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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
8
A crowded scene in Tucson as shoppers scramble for last minute gifts and groceries before Christmas weekend. Claus fatigue sets in among clerks and shoppers while decorations, carols, and the desert sun frame a holiday mood.
Two city patrolmen testified that Mrs. Mar Louise Tumonis 43 admitted the shooting of her husband Anthony J. Tumonis at the Wee Too Motel 2027 Benson Hwy. She said she had wanted to kill him for a long time and finally got up the nerve. An autopsy showed blood alcohol 0.18 and no other marks of violence.
In Los Angeles a judge granted Irma and Nickolas Kuzick an interlocutory divorce with custody of Jimmy the talking parakeet. The couple, married 12 years with no children, will alternate months of custody while Mrs Kuzick receives $75 monthly alimony for one year amid a family dispute centered on the bird.
Tucson teenagers report dating now costs about 2.50 to 5.00 per evening with transportation and snacks adding to the bill. Many rely on car trips double dates or school events to cut costs while some save from summer jobs or a small auto parts business.
Maricopa County supervisors push Arizona Board of Regents for a decision on using a $10.5 million county hospital with a state medical school. Chairman Barney Burns cites urgent need as regents consider a new on campus medical school in Tucson. Regents yet to respond. meeting in Tempe next Thursday.
Sir Winston Churchill and Lady Churchill travel to Chartwell for Christmas. The 87 year old PM sits in the back of a car with a fur rug and Union Jack lining, beaming at the Hyde Park crowd while a family spokesman offers no celebration details.
A head on collision about 10 miles east of Flagstaff on U.S. 66 yesterday killed three persons and critically injured a fourth. The dead are Margaret Marie Van Horn 23 of Zanesville Ohio her 2 month old Mary Roxanne and Paul H Peabody 63 of Taylorville Illinois. Peabody s wife Lucy 62 was in critical condition in a Flagstaff hospital. The patrol said Peabody crossed the center line and hit Van Horn s car. The deaths raise Arizona 1961 traffic toll to 491.
City Parks and Recreation hosts a 7:30 p.m. dance at Recreation Center 22 E. 6th St with free admission. Foot N Fiddle and Desert Squares hold an 8 p.m. square dance at Cragin School 5 N. Tucson Blvd with admission charged.
U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater told Rotary members that the only alternative to victory over communism is defeat by communism. He argued national government overreach threatens freedoms and urged support for NATO allies, Cuba action, and strong bases in Spain and Morocco while praising De Gaulle’s stance. The speech was at the Pioneer Hotel banquet.
Crosby rushed to a San Francisco hospital with abdominal pains but was released in the mid morning after tests. A doctor said it appeared to be only a touch of influenza.
Readers are invited to write to Action Please at the Tucson Daily Citizen with questions about government agencies or public matters in the area. Submissions must include full name and street address, which can be withheld from publication if requested.
In Wilmot the service road is within the right of way and treated as a through street under state law. That requires stop signs on all cross streets and entering Wilmot, even if it creates extra stops for the service road traffic.
Mrs Antonio Romero and Mrs Julian Perez call for more patrols in their area due to lack of night coverage and speeding cars. Sheriff Walden Burr has ordered squad cars to cruise the district hourly day and night, though emergencies may interrupt.
A reader criticizes officers for staying in cars at busy intersections. Police Chief Bernard Garmire replies that officers cannot direct traffic due to radio-dispatch duties across eight square miles and must remain available for serious incidents. He also condemns running red lights and speeding.
Blanche Taylor seeks a family’s address to deliver a Christmas box but the welfare department cannot share private addresses. The answer encourages contacting Florence Albaugh, director of Pima County Public Welfare, noting laws protect privacy yet allow common sense and heart, and wishes Merry Christmas.
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