Tucson City Council Should Delay Hotel Site Decision
City officials face a choice between prioritizing hotel proposals and residents' interests as Tucson weighs seven bids for urban renewal land. A recent 11 day delay followed a higher offer, with new council members arguing for more study. Time is not of the essence, as the project’s long term impact on conventions and the Community Center is at stake. The city reserves the right to reject all proposals and seeks the best management and quality hotel for Tucson.
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Tucson
James N. Corbett Jr
Council
Arizona road deaths rise but show signs of slowing this year
Motor vehicle fatalities in Arizona passed 700 by November with over 40 more deaths expected this year. Officials credit Gov. Williams speed and DUI crackdown and the November 1 implied consent law for possible reductions, while urging continued efforts to remove unsafe drivers from streets and highways.
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Arizona
Jack William
Civil Disobedience Under Scrutiny in America
The National Commission on Causes and Prevention of Violence led by Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower finds civil disobedience overused and potentially harmful. The report warns that symbolic violations of law empower destructive forces and threaten democratic processes.
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National Commission On Causes and Prevention
Milton S. Eisenhower
United States
Death in a helicopter fall stirs GNP implied conspiracy
The 1969 report claims Adolph Zimmermeister died in an accidental Long Island Sound helicopter fall, but his wife suspects foul play. She cites his first helicopter ride, a mysterious wreath from fraternal GNP brothers, and a year of anti Christmas debt discourse as motive.
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Adolph Zimmermeister
Long Island Sound
Adolph
GNP
From Total Wreck to a Life Devoted to Arizona
Nellie Dalgleish arrived in 1894 at a station named Total Wreck and built a long life across Charleston Bisbee Tombstone and today Tucson She attended St Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church and enjoyed UA culture programs Her husband James helped form Tombstone Band and died in 1912 after which she supported four children by working in the Cochise County assessor office until retirement in 1955 Her travels included a New Zealand Australia trip and visits to Nogales Phoenix and her family.
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Nellie Dalgleish
Contra Costa
Calif
Arizona
Nellie
Charleston
Bisbee
Tombstone
Lee St
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
University of Arizona
Nogales
Phoenix
Cochise County
New Zealand
Australia
Betsy Ross of Space Age Creates Astronaut Underwear
Washington area housewife Phyllis Larson, wife of Brookings Institution staffer John Larson, becomes the Betsy Ross of the space age by designing astronauts underwear. She developed patterns for non creeping, non damp shorts, elastic fabric, and a rapid dry fabric Astrolon. Larson aims to market Orbiter men’s underwear and Tranquility women’s lingerie as benefits of space exploration.
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Phyllis Larson
Betsy Ross
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