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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1964

Page

2

Kennedys at Atlantic City Exhibit and Convention

At a sea side convention in Atlantic City the Kennedy name is honored as Robert F. Kennedy and Joan Kennedy arrive to carry the torch. John F. Kennedy’s spirit is recalled with a library exhibit opening as Ethel Kennedy anticipates their ninth child and the nation watches from hospital beds.

Atlantic City UPI Kennedy John F. Kennedy Sen. Kennedy Ethel Joan

Pearson Dies Former Lions Official in Tucson

John Sidney Pearson 72 of 495 N Bahamas Dr Tucson a former deputy district governor of the Lions Clubs of Arizona died at home after a long illness. A Liverpool England native and 30 year Lions member he led the Arizona Eye Bank and was a 32nd degree Mason. Survived by widow Frances daughter Joan Sandra and sister Mrs Ernest Meese funeral 7 pm tomorrow Swan Funeral Home officiated by Rev Louis Runion Catalina Methodist burial South Lawn Memorial Park.

John Sidney Pearson Bahamas Drive Lions Clubs of Arizona Liverpool England Pearson Tucson Waterbury Frances Joan Sandra Ernest Meese Swan Funeral Home Louis Runion Catalina Methodist Church South Lawn Memtorial Park

Measles Campaign Cuts Cases in Upper Volta

A mass vaccination drive in the Upper Volta region of West Africa dramatically reduced measles cases under NIH supervision. Since the national program used the U S developed vaccine, 133 cases and no deaths occurred among vaccinated children, while unvaccinated or lateborn children accounted for 5370 cases and 166 deaths.

Science Service Washington United States Upper Volta West Africa New Africa Republic National Institutes of Health Bethesda John Enders Harvard

Minuteman ICBM Launch From Vandenberg Sets Pacific Range Record

The 60th Minuteman ICBM was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base California and traveled 5,000 miles down the Pacific missile range yesterday marking a significant test firing conducted by UPI reported observers at the base and range authorities.

Minuteman Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif UPI Pacific Missile Range

Prisoner claims pay to kill LBJ and more offered

Tucson detective reports Jimmy Eugene Smith, 23, claims he was paid $1,000 to assassinate President Johnson and promised $4,000 more on completion. Held in Pima County Jail on armed robbery and kidnapping counts, with Secret Service to join inquiry. Smith says a Chicago contact hired him, but authorities can’t verify many parts of his tale.

Dominic Crolla Jimmy Eugene Smith Tucson Lyndon B. Johnson Citizen Smith Bristol, Tenn Pima County Los Angeles Secret Service California President Johnson White House Chicago Hingis State Prison Menard New York Washington

Recorder Confirms Cash Book Use In County Office

The Pima County Recorder's Office states it maintains a cash book listing daily fee collections for instruments recorded. Mrs. Ida Mae Smyth says the FY 1963 cash book balances to the penny per audit by R. D. Stoughton, with a difference of opinion over column count versus the examiner's eight columns. The office plans to confer with the examiner's office and adopt the recommended form.

Pima County Recorder Citizen Dan E. Garvey Recorder Ida Mae Smyth R. D. Stoughton Examiner

Korean Scouts End U S Tour After Two Month Visit

Eight Korean Boy Scouts and their scoutmaster returned to Inchon Korea after a two month trip through the United States. The group attended the National Boy Scout Jamboree and visited Hollywood New York. Scoutmaster Sup Moon Kwan said the boys were disappointed not meeting movie stars but impressed by New York buildings.

Inchon Korea United States Sup Moon Kwan Hollywood New York

Laser drills microscopic holes in hard metal

In Burlington Massachusetts a ruby laser emits concentrated light that penetrates metal in a millionth of a second and can bore holes as small as one ten thousandth of an inch. This technique may enable compact fast microenergy memory units for computers.

Science Service Burlington Mass

Slowed U S Nuclear Stockpile Rise Report

The Atomic Energy Commission said the nation's atomic weapons stockpile is still increasing but at a reduced rate. The statement clarifies President Johnson's remarks about cuts in fuel and weapons and notes the stockpile continues to grow, though more slowly, with no details on when the cutback began or its extent.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission AEC Lyndon B. Johnson Atlantic City ABC Johnson Minneapolis

Piggy Bank Trip Is Cut Short

In Chattanooga Tennessee four children set out on a 600 mile ride to St Petersburg Florida funded by piggy bank money. Rain halted their trip after they reached a muffler shop refuge. Police stopped the journey with 597 miles remaining. The group included a 9 year old girl and her brothers aged 6 8 and 9 with only the three boys carrying piggy bank funds. The girl said she left hers at home not knowing about the Florida plan.

Chattanooga Tenn Iour St Petersburg Fla Florida

De Valera Recovering After Emergency Operation

Eamon De Valera 81 is reported making steady progress toward recovery after an emergency hernia operation in Dublin. The Irish leader's doctors say he is responding to treatment and should continue to improve in the coming days.

Dublin Ireland UPI Eamon de Valera

Ailment Nobody Mentions in Reader's Digest Preview

The September issue of Reader's Digest highlights hemorrhoids, their causes, and potential serious complications if ignored. It warns that self treatment with patent medicines can be deadly and explains why professional advice is safer.

Reader's Digest

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