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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1964
Page
8
Kansas City Star humor column by Don Schelle and reader bits from Harold Scott Thom Harold Beal Dorothy Moody Judy and Glen Richards Bruce Beal and others offer quips about grapefruit dieting wives and modern homes A Bridgeport Post reader shares a seasonal joke with a snow theme and a police snow removal notice
In Tucson a reader asks who is responsible for sidewalk easement maintenance and a city answer cites the city code requiring property owners to keep the area between the street and curb free of weeds and rank growth. The column notes no hazard in Irving Circle Burns area and adds possible city action if immediate danger arises.
In South Park area between 29th and 36th streets City crews and residents launched Operation Cleanup. A city grader and garbage truck cleared weeds and debris while 32 loads of trash were hauled away. Hubert Davis, president of the South Park Improvement Association, praised the effort and outlined plans for sewer and paving work.
Houston reports two deaths from encephalitis as Plainview sees 22 cases and a two month old child dies. Officials plan aerial insecticide spraying to curb the mosquito carrier and speed tests to confirm encephalitis.
Governor Paul Fannin authorized 2500 dollars from emergency funds to buy portable mosquito spraying gear for air lift to Phoenix. Health Commissioner Dr. William J. Moore urged public calm while noting emergency measures to prevent encephalitis outbreaks after three recent cases and two Indian deaths in Coconino County.
At the World Secret Service Association gathering in Baltimore 75 private detectives from a network of security agencies gathered for a convention. They criticized the dime-novel portrayal of private eyes and plan a picnic and community sing while lobbying for stricter licensing to curb unqualified operators.
A jailed man, Jimmie Eugene Smith, 23, tells city detectives he planned to kill President Lyndon B. Johnson out of anger over a fight with Negroes. He claimed to have aimed at a White House figure but was interrupted by passersby. Police are reviewing corroborating information from Smith regarding an armed robbery case in Los Angeles and his subsequent arrest in Tucson.
Governor Paul Fannin appointed Hazelett a Republican to fill the four year Peterson term until the November general election. Hazelett plans to seek the long term Commission seat held by Thad Moore, withdraws from that race if he wins the short term seat, and faces a Republican primary opponent, L Waldo DeWitt. Hazelett, a Phoenix native, has prior offenses and prison history described by police.
The Army awards Hughes Aircraft Co. a 14 375 776 dollar contract to advance the TOW missile. Rep Morris K Udall and Sen Carl Hayden announced the funding and the project may be manufactured in Tucson as it moves into advanced development.
Hurricane Cleo veered northward battering Cuba with 110 mph winds and high tides. Fidel Castro rushed medical supplies to Camaguey and Oriente as Jamaica escaped a direct hit though northern shore facilities felt the surge. The eye was forecast to parallel Cuba’s south coast for at least 24 hours.
Chicago report shows a week long NFO campaign pushing on the hoof prices to multi state peaks. Receipts at 12 midwest markets fall to a Monday low in 11 years as Omaha sees a 20 month high and hog crews reduced. Hog prices rise 85 cents to 17.65 and steer prices up 50 cents to 28.50 amid farm group pressure.
At the Geneva arms conference the Soviet Union dismissed Western plans and blocked the working group on nuclear disarmament. Soviet negotiator Semyon K. Tsarapkin insisted only a Soviet plan could form the basis for any agreement, ending progress for now. United States Ambassador Clare Timberlake criticized the move after the session.
Toluca Mexico 42 people died and 33 were injured when a pile of fireworks exploded during a religious celebration near here yesterday.
Two 28 year old former royal chauffeurs Alex Beard and Sidney Baker walked off Balmoral Castle duties citing long hours and low pay. They said pay averaged 36 cents an hour and 94 hour weeks with a $3024 annual salary plus overtime. They resigned claiming second class status and questioned who truly employed them.
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