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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1966
Page
6
Governor Sam Goddard announced a state package insurance program by his advisory panel that increased fire and liability coverage while cutting costs. He cited a $45,720 taxpayer saving and the consolidation of 90 separate polices into one system under the Finance Department.
Former Tucson resident John J Fleming 19 was killed in action in Viet Nam after being wounded in a battle last Friday. Son of James F Fleming a former sheriff's lieutenant, Fleming joined the Marines at 18 and was to be discharged next February. He attended All Saints School in Tucson.
Fred Ybarra Smith 43 sentenced for obstructing justice to 2 to 3 years in state prison. Antonio T Burruell 33 given 5 years probation for petty theft with prior conviction. Lola Maria Pina 26 received 2 years probation for burglary.
London state carrier BOAC received authorization to acquire six 400 seat Boeing 747 jet airliners for delivery in 1969 and 1970. Aviation Minister Fred Mulley informed Parliament.
Two Los Angeles men Robert Johnson 48 and Forrest Vagalore 50 drowned near Rocky Point Mexico twelve miles southeast in the Gulf of California. Authorities say the deaths were due to suffocation by immersion after a suspected plane crash July 24. Mexican and local officials collaborated as Pima County officers awaited full reports.
A top Pentagon official told Congress a freeze may limit Army National Guard and Reserve enlistments until basic training backlogs are reduced. Deputy Defense Secretary Cyrus Vance said only non-prior service enlistees who can begin active duty training within 120 days would be accepted, with 119000 guardsmen and 31000 reservists in the selected reserve. Training camps are crowded due to Viet Nam war inductions, restricting civilian organization intake to 50000 annually.
Joseph P. Kennedy, 77, former ambassador and patriarch of the Kennedy family, was admitted to New England Baptist Hospital in Boston for a medical checkup. His personal physician Dr. Russell Boles reported his condition as good.
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