Jail Store Controversy Highlights Burr Administration
Sheriff Burr's decade old jail store operation is publicly accounted but the report lacks CPA certification and full archive access. The Tucson Daily Citizen findings note director control by Burr and disputed roles for county personnel, raising questions about broader department practices and Burr’s re election bid.
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Walden V. Burr
Sheriff's Department
Burr
Tucson Daily Citizen
CPA
Board of Supervisors
Sheriff’s Department
Tucson Traffic Test Expands to East 5th-6th Artery
A three-lane westbound morning and eastbound evening configuration began Monday on Tucson’s East 5th 6th artery between North Highland and North Dodge. If the three month trial succeeds, the plan could grow citywide with one way streets and expanded sidewalks in the downtown corridor.
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Tucson
East 5Th-6th
North Highland Avenue
North Dodge Blvd
Central Business District
Thomas Via
6Th
East Broadway
East Speedway
Moderates Prevail GOP in The Mainstream
Miami Beach columnist Roscoe Drummond argues moderates are shaping the 1968 GOP. The platform backs Nixon or Rockefeller, aims for pragmatic centrist policy, and endorses a measured Vietnam stance while promising vigorous urban reform and civil rights enforcement.
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Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Tucson Daily Citizen Publisher and editors listed
The Tucson Daily Citizen shows William A. Small Jr. as Publisher Clyde D. Lowery as Managing Editor and William 8. Milburn as Editorial Page Editor, outlining leadership roles at the newspaper.
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William A. Small Jr
Clyde D. Lowery
William 8. Milburn
Editor’s stance on newspaper endorsements in campaigns
A Tucson Daily Citizen editor argues for principled endorsements or nonendorsement in primaries and general elections. Endorsements guide voters but do not guarantee outcomes, and newspapers may pass when no candidate fits. The piece defends objective, informed choice and stresses the role of a free press in democracy.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
Abolish the Electoral College: Letters Call for Constitutional Reform
In a letter to the editor, the writer urges abolishing the Electoral College to ensure the popular vote governs the presidency. Cites Adams, Hayes, and Harrison as presidents elected without the largest popular vote and argues for constitutional amendment and House involvement to resolve the system.
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John Quincy Adams
Rutherford B. Hayes
Benjamin Harrison
Electoral College
House of Representatives
Congress
We Must Prepare Way for Immigration in Arizona
In 1887 the Arizona Citizen argues that immigration hinges on building canals and irrigation to develop land. It cites Phoenix and Florence as models, favoring a large canal to create a producing, consuming community and enable newcomers to settle and farm along fertile banks. Compiled by India Smalley Moore.
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Phenix
Florence
California
Political aspirant questions Goldwater record in Tucson meeting
The Citizen reports a Young Democrats of Greater Tucson meeting where a speaker challenged anyone to name Goldwater's deeds for Arizona. The remarks, attributed to Brother Lawrence Hogan, reference the senator's quiet actions for the state and invite factual scrutiny.
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Citizen
Young Democrats
Greater Tucson
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
State of
Arizona
How Senate Works movie proposal draws critics
A column critiques Senators Hartke and Murphy proposing a 35000 dollar Hollywood style documentary to show Senate operations. The piece lampoons the budget, predicts naively revealing cloakroom deals, and suggests the House might follow with a double feature. It also notes other topics in the era such as crime reports and mutual funds.
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Don Maclean
U.S. Senate
Senate
Vance Hartker
Ind
George Murphy
Calif
House
Shirley Temple
Gary Merrill
Steve Allen
Crime Commission
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