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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1964
Page
1
Rioting and looting broke out across Philadelphia's north side with teenagers among the crowds. Police faced close to 700 officers as 32 were injured and 95 civilians hurt while 107 people were arrested.
Civil defense officials seek return of a training capsule labeled cobalt 60 found missing from the Tucson Pima County Civil Defense Agency. The small device, about 1.25 inches long with a yellow warning tag, bears Danger Radioactive Material and Do Not Handle.
Inside Today's Citizen features church news notes and community briefs. Highlights include religious events, service announcements, and upcoming church activities across local congregations.
Harvard trained economist Dr. Nguyen Xuan Oanh named acting premier of South Viet Nam after two days of bloody riots. He said he would rule for two months as caretaker leader while a constituent assembly is planned.
Violence erupted as Buddhists and Catholics clashed in Saigon amid a coup that toppled and killed Ngo Dinh Diem. Soldiers fought demonstrators, erecting barbed wire barricades while radio units blared and streets filled with looting and burning.
Buddhist and Catholic mobs roamed Saigon streets in a day of sectarian violence armed with clubs and machetes. Nine people were killed with many wounded as paratroopers eventually cleared the streets and surrounded schools and churches.
Jimmy Eugene Smith, 23, says he tried to kill President Johnson and was beaten by 10 prisoners in a Tucson jail cell. He told the story after brutal injuries from a possible razor blade, while awaiting extradition to Los Angeles on robbery and kidnapping charges.
A clear sky pattern is forecast with temperatures warming from a high of 89 today to a predicted 96 tomorrow. This morning’s low was 67 with noon at 72 and humidity around 45 percent, and tomorrow’s low is expected to be 68.
The Defense Department canceled all major work on the mobile mid-range ballistic missile after spending over $100 million. It said a funding cut limits activity to guidance and communications programs with possible cross-uses. Hughes Aircraft, a project participant, expected Tucson production if the contract had been won.
Turkey postponed the planned 650 man Cyprus troop rotation after Greek Cypriot opposition and international pressure. Makarios warned replacements could land only if allowed, amid UN and U.S. diplomacy and Turkish student protests against the American stance.
The largest timber fire of the year in California was contained overnight by about 1,800 firefighters along a 30 mile perimeter. Fire crews secured the blaze and prevented spread beyond the established line.
The note announces a weekly puzzle in the Tucson Daily Citizen with a $250 jackpot. Citizen Charlie tracks the prize and hints at next week's draw. The reminder states the puzzle is published on Monday with the solution on page 10.
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