College Enrollment Hits All-Time High
Enrollment in 1 145 colleges and universities reached a record 4 156 268 full time students with a higher combined total of 5 744 335 including part time students. Dr Garland G Parker of the University of Cincinnati released the figures from School and Society noting a 4 8 percent rise among 1 089 schools and projecting 10 500 000 college students by 1975. He cited Arizona growth and listed top institutions by full time enrollment including SUNY and California State Colleges.
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Cincinnati
Garland G. Parker
University of Cincinnnati
Parker
University of Arizona
State University of New York
California State Colleges
City University of New York
Wisconsin State University System
University of Texas System
University of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota
University of Illinois
Ohio State University
Indiana University
Michigan State University
University of Missouri
Pennsylvania State University
University of Maryland
University of North Carolina
University of Michigan
Southern Illinois University
University of Tennessee
Purdue University
University of Washington
James P. Converse Ex Rancher Dies at 72 in Tucson
Retired Pima County rancher James P. Converse founder of the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch died at Tucson Medical Center aged 72. He lived in Tucson since 1916 after building the Rincon Mountains foothill ranch in 1928 and later remained on part of the land. Survived by his wife Sue, son James Jr, daughter Barbara Ann Cornwall, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at St. Philip's in-the-Hills Church. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Pima County
James P. Converse
Tanque Verde Guest Ranch
St. Philip’s in-the-Hills Church
Mr. Converse
Tucson Medical Center
Evergreen Cemetery
Converse
Tex
Tucson
Phoenix osteopath collapses on street in Phoenix
Dr Daniel Fridena 45 collapsed near W Alameda St and N Church Ave in downtown Phoenix and was hospitalized for observation in satisfactory condition. Police noted breathing difficulties and unknown cause. Earlier Judge Robert Roylston quashed obstructing justice charges tied to an eviction case from Phoenix Community Hospital.
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Phoenix
Daniel Fridena
Pima County Hospital
Fridena
W. Alameda St
N. Church Ave
Superior Court
Robert O. Roylston
Phoenix Community Hospital
O'Mara Calls Tax Hike Vital in Tucson
City Manager Roger O'Mara urged residents to approve the proposed Tucson sales tax increase as vital and warned that without it funding for government services and wage hikes for 2,200 city workers would strain the budget. Even with the rise from 1 to 2 cents, revenue would still fall short, requiring other sources.Raises retroactive to Oct 19, 1969, take effect Jan 1, 1970, with an immediate $2.9 million need in the current year.
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Ken Burton
Tucson
Roger O’mara
O’mara
William L. Buck Sr
Arizona Citizens For Tax Reduction Association
ACTRA
O’amara
Four Club to Meet at American Legion Post
4.0 Et 8 Will Meet La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux at Morgan McDermott Post at 8 p.m. today on 300 North Main Avenue.
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la Societe Des 40 Hommes Et
Morgan McDermott Post
American Legion
N. Main Ave
Woman Held After Crash On Nogales Highway
A 29-year-old Tucson woman Lupe Cordova Perez faces an intoxication charge after a head on crash with a 10 ton truck on Nogales Highway near Olive Street at about 1 25 a m. Perez refused treatment for head cuts and is jailed. Passenger Elma Sanchez 26 of 310 W Dakota St reported in satisfactory condition at St Marys Hospital with a head laceration. Truck driver Solomon Tena of Nogales Son said he was traveling south when the collision occurred.
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Tucson
Nogales Highway
Olive St
Lupe Cordova Perez
E. 30Th St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Elma Sanchez
Dakota St
Solomon Tena
Nogales, Son
11 Year Old Accidentally Hangs Self
In Cochise County near San Simon an 11 year old boy, Marden Rasmussen, died on his parents ranch after a wheelbarrow slipped and a rope looped over a tree branch. Sheriff deputies classify the death as accidental. Bowie Justice Wallace Lundquist will record the incident.
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San Simon
Cochise County
Marden Rasmussen
Bowie
Justice of the Peace
Wallace
Lundquist
Blaze Damages Crematorium at Evergreen Cemetery
Firemen blamed a faulty chimney for a morning blaze that destroyed the crematorium roof at Evergreen Cemetery and Memorial Park located at 3105 N. Oracle Road. The fire was reported at 7 a.m during a cremation.
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Evergreen Cemetery and Memorial Park
Oracle Road
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Dr. Fridena
Gene Alan Messer
W. Drexel Road
Justice Court
Narre
Zip
LB Avy
Manhattan
Green Valley
Bisbee
Benson
Willcox
Ft. Huachuca
Sierra Vista
Douglas
San Manuel
Tombstone
Nogales
Enterprise
Budget Sportswear
Plaza West
Vevys Contxetting
Earl of Christies
Levy's
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