City Sees Heavy Rain and Hail on Mt Lemmon
Weekend storm drenched Mt Lemmon with 3.1 inches near the Mt Lemmon Inn and hail that melted quickly. Tucson recorded .02 inch rainfall officially, with .24 inch reported in the Tucson Mountains and scattered town areas. Night and late afternoon thunderstorms are forecast for two more days of cool weather. Tony Zimmerman of the Mt Lemmon Inn noted the heaviest rain around 2 p.m.
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Mt. Lemmon Inn
Tucson
Tony Zimmerman
The
Violent Glassport Storm Kills Two and Injures Dozens
A rare 90 mph storm struck Glassport and neighboring towns in western Pennsylvania, flattening buildings and causing two deaths among victims in the Petrosky Hotel. About 70 injured, millions in damages, mayor declares emergency and calls in troops as towns seal off.
Family Found In Superstitions After 36 Hours Missing
Four members of a Tempe family were found on horseback by Pinal County deputies in the rugged Superstition Mountains west of Weaver's Needle after more than 36 hours missing. The group, reported as lost, was located about 11 a.m. and said to be in good condition. Identified were John Anderson 31 Gail Anderson 28 Tom Metz 26 and Jean Matz 30.
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Tempe
Pinal County
Weaver's Needle
John Anderson
AiResearch Manufacturing Division
Arizona State University
Gail
Tom Metz
Anderson
Jean Matz
Weather recap shows light rain and calm after storms
Yesterday yielded .02 inches with 4.42 inches year to date versus 5.41 normal and 3.60 last year. Runoff hit Klinger's Cabins but no damage reported. rocks blocked Palisades road briefly. Lightning caused outages and two minor fires. Bisbee and Tucson area trends noted as warm, humid, and unsettled.
Train Hits Man Flagging It On Tucson Tracks
A 23 year old Tucson man, Arthur Philip Apodaca, was critically injured after attempting to flag down a moving train. His stalled car on North Van Alstine Street was struck 75 feet ahead by the Southern Pacific train at about 4 40 am. Witness Rudolpho Ruiz narrowly escaped injury as he helped try to move the car off the tracks. The engineer said brakes were applied but the train could not stop in time traveling an estimated 35 to 46 mph. The 165 foot path of impact stretches from the point of collision to the car. Apodaca remains in fair condition at St Marys Hospital with a broken left arm, scalp laceration, brain injury and multiple scrapes and bruises. The car is owned by his father, Joe R Apodaca, of 3519 S Lundy. See Picture Page 32.
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Southern Pacific
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S. Lundy
Forces Pay Hike Clears Senate Unit
The Senate Armed Services Committee backed a bill to raise pay for nearly two million servicemembers from $5 to $230 monthly starting Oct 1, with higher pensions for retirees. Sen. Howard W. Cannon said the tracks are cleared to move the measure to the full Senate, hoping for quick passage. The plan would cost about 1.23 billion dollars, versus 222.345 million in the House tally. An amendment set a fixed start date for pay and pensions.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Senate
Cannon
House
Americans Hold Off Red Attack In Korean Front Clash
In predawn fighting near the DMZ a U.S. 1st Cavalry Division outpost repelled grenades thrown by North Korean raiders. Thirteen Americans took minor wounds in a two hour engagement as seven North Koreans offered no confirmed casualties. The attack followed a previous ambush near Panmunjom with three Americans killed and one wounded.
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Korea
Auto Liability Insurance Rise Hits Tucson 20 Percent
Tucson will see a 20 percent hike in automobile liability insurance effective Wednesday, announced by Clarence W. Lord of the Arizona Insurance Department. Statewide increases average 9 percent, with Phoenix up 12.5 percent and Pinal County down 2 percent. The rise applies to policies renewing and primarily affects National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters and National Automobile Underwriters Association members, while nonmember firms may follow in 2-3 months.
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Tucson
Clarence W. Lord
Arizona Insurance Department
Phoenix
Lord
Pinal
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National Automobile Underwriters Association
Arizona
Fat Charlie Needs Trim from Tucson Daily Citizen
Fat Charlie Needs Trim invites readers to solve a crossword puzzle found on page 43 today with clues and puzzle details. Entries are due Thursday at 9 a.m. and winners, if any, will be announced Saturday. prize amount is 350 dollars.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
Woman recounts attack as prowler spree boosts police activity
A Tucson woman described a bedroom assault during a weekend surge of prowler incidents in a two square mile northeast area. Detectives, led by Lt. Richard Greer, questioned 41 men, narrowed to two suspects, and increased patrols as similar breakin attempts were reported on East Helen Street, East Crawford Street, and nearby blocks.
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Ross
Richard Greer
Tectives
Historic partial nuclear test ban hailed to curb Cold War
United States Britain and the Soviet Union signed a partial nuclear test ban in Moscow, a first major East West arms control pact since World War II. Delegations led by Dean Rusk Andrei Gromyko and Lord Home pledged to limit underground tests as the ceremony drew cheers and reaffirms hopes for peace amid Cold War tensions.
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Russia
Great Britain
Kremlin
Moscow
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Lord Home
Gromyko
U Thant
Henry Shapiro
UPI
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Soviet Union
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Nikita
Treaty Isn't Red Trick Harriman Says Soviet Pact Risk
WASHINGTON UPI Harriman disputes that the Moscow nuclear test ban treaty is a trick and endangers U S security He says Khrushchev backs the pact to avoid nuclear war and wants to pressure China The envoy notes Khrushchev fears a split with Red China and doubts a US Soviet mutual alliance would form despite past missteps
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U.S
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
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Russia
Red China
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