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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1963
Page
21
A reader submission from Peter Starrett leads a parade of dreadful gags and wordplay. Citizens like Carole West and Lan Mavis Armstrong contribute punchlines about Tarzan, spaghetti hair, and old Volkswagens. The tone mocks the era's humor while preserving quirky names and local addresses.
Inquiries cover a barking dog nuisance, speed limits near El Rancho, advisory school 25 mph signs, left turn green arrows on Stone Avenue and Council Street, and lane marking at Speedway Craycroft. Officials outline steps: pursue police records for dog complaints, speeds remain 35 mph east of Country Club, Rincon signs are advisory, green arrow timing to be extended, and East Speedway resurfacing will resolve lane confusion.
Herbert F. Walters, a conservative Democrat and self-made millionaire, named to the U.S. Senate seat of the late Estes Kefauver by Gov. Clement. Walters, 71, a Morristown native and national committeeman, has no declared ambition beyond serving Tennessee and backed the nuclear test ban and tax cuts while avoiding civil rights positions.
A play titled Advise and Consent runs tonight at 8 30 in the Rendezvous Room at the Santa Rita Hotel Tucson. Tickets are charged for admission and the show continues through Sunday with performances tonight and tomorrow.
President Kennedy considers a October swing into the West to review natural resources and wilderness areas while building political exposure for 1964. The plan, not settled, could take him from Grand Coulee Dam to Glen Canyon Dam with stops in Washington Utah Colorado and Arizona.
The Aug 28 civil rights march organizers released a 12 page manual outlining aims to desegregate all schools, withholds federal funds for discriminatory programs, and demands a national minimum wage and housing protections. They expect 100000 participants and vow jobs and freedom now while downplaying violence.
Tucson letter carriers began circulating petitions to place a dog leash law on the November 5 city ballot after the City Council rejected a county request for a leash law. A city study group will meet with petitioners and a lawyer before reporting to the council. The measure would require dog licensing and vaccination, confinement or leashing within the city, and allow a city dog control agency with fees to fund the program, estimated at 105000 dollars first year.
City officials and six labor and management groups reached a tentative solution on construction projects. The plan would require bids for projects over 52,000, allow city work under 52,000 with council approval for items over 1,000, and has the City Attorney draft an ordinance. Council approved 5-1 with Councilman Reese voting no.
Washington reports personal income rose to an annual rate of 464.3 billion in July driven by gains in construction trade and services. The July figure surpassed June by 19 billion and July 1962 by 21 billion, with dividends down slightly and factory payrolls near June levels. Individual income for January through July averaged 458 billion, about 4 percent above 1962, while farm and rental incomes did not rise. A large June dividend payment by a major auto maker largely explains the dividend dip.
Senator Barry Goldwater said the planned August civil rights march in Washington should remain orderly, controlled by intelligent and dedicated Negroes. He warned only of possible traffic tie ups and said his office would stay open during the demonstration.
A. Philip Randolph announced William H. Johnson Jr. will be the chief marshal for the march, with 2000 marshals to maintain order. Demonstrators assemble by 10 am at the Washington Monument, stage parades at the Lincoln Memorial at noon, rally at 2 pm, and depart the capital promptly after the one-day event.
HAVANA UP I reports Cuba blames two armed motor boats from a mother ship for an early attack on a Santa Lucia facility in Pinar del Rio. Oil storage and sulphuric acid tanks were damaged. attackers fled under heavy machine gun fire. one boat and two Tommy guns captured. Cuba accuses the United States and certain Central American governments of complicity.
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