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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1961
Page
4
The Defense Department announced planned annual savings of 846000 by standardizing boots and gear. Marines will get lace hooks instead of eyelets for quick release in amphibious landings. Boots will be black with hard toes and rubber soles. An additional 115000 yearly saving comes from issuing blue women’s exercise clothing, replacing taupe.
A 24 year old East German train engineer and 23 others hijacked an East German train at Oranienburg Albrechtshof, escaping to West Berlin at high speed. The group, including the engineer’s mother wife and four children, fled after disconnecting brakes while border guards did not fire. U.S. Army movements on the autobahn from Berlin to West Germany continued as tension over the Berlin Wall persisted.
Sand blasting activity at Memorial Aris site located at 281 West Fort Lowell, with RMA 41271 registration noted. Compact record reflects a local maintenance item referencing sand blasting work and location.
West Berlin's fate should rest on the political will of free Germans, Brandt told the Bundestag. He warned against a rotten compromise with the Soviet Union and stressed Berlin must not be severed from West Germany for any deal. He cited police restraint at the city wall and urged patience within public order.
A terse ad-like line references a so called Negative Ned causing trouble and hints at a gift promotion for Canadian Club. The fragment mentions a CE date and a price figure, with a cryptic product/holiday angle.
Vernon C. Elfbrandt was appointed as local staff representative for the AFL-CIO in Tucson. He will organize and service sites for the two local municipal employee unions and oversee relations with Tucson School District No. 1 Amphi theater Sunnyside Schools Pima County Hospital and the City of Tucson.
President Kennedy and Defense Secretary McNamara sent Christmas greetings to U S armed forces worldwide. They praised the spirit courage and determination of the military in support of peace and freedom. McNamara said the strength of the forces underpins American security and the preservation of peace and freedom at home.
President Kennedy says he is delighted by Adlai E Stevenson remaining as chief U.S. delegate to the United Nations and expanding foreign policy role. Stevenson disclosed he will not seek the Illinois U.S. Senate seat, citing the need to serve the country best in foreign policy. Mayor Daley and other Illinois leaders reacted with respect for Stevenson’s decision. Dirksen offered no position on the matter, noting it is Stevenson’s personal choice.
FCC Chairman Newton Minow says viewers must complain about poor television as stations rarely intend to offend. He criticizes children's programming as often frittered away and warns government must tread carefully between regulation and free speech while urging networks, stations, and sponsors to uphold public-service promises.
UJAL Calif UP I reports Ojai Valley Community Hospital nicknamed Heirport faces incubator shortage with three machines fully occupied. Twins born yesterday helped fill the ward when a four pound girl remained in another incubator. A fourth baby had just graduated to free space for the twins.
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