Rain Sparred Tucson Crashes injure Nine
A rain soaked spell on Benson Highway near Tucson produced two separate crashes. Patrolman Thomas W. Allen, 38, was hospitalized after sustaining head and arm injuries when his car skidded and struck another driven by Herbert Rapley, 57. Rapley and his family suffered various injuries. A second crash near East 22nd Street involved Virgie Rodarte and daughter Vivian, with both sustaining head injuries. Rodarte’s husband Louis was treated for lesser injuries. A police inquiry will review the incidents.
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East 22Nd Street
Benson Highway
Tucson
Thomas W. Allen
Allen
22Nd Street
Herbert Rapley
Elbow Bay Drive
Alien
Tateson Medical Center
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kapley
Ruth
Lynn
David
Patrick
Virgie Orpha Rodarte
Long Beach
Calif
Rodarte
Vivian Louise
St. Mary’s Hospital
Louis
Two Texans Die as Lightning Strikes White Mountains
An El Paso woman and her daughter were killed by lightning while sitting under a tree at Big Lake in the White Mountains eastern Arizona. Harold L. Thomas was hospitalized for shock, life-saving efforts followed amid storms sweeping southeastern and eastern Arizona with heavy rains and high winds.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Tex
Arizona
Helen Thomas
Theresa
Harold L. Thomas
Thomas
Big Lake
White Mountains
Springerville
Douglas
Mexico
G Avenue
U.S. 80
Southern Pacific
Greenbush
Bisbee-Naco
Kingman
Quartzsite
Wenden
Tucson
Prescott
Bullfighting Declared Illegal in Philadelphia Court
Common Pleas Court Judge Edward Griffiths permanently barred bloodless bullfighting in Philadelphia. He ruled Pennsylvania statutes prohibit fighting of any kind and saw no distinction between bloodless and traditional bullfighting. Brave Inc. said its clients will appeal.
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Philadelphia
Common Pleas Court
Edward Griffiths
Griffiths
Pennsylvania
Martin Greitzer
Brave, Inc
Man Buries TV After Donor Requests Burial in Ditch
In Delft Netherlands a passerby handed a television to a ditchdigger and asked him to bury it in a nearby hole before driving off. Police investigated the odd exchange and the man’s motive remained unclear.
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Delft
Holland
UPI
Gilbert Asks Goddard For Apology In Arizona Race
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Gilbert urged Gov. Sam Goddard to apologize for remarks at a Tucson appearance. Gilbert accused Goddard of insulting Arizona voters and pressed for a debate or public apology over the inventory tax repeal.
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Jack Gilbert
Sam Goddard
Tucson
Gilbert
Goddard
Tucson Press Club
Conpore Kiwanis Club
Small Business Association
Publisher fights contempt charge over Becky Madden trial coverage
Apache Junction publisher Jim Brooks of the Sentinel and Superior Sun defends reporting after being ordered by Superior Court Judge Hubert Boylston to show cause on September 12 why he should not be held in contempt. The action, brought by defense attorney Marvin Johnson, targets door-listening claims during Mrs. Madden's murder trial.
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Jim Brooks
Becky Madden
Brooks
Apache Junction Sentinel
Superior Sun
Byuperior Court
Hubert O. Boylston
Marvin Johnson
Madden
Four Added To State's Traffic Toll
Arizona's 1966 traffic death count rose by four to 421 with new names including Stanislado Gabaldon 22 of Flagstaff killed in a one car crash. Fred Evans 37 of Las Vegas Nev died from injuries after a collision on U S 93 near Kingman. Carlos Micalizio 50 of Blythe Calif died in a one car crash south of Poston. Dennis L McNabb 21 stationed at Litchfield Naval Air Facility died at Balboa Naval Hospital California from injuries suffered June 6.
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Associated Press
Arizona
Stanislado Gabaldon
Fred Evans
Las Vegas
Nev
Carlos Micalizio
Blythe
Calif
Dennis L. McNabb
Litchfield Naval Air Facility
Gabaldon
Flagstaff
Evans
U.S. 93
Kingman
Micalizio
Poston
McNabb
Balboa Naval Hospital
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Escalada Brothers 3M, Mangus
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Big Man
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N. Stone
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Orlon
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London
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