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Newspaper

Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1969

Page

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McKay Kidnaper Demands 2.4 Million Ransom

In Wimbledon, police pursue clues in the abduction of Muriel McKay, wife of News of the World deputy chairman Alex McKay. A ransom demand of 2.4 million and a whispering voice named Gray Hillman are key leads, with details from detectives and a daughter describing distressing calls.

Wimbledon England UPI Muriel McKay Alex McKay News of the World McKay Britain David Dyer

Pedestrian Struck by South Tucson Officer Vehicle

A 55 year old man, Zadean Thomas Hunt of 1915 S Sixth Ave, was hit by a South Tucson police car and cited for failure to yield. He was in satisfactory condition at Pima County Hospital with a broken leg and cuts and bruises. Patrolman Thad Hall, 26, was driving north on South 6th Avenue and turned left at 28th Street when Hunt stepped from the curb. Hunt was not in a crosswalk and Hall was not on an emergency call.

South Tucson Pima County Hospital Zadean Thomas Hunt S. Sixth Ave Thad Hall South 6Th Avenue 28Th Street Hunt Hall

Soviet Plan Keeps Deep Space Probes, Eyes Orbital Cosmodromes

Kremlin scientist Boris N Petrov says the USSR will push unmanned deep space probes as top priority while developing near earth orbital cosmodromes. He notes manned lunar flights may come after establishing rotating crew stations serving as cosmodromes for deep space missions.

Moscow Soviet Union Kremlin Outer Space Planets Boris N Petrov Presidium Soviet Academy of Sciences Petrov

PD Tests For More Ore In Bisbee District

Phelps Dodge Corp plans an exploration program near Bisbee costing at least 200000 and possibly over 1 million in a long shot effort to extend copper ore reserves. Test drilling could start early in 1970 with holes to 3000 feet, affecting 1850 jobs if successful.

Richard E. Wilbur Phelps Dodge Corp Bisbee Tucson Lavender Pit

So Let Em Sue And Turn Off The Gas

In Stourport on Severn England Mr and Mrs David Fortey report eight months of gas bills and four contact attempts from the gas board though their home has no gas supply or meter. A gas board spokesman cites confusion as the cause of the errors.

Stourport - ON - Severn England David’ Fortey Fortey Gas Board

Marcos to donate all worldly possessions to Filipino people

President Ferdinand E Marcos announced he will give away all his worldly possessions to the nation to set an example of self sacrifice. He plans to transfer assets to the Ferdinand E Marcos Foundation for use in education science technology and the arts. His wife Imelda and three children will be provided for through the arrangement.

Manila UPI Ferdinand E.” Marcos Marcos Asia Ferdinand E. Marcos Imelda Ime Maria Imelda Ferdinand Jr Irene

State's Chief Justice To Visit Courts Here

Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorna Lockwood will visit Tucson next Wednesday to inspect court operations starting with Pima County. Presiding Judge Robert Roylston says the tour aims to improve ties with lower courts, visiting all 11 Superior Court divisions and the 2nd Arizona District Court of Appeals.

Arizona Supreme Court Tucson Supreme Court Arizona Pima County Lorna Lockwood Robert. Q. Roylston Lockswood Pima Justice Lockwood Edna Blank Frances Gibbons Arizona District Court of Appeals

Echeverria Campaign Visits Nogales on Sonora Tour

Mexican PRI presidential hopeful Luis Echeverria Alvarez continues a six day tour of Sonora stopping in Cananea and Nogales. He arrives in Nogales at 10 a m and liquor sales are suspended until after 1 p.m. He plans to attend a banquet in Agua Prieta and vows to curb border social decay while condemning narcotics trafficking.

Nogales Luiis Echeverria Alvarez Mexico National PRI Sonora Echeverria San Luis Son Cananea Cananea- Copper-Co Agua Prieta Party of Revolutionary Institutions U.S America

FAA Approves Boeing 747 for Full Passenger Service

Seattle report says the FAA cleared the Boeing 747 Superjet for commercial flights early next year. Pan American plans 362 passenger New York to London services in 1970 after 11 months of flight testing.

Seattle APS Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pan American World Airways New York London Pan American

U S Weather Forecast Map Highlights Regional Snow and Rain

Snow and rain are forecast for parts of the Northeast tonight with snow flurries in the Midwest and Northwest Showers are predicted for Florida The map is authored by Robert L King meteorologist in charge Tucson U S Weather Bureau

Midwest Northwest Florida Robert L. King Tucson U.S Weather Bureau

Skywatch: Moon Sets, Orion Prominent at Moonrise

The report notes last quarter moon rising tomorrow at 12 54 a m with Orion visible in the southwest. Aldebaran appears in the east at sunset and Sirius dominates the south around midnight as Spica trails the moon. December 31 values include 969.

Orion Aldebaran Vena Sirius Spica Canopus

Solar Eclipse March 7 Rare Event

Washington AP reports a total solar eclipse on March 7 with a rare chance to view across a large U S area. The National Science Foundation promotes an eclipse watching session for astronomy teachers on March 6 7 at East Carolina University in Greenville North Carolina. The last total U S eclipse visible in the contiguous states was August 1963.

Washington United States National Science Foundation East Carolina University Greenville N.C Continental

Tucson Daily Citizen Subscription Rates Notice

The notice outlines home delivery and mail subscription rates for Tucson residents including weekly and yearly prices for in town and out of town, with rates for Arizona and outside Arizona regions. It lists contact details and publication information for the Citizen Publishing Company.

Tucson State of Arizona Arizona Canada Mexico Citizen Publishing Company P.O. Box

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