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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1968
Page
1
Nine people dressed as Santa Claus were jailed in Waellingby after a party turned unruly. Police say the group caused a disturbance and fought among themselves, leading to arrests on charges of disturbing the peace.
Elizabeth Blanche Hill 88 suffered burns over half her body at her home 502 E Fourth St after lighting a cigarette in bed and failing to extinguish the match. Live‑in housekeeper Ruth Slaughter rolled her in a bed spread to smother the flames. Hill is a retired Savings head from Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Co now at St Marys Hospital.
William Lander Bell, 22, bolted from a detention cell as he was being escorted to a U.S. District Court appearance. Authorities comb downtown after his escape from the federal building at Broadway and Scott Avenue, last seen running down Congress Street. Deputy marshals could not fire due to bystanders in the corridor.
Four 18 year old women faced petty theft charges after allegedly stealing two Scotch pines from an East Side tree lot. Magistrate Jack Shiek labeled the act the Santa Claus escapade and placed the group on 30 days probation with the condition to tell their parents what happened. One girl faced potential fines or jail time if probation failed. The incident occurred at 2831 East Speedway Boulevard where two off duty firefighters run the lot.
The House Interim Tax Study Committee was asked to grant tax adjustments for six Arizona electrical cooperatives based on average revenue per mile of transmission line. Spokesman Ernest Hoffman noted co-ops average about 912 dollars per line mile, far below large utilities, and warned they'd seek rate increases without relief. The six firms named are Navopache, Sulphur Springs, Graham County, Trico, Mohave, and Duncan Valley.
The Wisconsin Club meets at 6 p.m. Monday at Randolph Park Recreation Center to share a potluck and exchange gifts. Attendees participate in dancing and card games and were asked to bring a covered dish, table service, and card tables.
The notice lists home delivery and mail rates for Tucson and outside areas. Rates include 45 per week or 23.40 per year in Tucson, 175 per month outside Tucson, and monthly or yearly payments for Arizona and non Arizona addresses.
Burglars broke into Arizona Meat Packers at 670 W 38th St last night and hauled a safe weighing over a ton onto a flat truck. Owner Herbert M. Margolis reported a $5,000 cash loss plus about $125,000 in accounts receivable records and $1,700 in weapons and ammunition values. The theft occurred before 6:25 a.m. today with trucks used to move the safe.
Ford Motor Company chairman Henry Ford I announced plans to build a new mini car named the Maverick. The project targets rising foreign imports, with production at St Thomas Ontario and Kansas City Missouri, aiming for a mid April sale. General Motors also plans a mini car entry.
Avra and Al lar valleys farmers ask the Arizona Supreme Court to order the State land commissioner to forbid Tucson from transporting water across state land and to cancel any city rights of way for pipelines. A hearing is set for January 7 on whether a halt will hamper a $3 million 10 million gallon per day Ryan Field water pipeline to the city. Frank Brooks, head of the city water department, notes the annual city take equals irrigation needs for about 300 acres of cotton.
A New York Supreme Court judge postponed a ruling on whether mob boss Joseph Bonanno is fit to appear before a Kings County grand jury investigating Brooklyn gang warfare. The hearing was rescheduled for next Wednesday to review doctors statements while Bonanno says he is too ill to attend. The Brooklyn DA has had its own doctor examine him and has not released results.
Police report a thief broke into 72 year old Filomena Marabito's Brockton apartment while she slept and rolled her 200 pound safe out. The safe contained about $1000 in cash and several rings and watches.
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