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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1964
Page
1
Forecasters warned lingering moisture and cooler air may keep storms in the area today. The Tucson Weather Bureau reported more moisture aloft and patchy showers, with at least three hospitalizations from storm related accidents and vehicles stalled or submerged in flooding.
A high water wall submerged two vehicles after a Tucson Gas and Electric truck tried to help. A bulldozer worked to free them as a farmer and others faced rapid flooding across roads near Marana and Pic ture Rocks Road. Sabine Canyon traffic was halted, and rainfall totals included 2.6 inches at Wild Horse Ranch and 4 inches after 5 p.m. at the airport weather station.
London reports say Red China could perform a crude nuclear test for prestige later this year or early 1965. Officials in Peking remain silent while experts caution a fully developed bomb and delivery systems may take years, with Russian aid absent.
Washington sources say President Johnson asked Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to run his presidential campaign while also removing him from the possible vice presidential slot. Kennedy reportedly pondered the offer as Kennedy aides advised withdrawal from consideration.
The Citizen delivers daily sections including Church News on pages 8 and 9, Comics on pages 28 and 29, Crossword on page 10, Deaths on page 16, Public Records on page 33, Sports on pages 5 through 7, TV Radio Dials on pages 26 and 27, and Woman's View in section 41 to 60. It also highlights Movie Times on page 22 and editorial content across pages 16.
A Bureau of Indian Affairs official reported six bodies recovered after a flash flood swept Nazlini Wash near Chinle Arizona Thursday night. Two more people may be missing, including the children's father Peter Bitsui. Four victims named Bitsui children Delphine Lydia Jerry and Zelma Bitsui. William Bizardi age 21 was also found and another man remained unidentified.
Keith Way, ten, of Oceanside California spent two days studying a chimney from the inside. Police found him yesterday weak and sooty after he had fallen into a vacant drive in restaurant chimney and struggled to climb out.
President Johnson viewed nine to ten Ranger 7 lunar images in the White House cabinet room from NASA and JPL officials. He called the mission a victory for peace and urged continuation toward a manned moon landing, contrasting space progress with earlier travel.
Charlie aims to boost next week's Citizen jackpot to 150 dollars by offering two puzzles on Monday and Tuesday. The correct solution to this week's puzzle is on page 10.
Tucson figure Battaglia’s drivers license, suspended after a July 10 hearing, was reinstated 14 days later by a Phoenix review board. He was stopped near S Alvernon Way after meeting Salvatore Bonanno, son of mafia boss Joseph Bonanno, while authorities verified the restoration.
Viet Cong forces moved within three miles of Saigon near Vinh Loc driving mortar fire toward the airport. Casualties were light as a small outpost held with flare support, and Premier Khanh repudiated back to the north statements amid U S pressure while Malaysia calls for possible future U S combat troops.
Pasadena scientists released 10 Ranger 7 lunar photos showing craters in the Sea of Clouds region and a dust layer under a hard subsoil. They noted some areas near large craters could be landing sites while others are risky due to debris.
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