UCC Campaign Reaches Top Goal in Tucson Drive
United Community Campaign workers surpassed 1.475 million dollars, the first time in four years and eighth time in 25 years, ensuring funds for 33 member agencies. The drive credited a new executive director Morris B. Smith and a staged series of division luncheons, with leaders including Lew Davis James S. Douglas Elbert Brooks James Baum and division chairs.
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UCC
Tucson
Morris B. Smith
Lew Davis
James S. Douglas
Elbert Brooks
James Baum
Safe handling of Christmas toys for responsible giving
The article urges careful parental guidance with toys from stoves to bicycles and chemistry sets. It notes that dangerous items like B B guns and .22 rifles require strict supervision and safety rules to prevent deadly accidents and ensure safe use.
Publisher and Editor Named for Paper
William A. Small Jr. is listed as Publisher with Paul A. McKalip serving as Editor in the staff line of the newspaper.
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William A. Small Jr
Paul A. McKalip
Christmas Eve broadcast uplifts Tucson readers
The Tucson Daily Citizen announces its annual Christmas Eve program Music To Trim The Tree By airing 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Radio KOPO 1450 with reverent and rollicking seasonal music. The editor praises Don Scheltie for his cheerful column and shares reader notes on Christmas messages and personal reflections.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
Radio Kopo
Don Scheltie
Schelkie
Nixon's Vietnam plan to remove all troops by 1970
The article defends President Nixon's plan to withdraw all ground combat troops by the end of 1970 and all support troops shortly after. It rebuts critics claiming indefinite retention of forces, citing Nixon's November speech and Defense Secretary Laird confirming a rapid, staged withdrawal within a reasonable time frame.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
U.S
Melvin Laird
ABC
Laird
Letters and official critique raise civil liberties themes
Readers discuss U S involvement in Vietnam and the danger of government overreach on private morality. A Pompton Plains letter urges awareness of decades of military aid and nuclear tensions near U S shores while an Arizona official fights topless dancing as a misuse of public power, arguing private conduct belongs to individuals.
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State of
Arizona
Harold Moore
Liquor Department
Tenting In This Valley in This Arizona City
An Ohioan wintering in Tucson pitches a tent near the university showing not hardship but comfort as he and other travelers head to tents around the hills in Pima and surrounding counties seeking health and metals. The piece notes many guests from across the country living in tents within the city limits during winter.
Exploiters Of Grief in Vietnam War Debate
Deserters in Sweden urge relatives of Vietnam casualties to oppose U.S. involvement while questions surround American conduct. The piece asserts families harmed by military losses deserve to form their own conclusions without outsider interference exploiting grief.
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Sweden
Vietnam
Moon Destruction Debate Sparks Scientist Satire
A 1969 spoof imagines a Los Angeles meeting where researchers propose radical moon experiments. Plans include blasting the moon with atomic bombs, breaking it into pieces, or turning it into a muddy soup that drips onto Santa Barbara.
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Los Angeles
Gary Latham
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Donald Shropshire
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Fred Moor
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William Wood
Easterner
Don Schellie
the Citizen
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Paul A, McKalip
Roscoe Drummond
Mr. Nixon
Viet- Nam
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Getalehem
United States
Robert Littlefield
Pompton Plains, N.J
Arizona Territory
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Citizen Historical
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Art Buchwald
Moon
Nevada
Earth
Prof. Runkle
Carlsbad
Santa Barbara
Calif
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