22 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1962
Page
1
Rain drenches the Rodeo Parade as vendors adjust sales tactics. A balloon hawker shouts soggy deals while another promotes a Sunshine Climate Club amid showers and shifting crowds. Some spectators stay dry, others enjoy sun and chill as the procession rolls by.
Light rain barely dampened Tucson excitement as the 37th Fiesta de los Vaqueros parade started. By noon the procession wound through the city with sun emerging and temperatures around 46 degrees.
Sogey Sam notes Tucson sees first measurable rain of February dampening Rodeo Parade crowds. Officials expect clearing skies tonight with unsettled weather possible into the weekend. Rain totals reach .11 inch at the airport and 1.50 inches for the year, while Mt Lemmon snow and Nogales snow impact travel. Parade attendance estimates run around 80,000, down from last year’s 110,000, with a 2 hour 45 minute route ending at 12:45 pm.
A full page of parade pictures captures a morning event near F 17th Street and S 4th Avenue as rain briefly fell. Gov. Paul Fannin and Mrs Fannin rode with a delegation, while horses and diverse groups led a long procession of over 400 units symbolizing American Arizona Mexican and Confederate sovereignties.
President Kennedy urged Soviet Premier Khrushchev to act quickly on a joint space program. He said it is crucial to pursue peaceful space efforts before space is used for war and spoke at his news conference yesterday.
A group of major brand gas station operators cut regular gas to 19.9 cents per gallon amid claims of distributor discrimination. Six operators including Texaco Chevron Mobil are listed by the Arizona Gasoline Retailers Assn as having joined the price cut, with independents at 20.9 and some majors at 21.9.
Bulletin from Ankara reports air and ground units across central Turkey engaging in struggles tonight as they back Premier Ismet Inonu's coalition administration.
The 37th Tucson Rodeo opens as 301 cowboys come for a three day event with $45,000 in prize money and a $10,500 televised jackpot. Top riders from across the country travel from Houston for the western festival amid expanding entries and city growth.
Khrushchev sent a new, ambiguous reply to Kennedy on summits for disarmament. He suggested discussing a nuclear test ban only within the 18 nation talks on the basis of a previously rejected proposal. Kennedy and Macmillan pressed for a summit at the outset with foreign ministers. Khrushchev did not commit, leaving open who leads Geneva talks.
The Pima County Grand Jury probing Phoenix city steel stockpiling in 1957 58 plans a 9 30 a m session with Judge Herbert F Krucker. They may report new indictments as the panel reconvenes after a delay to complete transcripts. Only one indictment has been returned so far against Sydney E Roth for grand theft by misrepresentation in selling 11 steel lots for 45967.
NASA announces the Oso solar observatory will launch from Cape Canaveral next week to study the sun. The 440-pound satellite will orbit 350 miles above Earth, measuring X rays gamma rays ultraviolet and infrared radiation reaching Earth.
The San Xavier Civic & Health Assa won the Grand Sweepstakes for a Papego Indian life at home on the reservation theme. They also claimed first place for best Indian wagon entry and best Indian group. Other awards listed include Best cattle ranch group and Best mounted rider with multiple named contestants.
A brief inside page item notes a scare involving Canaveral scientists and a mention of nearby young men. The text references an incident causing concern but provides few specifics beyond location and the general nature of the scare.
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