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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1963
Page
3
The National Maritime Union and 34 shipowners covering 170 ocean going tankers extend their contract four years to 1969. About 14 000 seamen under the NMU will vote next Monday in 30 port headquarters on ratification. The agreement adds vocational and pension improvements, an automation fund, two wage reviews, and a no strike clause directing disputes to arbitration.
Retired couples flock to Verde Meadows as low as 50 dollars a month buys studio to two bedroom town houses. Immediate occupancy available with all essentials included in price. Desirable one floor design reduces noise and upkeep with built in appliances, carport, and enclosed patio. Deeds and insured titles provided. tax exemptions apply to eligible widows and veterans. Model apartments open daily at 1338 East Irvington Road. information call 294-9421.
Arizona Democratic infighting centers on whether the State Committee should meet Sept 7 or Oct 5 to decide the fate of chairman George Gavin. Gavin threatens resignation if ousted. secretary Hendrix argues Sept call complies with bylaws. a court fight looms as party leaders fear impact on Tucson races and 1964 elections.
Trico Electric Cooperative contests an Arizona Corporation Commission order certifying service areas to Tucson Gas & Electric, arguing the ruling clashes with a state Supreme Court decision. Trico says most of its system lies within the ACC certificated area and faults the process for lack of notice and a hearing.
The House of Hartwig's Gift Gallery wins first place in the shop display division of The Gift and Art Buyer awards. The ceremony occurred in New York City this week. owner Walter Hartwig could not attend. Hartwig opened his Tucson shop in 1939 and moved to Country Club Plaza in 1945. He later founded the Walter Hartwig Co. in Chicago at age 24.
Mrs Grace Schell chair of the Governor's Committee on Aging asks Mayor Lew Davis and the City Council to form a Mayor's Committee on Aging to run a proposed senior information center at Armory Park. The council may approve the site in coming weeks as time is critical to handle high information demand from retirees.
Lord Brand, 84, a leading British banker and public servant, died in London. He shaped Anglo American economic ties, headed the British food mission in Washington 1941–44, and served as Britain's treasury representative 1944–46 during lend-lease talks. He helped form the IMF and IDA and long led Lazard Bros. He is survived by two daughters.
Fifteen year old Donna Balentine was flown home from Tulsa Oklahoma in a giant military transport plane. She had undergone a spinal fusion on July 24 while in Tulsa and arrived back in Phoenix wrapped in a heavy cast from neck to waist.
Dr John Franklin Carroll is named assistant director of the cardiopulmonary Laboratory at Tucson Medical Center. A Yale M D graduate and former National Heart Institute fellow, he will work under Dr Thomas P K Lim. He is married with four children.
The Tucson Art Center plans its first official membership campaign in two years. A brochure titled Infinite Riches in a Little Room will be mailed to prospective members. TAC president Willian Hawes Smith noted last year’s free gallery attendance exceeded 15 000 with more than 3 000 attending classes, lectures, films, and events.
Two Tucson residents have been named to the 19 member state advisory committee of the Samuel Gompers Memorial Rehabilitation Center. Francis E Connolly civilian personnel officer 12th Strategic Aerospace Division Davis Monthan Air Force Base and William Harrison director of industrial relations Hughes Aircraft Co will help publicize center services to crippled children and adults in Arizona.
C Victor Snell of St. Catharines Ontario director of the Canadian Numismatic Association will address the Tucson Coin Club Tuesday night at the Home Economics Building on the University of Arizona campus. The free meeting starts at 7 30 p m in Room 225. Snell will display rare Canadian shinplasters and discuss progress in Canadian numismatics. He recently won first place with his collection at the CNA convention in Vancouver. Snell is also a member of the American Numismatic Association and the Hamilton Ontario Coin Club.
In L Aquila Italy skiing lasts yearly through May on Gran Sasso the Appennines highest peak at 10 000 feet. The slopes lie between Rome and the Adriatic offering late season rides for winter sports enthusiasts.
The Bellas Artes Pharmacy at 4107 5th Ave was robbed last night by a mustachioed gunman who struck pharmacist Joseph Mendez with the gun and fled with about 225 dollars. Mendez, 42, of 5152 E. 7th St., was taken to St. Marys Hospital in fair condition with a scalp laceration and was reported as conscious. The suspect, described as about 6 feet tall, 160 pounds, brown wavy hair and mustache, wore a white shirt and dark pants.
Gloria Vanderbilt and director Sidney Lumet, both 83, agreed to a formal separation pending a divorce. Vanderbilt denies a third party influenced the split, with the couple married since 1956 and Vanderbilt previously wed to Pat Di Cicco and Leopold Stokowski.
Athens reports seven tons of shaving brushes were imported last year into a land noted for its clean-shaven population. The unusual trade statistic highlights a surprising consumer trend despite cultural norms.
Mrs. Mariana Urquides, 92, longtime Tucson resident, died at home on 122 W. Mabel Street. She witnessed Tucson’s first train in 1880 and the 1877 smallpox epidemic. Survived by two daughters, three sons, seven grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. Rosary to be recited tonight. Mass Monday at San Agustin Cathedral. Burial in Holy Hope Cemetery. Tucson Mortuary in charge.
The 22 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Mendez of 6871 E. Mary Drive Tucson is in satisfactory condition at Tucson Medical Center after a small rattlesnake bite ten days ago while playing on the back porch of the family home.
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