Bonanno Is Not Welcome Here
Reputed Mafia king Joe Bonanno visits Tucson for holidays with associate Pete Masaddino drawing media attention. City residents and police say Tucson does not welcome Bonanno or other underworld figures, warning against publicity and stressing vigilance as they watch and bid them farewell.
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Borignno
1847
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Cosa Nostra
Pete Licavoli
Citizen
Licavoli
Licavolis
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Magaddinos
University of Arizona seeks 1967 68 capital funds
The University of Arizona along with Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University requests 23.5 million dollars for 1967 68 from the State Legislature and projects 200 million in expansion costs over 10 years. Regent budget chairman Leon Levy argues higher education is essential and worth sacrifices.
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Board of Regents
U of A
Arizona State University
Tempe
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
Leon Levy
Arizona
Arizona Higher Education Ahead for Arizona's Future
A Tucson writer and Regent urges stronger state funding for three Arizona universities as legislature convenes. He cites high college attendance, economic benefits from higher education, and the need for coordinated support to prevent lagging academic progress and preserve public trust in Arizona's institutions.
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Arizona
Arizona Academy
Casa Grande
Welcome British currency reform baffled Americans abroad
Henry Hazlitt notes the 1971 British decimal reform faces American confusion over coin sizes and values. He laments penny weight, shilling scarcity, and sixpence, describes the odd predecimal system, and argues inflation and Bretton Woods flaws warrant a return to a true gold standard.
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England
Britain
Bretton Woods
Our Greatest Secret Weapon
Sydney Harris argues the Warren Report should be reopened but cautions against embracing totalitarian strength. He praises democratic continuity after Kennedy’s death, warns against dictatorship, and asserts the real safeguard is a smooth transfer of legitimate authority. Copyright 1966.
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Kennedy
China
Russia
Letters attack praise for Mafia figure Bonanno in local paper
A reader letter complains about front page praise and a photo of Joe Bonanno, arguing the newspaper glamorizes an organized crime head and degrades Tucson values. Other letters praise Christmas charity efforts and challenge editorial coverage of land deals and nativity displays.
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Joe
Prince Phillip
Tucson
Joe Bonanno
W. Evans
Benson Highway
Tucson Citizen reporter visits Clifton mines
A Tucson Citizen representative, Mr. Herbert Brown, calls on Clifton to learn about local mines and meet residents. The Citizen is described as the Territory’s largest daily known for telegraphic news and enterprise.
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Tucson Citizen
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the Citizen
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