eisenhower is deeply disappointed over the failure to voluntary comply with the court order to integrate Central High School in Little Rock. Gov. Faubus refuses to bow to federal subpoenas and disqualifies Judge Davies, keeping National Guardsmen at the school as the Arkansas showdown unfolds.
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