Pollution Warning Over Imminent Disaster From Air Smog
Charles C. Johnson warns that without rapid use of science to curb air pollution a disaster is inevitable. In Pima County a Dec. 23 hearing will weigh strict sulfur dioxide limits that could close the Ajo smelter, sparking debate between regulators and mines.
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Pima County
County Air Pollution Control Advisory Council
Phelps Dodge Corp
Ajo
Thomas S. Jay
Board of Supervisors
Soviet Sea Power in the Mediterranean Raises Alarm
The USSR portrays its Mediterranean presence as a peace pledge, while Senator Henry M. Jackson warns of a growing Soviet naval threat. He cites expanded Russian naval activity in the Indian Ocean and Norwegian Sea and notes 50 to 60 ships in the eastern Mediterranean. Russia’s doubled merchant fleet and potential open-ocean access suggest a bid to challenge U.S. shipping and global trade.
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Soviet Union
Mediterranean
Adm
Nikolai Smirnov
Red Star
Defense Ministry
Ussr
Russia
Indian Ocean
Norwegian Sea
Tucson Daily Citizen Masthead and Staff Roles
The Tucson Daily Citizen lists William A. Simall Jr. as Publisher Clyde D. Lowery as Managing Editor and William 5 Milburn as Editorial Page Editor, reflecting the paper’s leadership.
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William A. Simall Jr
Clyde D. Lowery
William 5. Milburn
Photographer Merit Honor At Citizen Press
Letter from the editor notes Citizen photo staff earned an Associated Press certificate of merit for rapid coverage of the December 18 Tucson Air Force jet crash into a South Algernon Boulevard supermarket. George May led film processing with John Hemmer selecting prints. AP Wire photos carried credit. George Rosenberg, former managing editor, now Hospital Planning Council secretary, is celebrated.
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Associated Press
Clyde Lowery
Oklahoma City
Citizen
Tucson
Air Force
South
Algernon Boulevard
George May
George
John Hemmer
Hospital Planning Council For
Greater Tucson
Stewardesses Rebel Against Age Rule At 32
In 1968 United Airlines faced a union clash over a 32 year age limit for married stewardesses. The rule affected about five thousand hostesses with many secretly married. The dispute drew government scrutiny as a potential sex discrimination issue with pilots free to marry. United eventually yielded but remained a lone holdout.
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United
Sandy Anderson
Robert Baird
Miss Anderson
Union
Mines Should Toe Pollution Mark in Air Hearing
Letter writers urge the Board of Supervisors to push mining to curb air pollution and warn state or federal action may be required to protect Tucson’s air quality. The piece frames smog control as essential to keeping the community livable.
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Board of Supervisors
Pima County
State Health Department
The
State Air Pollution Advisory Board
Postmasters Disagree Over Tucson Office Handover
The Tucson post office will pass to De Groff tomorrow ahead of January 1 after a dispute with the retiring Corbett over occupancy. Corbett insists on keeping control until he exits, while De Groff seeks to train with his assistant to learn the office operations. Learn nights if needed.
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Tucson
de Groff
Corbett
Mr. de Groff
Adam Clayton Powell
TV and Film Violence Must Be Stopped
To the Editor Rev Joseph T Larson argues that many TV and film depictions of crime including rape shooting and killings should be banned as entertainment. He urges penalties for producers continuing to violate laws and calls on the public to demand change.
Nixon's Cabinet Dream Includes All Democrats
A writer urges President-elect Nixon to fill his Cabinet entirely with Democrats to shift blame for policy failures. Names proposed include George Ball as secretary of state and Arthur Schlesinger Jr. as defense secretary, with other controversial picks like George C. Wallace as attorney general and Hugh Hefner as health, education and welfare secretary. The piece humorously argues such selections would force liberals to react strongly while aiming to force the 1972 election outcome.
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Richard Nixon
Mr. Nixon
George C. Wallace
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